Possible phishing email (Tesco) - Turned out to be a false alarm.

Ballard

I've received an email purportedly, and indeed quite possibly, from Tesco but I'm not convinced. It's come from info@email.tesco.com whereas I can only see that I've had them from @mail.tesco.com previously. This has gone to an email address that I rarely get spam into and they've got my first and last name correct so I'm inclined to think that it's probably genuine but it has a code and 'click here to see what it's for' button which is ringing alarm bells.

I've got two purposes to this post. Firstly, has anyone tried it and is it genuine? Secondly, if you have received one, be cautious unless we find out that it is okay.

PLRFD

Have you put the email address into Google ?

Ballard

PLRFD said:

Have you put the email address into Google ?

I tried that and it took me to the Tesco website but I could see nothing to tell me that it was a genuine address. I also tried googling the code that they’d sent but that came back blank. 

I think that it’s probably genuine but I’m not going to risk clicking on the link as the potential value of the code is unlikely to be worth the potential downside if it’s not. 

comeandgo

I got an email from Tesco bank giving me a voucher for money off my next spend but I don’t have to click any link, there is a bar code to use at the tills.

Ballard

I don't know why I didn't think of this before but I've copied the code into next weekend's order with Tesco and it is genuine. Not remotely useful as I don't drink cherry coke but I was concerned over nothing.

PLRFD

Ballard said:

I don't know why I didn't think of this before but I've copied the code into next weekend's order with Tesco and it is genuine. Not remotely useful as I don't drink cherry coke but I was concerned over nothing.

Much better safe than sorry.