- Jan 24, 2011
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The Cricket World Cup started on Saturday, and both the International Cricket Council and various security experts are issuing warnings to fans regarding likely cyber scams that will be following this popular event.
According to cricketnext.com, there have been reports of a spam e-mail campaign that has already doing rounds - users are lured in with "hospitality packages" that seemingly include things like a private table, champagne brunch, a celebrity guest speaker, giant screen coverage, open bar and more when attending the final match that will take place in Mumbai. In return, they are asked to provide personal details about themselves.
But, there are many ways the cyber crooks can take advantage of gullible users. Fans should be wary of spam campaigns that offer free tickets to the matches if they send in their credit card data and of suspect sites that offer live-streaming of matches and ask them to install a video codec that will allow the viewing.
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According to cricketnext.com, there have been reports of a spam e-mail campaign that has already doing rounds - users are lured in with "hospitality packages" that seemingly include things like a private table, champagne brunch, a celebrity guest speaker, giant screen coverage, open bar and more when attending the final match that will take place in Mumbai. In return, they are asked to provide personal details about themselves.
But, there are many ways the cyber crooks can take advantage of gullible users. Fans should be wary of spam campaigns that offer free tickets to the matches if they send in their credit card data and of suspect sites that offer live-streaming of matches and ask them to install a video codec that will allow the viewing.
More details - link
