![]() ![]() Often, the ruse results in a subscription for difficult-to-cancel “Reward Offers,” or simply the disclosure of personal details to social media grifters. They also instruct targets to complete out a simple survey and promise an outsized reward for a minor effort, a seemingly harmless task that often mines sensitive information such as e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and credit card details.įinally, the completion of the "survey" never results in the receipt of a coupon for Bed Bath & Beyond (or any other known brand appropriated by scammers). Although the scams exhibited minor variations, they all feature three main identifiers.Īll require Facebook users to forward the phony coupon on to their Facebook friends, increasing the number of potential victims. This scam is almost exactly the same as earlier schemes targeting Home Depot, Costco, Amazon, and Kroger shoppers. The "coupon" displays a domain name not part of the chain's legitimate web site, and the link takes Facebook users to a fraudulent web site posing as part of Bed Bath & Beyond, and instructs them to follow a simple set of instructions: Bed Bath & Beyond warned customers about the circulating phony discount in responses on their Facebook page: That said, I wouldn’t expect old gift cards to continue to be honored beyond the deadlines above - so I recommend using them before you lose them.In April 2017, a Bed Bath & Beyond coupon offer (purportedly good for $75 off any purchase) began circulating on Facebook under the guise of a Mother's Day promotion: While I can’t imagine they’ll find a buyer for the core business, I’d be a little surprised if nobody comes for the Buy Buy Baby business. I noted above that Buy Buy Baby stores are also slated to close, but keep in mind that Bed Bath & Beyond stated that they will be trying to find a buyer for all or part of the company and will pivot away from store closings if they find one. Even though Bed Bath & Beyond prices were often inflated, there were occasionally good deals to be had as well as the convenience of physical locations when one needed something right away. Furthermore, as a deal hunter, I prefer more competition over less. The stores in my vicinity had already closed, but Bed Bath & Beyond was occasionally useful for Visa Gift Card purchases years ago. I wouldn’t expect these stores to remain on shopping portals for long for those shopping online.
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