How to shop safely on Black Friday and Cyber Monday [Video]

Throughout the holiday season, and especially during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend, we’re all looking for those ultra-low markdowns.

But these days impostors are lurking everywhere who could ruin your holiday cheer.

Mandy, Julie, and Holly, who are out shopping at a recent craft market say they’ve been burned by fake or misleading ads.

“You see something for sale, and what you get is not the same thing. Oh yeah, all the time,” they said,

Ashley Volbrecht owns a mobile fashion boutique called TruckShop.

She has heard many stories of fashion fails, from customers duped by low prices on social media.

“If it’s too good to be true, it’s too good to be true,” Volbrecht said. “You get it in person, and it doesn’t look like the photo or it’s lighted differently.”

Beware spoofed websites, unexpected messages from stores

James Mirfin is the global head of Visa’s Risk and Identity Solutions.

“You do need to be much more aware when you’re shopping online,” …