Indian e-commerce users target of new 'year-end carnival' scam By IANS | Published on Tue, Dec 29 2020 11:36 IST | 0 Views Hacker. (File Photo: IANS) Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Dec 29 : As New Year festivities begin, cybercriminals based in China also have their own plans. They are targeting Indian e-commerce users with a new "year-end carnival, Get free Christmas gifts" scam, an investigation has revealed. The scam is designed to make e-commerce users believe that Flipkart is offering an year-end carnival, although there is no such information this year on the e-commerce player's official website regarding such a carnival, New Delhi-based CyberPeace Foundation which conducted the investigation said on Monday.