Beware of this WhatsApp message – Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale's Offer 2018
By MYBRANDBOOK
Cyber Monday & Black Friday are largest sale events in the world, observed in the US, Canada, India and some other parts of the world . The buyers in India, too, eagerly wait for these sale to order electronic products via international websites, as well as Amazon, Flipkart etc. in that ships items from the US to India, largely because of the huge discounts on them. To grab this opportunity, many scammers are luring buyers into suspicious activities through a WhatsApp forward message.
A new WhatsApp message is circulating in various countries, particularly the UK, Ireland,India and some parts in the US. According to reports, a message that contains excessive discounts and offers, such as 90 per cent off on products from popular brands. It also mentions a link that the buyer is asked to tap, which directs them to a page that uncannily resembles Amazon website but is fake. After the buyer selects a product, the website asks for shipping and payment details such as credit card information for the order completion.
The website role playing as an original Amazon payment page that aims at stealing your personal information, including the payment details. While the miscreants behind this Black Friday scam on WhatsApp have not been identified, it is advisable to avoid such messages on WhatsApp or any other chat apps. Black Friday deals are available across various websites, few of which products to India such as Amazon and Flipkart.
Another WhatsApp prank that caught everyone’s attention is the one involving ‘Martinelli’ video and WhatsApp Gold. Many users took to Twitter to report a message that has been floating on WhatsApp asking users to watch out for a ‘Martinelli’ video that can ‘irrevocably’ hack their phone and ignore any request to update WhatsApp Gold, which is an unofficial and modded version of WhatsApp. While the first part is a bluff, the second part is true, according to a report by The Independent. Do not be panic for the same.
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