Scammers promise Avengers: Endgame full movie download

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There’s always a delay between a movie’s release and its availability on streaming services. Digital releases can take months — and the better the movie performs in theaters, the longer the delay, because studios make much more money in theaters than in living rooms.

Nevertheless, a lot of people start searching for new blockbusters online as soon as the movies are out, or even beforehand. Legitimate video services can’t provide — no surprise there. But scammers can. Or rather, they can try to convince you that they will provide. The most recent example is a scamming scheme related to the newly released and tremendously popular Avengers: Endgame.

Download the Avengers: Endgame full movie? Don’t fall for this scam

It begins with a simple search. The results include a website that promises the user either a download or a full viewing of Avengers: Endgame online.

Streaming actually begins without incident. But soon after it starts, a message pops up to demand the user create an account.

Signing up for the account is free — except that the user has to provide an e-mail address and create a password.

However, after clicking Continue, the user finds out that isn’t enough. The account has to be validated. That requires the user’s billing information and credit card details including the CVC code printed on the back of the card.

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