Beware Cheap Ticket Offers via Email

Jakarta - Be careful with offers cheap airplane tickets in circulation via email. The parties allegedly responsible had started to use such an offer to deceive Internet users.

According to Symantec's analysis team Messaging and Web Security, increased spam with the subject flight took place over the holiday season.

Spam is as if to offer airline tickets cheap or even free. The message comes from an email address with a prefix like 'AirlineTickets...' or 'FreeAirline.Tickets..'.

Here are examples of some titles spam messages:

• RE: 2 [name of carrier] Airline Tickets
• Fly the skies with cheap airfares
• Fly Anywhere in the U.S.
• Amazing deals across all airlines.
• Book cheap airline tickets now!

Now, the danger is, that spam message directs victims to a site. On the site, potential victims will be asked to fill out personal data, including credit card data, which will either be used for any purposes by the perpetrator.

Symantec advised users to manually type the address of airlines that offer special rates, or even free tickets, by booking online. In addition Internet users are expected to always be alert to the kind offer.