Circle750.com is a fraudulent website claiming to offer $750 Target gift card for review of products on Target.com. Launched on 14th June 2024, the website is used by fraudsters impersonating the American discount department stores ‘Target’.
What is the Circle750.com Scam?
Circle750.com is a scam work from home opportunity that steal and use people’s personal and financial information illegally. Once users click on the ‘Start Review’ option on the site they’re redirected to malicious website that collect their data in the process. This data includes their email address, IP address, browser type, cookies, device type, operating system, buying preferences and online behaviours, etc. This information is then sold to big data companies who’d then spam people’s mailbox with emails that may contain phishing links.
Also, the websites may try to install apps and programs into computer and mobile devices without permission. These apps and programs are often infested malware that pose a threat and risk to owners. Often times when people try to access the websites (like flashrewards.co or rewardsgiantusa.com) some browsers give a security warning. (see image below)
Red Flags
Not Affiliated With Target
Croosh.co is not an official Target job website. In fact, there’s only one website for Target job application and it is jobs.target.com, every other website out there is selling you a big fat lie.
Recently Registered:
According to who.is (a website that gives accurate information on websites creation date) circle750.com was registered on 14th March 2024, and the registration was done anonymously.
Among a Chain of Fake Product Reviewer Sites
Circle750.com is modelled after similar fake product reviewer site exposed in the past; croosh.co, posh.co, e.t.c These sites keep popping up every month with the same website design and fake promises of rewards.
Solutions for Victims of This Scam
If you’ve already visited circle750.com and clicked a bunch of links, here’s what to do;
Check Your Device for Viruses and Malware – Since you visited lots of malicious websites, it is important that you install anti-virus software and scan your device for viruses that may have been downloaded.
Monitor your email – Over the next few days and weeks you’re going to receive a lot of emails that may likely end up in your spam folder. Endeavour to flag it as spam and report any suspicious email that appears on your Inbox. Also, do not click on any link attached in it as it could be a phishing attempt.
Precaution
To avoid falling victims to scams disguised as genuine work from home opportunity, here are tips on staying alert;
- Always check for reviews online about the platform or website offering the job opportunity. This research includes using keywords like ‘scam’ ‘fake’ ‘reviews’ attached to the website name when searching on the internet.
- Check Who.is to find out how long the website has been functioning. It’s very simple to do so. You only need to write the name of the website on the search bar in Who.is website, then it comes up with information about when the website was registered, where and by who. If the website age is not up to a year, it’s wise to back off.
- Be wary of too good to be true rewards. If a website is promising $750 to review one or two product, it’s best you back off as scammers often use big promises as a bait to attract victims.
- Use trusted sites when applying for online jobs. It’s best to stick with established and reputable sites when applying for jobs online. That way, the possibility of being scammed is reduced.
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