AsheGuy wrote:
navybanker wrote:
Yesterday tried almost everything except back to factory settings. Reviewing the popup it appeared was on the Amazon website so maybe lost out on the prize.
The odds that it was an Amazon prize as opposed to a malware lure to get you to click on it are pretty slim. You did the right thing by not clicking on it.
I have looked all around Amazon to see IF they even offer "prize gift cards" as rewards or such.
So far, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT AMAZON HAS ANY SUCH PROGRAM.
In other words, Amazon is not awarding ANY "PRIZES" for any reason.
I would suspect that IF Amazon was actually behind the popup the OP had, it would have been through their Amazon Account and not just a general popup..
If you feel that Amazon offers such a LEGIT GIFT CARD PRIZE GIVEAWAY then post the text details with a LEGIT AMAZON LINK..
I suspect you will not find such a program from Amazon.
What the OP got was some sort of SCAM POPUP or a "PHISHING" ATTEMPT to get you to click and enter personal info or at the worst click and INSTALL MALWARE OR VIRUS.
Always be suspicious of ANY "give away" that comes out of the blue..