£20 waitrose voucher through email.

[lotus7]

I received an email offering me a £20 voucher for Waitrose. When I click on the print button I get redirected to bricks.couponmicrosite.net and Firefox issues a warning about a java plugin having security issues.

Im a bit reluctant to continue. Does anyone know if this is genuine ?

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Photograph the voucher using a camera and then use arts and crafts to fashion a real voucher worth 20 GBP.

You can now buy a sandwich from Waitrose

 

[Sliver]

Sounds like a scam.

 

[Atlas23]

Click the link on your phone if you're worried about getting a PC virus

 

[Cosimo]

The only email offers we've had from Waitrose point to their site:

http://www.waitrose.com/70off?wtrint=1-Content-_-2-homepage-_-3-hero-_-4-offers-_-6-70off


That link gives:

We encountered an error processing your request. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Please come back and try again in a few minutes.

 

[_Jimlad_]

Where did the voucher come from. Try using IE.

 

[TheBDog]

Just FYI the stuff in the 'Junk' or 'Spam' part of your email inbox are BAD

 

[Mr Badger]

As long as it comes from Nigeria you can be confident it's genuine and enter your bank details.

 

[DaleTheWhale]

I had a similar encounter with a £50 voucher from Amazon this weekend, flagged as spam, however the email was from: [email protected], so seemed somewhat OK.

Hovered over the redeem button to see it linked through Tiny url. Flagged it up to Amazon customer services & they confirmed it was a scam/malware/etc.

Not sure if it's the new thing that's being done? The email was identical to Amazon's template for emails as well.

 

[KIA]

It's a legit website.

What is Java and do I need it?
Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, view images in 3D and print coupons just to name a few.

OP needs to update his Java. http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp

 

[xbenjiiman]

It's a legit website.



OP needs to update his Java. http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp

Java can also be used to download malware, keyloggers and backdoors without your permission without you knowing, after you've accepted the permissions for the java applet to run (google java drive-by). Personally I wouldn't trust the website.

 

[KIA]

Java can also be used to download malware, keyloggers and backdoors without your permission without you knowing, after you've accepted the permissions for the java applet to run (google java drive-by). Personally I wouldn't trust the website.

Google "couponmicrosite.net"

Plenty of links to the site from legit places such as moneysavingexpert and hotukdeals.

 

[xbenjiiman]

Google "couponmicrosite.net"

Plenty of links to the site from legit places such as moneysavingexpert and hotukdeals.

Fair enough. I don't see why printing a simple coupon would require java though.

 

[Energize]

Java browser plugin should be disabled for security reasons, the 5 sites that still use Java are not worth visiting lol.

 

[lotus7]

Thanks for all the replies. I guess it uses java to put a unique serial code/identifier on the coupon, otherwise I could make multiple vouchers.

I'll print it when I get home.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

You can now buy a sandwich from Waitrose

Sounds about right!

Where did the voucher come from. Try using IE.

Recommending IE in a security/malware related thread?

 

[FreeThinker]

I have also Java always disabled in my browser for security reasons.

Found actual waitrose discount codes to save £20 here
http://www.vouchercodegator.co.uk/voucher-discount-code/waitrose/
and here
http://uk.promopro.com/merchant-Waitrose-Entertaining-vouchers-deals-2029.html

I wonder why overclockers offers so seldom voucher codes

 

[Tefal]

Recommending IE in a security/malware related thread?

well you gotta admit IE will almost certainly work and not flag up a security issue

whether you get the internet AIDs though is a different question