Facebook Scam Promises ‘Two Free Tickets To All’ From JetBlue
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What the fact-checkers found
According to a post being shared on Facebook, US-based airline, JetBlue is giving everyone two free tickets as a way of celebrating the company’s 20th birthday.
The post features a photograph depicting what appears to be two JetBlue flight tickets.
However, the post has no connection to JetBlue and nobody who participates will get any free tickets.
The post is yet another Facebook giveaway scam designed to trick people into divulging their personal details on suspect websites.
JetBlue is warning people about the scam via the following post on its official Facebook Page :
Flight ticket giveaway scams like this are very common on Facebook and have used the names of many well-known airlines around the world. If one hist your News Feed, do not click on it. and let the person who posted it know that the message is a scam.
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