Facebook Scam - "Powerball is Giving Free $1 Million Jackpot"
The Facebook post: "POWERBALL is giving free $1 Million Jackpot," is a scam. This scam will try to trick you into sharing it by claiming that you can receive a $1 Million Jackpot at the websites: "discountings.xyz" and "mega-millions.com-xcs.xyz" by sharing it. But, the websites are fakes and have nothing to do with a Powerball Jackpot, and are only a scam to get you to comment on, "like" or share the same Facebook post and websites. The scammers may change may change the name of the website, so look out for the same scam at different websites.
If you have received the same post on your Facebook Wall or Timeline, please report it to Facebook or delete it.
The Powerball $1 Million Jackpot Scam
POWERBALL is giving free $1 Million Jackpot
POWERBALL is giving free $1 Million Jackpot Online Instantly
Try your luck now
http://discountings.xyz/power/claim.html
Mega-millions.com-xcs.xyz
Remember, liking,commenting on and sharing the scam, will only help to spread it to other Facebook users and making the scammers responsible for it, earn money. Scammers earn money when they make a website or Facebook page popular and are able to sell it to the highest bidder, along with the names and other public information of the persons who liked or shared the scam.
I guess, the last thing we want to do is to make these scammers rich by tricking you and others into liking and sharing a Facebook post or website. So, if you have already liked or shared this scam, please unlike and unshare it.
Click here for instructions on how to remove things you have already posted on Facebook.
This Facebook scam is similar to the following:
- Facebook Scam: "$200 Home Depot Coupon" and Website: Saving-Now.com
- Receive a FREE $500 Costco Shopping Voucher Today Facebook Scam
- Costco Free Gift Cards and Candy Crush Promotion Scam
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