{"id":2354,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2354"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"More-iPhone-Giveaway-Scams-Hitting-Facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2354","title":{"rendered":"More iPhone Giveaway Scams Hitting Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nVarious Facebook Pages promise the chance to win Apple iPhones just for liking, sharing, and commenting.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe Facebook Pages are fraudulent and are not associated with Apple in any way. No iPhones \u00a0are being given away. The fake giveaway messages are designed to gather large numbers of likes. Once a Facebook Page has substantially increased its like-count, it can then be redeployed to perpetrate further scams, this time to a much larger audience.  \u00a0Or, it can be sold on the black market to other scammers.<\/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 class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nWe are giving Only 100 iPhone on Jan 1 \/ 2017<br \/>\n100 Lucky Winners Will Be Messaged via fb On Jan 17.<br \/>\nStep 1) Like this post.<br \/>\nStep 2) Comment which color you want.<br \/>\nStep 3) Share On Your wall.<br \/>\nGood Luck to everyone<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/more-iphone-scams-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/more-iphone-giveaway-scams-hitting-facebook\/more-iphone-scams-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/more-iphone-scams-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1209\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"more-iphone-scams-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/more-iphone-scams-1-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/more-iphone-scams-1-678x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2189\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/more-iphone-scams-1.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone Like-Farming scam post\" width=\"800\" height=\"1209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/more-iphone-scams-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/more-iphone-scams-1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/more-iphone-scams-1-768x1161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/more-iphone-scams-1-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/more-iphone-scams-1-132x200.jpg 132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nSeveral Facebook Pages that are currently being promoted on the network claim that you can win an Apple iPhone just by liking, sharing, and commenting. They \u00a0claim to be official Apple or iPhone Pages and \u00a0feature \u00a0posts with prize details and iPhone images. Some versions even have videos depicting iPhone &#8216;unboxings&#8217; or other related content. For a chance to win, you are instructed to like the post or Page, share the post, and then add a comment specifying which \u00a0colour phone you would like.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Facebook Pages are fraudulent.  \u00a0Despite their names and appearance, there are in no way associated with Apple. And they are certainly not giving away any iPhones.  \u00a0The Pages are scams designed to accumulate large numbers of likes as quickly as possible. \u00a0The images and videos used in the scam post have been stolen from other sources.<\/p>\n<p>By tricking people into liking, sharing, and commenting, the scammers \u00a0know that their fake prize posts will reach an ever increasing number of people on Facebook. Those who participate effectively become spammers for the fraudsters who create the fake iPhone Pages.<\/p>\n<p>Once a Page has harvested a great many new likes via this ruse, it can then be reused to launch survey scams or other types of fraudulent activity, this time to a considerably larger pool of potential victims.  \u00a0Or, the Facebook Page can be sold on the black market to other scammers who will use it for their own spam and \u00a0scam campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Scams <a title=\"'100 IPhones' Giveaway On Facebook Is A Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/100-iphones-giveaway-on-facebook-is-a-scam\/\">like this<\/a> are <a title=\"Facebook Like-Farming Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/like-farming-scam-list.shtml\">very common<\/a>. Be wary of any Facebook Page or post that promises valuable prizes just for liking, sharing, and commenting.<\/p>\n<p>The following Hoax-Slayer YouTube video explains more about like-farming:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mJ4V66gJH04?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: August 24, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: August 24, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"Facebook Like-Farming Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/like-farming-scam-list.shtml\">Facebook Like-Farming Scam List<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Facebook Like-Farming Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/like-farming-scams.shtml\">Facebook Like-Farming Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"'100 IPhones' Giveaway On Facebook Is A Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/100-iphones-giveaway-on-facebook-is-a-scam\/\">&#8216;100 IPhones&#8217; Giveaway On Facebook Is A Scam<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/more-iphone-giveaway-scams-hitting-facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/more-iphone-giveaway-scams-hitting-facebook\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Various Facebook Pages promise the chance to win Apple iPhones just for liking, sharing, and commenting. Brief Analysis: The Facebook Pages are fraudulent and are not associated with Apple in any way. No iPhones \u00a0are being given away. The fake giveaway messages are designed to gather large numbers of likes. 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