{"id":1665,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1665"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Free--\u00a340-Tesco-Voucher-Giveaway-Facebook-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1665","title":{"rendered":"Free  \u00a340 Tesco Voucher Giveaway Facebook Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to this post, which is currently circulating \u00a0rapidly on Facebook, large retailer Tesco is giving away vouchers worth  \u00a340. The post urges you to click to get your free voucher. \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>It features a photograph that supposedly depicts one of the giveaway vouchers.<\/p>\n<p>However, the post is fraudulent. It has no connection to Tesco whatsoever, and those who participate \u00a0will never receive the promised voucher.<\/p>\n<h2>Here&#8217;s what the scam post looks like:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/free-40-tesco-voucher-facebook-scam\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,565\" 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=\"tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1-300x212.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tesco  \u00a340 Pound Voucher Facebook Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1-500x353.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-1-585x413.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The message is a typical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/what-is-a-facebook-survey-scam\/\">Facebook survey scam<\/a> that is designed to trick you into divulging your personal information on suspect websites. \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 post, you will be taken to a website that first asks you to complete a brief survey about Tesco and then pretends to analyse \u00a0your entry to see if you have won a voucher.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, regardless of what answers \u00a0you give in the survey, you will always be told that you have won a voucher. The web page will then claim that, before getting your free voucher, \u00a0 you must click a Facebook &#8220;share&#8221; button, add the comment &#8220;Thanks&#8221;, and like the associated Facebook Page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/free-40-tesco-voucher-facebook-scam\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,561\" 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=\"tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2-300x210.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Tesco Voucher Giveaway Website\" width=\"800\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2-500x351.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/tesco-40-pound-voucher-scam-28-03-2018-2-585x410.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, if you carry out these steps, you are helping the scammers promote their fraudulent material and exposing your Facebook friends to the scam as well.<\/p>\n<p>And, even after liking, sharing, and commenting, you will still not get the promised voucher.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, you will be told that you must click \u00a0a link to visit a third-party website, ostensibly as a means of verifying \u00a0your entry.<\/p>\n<p>Once on the linked site, you will be asked to fill in surveys and supply your name and contact details, supposedly as a means of going into the draw for further prizes.<\/p>\n<p>But, the information you supply will be shared with &#8220;site sponsors&#8221; and marketing firms \u00a0who will subsequently inundate you with unwanted emails, phone calls, text messages, and letters.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/yet-another-tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-hitting-facebook\/\">Facebook scammers \u00a0have used Tesco&#8217;s name<\/a> in a number of similar scams. And scammers have used \u00a0the names of many other retail companies in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/category\/scams\/facebook-scams\/\">similar fake voucher giveaways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Be wary of any message that claims that a particular store is giving away free vouchers in exchange for liking, sharing, and filling in surveys.<\/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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/free-40-tesco-voucher-facebook-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/free-40-tesco-voucher-facebook-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to this post, which is currently circulating \u00a0rapidly on Facebook, large retailer Tesco is giving away vouchers worth \u00a340. The post urges you to click to get your free voucher. \u00a0 It features a photograph that supposedly depicts one of the giveaway vouchers. However, the post is fraudulent. 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