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Shopping online to stay safe during the pandemic? Here are 10 tips for avoiding scams

  • Written by H. Colleen Sinclair, Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Mississippi State University
Shopping online to stay safe during the pandemic? Here are 10 tips for avoiding scamsA little digging can help you avoid those too-good-to-be-true traps when shopping online.martin-dm/E+ via Getty Images

The holiday season is already a booming time for online shopping. The COVID-19 pandemic only increases the likelihood that when people shop this holiday season, they will choose online shopping over brick-and-mortar stores....

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