Facebook Car Giveaway
Car No
CLAIM
You can win a free car by liking or sharing a post. See Example(s)
EXAMPLES
For the Very first time in facebook history we are providing away two Audi R8 to two winners that we will select on December twenty one entirely at random.
Would you like to join this amazing giveaway for a chance to own a brand fresh AUDI? Simply go after the steps below to inject the competition :
Step 1) Likes this Page We Love To Drive.
Step Two) Like this Post
Step Trio) Comment which color you want. (CREME OR SILVER)
Step Four) Share on your wall
The winners will be messaged via inbox message
I’m witnessing this popping up on Facebook… I’m having a hard time believing its validity. Promising the chance to win a fresh Mercedes if you like the page, share the picture and say what color you want.
Two Range Rover 4x4s giveaway for date 12/22/2014 is now making the rounds on facebook.
For the Very first time in facebook history we are providing away two Range Rovers
to two winners that we will select on December twenty nine entirely at random.
Would you like to join this amazing giveaway for a chance to own a brand
fresh Range? Simply go after the steps below to come in the competition : Step
1) Likes this Page Step Two) Like this Post Step Trio) Comment which color you
want. (Black or Crimson) Step Four) Share on your wall The winners will be
messaged via inbox message Good Luck
Range Rover // 4WD
RATING
ORIGIN
In December 2014, a number of Facebook pages using car brand names such as Audi, Range Rover, Mercedes, and Camaro (among others) posted directives similar to the messages quoted above. The pages claimed that Facebook was providing away cars. Among the cars suggested in the giveaways were Audi R8s, Range Rovers, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGs, and Chevrolet Camaro SS models. Almost all the scams followed the same format: they instructed users to like a separate page, like the original post, and share the post on their own Timeline (thereby validating its legitimacy and enticing others to do the same).users were eligible to win one of two available vehicles in the winner’s choice of color simply by liking a separate Facebook page, liking and sharing a post, and waiting for an inbox message confirming the winners.
In April 2016, the scam reappeared, this time with a Range Rover as the car suggested in the giveaway:
The very first clue the giveaways following this format were not on the up-and-up was the pages to which Facebook users were directed, pages that had been created just days before the giveaway posts begin to emerge. Not only were the secondary Facebook pages involved always fresh, they were also not linked with car companies or other interests one might imagine could reasonably be expected to suggest up a car in exchange for social media advertising (such as automobile dealerships, insurance companies, or large retailers). Were a legitimate company to engage in such a high-ticket contest giveaway, the incentive would be exposure; however, no corresponding promotional comeback on advertising investment was discernable in these Facebook giveaway claims.
The tactics were similar to latest scams involving Costco, Kroger and Amazon bounty cards, but the six-figure price tag fastened to some of the vehicles involved in the Facebook car giveaway posts proved a far more difficult-to-resist enticement for some users, not all of whom questioned whether sharing a page introduced any negative consequence should it later turn out to be a prank, hoax, or other false promise.
The pages to which users were directed carried all the hallmarks of “like farming” operations intended to quickly build and sell popular Facebook pages. Even if the page creators’ intent were only to build an audience, users’ participating in the scam created a larger incentive for employing future fakery of the same description to crowd Facebook feeds. Scammers could also exploit a large audience by mining varying levels of private data from those who have liked a page of dubious origin. So Facebook users who participate in such fake giveaways not only unwittingly help spammers pollute the social network with scams, they may also risk being exposed to malware, clickjacking, or other unpleasantries (such as finding their names and identities endorsing a scam, hate page, or other undesirable activity).
Giveaways, particularly of high-value merchandise, are generally uncommon and almost always conducted through brands’ official channels or the social media accounts of related large companies.
Got a peak or a rumor? Contact us here.
Facebook Car Giveaway
Car No
CLAIM
You can win a free car by liking or sharing a post. See Example(s)
EXAMPLES
For the Very first time in facebook history we are providing away two Audi R8 to two winners that we will select on December twenty one entirely at random.
Would you like to join this amazing giveaway for a chance to own a brand fresh AUDI? Simply go after the steps below to inject the competition :
Step 1) Likes this Page We Love To Drive.
Step Two) Like this Post
Step Trio) Comment which color you want. (CREME OR SILVER)
Step Four) Share on your wall
The winners will be messaged via inbox message
I’m watching this popping up on Facebook… I’m having a hard time believing its validity. Promising the chance to win a fresh Mercedes if you like the page, share the picture and say what color you want.
Two Range Rover 4x4s giveaway for date 12/22/2014 is now making the rounds on facebook.
For the Very first time in facebook history we are providing away two Range Rovers
to two winners that we will select on December twenty nine downright at random.
Would you like to join this amazing giveaway for a chance to own a brand
fresh Range? Simply go after the steps below to come in the competition : Step
1) Likes this Page Step Two) Like this Post Step Trio) Comment which color you
want. (Black or Crimson) Step Four) Share on your wall The winners will be
messaged via inbox message Good Luck
Range Rover // 4WD
RATING
ORIGIN
In December 2014, a number of Facebook pages using car brand names such as Audi, Range Rover, Mercedes, and Camaro (among others) posted directives similar to the messages quoted above. The pages claimed that Facebook was providing away cars. Among the cars suggested in the giveaways were Audi R8s, Range Rovers, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGs, and Chevrolet Camaro SS models. Almost all the scams followed the same format: they instructed users to like a separate page, like the original post, and share the post on their own Timeline (thereby validating its legitimacy and enticing others to do the same).users were eligible to win one of two available vehicles in the winner’s choice of color simply by liking a separate Facebook page, liking and sharing a post, and waiting for an inbox message confirming the winners.
In April 2016, the scam reappeared, this time with a Range Rover as the car suggested in the giveaway:
The very first clue the giveaways following this format were not on the up-and-up was the pages to which Facebook users were directed, pages that had been created just days before the giveaway posts begin to show up. Not only were the secondary Facebook pages involved always fresh, they were also not linked with car companies or other interests one might imagine could reasonably be expected to suggest up a car in exchange for social media advertising (such as automobile dealerships, insurance companies, or large retailers). Were a legitimate company to engage in such a high-ticket contest giveaway, the incentive would be exposure; however, no corresponding promotional come back on advertising investment was discernable in these Facebook giveaway claims.
The tactics were similar to latest scams involving Costco, Kroger and Amazon bounty cards, but the six-figure price tag linked to some of the vehicles involved in the Facebook car giveaway posts proved a far more difficult-to-resist enticement for some users, not all of whom questioned whether sharing a page introduced any negative consequence should it later turn out to be a prank, hoax, or other false promise.
The pages to which users were directed carried all the hallmarks of “like farming” operations intended to quickly build and sell popular Facebook pages. Even if the page creators’ intent were only to build an audience, users’ participating in the scam created a larger incentive for employing future fakery of the same description to crowd Facebook feeds. Scammers could also exploit a large audience by mining varying levels of private data from those who have liked a page of dubious origin. So Facebook users who participate in such fake giveaways not only unwittingly help spammers pollute the social network with scams, they may also risk being exposed to malware, clickjacking, or other unpleasantries (such as finding their names and identities endorsing a scam, hate page, or other undesirable activity).
Giveaways, particularly of high-value merchandise, are generally uncommon and almost always conducted through brands’ official channels or the social media accounts of related large companies.
Got a peak or a rumor? Contact us here.
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