The 2026 World Cup is drawing closer, and scams are on the rise.With people scrambling to buy tickets, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center has issued a public service announcement about the number of fake websites out there. The short version? There are a lot. And they're after your data and money."Threat actors create a deceptive version of a legitimate website (www.fifa.com) with the goal of tricking users into believing they're interacting with an official brand," the FBI release states. "The FBI has identified actors engaging in this activity to collect personal information, sell fake World Cup tickets and hospitality products, and to possibly facilitate other malicious activity. If a threat actor gains access to a victim's PII, they can create new accounts in a victim's name and ultimately defraud the victim."
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Here's a list of scam websites the FBI has identified so far:www.fifa[.]cabwww.fifa[.]pinkwww.fifa[.]bluewww.fifa[.]pubFIFA[.]cityFifa[.]biofifa[.]beerfifa[.]clickfifa[.]camfifa[.]ceofifa[.]helpfilfa[.]orgfifa-online[.]comhttps://fifa-2026[.]xyzjobs-fifa[.]comfifa-hr[.]comfifa-careerhub[.]comfifaworldcup-careers[.]comfifa-hiring[.]comfifahiring[.]comfifa-ticket[.]livefifastore.us[.]comfifaworldcup26[.]salefifaworldcup26.xcover-staging[.]comworldcup2026-tickets.com[.]mxworldcup26ticket[.]com2026fifaworldcuptickets[.]onlinefwc2026[.]netfwc2026.web[.]appwww.fifa2026p[.]comfifa2026fworldcup[.]comwvvw-fifa[.]comww-fifa[.]comfifa-com[.]comwww.fifa-com[.]servicesquiniela-fifa-2026.pages[.]devHow to safely buy World Cup ticketsThere's only one way to do it: through FIFA's official website. The URL is www.fifa.com, and you need to watch out for typos — often scam sites will target speedy typers who've swapped out a character by mistake.
