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"Amazon Spin the Lucky Wheel" Facebook Like-Farming Scam

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Amazon Spin the Lucky Wheel Facebook Like-Farming Scam

The "Spin the Lucky Wheel" promotion or contest located at website: "amzon.best-offers .gq," which claims that members get one free spin for a chance to win exclusive prizes at Amazon, is a Facebook Like-Farming or Like-Harvesting scam. The scam gathers together potential victims by tricking them into sharing or liking the scam, by claiming potential victims need to do so in order to claim their prizes. But, sharing the scam will only help to spread it to other Facebook and Whatsapp users.

The following message is used as bait to trick potential victims into visiting the fraudulent website: www.amzon.best-offers .gq:

“Look Amzon.best-offers .gq”

Once the potential victims are taken to the fraudulent website, they will be shown the following message:

Amazon Black Friday Offer Spin The Lucky Wheel
Black Friday Offer
Spin The Lucky Wheel!
Only this Tuesday we give our members 1 free spin for a chance to win exclusive prizes!

Clicking the “OK” will display the following message:

Spin The Lucky Wheel!
Only this Tuesday we give our members 1 free spin for a chance to win exclusive prizes!

Once potential victims play the game or spin the wheel, the following message or something similar will be displayed:

Congratulations!
Your prize: Apple iPhone 7(Black, 32GB).
Please follow the instructions to win your prize!

The website will then ask potential victims to like and share the scam. But, sharing the scam will only help to spread it to other Facebook users. Facebook users who have already shared the scam, should unshare it. Click here for instructions on how to unshare, by removing things already posted or shared on Facebook.

Beware of "Spin the Lucky Wheel" Facebook Like-Farming Scam

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Dec 28, 2019 at 6:17 PM by an anonymous user from: Eugene, Oregon, United States

Agree, is a total scam

Jan 1, 2019 at 8:30 AM by an anonymous user from: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

I won OPPO F9 but I have'nt receive it

Oct 14, 2018 at 11:50 PM by info

The scammers or theives are using these websites:

xxexi.com
xxxv.xxexi.com

Oct 1, 2018 at 3:48 AM by an anonymous user from: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Had the wheel pop up and pressed the x at top was on Facebook but said it was from amazon.

Aug 12, 2018 at 9:04 AM by an anonymous user from: Lagos, Nigeria

I had given my email address to them after been redirected to bet9ja

Jul 27, 2018 at 2:54 AM by an anonymous user from: Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom

Omg 😲 I've just taken screenshots of this thank u so much.
All my friends have shared this to me and on big groups but I have shown them this and hope they will stop ✋
Unbelievable is what some people do and trick people.

Thank u for this