{"id":6237,"date":"2025-11-27T11:04:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/?p=6237"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T10:22:35","slug":"holiday-scam-why-the-festive-season-is-a-goldmine-for-scammers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/11\/holiday-scam-why-the-festive-season-is-a-goldmine-for-scammers\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Scam: Why the festive season is a goldmine for scammers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1372.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin\">\n<p><strong>For many of us, the holiday season is about warmth, joy, gifts and precious time with the people we love. But while the Christmas lights shine brighter, scammers are also more active than ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"742\">The phenomenon even has a name: <strong data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"578\">holiday scam<\/strong> \u2014 festive-season fraud.<br data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"605\" \/>But why do they strike harder during Christmas?<br data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"655\" \/>Sure, scammers \u201cwork\u201d for money too\u2026 but how can we spot the tricks they use to get it?<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"777\">What is a holiday scam?<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"965\">The term <em data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"802\">holiday scam<\/em> includes all fraud methods that specifically exploit the emotional and financial characteristics of the festive season. Scammers know exactly that in December we:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1114\">\n<li data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"987\">\n<p data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"987\">shop more online<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1019\">\n<p data-start=\"990\" data-end=\"1019\">act fast and rush decisions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1058\">\n<p data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1058\">feel tired and mentally overloaded<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1114\">\n<p data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1114\">ignore the small signs because of the holiday chaos<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1175\">December is the perfect timing for scammers to <strong data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1174\">harvest<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1456\">\n<li data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1235\">\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1235\">More spending \u2192 more opportunities to steal your money<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1291\">\n<p data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1291\">More parcels arriving \u2192 more fake delivery messages<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1347\">\n<p data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1347\">More loneliness &amp; stress \u2192 more online dating traps<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1405\">\n<p data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1405\">More ads &amp; discounts \u2192 harder to focus on what\u2019s real<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1456\">\n<p data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1456\">More \u201cI need it NOW!\u201d \u2192 less critical thinking<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1502\">All this creates their favourite playground.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1563\">Why do scammers become more active at Christmas?<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1607\">Read these carefully\u2026 they might save you.<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1654\">1. Emotional vulnerability is stronger<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"1655\" data-end=\"1973\">Loneliness hits harder during the holidays.<br data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1701\" \/>That\u2019s why <strong data-start=\"1712\" data-end=\"1748\">romance scammers and AI chatbots<\/strong> are extremely active: they send sweet messages, constant attention and rapid <strong data-start=\"1826\" data-end=\"1842\">love bombing<\/strong> \u2014 just enough for you to feel seen and cared for. And when our hearts crave affection, <strong data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1972\">it takes less effort to gain our trust<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2011\">2. Financial pressure + hurry<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"2012\" data-end=\"2228\">We are all hunting for the best deal.<br data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2052\" \/>Scammers exploit this with <strong data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2093\">fake shops<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2095\" data-end=\"2110\">flash sales<\/strong> and messages like:<br data-start=\"2129\" data-end=\"2132\" \/><strong data-start=\"2132\" data-end=\"2174\">\u201cOnly today! 80% off! Don\u2019t miss out!\u201d<\/strong><br data-start=\"2174\" data-end=\"2177\" \/>If it sounds too good to be true\u2026 it definitely is.<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2280\">3. Parcel madness \u2014 and fake delivery texts<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"2281\" data-end=\"2529\">In December everyone expects parcels \u2014 and scammers know it:<br data-start=\"2341\" data-end=\"2344\" \/><strong data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2410\">\u201cYour delivery is on hold. Pay \u00a31\/\u20ac1 to release your package.