What's behind the viral message that guarantees that Google gives a cell phone | Cuyo Newspaper

In recent days, when browsing the Internet it became common the appearance of a so-called Google notification in which a smartphone is given to users if they meet a few Questions. However, despite the appeal that is read, is a more scam than one knows only phishing.

"Dear Google Customer: Congratulations, you are one of the 100 users we selected for the chance to win an iPhone X, a Samsung Galaxy S9 or an iPad Pro", indicates the message that alerted users.

The following investigation asks for information from users and opens the door to unexpected charges to be charged to their accounts, so, obviously, we are facing a scam and no there is such a raffle for the precious smartphone.

Phishing links send people to a website that looks real and is asked to connect. There, will steal your pbadword or try to fool you by downloading the malware saying that they need to update your system.

As it reads, the message mentions some of the most wanted phones of the moment, which immediately catches the attention of receiving this message when browsing on Chrome, Firefox or others similar programs.

"Reminder: 100 randomly selected users received this invitation Number of gifts is limited You have 0 minutes and 00 seconds to answer the following questions before giving your gift to another gracious user! ", Announce the message.

It is advisable to avoid this type of cheating and immediately close the window or tab in question, in addition to having installed a good antivirus. We need to be alert to other problems to check the falsity of the message, such as spelling mistakes – very old and old logos – as in the case illustrated in the note.