TESCO has warned shoppers of a new scam targeting PS5 customers.
Scammers have picked up on excess demand, creating fake offers, deals and websites to steal money from unsuspecting Brits.
Now Tesco has warned that some enterprising tricksters are using the store’s branding to con buyers out of hundreds of pounds.
“We have been made aware of an unofficial pre-order site using the Tesco branding,” the retailer explained.
“This is in no way affiliated with Tesco or Active OnDemand. Please do not use these sites to pre-order a PS5 or Xbox.”
It comes as Amazon is set to drop a whopping 8,000 consoles this weekend, compared to their usual supply of 5,000, according to reports.
PS5UPDATEUK posted on Twitter: “Amazon is expecting around 8K stock to be delivered this weekend.
“There may be more shipment deliveries made that I don’t know other than this.
“8K might sound small to you, but Amazon have always released under 5K stock each restock, so this shows an increase in supply.”
And there are rumours from stock tracking sites claiming consoles will land at GAME, Very and John Lewis in the next seven days too – although, as always, nothing is guaranteed.
The restock news comes as Currys made a dramatic change to way customers can buy PS5s, introducing a new “raffle” system.
The tech retailer is planning to scrap the queue system it and many other websites have previously used as it “unfairly” rewards those with stronger internet connections and with time to sit online.
Now Currys is allowing customers to register for a “priority pass” which enters them into a raffle which in turn gives them a special code that’s valid for 72 hours and allows them to make a PS5 purchase.
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