Under cover of pandemic, cybercriminals target those seeking airline refunds

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A bank in the UAE has alerted about a new scam that targets those seeking to get their airline tickets refunded due to pandemic-imposed travel restrictions.

In a Tweet, Emirates NBD said cybercriminals are posing as airlines offering ticket refunds to scam people.

Bank users are being urged to check the source of the airline’s e-mail, website and phone number before responding.

"Don’t make a fraudster’s job easy," the bank warned.

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