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Fake Lidl 500 euro Christmas gift card quiz that asks you to share it on social media

Pages using the Lidl name say "Congratulations!" and offer a chance to get a gift card worth €500 for answering a four-question Christmas quiz. A banner tells you to share the Christmas campaign on your favorite social media and invite your friends to join, and a comment list below shows people saying they already won. The same page was found on four web addresses that are not Lidl's website, all first observed and last seen on November 12, 2026.

Fake Lidl 500 euro Christmas gift card quiz that asks you to share it on social media | Screenshot

What’s different in this version

These traits set this message apart from the usual pattern.

  1. The brand is Lidl, a supermarket chain, and the prize is a €500 gift card. The page title is "Lidl - Christmas Gifts" and the whole page has a Christmas theme.

  2. Sharing is written into the banner ("Share our Christmas campaign on your favorite social media and invite your friends to join"), next to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube icons. Only question 1 of 4 was captured, so the share step itself was not seen.

  3. The page shows the date you open it in its header bar (11/12/2026 in the copy saved on November 12), which makes the offer look current.

  4. The same title and page text appeared on four web addresses on the same day: gyyuu[.]com, hdyna[.]com, lspyq[.]com and mpjqh[.]com. Each uses a long random path. The first three were 43 to 45 days old when first observed.

  5. These pages use the same Google Analytics ID (G-5B4510JFT8) as the Tim Hortons, Chick-fil-A and S&R Membership Shopping quiz pages already in this family, which points to one operator swapping brands. This link comes from automated matching and is not confirmed.

  6. The fake comments reuse the wording of the Tim Hortons version in this family ("I never thought I'd receive this benefit").

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How this scam works

  1. 1

    Step 1: You receive or open a page that uses a well-known brand name and says you have won a prize.

  2. 2

    Step 2: The page asks you to share it on social media or with multiple groups or friends through messaging apps before you can claim the prize.

  3. 3

    Step 3: The shared link may use an unrelated web address and take recipients through another prize or reward page.

  4. 4

    Step 4: The page may later ask for personal details, payment information, or additional actions to release the supposed prize.

✓ Do this

  • Close the page and verify promotions through the brand's official website or app, opened independently.
  • Warn anyone you may have sent the link to so they do not open it or share it further.
  • Report the message or page through the service where you received it, then delete it.
  • If you entered information or payment details, contact your bank or card provider and change any reused password through the official service.

✗ Avoid this

  • Do not share the page with groups, friends, or family to unlock a prize.
  • Do not enter personal, account, or payment information on an unfamiliar prize page.
  • Do not trust a brand logo, countdown, comments, or claims that other people already received the reward.
  • Do not use links from the page to verify the promotion; find the official brand website yourself.

Verbatim excerpts from the scam

Exact lines from emails or messages—searchable text so you can compare wording.

  1. 1Excerpt 1
    Congratulations! Lidl - Christmas Gift
  2. 2Excerpt 2
    Through the questionnaire, you will have a chance to get Gift card worth €500.
  3. 3Excerpt 3
    Share the Christmas Cheer at Lidl! Share our Christmas campaign on your favorite social media and invite your friends to join for a chance to win a Lidl Gift Card!
  4. 4Excerpt 4
    Question 1 of 4 : Did you know that Lidl is running a Christmas promotional giveaway?
  5. 5Excerpt 5
    What a surprise! I never expected to win a prize, thank you so much @Lidl!
  6. 6Excerpt 6
    Oh my god! I actually won! I never thought I'd receive this benefit, thank you @Lidl!