If you have an iPhone, you've probably seen pop-up ads promising you either a chance at money or a store gift card -- or perhaps even a free iPhone.
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It seems to be worse if you use Facebook on an iPhone, as the message often looks like a new Facebook page, with a blue bar.
Who's behind these, and what happens if you click?
Watch for the word 'Congratulations'
It typically happens when you are on Facebook on your phone, and suddenly something pops up telling you 'Congratulations, today is your lucky day!' Uh no, it's not.
It may claim you have just won a chance at a Best Buy or Walmart gift card, an iPhone 7, or something similar. It may even have a countdown clock, saying you have just two minutes to click, or you will lose the deal.
Darci Pearl got hit by one last year.
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While surfing the web a rectangular popup sometimes gets displayed saying something like 'Congratulations! You're today's winner of a.' There's no way to shut the popup window, and it prevents the site you were looking at from closing. I'm delighted to be able to tell you that you have won the Facebook Lottery and here is the person you need to contact to get the money.' Take the bait and click the link, and you'll be told. Congratulations to Today's lucky winners 1. Moses, you are a lucky winner of a branded Mobile Monsters (T-shirt) 2. Danison, you are a lucky winner of a branded Mobile Monsters (Water Bottle) Remember to purchase anything worth K500 and above, or you can simply follow us on Facebook, comment, share and like our posts. You can also visit.
'They said, 'You won a thousand dollars,' Pearl said. But she didn't know what she should do next. Apple application support download 64 bit.
What happens if you click
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Sometimes a click takes you to posts from people claiming they got their freebie. Other times it takes you to a survey page.
https://ameblo.jp/9dustcidijiia/entry-12652197879.html. But resist the urge to click.
MacWorld.com says these are all either marketing tricks or outright scams, and you may be giving the scammers access to your Facebook page.
The most benign versions are 'like harvesting' schemes, where they get you to give out personal info by liking a page, then taking a survey, where they can then target you with more junk.
The most dangerous are phishing scams, where clicking through can give the scammers access your Facebook friends list, and they could soon receive bogus messages purporting to be from you.
If that happens to you, you'll say 'doesn't that stink?'
What to do, and not do
If you get a pop-up claiming you have won something:
1. Close it. https://ameblo.jp/5compulvoramn/entry-12652203333.html.
3. Don't 'like' it, don't open it, and don't share.
3. If these are hitting your phone more and more, Apple suggests starting by clearing your phone's history, where these pages sometimes reside, then pop back up.
4. Check Apple support forums. Apple has more detailed advice on how to block these pop-up ads in its support pages.
5. Add a Safari popup blocker, according to a report in MacWorld.
6. A report in Malware Tips offers even more good advice.
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7. If it is happening on a laptop or desktop PC, download Malwarebytes, which will remove any malware causing it.
Remember: Facebook is not giving away money, and no, you didn't win a free iPhone 7 at random. Sorry, it is not your lucky day.
So resist the urge to click, so you don't waste your money.
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