- Norwegian Air has warned customers to watch out for a scam competition
- Users are being promised two free flights to a destination of their choice
- But are first being asked to fill in a survey on a fake malware plagues website
- After sharing the competition on Facebook, users then have their page hijacked
Norwegian Air has warned customers to watch out for a fake competition claiming to offer winners two free flights to a destination of their choice.
The scam is being shared on Facebook and claims the airline is giving away tickets to ‘usher in 2018’.
Hopeful users are clicking on a link to a post where they are transferred to a separate site and asked to fill out a questionnaire.
Norwegian Air has warned customers to watch out for a fake competition claiming to offer winners flights to a destination of their choice but are instead having their social media accounts hijacked
After completing the survey, users are then told to share the competition on their social media timeline, in order to spread the scam to others.
Unfortunately, the website is a fake plagued with malware that can steal personal information from users’ social media pages once shared.
It also posts from peoples’ Facebook page without permission.
The Facebook link takes you to a dodgy site with the URL ‘norwegian.coms-flights.win’.
Norwegian airlines has since issued a warning to potential victims after being alerted to the scam.
A spokesperson for the airline said: ‘We take cases of fraud extremely seriously and would like to warn against a false offer that is circulating on Facebook that Norwegian has no association with.
The scam is being shared on Facebook and claims the airline is giving away tickets to ‘usher in 2018’. Hopeful users are clicking on a link to a post where they are transferred to a separate site and asked to fill out a questionnaire
Previously, Ryanair warned customers via their Facebook page about a similar scam ‘Warning, don’t be fooled by this scam page. This is not an official Ryanair account or promotion. Remember, if it doesn’t have the “blue tick” verification, it’s not the official Ryanair account’.
‘We strongly advise people to treat this message as spam and not follow the link while our security teams actively investigate the matter.
‘We apologise for any confusion this may have caused.’
The budget airline is popular thanks to it’s cheap long haul flights to the US with more than one million followers on Facebook alone.
Previously, Ryanair warned customers via their Facebook page about a similar scam.
‘Warning, don’t be fooled by this scam page. This is not an official Ryanair account or promotion. Remember, if it doesn’t have the “blue tick” verification, it’s not the official Ryanair account’.
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