“Get a Free $80 ShopRite Coupon”; Facebook Scam
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The claim
Circulating Facebook post claims that you can click to get a free $80 coupon from supermarket chain, ShopRite.
What the fact-checkers found
The post is a scam and it has no connection to ShopRite. Those who participate will never receive the promised coupon
The post is just one in an ongoing series of very similar Facebook scams that falsely claim to be giving away shopping coupons or vouchers for various stores around the world.
These scam posts are designed to trick you into first spamming your friends with the same fake giveaway and then divulging your personal information on fraudulent “survey” or “offer” websites.
There are a great many scams like this one on Facebook and more appear on the network every day.
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