For several weeks, a new loyalty card scam has made many victims everywhere in France. Recovered fraudulently, consumer data from large distribution brands is purchased on the Internet before being used by crooks during their shopping in stores. Save save Receive scam alerts is a phenomenon that grows. If you recently did your shopping in supermarkets, maybe you realized that the balance of your loyalty card was zero, even though it included dozens of euros before. Without a doubt, you are one of the many victims of a new loyalty cards that develops in recent months. AUCHAN, CARREFOUR, MONOPRIX … No large distribution brand is spared. The concept of the scam is however simple. You receive an email or a fraudulent SMS using the characteristics of one of these supermarkets which invites you to click on a link. The latter then sends back to a mirror site with line for line the codes of the brand on which you must connect by entering your card number as well as your password. Once the data has been recorded, it is then sold by cybercriminals via announcements on social networks, notably Telegram and Snapchat under the title “Half price races”. The sleight of hand is then child’s play. The buyers of this data install the application of the store in question on their phone by entering the data previously purchased, then do their shopping by debit the euros of the prize pool for their purchases. Read also: in which supermarkets are the prints and loyalty cards the most advantageous? Several people arrested on alert after the reports of several victims whose prize pool had been stolen, the Rhône gendarmes launched an alert for consumers by inviting them to the greatest vigilance. Recently, a couple who used stolen data to do their shopping was arrested and placed in police custody after a meticulous gendarmes investigation, before recognizing the facts, reports Actu Lyon. Same thing in Montauban where a resident lacked little to be stolen from the 250 euros accumulated on his Auchan loyalty card. Luckily, the scam was able to fail thanks to the vigilance of the cashier who, having noted at the time of payment that the number of the kitty had been stolen, warned the security of the store before the crook was arrested. But then, how to avoid falling into the trap? Several signs can indeed put the chip in your ear such as the presence of spelling mistakes in the email received. In case of doubt, it is also advisable to compare the page which seems to you false with the official website of the brand or to pay particular attention to the URL of the site by ensuring that the address begins well by “guaranteeing a secure connection. Receive our latest news each morning, most of the Capital news. (tagstotranslate) Scam
