Content taken from America Now! (www.americanownews.com) which features Theresa Payton as a cyber expert.
Question: According to
information constantly sent to my email address, pop-ups on Facebook and any
site I log on, I won 1000 gift certificate from Walmart and 2 Ipads. However,
they request long surveys and purchase of other product. Please advise, Iris
Answer: Iris, we're glad you
asked about this. Sometimes it’s hard to separate winning legitimate
prizes from the fakes. Here are a few tips: (1) If you never do
business with them, odds are you are not a "winner" (2) Legitimate
"wins" do not involve pop-up windows with surveys (3) a great way to
test for a scam is to type in something like "Walmart",
"1000", "gift card", "scam" to see if you get any
hits - chances are you will. (4) If you are a victim of one of these
scams, you need to have your machine cleared of all viruses and you should file
a police report and an internet fraud report at WWW.FTC.GOV. (5)
To keep up with the latest scams, check in with the experts such as
Facecrooks on Facebook or try www.scambusters.org/.
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