Urgent warning for Kmart customers as scam advertising fools shoppers into losing as much as $700 – here’s how to spot it
- A crafty scam has emerged fooling Kmart customers into handing over cash
- The false ad claims that Nintendo Switch stock is now $2.95, down from $379.86
- A handful of consumers have fallen prey to the scam and handed over details
- One woman described how her friend lost $700 to the Facebook scam
Kmart customers have been warned about a new scam circulating in bargain hunting Facebook groups in which advertisements offer Nintendo Switches for $2.95.
The fake Facebook post has been circulating in parents’ groups online and has already fooled a number of Aussies into handing their card details over.
The post includes a photograph showing a doctored Kmart price tag with a price tag showing that the gaming device has been reduced from $379.86 to $2.95.
It also claims that the lower price point is due to a contract dispute between Kmart and Nintendo.
The fake Facebook post has been circulating in parents’ groups online and has already fooled a number of Aussies into handing their card details over
This is factually incorrect and one of the first signs that something is amiss about the too-good-to-be-true advertisement.
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