{"id":1455,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1455"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Fake-'Cadbury-India'-Scam-Posts-Promise-Free-Chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1455","title":{"rendered":"Fake &#8216;Cadbury India&#8217; Scam Posts Promise Free Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to various posts that are currently circulating via Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter, you can click to get a free chocolate basket courtesy \u00a0of Cadbury India. \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>However, the posts \u00a0are fraudulent \u00a0and are not associated with Cadbury, in India or anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>The messages are scams designed to trick you into divulging your personal information on suspect \u00a0survey websites.<\/p>\n<p>If you follow the links in any of these scam messages, you will be taken to a bogus website that claims that you must share the same post with your friends before you can claim your free \u00a0chocolate basket. Via this ruse, the scammers \u00a0ensure that their fake giveaway posts spread rapidly and gain many new victims.<\/p>\n<p>After sharing as instructed, you will be told that you must complete surveys as the next step towards claiming your prize. The message will include links to various survey websites.<\/p>\n<p>However, these<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/what-is-a-facebook-survey-scam\/\"> survey sites<\/a> will insist that you provide your name and contact details as a prerequisite for participating. \u00a0 If you proceed, your personal information will be shared with site sponsors and online marketing companies.<\/p>\n<p>So, you will soon be inundated with unwanted and annoying marketing \u00a0phone calls, text messages, emails, and letters.<\/p>\n<p>And, no matter how many surveys you complete, you will never receive your free Cadbury chocolate.<\/p>\n<p>Some versions may also try to trick you into downloading suspect phone apps or visiting malware websites. \u00a0 \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> Mondelez India, the company that distributes Cadbury products in India, has <a href=\"https:\/\/in.mondelezinternational.com\/Newsroom\/fakelink\">published a press release<\/a> on its website warning consumers about the scam posts. The press release notes:<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Important Announcement \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Fake link floating on WhatsApp \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>There is a fake website link in circulation under the Cadbury India (now known as Mondelez India) name promising free chocolates. Mondelez India is not running any such promotion and the link is fake. We advise consumer caution before opening the link or sharing it further.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you receive one of these fake Cadbury India giveaway posts, do not share it and do not click or tap on any links that it contains. And let the person who sent the message to you know that it is a scam.<\/p>\n<h2>Examples of the scam posts:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-whatsapp-scam.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-cadbury-india-scam-posts-promise-free-chocolate\/cadbury-india-whatsapp-scam\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-whatsapp-scam.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-twitter-scam.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,385\" 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=\"cadbury-india-twitter-scam\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-twitter-scam-300x144.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-twitter-scam.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-twitter-scam.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Cadbury India Post on Twitter\" width=\"800\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-twitter-scam.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-twitter-scam-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-twitter-scam-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-twitter-scam-500x241.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-twitter-scam-585x282.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-cadbury-india-scam-posts-promise-free-chocolate\/cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,547\" 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=\"cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2-300x205.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Cadbury India Giveaway Post on Facebook\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2-500x342.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/cadbury-india-facebook-scam-2-585x400.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/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\/fake-cadbury-india-scam-posts-promise-free-chocolate\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-cadbury-india-scam-posts-promise-free-chocolate\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to various posts that are currently circulating via Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter, you can click to get a free chocolate basket courtesy \u00a0of Cadbury India. \u00a0 However, the posts \u00a0are fraudulent \u00a0and are not associated with Cadbury, in India or anywhere else. The messages are scams designed to trick you into divulging your personal [&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-1455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1455"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}