When it comes to giving this holiday season, make your list -- but definitely check it twice -- so that you don't fall for this holiday gift exchange scam currently making the rounds on social media.
The "Secret Sister Gift Exchange" scam, which is being heavily circulated on Facebook, promises its unlucky victim sup to 36 gifts as a reward for participating.
Those who agree to take part in the spoof are urged to send a gift to the first "sister" on the list. Unfortunately, victims usually see the names of family and friends attached, so believe it's a legitimate program.
Identify theft often occurs with scams such as the "Secret Sister Gift Exchange" and warns those who fall for it to be extra careful.
"We see that a lot with different types of fraud where once people have fallen for one kind of scam that their name and contact information gets sold to other people and that they get solicitations for other kinds of scams," Noelle Talley of the North Carolina Attorney General's office explained.