[VIDEO] 300 iPhones Giveaway Like-Farming Scam
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What the fact-checkers found
As per usual, Facebook like-farmers continue to trick people into liking and sharing by offering the chance to win expensive prizes that do not exist. In this version of the scam, a bogus ‘IPhone 6s’ Facebook Page promises that you can win one of 300 iPhones just by liking the Page and a promotional post, adding a comment, and sharing the information with your friends.
Of course, no iPhones are being given away. The Page is a scam designed to accumulate as many likes as possible in the shortest possible time. Facebook Pages with high numbers of likes can be sold on the black market to other scammers. Or, they can be reused to launch survey scams or other types of fraudulent activity, this time to a much larger audience.
Be wary of any Facebook Page or post that claims that you can win expensive prizes just by liking and sharing. This Hoax-Slayer YouTube video explains more about like-farming scams:
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