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Facebook Scam - "We are Giving Away 2 Mercedes Benz G-Class to Two Winners"

The Facebook post below: "For the FIRST time in the history of Mercedes Benz we are giving away 2 Mercedes Benz G-Class to two winners," is another Facebook scam. Scammers are at it again, this time they are attempting to trick Facebook users into liking a Facebook page or post, by claiming that they have a chance to win one of the six Mercedes Benz that are being given away. 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.

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The Facebook Mercedes Benz G-Class Giveaway Scam

Mercedes Benz G-Class.

For the FIRST time in the history of Mercedes Benz we are giving away 2 Mercedes Benz G-Class to two winners that we will select on June 30 2015 completely at random.

This is the Dream car you have been waiting for and it could be all yours! Simply follow the steps below to enter the competition :

Step 1) Likes this Page: Cars We Dream About.
Step 2) Like this Post
Step 3) Comment which color you want. (Silver or Black)
Step 4) Share on your wall

The winners will be messaged via inbox message

Good Luck,

This scam is located on Facebook at:

And, liking or sharing this post or page WILL NOT give you a chance to win a Mercedes Benz.

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 to 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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