'Please be careful': Woolworths shoppers targeted in $200 scam

Woolworths customers are being warned about a scam circulating online which promises money in return for sharing a “bogus” link.

The scam was brought to Woolworths’ attention by several people on their Facebook page after it began circulating online.

“Woolworths has declared that everyone who shares this link will receive $200,” the scam from a website with the domain name ‘AYUDAWALS.com’ says.

“TODAY ONLY”.

The link is embedded with a picture of a Woolworths store front.

People seemed to pick up on the scam and alerted Woolworths on its Facebook page.

“There is a bogus link being posted on Facebook saying that those who share the link will be given a $200 coupon or voucher,” one person wrote. “Please be careful it is a scam.”

A Woolworths worker replied thanking the man for bringing the scam to their attention.

“This is definitely not from us, but instead from a business posing as Woolworths to potentially receive financial or personal information from you,” the company said on Facebook.

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“We advise you to block the accounts/pages posting it, and not to click onto to any links or attachments in those posts.”

One woman did share a screenshot of the scam to Facebook, asking if the link was “legitimate” or not.

“We're sorry to see that you've encountered a scam and we'd like to let you know that we've reported this to the ACCC's SCAM Watch,” Woolworths said in response to the woman, confirming her suspicions.

The supermarket giant also shared a link to its website which covers scams and educates customers on how to spot them.

Scams via email or text are “often specially designed to look genuine, and often copy features from legitimate communications such as our logo and branding,” Woolworths warned.

These scams are set up by “online criminals”, hoping to gain access to personal or financial information.

“Please note, that Woolworths will never email, message, or call you to ask for your personal or financial information including your password, credit card details or account information,” the website says.

“Our correspondence will prompt customers to log-in to their Woolworths account if we require you to update your personal information.”

If you come across what you believe to be a scam relating to Woolworths, you can email hoax@woolworths.com.au to report it.

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