Shein voucher scam. In the last few days in Italy it has gone viral on WhatsApp and Facebook a guess online game to get a good one Shein from 300 euros. However, it is a scam created to steal the personal data and credit card numbers of those who participate.
The viral game on WhatsApp and Facebook
Between 27 and 28 March it went viral on various Italian social networks including Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), and also on some messaging apps such as WhatsApp, a game that would allow you to obtain a 300 euro voucher to spend on the Chinese fast fashion store’s website Shein.
Often the messages and posts that appear regarding this game they ask you to click on a link, from which, by entering your information, you obtain a code to participate in the game.
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However, if you visit the official website of the clothing brand, you won’t notice it no advertising for a game like this. The reason is that these messages are actually a scam to steal data from those who participate in them.
The intervention of Shein staff
To clarify that Shein has nothing to do with this viral campaign was the staff of the fast fashion brand itself, who intervened in a Facebook group to warn their customers of Don’t trust the link.
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“At the moment there is no campaign Shein Italy of this type, only follow what is announced on our official channels, while we will report these messages to the authorities” reads the post.
How to avoid the 300 euro voucher scam
THEThe game to win a 300 euro voucher on Shein is therefore a scam went viral on various parts of the internet in Italy. It is not the first time that the Chinese brand has been dragged into this type of initiative without its knowledge.
The best way to avoid the scam is to not click on the link it is went viral. If you have already done so and provided a password, the correct behavior would be, for security, to change all the same passwords used on other sites and consider it compromised.
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Finally, if by following the link you entered a number credit or debit cardit is better to block it for safety and report what happened to your bank in order to prevent unwanted transactions from being carried out.
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