The local unit of Swedish retail chain and home furnishings company Ikea warned Filipino consumers against scams using the company name, as fraudulent websites claiming to be them reached 64 and complaints rose to around 700. | AldenMonzonINQ /PDI
Jasmine Cruz, communications manager of Ikea Philippines, said in a briefing on Friday that the first recorded case was back in June of 2022 where Tiktok advertisements redirected buyers to one of the fraudulent websites.
“There were several customers who asked us why their product deliveries have not been received. Then we realized there are websites using the Ikea logo and, unfortunately, there have been Filipinos who fell victim to those,” she said. Cruz said they thought the scams would stop after they posted warnings on their social media accounts, but found that those only stopped temporarily and have since resumed.
She added that the individual transactions mostly fall within the P2,000 to P3,000 range, but have totaled nearly P1.4 million.Subscribe to our daily newsletter
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