{"id":2823,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2823"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Scam-'Virgin-Australia'-Facebook-Page-Promises-Hawaiian-Holiday-As-Bait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2823","title":{"rendered":"Scam &#8216;Virgin Australia&#8217; Facebook Page Promises Hawaiian Holiday As Bait"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post that is currently spreading rapidly on Facebook, you could win a Hawaiian holiday for two courtesy of Virgin Australia just by sharing and commenting.<\/p>\n<p>The post, which comes from a Facebook Page that calls itself &#8220;Virgin Australia&#8221;, claims that the winner of the company&#8217;s latest competition \u00a0has refused the prize for personal reasons. So, claims the post, the \u00a0Hawaiian holiday prize is being offered once again. \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 Facebook Page is bogus. It has no connection to Virgin Australia and no holidays are being given away. No amount of sharing and commenting will give you the chance to win a trip to \u00a0Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the primary photograph in the post actually <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermade.com\/hotel-partners-asia-pacific\/conrad-bora-bora-nui-tahiti\/\">depicts a resort in Bora Bora<\/a>, rather than Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>The fraudulent \u00a0giveaway posts on the Facebook Page are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-like-farming-scams\/\">designed to promote the Page<\/a> to a much larger audience via shares and comments as well as gather Page likes. Later, the bogus Facebook Page can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/what-is-a-facebook-survey-scam\/\">used to promote further scams<\/a>, this time to a much larger pool of potential victims.<\/p>\n<p>If this or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/category\/scams\/facebook-scams\/\">similar giveaway posts<\/a> hit your \u00a0Facebook News Feed, do not be tempted \u00a0to participate. Doing so not only helps online scammers to prosper but also \u00a0exposes your friends and family to the scams.<\/p>\n<p>Note that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/virginaustralia\/\">genuine Virgin Australia Facebook Page<\/a>, which features Facebook&#8217;s blue &#8220;verified&#8221; icon beside the name, does not mention the supposed holiday giveaway.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of \u00a0the scam post:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/virgin-australia-holiday-giveaway-scam-021018-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/scam-virgin-australia-facebook-page-promises-hawaiian-holiday-as-bait\/virgin-australia-holiday-giveaway-scam-021018-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/virgin-australia-holiday-giveaway-scam-021018-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,788\" 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=\"virgin-australia-holiday-giveaway-scam-021018-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/virgin-australia-holiday-giveaway-scam-021018-1-228x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/virgin-australia-holiday-giveaway-scam-021018-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/virgin-australia-holiday-giveaway-scam-021018-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Virgin Australia Holiday Giveaway Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/virgin-australia-holiday-giveaway-scam-021018-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/virgin-australia-holiday-giveaway-scam-021018-1-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/virgin-australia-holiday-giveaway-scam-021018-1-500x657.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/virgin-australia-holiday-giveaway-scam-021018-1-585x768.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\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\/scam-virgin-australia-facebook-page-promises-hawaiian-holiday-as-bait\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/scam-virgin-australia-facebook-page-promises-hawaiian-holiday-as-bait\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a post that is currently spreading rapidly on Facebook, you could win a Hawaiian holiday for two courtesy of Virgin Australia just by sharing and commenting. The post, which comes from a Facebook Page that calls itself &#8220;Virgin Australia&#8221;, claims that the winner of the company&#8217;s latest competition \u00a0has refused the prize for [&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-2823","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\/2823"}],"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=2823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2823\/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=2823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}