Outline:
Facebook Page that calls itself “Big Wheels” claims that you can win a variety of valuable prizes including bags of cash, cars, utility vehicles, and even refrigerators just by liking the Page, liking and sharing promotional posts, and commenting “done”.
Analysis:
The Facebook Page is fraudulent. It is not giving away any prizes of any kind. Those who participate have zero chance of winning anything at all.
The fake Facebook Page is designed simply to gather large numbers of Facebook likes. Once the bogus Page has collected a great many new likes, it can then be used to launch survey scams or other types of fraudulent activity. Or, it may be sold on the black market to other scammers.
Unfortunately, this is just one of many similar like-farming scams on Facebook. New scam Pages appear on Facebook everyday. Please do not help the scammers who create such Facebook Pages by liking, sharing, and commenting.
This Hoax-Slayer YouTube video provides more information about like-farming scams:
Refer to the following resources for further details about such scams:
Facebook Like-Farming Scams
Like-Farming Scam List
WE ARE GIVING AWAY “50000$ Cash Prize” ON 19TH OCTOBER !
TO WIN IT, LIKE & SHARE THIS POST,
COMMENT “DONE”
WE ARE GIVING AWAY “Refrigerator” ON 21st OCTOBER !
TO WIN IT, LIKE & SHARE THIS POST,
COMMENT “DONE”
WE ARE GIVING AWAY “SUZUKI UTILITY TRUCK” ON 20TH OCTOBER !
TO WIN IT, LIKE & SHARE THIS POST,
COMMENT “DONE”
Click On “Sign Up” Button On The Top Of Our Page To Validate Your Participation.
WE ARE GIVING AWAY “John Deere Gator XUV590i Utility” ON 19TH OCTOBER !
TO WIN IT, LIKE & SHARE THIS POST,
COMMENT “DONE”
Click On “Sign Up” Button On The Top Of Our Page To Validate Your Participation.
Last updated: October 12, 2016
First published: October 12, 2016
By Brett M. Christensen
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References
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After considerable thought and with an ache in my heart, I have decided that the time has come to close down the Hoax-Slayer website.These days, the site does not generate enough revenue to cover expenses, and I do not have the financial resources to sustain it going forward.
Moreover, I now work long hours in a full-time and physically taxing job, so maintaining and managing the website and publishing new material has become difficult for me.
And finally, after 18 years of writing about scams and hoaxes, I feel that it is time for me to take my fingers off the keyboard and focus on other projects and pastimes.
When I first started Hoax-Slayer, I never dreamed that I would still be working on the project all these years later or that it would become such an important part of my life. It's been a fantastic and engaging experience and one that I will always treasure.
I hope that my work over the years has helped to make the Internet a little safer and thwarted the activities of at least a few scammers and malicious pranksters.
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