Remove Amazon Gift Card scam

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About this threat

The reason Amazon Gift Card scam warnings are popping up is because of an adware infection. These scam alerts will try to to make you call con artists pretending to be technical support so that they could sell you worthless software or get access to your PC remotely. If an ad-supported application is indeed to blame, expect quite intrusive adverts. If you carelessly install freeware, it is not surprising that an advertising-supported software is installed. No need to worry about the advertisements harming your PC, and unless you dial the provided number, you will be fine. The reason calling them would be a mistake is because you would be fooled out of a lot of money, or some malware would be installed. Not only should you never call the numbers in these dubious adverts, you should be careful about who you grant remote access to your system. And if you are still worried about the advertisement you are getting, it is false, and neither your operating system nor your data is in jeopardy. And if you just delete Amazon Gift Card scam the adware, the alerts should no longer appear.

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Are the alerts real

The most possible way you got the threat is through free software packages. If some kind of offer travels along with the free applications, you should deselect it, and it can not be done in Default settings. We suggest you always choose Advanced or Custom settings since otherwise, the adjoined items will not become visible. If Advanced settings reveal something, make sure everything is unmarked. It would be a wise idea to always deselect everything because if you were not correctly informed about their installation, they don’t belong on your PC. If you wish to avoid having to delete Amazon Gift Card scam and similar regularly, be more attentive about how you install programs.

These types of false alerts intend to fool people into thinking that their device has encountered some type of problem. Con artists warn you about a variety of different of issues, such as malware, licensing or computer problems. Do not be surprised to see warnings about data loss or leaks since scare tactics are effective with less computer savvy people. In order to prevent those data loss scenarios, the user is asked to call con artists who are posing as tech-support. Take into consideration that legitimate software or security company would never ask users to call them. So if you see such advertisements, alleging to come from Apple or Microsoft, know that it isn’t legitimate. These scammers would try to convince you that there is something seriously wrong with your machine, and while they could repair it, it would cost money. Tech-support scams are not a risk to everyday computer users as they don’t even resemble real warnings but less computer experienced users might fall for them because they aren’t familiar with bogus tech-support. And we can see how some less computer knowledgeable people could believe the allegations, because even if they do not fall for the first attempt, after they start appearing regularly, they might think that it has some truth to it. If us saying it’s a scam not enough, you could easily make sure by using a search engine to look into it. Most results will contain comments from victims about being scammed. So don’t pay any attention to the warnings while you deal with the issue. If the alerts are frequently popping up on your screen, you will need to locate and uninstall Amazon Gift Card scam ad-supported program.

How to remove Amazon Gift Card scam

There shouldn’t be problems with Amazon Gift Card scam elimination because it is somewhat simple. It is possible to erase Amazon Gift Card scam in two ways, by hand or automatically, and you need to choose the one best suiting your computer abilities. Below this article, you will see guidelines to help you manually deal with the problem if you like this way better. Automatic methods means you’ll have to obtain spyware removal software and have it remove Amazon Gift Card scam for you. After you delete the program causing the pop-ups, they should stop popping up.

Learn how to remove Amazon Gift Card scam from your computer

Step 1. How to delete Amazon Gift Card scam from Windows?
Step 2. How to remove Amazon Gift Card scam from web browsers?
Step 3. How to reset your web browsers?

Step 1. How to delete Amazon Gift Card scam from Windows?

a) Remove Amazon Gift Card scam related application from Windows XP

Click on Start
Select Control Panel
Choose Add or remove programs
Click on Amazon Gift Card scam related software
Click Remove

b) Uninstall Amazon Gift Card scam related program from Windows 7 and Vista

Open Start menu
Click on Control Panel
Go to Uninstall a program
Select Amazon Gift Card scam related application
Click Uninstall

c) Delete Amazon Gift Card scam related application from Windows 8

Press Win+C to open Charm bar
Select Settings and open Control Panel
Choose Uninstall a program
Select Amazon Gift Card scam related program
Click Uninstall

d) Remove Amazon Gift Card scam from Mac OS X system

Select Applications from the Go menu.
In Application, you need to find all suspicious programs, including Amazon Gift Card scam. Right-click on them and select Move to Trash. You can also drag them to the Trash icon on your Dock.

Step 2. How to remove Amazon Gift Card scam from web browsers?

a) Erase Amazon Gift Card scam from Internet Explorer

Open your browser and press Alt+X
Click on Manage add-ons
Select Toolbars and Extensions
Delete unwanted extensions
Go to Search Providers
Erase Amazon Gift Card scam and choose a new engine
Press Alt+x once again and click on Internet Options
Change your home page on the General tab
Click OK to save made changes

b) Eliminate Amazon Gift Card scam from Mozilla Firefox

Open Mozilla and click on the menu
Select Add-ons and move to Extensions
Choose and remove unwanted extensions
Click on the menu again and select Options
On the General tab replace your home page
Go to Search tab and eliminate Amazon Gift Card scam
Select your new default search provider

c) Delete Amazon Gift Card scam from Google Chrome

Launch Google Chrome and open the menu
Choose More Tools and go to Extensions
Terminate unwanted browser extensions
Move to Settings (under Extensions)
Click Set page in the On startup section
Replace your home page
Go to Search section and click Manage search engines
Terminate Amazon Gift Card scam and choose a new provider

d) Remove Amazon Gift Card scam from Edge

Launch Microsoft Edge and select More (the three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
Settings → Choose what to clear (located under the Clear browsing data option)
Select everything you want to get rid of and press Clear.
Right-click on the Start button and select Task Manager.
Find Microsoft Edge in the Processes tab.
Right-click on it and select Go to details.
Look for all Microsoft Edge related entries, right-click on them and select End Task.

Step 3. How to reset your web browsers?

a) Reset Internet Explorer

Open your browser and click on the Gear icon
Select Internet Options
Move to Advanced tab and click Reset
Enable Delete personal settings
Click Reset
Restart Internet Explorer

b) Reset Mozilla Firefox

Launch Mozilla and open the menu
Click on Help (the question mark)
Choose Troubleshooting Information
Click on the Refresh Firefox button
Select Refresh Firefox

c) Reset Google Chrome

Open Chrome and click on the menu
Choose Settings and click Show advanced settings
Click on Reset settings
Select Reset

d) Reset Safari

Launch Safari browser
Click on Safari settings (top-right corner)
Select Reset Safari...
A dialog with pre-selected items will pop-up
Make sure that all items you need to delete are selected
Click on Reset
Safari will restart automatically