In fact, there’s only one way to protect yourself from this scam, and it’s to refrain from clicking on any of these pop-ups, pages, or from returning calls from numbers you don’t recognize, particularly those from international numbers. Having been told to have won a prize - usually the smartphone or other device - you are encouraged to fill in personal data, and afterwards wait on the line to claim your reward, while being charged for doing so. To accomplish this, the scammers rely on a mix of social engineering and psychology. The longer you hold on the line, the more money they ultimately make. Upon doing this, you will be trapped in the "wangiri" scam scheme, which will route your call to an expensive premium rate number, where you are asked to stay on the line for as long as possible. If you complete this survey, in the end, you’ll be usually asked to enter personal information, including your mobile number. The “Congratulations You Won” pop-up message or page is a browser-based scam that asks you to complete a survey to usually win the latest smartphone from ALBtelecom (Samsung Galaxy, MacBook Pro, iPhone).
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