Scammers have grown increasingly less timid about the way they use official casino brands, image and likeness, to push their harmful messages. The latest to become the subject of such harmful engineering is the Plainridge Park Casino

Plainridge Park Casino latest targeted by scammers

This is a familiar strategy used by scammers, and it has proliferated on Facebook, with the social media platform attempting its best to crack down on bad actors but not usually before they have inflicted harm.

By impersonating "a fake" online casino, they dupe players into depositing or sharing sensitive information, which can be further used to harm them personally or financially.

The scammers take advantage of the fact that online casinos are not immediately available in certain jurisdictions, but a brand may be, therefore luring unsuspecting players who may think that a known casino brand now runs online gambling as well.

The victims of such practices are both the targeted companies, or in this case the Plainridge Park Casino, as well as the people whose data and finances get hurt in the process.

The casino has issued a warning to people that the advertisement arguing that the casino offers any type of online casino gaming were false. The casino is not licensed to offer such products, nor should people share any information with any person who claims as much.

"Please be vigilant anytime an online entity is asking for your credit card or personal information. If you see this ad, please report it to Facebook. Look for our blue verified checkmark to make sure it’s us!"

Other land-based casinos across Washington have been targeted by similar practices. Scammers hope to extract a quick buck as well as personal and sensitive financial information before their scam is brought to the public’s attention.

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