AVAST evangelist Bob G. received a notification in the mail yesterday from, of all organizations, FIFA! How nice! Only hours after Germany earned the title of World Cup 2014 champs and was rewarded with a grand trophy, Bob was also promised a reward of prize money.
Too bad, it’s a scam.
Email scams like this are a form of social engineering designed to trick people into giving away vital personal information. The email generally informs the recipient that they have been selected as lottery prize winners and have won substantial sums of money. Recipients are then persuaded to submit personal information or to part with money as an upfront payment, or forward money to enable them to enter the tender process.
Since Bob is aware of these types of scams, instead of falling for it, he made a video to inform all avast! users. Here it is.
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