Lidl fed up! It’s not easy to manage your image when counterfeiters use your celebrity to steal potential clients.
Lidl in turmoil?
We don’t always know it, but Lidl has been around since the 1930s. Only until the 1970s it was not as specialized in the design of small household appliances. By mixing food and electronic promotions, it sets itself apart from the competition. Today there are roughly 11,463 stores and roughly a third are in Germany. However, it should be noted that there are different seats. After a long stay in Alsace, and more precisely in Strasbourg, the Frenchman has just put his bags down in Rungis. For the anecdote, know that there are more than 1,000 discount supermarkets in France.
What’s going on ?
Today, we can access the promotions of Lidl via a catalog. Distributed on the website in PDF format or even on paper directly in stores, we scrutinize it carefully. Who knows, maybe from one week to the next, you will find something that suits you? Also customers have become accustomed to connecting to the application to see the latest news. However, malicious people wanted to take advantage of this discount phenomenon. More and more customers have received a strange email.
#Rennes #new LIDL: a new scam with a fake voucher in the key The German discount store LIDL celebrates its 30 years and clever kids have decided to take the opportunity to scam the p https://t.co/KAvtPGNTcz pic.twitter.com/lfI1VlMsqr
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Disguised as a gift card Lidl amounting to fifty euros, it takes up the store’s philosophy point by point. Namely, save while having a little fun from time to time. Unfortunately, the problem is that to receive this famous priceless voucher, you have to answer a questionnaire. This is when counterfeiters take action. They will recover your bank account statement and will not hesitate to empty your account! Is it really useful to point out that this famous check, you will never see the color?
Never again !
If this has happened to you, don’t beat yourself up. This kind of practice is unfortunately so common that the police get tired of it. In any case, spread the message around you. You may not know it, but maybe someone around you has also fallen for this fake Lidl. Therefore, the first thing to do is to contact your bank. Calmly explaining the situation to him, it should be okay. Don’t forget to object. Since they are very fast, some operations should unfortunately occur. Don’t panic, there are always solutions.
So that this kind of scam Lidl or other does not happen again, Objection would like to give you some advice. First of all, we always look at the sender of the email. It may seem trivial, but yet it is very important in this kind of case. Therefore, if you see the slightest suspicious character, run away. Or else, start by putting this email directly in the trash. Then, this famous mail must absolutely become mail no grata! So there is bound to be an option to turn it into “junk mail”.
In the opinion of all specialists, you really have to be careful when an offer seems too good to be true. Either they will use your personal data for commercial purposes. Either, they will unfortunately be able to take control over your bank and use it. Last small precision, SMS can also be a means of accessing your bank account. In this case, it’s called the ping call. This time there are apps to block the number sending you strange things. Don’t hesitate to block anything that seems suspicious to you.
#TasteLidl # Anniversary tour
30 years that Lidl has supported you on a daily basis and
we wanted to celebrate it with you ????
The Lidl Tour was the perfect opportunity to meet you everywhere in France and to have you taste our products at the Hour of Goûter! pic.twitter.com/Wwa2KEYvOk– Lidl France (@lidlfrance) September 5, 2019
Regarding Lidl, the German brand wanted to explain itself on this subject. So she tells us that she “Celebrated our 30th birthday recently, but by giving away scratch cards at the cash register. When this type of scam arises, we submit it to our legal department to put an end to it quickly ” Dear reader ofObjection, as you can imagine, the store is not at all an isolated case. So keep your eyes open and stay alert! And most importantly, spread the message around you. Nothing beats word of mouth to stop a mass phenomenon.
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