Hy-Vee ‘Free $80 Off Coupon’ Facebook Scam
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What the fact-checkers found
Yet another free coupon scam is currently hitting Facebook.
This version claims that employee-owned US supermarket chain Hy-Vee is giving everyone a free $80 off coupon to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary.
The supposed giveaway post has no connection to Hy-Vee and nobody who participates will ever receive the promised free coupon.
The post is a scam designed to trick you into first spamming your friends with the same bogus giveaway and then divulging your personal information on suspect third-party websites.
Hy-Vee has published a post on its Facebook Page warning people about the scam:
If this post comes your way, do not click on it.
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