According to Cyber experts, Viral Flipkart Anniversary Link can be a scam where cyber criminals could be looking for your personal data. Either they can use the data to call and defraud you or for your identity theft.
A fake Whats App message has has gone viral, which promising to offer free gifts on Flipkart 15th anniversary.
The message says “Flipkart 15th anniversary celebrations – Free gifts for everyone from flipkart.com”. When users click the link in message, it says: “Congratulations, you have been chosen to participate in the Flipkart survey, You will receive a fantastic prize after completing the survey and tasks: a Mi 11 lite 5G Full Netcom 8GB + 256GB”. There is a timer set to create an urgency to complete the survey that has 4 questions – on age, gender, quality of flipkart service, and the phone that the individual is using.
On completing the survey, users have to open boxes to claim the free gift. Once you “win” the gift, there is a condition to share the message to 5 Whats App groups or 20 friends. Also, the individual has to download an application and enter the address to receive the free gift.
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Flipkart Anniversary Link Real or Fake:
According to our cyber experts, this link contains a virus and can be a scam where fraudsters could be looking for your personal data or details.
When we check the address of the link. We found it is not from the original Flipkart website. The link mentioned in message is Gamevip.xyz.
Hackers can even use it to install a malware or virus on your phone or computer. If you receive the message from an unknown number, report it as a scam to Whats App and block it.
If you have clicked on the link by mistake, then your personal and banking data is at risk of being leaked. So if you want to save your data from leaking then contact us on Instagram.