![]() ![]() as seen below.Īfter that, a display is shown which says that approval has been granted to receive a free laptop. ![]() The subsequent steps request details on your employment status, preferred laptop brand etc. After entering these details, details such as your phone number, home address, date of birth, educational level etc. The first form requests Name, Education Level, Required laptop brand and age range. We also suggest you not to proceed any further, but only to find out more about this scam we proceeded to the malicious website. ![]() Therefore, we request users to follow safety tips while browsing online and to have an updated antivirus and firewall software installed to your devices to protect against such malicious attempts. The real website address related with this link is and most updated web security applications would popup a notice that the link directs to a dangerous & malicious website, as we also found out. The shortened URL had concealed the final target URL, a ploy frequently used by scammers. However, we were not able to find such laptop donation programs.Īfter that we directed our attention to the URL of the link. We searched in the mainstream media to determine whether such worldwide free laptop giveaway programs were announced as claimed by the social media posts. The same message was getting viral on WhatsApp too. *Application has begun and students that have applied have started getting their laptops* *In 2022 Over 800,000 students will be given free laptop to enhance their learning this month* All Students can apply for the helping laptop support scheme This scheme is open to all students who for financial reasons are not in a position to purchase a laptop of their own and are in need of laptop in their level of education *The Applications for the Students Laptop Scheme 2022 Is Available* The viral message which got shared widely along with a link to apply and avail this offer can be seen below. The message also says 30,000 laptops were given away in 2021 and this year the plan is to giveaways as many as 800,000 free laptops, worldwide. We noticed viral messages titled “Students Laptop Scheme-2022” on Facebook and WhatsApp, claiming that a scheme is available to offer free laptops to all students, who are not unable to afford a laptop & the student who needs a laptop for educational purposes. This is our investigation related to such online scam for free laptop giveaway for students. Unfortunately, there are a lot of online scams also in the guise of such promotions. There are many online competitions and promotions, and we notice social media promotions for laptops etc. ![]()
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