{"id":303,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=303"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"'Pizza-Hut-Free-Pizza'-Facebook-Giveaway-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=303","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Pizza Hut Free Pizza&#8217; Facebook Giveaway Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post that is being shared on Facebook, Pizza Hut is giving away 2 free large pizzas to all as a means of celebrating its 75th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The post, which features a coupon with the Pizza Hut logo, urges you to click to claim your free pizzas. \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 post has no connection to Pizza Hut and those who choose to participate have no chance whatsoever of getting any free pizzas.<\/p>\n<h2>A screenshot of the scam post:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/pizza-hut-free-pizza-facebook-giveaway-scam\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,560\" 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=\"pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1-300x210.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1.jpg\" alt=\"Free Pizza Huts Pizza Facebook Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1-500x350.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-1-585x410.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In fact, the post is a typical Facebook survey scam designed to trick you into spamming your Facebook friends and divulging your personal information on suspect websites.<\/p>\n<p>If you click on the post, you will first be asked to complete a survey about your pizza eating habits. The scam website will then pretend to check your answers for eligibility. In reality, you will always be selected as a &#8220;winner&#8221; regardless of which answers you provide.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you will be told that you must share and like the post on Facebook and enter the comment &#8220;Thanks for my pizza&#8221; before you get your free pizzas. Completing these steps ensures that the scam post spreads further across Facebook, duping many more people as it travels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/pizza-hut-free-pizza-facebook-giveaway-scam\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,551\" 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=\"pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3-300x207.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Pizza Hut Giveaway Page\" width=\"800\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3-500x344.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pizza-hut-giveaway-scam-221018-3-585x403.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After completing these steps, you will then be prompted to click one of several links, ostensibly to verify your claim.<\/p>\n<p>The links open various websites that promise the chance to win further prizes in exchange for filling in surveys, registering on the site, and providing your personal details.<\/p>\n<p>The information you provide will be shared with &#8220;site sponsors&#8221; and marketing companies who will subsequently inundate you with phone calls, emails, text messages, and letters that try to sell you a range of dodgy products and services.<\/p>\n<p>The scammers who created the fake pizza giveaway will earn money each time one of their victims signs up on one of the websites.<\/p>\n<p>For the record, Pizza Hut was founded in 1958, so 2018 is not the company&#8217;s 75th anniversary as claimed in the scam post.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/what-is-a-facebook-survey-scam\/\">Survey scams<\/a> like this are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/get-a-free-pizza-from-pizza-hut-facebook-scam\/\">very common<\/a> on Facebook. Be wary of any post that claims that you can get free items just for liking, sharing and filling in surveys.<\/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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/pizza-hut-free-pizza-facebook-giveaway-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/pizza-hut-free-pizza-facebook-giveaway-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a post that is being shared on Facebook, Pizza Hut is giving away 2 free large pizzas to all as a means of celebrating its 75th anniversary. 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