{"id":2084,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2084"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Is-There-a-Facebook-Lottery?","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2084","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Facebook Lottery?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Question from Reader:<\/h1>\n<div class=\"indentPara\">\n<p>I got a message stating that I&#8217;ve won a large prize in the Facebook Lottery and should contact the lottery agent to claim my prize. Is this real? \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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"adjustPad\">Answer<\/h2>\n<div class=\"indentPara\">\n<p>No. There is no such thing as a Facebook Lottery. Messages that claim that you have won a Facebook Lottery are advance fee scams designed to trick you into sending your money and personal information to Internet criminals.<\/p>\n<p>The criminals may also refer to these bogus promotions as Facebook Sweepstakes, Facebook Grants and other similar names.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the criminals may send out the &#8216;winning notification&#8217; messages from cloned or hijacked Facebook accounts so that the messages seem to come from people you know.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive one of these fake Facebook prize messages, do not reply and do not click any links that it contains. <\/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<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"adjustPad\">Further Reading<\/h2>\n<section class=\"lateinfolist\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-lottery-scams-still-claiming-victims\/\">Facebook Lottery Scams Still Claiming Victims<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/advance-fee-lottery-scams-international-lottery-scam-information\/\">Advance Fee Lottery Scams &#8211; International Lottery Scam Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Advance Fee Scammers Using Cloned FB Accounts To Gain Victims\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/cloned-fb-advance-fee-scam.shtml\">Advance Fee Scammers Using Cloned FB Accounts To Gain Victims<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-online-international-lottery-scam.shtml\">&#8216;Facebook Online International Lottery&#8217; Advance Fee Scam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Facebook Sweepstakes Advance Fee Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-sweepstakes-scam.shtml\">Facebook Sweepstakes Advance Fee Scam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Facebook Grant Award Advance Fee Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-grant-award.shtml\">Facebook Grant Award Advance Fee Scam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"'Freedom Award Lottery Promotion Agency' Facebook Page Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/freedom-award-lottery-advance-fee-scam-facebook-page.shtml\">&#8216;Freedom Award Lottery Promotion Agency&#8217; Facebook Page Scam<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/is-there-a-facebook-lottery\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/is-there-a-facebook-lottery\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question from Reader: I got a message stating that I&#8217;ve won a large prize in the Facebook Lottery and should contact the lottery agent to claim my prize. Is this real? \u00a0 \u00a0 Answer No. There is no such thing as a Facebook Lottery. 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