Beware of this new scam pretending to be Vodafone
There are more and more scammers every day and although some of them do not work at all, others manage to have an effect and steal the personal data of many users. The latest one we discovered is related to Vodafone and it is very dangerous.
Promise to receive a gift
Usually, when a scam starts with offering us a gift, we hesitate. However, there are exceptions in which the situation may get out of control and they may end up fooling us. One such case may occur if we are customers of an operator and are faced with its customer rewards program.
This is not such a strange thing, so there is a serious chance that we will fall into a trap. In the case of the scam we are talking about, which we discovered in recent days on X, the scammers created a fake interface that this is too convincing.
You haven’t won any gifts
This scam takes us through a survey that supposedly Vodafone clients They are entitled to access the reward. This is a common thing that we can earn thanks to the fact that we are in the operator for a certain time or that we have added points and can exchange them for some kind of gift.
In this case, fortunately, there are several factors that make the fraud attempt less credible. First, the URL displayed at the top of the browser is not trustworthy. In addition to this, the promotion text is long and is riddled with errors or expressions it doesn’t look very good in terms of convincing Spanish structure. You may read phrases such as “evaluate our strengths and weaknesses” or “receive a valuable gift from us.” Not to mention that at the beginning of the text it says “Every day we randomly select some users.” Needless to say, “randomly” doesn’t seem to be a method very typical of a business like Vodafone (apart from the fact that the expression itself doesn’t make much sense).
Hey @vodafone_es, this is a scam, right? https://t.co/lxGgIoQKpz
February 5, 2024 • 8:32 p.m.
The scam continues and users are asked to answer a total of 11 questions. Also included is part of the text stating that there are no gifts. all users selected, and in addition, you only have two minutes left to answer the questions. This type of call to action, which creates a sense of urgency, is one of the oldest online scams, and as of now, it no longer works the way it used to.
On the other side, the promised gifts are so surreal Because of their enormous value, it is obvious that they are unreal. They tell you that you can get a $750 Shein gift card, a €500 to €1,000 gift card, or a free three-year subscription to Netflix. 3 years! It’s a tough game when trying to deceive the potential victims they have sent the scam to.
But as we tell you, none of it is true and you do not need to answer any questions or continue browsing the site. It’s better to close it right away and quickly escape from a fraud attempt to which they tried to lead you through this method of deception. As you can imagine, Vodafone was quick to confirm If you have any questions, such as when the connection isn’t working, you can always contact Vodafone. Protect your data no matter what!