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Yahoo Life is committed to finding you the best products at the best prices. Some of the products written about here are offered in affiliation with Yahoo. We may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you think you\u2019re safe just browsing the internet for shopping ideas, think again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scammers are trolling your searches to identify which products shoppers are looking for. \u201cWhen you click on things, even if you don\u2019t make a purchase, scammers have access to those tools, so they can really get a good gauge of what it is you\u2019re looking for,\u201d says Melissa Lanning Trumpower, the Executive Director of the Better Business Bureau\u2019s Institute for Marketplace Trust<\/a> to Yahoo Life. \u201cThey\u2019re always looking for the most popular products to offer those up to consumers at the best price, and as we know price is the key factor to falling prey to a scam so that\u2019s something we need to be careful about… If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If no one else has that product, and it\u2019s a great price, just be very careful and proceed with caution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So before you start shopping, make sure you have the tools and information you need to keep yourself safe and your personal information secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnline purchase scams were in the top three riskiest scams for the third year in a row,” says Trumpower. “When COVID hit, then it became very clear that this was becoming even riskier because people were increasing their online presence.\u201d Each year, her team puts together a report that identifies the riskiest scams for consumers. Trumpower said the 2020 report<\/a> shows buying online continues to be one of the biggest offenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you create accounts online, use a different password for every account. That way if your password gets compromised on one account, the attacker will not be able to break into all your other accounts,” Dr. Lorrie Cranor,<\/a> the Director of the CyLab Security and Privacy Institute at Carnegie Mellon University<\/a> tells Yahoo Life. Dr. Cranor says some of the best ways to protect yourself and your personal information is to stick with websites and vendors you\u2019re familiar with, do your research on those you haven\u2019t heard of before and be smart about the way you set up your accounts. “Completely random passwords are safest, but they tend to be harder to remember. Write them down in a safe place or use a password manager program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One way to generate completely random passwords for your online accounts is with LastPass Premium<\/a>. This top-rated password manager, actually creates safe and unique passwords for every online account you use. Once passwords are created, the software simplifies your online shopping by automatically filling in those long and complicated passwords for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LastPass Premium<\/a> also stores your payment information and shipping details within its vault and automatically fills those in too. This adds another layer of security to your online shopping because the vendors do not get access to your credit card information. And you get the bonus of making your online shopping easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking of credit cards, Trumpower says the BBB\u2019s study<\/a> reveals that some payment methods are safer than others. \u201cMake sure that when you do enter a payment that you\u2019re using a credit card or PayPal. Those are the two payments methods that didn\u2019t lose as much money,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen people were using non-traceable payment methods, they were more likely to not get their money back or lose money.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FTC adds that credit card companies also let you\u00a0dispute unauthorized charges<\/a>\u00a0or temporarily withhold payment when you suspect you\u2019ve fallen victim to a scam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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