Holiday scams featured on latest Newsmakers program

(From KGCS)

The season of giving is also the season of stealing for scam artists who prey on holiday online shoppers and even those wishing to be charitable. Pamela Hernandez with the Missouri Better Business Bureau explains the top 12 holiday scams on this week’s Newsmakers program.

Hernandez offers tips on how to verify if an online seller is legitimate, what you should do before buying that cute puppy advertised on social media plus warnings about fake tolls, free gift cards, bogus temp jobs, imposter scams and more. 

Hernandez says scammers often use fake shipping notifications via text or email to trick online shoppers into divulging personal information and even money to pay for shipping for packages that don’t really exist. She shares information about tracking packages and protecting your personal information.

Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. the week of November 3 on KGCS-TV and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, November 9 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS - Missouri Southern State University.

KGCS programming can be seen on channel 21 and is also available on regional cable television systems such as Sparklight, Mediacom and Optimum Internet in Carthage. The station operates as a service of the Department of Communication at Missouri Southern State University.