Lidl warns of bogus messages on WhatsApp 2021-04-15 BNS/TBT Staff
TALLINN – Lidl Eesti, the operation of German low-cost retailer Lidl in Estonia, has warned that bogus messages seeking personal information, to which the company has no connection, are being circulated on the WhatsApp messaging app.
The messages that contain Lidl s name and symbols say that various prizes are available to those taking part in a prize campaign on the occasion of the company s 50th anniversary. After clicking on a link, the participant is requested to enter their personal and banking information.
Lidl Eesti informed that they are not organizing any such prize draw or campaign and that the messages represent a fraudulent scheme. Lidl asks everyone who has received such message to ignore it and not to share it, not to press the link or share their personal information.
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Update: International Defence Conference 2021 Opens In Abu Dhabi With Over 2,400 Delegates From 80 Countries Joining In-person And Digitally Sat 20th February 2021 | 08:45 PM
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 20th Feb, 2021) Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, the International Defence Conference 2021, started today, Saturday 20 February. The conference was held for the first time in a hybrid format, with attendees being welcomed virtually and in-person. The conference, held at the ADNOC Business Center, brought together over 24 experts and specialists in the defence sector, with over 2,400 delegates from 80 nations joining the conference.