Beware of fraudulent social media posts on Facebook claiming to giveaway 4 RVs that have been parked for a while and not sold. One example of such fraudulent social media post is as below:
"To all our friends and fans! We got 4 of these RVs that have been parked for a while and will not be sold. We want them going away to 4 of you who have shared and commented Visit https ://bit .ly/3aP5ewO to validate your entry before June 13th. We will do home delivery for those who get chosen!"
Above post was posted on Facebook page named "Camper & RV World" which was created on March 24, 2022. On this Facebook page, you can find only one post as mentioned above.
You may get similar types of such scams in several forms. So, you can help us by reporting similar kinds of scams below in the comment section. If you are concerned with your privacy, then you can comment below without submitting your email address.
What is the motive behind these fraudulent social media posts?
These fraud social media posts are not from any genuine companies, but from scammers to get your personal information to scam you.
They may ask you to click some link and submit the personal details on the fake website posing the real ones or, call them or message/reply to them or, take part in the questionnaire where they will trick you to submit your personal details or, even make you pay them by making you believe you are paying some fees to get something big.
They may also ask you to comment and share these types scam posts with your friends via your social media accounts which will help them to spread this scam and gain lots of followers on their social media page which they can use for fraudulent activities in the future or, they will rename their social media pages and will sell to third parties as per the number of followers they have.
So, you should not follow any instructions provided in these kinds of posts or click any link or download anything (if provided any). The links or files provided on these posts may also contain some viruses or malware or spyware that can hack your device as well.
Once these cybercriminals get your personal information, they make money by selling those details. If they get your credit card information, even they can steal money from your credit card. So, you should not follow any instructions provided on these kinds of posts.
These kinds of posts or messages may not come in the name of the same company or in the same format. These scammers may use multiple numbers, emails, and the name of companies to send similar posts/messages. A few examples of scams are:
- Costco 40th Anniversary Celebration Scam
- Zara 46th Anniversary Celebration Scam
- Haldiram 80th Anniversary Celebration Scam
- Amazon 27th Anniversary Celebration Scam, etc.
So, help us by reporting similar types of posts/messages by using the comment section below.
Now you know the reality of these kinds of fraudulent posts. So, if you want to say something about it or want to report any kinds of scams, then please feel free to leave your comment below. After all, we are here to spread awareness about scams. So, let’s do it together. Let’s save innocent people from scams.
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