How to avoid holiday shopping fraud

SALT LAKE CITY — As the holiday shopping season approaches, the Utah Department of Commerce and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection released its annual list of shopping tips to keep consumers safe as they make holiday purchases.
The National Retail Federation estimated that 164 million Americans were planning to shop over the upcoming holiday, beginning on Thanksgiving Day into Black Friday and through the weekend.
The federation forecast consumers would spend $967 per person, includi