“You have been randomly selected to spin and get 1 unclaimed reward” scam - How to remove

“You have been randomly selected to spin and get 1 unclaimed reward” fraudulent notification congratulates users and announces that they have been selected to participate in a lottery. It is stated that person has a chance of getting one unclaimed reward, but we guarantee that no goods will be received from this fake alert. This is a scam, similar to rogue notifications like “Your version of Bing search is out of date” or the Kohl’s Anniversary scam.

On the Internet, we found a lot of reports from people, asking whether the “You have been randomly selected to spin and get 1 unclaimed reward” message should be trusted. Recipients of this fraudulent message stated that they encountered it thru their iPhones and Androids, but some desktop users also reported this fake spin lottery. After looking at the reports, we are sure that this fake message is relevant as most of the people saw it in 2018. Therefore, the message can be a very frequent guest on users’ computers or mobile phones (Congratulations, you won Malware Scam Crosses Over to Android).

“You have been randomly selected to spin and get 1 unclaimed reward” scam will trick you into installing malware or giving away your personal info

Take a look at the reports we analyzed:

“When navigating Safari or Firefox on my iPhone 7 I get constant messages that override my inputs. Like this: “Congratulations! You have been randomly selected to spin and get (1) unclaimed reward. Click OK to start!” Or a request to “spin the Lucky Wheel!” How do I eliminate this interference?
“Congratulations, Galaxy Note 4 User! You have been randomly selected to spin and get (1) unclaimed reward. Click OK to start.” shows up now whenever I try to open Chrome on my phone. I tried going into the app manager and clearing the cache, but it didn’t do anything”.

Therefore, many users might be bothered by this “You have been randomly selected to spin and get 1 unclaimed reward” scam. If you decide to click “ok” on the message, you might be automatically redirected to a malicious website. After you visit it, your computer or a mobile device might become a victim of malware. Therefore, please do not interact with this fraudulent message. From its appearance, some victims might guess that it is related to Facebook. Yes, “You have been randomly selected to spin and get 1 unclaimed reward” fake alert does feature “like”, “share” and “comment” buttons, but has nothing to do with the legitimate social networking site (Is there a Facebook lottery?).

In order to receive the prize from “You have been randomly selected to spin and get 1 unclaimed reward” scam, users might be required to provide their personal information: email address, physical address, zip code and etc. For some unknown reason, cyber criminals can also convince people that providing banking account information is also a necessary action. Do not be tricked by hackers: do not reveal your personal information to unknown sources, especially to the people behind this “You have been randomly selected to spin and get 1 unclaimed reward” scam.

How to prevent “You have been randomly selected to spin and get 1 unclaimed reward” scam from appearing on your computer desktop or mobile phone?

First of all, you should stop visiting suspicious websites that have a tendency of redirecting visitors to random websites. “You have been randomly selected to spin and get 1 unclaimed reward” pop-up is a very frequently promoted ad, and we hope that you won’t decide to explore it. However, this message could also be a sign that your computer, Android or iPhone is infected with malware. In this case, you have to download a scanner to find the issue. Spyhunter will help you find all potentially malicious files. After cleaning your device, you won’t notice fraudulent messages like this.

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