Costco Is Warning Shoppers Not To Fall For These Online Scams
Shutterstock By Felix Behr/April 22, 2021 12:44 pm EST
Scams concerning Costco have proliferated recently. Currently, according to Costco’s listing on its website, 14 of them are at play. The scams consist of a few subgroups. There are the fake satisfaction surveys, one of which is a straightforward survey while another promises to enter the respondents into a sweepstakes with $500 prize. There’s a third one that presents exclusive Costco offers and a fourth boasts a free TV for all who comply.
After that, there are the texts informing you that your $101 loyalty reward has shipped, offering overcharge reimbursements, or enticing you with direct deposit for cashback rewards. There are also fake rewards or gift card redemption and an exclusive giveaway. On the more devious end, there is a scam that pretends to have $130 in a coronavirus stimulus for Costco’s members and a fake job interview that probably preys upon people suffering from the uptick in unemployment. On the more over-the-top end, there is a fake Facebook post purporting to give everyone who shares it a Christmas box containing $250 worth of groceries and a $35 Costco voucher and a fake raffle winner announcement that tells people they won $460,000 with $6,994.92 as their first payment (via Costco).
Obviously, that is a lot of information. However, familiarizing yourself with the pictures Costco has shared of each scam, as well as employing a certain degree of skepticism, should steer you straight.
Costco Is Warning Shoppers Not To Fall For These Online Scams
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By Felix Behr/April 22, 2021 12:44 pm EST
Scams concerning Costco have proliferated recently. Currently, according to Costco’s listing on its website, 14 of them are at play. The scams consist of a few subgroups. There are the fake satisfaction surveys, one of which is a straightforward survey while another promises to enter the respondents into a sweepstakes with $500 prize. There’s a third one that presents exclusive Costco offers and a fourth boasts a free TV for all who comply.
After that, there are the texts informing you that your $101 loyalty reward has shipped, offering overcharge reimbursements, or enticing you with direct deposit for cashback rewards. There are also fake rewards or gift card redemption and an exclusive giveaway. On the more devious end, there is a scam that pretends to have $130 in a coronavirus stimulus for Costco’s members and a fake job interview that probably preys upon people suffering from the uptick in unemployment. On the more over-the-top end, there is a fake Facebook post purporting to give everyone who shares it a Christmas box containing $250 worth of groceries and a $35 Costco voucher and a fake raffle winner announcement that tells people they won $460,000 with $6,994.92 as their first payment (via Costco).
Obviously, that is a lot of information. However, familiarizing yourself with the pictures Costco has shared of each scam, as well as employing a certain degree of skepticism, should steer you straight.
After that, there are the texts informing you that your $101 loyalty reward has shipped, offering overcharge reimbursements, or enticing you with direct deposit for cashback rewards. There are also fake rewards or gift card redemption and an exclusive giveaway.
On the more devious end, there is a scam that pretends to have $130 in a coronavirus stimulus for Costco’s members and a fake job interview that probably preys upon people suffering from the uptick in unemployment. On the more over-the-top end, there is a fake Facebook post purporting to give everyone who shares it a Christmas box containing $250 worth of groceries and a $35 Costco voucher and a fake raffle winner announcement that tells people they won $460,000 with $6,994.92 as their first payment (via Costco).
Obviously, that is a lot of information. However, familiarizing yourself with the pictures Costco has shared of each scam, as well as employing a certain degree of skepticism, should steer you straight.
