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"Marlboro is Giving FREE Carton of Cigarettes to Celebrate 100th Anniversary" Scam

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Marlboro is Giving FREE Carton of Cigarettes to Celebrate 100th Anniversary Scam

The Facebook post "Marlboro is Giving FREE Carton of Cigarettes to celebrate 100th Anniversary," is a scam. The scam will try to trick you into sharing it by claiming that you can receive your free carton of cigarettes. But, the website is fraudulent, is not giving away free cases of Marlboro cigarettes, and is NOT associated with Marlboro. The post and website are only a scam to get you to comment on, "like" or share the same Facebook post and website.

If you have received the same post on your Facebook Wall or Timeline, please report it to Facebook or delete it. And, do not visit the fraudulent website: "marlboro.com-dfd.xyz," that was created by scammers. The scammers behind the give-away scam will change the name of the website, so look out for the same scam on different websites.

The Marlboro FREE Carton of Cigarette Scam

Marlboro is Giving FREE Carton of Cigarettes to celebrate 100th Anniversary (150 Cartons Remaining)
Claim your Cigarettes now offer ends today
www.marlboro.com-dfd.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.

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Jul 10, 2018 at 5:13 PM by an anonymous user from: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

hI, my name is Dorothy Moreira. I was on Facebook and they told me I won a case of Marlboro but it never asked me for my address ZIP code; so I was wondering if this is a spam.

Jul 10, 2018 at 5:26 PM by info

Yes, it is a scam.

Mar 22, 2017 at 11:47 AM by an anonymous user from: Nelsonville, Ohio, United States

there only doing this to get your info and drive you nuts; call you from Houston Texas at 1 713 357 6438. They'll call you everyday. You should sue them to end their scam.

May 1, 2016 at 8:43 AM by an anonymous user from: Chicago, Illinois, United States

I liked and shared this scam on my phone. What do I do to protect myself??

Oct 6, 2016 at 12:46 AM by an anonymous user from: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Stop thinking you will get anything for free from a facebook post.

Aug 19, 2017 at 7:00 AM by an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

well said, completely right.