{"id":2187,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2187"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Kroger-Club-$200-Black-Friday-Coupon-Scam-Hitting-Facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2187","title":{"rendered":"Kroger Club $200 Black Friday Coupon Scam Hitting Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A post currently circulating on Facebook is claiming that \u00a0US retailer Kroger is giving every family a $200 off coupon as a means of celebrating Black Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The post, which comes from a Facebook Page called &#8220;Kroger Club&#8221;, claims that you can get your free coupon just by liking, sharing, and adding the comment &#8220;done&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Supposedly, your coupon will be sent to you via Facebook after you like, share, and comment. \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> However, the post is a scam. It has no connection to Kroger and nobody who participates will receive any valid coupons.<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-like-farming-scams\/\">tricking people into liking, sharing, and commenting<\/a>, the scammers can effectively promote their fraudulent Facebook Page and gain many new Page likes and followers. They can then use the fake Page to launch further scams, this time to a much larger pool of potential victims.<\/p>\n<p>They may also send direct inbox messages to people who participate that try to involve them in further scams.<\/p>\n<p>There is no mention of the supposed giveaway on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Kroger\/\">genuine Kroger Facebook Page<\/a>, which features Facebook&#8217;s blue &#8220;verified&#8221; icon to prove the Page&#8217;s authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>If this fake coupon post comes your way, do not participate. \u00a0 And let the person who shared it know that the post is a scam.<\/p>\n<h3>An example of the scam post:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/krogar-club-back-friday-facebook-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22845\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/kroger-club-200-black-friday-coupon-scam-hitting-facebook\/krogar-club-back-friday-facebook-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/krogar-club-back-friday-facebook-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,610\" 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=\"krogar-club-back-friday-facebook-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/krogar-club-back-friday-facebook-scam-1-295x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/krogar-club-back-friday-facebook-scam-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/krogar-club-back-friday-facebook-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kroger Black Friday Coupon Scam post\" width=\"600\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/krogar-club-back-friday-facebook-scam-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/krogar-club-back-friday-facebook-scam-1-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/krogar-club-back-friday-facebook-scam-1-500x508.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/krogar-club-back-friday-facebook-scam-1-585x595.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/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\/kroger-club-200-black-friday-coupon-scam-hitting-facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/kroger-club-200-black-friday-coupon-scam-hitting-facebook\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post currently circulating on Facebook is claiming that \u00a0US retailer Kroger is giving every family a $200 off coupon as a means of celebrating Black Friday. The post, which comes from a Facebook Page called &#8220;Kroger Club&#8221;, claims that you can get your free coupon just by liking, sharing, and adding the comment &#8220;done&#8221;. 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