Which? Scam?

MynameisMichaelCane

I have today received an email from Which? giving me a code for a £20 Amazon gift card? I'm assuming it's a scam. Does anyone know for sure?

born_again

Why would it be a scam?

Which do all sorts of offers.

molerat

When you hover over any links who / where does it link to ?

Are you a Which? member ?

MynameisMichaelCane

born_again said:

Why would it be a scam?

Which do all sorts of offers.

I used to subscribe to Which and I often get offers similar to this to entice me back. But this seems to be giving the voucher without any commitment on my part. When I hover over the Amazon link for terms and conditions there is a long list of letters and numbers. I generally think that anything that looks too good to be true is a scam. 

born_again

MynameisMichaelCane said:

born_again said:

Why would it be a scam?

Which do all sorts of offers.

I used to subscribe to Which and I often get offers similar to this to entice me back. But this seems to be giving the voucher without any commitment on my part. When I hover over the Amazon link for terms and conditions there is a long list of letters and numbers. I generally think that anything that looks too good to be true is a scam. 

What about hovering over the email address it came from?

user1977

MynameisMichaelCane said:

born_again said:

Why would it be a scam?

Which do all sorts of offers.

But this seems to be giving the voucher without any commitment on my part. 

Well, is that any more likely than a Nigerian prince offering you the contents of their safe deposit box?

MynameisMichaelCane

born_again said:

MynameisMichaelCane said:

born_again said:

Why would it be a scam?

Which do all sorts of offers.

I used to subscribe to Which and I often get offers similar to this to entice me back. But this seems to be giving the voucher without any commitment on my part. When I hover over the Amazon link for terms and conditions there is a long list of letters and numbers. I generally think that anything that looks too good to be true is a scam. 

What about hovering over the email address it came from?

I've compared the email address with others that I've received from Which and it looks genuine but I'm not risking it. I have heard of so many people taken in by scams that I have become very cautious. As the saying goes, there's no such thing as a free lunch!

GardenBirdWatcher

If they are giving you a code in the email then why not go to Amazon without clicking any links in the email and log in and try applying the code to your Amazon account (assuming you have one). If it's legitimate then it should get added to your balance.

outtatune

born_again said:

MynameisMichaelCane said:

born_again said:

Why would it be a scam?

Which do all sorts of offers.

I used to subscribe to Which and I often get offers similar to this to entice me back. But this seems to be giving the voucher without any commitment on my part. When I hover over the Amazon link for terms and conditions there is a long list of letters and numbers. I generally think that anything that looks too good to be true is a scam. 

What about hovering over the email address it came from?

It's pretty simple to spoof a 'from' email.