Beware of fake emails offering sponsor of razer

Razer Spain has sent us the following press release, be careful: Razer, the brand of Esports, in the crosshairs of cybercriminals and online scammers who seek to infect with malware using sponsorship promises.

WHAT: Razer, the global brand of gamers, and one of the most active in electronic sports, in the crosshairs of scammers.

We have detected that many streamers have received a fake sponsorship offer email, wanting to impersonate Razer's identity. This email is a scam, and people should not click on any of the links it contains to prevent their computer equipment from being infected with "malware" applications.

Clear data that it is a scam: the email comes from a Gmail account, and not from our official Razerzone.com accounts ; Razer is misspelled in the account name, such as "Razorzonesponsorship"; likewise, the email text has misspellings, something common in this type of false emails.

WHO: Razer ™, the leading lifestyle brand for gamers. More information available on Razer.

WHY: Razer's image, and its impact on the gaming and esports community, is being used to spread malware, so we want to warn of this danger and prevent anyone from being affected. Razer does not send sponsorship offers via email, as everything is handled through our website.