Warning issued over Father’s Day WhatsApp scam promising chance to win ‘5,000 coolers full of Heineken for your Dad’
- The ‘competition’ has already been debunked by the Dutch beer giant on Twitter
- Tech experts warn clicking on the link could see cybercriminals steal your data
- Slew of similar operations have been set up by criminals dedicated to ‘phishing’
WhatsApp users are being warned of a fake contest which offers entrants the chance to win 5,000 Heineken beer cans ‘in time for Father’s Day’, in the latest scam to be circulated on the messaging app.
The ‘competition’, which has already been debunked by the Dutch beer giant, appears with the title: ‘Heineken Beer Father’s Day Contest 2022’, underneath and image of an 18 pack of coolers.
The caption, which forms part of a link, continues: ‘5,000 coolers full of Heineken for your dad,’ with ‘heineken.com’ written underneath to make it appear genuine.
It then urges users to share the link in five chat groups or with 20 friends, before telling them to ‘tap continue and claim your gift.’
But those who click on the image will be taken to a fraudulent website.
The site is being used in so-called phishing and scamming operations, created by cybercriminals to ensnare unknowing users into traps…
