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  New WhatsApp forward scam offers users free Amazon gifts for completing survey

  Posted by Ami on 25 March 2021 at 10:21 am

  WhatsApp is one of the most widely used chat apps in the world, especially in India, where it has over 500 million daily active users as per the company’s most recently released statistics. However, the platform has its own share of issues, including fake news, spam and scam messages that are designed to trick users. A new fake message is now doing the rounds, informing users that Amazon is giving gifts to a hundred users “on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.”

  According to a report by fact-checking website Newsmeter, the viral message that people are receiving as a forward on WhatsApp is completely false, which was also reportedly confirmed by Amazon’s customer service. The scam message does not seem to have any text, but the “preview” of the link that is shared says “Amazon 30th anniversary celebration” but the link, unfortunately, leads to a fraudulent URL govspourt(dot)buzz — which is certainly not an Amazon website.

  Users who click on the link are taken to a website that somewhat resembles the official website, telling users that the company will hand out a Huawei Mate Pro 5G randomly to a hundred lucky users. However, it announces to every single participant that they have won the smartphone, and then lists a couple of “rules” that users must follow to claim their prize.

  Is anyone still using whatsapp and allowing the globalist to steal your private data!

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