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got a minute here are some ways you can protect your credit card details when shopping online on Cyber Monday consider using a mobile payment system when buying on your phone for Apple users that Apple pay while Android users have Android pay the tokenization process means your real card number is never revealed to the merchant only some online stores except mobile payments so a virtual credit card is another alternative this is a one-time number linked to your real credit card free apps like pseudo pay can generate a number and set a dollar amount for you to use for online shopping be on the lookout for phishing emails that look like they come from legitimate sources they may offer bargains but links will send you to a fake site asking you to enter credit card details and personal information and finally make sure to use a unique username and password for each site you buy from and never save your credit card details on a merchant's website in San Francisco I'm Lexus avedis cnet.com for CBS News