Argos shoppers told to ‘check your emails' for money off vouchers - but be wary
Argos shoppers have been urged to be cautious over money off vouchers appearing in email inboxes recently.
Shoppers appear to be receiving the "exclusive" offers from an email address claiming to be the retailer giving them £5 off when they spend £40. The email read: "You've got an exclusive voucher! Use your £5 voucher on the lastest deals and save even more!"
One Argos shopper shared a screenshot to a shopping advice page on Facebook telling others to "check their inbox". They wrote: "Anyone going to Argos make sure to check your emails." Some commenters shared that they had also received offers from Argos with even bigger savings. One commenter said they had received £6 off £60 last week but had received the new one today. Another shared a screenshot saying they had £10 off £95. Commenters also shared that they had been successful in bagging the deals when they shopped. However, some shoppers urged people to air on the side of caution as sometimes these types of emails could potentially be a scam.
This has been an offer from the retailer in the past with coupon and deals website listing it as genuine in April last year. The exclusive offers were given to those who signed up for the Argos marketing emails with a new email address.
In July last year, the consumer group Which? warned of an impersonation email making the round. This email - which appeared to be from Argos - was offering an "exclusive" reward for those who filled out a 30 second marketing survey. The website reported: "A scam email claiming to be from Argos offers an 'exclusive reward' in exchange for completing a '30 second marketing survey. This survey leads to a malicious website which asks for your financial information."
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The Mirror has approached Argos owner Sainsbury's to confirm whether the promotional offer appearing in email inboxes is legitimate. We will update this article when we know more.
On its website, Argos warns: "Please forward any suspicious emails or screenshots to: [email protected]. We can't reply to messages from this inbox but if you're concerned, have acted on any requests or clicked suspicious links contact us now. For suspicious Argos Card emails or content, please call: 03456 400 700. Help tackle fraud by also reporting the incident to Action Fraud."
Phishing emails are when a scammer pretends to be a well-known source or group either through emails or text messages, to try and get people to share personal information. Usually, phishing emails have identifying factors to them which include poor spelling and grammar, mistakes in the company’s name, or obscure email addresses.
If you believe you have received a fake email address you should report it as a scam as soon as you can. For scam emails, you can forward them to [email protected], and for scam text messages, forward them to 7726 for free.
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