Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
If you are asked to take part in a Google Chrome Quiz contest or survey in order for a chance to win an Apple iPhone, Nexus, Sony Play Station or some other prizes, please do not. This is because Google, the maker of the Chrome Web browser, currently doesn't have a Google Chrome Quiz contest or survey, offering its users a chance to win prizes. Scammers or cyber-criminals are using fake quizzes and contests to trick their potential victims into disclosing their personal and financial information, which they will use to rip them off.
The scammers may also trick their potential customers into completing surveys that they the scammers will get paid for. The victims, on the other hand, will not receive the prizes that they were promised.
Please be careful online when you asked to take part in contest and surveys because scammers are targeting people who are desperately looking to earn money and receive prizes.
Let us not help the scammers behind these fake contests and quizzes make money, and put yourself at risk when you take part in the surveys and provide them with your personal and financial information.
Research a quiz or contest before taking part in it.use search engines to search for information about the quiz or contest that you are asked to take part in. Ask questions in online forums or ask family and friends for information.
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How can you get out of this scam without going through the process that is set up. I've even tried to shut down my phone but when I reenter it is still there? The back arrow doesn't work either.
they always appear every time I open google chrome
i'm afraid that I have just been scam. what can I do to cancel it
Spam from here.hxxp://apps5291.temporaryserverhere89.live
Where do they get all those people who say they got their galaxy phones
I was offered a $1000 Wal-Mart card for completing a survey yesterday. I thought that was too high to be real so I didn't bite. It was a pop-up window, which I had never seen before, so that threw me off for a minute.
I got it right now and I didnt do it
Hi, is this website also fraud rtawinprize.com?Regards from MortenNorway.
Yes, it is.
thanks so much for the alert
The scammers are using these websites:personalgift.cortawinprize.com
hxxps://rtawinprize.com/hxxp://prize1269.hooliday71.lifetGot these today - pretty sure they are bogus.
This just came I answered the questions but did not give my address am I going to be in trouble?
No, but just be careful going forward because the scammers will contact you and attempt to trick you into sending them money.
I just found a Google survey that says I would win a free phone. I got all the questions correct, but it asked me for an e-mail. I left the site. Should I have at least tried to win the phone?
No, it is a scam used by online scammers to collect your information. Once the scammers have tricked you into giving them your information, they will use against you.
After a recent Windows update, I have been getting popups from Google Chrome-Sweepstakesbible.com.I can close them without any problem, but I can't find where this annoying thing is located to disable / delete it. Any ideas?
You may have a malicious Chrome extension that is displaying the ads. Trying checking your Chrome extensions and remove if necessary.
Got one of these. Answer 4 questions correctly and I would in an apple phone. I answer the questions and they said I won a phone. I had to enter my email address and make up a pa**word. Did I open myself up for some problems?
No, once you didn't enter your credit card information or download an application.
I think I just fell for one of these scams, and gave, amongst other information, my ID number. What can I do?
Just gave my card number to this scam but I didn't sign in to their "meeting" offer. What can I do to stop them taking money out of my account? I feel very very stupid!Michelle, UK
Check your credit card statements for fraudulent charges and report them to your bank. Your bank may cancel your card and give you a new one to stop the fraudulent charges.
man I just got one today talking about winning the dicontunied iphone X. I was so confused I went to talk with my mom about this and she was confused because it seemed real.at first I thought it was real and I was excited about it because if it was real I would got my first phone but the other side of me was confused and telling me it was fake. good thing I found this or else my mom would have put everything in.
Just received a CHROME usage survey promising a chance to win a $1,000 Amazon gift card. Survey seemed OK but then it asks for your email address. I stopped there and looked it up...and found this!
I have no doubt that this is all true. Cyber Criminals will do anything to extort money and personal information from anyone on the internet. We all best we aware of what sites we are visiting to protect ourselves from Cyber Criminals.
I have got this email serval times also. l got secret shopper scam and they mailed me a cashier check trying to get me to cash it.
I regret having just completed 4 questions to win an iPhone x. I sent email with a code number but haven't given any private details. I guess I should ignore any further contact
Yes, you should.
Today I came across this scammers and I gave them my information including my Master card information, what would I do now; should I discontinued my account or will they at all times has right to go to my account and thief my money
Giving your information is still safe until u give OTP or secure transaction passwords to the scammers. So don't share your personal details like mobile number or OTP for any transaction to anyone.
Contact your bank, dispute fraudulent charges already made(if there is any), to have your bank cancel them and refund your bank. Then, cancel the credit card you used on the website and get a new one.
I came across many times by this fake chrome contest. Every time I had given the survey. I did not give any details about me. Am I in Trouble by this.
Today I have just participated in their survey and I didn't receive anything and think I am scared now of my personal Information.
No, you are not in trouble if you didn't give them our credit card information, online account credentials or other sensitive information.
I got caught off guard with the Google Contest scam on my Cell phone. I gave a significant amount of information, before getting seriously suspicious and then got off. Am I in any danger of Identity theft?I did give address and birthdate, but no banking or credit card info.KJ Fort Worth, Texas
Yes, you are OK. That is not enough information to steal your identity.
The scammer is currently trying to get my info right now. My concern is that he also has access to an email I received today, so it goes further than just sending out random Google Chrome Quiz Contest and Survey messages to random people.What pees me off is I cannot contact Google Chrome at all to report this. What can I do? They say you should report fraud but make it impossible to do so...
The scam has already been reported. And, the scammers can only send you emails, and display popups when you visit certain websites. So, just ignore the emails and popup messages.
If you are asked to pay a nominal sum by credit card for delivery for something worth several hundred pounds, ask yourself why. Could it be that they simply want your credit card details?
Hello, would it be true if below the survey there were comments of people with iphones saying they are happy with it?
The comments are fakes.
I answered the Chrome user quiz but I didn't give them any more info because then the warning flashed up on my screen that if I continued I could be hacked. I shouldn't even have answered the quiz, I should've remembered the mantra: If SOMETHING SEEMS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT USUALLY IS, you RARELY get anything for free, ESPECIALLY on the internet they always get something from you in return, even if it's just personal information, which you think is harmless.It could result in identity theft so think carefully before you give information to just anyone. I noticed that I was only allowed to "like" the quiz and when I tried to post a comment on the site warning that this is a scam of course couldn't. The picture of the phone that someone supposedly received is blurry and shows an unmarked box that could be anything.
If I did answer a quiz how do I get out if it?
You cannot undo sending your information, but if you have given your credit card information, please contact your bank for help. Otherwise, just be careful going forward.
I think Tailored offers are trying to scam me. I was told I did not receive my delivery and I need to pay for delivery. For an iPhone X
Today I got a notification saying I won an iPhone as I was chosen to be one of the top users of the desktop so I had to answer 4 questions in order to claim my price and also pay $1, but if chrome does not have any competition of current I am very lucky because after answering the questions the page disappeared
I to paid 1$ for the I phone 6s but I don't receive any phone
what was the zip code that you entered
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