Be careful at Costco.
Costco's update follows actual reports from shoppers. On May 31, Consumer Affairs reported that at least one consumer
by this Costco scam. Robert, a resident of Renton, Washington, sent a review to the consumer organization detailing out how he had fallen victim to a fraudulent online website posing as the wholesale retailer.," Robert explained in his review to Costco."I believe it's a fake site but your logo appears on their web page. They offer products at great discounted prices. However, I never received the product l ordered or [a] response to my email.
Costco advises shoppers to watch out for a number of signs that could indicate a website is fake and not actually affiliated with the retailer. This includes the site having obvious grammar and spelling errors, the website domain name and email addresses on the site not being related to Costco.com, and the time zone listed being a non-U.S. time zone.Trong Nguyen / Shutterstock
This is hardly the only Costco scam out there, of course. The wholesale retailer now has 22 different schemes on its"currently known scams" list, from a flurry of fraudulent Facebook offers to a fake email indicating that Costco is interviewing for employee positions in your area. According to Consumer Affairs, this is a"strong reminder that Costco customers have become attractive targets who should think before they click.
"It is an unfortunate fact of the Internet that at any given time there are numerous illegitimate pop-up ads, surveys, websites, emails, social media posts and advertisements that purport to be from or authorized by Costco," Costco warns on its website."It is unlikely that Costco is affiliated with these promotions."
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