Free Sharpie Marker Set Facebook Scam
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What the fact-checkers found
According to a post that is currently making its way around Facebook, you can click to get a 24 piece Sharpie marker set for free.
Here’s what the post looks like
Post is Fraudulent — No prizes and No Winners
However, the post is not giving away Sharpie sets as claimed and it has no connection to the company that makes the pens.
In fact, the post is a typical Facebook scam designed to trick you into first spamming your friends with the same fake giveaway and then supplying your personal information on scam survey websites.
Giveaway scams like this one continue to be very common on Facebook
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