Boy Tyler Griffin Is Missing Facebook Swindle: How Does It Work?
The reason the con artists want you to share the Facebook post is so they can increase its popularity. Because of the way Facebook's algorithm functions, a post has a greater chance of showing up on many people's timelines the more comments and shares it receives.
Once the missing boy post has gotten enough shares, it is changed to a new rental listing with a “great deal” or a survey for “great deals” on the buy sell pages they are posting this on.
People's personal information is gathered when they answer the survey. There isn't a holiday giveaway, of course. All you receive in return are obtrusive pop-up notifications and spam messages in your email.
This report shows that thousands of people are duped by this ongoing scam every year.
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How To Spot Counterfeit Pages & Fake Giveaways on Facebook
- Is the deal ‘too good to be true’? If the deal or competition is too good to be true, it probably is. A quick Google search will tell you if the legitimate company is promoting the giveaway.
- When was the page created? You can find out by checking the ‘About’ info of the page. If it falls below six month, it’s clearly a fake page.
- Check the branding – Often times, there’s a typographical error.