Monday, 14 June 2010
warning:World Cup streaming video scam
Webroot said that it had seen websites selling access to the games for $29.97 (around £20) but only sending customers to other broadcasters' streams that are freely available elsewhere on the web.
"In a new twist on an old scam, a website is selling gullible internet users what it claims is access to streamed video of every World Cup match," said Andrew Brandt of Webroot.
"In fact, customers of the Live Sports Network only find that their 'membership' provides them with a few links to what would otherwise be freely available streaming video feeds offered by various global TV networks, some of whom may be streaming some of the World Cup matches," he continued.
The scam site claims that the $29.97 fee is a massive discount on its usual fee and includes access to various other video entertainment services.
This is far from the first scam to surround the 2010 World Cup - money-stealing Trojans and phishing attacks have been spotted so far.
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