Hi, this is Bill Sikkens, host of User

Friendly 2.0.

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Saturday's here on The Answer

with this week's Tech Wednesday.

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Believe it or not

the holidays are right around the corner

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and they're coming up quickly.

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And it's going to be the time of year

where there's frantic shopping,

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looking at deals online and in stores,

and also the time of year

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the bad guys come out to try

to separate you from your money.

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As we get in a rush on the holiday season,

it's much easier to overlook things

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and get brought in by a scam.

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This happens every year and it's

not going to be any better this year.

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The best thing to do is to take the time

to keep an eye on what you're doing,

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even if you're in a hurry.

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If that email doesn't sound right,

if that deal seems too good to be true, or

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if that website seems off a little ways,

take these things into consideration.

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If you get an email that you need to pay

your bill, or the account's messed up

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or something like that,

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make sure you actually get Ahold

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of the company directly using contact

information from their website,

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and do not use anything in the email

you received,

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because that might connect you

to the scammers.

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Join us here on Saturday on User

Friendly 2.0 or at User Friendly Dot show.