Tips for consumers to look out for include:    

- Beware of Internet shopping.  Don’t buy items from stores that you’ve never heard of. 

- If prices are too good to be true, then it’s probably a scam. 

- Beware of auctions and inappropriate websites. 

- Don’t open email attachments from people that you don’t know. 

- Don’t give out personal information over the phone and be careful of what information   
   you give out on the computer as well.

- Shred all of your mail.

- Take receipts from all of your credit card purchases.