Did anyone get Google x Dubai VR headset through post?

[Bvo]

Did anyone get one of these cardboard headsets through the post? Dubai in collaboration with google?

It had no official logo or link to website on and then a few hours later I had a Google security breach..

Cant find any trace of the campaign online so wondering if it?s a scam?!

[Sally Eva]

Don't give it to a courier who turns up apparently knowing all about it.

if your bank account is linked to your google account, check it and remove the details from google.

do you know anyone who would really, really have wanted one but possibly couldn't afford it themselves?

[intexasatthe moment]

I don't pretend to understand this but is it this scam

"The scam is known as "brushing." An online seller ? usually overseas ? purchases their own products through fake buyer accounts they've created. The products are shipped to a real address. Then, the seller writes a positive review of their items from the fake buyer account".

[Sally Eva]

Sounds like this doesn't it

https://www.idtheftcenter.org/brushing-scam-can-it-really-hurt-you/

The site includes advice on what can go wrong and how to protect yourself

[sim1]

Hm, there does seem to have been an official VR campaign by Visit Dubai a couple of years ago, which seems to have been legit. However, that does not explain why these headsets seem to be appearing in the area now?

Here is the Oculus page with details of the campaign a few case studies down: https://www.oculus.com/blog/new-webvr-experiences-entertain-educate-and-let-you-explore/?locale=en_GB

[Earl Aelfheah]

Surely it's just a marketing campaign no? Can't see how it's a scam exactly.

[kford]

It's just marketing. Expensive, targeted marketing in a new affluent area.

[JohnL]

Apparently the dodgy issue is seeds from china - the rest just keep and ignore.