{"id":1110,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1110"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"British-Airways-Voucher-Giveaway-Facebook-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1110","title":{"rendered":"British Airways Voucher Giveaway Facebook Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Image:  \u00a9 kunertus\/depositphotos.com<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>This story was first published on October 29, 2015<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yet another airline ticket giveaway scam is hitting Facebook. This version claims that British Airways is giving away airline ticket vouchers worth  \u00a3500 as a means of celebrating its anniversary. \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>The post invites you to click to claim your voucher.<\/p>\n<p>But, alas, the post is just a typical ruse to trick you into spamming your friends and supplying your personal information on suspect survey websites. The post is not associated with British Airways and you will not receive any voucher or airline tickets by participating.<\/p>\n<p>If you click on the post, you will be taken to a fraudulent web page and told that you must follow two steps to get your British Airways voucher.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1 instructs you to add the comment &#8220;Thanks for my voucher&#8221;.  \u00a0Step 2 instructs you to click a Facebook Share button.  \u00a0If you carry out these twos steps, you will be helping the scammers \u00a0promote the fraudulent giveaway across Facebook and exposing all of your friends to the scam as well. \u00a0<\/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>After carrying out these steps, you can click a button labelled &#8216;Continue&#8217;. Clicking the button \u00a0opens one of several third-party survey web pages that are intent on getting your personal information. The survey sites ask you to provide your name, email address, phone number, and home address. But, a statement on the page will inform you that your information will be shared with site sponsors and third-party marketers. Thus, after participating, you will likely begin receiving unwanted phone calls, emails, and surface letters promoting various products and services.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the scammers who created the fake British Airways giveaway promotion will earn affiliate commissions each time somebody provides their information on one of the survey sites.<\/p>\n<p>These<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/what-is-a-facebook-survey-scam\/\"> \u00a0scams are very common \u00a0<\/a>on Facebook and they have \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/get-2-free-delta-airline-tickets-facebook-scam\/\">used the names of several major airlines \u00a0<\/a>around the world. Be very wary of any Facebook message that claims that you can get free airline tickets, vouchers, or other valuable prizes just by sharing and participating in surveys. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><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<h2>An example of the scam post:<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/british-airways-free-airline-tickets-facebook-scam\/british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,573\" 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=\"british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1-300x215.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10468\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1.jpg\" alt=\"British Airways Facebook Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1-500x358.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-facebook-scam-2017-9-1-585x419.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>A post used in an earlier version of the scam:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/british-airways-free-airline-tickets-facebook-scam\/british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,596\" 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=\"british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1-300x224.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8931 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1.jpg\" alt=\"British Airways Facebook Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1-500x373.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/british-airways-survey-scam-2017-1-585x436.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/british-airways-free-airline-tickets-facebook-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/british-airways-free-airline-tickets-facebook-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: \u00a9 kunertus\/depositphotos.com This story was first published on October 29, 2015 Yet another airline ticket giveaway scam is hitting Facebook. This version claims that British Airways is giving away airline ticket vouchers worth \u00a3500 as a means of celebrating its anniversary. \u00a0 The post invites you to click to claim your voucher. 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