{"id":3182,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=3182"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Yet-Another-Tesco-'Free-Voucher'-Survey-Scam-Hitting-Facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=3182","title":{"rendered":"Yet Another Tesco &#8216;Free Voucher&#8217; Survey Scam Hitting Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post that is currently appearing on Facebook, retailer Tesco is giving away a free  \u00a3100 voucher to everyone. The post urges you to click to get your free vouchers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Report continued below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Mid Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"3131703035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Post is a Scam &#8212; No Vouchers \u00a0Are Being Given Away<\/h2>\n<p>However, the post is fraudulent and has no connection to Tesco. And the supposed voucher giveaway is just the bait used to trick people into sharing the scam with their friends and divulging their personal information.<\/p>\n<p>If you click the link, you will first be asked to fill in a brief survey about your Tesco shopping habits. Next, you will be taken to a fake page that claims that you must now share the supposed prize post on Facebook, add a comment, and send a direct link to 15 of your friends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/yet-another-tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-hitting-facebook\/tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,553\" 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=\"tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2-300x207.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7509\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Tesco Coupon Page\" width=\"800\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2-500x346.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-2017-2-585x404.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By stipulating that participants must first like, share, comment, and send links, the scammers ensure that their bogus giveaway post is seen by \u00a0a great many Facebook users.<\/p>\n<h2>Links Open Scammy Survey Websites That Want Your Personal Details<\/h2>\n<p>Participants who click the final claim button as instructed will then be tricked into divulging their personal information on suspect survey websites. Clicking the link displays a popup window that contains a list of links.<br \/>\nThe links lead to various third party websites that promise the chance of further prizes for filling in surveys or offers. However, as a condition of entry, the websites will ask uses to supply their name, email address, home address and phone numbers. But, alas, fine-print on the pages will note that any information provided will be shared with third-party marketers and &#8220;site sponsors&#8221;.<br \/>\n<em>Report continued below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Mid Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"3131703035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\nThus, participants will soon begin receiving unwanted and annoying phone calls, emails, and letters promoting various products and services.<\/p>\n<h2>Scammers Earn a Commission When You Supply your Details<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, the scammers who created the fake Tesco voucher promotion will earn commissions via underhand affiliate marketings schemes each time people provide their details on one of the survey sites.<\/p>\n<p>And, no matter how many surveys users complete, they will never get the promised Tesco vouchers.<\/p>\n<h3>Such Scams are Very Common on Facebook<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Facebook Like-Farming Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/like-farming-scams.shtml\">Like-farming<\/a> and <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 very common on Facebook. Tesco&#8217;s name and logo <a title=\"'Tesco Game'  \u00a3500 Voucher Giveaway Facebook Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/tesco-game-500-pound-voucher-like-farming-scam.shtml\">have been hijacked<\/a> several times <a title=\"Tesco ' \u00a3100 Back to School Coupon' Facebook Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/tesco-back-to-school-coupon-facebook-scam.shtml\">before<\/a> for use in such scams. Note that the <a title=\"Tesco Facebook Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tesco?fref=ts\">genuine Tesco Facebook Page<\/a> features Facebook&#8217;s blue &#8216;verified&#8217; icon to prove its authenticity.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/yet-another-tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-hitting-facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/yet-another-tesco-free-voucher-survey-scam-hitting-facebook\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a post that is currently appearing on Facebook, retailer Tesco is giving away a free \u00a3100 voucher to everyone. The post urges you to click to get your free vouchers. Report continued below&#8230; Post is a Scam &#8212; No Vouchers \u00a0Are Being Given Away However, the post is fraudulent and has no connection [&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-3182","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\/3182"}],"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=3182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3182\/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=3182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}