As you sit tonight and recuperate from Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and the holiday shopping weekend...take a moment to click on the links below for some Cyber Monday Safety Tips.
Also read about how you can Prevent Package Theft this holiday season.
Web Links Regarding Cyber Monday:
Better Business Bureau
https://www.bbb.org/article/tips/14148-bbb-tip-cyber-monday?bbbid=1216
Federal Trade Commission
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/11/happy-holidays-shopping-tips-ftc
United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST07-001
Prevent Package Theft:
Prevent package theft this holiday season
It's the most wonderful time of the year - until your package gets stolen from your car or doorstep.
Please consider the following tips that will help you avoid becoming a victim of package theft.
-Do not leave anything in your car when you are shopping. Car prowlers target parking lots throughout the holiday season in anticipation of busy neighbors leaving packages in their cars while shopping.
-If you are having your purchases shipped to your house, sign up for delivery alerts from the shipper. If you aren't home during delivery, message a neighbor that you trust and ask them to take the package back to their place until you get home.
-If possible, require a signature for all your deliveries. If there's no one home to sign for the package, it won't be left at your home.
-Be neighborly. If you see a package sitting on a neighbor's doorstep, reach out to your neighbor and ask if they would like you to hold it until they are home.
-Keep your car and house doors locked at all times.
-If your employer allows it, consider having packages shipped to your workplace.
-Some online retailers offer a locker service such as Amazon Locker. Packages are delivered to a location where lockers have been securely installed and you are given a code to retrieve it.
Please report suspicious persons and/or vehicles in your neighborhood by calling the Milpitas Police Department at 408-586-2400.