\u201d<\/strong><br data-start=\"2410\" data-end=\"2413\" \/>We click before we even think:<br data-start=\"2443\" data-end=\"2446\" \/><em data-start=\"2446\" data-end=\"2485\">Did I actually order from that place?<\/em><br data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2488\" \/>Fake links \u2192 phishing sites \u2192 card theft.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2600\">\ud83d\udccc UK examples: Royal Mail \/ DPD<br data-start=\"2563\" data-end=\"2566\" \/>\ud83d\udccc US examples: USPS \/ UPS \/ FedEx<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"2602\" data-end=\"2634\">4. Fake charity campaigns<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"2635\" data-end=\"2751\">More giving = more emotional manipulation.<br data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"2680\" \/>Scammers hide behind <strong data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"2726\">fake charity websites<\/strong> and emotional stories:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2753\" data-end=\"2818\">\n<p data-start=\"2755\" data-end=\"2818\">\u201cIt\u2019s Christmas\u2026 don\u2019t you care? This is the season of love\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2820\" data-end=\"2871\">They guilt-trip you so you won\u2019t question anything.<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"2873\" data-end=\"2903\">5. Advertising overload<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"2904\" data-end=\"3054\">Our inbox, social media and screens overflow with offers.<br data-start=\"2961\" data-end=\"2964\" \/>We visit shops we\u2019ve never seen before.<br data-start=\"3003\" data-end=\"3006\" \/>They promise delivery by Christmas\u2026 so we click.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"3061\" data-end=\"3092\">Common Holiday Scam Types<\/h4>\n<ul data-start=\"3094\" data-end=\"3702\">\n<li data-start=\"3094\" data-end=\"3182\">\n<p data-start=\"3096\" data-end=\"3182\"><strong data-start=\"3096\" data-end=\"3127\">Fake delivery notifications<\/strong><br data-start=\"3127\" data-end=\"3130\" \/>\u2192 Similar-looking websites to steal banking data<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3184\" data-end=\"3269\">\n<p data-start=\"3186\" data-end=\"3269\"><strong data-start=\"3186\" data-end=\"3221\">Fake online shops &amp; flash sales<\/strong><br data-start=\"3221\" data-end=\"3224\" \/>\u2192 Products never arrive, money disappears<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3271\" data-end=\"3415\">\n<p data-start=\"3273\" data-end=\"3415\"><strong data-start=\"3273\" data-end=\"3298\">Holiday romance scams<\/strong><br data-start=\"3298\" data-end=\"3301\" \/>\u2192 \u201cI can\u2019t afford a gift for my sick parents\u2026 can you help?\u201d<br data-start=\"3363\" data-end=\"3366\" \/>\u2192 You send money. They disappear. End of story.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3417\" data-end=\"3505\">\n<p data-start=\"3419\" data-end=\"3505\"><strong data-start=\"3419\" data-end=\"3449\">\u201cYou won an iPhone!\u201d scams<\/strong><br data-start=\"3449\" data-end=\"3452\" \/>\u2192 Just pay the \u201cshipping fee\u201d \u2014 and goodbye money<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3507\" data-end=\"3581\">\n<p data-start=\"3509\" data-end=\"3581\"><strong data-start=\"3509\" data-end=\"3537\">Fake charity collections<\/strong><br data-start=\"3537\" data-end=\"3540\" \/>\u2192 Using real tragedies but fake links<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3583\" data-end=\"3702\">\n<p data-start=\"3585\" data-end=\"3702\"><strong data-start=\"3585\" data-end=\"3629\">Phishing emails claiming banking updates<\/strong><br data-start=\"3629\" data-end=\"3632\" \/>\u2192 \u201cWe will freeze your account if you don\u2019t verify your data now!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 data-start=\"3709\" data-end=\"3747\">How to recognise a holiday scam?<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"3749\" data-end=\"4095\">\u2714 Instant emotional attachment<br data-start=\"3779\" data-end=\"3782\" \/>\u2714 Grammar mistakes (though AI hides this well now!)<br data-start=\"3833\" data-end=\"3836\" \/>\u2714 Offers that scream: <strong data-start=\"3858\" data-end=\"3870\">TOO GOOD<\/strong><br data-start=\"3870\" data-end=\"3873\" \/>\u2714 Unrealistic delivery &amp; limited stock pressure<br data-start=\"3920\" data-end=\"3923\" \/>\u2714 Fake courier links \/ unknown domains<br data-start=\"3961\" data-end=\"3964\" \/>\u2714 \u201cClick NOW or lose it!\u201d urgency<br data-start=\"3997\" data-end=\"4000\" \/>\u2714 Pay only upfront, weird payment platforms<br data-start=\"4043\" data-end=\"4046\" \/>\u2714 No company details, no VAT number, no address<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"4102\" data-end=\"4132\">How to protect yourself?<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"4134\" data-end=\"4426\">1. Enable <strong data-start=\"4145\" data-end=\"4174\">two-factor authentication<\/strong> everywhere<br data-start=\"4185\" data-end=\"4188\" \/>2. During the holidays: <strong data-start=\"4213\" data-end=\"4239\">pause before you click<\/strong><br data-start=\"4239\" data-end=\"4242\" \/>3. Don\u2019t click delivery links \u2014 go to the <strong data-start=\"4285\" data-end=\"4305\">official website<\/strong><br data-start=\"4305\" data-end=\"4308\" \/>4. Protect your kids\u2019 photos \u2014 scammers steal them for fake profiles<br data-start=\"4377\" data-end=\"4380\" \/>5. Don\u2019t trust overly kind strangers online<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4428\" data-end=\"4491\"><strong data-start=\"4428\" data-end=\"4491\">Your digital safety is the best gift you can give yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"4498\" data-end=\"4541\">Why should we talk about this openly?