WhatsApp fraud: The users of messenger application giant, WhatsApp need to beware of the 'Heineken Beer Father’s Day Contest 2022’ message that is circulating and trying to fool users into clicking the website link attached.
This year, the Father's Day celebration will be held on June 19.
The contest message is offering users a chance to win free crates of beer, however, the users are asked to click on a link for applying to the contest. The threat is that users' personal information is at risk due to the alluring message.
As per the Hindustan News Hub report, many people have received a message on WhatsApp these days, in which it was told that through ‘Heineken Beer Father’s Day Contest 2022’ you can win 5000 bottles of beer for your father
The message holds a picture of a crate filled with beer bottles and a link to a website for users to participate in the contest.
Further, the report cited that the online fraud website OnlineAlerts has cautioned users not to click on this link at all because doing so will lead the user to a phishing website that will steal all their personal information.
Also, the report mentioned that Heineken has clarified calling the message 'forgery' and stating that no such 'competition' has been initiated from their side.
On Wednesday, WhatsApp rolled out new options for privacy control settings.
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