Emirates airline issues warning on fake online promo

Emirates airline issues warning on fake online promo offering Dh8,000 giveaway.

Participants are asked to answer four simple questions and told they would get their 'gifts' within five to seven days.

some scammers create fake websites and social media accounts to extract personal and financial information from Internet users. They run quiz competitions with logos copied from the companies’ websites in an attempt to convince people that the promo is legit.

This holy month of Ramadan, an 'online quiz competition' has emerged — bearing the name of Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates. As “Emirates Ramadan gift", it is offering Dh8,000 in cash giveaways if a participant answers four simple questions.

After the questionnaire, the scammers then ask participants to share the promotion with five groups or 20 friends and enter their address to "deliver gifts within 5 to 7 days".

Emirates airlines denied that it’s running such a cash giveaway campaign and cautioned people against participating in unofficial promotions.

“Emirates is aware that there are online promotions circulating regarding cash giveaways during Ramadan. This is not an official promotion and we advise caution,” an Emirates spokesperson said in a statement.

“All Emirates' authorised content is hosted on our official channels, including our social media accounts marked with a blue tick,” said the statement.