{"id":1548,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:41","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1548"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Fake-Virgin-Holidays-Facebook-Page-Offers-Bali-Holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1548","title":{"rendered":"Fake Virgin Holidays Facebook Page Offers Bali Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post on a Facebook Page that uses the name &#8216;Virgin Holidays Australia&#8217;, you can get the chance to win a Bali holiday for four just by sharing and commenting. \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Supposedly, Sir Richard Branson himself will be giving away an envelope with the prize tickets &#8216;in 8 hours&#8217;. \u00a0 The post features an image of Sir Richard holding up the envelope.<\/p>\n<p>However, the post and the associated Facebook Page are fraudulent and have no connection to Virgin. Those who participate have no chance of winning the promised Bali trip or any other prize.<\/p>\n<p>The image used in the scam post depicts Branson and young fashion entrepreneur \u00a0Eseoghene back in 2015. \u00a0 The image has been <a href=\"http:\/\/enterprise54.com\/meet-eseoghene-25-year-old-covenant-uni-grad-turned-fashion-entrepreneur\/\">stolen from elsewhere on the Internet and altered to fit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The scammers who created the fake Facebook Page are intent on promoting the page and rapidly accumulating page likes.<\/p>\n<p>Once the fake Facebook Page has become more popular via the bogus giveaway, it can be used to launch further scams, this time to a much larger pool of potential victims. \u00a0 Or, it may be sold on the black market to other scammers.<\/p>\n<p>Note that genuine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/virginholidays\/\">Virgin Facebook Pages<\/a> will always have Facebook&#8217;s blue &#8220;verified&#8221; icon beside their names. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p> Like-farming scams like this one are very common on Facebook. Be wary of any post that claims that you can win valuable prizes such as holidays just by liking, sharing, and commenting. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-like-farming-scams\/\">read more information about such scams here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of the scam post:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/virging-holidays-scam-12-2017-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-virgin-holidays-facebook-page-offers-bali-holiday\/virging-holidays-scam-12-2017-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/virging-holidays-scam-12-2017-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1233\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"virging-holidays-scam-12-2017-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/virging-holidays-scam-12-2017-1-195x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/virging-holidays-scam-12-2017-1-664x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15794\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/virging-holidays-scam-12-2017-1.jpg\" alt=\"Virgin Holidays Australia Facebook Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"1233\" 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data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-virgin-holidays-facebook-page-offers-bali-holiday\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-virgin-holidays-facebook-page-offers-bali-holiday\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a post on a Facebook Page that uses the name &#8216;Virgin Holidays Australia&#8217;, you can get the chance to win a Bali holiday for four just by sharing and commenting. \u00a0 \u00a0 Supposedly, Sir Richard Branson himself will be giving away an envelope with the prize tickets &#8216;in 8 hours&#8217;. \u00a0 The post 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