The holiday season has arrived and after a whole year of hard work, you must be planning to go on a trip. Just as this season brings fun and travel time for you, it is also a very suitable season for scammers to execute their evil intentions. Scammers wait for this season when people plan for holidays. Google has sensed this and has warned people to avoid three new types of scamming traps.

Google has asked Gmail users to be cautious of scams during the holidays. In a blog post, the company said that Gmail blocks more than 99.9% of spam, phishing, and malware. Due to better security features, the activity of scams has reduced by 35% this holiday season compared to last year. Gmail blocks many messages before they reach the users' inbox. But still, users need to be cautious. Google has especially asked to be cautious of three types of scams.

Holiday Scam
Invoice Scams: Scammers send fake invoices. A number is given in these invoices, on which it is written that if the user wants to get rid of this fee, then he can call this number. After calling the number, scammers make up fake stories and pressure the victims to pay the fraudulent fee.

Celebrity Scam
Scammers also use the names of celebrities and famous people to cheat people. They pretend to be celebrities or advertise a product. They give such offers, which seem absolutely true and if a celebrity advertises them, then the user will definitely believe it.

Extortion
Scammers already have your personal information and they take full advantage of it. Your home address or photo of your house, your place of work, etc. are with them, and based on this they can send you threatening emails. Scammers threaten users that if they do not pay them a huge ransom, they will harm them physically or make their sensitive information public.

So beware of scammers this holiday season and check anything received on email or message before trusting it.

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