Quick Heal’s Diwali Shopping Safety Guide: Avoid Online Scams
Diwali shopping no longer begins at the market. It starts with a notification: a limited-period sale, a delivery update, an event invitation or a cashback offer. Most are genuine. Yet, amid the rush to complete purchases and send gifts, cybercriminals are making fraudulent messages difficult to distinguish from everyday digital communication.
The danger is not confined to an obviously suspicious email. A scam may arrive as an advertisement for an unfamiliar store, a WhatsApp message about an undelivered parcel, a call from someone claiming to represent a bank, or a QR code offering an instant refund. The story changes, but the intention remains the same: to make the recipient act before checking.
When familiarity becomes bait
Festive fraud succeeds because it borrows familiar names, situations and emotions. A fake shopping website may reproduce a trusted brand’s colours and product images. A message about reward points may appear just as consumers...
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