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Internauts Warned of Fake Facebook Wall-Posts, E-mails Supposedly from Tesco

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According to researchers from ESET the security company, Internauts require being wary of scam e-mails along with fake posts from Facebook that Tesco the MNC for grocery as also common merchandise products is supposedly distributing online.

Displaying a header "Customer Satisfaction Survey" as well as showing Tesco.iealfred.paul@web.de in the sender's field, the scam electronic mail tells the recipient that he's the lucky one to answer a survey by Tesco that'll also gain him one gift certificate worth EUR50. However, to furnish the details in a form and subsequently get the reward, he requires clicking a given web-link.

Moreover, the e-mail tries to appear real and lawful, so it states that it's an automated missive requiring no reply.

Indeed, the e-mail seeming to be from Tesco.ie, while having one German address looks greatly unusual that becomes completely so when the questionnaire actually directs the user to give his entire credit-card information.