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Walmart Giveaway Scam - Free Gift Bags for Everyone

The Walmart Facebook giveaway post below is a scam. Walmart is warning customers not to fall the giveaway scam circulating on social media. The scam, which claims Walmart is giving away gift bags to celebrate going plastic bag free by end of 2021, has been created by scammers to harvest personal information. Therefore, Facebook or other social media users who have received the fake post are asked not to comment or share it because they will not receive the free gift bags they were promised.

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The Walmart Giveaway Scam

“To celebrate the great news of Walmart becoming plastic bags free by the end of 2021, we are giving one of these Walmart gift-bags to everyone who has shared & commented by 7pm 24th March.”

Remember, sharing, commenting or liking the scam will only help to spread it to other Facebook users. Therefore, if you have already liked, shared, or commented on the Walmart Giveaway scam , please unlike, unshare or remove your comment. And, Facebook users should always go directly to the legitimate Walmart Facebook profile to verify promotions at:

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