World Cup fever can manifest in a variety of ways. Usually it involves a great deal of shouting and drinking, but scammers are also having a field day doing what they do best: scamming. One such scam is playing out on Instagram at present, where a fake EA Sports is promising new and exclusive playable characters, including Neymar. Problem is, if you follow the link provided and enter your Origin , you'll fall victim to a phishing scam.
The 'easportsut2014' Instagram is the main culprit. Malwarebytes Unpacked reports that it's approaching 9,000 followers with a very active community. The usual trick is to invite s to be among the first to click a link in the 's description in order to gain access to 'exclusive' goodies. Naturally, you should not do this.
It's not the first time a phishing scam has taken on the identity of EA Sports: several Twitter s purporting to be official EA Sports channels popped up earlier this year. Through a process of cunning trickery the s directed s to a site requesting Origin details. It's a jungle out there.
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