ATTENTION false Migros sms competition FRAUD

Traberli · 2019-09-09T18:10:59.000Z

We have received a deceptively genuine Migros sms! Win an iPad, iPhone or a Samsung Looks like a real Migros site! You only have to pay 2,- € (yes Euro) by credit card!!! Don't take part, it's a scam because the recipient is in Cyprus. And in the small print it says that after a certain time you pay 90,-€ per month. (Sorry to describe what I heard and saw from my husband, he got it!) What's strange is that it had BOTH of our phone numbers on it!!!? Where did they get the numbers from BOTH of us? We both have Migros subscriptions, maybe something went wrong?

Traberli

Stupid Facebook...
The idea is so great, but what is made of it (data) ? ?

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Kathrin_Migros

Hello everyone

We have no indication that our systems have been compromised. However, there are (unfortunately) many other ways in which fraudsters can obtain telephone numbers. One impressive example is the Watson report, where the perpetrators presumably generated phone numbers at random (see https://www.watson.ch/digital/schweiz/388365482-phishing-angriffe -so-pluendern-betrueger-revolut-konten). Or the perpetrators gain access to online address books or contact lists on the victims' mobile devices. We can therefore only advise you to observe the general safety rules when dealing with "promises of profit" (see https://www.melani.admin.ch/me lani/de/home/themen/phishing.html) and to always be online with a healthy "mistrust".

Kind regards
Kathrin

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smartcoyote

This is one of the reasons why I don't have Facebook, Insta etc. I don't want to post and leave my contact details everywhere. Data is a real goldmine (whether used for legal or illegal purposes)... It's enough for me that my cell phone provider sells my phone number (although I have explicitly forbidden it), then I don't have to disclose it everywhere myself.

Thank you very much for the information and contributions,Kathrin_Migros You're absolutely right, always be online with a healthy dose of mistrust, it's better to be mistrustful once too often than once too little.
If criminals want to get hold of data, they usually do. It's a similar cat-and-mouse game as with the people who program and spread viruses and the companies that offer virus protection programs.

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csturzenegger

I have just received such a text message! Many thanks for the tip!

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Traberli

csturzenegger

I have just received such a text message! Many thanks for the tip!

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Please, then that was it to write here. Somehow it made me very insecure at the time. But when I find something unsafe, I'm very careful. ↵So it goes on... ↵😡

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smartcoyote

As a matter of principle, I would never reply to any text messages, emails etc. in which you have to transfer money for a competition/contest, especially not with a credit card and in advance or similar. These are well-known scams, many people are fooled by them because the prizes that are supposedly up for grabs are fantastic. And often such "competitions/contests" turn out to be hidden subscriptions. Data is the new gold. These days, it's easy to get hold of cell phone numbers, e-mail addresses, etc. Someone somewhere is bound to have left this data behind; and providers or other companies also sell data on (including app providers). And so at some point they end up with dubious people with scam competitions etc. You can now get everything on the dark web (there are several online articles about this), including credit card records including all the necessary personal data, cell phone numbers, email addresses, etc.

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Sebastian_Migros

smartcoyote

As a matter of principle, I would never reply to any text messages, emails etc. in which you have to transfer money for a competition/contest, especially not with a credit card and in advance or similar. These are well-known scams, many people are fooled by them because the prizes that are supposedly up for grabs are fantastic. And often such "competitions/contests" turn out to be hidden subscriptions. Data is the new gold. These days, it's easy to get hold of cell phone numbers, e-mail addresses, etc. Someone somewhere is bound to have left this data behind; and providers or other companies also sell data on (including app providers). And so at some point they end up with dubious people with scam competitions etc. You can now get everything on the dark web (there are several online articles about this), including credit card records including all the necessary personal data, cell phone numbers, email addresses, etc.

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Hello everyone Thanks for your advice. If you have indeed received SMS messages again. These messages are NOT sent by Migros and have nothing to do with Migros. Please delete the messages, do not forward them, do not click on any links and especially do not enter your credit card details. Best regards Sebastian

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mitmigiunzufrieden

smartcoyote

As a matter of principle, I would never reply to any text messages, emails etc. in which you have to transfer money for a competition/contest, especially not with a credit card and in advance or similar. These are well-known scams, many people are fooled by them because the prizes that are supposedly up for grabs are fantastic. And often such "competitions/contests" turn out to be hidden subscriptions. Data is the new gold. These days, it's easy to get hold of cell phone numbers, e-mail addresses, etc. Someone somewhere is bound to have left this data behind; and providers or other companies also sell data on (including app providers). And so at some point they end up with dubious people with scam competitions etc. You can now get everything on the dark web (there are several online articles about this), including credit card records including all the necessary personal data, cell phone numbers, email addresses, etc.

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Exactly, everyone should be aware that Migros never asks for credit card numbers by e-mail or makes a request for payment in a competition, and then in euros. Common sense is required here. Incidentally, the same thing is happening at Swisscom right now (not from Swisscom, of course) - you have to click on a link to get to the prize. What is particularly noticeable is that the familiar Swisscom sign is missing, so don't click on it if you have received something like this.

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mitmigiunzufrieden

Bodenseeknusperli

Well, grandchildren tricks and fake policemen to whom you give all your valuables still work... doesn't always have anything to do with common sense - it's very insulting to the victims. It's all about education!

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I haven't offended anyone by talking about common sense, because without it you'll sooner or later fall into these nasty traps! And anyone who listens to the radio, watches television or reads the newspaper should actually be enlightened - you simply have to heed this advice over and over again, otherwise it's your own fault (that's not an insult either)!

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smartcoyote

mitmigiunzufrieden

Exactly, everyone should be aware that Migros never asks for credit card numbers by e-mail or makes a request for payment in a competition, and then in euros. Common sense is required here. Incidentally, the same thing is happening at Swisscom right now (not from Swisscom, of course) - you have to click on a link to get to the prize. What is particularly noticeable is that the familiar Swisscom sign is missing, so don't click on it if you have received something like this.

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Not only Swisscom is affected, but also Swiss Post and some banks. Ultimately, it can affect any company... As a matter of principle, I would never respond to such text messages/emails, let alone click on links. Reputable companies never ask for money in advance for competitions etc. or for credit card details or the like via text message or e-mail.

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ACHTUNG falsche Migros sms Gewinnspiel BETRUG

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