SPRINGFIELD-  The Cyber-Monday deals are exciting but the Missouri Better Business Bureau is reminding shoppers to be extra careful.

Guard personal and financial information. Watch for “phishing” emails from “phony” retailers or shippers that try to trick you into exposing passwords or financial information.

Only use secure, encrypted, “https,” sites when buying online. Don’t use the same password for shopping that is used for your bank account.

Americans are expected to log on and keep up their holiday shopping on Cyber Monday. It’s been the biggest online shopping day of the year since 2010. People started shopping online for holiday deals on Thanksgiving and even before and haven’t slowed down. The research firm comScore expects people to spend about $2.5 billion on Cyber Monday.