500 Euro Media Markt voucher: unmask phishing SMS

If an SMS promises you a 500 Euro Media Markt voucher, you should be skeptical at first. In most cases, this is a scam.

500 Euro Media Markt voucher only fraud

If you get a text message that claims you could win a voucher, pay attention to the following points to expose a possible phishing text message.

• The spam SMS usually has the following text: "MEDIA MARKT 500EUR! Congratulations! You are the potential main winner of the final draw! Simply click + view: //MediaMarkt.gewinnlos.info/XXX"
• One example is the word "possible". You can see from this that only advertising for a competition is being carried out.
• The link should also give you food for thought: The decisive part for the provider is the name in front of the top-level domain. The top-level domain in this example is ".info". The domain "gewinnlos.info" is obviously not a domain of Media-Saturn Holding. Accordingly, you should be skeptical here.
• The domain owner of gewinnlos.info can create a possible subdomain (here MediaMarkt.) And therefore does not speak for an official campaign.
• If you click on the competition page it often says that you have not only won the voucher, but also an iPhone 6s. Then at the latest you should become suspicious.
• If you take a closer look, you will see that it is only about taking part in a competition.
• Do not enter any data here, the mesh only serves to collect your information. After your data has been collected, you will only receive spam by email or in the form of calls.
• It is very unlikely that you will receive or even sue for the profit, as organizers like "TELEMARK DOO" are based in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Exposing fake SMS - how it works

How to recognize PayPal spam can be read in the next practical tip. We also recommend that you look out for discounts before your next purchase at Media Markt.