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Is this too good to be true? Help

Just received the following email but I think it is a hoax what do you think Thanks



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Congratulations,you have been selected as one of the lucky winners of a 2000 Pounds Tesco Voucher,useable in any of our tesco outlets or online.

To claim your win,you have to be a Tesco Credit Card ,Tesco Savings or Tesco Loan customer.Follow the link that best suits you,and fill in all details correctly to enable us send the voucher to you by post.

CREDIT CARD CUSTOMER CLICK THE LINK BELOW

Credit Card Click here to Claim

SAVINGS OR LOAN CUSTOMER CLICK THE LINK BELOW

Savings/Loan Click here to Claim

If you have both services with Tesco Bank.Please,make sure you follow both links to make confirmation easier.Voucher will only be sent by post if the details you fill in are complete and they match our records.

Note:This message is meant for tesco bank customers ,if sent to you in error please disregard it

Tesco Personal Finance Online Service

Tesco Personal Finance Security Department "

Comments

  • janie123
    janie123 Posts: 47 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Photogenic
    I got one as well, looked dodgy to me so I deleted it.

    Jane
  • StokieBecks
    StokieBecks Posts: 4,997 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Xmas Saver!
    i would say probably scam as a) you would remember entering a competition for £2000 and b) nothing should ask you to click any link to claim a prize or forward your details. if you hover over the links they are both completely different and don't look like very genuine addresses to me sorry
    £2 Savers Club for 2022 #12
  • Yeah got one as well, it is a scam one but looks more believable and the send address seems to come from an @tesco.com email which is going mean people fall for it unfortunately
    July 2015 Wins- Shaun The Sheep Goody Bag, 4x Books

    Year to date: £786

    Total to date ( Since 2008 ) = £37,345 :eek:
  • When I hold my mouse over the link I can read the link URL. They do not look like Tesco links.
  • mrcol1000
    mrcol1000 Posts: 4,799 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    The fact both links seem to take you to Russian websites should tell you what is obvious. I know it always feels like you could have won something like this but Tesco are unlikely to send you an e-mail out of the blue asking you to confirm your details. If you really still think it could be genuine try ringing them on the number on your card as if it is a fraud you are probably not the first person to think it could be real and I expect there will be customers who have been duped.
  • bhafc810
    bhafc810 Posts: 11,285 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    SCAM! ive been getting bout 5 emails a day for the last 3 days!
    Back comping Nov 2021

    Wins
    3 pens
    £10 Odeon Cinema Voucher
  • Thanks everyone. I have forwarded the email onto Tesco Finance
  • ADempsey
    ADempsey Posts: 34 Forumite
    Definitely a scam, one of the links is to a Russian domain, the other to a Ukrainian, last time I checked Tesco wasn't based in either!
    My December Wins: Pringles Speaker, Brothers Flag, Squeezy Tomato Ketchup Holder, £10 iTunes Voucher, £5 Kobo eBook Voucher

    Previous Wins: The Spycatcher Book, Angry Birds On Thin Ice, 2 x Tickets to Seann Walsh
  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Thank God y'all saying it's a scam. Phew!! Without a second glance, I deleted mine :rotfl:
    SECRET TO WINNING PRIZES ;):
    If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
    Thoughts become things!
    What you think about you bring about!
    No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
    Romans 12:15 Be happy with those who are happy :)
  • hj2
    hj2 Posts: 213 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I've had 2 Deleted mine hoping it was a scam. Thanks for confirming
    2012 wins:
    May - baby show tix, 103 itunes downloads, June - gardeners world tix and meet alan titchmarsh, Mortal Chaos (book), Horse summer sheet, £50 Voucher

    I'm hooked once again on comping, keep the wins coming please comping fairy
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