Watch out for this Ikea scam in Switzerland

The Swedish furniture leader has been the victim of an identity theft on social networks since July 21. Caution!

The competition is shared and commented on abundant on social networks. To win, an Ikea Home gift box. The announcement describes:

To take advantage of this offering, simply respond to a short survey. If it is not enough, to motivate the most undecided, the competition announces that the stock is limited.

This unique opportunity is offered by Maison & Comfort Suissewho provides collaborating with Ikea, the Swedish furniture giant. Since July 21, this commercial operation is only aimed at Swiss residents and have been the most curious and curious.

The question arises: why would Ikea call on a Swiss company to offer gifts? Ikea needs no one to sell their stocks.

While walking on the page of the alleged company Maison & Comfort, we discover an email address (Switzerikea@gmail.com), a head office based in Geneva and even a Swiss fixed telephone number. Because the pretty facade hides a large hoax aimed at recovering the data from the participants, including their personal contact details, including their telephone number and their email address.

Contacted by us, IKEA explains that it has discovered this attempt to bake on social networks at the end of last week:

Besides Facebook, on Instagram too, it is the sponsored advertising fair. You will find there a link which refers to the famous fraudulent survey.

IKEA recalls that the brand’s customers must redouble their prudence with this kind of extremely “annoying and unfortunate scams”, writes the press service. And as these surroundings occur regularlysociety calls for prudence and repeats the injured persons the importance of reporting to the competent authorities the slightest attempt at scam.