{"id":81,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=81"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"\"Mini-Cooper-Giveaway\";-Scam-Targets-Singaporean-Facebook-Users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=81","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Mini Cooper Giveaway&#8221;; Scam Targets Singaporean Facebook Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nFacebook post claims that, for the &#8220;first time in Singapore History&#8221;, Mini  \u00a0will be giving away two Mini Cooper cars to two randomly selected winners.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe post and the Facebook Page that published it are fraudulent. The Facebook Page has no connection to \u00a0either Mini or parent company BMW and it is certainly not giving away any Mini Coopers. The Page is a Facebook scam like many others that have gone before.<\/p>\n<p>This one is a little different in that it appears to be actively targeting users in a particular location, in this case Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, like similar \u00a0Facebook  \u00a0scams, the goals of the Page are to trick users into first promoting the bogus giveaway via likes, shares, and comments and then divulging their personal information on suspect survey websites. These websites will share your information with online marketing companies who will soon begin inundating you with promotional emails, text messages, phone calls, and letters.<\/p>\n<p><em>Report continued below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\"><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><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>While this particular version takes aim at people in \u00a0Singapore, <a title=\"Mini Cooper Countryman Giveaway On Facebook Is A Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/mini-cooper-countryman-giveaway-on-facebook-is-a-scam\/\">almost identical versions<\/a> have targeted Facebook users in general.<\/p>\n<p>After some <a title=\"Don't fall for this Mini Cooper Scam on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/news.asiaone.com\/news\/singapore\/dont-fall-mini-cooper-giveaway-scam-facebook\">mainstream media attention<\/a>, the original scam page has now apparently been removed from Facebook. However, new &#8211; almost identical &#8211; scam pages often quickly appear to replace those that have \u00a0been removed.<\/p>\n<p>This video from the <a title=\"Hoax-Slayer on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCW5AktW8PdP88Pa0tgCVY6w\">Hoax-Slayer YouTube Channel<\/a> discusses a similar survey scam attempt that promises participants the chance to win a Range Rover rather than a Mini Cooper:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/chKgvUdyLsE?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\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=\"Survey Scam List\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-survey-scam-list.shtml\">Survey Scam List<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nThis will be the first time in Singapore History that we at Mini Cooper will be giving away 2 Amazing Mini Coopers to two winners that we will randomly select on November 1st 2016.<br \/>\nWant to join this amazing giveaway for a chance to own a brand new Mini Cooper? Simply follow the steps below to enter our competition:<br \/>\n1. &#8220;Like&#8221; (y) These pictures.<br \/>\n2. &#8220;Share&#8221; This post.<br \/>\n4. Comment color you want: Red or Black<br \/>\n5. Visit website: Link Removed<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mini-cooper-singapore-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2951\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/mini-cooper-giveaway-scam-targets-singaporean-facebook-users\/mini-cooper-singapore-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mini-cooper-singapore-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,883\" 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=\"mini-cooper-singapore-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mini-cooper-singapore-1-272x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mini-cooper-singapore-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2951\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mini-cooper-singapore-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mini Cooper Singapore Scam Post\" width=\"800\" height=\"883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mini-cooper-singapore-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mini-cooper-singapore-1-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mini-cooper-singapore-1-768x848.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/mini-cooper-singapore-1-181x200.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- 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><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: November 2, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: November 2, 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=\"Mini Cooper Countryman Giveaway On Facebook Is A Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/mini-cooper-countryman-giveaway-on-facebook-is-a-scam\/\">Mini Cooper Countryman Giveaway On Facebook Is A Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Don't fall for this Mini Cooper Scam on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/news.asiaone.com\/news\/singapore\/dont-fall-mini-cooper-giveaway-scam-facebook\">Don&#8217;t fall for this Mini Cooper &#8220;giveaway&#8221; scam on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Primary Matched Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"2703041438\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/mini-cooper-giveaway-scam-targets-singaporean-facebook-users\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/mini-cooper-giveaway-scam-targets-singaporean-facebook-users\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Facebook post claims that, for the &#8220;first time in Singapore History&#8221;, Mini \u00a0will be giving away two Mini Cooper cars to two randomly selected winners. Analysis: The post and the Facebook Page that published it are fraudulent. The Facebook Page has no connection to \u00a0either Mini or parent company BMW and it is certainly [&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-81","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\/81"}],"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=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/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=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}