QUINCY (WGEM) - The National Retail Federation reports around 73.9 million people are expected to do some online shopping as part of Cyber Monday.

However, when shopping online there is always a risk of being scammed.

JR Bareis, CEO of Tigerhawk Technologies, said one cybersecurity company warned it saw a 250% spike in fake online storefronts in the run up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

When shopping online, Bareis said it’s important to stick to trusted websites.

Scammers use a variety of techniques to steal money and information. Bareis said this often includes fake websites, fake ads and popups.

“The big one we see, and we see this a lot and get a lot of phone calls about this, is you click the link and then it pops up on your screen that you’ve got a virus and you have to call

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