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Fake accounts

city1949
Posts: 4 Newbie
Really sick of all the fake accounts saying congratulations winner. Tiresome
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hi, as a newbie how do you know if if it is a fake account or not, sorry that’s probably been asked 100 times before. I received one today and I assume it’s not, it’s from Boots but in dollars? So assume this is fake? Thanks for your help.0
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If you have won something they don't normally ask you to do a survey and it would come from the company running the compMarch 25 - Aphrodisiac Chocolates £30 big table voucher
April 25 - £5 Starbucks voucher
August 25 - Bundle of Tessa Bailey Books2 -
That they are not using your name is a giveaway, also if they use part of your email address.. You can google "scam emails from (insert company)" At the moment I am getting loads, not from Temu - lol. Block, but they still come ........2
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For some reason lots of scammers seem to use Oral B as the prize to sucker people in, certainly on scam emails.
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Thank you everyone, I did google the website initially and it didn’t come up with anything so screen shot it and left it as I assumed it was a scam. Never mind. Always next time 🤞1
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Katxx2023 said:Thank you everyone, I did google the website initially and it didn’t come up with anything so screen shot it and left it as I assumed it was a scam. Never mind. Always next time 🤞1
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