Scamming: fraudsters target gamers

Smartphones games are popular. They are attractive to fraudsters, too. What are known as scammers target players and try to steal their money or personal data with perfidious scams. They lure their victims with offers that are too good to be true.

For example, they offer you unlimited game downloads for little money. If you pay the fee, at best you'll never hear anything again. In the worse case, you’ll receive a link to a platform where illegal pirated games are offered. These are often riddled with malware that can infect your devices and open the door for fraudsters to steal your money or data.

This is how you protect yourself:

• Use strong passwords and change them regularly.
• Never use one password for several accounts.
• Stick to reputable gaming platforms.
• Do not buy cheat codes or upgrades from anonymous sellers.
• Gaming portals never contact you via email or SMS to verify your account.
• Never give out personal information.
• Secure in-app purchases with passwords or facial recognition.
• Never transfer money to unknown persons.
• Report suspicious activity to the game developer.