The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre said it has received 12 reports since March 25 of phishing texts claiming the victim is eligible for a payout in a Canadian milk class action.
Based on its experience, it believes about 10 times more people have received the scam message.
In fact there is no payout available to milk buyers.
There is, however, a payout on offer for clients of Silk which is a plant-based product marketed as a substitute for milk.
This scam is not part of that settlement with Danone whose contractor failed to eliminate food-poisoning bacteria from the Silk it made for Danone.
That contractor has since declared bankruptcy and another contractor is making Silk for Danone’s customers in Canada.
