Remove National Lottery email scam: Detailed Instructions

Methods To Detect And Delete National Lottery email scam

National Lottery email scam is identified to be a new malspam campaign. Through this, the scammers use to send notifications to targeted users with claims that the recipient has won a prize in lottery. Such messages are usually sent to users through email, text messages or even through social media options. In such cases, the scammers also use various names of real companies or organizations who are existing to offer lottery schemes. This measure is actually applied to make users believe that the emails they received under malspam is legitimate one, but this sucks the users later. Mostly, the email spam methods are applied by scammers or malware authors with intention just to spread some malware and extract money or steal user’s personal details.

As per what the researchers have to say, scammers behind this campaign are using emails as way to spread it. And they use to send bulk disguised letters as email from The National Lottery, and includes an attachment with a PDF file. The mail states that users are required to download and open the attached file to get instructions to learn how to claim the won amount. The email itself mention that users have won a prize amount of £800,000. Reading through the instructions mentioned under PDF files, the users are asked to provide details like full name, age, occupation, contact details, country, and many more information through a provided email address. They can also provide such details over a toll free number +44 7700 309 177.

However, if such users tend to contact through the number of email address, they are asked to pay a free in order to process their claim. Such fee can be asked in face of insurance price, transfer charges, banking fees, and so on. But, if a user end up doing so or just sharing their details through provided methods, they will get deceived without any prior notice. The users should actually never trust these email messages. It’s also worth to mention that legitimate lottery schemes and related people never ask users or winners to supply these details or extra fees, as demanded in case of National Lottery email scam. If you have also received such messages, simply ignore it.

Threat Specifications

Name: National Lottery email scam
Type: Phishing scam, fraud, malspam campaign
Description: National Lottery email scam is a newly discovered campaign under which the users told that they have won a big prize in lottery, and they can claim the same for which instructions are mentioned in attached file. Once the user opens the file, they are tricked to call a number of share their personal details, which later leads to to be scammed.
Associated Email: [email protected]
Associated Number: +44 7700 309 177
Distribution: Obviously these spam is being run through emails, however rogue pop up ads, search engine poisoning techniques, etc can also be sometimes responsible.
Removal: To detect and delete National Lottery email scam related entries or threats, we appreciate to check and follow guidelines mentioned under this article

Working principle of National Lottery email scam like campaigns

Emails or messages received under malspam campaigns use to trick users into opening malicious files, which further infects the computer without any notice. The targeted users are generally asked to download and open the attached file as it’s mandatory. Such file may even appear harmless and presented in form of archives, MS Office documents, PDF files, JS files, and many more. Such file types may seem initially not harmful, but includes some hidden malicious codes or instructions which runs on computer in backgrounds. Such scripts can be to steal personal details of user, to download/install more robust codes, or just to scam users financially.

Therefore, if you are also being told to claim your winning amount through National Lottery email scam, then you should not believe such messages to be true. Rather, you should avoid clicking any of its links. However, if you have done so, we suggest you to check and remove National Lottery email scam related malicious traits from your system permanently with guidelines discussed.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove National Lottery email scam:

Remove the related items of National Lottery email scam using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing National Lottery email scam issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (National Lottery email scam) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to National Lottery email scam removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to National Lottery email scam still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove National Lottery email scam plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in National Lottery email scam removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete National Lottery email scam (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.