Scammers Look to Dr. Who for Support
Cyber scammers are well known for latching onto the latest trends to fool victims into falling for their scams. This happened with the disaster in Haiti, the World Cup and is now happening with the season finale of Doctor Who, a program that airs on the BBC.
Cyber criminals are posting fake video clips, infected downloads and spoilers, according to The Register. Fans who click the links are invited to fill out a quiz to “unlock the content” which only gives the scammers revenue, rather than providing actual content.
False websites have also appeared in order to take advantage of the hot trend. Some charge as much as $35 for users to download software that is freely available on the Internet.
“Don’t fall for any of these offers, whether they take the form of survey spam or websites that want you to cough up for some P2P action – you’ll only regret it in the end,” writes Christopher Boyd, a researcher with Sunbelt.
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