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Facebook Scam - We are Giving Away a FREE Harley Davidson Road King On October 31

The Facebook post and page below: "We are giving away a FREE Harley Davidson Road King On October 31 2014," are another Facebook Sweepstakes or Lottery scam. Scammers are at it again, this time they are attempting to trick Facebook users into liking a Facebook page, by claiming that they have a chance to win free Harley Davidson Road King on October 31.

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Scammers are using tricks like this one to get Facebook users into liking or sharing a Facebook page or post, which will make the page or post popular.

The Facebook Sweepstakes Scam

Harley SweepStakes Community

We are giving away a FREE Harley Davidson Road King On October 31 2014

Hurry, entry closes September 30th! Lucky Winners Will Be Announced On October 31 2014

Step 1) Like this Page
Step 2) Comment which color you want. (Black OR Red)
Step 3) Share on your wall

Winners will be Chosen & Announced On October 31 2014.

Good Luck!

This scam is located on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/ HarleySweepStakes2014 /posts_to_page

And, liking or sharing this post or page WILL NOT give you a chance to win a Harley Davidson Road King.

Scammers have created hundreds of these scams to trick Facebook users into 'liking', sharing or commenting on a Facebook page or post, which will help make the page popular. Once the page is popular, these scammers will sell it to online marketers, other scammers or cybercriminals, who may send spam all the persons who have "liked", shared or commented on the Facebook page or post.

Beware of Facebook pages or posts that ask you to share, like or comment on them, in order to receive some form of prize, offer or gift.

If you have already shared, “liked” or commented on this scam, please click here for instructions on how to remove these Facebook actions. This will help stop this scam from spreading to other Facebook users.

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