With a surge in the internet users, online scams like the one luring unsuspecting users with a free Maruti Baleno have got more common
Recently, we reported about a Mahindra RSA fraud wherein miscreants posing as Mahindra officials would call XUV700 owners and ask them for payments to continue the Roadside Assistance service. Merely days later, we have come to know about another fraud that is being conducted in the name of a carmaker. It has come to light that a phishing site is luring unsuspecting we users under the guise of Maruti Suzuki 40th anniversary celebrations by offering a grand prize of a Baleno.
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A Tweet made by Delhi police has shared the URL of a phishing site being circulated through whatsapp messages. The said URL, which is flagged by most antivirus engines as malicious, shows a quiz to lure the user with a chance of winning a Baleno and other prizes on sharing it with 10 other Whatsapp uses. However, visiting this website downloads a ‘streaming search’ plugin in Google Chrome extension to steal user’s credentials, cookies and search history. It’s fairly common for internet users to have important information like passwords saved in web browsers and falling prey to this fraud could potentially cause a lot of problem.
As you can see in the images we have above, the website prompts internet users to ‘get offer’ and then share a link with other whatsapp users to ‘continue’ to claiming the grand prize of a Maruti Baleno Sigma MT. However, it is important to mention here that Maruti Suzuki is not holding any celebratory offer to commemorate its 40th anniversary and all those who come across this link should simply steer clear of visiting it.
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Meanwhile, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has been preparing to launch a heavily updated version of the Baleno that will not only look fresher and have more features, but would be even safer than the current model. The new car has been teased many times and looks close to making it to the market. The launch of the refreshed Baleno will be followed by the introduction of a heavily updated Brezza, and, finally, an updated Ertiga/XL6.
