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Northface/decathlon Scam?

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 atticus 24 Mar 2025

Found this from an add on facebook. If it is a scam it is very well done as the comments on the post looked like real people not just bots. Any one have any ideas?

https://fututex.info/blog/bellroy-venture-26l-backpack-review/?utm_campaign...

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 Neil Williams 24 Mar 2025
In reply to atticus:

It's obviously a scam, because if Decathlon were doing it it would be under the decathlon.com URL.  It's even a fake Facebook page with a fake survey.  The Decathlon replies are obviously by someone whose first language isn't English, and even don't look like the linguistic errors a French person would make (noting that Decathlon are French and a lot of their back office is in France).

Even the base URL looks dodgy if you go to it.

Clicked further and you get this URL (don't go to it, or if you do don't enter any details):

https://gift.wtaiworldstar.com/o/HIY7e/?ha_vid=5505e56623e748e29d9c7e076bce...

which is clearly dodgy too.  They're harvesting card details, names, addresses etc.

Post edited at 15:15
 girlymonkey 24 Mar 2025
In reply to atticus:

Also, when it's just appeared and says it's expiring today, they are trying to push you into it quickly so you don't get time to reflect on it 

OP atticus 24 Mar 2025

Yes looking at it more thoroughly it is definitely a scam but just wanted a second opinion as the advert was very convincing! thank you for the help!

 Summit Else 24 Mar 2025
In reply to atticus:

>  If it is a scam it is very well done 

The URL isn't exactly dripping with verisimilitude:

utm_campaign=vvOIapkv58&utm_medium=TOM+HARDY+5&utm_content=Новая+группа+объявлений+с+целью+"Лиды"&utm_term=2 ....

Post edited at 15:29
 dread-i 24 Mar 2025
In reply to Summit Else:

utm_campaign is a google tracking tag. Now that multiple people have clicked it, the bad guys will think he's a live one and send him more spam


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