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Alex Lloyd November 22, 2013

How to Avoid the Holiday Shopping Trap – Tips for Safe Online Shopping [Infographic]

2013 US online sales prediction

The holiday shopping season is here. This year, Adobe predicts that Cyber Monday online spending is expected to break $2.27 billion, which will be an increase of 55% compared to 2012.

But shoppers should be careful. Cyber criminals are most active in unleashing malware, viruses, and various scams during the holiday shopping season.

Fortunately, the infographic below has some useful tips to help you shop online safely.

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About Alex Lloyd

Alex Lloyd heads AnchorFree's content department. Before joining the team, he was a former professional race car driver—competing in the Indianapolis 500 four times—and has spent the past decade writing content for major publications such as Yahoo and CNN.

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