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Spam Recruitment/Fraudulent Email Messages

We have recently become aware of two Internet spam campaigns mentioning McDonald’s:

1. Employment/Recruitment Fraud

2. Email Survey Fraud

We are taking this matter extremely seriously and working to determine the source of such

emails. By making you aware of this issue, we hope to avoid and ultimately stop victims from

falling for these types of scams.

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1. Employment/Recruitment Fraud

It has come to our attention that various individuals and organizations NOT associated with McDonald’s are

contacting people offering false employment opportunities.

These spam messages often appear to come from McDonald’s (they may contain the McDonald’s logo) or

claim to be sent on behalf of a long-standing partner/business associate of McDonald’s.

In these messages, the user is asked to provide personal and financial information in order to pursue the

“opportunity”. This scam is not new, and other companies are currently experiencing similar issues.

McDonald’s has diligently reviewed this situation and the security of our systems.

2. Email Survey Fraud

It has also come to our attention that some of our consumers have been receiving fraudulent emails

claiming to be from McDonald’s and asking the user to complete an on-line survey.

In exchange for the completing the survey, the email states that the user will receive some sort of monetary

compensation.

When the user completes the survey, the perpetrators then ask for a bank account or credit card number in

order to process the payment.

These messages are NOT from McDonald’s. Be advised that McDonald’s does not ask you to share any

personal financial data.

If You Experience Employment/ Recruitment or Email Survey Fraud...

You should not respond to these or other unsolicited business propositions and/or offers of employment

from people with whom you are unfamiliar.

You should not disclose any personal or...