Security
Beware of online scam using the SOZO Design name and reputation
Sadly there are scammers online who are using our good name and reputation to dupe people out of money.
They are pretending to be us and using our branding on domains which are similar to ours. For example,
https://sozodesign-vip.com, https://sozodesign-aiboost.com etc.
We only operate under the domain name www.sozodesign.co.uk so anything else is NOT us.
This is an example of one of the scams quoted from a recent victim:
“They pay you to rate mobile apps. They start you with a ‘trusted’ referral person through Whats App. This person is your teacher, trainer, and guide that shows you how everything works and how much money you will make – $35 -$40 a day, after 5 days $750, after 15 days $1350, etc. – nothing to crazy, until they introduce you to having to deposit money, rate the apps and withdraw your deposit and your earnings – soyou always withdrawn what you deposit. But then all of a sudden you are asked for a very large deposit in order to continue (like $2000) but not only will you get it back when you finish and withdraw, you will earn up to 4 times the amount you deposited! Huge red flag, but you are already in a “trusting” state of mind/mode – so you don’t “see” the scam yet until they hit you with another huge deposit demand and promis – now it’s $5000! Too late, Gotcha! In the meantime, you’ve already been introduced the the “community” that keeps talking about how much they have made and how lucky you are to get such a demand and to keep going – Everybody is in on the scam – you don’t know if they are real or fake and you cannot get a straight answer other than “you are just paranoid” – I’ve never seen anything so slick in my life!
But the kicker is, when you research them, your company comes into play, since they are using your exact logo and your company is rated very good, so they hook you on the fact that they are your marketing “arm” – rating the apps you create! very bad – needs to be exposed. Lost too much money!”
If you are a victim then I’m afraid there is nothing we or anyone can do to help get your money back.
However, please inform us of the domain they used by emailing clive@sozodesign.co.uk so we can try and shut it down.
And also report the scam to NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) https://report.ncsc.gov.uk/
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