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Please see below for examples of prominent fraudulent emails, texts, and posts that are currently circulating. These offers are not from Costco Wholesale. You should not visit any links provided in messages such as these, and you should not provide the sender any personal information.
In this scam, you receive a text message from a number claiming to be Costco. In the message, they supply you with a URL to click in order to redeem your Citi Rewards Direct Deposit.
- Exclusive giveaway scam. You may receive a text or email saying you’ve been “specially selected” for an “exclusive” giveaway. All you have to do is click on a link to enter to win.
- Fraudulent survey text. Smishing (aka a text message scam) is a common trick among con artists hungry for your hard-earned cash. But the Costco survey scam is a particularly successful take on this because it offers you a prize for answering “a few quick questions.”
- Fraudulent satisfaction survey email. Like Amazon email scams, this swindle succeeds because the email looks legitimate. After all, “Costco” is asking about your customer satisfaction—and it promises a reward for your effort.
- Fraudulent website. If you find yourself on Costco’s website but didn’t type the web address into your search bar, be careful. You may have followed a bogus link to a fraudulent website.
Keeping our customers’ personal information secure and confidential is one of Costco Wholesale’s highest priorities. Below are some of the most common types of scams and suggestions on how you can be aware and help protect yourself against identity theft. Phishing and Spoofing. Fictitious Job Offer Emails.
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Scammers pretend to be Costco and send you messages and try to lure you into clicking on the link they attached in the text. For example, they falsely claim that you can claim your annual rewards as a Costco Wholesale member, or they say they are offering COVID-19 stimulus packages for you. If you take the bait and click on the link, you will be ta...
How to avoid fake Costco customer service scams?
1. Be smart with your personal information. 2. Turn to the official customer service for help directly. 3. Check before you click on any links using Trend Micro Check. It’s free! Trend Micro Checkis a browser extension and mobile app for detecting scams, phishing attacks, malware, and dangerous links — and it’s FREE! Click on the button below to try Trend Micro Checkfor free now:
Emails are one of scammers’ favorite tactics to use to exploit. They impersonate Costco and send you emails and lure you into click on a link they provide by claiming that they are giving away special offers, 3C products as a reward, or that you have to confirm details of an upcoming job interview, to name a few. The link included is a phishing lin...
Scammers create fake Costco Facebook fan pages and falsely claim that they are giving away $35 Costco vouchers to people to celebrate their 35th anniversary. They post statements in the name of Craig Jelinek, Costco’s CEO, trying to make people believe it’s legitimate. The post prompts you to leave comments and will send you a phishing link, which,...
Double-check the sender’s mobile number/email address.Reach out to the official website or customer support directly for help.Ignore too-good-to-be-true offers.Giveaway and Special Offer Scams. Some scammers send emails or texts or post social media ads directing you to take a Costco survey or enter a sweepstakes. They often claim you’ll win a...
There is a text scam circulating that asks members to click on a link to claim their 2% Executive Member reward. The text is a SCAM. Costco does not send text messages with respect to the 2% Executive Reward.
