What is the purpose of these pop-up notifications?

Do they pose a threat to your privacy?

And what can you do to get rid of them?

Mockup of Laptop Showing the Pop-up of Click Allow if You are Not a Robot

These pop-up scams involve tricksters setting up fake verification pop-up notifications on different web pages.

The scammers give a shot to trick victims into believing that the pop-up is just another captcha pop-up.

These notifications are clickable and designed to entice users to click them.

![Robot With a Checkmark Saying I Am Not a Robot](https://static1.makeuseofimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Robot With a Checkmark Saying I am not a robot-1.jpg)

With these push notifications, scammers can deceive and direct their victims to whatever they want.

Since the notifications are clickable, even a misclick can misdirect you and cause unavoidable damage.

How exactly can you accomplish this?

![Receiving a Push Notification on Windows Device](https://static1.makeuseofimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Receiving a Push Notification on Windows Device-2.jpg)

However, what if you have mistakenly granted the website permission to send notifications?

After disabling notifications,check your web app for hijackers and remove themif necessary.

To be on the safe side, scan your machine for malware to ensure it is malware-free.

A Hook Fetching Login Details From a Laptop

First, you should enable a pop-up blocker on your web client to prevent pop-ups from showing up.

Furthermore, spread the word about this scam to protect your loved ones.

Removing a Website From Chrome’s Notification Settings to Stop Receiving Notifications From It