The Trading Standards team is warning consumers to be wary if they receive an email that claims you are entitled to a £2000 Tesco’s voucher.
At first glance the email looks genuine and appears to have been sent by Tesco. However, upon closer inspection the email contains a number of grammar / spelling mistakes.
This email has all the hallmarks of a “phishing” scam, as it states that in order to claim the voucher you need to be a Tesco Credit Card customer and asks you to click on a web-link to confirm your details.
These types of emails are designed to get you to make contact with the sender, so that they can either obtain personal or credit card details. In reality, there is no voucher waiting to be collected.
Our advice would be to never provide your personal or bank account details to anybody unless you are absolutely certain of their intentions.
If you have any doubt as to whether an email is genuine, ask a family member or friend for their thoughts and do not be afraid to ‘delete’ the email.
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