{"id":2539,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2539"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"P&O-Cruise-'Twenty-Boxes'-Facebook-Giveaway-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2539","title":{"rendered":"P&#038;O Cruise &#8216;Twenty Boxes&#8217; Facebook Giveaway Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post being shared on Facebook, the &#8220;P&amp;O Cruise&#8221; Facebook Page is giving away twenty boxes containing tickets for a 10-night cruise, $5000 spending money, and other cruise goodies. \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<p>The post claims that you can get one of the boxes by reposting and commenting. \u00a0 It features an image supposedly depicting \u00a0the twenty P&amp;O branded boxes.<\/p>\n<p>A Page comment on the post claims that participants need to click a link and &#8220;answer a couple of questions&#8221;. Supposedly, you must answer these questions so that the company will know where to send your prize box if you win.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Facebook Page that published the post is fraudulent. It has no connection to P&amp;O Cruises and it is not giving away any goodie-filled boxes. Those who participate \u00a0have no chance whatsoever of winning cruise tickets or any other prizes.<\/p>\n<p>The image used in the scam post was <a href=\"https:\/\/foe.org\/2015-03-behind-industry-cruise-lines\/\">stolen from a 2015 \u00a0news post<\/a> published \u00a0by the environmental organization Friends of the Earth. The pictured boxes actually held \u00a0100,000 petition signatures that were to be sent to Carnival Cruise Lines. The scammers have altered the image so that the boxes appear to have P&amp;O labels.<\/p>\n<p>The bogus giveaway is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/what-is-a-facebook-survey-scam\/\">typical Facebook survey scam<\/a> that is designed to trick you into divulging your personal information on suspect websites. \u00a0 If you click the link in the comment, you will be taken to a website that promises the chance to win further prizes in exchange for submitting your name, address, and contact details.<\/p>\n<p>However, the information you supply will be shared with third-party marketing companies who will inundate you with unwanted and annoying phone calls, text messages, emails, and letters promoting their dodgy products and services.<\/p>\n<p>By sharing and commenting on the fake giveaway post, you are helping the scammers get new victims and exposing your friends and family to the scam as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/category\/scams\/facebook-scams\/\">Facebook giveaway \u00a0scams<\/a> like this are very common and have used the names of many high-profile companies around the world. Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/po-cruises-win-a-gift-bag-facebook-scam\/\">earlier versions<\/a> have also \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/20-golden-envelopes-fake-po-cruise-giveaway-on-facebook\/\">falsely claimed to be giving away P&amp;O Cruises<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Note that there is nothing about the supposed box giveaway on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pandocruises\/\">genuine P&amp;O Cruises Facebook Page<\/a>, which features \u00a0Facebook&#8217;s blue &#8220;verified icon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>If one of these scam posts crosses your \u00a0News Feed,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/no-harm-done-think-again-4-reasons-why-participating-in-bogus-facebook-giveaways-is-not-harmless\/\"> don&#8217;t be tempted to participate<\/a>. And let the person who posted it know that the message is a scam. \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<h2>An example of the scam post:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/po-cruise-twenty-boxes-facebook-giveaway-scam\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,1063\" 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=\"p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1-169x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1-578x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1.jpg\" alt=\"P&amp;O Cruise Facebook Giveaway Scam\" width=\"600\" height=\"1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1-578x1024.jpg 578w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1-500x886.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-1-585x1036.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/po-cruise-twenty-boxes-facebook-giveaway-scam\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,245\" 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=\"p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-2-300x123.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-2.jpg\" alt=\"P&amp;O Cruise Scam Comment\" width=\"600\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-2-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-2-500x204.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/p-and-0-cruise-facebook-scam-011018-2-585x239.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\/po-cruise-twenty-boxes-facebook-giveaway-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/po-cruise-twenty-boxes-facebook-giveaway-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a post being shared on Facebook, the &#8220;P&amp;O Cruise&#8221; Facebook Page is giving away twenty boxes containing tickets for a 10-night cruise, $5000 spending money, and other cruise goodies. \u00a0 \u00a0 The post claims that you can get one of the boxes by reposting and commenting. \u00a0 It features an image supposedly depicting 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