Holiday Scams Are Back. Here's What Nearly Fooled Me Last December

A widow and retired school librarian shares the holiday scam that nearly fooled her last December, a fake package text, and five tricks to watch for this shopping season: fake delivery messages, too-cheap online stores, drained gift cards, fake Christmas charities and secret gift exchanges on social media. Each one comes with one simple habit, plus what to do right away if you already clicked or paid. Sources: United States Postal Inspection Service. Smishing: text message package scams. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Holiday scams: non-delivery and non-payment fraud. Federal Trade Commission. ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Chapters 00:00 Hook 00:51 Why The Holidays 01:34 The Package Text 02:44 The Too Cheap Store 03:56 The Empty Gift Card 05:12 The Christmas Charity 06:18 The Secret Gift Exchange 07:10 What They All Have In Common 07:55 If It Already Happened 08:36 My Holiday List 08:59 Your Turn Tea With Grandma June: life lessons, money on a fixed income, living alone and liking it, and small joys from a long life. #grandma #lifeadvice #seniorliving #teawithgrandmajune