Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The Heineken Whatsapp or Heineken Cooler Competition scam below, which claims to be giving away free Heinekens, is circulating on social media like wildfire. Therefore, recipients of the scam are asked not to follow the instructions in it. The scam tricks potential victims into visiting the phishing, spam, and malicious website, "tinyurl5 .ru", which steals personal information, and account credentials. The scam may also trick potential victims into signing up for unwanted services.
Heineken Bee Father's Day Contest 20225,000 coolers full of Heineken for you Dad. heinken.com
Heineken Bee Father's Day Contest 2022
5,000 coolers full of Heineken for you Dad. heinken.com
If the link in the fake post is clicked, potential victims will be taken to the fraudulent website. The website is being used in phishing and scamming campaigns which are setup by cybercriminals that actively lure unaware users into traps that claim to offer vouchers.
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Received it from a friend - this one was for a Screwfix DeWalt drill. Clicked the link and answered the 5 quick questions (no personal data in these). I then started clicking the boxes and realized that the web address had .ru un it so stopped and exited immediately. I've since run an Avast AV scan and it came up clean. Hope that means I've not picked up any spyware?
I clicked it as it was sent to me by my friend on WhatsApp- thought it was suss, so closed down and haven’t given any information - anything else I need to do on my phone?
I did a factory reset and malware scan on mine - might have been over the top, but as nobody has said yet where the scam is (is it phishing or is the webpage infectious?) I didn't want to take any chances.
I answered the questions it said I won the gift of the beers and I passed it on to lots of my friends. I really don't know what to do next,I am normally so good at not clicking into these scams please help
After you shared the links, did you have to give them details for delivery of fictitious prize?
Once you didn't give them your banking or other sensitive information, you should be ok.
I hit 'back' after I clicked the link and the web page said my device had a virus and a link to resolve - which I didn't do and just closed the page and ran a malware scan. So perhaps the scam is that it tries to make you think you've got a virus and give them your bank details to fix it? Or do they ask for some kind of payment for the delivery of the non existent prize?
The scam asks to share amongst 5 groups or 20 contacts then fill in delivery details. A bar fills up after each share, but 5 shares fulfil 75%, tempting you to share more. Various websites say if you click (which I did), disconnect and run a virus check
I clicked the link, stupidly. I then shut it down but I'm now thinking that they can steal details of finial apps etc. Can they?
Nooo ...
Could the link have put malware on the phone?
