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Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Tesco has contacted law enforcement after unauthorized advertisements falsely used the supermarket's brand to promote online casinos on Meta platforms. The company joins a growing list of major corporations and prominent athletes whose likenesses have been similarly exploited by unlicensed gambling operators.
WHY IT MATTERS
This incident highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in digital advertising moderation that allow unlicensed entities to misuse the identities of major household brands for fraudulent promotion.
Exclusive: Supermarket joins line of firms and sports stars including Bellingham and Haaland to have their image hijacked via adsTesco has alerted City of London police after it became the latest in a string of companies and sports stars, including Barclays bank and Lewis Hamilton, to have its image hijacked in a “scam” by unlicensed casinos advertising via Facebook and Instagram.The supermarket chain is among several household-name businesses to have been targeted in an apparent effort by casin...
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