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Typically, the attackers seek to capture the attention of the victim, and entice them to take some action such as clicking on a link, which usually results in a successful attack. In spam, it is common to see newsworthy, sensational or even fabricated events, appear in the subject lines of spam emails, even when the message itself isn’t related to that event. Ultimately it serves as a way for spammers to get recipients to open the email and read the contents.

A large proportion of spam featuring newsworthy events is related to selling some product, most frequently pharmaceutical or counterfeit watches and jewellery. But, newsworthy events are also a great opportunity for scammers who have nothing to sell to still get attention. Riding on the wave of expectation and excitement that surrounds the FIFA World Cup, scammers are constantly crafting a variety of attacks to convince unfortunate victims to part with their money.