- The message offers the chance to win one of 5,000 coolers; full of lager and links to a fake quiz-style competition.
- Heineken said this was a phishing scam – a way of tricking someone into clicking a malicious link.
- Or also entering personal information like bank details.
According to Heineken, a WhatsApp competition to win free beer for Father’s Day is a hoax.
The post includes a link to a phoney quiz-style game; where you can win one of 5,000 coolers full of lager.
Heineken, on the other hand, stated it was a phishing scam; in which someone is tricked into opening a malicious link; or entering personal information such as bank account numbers.
“We invite users to submit the message to us for review for spam or abuse,” a WhatsApp spokeswoman stated.
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According to a representative for Heineken, anyone who received the hoax message should “delete it immediately.”
They also stated: “We’re aware of the current phishing fraud circulating on social media, which Heineken has not approved. We’ve notified the appropriate authorities.”