The claim
A variety of Facebook pages called “Aldi Fans” offer televisions and other consumer goods to give away.
Our conclusion
Without exception, these are data collectors who will spam you. There's nothing to win.
Many companies are not doing particularly well at the moment. Except Aldi, that's what it seems like. Because Aldi is giving away televisions. Just like that. Because they can no longer be sold. For whatever reason. It doesn't matter, no matter how unbelievable an offer may seem, there are still enough Facebook users who fall for it and take part because "there could still be something to it " and " it doesn't cost anything .
" Almost true. It only costs your own data and a lot of nerves if you are bombarded with spam calls and a huge number of emails.
The wrong Aldi pages
The pages usually only exist for a few days to weeks, until they are either deleted by the creators or removed from Facebook. Many of the pages appear at the same time and all post the exact same posts:
The posts in which it is claimed that the televisions are no longer sold due to small defects and therefore have to be disposed of, which is why they are now being given away, always contain several “evidence images” that are older and have nothing to do with a gift campaign. be found in an article from 2019 .
The deceptive data collector link
Both in the post and in the comments, the data collectors point out a link to a form. You have to register there by a date in a few days, then the television will be delivered the next day:
It is specified again in the comments: The post must be posted in 5 groups and you should also tag 5 friends.
Clicking on the link then takes us to a page created with Google Sites , where we have to click a button to get to the form... and that is where the data collector trap is located.
Suddenly there is no longer a television to request, but instead you take part in an alleged competition for a €500 Aldi voucher. The organizer is “ Myemail Ltd. “, a UK shell company managed from Cambodia The “competition” no longer runs until (in our example above) April 15th, but until December 31st - and claiming a possible win would be an impossibility.
If you enter your information into this form, you can expect a lot of spam of all kinds, from annoying emails to “you won the lottery” calls.
In your own interest, it is therefore extremely advisable not to enter your data into this form or to comment on these pages with “I want to win” or anything similar. Because once the data collectors know that you are gullible, you are a potential target for further fraud methods.
Also interesting:
This type of fraud is not new on Facebook and after 11 years of Mimikama it is no longer understandable why Facebook cannot get this problem under control and finally put a stop to such fraudsters!
Scammers pose as Facebook and want to crack your profile and page
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