Nintendo warns customers about bogus websites: Don’t let discounted games deceive you. Nintendo warns gamers about fake websites scamming gamers under its name.
The company has released the following announcement (translated via Siliconera), which confirmed it is a fake site impersonating Nintendo. And employing its official logo illegally to market Nintendo products, such as games. Even Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch, for example, at significant discounts.
It warns consumers that purchasing consoles or games from this fake Nintendo website or other sites similar to it could fall prey to fraud since they will give personal and financial details to a fraudulent website.
Nintendo has also warned users not to mistake the fake website with the genuine one.
Therefore, the Nintendo website has redirected people to the genuine Nintendo website, not a fake.
Nintendo warns customers about bogus websites
Furthermore, Nintendo has stated that should include websites that look like the one discovered, the company will inform authorities in charge to shut them down.
Nintendo also states that if you’ve suffered damage that was not yours after buying items from the fraudulent website. You should report that to your local police department or the cybercrimes advisory desk.
At the time of writing, it’s not clear the number of people who have been affected by fraud since visiting the fraudulent Nintendo website.
Furthermore, the information originated from Nintendo’s Japanese subsidiary of Nintendo. Whether the fake site has affected people who live in other countries than Japan.
If you reside in the United States and have affected by the scam. You can submit a complaint to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).