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Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Warns Consumers About Fraudulent Pizza Hut Offer
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 06:45
Updated 3 years ago
From a News Release by WV Attorney General Patrick Morrisey

The email tells recipients that in celebration of Pizza Hut’s 55th anniversary, the restaurant is offering a free personal pan pizza at any one of its stores. To get the free pizza, the recipient must click on a link to download a coupon. But instead of downloading a coupon, the link downloads malware that can potentially steal personal or financial information stored on the computer.
“We see this type of scam repeatedly -- everything from diabetes testing supplies to vacations has shown up at one time or another as an email scam,” Attorney General Morrisey said. “Scammers are becoming increasingly craftier at hiding their fraud through legitimate-looking email messages.”
If you receive one of these emails, don’t click on the link for a “coupon” or other promised reward. Instead, delete the message immediately.
The Federal Trade Commission suggests consumers look out for some of these tell-tale signs that an email offer may be fake before clicking on any embedded link for a free prize or reward:
- The message was located in your junk mail folder;
- The email didn’t come from a sender with an official corporate email address;
- The company supposedly offering the freebie doesn’t mention the promotion on its official website; and/or
- The link that appears in the coupon doesn’t go to the company’s official website.
If you believe you’ve been the victim of one of these fraudulent offers, contact our Consumer Protection Division at 1-800-368-8808 or visit www.ago.wv.gov. You can also report the fraudulent messages to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.