A convincing fake Avast site displays a €499.99 charge and promises a refund. Instead, it harvests your name, address, and full credit card details.

Scammers often prey on individuals this time of year, knowing people have extra money from refunds.

Don’t ignore potentially fraudulent credit card transactions; instead, take advantage of the protections and refund processes available through your card issuer. Confirm that the transaction is indeed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Receiving a text about a customer refund can seem like good news—until you start to suspect it may simply be a scam. That has been ...

The tactics used to fight credit card scams are getting more sophisticated all the time. Unfortunately, so are the tactics used by credit card scammers. More than 2.3 million cases of fraud and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How to Protect Your Credit Cards From 'Web Skimming' Scams - Zooey Liao/Lifehacker/Getty Images ...