New airline scam promises free Emirates flight tickets
Year-end celebrations are close and many people are looking to book their plane tickets to visit relatives and friends. As expected, cybercriminals are looking to exploit users over the festive period – social engineering techniques are frequent over the holidays, as demonstrated by a scam that is promising people free flight tickets.
What is the scam about?
We have previously warned WeLiveSecurity readers about a multi-brand scam spreading via WhatsApp (one that promises bogus discounts to their victims).
Now, a new form of fraud is once again going viral on WhatsApp, this time making reference to the Emirates airline company. It offers people the possibility of receiving a couple of free flight tickets