14 DAY TRIAL // Symantec is warning Internet users about spam campaigns that leverage Diwali, the five-day Hindu festival that’s also known as Deepavali or the “festival of lights.”
The spam messages spotted landing in inboxes advertise all sorts of products that can be offered as gifts. If users click on the links from these promotional emails, they’re taken to an online store.
Experts advise users to refrain from making purchases from untrusted websites because the payment information they’re handing over will likely be misused. In addition, even if the merchandise they’ve ordered gets delivered, the products bought from such stores are often counterfeit and of a lower quality than the genuine ones.
A couple of weeks ago, experts spotted a Diwali-themed 419 scam that attempted to trick users into handing over money and personal information.
This year, Diwali starts on November 3.