Billions of Google and Safari users warned to never search scam ’empty promise’ phrase that drains the bank
CYBERSECURITY experts have warned online shoppers not to search for a tempting outlet website that’s actually a scam.
Specialists claim that hackers are trying to be associated with a popular brand to mislead victims into giving away cash.
The scam has been flagged by security searchers at Trend Micro.
Their blog states: “The HSN factory outlet scam is the latest shopping scam that we’ve been tracking this week.
“HSN factory outlet scam involves fake scam websites that pretend to be associated with HSN (the popular home shopping network).
“These websites use the HSN name and design, but have various suspicious domain names.”
The suspicious domain names are hdemw[.]shop, hsnfactoryoutlet.com, meteoraire[.]com, and anhbhau[.]shop.
Avoid searching for these websites or clicking on adverts for them.
You should also exercise caution when searching for the legitimate HSN online store.
The scam sites offer suspiciously low prices for products and try to get victims to give away financial information.
Customers have reported not receiving the items they tried to purchase.
Some received the wrong items or a shutting down notice.
Victims have left reviews for the fake HSN outlet that warn others not to fall for it.
If you have purchased from these scammers or have fallen for a similar scheme, contact your bank immediately.
Experts at ScamAdviser have also said the HSN factory outlet is a scam.
They gave it a trust score of a measly one out of 100.