- Scams
- Online Scams
"You're our 1,000,000th customer"
"You're our 1,000,000th customer"
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A pop-up appears on a website saying you're visitor number one million, or that you've won a mobile phone or a gift card. To get the prize, you have to answer a few questions, fill in your details or pay a small shipping fee. The prize doesn't exist. The scammers want your card details or to sell your contact details on.
Warning signs
You've won something without entering a competition.
There's a countdown, or only a few prizes left.
You have to pay shipping or a fee to get a free prize.
The small print says you're starting a subscription.
How do you avoid this?
- Close the pop-up or the tab without clicking anything in it.
- Never enter card details to claim a prize.
- Use an ad blocker in your browser, so you'll see fewer pop-ups like this.
Has this happened to you?
- Have you given your card details? Call your bank right away and block the card.
- Is money being taken for a subscription you didn't want? Ask the bank to dispute the charges.
- Report it to the police at polisen.se or call 114 14.
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