While releasing its first global scam message study, MCAFEE has informed that nowadays Artificial Intelligence has become a favorite tool of scammers, which helps cyber criminals to increase the scale of scam messages. Fishing and text messages scams are growing rapidly and according to study, a new fishing site is being created every 11 seconds.
This study shows that Indians get about 12 fake messages or scams through email, text or social media every day. An average Indian user spends 1.8 hours a week reviewing, verification or deciding whether the message sent via text, email, social media is real or fake.
The report also states that 82 percent of Indians have clicked on fake messages or have come under their deception. 49 percent of Indians said that scam messages no longer have typo or mistakes, making them more difficult to identify.
According to MCAFEE, some of these messages with scams are fake job offers or notifications (64%) and bank alert (52%).
The best way to give protection to your self from rip-off messages
McAfee says that users should consider well before clicking on such a message. Cyber criminals use fishing emails or fake sites that may contain malware to woo people to click on the link.
If you receive an email in which you are asked to click on a link, whether it is a great deal or it claims to give any useful information, it is not the best way to click on it. Always go directly to the source and interesting with reputed companies.
Stay before hasty in interacting with any threatening or urgent message, especially if it is from an unknown or unlikely sender.