<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"4543\" data-end=\"4644\">Because Christmas is not only about joy \u2014 for many, it\u2019s the time when they become most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4646\" data-end=\"4773\">Holiday scams affect <strong>EVERYONE<\/strong>: parents, teens, business owners, seniors, widows, newly divorced\u2026 no one is safe by default.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4775\" data-end=\"4863\"><strong data-start=\"4775\" data-end=\"4803\">Knowledge is a real gift<\/strong>: It protects your money, your data, and your self-esteem.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4865\" data-end=\"4952\">If something already happened: <strong data-start=\"4896\" data-end=\"4909\">report it<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"4910\" data-end=\"4913\" \/>That\u2019s how we stop scammers \u2014 together.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4954\" data-end=\"4995\">\u27a1\ufe0f How to report online fraud? <em data-start=\"4985\" data-end=\"4993\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/11\/how-to-file-a-police-report-if-youve-been-scammed-online\/\">link<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4997\" data-end=\"5076\">Help protect others.<br data-start=\"5017\" data-end=\"5020\" \/>We\u2019re counting on you.<br data-start=\"5042\" data-end=\"5045\" \/><strong data-start=\"5045\" data-end=\"5074\">Ada &amp; Zoli \u2013 AlertInsight.ch<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-medium fusion-blog-pagination\" 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data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/11\/how-to-file-a-police-report-if-youve-been-scammed-online\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to File a Police Report If You\u2019ve Been Scammed Online?\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/angol\/\" rel=\"tag\">Angol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/ic3\/\" rel=\"tag\">IC3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/ncsc\/\" rel=\"tag\">NCSC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/online-awareness\/\" rel=\"tag\">Online Awareness<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/online-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">Online security<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/police\/\" rel=\"tag\">Police<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/safe\/\" rel=\"tag\">Safe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/safety-tips\/\" rel=\"tag\">Safety Tips<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/11\/how-to-file-a-police-report-if-youve-been-scammed-online\/\" aria-label=\"How to File a Police Report If You\u2019ve Been Scammed Online?\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/11\/how-to-file-a-police-report-if-youve-been-scammed-online\/\">How to File a Police Report If You\u2019ve Been Scammed Online?<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p> It\u2019s happened.You\u2019ve been defrauded online \u2014 a victim of [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/author\/adacska\/\" title=\"Posts by adacska\" rel=\"author\">adacska<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-11-27T11:22:36+01:00<\/span><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/11\/how-to-file-a-police-report-if-youve-been-scammed-online\/\" aria-label=\"More on How to File a Police Report If You\u2019ve Been Scammed Online?\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6169\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-6169 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dorka-magyar category-for-children category-online-security category-red-flag-2 category-safety-tips category-scam tag-digitalsecurity tag-internetsafety tag-mentalhealts tag-onlinescams tag-alertinsight-en tag-grooming-en tag-scam\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27673%27%20height%3D%27437%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20673%20437%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27673%27%20height%3D%27437%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/31-320x202.png\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/07\/grooming-caught-in-the-net\/\">Grooming \u2013 Caught in the Net<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/31.png\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"6169\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"31\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/07\/grooming-caught-in-the-net\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGrooming \u2013 Caught in the Net\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/dorka-magyar\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dorka Magyar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/for-children\/\" rel=\"tag\">For children<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/online-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">Online security<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/red-flag-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">Red Flag<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/safety-tips\/\" rel=\"tag\">Safety Tips<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/scam\/\" rel=\"tag\">Scam<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/07\/grooming-caught-in-the-net\/\" aria-label=\"Grooming \u2013 Caught in the Net\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/07\/grooming-caught-in-the-net\/\">Grooming \u2013 Caught in the Net<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p> It\u2019s evening. Dinner\u2019s over. Mom, dad, two teenage kids\u2014a [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/author\/adacska\/\" title=\"Posts by adacska\" rel=\"author\">adacska<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-11-27T11:22:36+01:00<\/span><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/07\/grooming-caught-in-the-net\/\" aria-label=\"More on Grooming \u2013 Caught in the Net\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6159\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-6159 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-2 category-angol category-online-awareness category-online-security category-tips category-zoltan-gecso tag-digitalsecurity tag-internetsafety tag-ai-en tag-aibots tag-alertinsight-en tag-zoltan-gecso\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27673%27%20height%3D%27437%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20673%20437%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27673%27%20height%3D%27437%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/80-320x202.png\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/07\/how-did-it-start-the-first-scams\/\">How Did It Start? \u2013 The First Scams<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/80.png\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"6159\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"80\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/07\/how-did-it-start-the-first-scams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Did It Start? \u2013 The First Scams\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/ai-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">AI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/angol\/\" rel=\"tag\">Angol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/online-awareness\/\" rel=\"tag\">Online Awareness<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/online-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">Online security<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/tips\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tips<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/zoltan-gecso\/\" rel=\"tag\">Zolt\u00e1n Gecs\u00f3<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/07\/how-did-it-start-the-first-scams\/\" aria-label=\"How Did It Start? \u2013 The First Scams\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/07\/how-did-it-start-the-first-scams\/\">How Did It Start? \u2013 The First Scams<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p> A few years ago, even when we didn\u2019t spend [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/author\/adacska\/\" title=\"Posts by adacska\" rel=\"author\">adacska<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-11-27T11:22:36+01:00<\/span><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/07\/how-did-it-start-the-first-scams\/\" aria-label=\"More on How Did It Start? \u2013 The First Scams\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-6153\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-6153 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-2 category-aibots category-angol category-online-awareness category-online-security category-safety-tips category-scam category-self-knowledge category-zoltan-gecso tag-connections tag-digitalsecurity tag-internetsafety tag-ai-en tag-aibots tag-alertinsight-en tag-danger tag-hungary tag-zoltan-gecso\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27673%27%20height%3D%27437%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20673%20437%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27673%27%20height%3D%27437%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/38-320x202.png\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/04\/what-is-ai-why-does-it-want-to-hurt-me\/\">What is AI? Why does it want to hurt me?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/38.png\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"6153\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"38\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/04\/what-is-ai-why-does-it-want-to-hurt-me\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is AI? Why does it want to hurt me?\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/ai-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">AI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/aibots\/\" rel=\"tag\">AIBots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/angol\/\" rel=\"tag\">Angol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/online-awareness\/\" rel=\"tag\">Online Awareness<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/online-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">Online security<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/safety-tips\/\" rel=\"tag\">Safety Tips<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/scam\/\" rel=\"tag\">Scam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/self-knowledge\/\" rel=\"tag\">Self-knowledge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/category\/zoltan-gecso\/\" rel=\"tag\">Zolt\u00e1n Gecs\u00f3<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/04\/what-is-ai-why-does-it-want-to-hurt-me\/\" aria-label=\"What is AI? Why does it want to hurt me?\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alertinsight.ch\/en\/2025\/04\/what-is-ai-why-does-it-want-to-hurt-me\/\">What is AI? Why does it want to hurt me?<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p> We hear a lot about AI. It\u2019s practically everywhere. 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