WhatsApp users are being warned about a new scam circulating in the run-up to Easter, which promises free chocolate as part of an alleged Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt competition. A scam message is doing the rounds on the world’s most popular chat app, which claims Cadbury is giving away thousands of free chocolate gifts in the run-up to Easter.
However, as is often the case with these WhatsApp scams, the free Cadburys offer is merely a trick to try and get unsuspecting victims to hand over sensitive personal information.
Besides leading to identity theft, this can also cause WhatsApp users to be scammed out of their hard-earned money. The scam message features an image of a purple Easter Egg with “Join the Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt” written on top of it.
Alongside it the hoax message says: “Cadbury FREE Easter Chocolate Basket. 5.000 free gifts for you.”
The recipient is then directed to a website where they need to enter personal information to allegedly be in with a chance of getting a free Cadbury gift. But as eagle-eyed WhatsApp users spotted, this is all part of an elaborate scam to con innocent victims.
Speaking about the threat on Facebook one WhatsApp user said: “I’ve had three messages in last five minutes on Whatsapp promising a free choc hamper. Its a scam please don’t fall for it. They want you to fill it all in to steal identity. If something normally sounds too good to be true it usually is!”
While another posted: “Just a heads up, if anyone gets a WhatsApp message…
