No, Lowes and Home Depot Are NOT Giving Away Mother's Day Coupons
Posted by: Timothy Tibbetts on 05/13/2018 02:40 AM
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While I'm certain, the executives at Home Depot and Lowes love their mammas I am also certain they aren't giving away $50 and $100 gift cards.
Sure enough, I load up Facebook, and there it is:
Please note these are easy to spot. Much like the Ray-Ban scam, you can see the website is giftreward.us. I've seen Ray-Ban scams where the website is something ridiculous like f9d9ok6yc.po.
Think about it. If they were doing a giveaway, they would do it on their own, top-tier domain name. This is all you need to know, but some do offer other indicators. I often see the timers. You've got 24 hours to claim it! This is a sense of urgency to get you in there and get your information before you have time realize what just happened.
These two scams aren't doing anything that crazy, only saying"1 per household" which is designed to make it feel legitimate. You'll be taken to a survey page which will ramp up to try and collect your personal information just before you get your fake coupon.
The goal here is always to get as much of your information as possible. While you may only get your email address added to some updated spam lists (which are sold on the web to anyone) you also risk having your credit card or your identity stolen. Scams like the Ray-Ban one are looking to get your credit card information.
If only one of my Facebook friends sees this, my day will be complete. Please use the share buttons at the top of this article to share with your Facebook friends.
Sure enough, I load up Facebook, and there it is:
Please note these are easy to spot. Much like the Ray-Ban scam, you can see the website is giftreward.us. I've seen Ray-Ban scams where the website is something ridiculous like f9d9ok6yc.po.
Think about it. If they were doing a giveaway, they would do it on their own, top-tier domain name. This is all you need to know, but some do offer other indicators. I often see the timers. You've got 24 hours to claim it! This is a sense of urgency to get you in there and get your information before you have time realize what just happened.
These two scams aren't doing anything that crazy, only saying"1 per household" which is designed to make it feel legitimate. You'll be taken to a survey page which will ramp up to try and collect your personal information just before you get your fake coupon.
The goal here is always to get as much of your information as possible. While you may only get your email address added to some updated spam lists (which are sold on the web to anyone) you also risk having your credit card or your identity stolen. Scams like the Ray-Ban one are looking to get your credit card information.
If only one of my Facebook friends sees this, my day will be complete. Please use the share buttons at the top of this article to share with your Facebook friends.
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