{"id":2157,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:56","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2157"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"KFC-'Free-Chicken-Buckets'-Facebook-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2157","title":{"rendered":"KFC &#8216;Free Chicken Buckets&#8217; Facebook Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post currently being shared on Facebook, KFC is giving 3 free chicken buckets to EVERYONE as a way of celebrating the company&#8217;s 67th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The post features the KFC logo along with images depicting the promised chicken buckets.<\/p>\n<p>However, the post is fraudulent. It has no connection to KFC \u00a0 and those who choose to participate will never receive any free chicken. <\/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> In fact, the post is a typical Facebook scam designed to trick you into submitting your personal information on suspect websites. The information you provide on the sites will be shared with dodgy marketing companies who will inundate you with unwanted phone calls, emails, text messages, and letters.<\/p>\n<p>And, no matter what you do, you will never get the promised chicken buckets.<\/p>\n<p>Scams like this are very common on Facebook and have fraudulently used the names of many popular companies around the world.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/beware-of-anniversary-giveaway-facebook-voucher-and-coupon-scams\/\">More Information about Anniversary Giveaway Facebook Scams<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>A screenshot of the scam post:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24895\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/kfc-free-chicken-buckets-facebook-scam\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,422\" 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=\"kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-1-300x211.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-1.jpg\" alt=\"KFC Free Chicken Buckets Scam\" width=\"600\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-1-500x352.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-1-585x411.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A screenshot of the fraudulent website:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24896\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/kfc-free-chicken-buckets-facebook-scam\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,628\" 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=\"kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2-300x236.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2.jpg\" alt=\"LFC Free Chicken Buckets Scam Website\" width=\"800\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2-500x393.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kfc-free-check-buckets-facebook-scam-140319-2-585x459.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<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<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/kfc-free-chicken-buckets-facebook-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/kfc-free-chicken-buckets-facebook-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a post currently being shared on Facebook, KFC is giving 3 free chicken buckets to EVERYONE as a way of celebrating the company&#8217;s 67th anniversary. The post features the KFC logo along with images depicting the promised chicken buckets. However, the post is fraudulent. It has no connection to KFC \u00a0 and those [&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-2157","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\/2157"}],"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=2157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157\/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=2157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}