{"id":2903,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2903"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Starbucks-'Free-$50-Coupon'-Facebook-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2903","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks &#8216;Free $50 Coupon&#8217; Facebook Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post currently being distributed on Facebook, you can click to get a free $50 coupon from the popular coffee outlet, Starbucks.<\/p>\n<p>The post claims that Starbucks is giving everyone a $50 coupon as a means of celebrating its anniversary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s what the post looks like:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14671\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/starbucks-free-50-coupon-facebook-scam\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,566\" 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=\"starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1-300x212.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14671\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot showing fake Starbucks Gift Card post\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1-500x354.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-1-585x414.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the supposed giveaway is just another Facebook survey scam. \u00a0 The post has no connection to Starbucks and those who participate will never receive the promised coupon. <\/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> The bogus giveaway is designed to trick people into first spamming their friends with the same scam message and then divulging their personal information on dodgy survey websites.<\/p>\n<p>If you click on the post, you will be taken to this fraudulent giveaway web page:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/starbucks-free-50-coupon-facebook-scam\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,698\" 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=\"starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2-300x262.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14672\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2.jpg\" alt=\"Starbucks scam fake giveaway page\" width=\"800\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2-500x436.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/starbucks-free-gift-card-scam-2-585x510.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/beware-of-anniversary-giveaway-facebook-voucher-and-coupon-scams\/\">Scams like this<\/a> one are very common on Facebook. \u00a0 You can learn more about how such scams work in this Hoax-Slayer Knowledge Guide:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HdBPXsT2mx\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/what-is-a-facebook-survey-scam\/\">What is a Facebook Survey Scam?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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