{"id":2835,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2835"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Scam-Facebook-Posts-Lure-Victims-With-Promise-of-Free-McDonald's-Meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2835","title":{"rendered":"Scam Facebook Posts Lure Victims With Promise of Free McDonald&#8217;s Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to various posts that are currently circulating on Facebook, you can get free McDonald&#8217;s meals just by sharing and commenting.<\/p>\n<p>The posts, which feature the McDonald&#8217;s logo and product graphics, claim that every person who shares and comments with the next 24 hours will get 3 large Big Mac meals for free. The messages \u00a0urge you to hurry up because \u00a0the supposed offer is only valid until a specified date. \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 posts are fraudulent. They are not associated with McDonald&#8217;s and, no matter how much sharing \u00a0and commenting you do, you will never receive the promised free food.<\/p>\n<p>The posts \u00a0are scams designed to promote bogus Facebook Pages and profiles to a wider audience. Using such tactics, the scammers can effectively grow their audience and \u00a0significantly \u00a0increase the potential reach of future fraudulent posts.<\/p>\n<p>After they have thus created a wider pool of potential victims, the scammers can begin promoting \u00a0other types of scams that will generate revenue for them.<\/p>\n<p>New versions of the \u00a0McDonald&#8217;s giveaway posts with new &#8220;valid till&#8221; dates keep appearing on Facebook. \u00a0 If one crosses your news feed, don&#8217;t be tempted to participate. If you do so, you will be helping Facebook scammers target your friends and family. And, to reiterate, you will never receive \u00a0the promised Macca meals.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Read more about Facebook Giveaway Scams<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/what-is-a-facebook-survey-scam\/\">Facebook Survey Scams<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-like-farming-scams\/\">Facebook Like Farming Scams<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A screenshot of one of the scam posts<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mcdonalds-facebook-giveaway-scam-101218-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/scam-facebook-posts-lure-victims-free-mcdonalds-meals\/mcdonalds-facebook-giveaway-scam-101218-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mcdonalds-facebook-giveaway-scam-101218-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,616\" 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=\"mcdonalds-facebook-giveaway-scam-101218-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mcdonalds-facebook-giveaway-scam-101218-1-292x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mcdonalds-facebook-giveaway-scam-101218-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mcdonalds-facebook-giveaway-scam-101218-1.jpg\" alt=\"McDonalds Giveaway Facebook Scam\" width=\"600\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mcdonalds-facebook-giveaway-scam-101218-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mcdonalds-facebook-giveaway-scam-101218-1-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mcdonalds-facebook-giveaway-scam-101218-1-500x513.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/mcdonalds-facebook-giveaway-scam-101218-1-585x601.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\/scam-facebook-posts-lure-victims-free-mcdonalds-meals\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/scam-facebook-posts-lure-victims-free-mcdonalds-meals\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to various posts that are currently circulating on Facebook, you can get free McDonald&#8217;s meals just by sharing and commenting. 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