Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads

Tesco issues urgent warning to customers over website 'scam' targeting millions

Tesco has issued an urgent warning after discovering fraudsters stole its brand identity to promote a bogus online casino. The supermarket giant is the most recent in a growing list of well-known British companies and sporting figures whose images have been exploited by unlicensed gambling operators seeking to trade on their reputations.Adverts and websites distributed through social media platforms created the misleading impression that these b…

Fake casinos impersonate Tesco in UK ads

Unlicensed online casinos are using the branding and images of major company Tesco referring a fake casino operation to police and cybercrime authorities. The Facebook page advertised a site, calling it “the official Tesco casino,” and made use of the supermarket’s logos while referring to its games as being similar to the rows in Tesco […]

Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads – Net News 1

Exclusive: Supermarket joins line of firms and sports stars including Bellingham and Haaland to have their image hijacked via ads…

Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads

Tesco has alerted City of London police after it became the latest in a string of companies and sports stars, including Barclays bank and Lewis Hamilton, to have its image hijacked in a “scam” by unlicensed casinos advertising via Facebook and Instagram. The supermarket chain is among several household-name businesses to have been targeted in […]