The festival season brings out the top in online scammers. CNET runs down common schemes to be cautious of, courtesy of McAfee:
- Fake delivery invoices: They look like real emails from UPS, Federal Express, and so on, requesting for your address confirmation and credit card info to ensure delivery.
- Holiday e-cards: Confirm that you know the site before opening. This is a best way to get malware and all other manners of unwanted advertising.
- Charity phishing: Again, the appearances are unreliable, even if the email looks like it’s from a genuine charity.
- Fake friend requests: If these come by email, bundle clear. Best friend to a celebrity directly on Face book or any other services that you’re using.
- Christmas carols: Or at least, penetrating for them. Scammers create replica sites to lure people looking for holiday music or related media.
- Luxury jewelry offers: Follow that wise old proverb: If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Even though the site sports a real-looking and better Business Bureau logo.
