As the holiday party season kicks into gear, scammers are sending fake party invitations to trick people into giving up their personal information. Even those who think they wouldn’t fall for such a scam should be on alert.

KPRC 2’s Amy Davis explains what you need to know to stay safe.

Many have received spam warnings about scams, but even KPRC 2 producer Andrea Slaydon almost fell victim to one. In fact, many others have been targeted by these fake invites.

Andrea received an email from a friend that appeared to be a legitimate Punchbowl invitation. The invite looked authentic, complete with a “verify you are human” checkbox.

However, after clicking to open the invite, the next step asked for an email address and password — something that legitimate invitations do not require.

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