Fake Avast Website Targets Users With €499 Phishing Refund Scam

A sophisticated phishing campaign targets French-speaking users by cloning Avast’s refund portal and displaying a fabricated €499.99 charge to induce panic; the fake site uses real-time timestamps, enforces Luhn validation for card numbers, and integrates a Tawk.to live-chat widget (ID:689773de2f0f7c192611b3bf) to socially engineer victims into submitting full credit-card details. Victims are advised to avoid links, visit vendors’ official sites directly, and contact their banks immediately if they provided payment information.