Thursday, April 11, 2019
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Get $1000 to Spend at Mobil!
Congratulations, you’ve won a free $1,000 gift card – just click here to redeem it! Don’t believe all those “free” offers
Congratulations! You’ve won… nothing
This alleged scheme offers a sobering warning, not only about come-ons involving the word “free,” but also about what might be gained from offering something that, on its face, actually appears to be completely free.
When consumers clicked on the links in the spam text messages, they were taken to landing pages operated by one group of defendants, asking them to “register” for the free prizes they had been offered.
The registration process, the complaint alleges, was actually a method by which the defendants collected information about the consumers that was then sold to third parties.
But, as you’ve probably guessed by now, no one received a $1,000 gift certificate.
After victims provided their personal information, they were taken to sites owned by another group of defendants. Consumers were told that to win the prize they had been offered, they were required to complete a number of “offers,” many of which involved either paid subscriptions to services, or applying for credit. The FTC complaint alleges that the defendants were paid by the companies that advertised these offers.
Click here…and someone can have access to your personal information.
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