{"id":3165,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=3165"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Woolworths-\"Free-$300-Grocery-Coupon\";-Facebook-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=3165","title":{"rendered":"Woolworths &#8220;Free $300 Grocery Coupon&#8221;; Facebook Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nCirculating Facebook post claims that you can click to get a free $300 grocery coupon from giant \u00a0Australian supermarket \u00a0chain Woolworths.<\/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<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe post is fraudulent \u00a0and it is not associated with Woolworths \u00a0in any way. Those who decide to participate have no chance whatsoever of winning a grocery coupon or any other prize.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u00a0a Facebook scam designed to trick you into sending \u00a0the same fake giveaway message to all of your friends and then divulging \u00a0your personal information on suspect &#8220;survey&#8221; and &#8220;offer&#8221; websites.<\/p>\n<p>Woolworths has <a title=\"Woolworths Facebook Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/woolworths\/\">confirmed via comments<\/a> on its official Facebook Page that the supposed giveaway is a scam. The company has been targeted repeatedly in similar Facebook scams in recent years.  \u00a0Scams like this continue to be \u00a0very common on Facebook and target many different companies around the world.<\/p>\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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Refer to the following resources for further details about such scams:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><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><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Facebook Scam List\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/category\/scams\/facebook-scams\/\">Facebook Scam List<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2908\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/woolworths-free-300-grocery-coupon-facebook-scam\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,605\" 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=\"woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-1-300x227.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2908\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-1.jpg\" alt=\"Woolworths Grocery Giveaway Facebook Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-1-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-1-264x200.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The link in the scam post loads \u00a0the fraudulent website shown \u00a0in this screenshot:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/woolworths-free-300-grocery-coupon-facebook-scam\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,796\" 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=\"woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2909\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2.jpg\" alt=\"Woolworths Grocery Giveaway Scam Website\" width=\"800\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/woolworths-grocery-giveaway-facebook-scam-2016-10-2-201x200.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: October 31, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: October 31, 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=\"Hoax-Slayer on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCW5AktW8PdP88Pa0tgCVY6w\">Hoax-Slayer on YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"'Woolworths Coupons' Facebook Page Is A Like-Farming Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/woolworths-coupons-facebook-page-is-a-like-farming-scam\/\">&#8216;Woolworths Coupons&#8217; Facebook Page Is A Like-Farming Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Woolworths Facebook Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/woolworths\/\">Woolworths Facebook Page<\/a><\/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><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/woolworths-free-300-grocery-coupon-facebook-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/woolworths-free-300-grocery-coupon-facebook-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Circulating Facebook post claims that you can click to get a free $300 grocery coupon from giant \u00a0Australian supermarket \u00a0chain Woolworths. Analysis: The post is fraudulent \u00a0and it is not associated with Woolworths \u00a0in any way. Those who decide to participate have no chance whatsoever of winning a grocery coupon or any other prize. 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