Contest/Need Help Fraud
What is it?
Sometimes, you will get a pop-up or add on phone or computer. It tends to look like this:
-You've just won 5,000 dollars Click HERE to collect your prize!
There are also emails or pop-ups about a person/place that needs help.
-Please sponser me so I can afford a surgery, go to this cite to donate.
Definition
scams work by asking you to pay some sort of fee in order to claim your prize or winnings from a competition or lottery you never entered
How to Prevent
-don't believe the site
-ignore the pop-ups
-someone asks you to pay money up-front in order to receive a prize or winnings-numbers starting with 190
-read all the terms and conditions
-verify the identity of the contact by calling the relevant organisation directly
-do an internet search using the exact names and text