Email for competition mobile from Curry’s , Is it a SCAM?

Angel13_2

I have received an email saying that I have won a prizedraw from CurrysPC World, it is for a Samsung or iPhone but they want £1 postage via VISA, it does actually look quite genuine but is it a Phishing Scam please?

[Deleted User]

That sounds like the least genuine email ever.

Bin it and stop opening "you're a winner!' emails.

tacpot12

Did you agree to enter a competition? You normally have to agree to your details being used. If you haven't bought anything from Currys, or you didn't enter a competition, or agree for your details to go into a prize draw, it will be a scam. They might well be phishing for your details, especially your date of birth, to claim Universal Credit in your name. You will end up owing the DWP thousands if this is the purpose of the scam - don't contact them unless you have a clear recollection of entering the competition. 

Don't click on any links in the email. If you know how to see where the links go to check these. The should go only to currys.co.uk. Check who the email is from, if it isn't from an email address that has @currys.co.uk, it is possible that Curry's are using a marketing company to run the prize draw, but if so, you need to check that the email address is correct for that company. If you don't know how to do this, please don't take a chance on it being correct. 

Farway

Angel13_2 said:

I have received an email saying that I have won a prizedraw from CurrysPC World, it is for a Samsung or iPhone but they want £1 postage via VISA, it does actually look quite genuine but is it a Phishing Scam please?

What a coincidence, I've won an Amazon prize draw that I never entered. What are the odds on that I wonder?

Of course mine, like yours, is a scam

ballyblack

Angel13_2 said:

I have received an email saying that I have won a prizedraw from CurrysPC World, it is for a Samsung or iPhone but they want £1 postage via VISA, it does actually look quite genuine but is it a Phishing Scam please?

STUPID QUESTION ! !

sdduk

Angel13_2 said:

I have received an email saying that I have won a prizedraw from CurrysPC World, it is for a Samsung or iPhone but they want £1 postage via VISA, it does actually look quite genuine but is it a Phishing Scam please?

Currys wouldn't want a £1 postage it would be free.....Its a scam....Be on the safe side and ask currys if they have a competition running but it sounds like a scam....If it sounds too good to be true it normally is.

Careful_Consumer

Angel13_2 said:

I have received an email saying that I have won a prizedraw from CurrysPC World, it is for a Samsung or iPhone but they want £1 postage via VISA, it does actually look quite genuine but is it a Phishing Scam please?

I received a “message” from (supposedly) Curry’s, London to say I had won an iPhone 11, and I sent the required £1.50 for shipping.  Yes, what a clot!
In my defence, I was on the Tesco groceries website at the time, and I was seamlessly moved into a competition where a choice had to be made from 12 presentation boxes.  The rest, as they say, is history
Fortunately, for any on line dealing I have a special current account to which I transfer money as needed. The account is kept low until needed, and only has about £16 in credit at the moment.  
Another lesson learned regarding the sophistication of scams and, if taken on board, not a bad outcome for £1.50

JJ_Egan

Thats it many Consumer are not careful .