Scams related to the FIFA World Cup 2022, include phoney lotteries, ticket fraud, and other tricks.
The FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar has begun! There are hundreds of millions of football (or soccer, if you prefer) enthusiasts from all around the world in attendance at one of this year’s most significant global events from November 20 through December 18. However, as we have already seen, online scammers frequently take advantage of the excitement surrounding such significant events to con not just sports fans. Read below what crazy 2022 FIFA World Cup Scams that are happening right now.
Let’s examine how con artists are stepping up their game in the lead-up to the approaching quadrennial event and how you may avoid falling for their tricks.
Lottery scams
One tried-and-true type of con involves tricking victims into thinking they have won cash, a ticket, or a hospitality package to attend a game in person. The true objective, though, is often the same: to persuade you to part with your money or personal information, or to accidentally download malware onto your device that will steal your data.
Rogue websites
Sometimes a more convincing (if you don’t pay much attention to detail, that is) variety of phishing fraud involves rogue websites posing as the real ones. Links to them are also distributed through spam emails, via fake social media profiles or in discussion forums.
Regardless if the site looks legitimate or not, the key thing is that they are setup to steal personal and financial data. Login credentials and other sensitive information are stolen. Nonetheless they will also install malware on victims’ devices.