01A typical message
Congratulations! You have been selected as the winner of our anniversary draw 🎁 To receive your phone, pay only the 29.90 TL shipping fee: hediye-kazandiniz[.]shop
Example for illustration; real messages vary.
02Warning signs
- You won a draw you never entered.
- You only need to pay a small “shipping”, “tax” or “activation” fee.
- A new social media page or a web address that is not the brand’s official one.
- A countdown or “only 3 prizes left”.
03What to do
- Real prizes do not require you to pay first.
- Check the brand’s official account or website by searching for it yourself.
- Paste the link into MyScanner to see how new the site is and what it really is.
04Already clicked or replied?
- Stop: do not enter anything else on that page and close it.
- If you typed a password, change it now on the real site or app, and turn on two-step verification.
- If you entered card details or approved a payment, call your bank on the number on your card and block the card.
- If you installed an app from a link, delete it and scan your phone with a trusted security app.
- Report it: forward scam SMS and links to your operator, and to your bank if it used their name.
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