Well, the infamous “Target 50% Off Store-Wide” coupons have started popping back up on Facebook again.
They usually pop up right before Thanksgiving but they’ve started making the rounds REAL early this year.
Sounds pretty good, right? After all, who wouldn’t like a 50% discount at Target?
The problem is, these coupons aren’t real. They’re nothing more than a ploy to get you to “Like” their Facebook page and visit a very realistic (but fake) copy of Target’s website.
If you take the bait and visit the fake website you’ll be asked to log in to your Target account. When you try to log in the scammers will collect your login info and use it to log in to your account on the real Target website and assume control of it.
And to top it all off, the fake website will infect your computer with malware. Not good.
Several of my friends have reported seeing these fake coupons in their newsfeeds, and I’ve seen a couple of them myself. If you happen to see one DO NOT click on it!
If you’ve already clicked on one these fake coupons and tried to log in to your Target account, I recommend that you change the password on your account and run a thorough malware scan ASAP.
Scammers, being the crooks they are, absolutely love taking advantage of folks during the holiday season when they know that we know there are plenty of legitimate great deals out there.
They know that our normal defenses are down thanks to the “Black Friday” mentality that seems to hit all of us upside the head right after Thanksgiving, and they take full advantage of it. And I think it’s absolutely despicable.
Judging from this scam’s early arrival it appears that “Black Friday” has arrived REALLY early this year!
Just always try to remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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