{"id":137,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=137"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"'20-Golden-Envelopes'-Fake-P&O-Cruise-Giveaway-On-Facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=137","title":{"rendered":"&#8217;20 Golden Envelopes&#8217; Fake P&#038;O Cruise Giveaway On Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post that is currently being shared on Facebook, you can win a P&amp;O cruise for three people just by sharing the post and clicking a sign-up button. \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, the organiser of the cruise prize is giving away &#8220;20 amazing golden envelopes&#8221; that each has \u00a0the cruise \u00a0tickets inside. The post features a photograph depicting a man surrounded by the golden envelopes.<\/p>\n<p>But, neither the post nor the Facebook Page it comes from is associated with P&amp;O Cruises in any way whatsoever. \u00a0 And no cruise prizes are being given away. \u00a0 Those who participate have no chance of winning anything at all. The giveaway is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/what-is-a-facebook-survey-scam\/\">typical Facebook survey scam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And, the golden envelopes featured in the scam post were actually used to hold the results of the Oscars for the 2016 \u00a0Academy Awards show. The image was apparently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/movies\/la-ca-mn-oscar-envelopes-20160221-story.html\">stolen from a February 2016 Los Angeles Times<\/a> report about the making of the \u00a0Oscars envelopes.<\/p>\n<p>By tricking people into sharing the fake giveaway post, the scammers ensure that their bogus material travels rapidly across Facebook and gains many new victims. \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> If you click the sign-up link on the bogus Facebook Page, you may be taken to one of several suspect \u00a0websites that promise the chance to win further prizes in exchange for supplying your name and contact details.<\/p>\n<p>But, the information you supply will be shared with marketing firms who will subsequently inundate you with emails, phone calls, text messages, and letters urging you to buy their dubious products and services.<\/p>\n<p>In other cases, you may be redirected to a fraudulent video streaming website that tries to trick you into subscribing to its service and supplying your credit card details.<\/p>\n<p>And, no matter how many sites you visit and how much of your personal information that you submit, you will never get the promised golden envelope or the cruise tickets it supposedly contains.<\/p>\n<p>If this scam post comes your way, do not click on it. And let the person who shared it know that the message is a scam.<\/p>\n<p>For the record, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pandocruises\/\">genuine \u00a0P&amp;O Cruises Facebook Page<\/a>, which has Facebook&#8217;s blue verification \u00a0icon to prove its authenticity, \u00a0 makes no mention of \u00a0the supposed cruise giveaway.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of the scam post:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hello I have 20 amazing golden envelopes and all of them have a P&amp;O Cruise for 3 inside. Share if you want to get one!<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to click &#8216;Sign Up&#8217; at the top of our page to validate your entry for our giveaway.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/p-and-o-cruise-facebook-scam-12-3-2018-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18992\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/20-golden-envelopes-fake-po-cruise-giveaway-on-facebook\/p-and-o-cruise-facebook-scam-12-3-2018-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/p-and-o-cruise-facebook-scam-12-3-2018-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,965\" 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=\"p-and-o-cruise-facebook-scam-12-3-2018-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/p-and-o-cruise-facebook-scam-12-3-2018-1-187x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/p-and-o-cruise-facebook-scam-12-3-2018-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/p-and-o-cruise-facebook-scam-12-3-2018-1.jpg\" alt=\"P and O Cruise Facebook Scam\" width=\"600\" height=\"965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/p-and-o-cruise-facebook-scam-12-3-2018-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/p-and-o-cruise-facebook-scam-12-3-2018-1-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/p-and-o-cruise-facebook-scam-12-3-2018-1-500x804.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/p-and-o-cruise-facebook-scam-12-3-2018-1-585x941.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/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><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/20-golden-envelopes-fake-po-cruise-giveaway-on-facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/20-golden-envelopes-fake-po-cruise-giveaway-on-facebook\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a post that is currently being shared on Facebook, you can win a P&amp;O cruise for three people just by sharing the post and clicking a sign-up button. \u00a0 \u00a0 Supposedly, the organiser of the cruise prize is giving away &#8220;20 amazing golden envelopes&#8221; that each has \u00a0the cruise \u00a0tickets inside. 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