Tesco shoppers are being targeted again by an online scam as the supermarket chain warns customers not to click on the link. The fake offer is being circulated on Facebook and Twitter, trying to lure people with vouchers in exchange for taking part in survey.
The scam circulated during the Covid lockdown and has now resurfaced as Brits face a cost of living crisis as food and fuel price increases help take inflation to 9.4%, a 40-year high. The scam has numerous spelling and grammatical errors throughout the page – a tell-tale sign it is fake, BirminghamLive reports.
The counterfeit vouchers vary in sum, but a typical one reads: "You have been selected to take part in our short survey to get a £45 Voucher at Tesco". The fake email contains a link to a genuine-looking phishing website that is designed to steal login credentials as well as personal and financial information.
Tesco on its website says: "We’ve picked up on some scams on Facebook where scammers are impersonating Tesco - these are fake and so do not click on them! And remember - Tesco only has one Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/tesco/. Any other page is not official and is potentially a scam.
"We don't have a separate ‘offers’ page. The fake voucher giveaway is just the bait used to trick people into engaging with the bogus page, and there are no real prizes up for grabs. We don't offer rewards for liking, sharing, and commenting on posts, so if you see this it isn’t genuine."
Action Fraud previously issued a warning over the scam. It said "ALERT: We've received several reports about these fake Tesco emails offering ‘free vouchers’. The link leads to a convincing-looking phishing website that is designed to steal your login, personal and financial information!"
