imposter s site is designed to take your money and information but offer no product. and finally, never believe the promises of free gift cards. scammers impersonate legitimate companies and ask for your information, but really they re taking it to very likely hack you later. the fbi has suggestions on how to present yourself. they include avoiding cryptocurrency and wire transfers as payment, paying with a credit card offers more protection, always to your due diligence about sellers online. check for the reviews and make sure you check your bank statement regularly. a good rule of thumb if deal seems too good to be true. it probably is. back to you, neil. neil: all right, lydia. that s ad good rule of thumb. always remember that. sometimes we forget it. in the meantime, with all these smash and grab activities, burglaries going on particularly in california where they ve almost become like the daily rampage here, you can t blame
for the longest time, they ve been keeping track of it. the issue isn t so much the 12 days of christmas as much as the 12 scams of christmas you have to be on the lookout for. lydia hu looking at that side of the equation. lydia. reporter: neil, if the grinch isn t going to steal christmas, these cyber criminals are sure going to try. the better business bureau has identified what it calls the 12 scams of christmas, the most common fraudulent schemes found online all designed to steal your money or personal information. here are three of them to watch out for this holiday season. make sure you avoid misleading social media ads that are created by scammers advertising products that are either counterfeit or much different than advertised. you purchase from them, and you may never get anything at all. another variation is a fake look alike web site that looks like a name brand but is not. you may be invited to visit through an e-mail link, but the