14 DAY TRIAL // 'So, you want a Nintendo Wii, right? Well, this is your chance: buy one and get one free! Today ONLY!' This is how some of the messages arriving in your email account might sound. A new trend is getting popular among today's spammers, as more of them attempt to exploit the global Wii shortage and steal people's money. Here's how they do it: an email message presenting extremely attractive or too-good-to-be-true offerings arrives in your inbox waiting for you to read it.
Just like all the other spam messages, they include URL links to fake websites claiming to provide the campaign. Visiting it will demand you to enter the bank account credentials in order to buy a game console and receive the other free one. Classic! In case you still don't get it, this is a classic phishing attempt luring users into disclosing their private and financial details.
"Not only are spammers trying rip the British public off with spam emails that try to find out their bank details but now we see them targeting parents with emails containing promises of this year's must-have present, the Nintendo Wii", said Dan Field, managing director of ClearMyMail, according to Web User News. "In all reality the spammers will just take your money, deliver nothing at all and also probably try to infect your PC with a virus", Field continued.
So, what can you do to avoid such scams and stay on the safe side? It's simple: just ignore these messages, avoid downloading suspect attachments that may deploy infections on your computer and refuse visiting websites advertised by email and offering extremely cheap products. In addition, keep your antivirus enable and apply the latest virus definitions. And keep in mind: if somebody's offering sounds too good to be true, it's probably a fake.