{"id":2886,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2886"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Southwest-Air-'Tickets-to-Anywhere-in-the-World'-Facebook-Prize-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2886","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Air &#8216;Tickets to Anywhere in the World&#8217; Facebook Prize Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPost \u00a0from a Facebook Page called &#8216;Southwest Air&#8217; claims that \u00a0you can get the chance to win airline tickets to anywhere in the world plus $5000 spending money just by liking and sharing the Page and adding the comment &#8216;Booked&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe Page has no connection to Southwest Airlines and it is not giving away airline tickets as claimed. There are no prizes and no winners. The Page is a scam designed to accumulate large numbers of Page likes as quickly as possible. Pages with high numbers of likes can later be used for other scam campaigns or 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&#8217;re giving away 1,000 tickets to anywhere in the world, 4 tickets per winner for you and your friends. (Up 400 winners). Food &amp; Drinks plus hotels are all paid for with $5,000 spending money.<br \/>\nWant to win 4 tickets?<br \/>\n1.Just Share &amp; Like Our Page then Comment &#8220;Booked&#8221; below.<br \/>\nWinners will be chosen at random and messaged on May 22 2016 (All winners will have their holiday package customized to suit their needs, then notified via inbox message!)<br \/>\nGood Luck~ Southwest<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/southwes-air-1000-tickets-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1863\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/southwest-air-tickets-to-anywhere-in-the-world-facebook-prize-scam\/southwes-air-1000-tickets-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/southwes-air-1000-tickets-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1185\" 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=\"southwest-air-1000-tickets-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/southwes-air-1000-tickets-scam-1-203x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/southwes-air-1000-tickets-scam-1-691x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1863\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/southwes-air-1000-tickets-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Southwest Air Like-Farming Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"1185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/southwes-air-1000-tickets-scam-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/southwes-air-1000-tickets-scam-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/southwes-air-1000-tickets-scam-1-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/southwes-air-1000-tickets-scam-1-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/southwes-air-1000-tickets-scam-1-135x200.jpg 135w\" 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><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAccording to a post on a Facebook Page that calls itself &#8216;Southwest Air&#8217;, the airline is giving users the chance to win airline \u00a0tickets to anywhere in the world, along with $5000 spending money plus accomodation and \u00a0food. And, claims the post, all you need to do for a chance to win is like and share the Page and add the common &#8216;booked&#8217;. Supposedly, 1000 winners will be selected at random  \u00a0and messaged with the winning details.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Facebook Page is fraudulent and has no connection to Southwest Airlines. The Page is not giving away any prizes. The Page is a scam designed to gather very large numbers of likes very quickly. By tricking people into sharing and commenting, \u00a0the scammers ensure that their \u00a0fraudulent prize posts are seen by an increasing number of Facebook users. And, as a result, the bogus Page will gain a great many new likes in a short time.<\/p>\n<p>When the \u00a0winner notification date specified on the &#8216;prize&#8217; post passes, new versions of the post with new winner notification dates will appear on the page.<\/p>\n<p>Once the Page has gathered a large number of likes, it can then be used to launch <a title=\"What is a Facebook Survey Scam?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/what-is-a-survey-scam.shtml\">survey scams<\/a> or other types of spam and scam campaigns, this time to a much larger potential audience. Alternatively, the Page can be sold on the black market to other scammers who will repurpose to suit their own goals.<\/p>\n<p>The genuine Southwest Facebook Page is called &#8216;Southwest Airlines&#8217; not &#8216;Southwest Air&#8217; and features Facebook&#8217;s blue &#8216;verified&#8217; icon beside its name.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Facebook Like-Farming Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/like-farming-scams.shtml\">Like-farming scams<\/a> like this one are very common.  \u00a0Be wary of any Facebook Page or post that promises valuable prizes such as airline tickets, cruises, holidays, luxury cars, tech gear, or store vouchers just for liking, sharing, and commenting.<\/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 class=\"date\">Last updated: May 24, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: May 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=\"'All Inclusive Southwest Vacation' Facebook Like-Farming Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/all-inclusive-southwest-vacation-facebook-like-farming-scam\/\">&#8216;All Inclusive Southwest Vacation&#8217; Facebook Like-Farming Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"What is a Facebook Survey Scam?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/what-is-a-survey-scam.shtml\">What is a Facebook Survey Scam?<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Facebook Like-Farming Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/like-farming-scams.shtml\">Facebook Like-Farming Scams<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Southwest Airlines Facebook Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SouthwestAir\/?fref=ts\">Southwest Airlines Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/southwest-air-tickets-to-anywhere-in-the-world-facebook-prize-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/southwest-air-tickets-to-anywhere-in-the-world-facebook-prize-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Post \u00a0from a Facebook Page called &#8216;Southwest Air&#8217; claims that \u00a0you can get the chance to win airline tickets to anywhere in the world plus $5000 spending money just by liking and sharing the Page and adding the comment &#8216;Booked&#8217;. Brief Analysis: The Page has no connection to Southwest Airlines and it is not [&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-2886","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\/2886"}],"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=2886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2886\/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=2886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}