India, Jan. 25 -- As Republic Day is approaching, there are online shopping deals everywhere. There are deals on the web; deals on various social media platforms, via SMS, WhatsApp and Messenger; and deals in email, as online retailers attempt to lure shoppers to buy from them.

With brands relentlessly advertising and fighting for attention, cyber attackers have plenty of camouflage for their phishing emails and fake sites, from fake offers that really are too good to be true to a number of excuses for drumming up a bit of false urgency and demanding a login (Check your order! Verify your account! Register now!).

While it is difficult to avoid shopping online on Republic Day, here are some tips that can help safeguard shoppers from scam...