No “free” cafes! Attention to fraud circulating on Facebook

Anyone with a Facebook profile must have come across a post where a coffee machine is being sold for 1.99 euros. After doing a quick search, we realized that the car costs about 800 euros … so this is a “find” and, apparently, a good deal! But no…!!!

This is a scam that is spread by Facebook to steal your debit/credit card details.

In the digital world, there is no shortage of scammers with a wide variety of goals. This time, a SPONSORSHIP post is circulating on Facebook that aims to steal your credit or debit card details. The scam is well organized and there is even a series of fake profiles to back up the lies.

How does Facebook coffee machine scam work?

The scam pops up on users' Facebook feed with information that Philips is selling an out of stock Lattego 4300 coffee machine and is offering a Lattego 4300 coffee machine for only 4300. To order the machine, the user will need to follow a link.

The link is a type of game in which the user always wins (in three proposed attempts). As you can see in the following image, we "won" a car in the test we did, and in order to get it, we need to fill out a form.

Next, personal data is requested for the intended shipment of the machine. Even though they are personal data, they are not the most sensitive and therefore users are not always suspicious.

The next step (final step) is the scam itself. Customers are prompted to enter their credit/debit card details, expiration date and CVV/CVC. Obviously, by providing the fraudster with this data, he will be able to make digital payments.

If you see this post, please report it to Facebook. Do not enter any data and do not believe many comments confirming lies. This is a scam with the consent of Facebook to steal credit/debit card information.