In recent days a post is being shared by WhatsApp Y Facebook about a job offer in Mercadona. “Great call. People over 18 with or without experience can apply. 580 places available ”, states the message, which includes a link to an alleged job offer. However, as Tododisca.com has been able to verify, this is a case of ‘phishing’, a technique that scammers use to get hold of all our personal data.
In these days where the economy does not give us a break, there are many who try to take advantage of the desperation of the people and take advantage of this type of scams related to job offers. In this case, the injured company is being Mercadona, whose name has been the claim used by these ‘hackers’ who try to keep our personal data, money and everything they find in their path.
As we can verify, in case the happy one reaches us WhatsApp With the scam, the website that presents the fraudulent offer (http://mercadona.vacantes2020hoy.online/) is not an official page of the supermarket chain (https://www.mercadona.es/). To look more real, scammers use all the visual identity that Mercadona has on its website It might seem real, but as the Maldita.es team has verified, the page is a scam.
What is known about this new WhatsApp scam?
In the event that the WhatsApp Regarding the new vacancies in Mercadona, we must be careful and try not to click on it. In case we ‘click’ on it, it will take us to a website where we must respond to a simple survey.
After completing the form they tell us that we have been selected to do a job interview with Mercadona, but first you must share the offer with 5 friends and WhatsApp groups under the excuse that “they can also find employment.” Be very careful, this is where the fraud, because what they want is to keep all your data and those of your contacts.
As we can imagine, It is not the first phishing campaign to affect Mercadona and that in these times of Covid-19 are being accentuated since they try to take advantage of the need of people who have lost their jobs. It is possible that they will not take any money from us, if obviously we do not put a card or any type of personal data. If you think you have fallen for the scam and you think your money is in danger, it is best to go to the police station to file a complaint as soon as possible.
How to avoid being a victim of phishing?
Obviously, this type of messages by WhatsApp It is usually unavoidable, but we can have a series of recommendations at hand that we can follow when an alleged alert or raffle comes back to you on behalf of a trusted company such as Mercadona, Carrefour or Zara, for example.
- Take a good look at the email address. If you receive a message, pay attention to the email address that sends it to you, specifically what comes after the “@”. In case we notice something strange, delete the email directly.
- Check the address of the web to which it redirects you. In general, these types of notifications are accompanied by a link in which they ask us to enter our data. If the url of this web page is not of the company you are pretending to be or is a mixture of letters, numbers and the name of that company, do not enter your data.
- Be careful if, when trying to click on the elements of the web, it does not direct you to any site or ask you to verify your data.
- Check with the sources before giving your data. These messages convey urgency so you don’t have time to react. Remember that you can ask the company itself, the Police or the Civil Guard to avoid falling into this type of scams that are more common than they seem on Facebook and WhatsApp
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