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Fraudsters Clone Avast Website for €499 Phishing Scam
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Cybercriminals have created a fake Avast website targeting French users with a €499 phishing refund scam. The site employs urgency tactics and live chat features to deceive users into providing sensitive financial information, including credit card details. Victims are led to believe they are resolving an erroneous charge, but instead, their data is harvested.
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2026-02-24
Fake Avast site identified displaying €499 charge
2026-02-25
Cybersecurity articles report on the phishing campaign
2026-02-26
Hackread publishes details of the scam
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