Shoppers face new scam threats as holidays approach, warns BMO expert | Unpublished
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Author: Daniel Johnson
Publication Date: November 17, 2025 - 07:01

Shoppers face new scam threats as holidays approach, warns BMO expert

November 17, 2025

As the holiday shopping season approaches, one expert says there are some scam trends emerging that consumers need to watch out for.

Larry Zelvin, the head of the financial crimes unit at BMO Financial Group, said new technologies like artificial intelligence are making fraud harder to detect.



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