Need to buy a last-minute holiday gift? The Ohio Attorney General’s Office offers tips for avoiding purchase- and shipping-notification scams.
- Tech toys for kids raise privacy, safety concerns. If you’re shopping for internet-connected technology toys for kids, it is essential to understand the privacy and safety issues. Internet-connected toys range from wearable devices to interactive games and robots. To protect your child’s privacy and safety, click here for tips.
- Be careful where you click! The digital age has made life more convenient, with phones being used to pay for parking, view restaurant menus and much more. But such convenience comes with risks, as scammers exploit websites, emails, text messages, QR codes and other digital tools to steal personal or financial information. Click here for more information.
- Stay social without being scammed! A social-media platform is any internet-based platform that allows users to interact, create, share or exchange information with others. Common social-media platforms include TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, BeReal and even certain gaming communities, such as Roblox and Minecraft. Consumers use social-media platforms to connect with friends and family, get their news, follow celebrities, and buy and sell online. Unfortunately, scammers also insert themselves into all aspects of social-media interaction. Click here for some social-media scams to guard against.