Nintendo has warned its customers about the existence of various sites that imitate the Japanese video game company's official website and pretend to sell Nintendo consoles Switch deep discount. at a
This warning was issued last week by the company.
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" We have confirmed the existence of a fake site impersonating the Nintendo homepage ," the company also tweeted .
“Be careful not to confuse it with our website and do not purchase products from fake sites“.
According to the video game company's announcement, the fake sites are using logo to trick Nintendo customers into believing that they are the official site. To lure victims, the sites are offering Nintendo Switch consoles and other products at very low prices (with an alleged discount).
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"The fake sites use our company logo illegally, making it appear as if they are operated by us, and display our products, such as the Nintendo Switch, at a significantly discounted price," Nintendo said.
The company also warned customers about the dangers of purchasing products from fake sites. First, they will most likely never receive the product they purchased. Then, the scammers behind these sites can steal victims' personal and financial information , which they could later use for other malicious activities.
"Purchasing products from fake sites may lead to unauthorized acquisition of personal information. Please be careful not to confuse them with our website and do not purchase products from fake sites," Nintendo added.
Nintendo said last week that it will immediately notify police and other relevant law enforcement authorities whenever it discovers such sites targeting its customers.
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The company takes such incidents seriously, especially after a major data breach was revealed two years ago, when unknown threat actors logged into the accounts of more than 300,000 Nintendo users without authorization.
Nintendo then warned users to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on their accounts and reset passwords for affected NNIDs and Nintendo accounts.
Source: Bleeping Computer
