Supermarket: the new deadly scam that exploits the need to save of Italian consumers has been triggered. How to defend against this fraud?
Inflation and rising food prices continue and there are those who take advantage of this context. The new scam is really deadly: they leave your account at zero while you are in the checkout line. After the shrinkflation, supermarkets are implementing a “crafty” commercial strategy aimed at stealing money from customers.
Spending more and more expensive at the supermarket: the price increases continue
Consumers have been grappling with continuity for months now increases in food spending. Faced with a dizzying increase in food prices, there is the difficulty of finding certain types of goods, which in the past were easily found.
It is difficult to find pasta, flour, bottles of sparkling water, fruit, vegetables and fish. As Coldiretti reports, increases in bills and fuel slow down the production of food products.
It also adds the weather factor: it has been for some time that the entire Italian peninsula has been affected by drought and the scorching heat that has destroyed most of the crops. With the recovery of post-Covid consumption, the demand for products has increased and an inflationary spiral has been triggered.
Furthermore, even the cost of raw materials and packaging has experienced a dramatic increase. Faced with this economic scenario, many commercial brands in the retail sector are taking advantage of the Italians’ need to save.
Supermarkets: here is the scam of the rich discount coupons
The supermarkets are putting in place a scam that promises the delivery of “Generous” discount coupons in exchange for a simple survey. Just take a few minutes to fill out a questionnaire on your spending habits to receive a rich shopping voucher in exchange, which allows you to shop for free.
Through the survey, the supermarket wants to learn more about customers’ shopping habits and aims to retain them by providing a rich discount. What is the scam? After completing the survey, the consumer is asked to pay a contribution for the shipping costs of the discount voucher directly to his home.
Supermarkets: how to defend yourself from this scam?
Once the payment is made, the scammers take possession of the sensitive consumer data, which provide credit card information. It is good to beware of these scams and these savings promises. To save on spending it is good to choose discounted products and those in promotion.
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