11 Nov, 2022
With only ten days to go for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar to begin, online fraudsters are looking to invariably leverage the ‘buzz’ to defraud sports lovers and those looking for information, tickets or news. Researchers from cybersecurity company ESET have warned that scammers continue to explore different types of scams and threats including lottery scams, rogue websites and ticket scams and cryptocurrency scams to target users.
For example, ESET researchers have detected a number of global phishing campaigns that seek to trick people into thinking that they won a lottery prize. To collect “winnings”, it appears that the user only needs to fill in a few fields via a form and provide personal details, such as your full name, date of birth, and phone number.
“At some point, the agent will let you know that before you can actually claim your prize, there is some tax or fee to be paid. Once the transfer is completed, the scammers have accomplished their objectives: they’ve stolen your money…
