{"id":827,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=827"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"2016-Version-of-'Free-Range-Rover'-Facebook-Scam-Spreading-Rapidly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=827","title":{"rendered":"2016 Version of &#8216;Free Range Rover&#8217; Facebook Scam Spreading Rapidly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nFacebook Page claims that it is giving away two Range Rovers for the &#8216;first time in Facebook history&#8217;.<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\"\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>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe Facebook Page is fraudulent and it is certainly not giving away any Range Rovers. It is a scam designed to trick you into spamming your friends with the fake prize post and \u00a0subscribing to a dodgy \u00a0SMS \u00a0&#8216;competition service&#8217; \u00a0that will charge you several dollars per text message they send you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nFor the FIRST time in facebook history we are giving away 2 Range Rover 2016 to two winners that we will select on March 21 2016 completely at random.<br \/>\nWould you like to join this amazing giveaway for a chance to own a brand new Range 2016? Simply follow the steps below to enter the competition :<br \/>\nStep 1) Like this Page<br \/>\nStep 2) Share on your wall (Very important)<br \/>\nStep 3) Comment which color you want<br \/>\nStep 4) Click the &#8220;Sign Up&#8221; button on our page<br \/>\nThe winners will be messaged on public<br \/>\nGood Luck<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-1336\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/2016-version-of-free-range-rover-facebook-scam-spreading-rapidly\/ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1202\" 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=\"ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1336\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Range Rover Giveaway Facebook Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ranger-rover-2016-facebook-scam-1-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/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\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAccording to a Facebook Page that is currently being promoted across the network, you can win one of two Range Rovers just by liking the Page, sharing and commenting on a post about the prize, and clicking a &#8216;Sign Up&#8217; button on the page. The Page claims that \u00a0this is the first time in Facebook history that such a Range Rover giveaway is occurring. It notes that the &#8216;winners will be messaged on public&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Page is fraudulent. No Range Rovers are being given away.  \u00a0Currently, \u00a0the main purpose of the fake page is to trick people into subscribing to a very expensive SMS based &#8216;competition service&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the Facebook Page is just the latest incarnation of a long running \u00a0&#8216;Range Rover giveaway&#8217; scam. Very <a title=\"Range Rover Giveaway Facebook Survey Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/range-rover-survey-scam.shtml\">similar versions<\/a> were \u00a0hitting Facebook during 2014 and 2015. The earlier versions also claimed &#8211; falsely &#8211; to be giving away Range Rovers &#8216;for the first time in Facebook history&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>By instructing users to share the bogus post and add a comment stating what colour car they would like, the scammers ensure that the fraudulent prize offer is spread far and wide across the network. The scammers effectively turn participants \u00a0into a personal posse of spammers who will very efficiently promote their criminal scheme at no cost. And, during the course of the scam, the \u00a0fake Facebook Page will also accumulate a great many new Page likes, which will give it much greater reach in the future.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you \u00a0click the &#8216;Sign Up&#8217; button as instructed, you \u00a0will be taken to a &#8216;prize&#8217; website that is designed to look like it is part of Facebook. The site features a list of &#8216;offers&#8217; for you to click and claims you must do so within a specified time frame if you want the chance to win. A timer will count down the remaining minutes and seconds for the &#8216;offer&#8217;. Of course, this is just a ruse to trick you into quickly continuing.<\/p>\n<p>No matter which &#8216;offer&#8217; you click, you will be taken to yet another dodgy webpage that offers the chance to win further prizes for supplying your mobile phone number. But, fine print on the page will explain that, by entering your mobile number, you are actually subscribing to an ongoing SMS &#8216;competition service&#8217;.  \u00a0Each message sent to you via this &#8216;service&#8217; will cost you $5. And you may receive several messages per week, so the bill for the \u00a0subscription can quickly add up. The $5 messages will continue until you unsubscribe from the service.<\/p>\n<p>Even after supplying your phone number and subscribing to the &#8216;service&#8217;, you will still not get to enter the &#8211; totally imaginary &#8211; Range Rover prize draw.  \u00a0The scammers who created the \u00a0fake Range Rover giveaway page will earn commissions each time a person subscribes to the SMS service. Alternative versions of the scam may attempt to trick people into supplying their personal information via <a title=\"What is a Facebook Survey Scam?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/what-is-a-survey-scam.shtml\">dodgy survey websites<\/a> rather than SMS subscription sites. These survey sites will share \u00a0the information you supply with site sponsors and third party marketers, so, soon after participating, you will begin receiving unwanted and annoying phone calls, letters, text messages, and emails from various companies. Again, the scammers will receive commissions each time somebody supplies information on one of the survey sites.<\/p>\n<p>Scams like this one continue to be <a title=\"Facebook Survey Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-survey-scam-list.shtml\">very common on Facebook<\/a>.  \u00a0Be very wary of any post or Page that claims that you can win valuable prizes such as cars just by liking, sharing, commenting and participating in offers or surveys.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\"\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: March 21, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: March 21, 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=\"Range Rover Giveaway Facebook Survey Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/range-rover-survey-scam.shtml\">Range Rover Giveaway Facebook Survey Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<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><br \/>\n<a title=\"Facebook Survey Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-survey-scam-list.shtml\">Facebook Survey Scams<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/2016-version-of-free-range-rover-facebook-scam-spreading-rapidly\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/2016-version-of-free-range-rover-facebook-scam-spreading-rapidly\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Facebook Page claims that it is giving away two Range Rovers for the &#8216;first time in Facebook history&#8217;. Brief Analysis: The Facebook Page is fraudulent and it is certainly not giving away any Range Rovers. It is a scam designed to trick you into spamming your friends with the fake prize post and \u00a0subscribing [&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-827","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\/827"}],"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=827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827\/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=827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}