Black Friday deals have already started. And so too the Black Friday scams—dirty tricks that try to separate you from your hard-earned money.

Thankfully, avoiding these schemes isn’t hard. Just a little extra vigilance can keep your shopping cart full of real discounts and your credit card safe from unwanted charges. Here are a few simple things to watch for, plus several more that will help protect you during this busy season.

4 key ways to avoid Black Friday scams

Watch what links you click on

Study the URLs of links you’re about to click on—or better, open a new tab and head directly to the sites you want to visit. Malicious advertisements, messages, email, social media posts, and forum threads (yep, they’re still a thing) can try to push you to phony or phishing sites that will st

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