{"id":3073,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=3073"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Virgin-Airways-'Complimentary-First-Class-Flights'-Facebook-Survey-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=3073","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Airways &#8216;Complimentary First Class Flights&#8217; Facebook Survey Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nFacebook Page that is supposedly associated with airline Virgin Australia claims that you can win complimentary first class flights to any destination of your choice by liking and sharing a post and clicking a link.<\/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><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe Facebook Page is not an official Virgin Australia Page and has no association with the company. The Page is a scam designed to trick you into promoting the bogus prize draw and providing your personal information via a suspect online survey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nAttention vacation lovers! We are giving you the chance to win Complimentary First Class Flights to any destination of your choice world wide and $5,000 in spending money for you and up to 5 friends.<br \/>\nOnly rules are to Like &amp;Share this photo and Comment Thank You below.<br \/>\nThen click here to claim your tickets: [Link removed]<br \/>\nLike our page to see who wins.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/virgin-australia-survey-scam-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5514\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/virgin-airways-complimentary-first-class-flights-facebook-survey-scam\/virgin-australia-survey-scam-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/virgin-australia-survey-scam-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"450,563\" 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=\"virgin-australia-survey-scam-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/virgin-australia-survey-scam-3-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/virgin-australia-survey-scam-3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5514\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/virgin-australia-survey-scam-3.jpg\" alt=\"virgin australia survey scam\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/virgin-australia-survey-scam-3.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/virgin-australia-survey-scam-3-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/virgin-australia-survey-scam-3-160x200.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/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>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Posts currently being distributed on Facebook claim that airline Virgin Australia is giving away free first class flights to any destination. The posts link back to a Facebook Page called &#8216;Virgin Airways.&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>To go in the draw for the free flights, you are instructed to firstly like and share a promotional image and then click a link to claim your prize.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Page is not an official Virgin Australia Page and the promised prize does not exist. \u00a0 It is a fraudulent copy of the genuine Virgin Australia Page.<\/p>\n<p>By liking and sharing as instructed, you ensure that the scam message reaches a wide audience and reaps many new victims.<\/p>\n<p>Clicking on the &#8216;prize claim&#8217; link takes you to another website that hosts a survey. Supposedly, you are required to complete this survey before you can enter the prize draw.<\/p>\n<p>The survey site will offer further prizes in exchange for participating but will insist that you provide your name, phone number, and address details.<\/p>\n<p>However, fine print on the page will state that, by participating, you are agreeing to share your personal details with other marketing companies and websites. Thus, you will likely find that you soon start receiving unwanted marketing phone calls, emails, and surface junk mail.<\/p>\n<p>And, despite participating as requested, you will never get to fill in the claim form for the &#8211; non-existent &#8211; free flight prize.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the scammers who created the fake Virgin free flights Facebook Page will earn money via affiliate commissions each time a user provides their information in a survey.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"What is a Facebook Survey Scam?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/what-is-a-survey-scam.shtml\">Survey scams<\/a> like this one are <a title=\"Facebook Survey Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-survey-scam-list.shtml\">very common on Facebook<\/a>. \u00a0 Be wary of any post or Page on Facebook that claims that you can win an expensive prize just by liking and sharing and participating in online 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 class=\"date\">Last updated: 23rd June 2015<br \/>\nFirst published: \u00a023rd June 2015<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 class=\"foot\" 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 class=\"foot\" title=\"Facebook Survey Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-survey-scam-list.shtml\">Facebook Survey Scams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/virgin-airways-complimentary-first-class-flights-facebook-survey-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/virgin-airways-complimentary-first-class-flights-facebook-survey-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Facebook Page that is supposedly associated with airline Virgin Australia claims that you can win complimentary first class flights to any destination of your choice by liking and sharing a post and clicking a link. Brief Analysis: The Facebook Page is not an official Virgin Australia Page and has no association with the company. 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