Kaspersky Lab: There are many who find easy money attractive, especially if the means to obtain it are freely available to a computer ή σε μια φορητή συσκευή. Δεν αποτελεί καμία έκπληξη, επομένως, το γεγονός ότι τα online καζίνο και τα στοιχήματα έχουν γίνει τόσο δημοφιλή. Αλλά ακριβώς όπως συμβαίνει και στον κλάδο των τυχερών παιχνιδιών στον πραγματικό κόσμο, οι νόμιμες online businesses they coexist with scammers, who use mass spam mailings to reach victims. To help users protect themselves from these scams, Kaspersky Lab has gathered a series of valuable tips for those who play online gambling.
Online casinos
Spam messages with ads for online casinos are sent in all the basic languages used online, with most being in English. False spam sites are hosted mainly in countries where gambling is legal. However, they are also accessible to users from all over the world. This facilitates fraudsters, as it is difficult for the victims to locate the owners of a website that has already disappeared from the Internet and was registered in another part of the world.
How to Find an Illegal Website
- Fraudsters use cheap domain names with terminations such as .net, .biz, .info.
- Illegal casinos work without permission
- Fraudsters use spam mongers to advertise their websites, as opposed to legitimate online casinos
- False casinos are usually created shortly before sending spam messages and are short-lived
Horse racing
Horse racing betting emails are another type of scam that is particularly popular among "gaming" spammers. Spam messages concerning mutual bets for horse races ("sweepstakes") are particularly widespread in Japan, ενώ η «δημοφιλία» τους αυξάνεται συνεχώς στις ΗΠΑ και στη Russia. Για να λάβει μια ακριβή πρόβλεψη, ο δυνητικός πελάτης πρέπει συνήθως να καταβάλει κάποια προκαταβολή. Η ιστοσελίδα υπόσχεται να τον αποζημιώσει για τυχόν απώλειες αν η πρόβλεψη αποδειχτεί λανθασμένη, αλλά κάτι τέτοιο δεν συμβαίνει φυσικά.
Fraudsters use a similar approach to allegedly struggling matches, inviting users to pay for information on "guaranteed" winners.
"If you gamble online, try to follow a few simple rules. First, never subscribe to websites that advertise with spam. Second, play only on reputable websites - check user reviews on the Internet. "Third, ignore emails claiming, for example, that you have accidentally won a lottery." Tatyana Kulikova, Senior Analyst Spam of Kaspersky Lab.
More information is available at securelist.com of Kaspersky.
