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Cyber Scammers Target “Harry Potter”

Cyber Scammers Target “Harry Potter”

November 16, 2010 By Mike Hickerson 2 Comments

harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallowsIt’s a scam worthy of Volderemort himself.

With “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1” set to take the box-office by storm this weekend and Potter-mania reaching a fever point, on-line scam artists are looking to lure in unsuspecting web surfers.

According to PC Tools, on-line campaigns are already piggy-bagging on the high profile release to nefarious ends.

PC Tools have warned fans that when typing ‘Harry Potter’ into a search engine, suggested links could lead to websites set up by dangerous cybercriminals.

These internet spooks are on the look-out for unsuspecting fans, promising free downloads of the movie in exchange for sensitive information.

PC Tools urge anyone searching for boy wizard-related material to be wary of scammers, and never give out personal information. It also advises that you ignore any adverts promising iPad prizes – no matter how tempting.

Bottom line: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true.

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Filed Under: Film News, Technology News Tagged With: Harry Potter

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Comments

  1. AndyMac says

    November 16, 2010 at 9:05 pm

    People are dumb.

    Reply
  2. Mitch from Omaha says

    November 17, 2010 at 4:13 pm

    If someone is out there trying to pirate a movie like this, they deserve to get hacked.

    Reply

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