With the holiday shopping season in full swing, don't let your search for sales turn you into a scam victim.

Copycat websites that look like real companies spike around Black Friday and Cyber Monday. New data from Nord VPN shows fake Amazon websites jumped 232%. Across all shopping sites, fake stores have spiked by 250%.

Cybersecurity experts say scam sites have become much more convincing than just a few years ago, when wonky designs and misspellings could help you identify a fake. Now, with the help of AI, scammers can easily mimic logos, website layouts and product photos.

But there are things you can check before you buy to protect your money.

Don't trust bogus bargains

Rock-bottom pricing should be your first clue. If a site is advertising deep discounts you haven't seen listed e

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