Vishing Is Very Similar To Phishing But Instead Of Occurring Through Email Vishing Happens Over The Phone In These Scams Fraudsters Pose As A Trusted Retailer Or Bank And Obtain Personal Information From The Customer By Requesting They Verify The Information On File The Information Gained Is Then Used For Fraudulent Transactions Perpetrators Of Tech Support Scams Try To Trick Victims Into Believing Their Computers Are Infected And They Need Help Some Scammers Pretend To Be Connected With Microsoft Apple Or A Familiar Security Software Company Such As Norton Or Mcafee And Claim To Have Detected Malware That Poses An Imminent Threat To The Person S Computer Other Scams Feature Planted Website Ads Or Pop Ups That Display Warning Messages Some Even Featuring A Clock Ticking Down The Minutes Before The Victim S Hard Drive Will Be Destroyed By A Virus Unless He Or She Calls A Toll Free Number For Assistance In Deactivating The Menace Such Scammers Will Often Ask For Remote Access To Your Computer To Run Phony Diagnostic Tests And Pretend To Discover Defects In Need Of Fixing They Ll Pressure You To Pay For Unnecessary Repairs Or New Software And Ask For Payment Via Gift Cards Regardless Of The Entry Method Used To Enter The Sweepstakes There Is A Limit Of Seventy Eight 78 Entries Per Entrant For The Entire Sweepstakes Period Any Attempt By An Entrant To Obtain More Than The Stated Number Of Entries By Using Multiple Different Identities And Or Any Other Methods Will Void That Entrant S Entry And That Entrant May Be Disqualified From The Sweepstakes Entries Submitted By Anyone Other Than The Entrant Are Void In Case Of Dispute As To The Identity Of Any Entrant Entry Will Be Declared Made By The Registered Name And Address On Such Entry Any Potential Prize Winner May Be Requested To Provide Sponsor With Proof That Such Person Is The Prize Winner With More People Shopping On Walmart Online Scammers Have Started Targeting Them With Fake Password Reset Emails In This Scam You Receive An Email Claiming Your Walmart Com Account Has Been Hacked And That You Need To Reset Your Account And Password It Is Advisable That You Do Not Try Everything At Once Select A Few That Suits You And Then Put Them Into Practice Before You Eve Know It You Will Have A Free Walmart Gift Card At Your Disposal Which You Can Use To Purchase What You Want