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Argos phishing scam alert

(5 Posts)
bikergran Mon 17-Feb-20 08:40:28

Thanks for that as I shop a lot from Argos(yesterday actually)

TrendyNannie6 Mon 17-Feb-20 08:05:54

Thank you Caramac for hilighting yet another scam, so frustrating to get these texts. I never open them. I’ve always told my friends and family if you haven’t entered any competitions to win these type of things then you haven’t won anything, so do not open

BlueBelle Mon 17-Feb-20 08:03:18

There are lots of these I get them from apple telling me I ve won the latest phone

Esspee Mon 17-Feb-20 07:59:31

Thanks Caramac. There are so many scams these days that we all need to be wary of every single email we receive. I never respond, even to my bank. If I am unsure I simply call the business on a number I have sourced (not the number on the email) to check if the communication is genuine.

Caramac Fri 24-Jan-20 07:46:01

Beware texts purporting to be from Argos saying you have won a gift card. DH received one after shopping at Argos. He didn’t open the message but we checked online as we suspected a scam. As suspected the text was not from Argos and is purely designed to get hold of your bank details etc.