Credit card fraud warning on swine flu
28 April 2009 11:58:17
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| Flu is latest global event to be hijacked by hackers. |
IT security firm McAfee reported that fraudsters are taking advantage of the global news story to scam consumers.
People are receiving emails with links to a site where medicine for the flu can supposedly be bought.
However, McAfee warned that the site will then simply steal the user's credit card details, or in some cases they will be sold counterfeit medicine.
Scammers have been turning to worldwide news stories in an effort to get internet users to open emails.
Last year, some fraudsters sent out fake emails containing links to a site which claimed to show the beginning of a US invasion of Iran.
The fake news site then downloaded malware onto visitors' computers.
Fake celebrity stories are also popular among fraudsters and McAfee revealed that some spam messages have combined the two - alleging that Madonna and actress Salma Hayek have contracted swine flu.
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