The festive season is now well and truly underway. The Christmas decorations have gone up, advent calendars are being opened and your friends and family’s Christmas wish lists have started flooding in. With just weeks to go, it’s time to get your Christmas shopping started.
We all know how hectic Christmas shopping can be, especially after experiencing this year’s Black Friday crowds and wiggling our computer mouse while servers crashed on Cyber Monday. But unfortunately, it’s not just the mass of people shopping we need to worry about. We also need to keep an eye out for fraudsters, as at this busy time of year, when we’re rushing around trying to remember who else we need to buy a present for, we could be even more likely to fall victim to fraud than at any other time of year.
When you’re doing your Christmas shopping this year, whether it be online or on the high street, make sure you’re clued up on how you can keep yourself protected. NatWest have some great tips to do just that in their new How to Fight Fraud tool. The tool looks at the 11 most common types of fraud that cost the UK millions each year, tells you more about each type of fraud and provides helpful tips on how you can prevent it from happening to you.
By understanding how fraudsters work and keeping yourself savvy to their tricks, you’ll ensure your Christmas runs as smoothly as possible this year.