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The 12 scams of Christmas

McAfee shares its festive list with us; and there are no partridges or pear trees in sight

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The 12 scams of Christmas

'Tis the season for shopping online, but cyber criminals are as busy as any stock warehouse as they try to use the holiday season psychology to entice online shoppers to part with sensitive information. Here are 12 duplicitous tactics that security specialist McAfee warns gift seekers to look out for

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