B&M have warned shoppers about a ‘competition’ scam circulating on Facebook and urged them to report the hoax account.
The retail giant said that a post giving shoppers the opportunity to win an LCD TV has nothing to do with them - despite their name and logo being used.
Several Facebook users reported seeing the post in recent days forcing the retailer to issue a public statement about the scam, Birmingham Live reports.
In a statement, they said: “#COMPETITION update.
"We've received a few messages from some of our followers with information about an ‘LCD TV Competition’ which has been popping up on Facebook.
“Unfortunately, this competition has NO affiliation with B&M - even though the page is using our logo, name and pictures.
“We'd kindly ask, if you see the page, to report it as a scam to Facebook and help to remove the account."
The post on social media from B&M has already been shared widely as concerned customers spread it across the social media platform.
B&M added: “Furthermore, we'd never contact followers on any page other than this one; we'd never ask for personal details via any website, and all communication is carried out via the winners and our official competition email address (ending in @bmstores.co.uk)
“Thanks for your understanding, good luck in tonight's competition, and we appreciate all of your support and patience!”
One shopper replied: “I received a friend request from bm stores and said I've won the £25 voucher to spend in b+m but the site to claim directed me to a movie site to register for free??”
There were similar reports from other consumers.
Others said they had seen similar scams using other high street retailers and even supermarkets.
