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T’is the season to be jolly – but also to be scammed, with criminals cashing in on the fact we’re all online shopping.

This time of year is such easy money for them that Amazon just sent an email to all of its three million customers, warning them of fake messages and dodgy ads.

The email, sent on Monday amid Black Friday sales, lists five specific ways that shoppers are being targeted, which also includes unsolicited phone calls and emails asking people to verify their account credentials.

Mike Andrews, of National Trading Standards, told Metro that scammers play a ‘percentage game’ in the run-up to Christmas, typically the busiest time of year for retailers.

‘They

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