Scammers hit Christmas cheer with fake wine and festive gift emails - here's how to stay safe

• Holiday emails often hide scams that steal personal and banking information
• Bulk marketing-style messages are used to disguise fraudulent financial requests
• Redirect chains collect increasingly sensitive identity details from unsuspecting victims

Holiday email traffic increases sharply at the end of the year, creating an environment that scammers actively exploit.

According to X-Labs, via ForcePoint, recent scam campaigns rely on messages that resemble ordinary holiday promotions or order notifications rather than obvious phishing attempts.

These emails look routine enough to avoid scrutiny from recipients dealing with crowded inboxes.

Marketing emails engineered to appear legitimate

Many of the scam ...