Beware of the Chinese website: Diwali gift scam to steal users’ personal information.
Diwali is a festival of happiness and joy, but some scammers are trying to scam people even during this festive season. They are faking about offering Diwali gifts to people and collecting their sensitive information. Everyone needs to be more alert about these websites.
With Diwali just around the corner, many online criminals are seizing the chance to trick people with fake offers of free gifts for the holiday. Users have been warned about potential scams by India’s CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team). According to reports, a few Chinese websites are sending customers phishing URLs that claim to offer free Diwali presents. However, the URLs are being sent with the sinister goal of stealing users’ private information, including their phone numbers, bank account information, and more.
During the festive season, messages advertising deals that seem too good to be true must be overflowing inbox folders, and these offers are frequently from mysterious vendors. A rise in online engagement and digital transactions has also increased cyber fraud, with 1.5 crore phishing assaults targeting Indians in the second quarter of this year.
Additionally, the country has imposed sanctions on Chinese marketplaces like Shein and AliExpress due to security concerns. It appears that more Chinese websites are utilizing free Diwali gifts to entice Indian customers to provide their…
