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Dubai: Cybersecurity Experts Warn Against Phishing Scams, After Expat Scammed By Fake 90% Discount On Fix Chocolate

Here’s what happened with a Dubai expat who lost AED1836 on Thursday, November 28.

by Anupriya Mishra
Dubai: Cybersecurity Experts Warn Against Phishing Scams, After Expat Scammed By Fake 90% Discount On Fix Chocolate

There are numerous phishing scams online that tend to fool people with enticing offers and discounts. Ahead of the UAE National Day, multiple fake promotion offers are popping up on social media platforms like Facebook, which advertise cool and too-good-to-be-true offers, which often intend to fool people. Here’s what happened with a Dubai expat who lost AED1836 on Thursday, November 28.

Dubai Expat Loses Money After Falling For Fake Fix Chocolate Offer

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An Indian expat living in Dubai ended up losing AED1836 after she was fooled by a 90% discount on a fake Fix Chocolate advertisement posted on Facebook. This was a part of the UAE National Day offer, which the scammers used to entice the expat with their fake offer. What caught the residents off-guard was the fact that the scammers managed to fool them without asking for an OTP.

However, this is not the only scam that has taken place in recent days. Quite recently, another expat in Dubai was fooled after she lost AED9872 in August when trying to purchase discounted chicken fries. A similar pattern has been observed among other scammed residents who often tend to place orders for fast food items online through advertisements that pop-up on social media.

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Cyber Security Experts Warn Against Such Scams

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As a result, cyber security experts have warned against such scams. As they become increasingly sophisticated, there are even scammers who make a whole new fraudulent website that poses to be a legitimate platform. So, they tend to exploit the user’s trust and fool them with enticing offers. And authorities have asked residents to always verify the authenticity of the website before they make any online transaction. Especially when they stumble upon such websites through social media advertisements.

So, if you also happen to be someone who tends to make a lot of online transactions, you might want to be careful about the website that you visit and pay.

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First Published: November 30, 2024 4:28 PM