Year-end celebrations are close and many people are
looking to book their plane tickets to visit relatives and friends. As
expected, cybercriminals are looking to exploit users over the festive period –
social engineering
techniques are frequent over the holidays, as demonstrated by a scam that is
promising people free flight tickets.
What is the scam about?
We have previously warned WeLiveSecurity readers
about a multi-brand scam spreading via WhatsApp (one that promises bogus
discounts to their victims).
Now, a new form of fraud is once again going viral
on WhatsApp, this time making reference to the Emirates airline company. It
offers people the possibility of receiving a couple of free flight tickets.
It is worth noting that although the link enclosed
to the brief description in the message seems to redirect the user to the
airline’s official website, the real link in the message text reveals the true
scam, which redirects users to a website that does not bear any relation to
the company.
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