Scammers gotta catch em all

Survey scams have joined potential muggings and malware as another peril for Pokémon Go fans.

A pitch promising Pokécoins (the microtransaction currency) doing the rounds is actually a ruse designed to trick victims into visiting a scam site. Prospective marks are invited to fill in a variety of survey on the pre-text of a non-existent reward, security firm Malwarebytes warns. ®