Tuesday, May 12, 2015

iPhone 6: Beware of scams on the Web, warns the UFC-Que … – Les Echos

False promotions, concerning last cry smartphones offered at 1 euro, popping up on the web, warning UFC-Que Choisir who believes that victims of such scams “There are dozens.”

The brand new iPhone 6 to 1 euro only, not for tomorrow. And for now, it is a scam, alert the UFC-Que Choisir, which points out that victims of these false promotional offers “ are dozens .” The consumer association argued that there are “ tens of variants ” of these scams.

Every time, the process is the same. The promotional page, design and cared rhetoric prompts the user to enter their e-mail address and accept the générales.Elles conditions are also detailed seamlessly just below the offer “said UFC-Que Choisir.

The organization adds that the user must then “ enter bank details. And a few days later, he finds that a tidy sum, 49 to 89 € depending on the offers was debited from his account in addition to the euro initially taken . “



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This does not even guarantee to receive the device as the user has, in fact, registered on the site have created this false construction – the euro paid to “benefit” of a trial period to test the services of the site in question as Rockyfroggy (a gaming site online music) or Radioplanets (a music site). Regarding the iPhone 6 or Edge Galaxy S6 promised at an unbeatable price, one must still be drawn into “ is usually ” selected “ all 500 participants <. /> em>, “said UFC-Que Choisir

To attract Internet users, sites behind these scams make use many ruses: contest, notes fictitious blog, satisfaction survey … The commonest being that imitating ‘ an article false “notes the consumer association.

Sites of the World and La Tribune were victims. Writing this latter even was forced to publish an article, a real one this time, to explain that these items were not his doing and that it was a scam. Currently, these false promotions flood the social networks, mainly Twitter, further emphasizes the UFC-Que Choisir. Beware of smoke and mirrors.



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