Amazon Rewards Event Scam

Posted by Lisa Blanc on January 22, 2018

What is Amazon Rewards Event Scam?

Amazon Rewards Event Scam appears to users in the form of the fake pop-up. It is quite easy to recognize it because it always comes from the domain http://playing.youphone.club/raffle/en/azwc-c-opt/. If you have already encountered this scam, you should ignore it completely because it is only shown to you to convince you to provide personal information. There are several possible reasons why you have encountered Amazon Rewards Event Scam. First, you see it because you have landed on its domain by mistake. Second, you have been redirected to its domain against your will. Third, it is displayed periodically on your screen due to active malicious software on your computer. It is definitely the latter case if you cannot get rid of the scam by closing the web browser you use. Malware researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com say that, theoretically, any malicious application can be responsible for displaying the scam on users’ screens; however, it often turns out that advertising-supported applications (adware) are the ones responsible for showing fake pop-ups to users. In some cases, untrustworthy applications can be erased through Control Panel, but we cannot promise that it will be that easy to erase bad software from the system in your case too. test test test

What does Amazon Rewards Event Scam do?

If you see a pop-up claiming that you are one of a handful of lucky users who have a chance to get a prize for being loyal Amazon users, ignore it completely because you will not get any prize, we can assure you. Additionally, Amazon is not associated with the pop-up you see on your screen in any way, so do not waste your time trying to get the prize that does not even exist. Unfortunately, not all the users listen to our advice. Some of them still click the OK button out of curiosity. They get a chance to spin the wheel and get the prize, e.g. Amazon gift card. Do not bother doing this because you will not get anything. Researchers suspect that this fabricated pop-up is shown to users only to extract personal details about them because they are given a limited time to provide personal information and claim the prize. Do not enter any personal details because they might be used for malicious purposes by cyber criminals. Also, inserted data might be sold on the black market – it could be purchased by anyone having bad intentions. What our security specialists expect you to do instead is to close the fake pop-up immediately and make sure it does not appear on the screen again. In some cases, it might be enough not to visit its domain http://playing.youphone.club/raffle/en/azwc-c-opt/ again/not to click on links redirecting to it, but you will not get rid of the scam so easily if there is an untrustworthy program installed on your computer.

Where does Amazon Rewards Event Scam come from?

You have encountered Amazon Rewards Event Scam not without reason. You might see it because you have landed on its domain. This usually happens when users click on untrustworthy links presented to them while they surf the Internet. Also, in some cases users open the domain with the scam by mistake themselves, for example, they make typos in the URLs of websites they want to access. Last but not least, the appearance of the fake Amazon pop-up on the screen might be directly linked to the successful entrance of malicious software. If you cannot close the fake pop-up permanently, the chances are high that you have an advertising-supported application or a similar untrustworthy program active on your PC. If it turns out to be true, you must erase it from your system as soon as possible.

How to get rid of Amazon Rewards Event Scam

The first thing you should do if you ever encounter Amazon Rewards Event Scam is closing the web browser you use. If the fake pop-up reappears, you should remove all suspicious programs from your system. If you cannot find any untrustworthy applications on your computer, you should use an automated malware remover to perform a system scan. It will find and delete suspicious software from your system in no time and, as a consequence, the fake pop-up will be gone from your screen in no time.

Delete Amazon Rewards Event Scam

Delete all suspicious applications

Windows XP

Click Start.
Click Control Panel.
Click Add or Remove Programs.
Select the untrustworthy application and click Remove.

Windows 7/Vista/8/8.1/10

Press Win+R simultaneously.
Type Control Panel in the box and press Enter.
Access Uninstall a program.
Locate the unwanted program, select it, and click the Uninstall button.