{"id":2178,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2178"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Kmart-'Win-10-Minutes-In-Our-Store-To-Go-Crazy'-Facebook-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2178","title":{"rendered":"Kmart &#8216;Win 10 Minutes In Our Store To Go Crazy&#8217; Facebook Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nCirculating  \u00a0post from a Facebook Page called &#8216;Kmart AU&#8217; \u00a0claims \u00a0that you can win the chance to take everything you want from a Kmart store for ten minutes by liking, sharing, commenting, and clicking a link to claim your entry.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe post and Facebook Page are not associated with Kmart and there is no such &#8216;go crazy for 10 minutes&#8217; prize. This is yet another Facebook scam designed to trick you into entering your mobile phone number on a dodgy prize website. Those who fall \u00a0for the \u00a0ruse and enter their mobile numbers are actually subscribing to a very expensive SMS service that \u00a0charges several dollars for every text message it \u00a0sends.<\/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<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kmart-win-ten-minutes-in-our-store-scam-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1978\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/kmart-win-10-minutes-in-our-store-to-go-crazy-facebook-scam\/kmart-win-ten-minutes-in-our-store-scam-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kmart-win-ten-minutes-in-our-store-scam-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1020\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"Kmart-win-ten-minutes-in-our-store-scam-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kmart-win-ten-minutes-in-our-store-scam-2-235x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kmart-win-ten-minutes-in-our-store-scam-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1978\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kmart-win-ten-minutes-in-our-store-scam-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kmart Facebook scam post\" width=\"800\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kmart-win-ten-minutes-in-our-store-scam-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kmart-win-ten-minutes-in-our-store-scam-2-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kmart-win-ten-minutes-in-our-store-scam-2-768x979.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kmart-win-ten-minutes-in-our-store-scam-2-157x200.jpg 157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAccording to this &#8216;prize&#8217; post, which comes from a Facebook Page called &#8216;Kmart AU&#8217;, you can win ten minutes to &#8216;go crazy&#8217; in a Kmart store by liking and sharing the promotional picture, commenting with the word &#8216;insane&#8217;, and clicking a claim link. Supposedly, should you win, you will get the chance to take everything you want from Kmart during a ten minute period. The post includes the Kmart logo along with a photograph of a Kmart storefront.<\/p>\n<p>However, the post and Facebook Page are in no way associated with Kmart and the promised prize does not exist. \u00a0The Page is a scam designed to harvest your mobile phone number.<\/p>\n<p>By instructing participants \u00a0to like, share, and comment, the scammers ensure that their fraudulent promotion will be seen by an ever growing audience of potential victims.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you click the link in the hope of getting your entry, you will be taken to a dodgy website that asks you to provide your mobile phone number, ostensibly as a means of entering \u00a0in a draw for further prizes.  \u00a0However, fine print on the page will state that, by providing your mobile number, you are actually \u00a0subscribing to a costly SMS &#8216;service&#8217; that will charge several dollars every time it sends you a text message. These SMS subscriptions can quickly drain your phone credit or rack up large bills to your account.<\/p>\n<p>Kmart has confirmed that the Kmart AU Page is a scam via <a title=\"Kmart Facebook Page Comment\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KmartAustralia\/posts\/979717218793865\">responses to comments<\/a> on its Facebook Page. Note that the genuine Kmart Facebook Page, which includes Facebook&#8217;s blue &#8216;verified&#8217; icon, is called &#8216;Kmart Australia&#8217;, not &#8216;Kmart AU&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Scams like this one are very common. Other recent versions of the scam have promised Facebook \u00a0users the chance to &#8216;go crazy for ten minutes&#8217; in <a title=\"Myer Australia 'Go Crazy In One Of Our Stores' Like-Farming Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/myer-australia-go-crazy-in-one-of-our-stores-like-farming-scam\/\">Myer<\/a> and <a title=\"JB Hi-Fi 'Win 10 Minutes In Our Store To Go Crazy' Facebook Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/jb-hi-fi-win-10-minutes-in-our-store-to-go-crazy-facebook-scam\/\">JB Hi-Fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     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>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: \u00a0June 18, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: \u00a0June 18, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"Kmart Facebook Page Comment\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KmartAustralia\/posts\/979717218793865\">Kmart Facebook Page Comment<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"JB Hi-Fi 'Win 10 Minutes In Our Store To Go Crazy' Facebook Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/jb-hi-fi-win-10-minutes-in-our-store-to-go-crazy-facebook-scam\/\">JB Hi-Fi &#8216;Win 10 Minutes In Our Store To Go Crazy&#8217; Facebook Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Myer Australia 'Go Crazy In One Of Our Stores' Like-Farming Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/myer-australia-go-crazy-in-one-of-our-stores-like-farming-scam\/\">Myer Australia &#8216;Go Crazy In One Of Our Stores&#8217; Like-Farming Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"What is a Facebook Survey Scam?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/what-is-a-survey-scam.shtml\">What is a Facebook Survey Scam?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/kmart-win-10-minutes-in-our-store-to-go-crazy-facebook-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/kmart-win-10-minutes-in-our-store-to-go-crazy-facebook-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Circulating \u00a0post from a Facebook Page called &#8216;Kmart AU&#8217; \u00a0claims \u00a0that you can win the chance to take everything you want from a Kmart store for ten minutes by liking, sharing, commenting, and clicking a link to claim your entry. Brief Analysis: The post and Facebook Page are not associated with Kmart and there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}