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Facebook Scam - We Have Got 193 Pieces of iPad 2 that Can’t be Sold for Free

The Apple iPad 2 Giveaway promotion below: "We have got 193 pieces of iPad 2 that can’t be sold because they have been unsealed. Therefore we are giving them away for free" is bogus. This fake promotion promises an iPad 2 after commenting on, sharing and "liking" it on Facebook. Also, the promotion has a link that will take you to random websites or to a website that promises an iPad 2, if you complete a certain amount of online surveys. You will not receive an Apple iPad 2 after completing the surveys. The aim of the scammers behind this promotion is to get as many Facebook users as possible to comment on, "like" and share this fake iPad 2 promotional Facebook page and to make money from the surveys that are completed by their victims.

Apple iPad 2 Giveaway Promotion Scam

iPad 2 Scam

We have got 193 pieces of iPad 2 that can’t be sold because they have been unsealed. Therefore we are giving them away for free. Want one of them? Just Share this photo & Like our page and we will choose 193 people completely at random on 20th October 2014

>60 winners selected still 133 remaining share, like, comment(done) and you could be the next one.

Don't forget to click here ==>> http://goo .gl/qhNNjX

Common Hurry up Guys .
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The fake iPad 2 Promotional Facebook page is located at:

  • https://www.facebook.com/pages /Apple-store/639756749407435

The scammer behind this fake promotional page, make money when someone completes an online survey. Also, once enough people have commented, "liked" or shared the fake promotional page, the scammers will see sell the page to online marketers along with the information of all the Facebook users who have either commented on, "liked" or shared the fake Facebook page..

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