Before You Check Out, Read This: 10 Crucial Online Shopping Safety Tricks

From spotting shady websites to avoiding deals too good to be true, it’s important to stay vigilant while you shop, especially during the busy holiday season. While we’ve already seen an increase in scammers on third-party selling platforms like eBay and Facebook Marketplace during the holidays, other criminals are also lurking online, ready to ruin your festivities with fraud.

One example is the “fake shopping site” scam, as described in Visa’s 2025 Holiday Threats Report. Here’s…