Asda confirmed the voucher posts are a scam and have nothing to do with the supermark (Picture: Getty Images Europe)
Asda has warned customers of a voucher scam appearing on various Facebook pages.
A number of posts advertising free £250 Asda vouchers to ‘children enrolled in school’ have been spotted on the social media site.
The posts, made by bot accounts, include a deadline to apply and a link to a dodgy website.
An Asda spokesperson told the Sun the supermarket is not offering such a voucher and said shoppers should not click on the link.
They told The Sun: ‘It has been brought to our attention that there are a number of scam posts on social media advertising Asda vouchers.
‘These un-associated posts have been reported to Facebook and we are working hard to have them removed.
‘We encourage all customers to be careful before entering anything online that isn’t connected to an official Asda account or an official Asda website.’
The scam posts on Facebook (Picture: metro.co.uk)
The posts have been appearing in community Facebook groups, buying and selling pages and rental advice communities.
One of the posts reads: “Children Enrolled in School Receive £250.00 from ASDA.”
The deadlines on the posts often differ from each other.
There are also reports of similar posts that don’t mention school children. One says: ‘ASDA £250 payments have started!’.
A number of Facebook users have posted below the posts, warning others they are fake.
Asda and Meta, who own Facebook, do not know who is behind the scam.
A spokesperson for Meta said they don’t want anyone to fall victim to fraud and added they have systems in place to ‘detect and enforce against scams’.
Earlier this month, the Metro reported on scammers impersonating hotels on Booking.com.
Fraudsters gain access to the accounts of hotels and apartments, using them to message customers and ask for additional payments under various disguises.
In the first half of 2023 alone, Brits lost £580 million to scammers, while in the US consumers lost $10 billion.
Unsuspecting consumers fell for ID theft, bank scams and even police impersonations.
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