Amazon Airpods Raffle Scam – Beware of This Text!
Have you received a text message that claims you came 1st or 3rd in this week’s Amazon Airpod raffle’? Read this review to find out what you should do next.
Amazon Airpods Raffle- Scam or Legit?
We have been receiving mails from readers, bearing screenshots of texts claiming they are among the lucky winners in a so called ”Amazon Airpod Raffle”
The text goes like this-
From: +17145075880
Amazon: Congratulations [First Name], you came 3rd in this week’s Amazon Airpods raffle! Click the link to set delivery:
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This might look so convincing, and make you think that your dreams are about to be realized. Hey! rejoice not, the Amazon Airpods Raffle is the new scam round the block. As you can see the link does not come from Amazon.com. This is a first sign that it is a fake link.
This review is going to show you how this scam works.
Amazon Airpods Raffle Scam- How It Works!
The email is being sent out by scammers. This is a bait to trick you into believing you have won a pair of airpods. The Amazon Airpods Raffle text has a malicious link attached to it which you are expected to click in order to set your delivery. But this is where the scam begins.
The link is a malicious one and is already flagged down by some strong browsers. When you visit it, it sends a malware to your phone, which tries to steal your personal and financial information or your credit card pin.
The scammers are however not intelligent. Some of the people who received the text message have never shopped from Amazon, and have never applied for a freebie online.
When we made enquiry with Amazon, we were told they were running no such raffle prize, thus it is not legitimate.
What Should You Do If You Receive Phishing Texts Like This
No matter how convincing it sounds, you shouldn’t visit the link or links attached to such messages/mails or send your personal information.
The first thing you should do is ignore such messages, and look for reviews online about it.
Always remember that Legitimate companies do not ask their winners to send money or personal information in order to collect their prizes.
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I received one of these texts today 3/13/21. This is it: “Amazon: Congratulations DARLENE, you came in 2nd in this week’s Amazon Airpods raffle! Click the link to arrange delivery: u8frx.info/RKmSb4ej9U”. I had never entered a raffle contest at Amazon so I was suspicious. The word Amazon is not in the link so I inquired about it on my browser and got the warning it is indeed a scam.
OK so what if I DID click the link? Immediately after I clicked it (3/15/21) It asked me to fill out a survey to be eligible for the drawing, then immediately before I could do anything else I got an alert I have never seen before that said my Phone had contracted malicious Trojan virus, and said to click on the link to go to Apple store to remove it. I immediately shut my iPhone down. I do not keep my credit card info on the phone itself…no Applepay or Wallet is set up. But of course I have used my phone and computer to shop and I have a PayPal account which I keep a very low balance in. Am I at risk?
a3gsz.info/F5UYEbw6Fm I came in second for something I never entered…
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