Yes. This is the fundamental point of corporate business. Some would argue it’s not sad, it’s just what ‘business’ is, and maybe it’s better that the charities get something rather than Google getting it.
The charity I volunteer at gets all sorts of stuff from the supermarkets. They get some benefits in return (it’s good PR, it boosts their staff’s morale and they can sometimes send us stuff which would otherwise disrupt their workflow or which would cost them to dispose of), but if it were to significantly dent their bottom line then I suspect they’d stop doing it.
Have had 3 scammers contact me on the wam about ads
Should have been more careful but one wanted to see the receipt first so I sent him a screenshot which has my address on
Alarm bells going crazy when he then asked for a copy of my passport and a utility bill. Time to start switching on the burglar alarm and keep something handy by the front door
I work for your bank and due to a security breach we’re sending a courier to your address this morning to pick up your bank card. Your new bank card will arrive by post tomorrow. To identify yourself to the courier, please give him your pin number.
Our office block is worse since COVID, seems the London types have moved in and still like to get out of the house. Thankfully the crackhead block I’m working in is mostly stolen bikes and car park empty. We actually lost a member of the admin team at said office because they couldn’t park their car conveniently. No one likes to park near the met office