As some 200 million Americans are expected to shop during Thanksgiving week through Cyber Monday, criminals on and off the internet are coming after your money, officials warned.

Despite economic uncertainties, American shoppers are likely to spend big, as much as $11 billion, on Black Friday in person or online, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB).

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Look out for scammers online

More shoppers are likely to make purchases on their mobile devices, making them more vulnerable to scams, especially those being done by AI.

“There are the websites, artwork and design make it look like real websites, so you need to be careful and shop from the sellers’ websites directly, not from a link on your phone or your iPad

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