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Sainsbury’s shoppers are being issued a warning to ‘lock’ Nectar points to avoid them being stolen. Customers have been warned to lock their Nectar points to avoid them being stolen ahead of Christmas .

Sainbury's has ramped up security measures in efforts to stop scammers stealing points. The retailer has launched a safety feature which allows you to lock your points after customers complained their earnings had been stolen.

Last week, the supermarket said shoppers will now need to use a QR code in the Nectar app to collect and spend points in Sainsbury’s stores. Sainsbury's , which is rivalled by Tesco , Morrisons , Aldi , Lidl and Asda , said the changes would help to “maintain the security of your Nectar points”.

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