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Nov 29, 2024

Prices might be coming down today, but keep your guard up

From fake delivery texts to ads for nonexistent products, now is the time to be especially careful when holiday deals looks too good to be true.

Prices might be coming down today, but keep your guard up — ChayTee via Getty Images

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Segments From This Episode

Online holiday shopping brings wide variety of scams as well as goods
by Kimberly Adams
Gabriel Pevide via Getty Images
The season offers swindlers many opportunities to lure trusting shoppers. But there are ways to protect yourself.
More and more podcasters are doing video. The change is big
by Hauwa Otori
mixetto via Getty Images
Independent podcasters now often do video, and try to become influencers.

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David Brancaccio Host
Leanna Byrne Host, BBC
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Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer
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James Graham Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher Producer, BBC
Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC

Prices might be coming down today, but keep your guard up