Online teen shoppers may miss fraud signs

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Online teen shoppers may miss fraud signs

12-25-2005, 10:15 AM,

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Online teen shoppers may miss fraud signs

Quote:Online shopping is booming and many marketers are targeting teens, a combination of trends that raises troubling issues for young shoppers during this holiday season.

Teens often overlook extra charges, such as shipping, that add to the cost of products, and might not detect offers that look too good to be true,...

...teens tend to be looser than adults with passwords, often sharing them with friends, and may be less hesitant to question why a Web site asks for personal financial information, which could open them up to identity theft.

full article: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/st.../20051224/

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