The famous Parc Astérix filed a complaint after discovering fraudulent online sites imitating them. The amusement park calls for the greatest vigilance.
Parc Astérix has realized that it has been the victim of fraudulent online sites since the Christmas period. Indeed, the latter are “mirror sites”, which means that they replicate the official website of the amusement park, but also its online ticketing to scam customers by giving them the impression of buying real ones. tickets, according to our colleagues at Figaro.
The Oise park was warned by visitors who became aware of the scam online. “Around ten mirror sites” have been identified, also imitating the name of the official website.
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In 2024, Parc Astérix will welcome 2.8 million visitors, according to France Blue.
Pay attention to the URL
The thugs left behind them only simple shells that are barely visible if you don't really look at them. “Management involved its IT department, as well as that of Compagnie des Alpes”, indicates the owner of the park. An investigation is underway after a complaint was filed.
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If you have any doubts, and to try to avoid this type of scam, simply look at the URL carefully before making any purchase. In this case, the correct URL is: parcasterix.fr. For the moment, it is difficult to count the number of visitors who may have been fooled by these web scammers.
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