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Watch out for cyber crooks on Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday's around the corner, which is the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season.
Just watch out for cyber crooks. They love this time of year, too.
A Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, describing them as tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services, according to The Associated Press.
When shoppers click "continue," or "yes," they enter into a new financial contract with a membership club operated by Affinion, Vertrue or Webloyalty, usually without knowing about it, according to the the Senate Commerce Committee.
The shopper's credit card information is then sent to the membership club company, which charges monthly fees, by the shopping site the shopper originally visited.
"Beware if you're a consumer," said the committee's chairman, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., as quoted by the AP. "I worry about this because the holiday shopping season is just beginning."
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Photo Caption: Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.
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