Whether you are a handyman or not, there is a good chance that you have already, one day, bought something in a Leroy Merlin store. Scammers are currently using this notoriety in a vast email phishing campaign.
It's a simple email that arrives in your inbox, passing through the spam filter, bearing the well-known Leroy Merlin logo in the header. We are not selling you anything but, on the contrary, we are offering you “a unique opportunity to receive a brand new set of screwdrivers (sic)” or a “108-piece Dexter tool set”.
Leroy Merlin advocates distrust and common sense
All you have to do is “simply respond to a short survey about your experience with Leroy Merlin” by clicking on the link attached to the email. Except that this link takes you directly to a compromised site with the sole aim of stealing your personal data, and more if possible.
Contacted by 20 Minutesthe DIY brand is aware of the affair: “We are indeed aware of this campaign of which we are obviously not at the origin”, affirms Leroy Merlin, specifying that it has “warned [ses] clients on this practice and others of the same ilk.”
Read our file on scams
The brand is so often the victim of identity theft from scammers that an entire page is dedicated to this subject on the (real) Leroy Merlin website. In addition to the usual advice of distrust, the company encourages its customers to use common sense in the face of “unrealistic” offers including “professional tools for a few euros”.
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