Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The JB Draw, JB New Year Draw or JB Hi Fi New Year Draw scam text message below, which claims recipients made a purchase in one of the JB-stores in 2020, was entered in a draw, and have won a gift, is being sent by online scammers. Therefore, recipients are asked not to click the link in the fake JB Hi Fi New Year Draw text message.
From: +61411947891Dear [first name]. I've called 3 times during the day but you didn't respond? you wOn the JB-Draw (New Year) - Claim the gift: mmq4.club/Botaa
From: +61411947891
Dear [first name]. I've called 3 times during the day but you didn't respond? you wOn the JB-Draw (New Year) - Claim the gift: mmq4.club/Botaa
Jb Hi Fi is a aware of the scam text message and have published the following on their website to help protect online users:
Please be aware that there are a growing number of fraudulent or misleading scams using the names of well-known retailers, including JB Hi-Fi. These can involve emails or SMS messages, phone calls, social media posts or other unsolicited promotions that use the JB Hi-Fi brand to request personal or financial information or direct you to “scam” websites that appear to be linked to the retailer.These may also take the form of competitions to win gift cards or purchase heavily discounted products, which for example:ask recipients to fill out surveys and provide personal details.send SMS or email messages directing you to websites requesting credit card details to purchase product or personal information (these websites may look like JB Hi-Fi websites).ask recipients to share, comment or like a Facebook page.ask recipients to settle a debt with a government department with products bought from JB Hi-Fi.Please note that JB Hi-Fi will never ask for your personal or banking details in unsolicited communications. JB Hi-Fi’s official website can be found at jbhifi.com.au and any JB Hi-Fi special offers or competitions can be found on this website. We suggest that you do not respond to or participate in, any offer that appears suspicious or too good to be true.If you have a query about an offer that you’ve received, please email socialmediasupport@jbhifi.com.au. If possible, please include any screen grabs or URLs that might help us to respond to your query in a timely manner.
Please be aware that there are a growing number of fraudulent or misleading scams using the names of well-known retailers, including JB Hi-Fi. These can involve emails or SMS messages, phone calls, social media posts or other unsolicited promotions that use the JB Hi-Fi brand to request personal or financial information or direct you to “scam” websites that appear to be linked to the retailer.
These may also take the form of competitions to win gift cards or purchase heavily discounted products, which for example:
ask recipients to fill out surveys and provide personal details.
send SMS or email messages directing you to websites requesting credit card details to purchase product or personal information (these websites may look like JB Hi-Fi websites).
ask recipients to share, comment or like a Facebook page.
ask recipients to settle a debt with a government department with products bought from JB Hi-Fi.
Please note that JB Hi-Fi will never ask for your personal or banking details in unsolicited communications. JB Hi-Fi’s official website can be found at jbhifi.com.au and any JB Hi-Fi special offers or competitions can be found on this website. We suggest that you do not respond to or participate in, any offer that appears suspicious or too good to be true.
If you have a query about an offer that you’ve received, please email socialmediasupport@jbhifi.com.au. If possible, please include any screen grabs or URLs that might help us to respond to your query in a timely manner.
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I just received the same message and all sorts of invitations through other numbers. The scammers are so desperate that they have to do it everyday. They also call my number and pretend they're from certain associations offering discounts or savings blah blah. I always tell them to F_K OFF!
Clever scam as they knew my son's name and that he had recently purchased at JB HifI after giving JB my mobile number. The scammers keep sending messages from mobile numbers, so blocking doesn't work.
Dear Simon. I've called you several times with no answer? You w0n a gift in the JB-Draw! Congratulations on your gift - Get it here 3ynd.club/lehaaJust got the same and thought I’d google JB-DRAW and bam, if in doubt google it. It makes me think how they are getting personal information or which company/social media site that personal data’s on sell that information
Just received today from 61401723176:JB' New Years Draw results...Been having similar purporting to be from Harvey Norman.And phone calls (recorded voice) from "Telstra" (whom I haven't been with for over 10 years!Seems to be the season for scammers!
Similar scam messaged from 61411943629JB' New Years Draw results...Beware!
Just got the text from 61421 516 704 as well.Haven't bought anything from JB for over a year so knew it was a scam.Wouldn't be JBs fault I would think, scammers probably just using big name brands hoping for a sucker
I got this text from 0478 687572... how do they get my mobile number, and one name was correct?
also from 61483812803 0483812803
received this scam from 61431066796
I just received one from 0466245117
they are using 61466252956 0466252956 as well now
