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Beware! WhatsApp message offers 'gifts', infects users' devices

<p>The message claims to offer &lsquo;gift certificates&rsquo; from Flipkart, Amazon on a particular website; this site launches a program that includes your device in a network of infected computers susceptible to cyber attacks</p>

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A recent trend on WhatsApp these days is seeking to fool people into visiting a website and infecting their computers or mobile devices. There is a message being circulated on the social networking platform, which claims to offer gifts on behalf of popular e-commerce firms Amazon and Flipkart on a stated website.

Clicking on the website mentioned in the message could potentially expose your computer or device to cyber attacks
Clicking on the website mentioned in the message could potentially expose your computer or device to cyber attacks

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