The Spam and Survey Scam Email Message
Shop: Your One Thousand Dollar Amazon Gift Card is Now Available
Subject: Shop: Your One Thousand Dollar Amazon Gift Card is Now Available
From: $1k to Spend ($1ktoSpend @holidayonek.us)
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2) Enter your Details
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The link in the email message will take you to a website and ask you to take part in surveys, which the scammers behind them will get paid for.
Below is a survey that you may be asked to take part in.
Dear Chrome user,
You are today’s lucky visitor for: December 9, 2014
Please complete this short survey and to say “Thank You” we’ll give you a chance to win HD Streaming Movies®!
Although this email message is considered spam, it may take some persons to a malicious website, which will attempt to infect their computers with a virus, Trojan horse or some other malware.
Please be careful online when you asked to take part in surveys, because scammers are targeting people who are desperately looking to earn some extra cash this holiday season.