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yo consider my cautionary tale.
With the first cold snap in place, a timely TikTok ad caught my eye.
All that stopped me was my wife, a canny shopper who smelled a rat.
Montero of London mightve been one of those.
Everything else about the site looked legit, right down to the checkout and promise of ahCaptchasecurity system.
I admit, I even thought about buying the coat right then and there.
It occurred to me, though, that purchasing through a site inside TikTok might be a bad idea.
I openedSafariand found the Montero London site along the with same final Black Friday sale and that coat.
Still, I hesitated.
Later that morning, I asked my wife to look at the coat.
Its a scam, my wife said with just a hint of"seriously, dude?
“in her voice.
An October post on theMalware Tipsblog reported, Montera-London.com Store Is a Scam Avoid at All Costs.
Malware also claims that the scammy retailer may be selling collected personal information on the dark web.
Thats right, Cyber Monday is now the bigger shopping day.
I would not be surprised if some of what I saw on Montero was the product of generative AI.
Social platforms are already full of vendors, large and small, seeking to sell directly to consumers.
The numbers of both kinds will skyrocket in the coming days and weeks.
I suggest you do your homework and, where possible, stick with reputable online retailers.
Sure, the deals probably wont be as good, but theyll probably be a lot safer.
Just ask my wife.
Happy Black Friday shopping, everyone.
