{"id":47128,"date":"2022-06-15T19:24:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T19:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/heineken-says-theres-no-free-beer-warns-of-phishing-scam\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T19:24:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T19:24:43","slug":"heineken-says-theres-no-free-beer-warns-of-phishing-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/heineken-says-theres-no-free-beer-warns-of-phishing-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Heineken says there\u2019s no free beer, warns of phishing scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s no such thing as free beer for Father’s Day \u2014 at least not from Heineken. The brewing giant confirmed that a contest circulating on WhatsApp, which promises a chance to win one of 5,000 coolers full of green-bottled lager, is a frothy fraud.<\/p>\n

“This is a scam and is not sanctioned by Heineken,” the beermaker said in a tweet<\/a>, adding it has alerted the UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting agency. The tweet also referred netizens to the company’s official statement on scams tied to the brewer’s name.<\/p>\n

“We strongly recommend that you do not open any documents attached to those communications, and that you do not respond in any way to such communications received, hence do not give any personal information or bank details,” it said. <\/p>\n