A WHATSAPP MESSAGES HAS GONE VIRAL ANDIS CLAIMING TO OFFER A FREE SMARTPHONE
Yesterday, I received a message from a friend which came stated OMG! Have you seen this?' The message did not describe anything about the content, but simply had a link that was stating some *BigBillion Day offer. Since the friend was a close one, (and we know that such messages are usually hoaxes, we still went ahead to click on the url to find out more. It turned out as we expected - a hoax message with a freebie offer.
On clicking_the url, it took us to a "dummy' webpage that claimed Amazon to have a "BigBillionDay. offer with one-time' spin the Lucky Wheel' chance to win son exclusive prizes. The page then shows a prize wheel that needs to be spun with a few omments below it claiming that they on some really great and unbelievable prizes.
On spinning the "wheel', it rotates and
at 'free spin' where the webs ite excites you that you have one more spin for free. On doing so, the wheel spins again and stops at a Lenevo Vibe K4 16GB smartphone. To excite the user, the message continues stating that
in order to claim the prize, you need to
follow a few instructions ahead. This
includes sharing your happiness about the
prize' with five friends .
This includes Sharing your happiness aboutthe prize with five friends.
Only after sharing it with five friends will the message go away and you will see another page ahead.
This page now claims that your prize
reserved for you and you will get it only.
after you complete one last step. This
step forces you to download and install a
free game from the Google
You need to install and use the game for
at least 30 seconds in order to unlock the
content ahead' states the next message. On downloading the game, nothing happens and you don't have any more claimed prize' .
Do note, though such hoax messages are
become common and you only end up clicking on a few ads. However, the ads or pages you see could be having some embedded invisible scripts that run automatically in the background. These scripts can harm your operating system by automatically. creating backdoors into your smartphone and leak out sensitive information such as your contacts, messages, emails, photos, bank account details and much more. And it could also get worse-if you have a rooted smartphone, the scripts could hijack your operating system and the hacker could take control of your smartphone for good.
In such cases, I advise all
Whatsapp users not to open any such
messages. even if they are passed on
by known people. If you think the
message could be genuine, we suggest
that you inguire back with the _user
about the message and the url inside
it and then go ahead to open it.
Alternatively, I also advise_you to
installan antivirus app to stay
safe.
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