A WhatsApp message that Adidas shoes are being raffled off? Sounds good. But what is hidden behind it can be dangerous. How you should respond to the message.
A friend sends you one WhatsApp-Message that Adidas Have you raffled off a million pairs of shoes for International Women’s Day? That should make you prick up your ears.
Because: This chain letter is dangerous. It doesn’t come from Adidas, but from scammers – and there are no sports shoes to be won either. This is reported by the portal “verbraucherschutz.com”.
If you click on the link provided, you will not be taken to the Adidas website, but only to a fake page of the sporting goods manufacturer. You then have to answer a few questions here. At the end, you will be asked to forward this message to 20 WhatsApp contacts or five groups.
If you actually do this, either an input form opens on which you have to enter your data – but not your shoe size, which should make you puzzled. But it can also be that you should install an app and open it. In this case, however, a Malwarewho might be yours Passwords spies out, loads viruses onto your cell phone – or all of yours Smartphone paralyzes.
This is how you should respond to dubious chain letters
This is why the following applies to WhatsApp chain letters like this: It is best not to get involved in them at all. Only in the rarest of cases do you actually get something as a gift. Point out to the sender that this is a fake message that could harm the smartphone.
If you clicked the link and forwarded the message, do not download the app under any circumstances. As a general rule, do not click on any dubious links, do not simply enter your private data on forms – or do not download any apps that you do not know what they are. This saves you money that you could also buy shoes for.
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