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2025 Avast Scam-mas
Unwrap the top holiday scams and learn how to stay safe with Avast Scam-mas, a festive animated series featuring real seasonal scams, from fake shopping sites to spoofed delivery texts. Each short episode brings a common holiday threat to life through fun, memorable storytelling starring our mischievous villain, Deceivus.
Last holiday season, attacks from fake online shopping sites more than doubled, and Gen blocked over 1.26 billion dangerous online ads — making the holidays one of the riskiest times of year for shoppers. Scam-mas transforms essential cyber-safety tips into friendly, fast, and accessible stories that families can enjoy and share across languages and regions.
Watch Scam-mas on Avast’s YouTube channel and learn how to spot and avoid the scams you’d better watch out for this holiday season.
Experts
Global Head of Scam Research for Avast
Director of AI and Innovation for Avast