Fake gift cards

SMS Scam “Smishing”

Deceptive Online Games

“Before your kids are glued to their newly
downloaded games, be wary of the games’ sources. Many sites
offering full-version downloads of Grand Theft Auto, for example, are
often laden with malware, and integrated social media pages can
expose gamers, too. “ Says McAfee

Fake Charity

Donation is the common practice of Christmas and most of us are
planning to donate some amount of money to the needy one, but do not
trust the fake charities on the basis of their claims. They might
create fake charity websites and ask your donation, email marketing,
social media marketing and even google advertisement may be use to
grab your attention and to play with human psyche.

Fake Application

Do not install the fake applications that look like the famous
online shopping portals, they might be malicious.





So above are the top 5 scams the everyone of us might face. McAfee
has created their list if top 12 scams. The number of scams is not
the matter at all because scammers always use different techniques
that used to be the mixture of various tricks, you need to aware
regarding the situation that is going on. Do not download any
application from third party website, do not check promotional emails
that you received from an unknown source and same goes with SMS.

Financial sector never ask personal information through SMS or
even email, so do not share your information. 

Also, if you find any malicious activity or scam then do share it
with us. So that we can investigate and publish the right thing for
the protection of other users.

Happy shopping and enjoy your holiday.