{"id":393,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=393"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"'You-Have-Messages'-Email-Survey-Scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=393","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;You Have Messages&#8217; Email Survey Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Brief emails claiming that you have messages waiting and can click to view the notifications are currently hitting inboxes.<\/p>\n<p>Different \u00a0versions of the emails, which claim to have been sent by a &#8220;delivery agent&#8221;, specify different \u00a0numbers of messages that are supposedly waiting for you. The name of the &#8220;delivery agent&#8221; used in the emails may vary. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, if you click the link \u00a0in the emails, you will not be taken to any waiting messages. Instead, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that claims that you are eligible to win prizes such as mobile phones or shopping vouchers.<\/p>\n<p>The site will first ask you to fill in a survey about which Internet browser you use and then perform an &#8211; entirely fake -analysis of your answers. No matter what answers \u00a0you provide, you will always be declared a winner. The site includes a bogus countdown timer that is designed to impart a sense of urgency so that you will not have time to think too carefully about what you are clicking on.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you will be asked to click \u00a0the prize you prefer. \u00a0 However, clicking does not lead to a prize claim form as you might expect. \u00a0 Instead, you will be taken to a third-party website that promises the chance to win further prizes by providing \u00a0your name, email address, home address, and phone number.<\/p>\n<p>However, the fine print on the pages indicates that any personal information that you provide will be shared with site sponsors and marketing companies. \u00a0 So, after entering, you will soon be inundated with unwanted and annoying phone calls, text messages, emails, and letters extolling the virtues of various products that you most likely neither want nor need.<\/p>\n<p>And no matter how many of these dodgy sites you visit and interact with, you will never receive the prize you were originally promised.<\/p>\n<p>Scams like these are very common and are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/what-is-a-facebook-survey-scam\/\">often posted on Facebook<\/a> as well as via email.<\/p>\n<p>Scammers and spammers also use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/skype-missed-messages-pharmacy-spam\/\">similar \u00a0&#8220;missed message&#8221; emails<\/a> to trick people into visiting highly suspect online pharmacy stores.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive one of these messages, just hit the delete key. \u00a0 Don&#8217;t click any links that they contain.<\/p>\n<h2>Example:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19786\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/you-have-messages-email-survey-scam\/seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,248\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1-300x93.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1.jpg\" alt=\"Seven Messages Survey Scam Email\" width=\"800\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1-768x238.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1-500x155.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/seven-messages-survey-scam-100518-1-585x181.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/you-have-messages-email-survey-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/you-have-messages-email-survey-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brief emails claiming that you have messages waiting and can click to view the notifications are currently hitting inboxes. 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