Online shoppers warned to be careful

Scamwatch says Australians have lost more than 7 million dollars to online shopping scams over the year to November.Now, major telcos and the national consumer watchdog are warning people to take extra care when shopping for gifts online.

FILE -In this Dec. 12, 2016, photo, a person searches the internet for sales, in Miami. Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday –- a term coined back in 2005 by the National Retail Federation –- continues to be the biggest online shopping day of the year, thanks to the deals and the hype the industry has created to fuel it. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) Source: AP / Wilfredo Lee/AP