{"id":2465,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2465"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"No,-Kevin-M-James-the-'Owner-of-Mercedes',-is-not-Giving-Away-Cars-on-Facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2465","title":{"rendered":"No, Kevin M James the &#8216;Owner of Mercedes&#8217;, is not Giving Away Cars on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post that is currently appearing on Facebook, the owner of  \u00a0Mercedes, identified as one &#8220;Kevin M. James&#8221;, is giving away two of the luxury vehicles on  \u00a0May 1, 2017. And, supposedly, all you need to do for a chance to win is like the post and the Facebook Page it was published on, share, and add the comment &#8220;Done&#8221;.<\/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>But, alas, the post \u00a0is just another like-farming scam. No cars are being given away and those who participate \u00a0have precisely \u00a0zero chance of winning anything whatsoever.  \u00a0And \u00a0&#8220;Kevin M. James&#8221; is not the &#8220;owner of Mercedes&#8221; as claimed. In fact,  \u00a0the same name has been used in several other like-farming and survey scams. In earlier scams &#8220;Kevin&#8221; was listed as the <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/kevin-m-james-ford-mustang-giveaway-scam\/\">manager of Ford Mustang<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/no-the-owner-of-audi-is-not-going-to-give-you-a-car-for-liking-and-sharing\/\">owner of Audi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The image used in the fake post is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.benzblogger.com\/2013\/page\/11\">stolen from a Mercedes-Benz fan blog<\/a> and depicts a Mercedes owner named Bill with his new vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the scammers who created the fake Page and post is to accumulate as many likes as possible in the shortest possible time.  \u00a0Once the bogus Facebook Page has gathered a large number of new likes, it can be reused to launch further scams, this time to a much larger potential audience.<\/p>\n<p>Or, the Facebook Page may be sold on the black market to other scammers.<\/p>\n<p>Scams like this are <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/category\/scams\/facebook-scams\/\">very common on Facebook<\/a>. This video from the Hoax-Slayer YouTube channel \u00a0explains more about like-farming scams:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mJ4V66gJH04?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\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<h2>An example of the scam post.<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>My name is Kevin M.James<br \/>\nI am Owner of Mercedes.<br \/>\nWe are giving 2 Mercedes On May 1st, 2017<br \/>\n2 Lucky Winners Will Be Announced On May 1st !!<br \/>\nStep 1) Like this post and Page<br \/>\nStep 2) Share on your wall<br \/>\nStep 3) Comment Done<br \/>\nThe giveaway is open worldwide, you can enter once a day (spam accounts will be ignored). Winner will not be announced publicly &#8211; they will be private messaged &#8211; so make sure you check your DMs on the 1st!<br \/>\nGood Luck to everyone !<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/7837-2\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1256\" 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=\"mercedes-fans-facebook-scam\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam-191x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam-652x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7838\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam.jpg\" alt=\"Mercedes Fans Facebook Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"1256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam-768x1206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam-652x1024.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam-500x785.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mercedes-fans-facebook-scam-585x918.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/7837-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/7837-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a post that is currently appearing on Facebook, the owner of \u00a0Mercedes, identified as one &#8220;Kevin M. James&#8221;, is giving away two of the luxury vehicles on \u00a0May 1, 2017. And, supposedly, all you need to do for a chance to win is like the post and the Facebook Page it was published [&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-2465","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\/2465"}],"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=2465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/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=2465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}