'Dear Chrome User, Congratulations!' Scam

The 'Dear Chrome User, Congratulations!' scam is a popular scenario used by online fraudsters to take advantage of inexperienced or naive people. The 'Dear Chrome User, Congratulations!' scam operates through an intrusive pop-up page that displays a message crafted by the fraudsters. The exact text may vary, but these dubious pages usually claim to be coming from a reputable and well-known company such as Microsoft, Amazon or Google as in this case. The 'Dear Chrome User, Congratulations!' scam in particular claims that the user has been selected just for using the Chrome browser randomly and is now entitled to receive the prize of several pricey mobile phones.

As always, there is a catch. All tactics of this type require some sort of tax or shipping fee to be paid by the supposed winners for them to receive the non-existent rewards. Sometimes the demanded payment may be substantial, but the 'Dear Chrome User, Congratulations!' scam has chosen to ask for a payment of 1 dollar under the guise of shipping costs.
Of course, even 1 dollar is a lot to be simply thrown away without getting anything in return. That is why all pages of this type should be simply ignored and not engaged with in any way, shape, or form.

If you have been seeing the 'Dear Chrome User, Congratulations!' scam or similar intrusive pop-ups while browsing, it might be a signal that your system has an adware application present on it. Just to be on the safe side, you should conduct a thorough scan of the device with a professional anti-malware solution.