It’s a SCAM

You must share this post in 5 groups and make sure to mention 5 of your friends!” If you see a post that has something like this in a post, there is a good chance it’s a scam!

It seems like during the holiday season so many scams come out of the woodwork! When I see a post on social media that looks too good to be true, I figure there’s a good chance it’s a scam. Before I reply or share the post I do my homework and check in out.

This is what happened when I saw a post from my FB friend, I was 99% sure it was a scam. The first thing you have to check out is the name. Usually they use the same company name but change the ending or add an extra letter to the spelling. The latest one I found going around looks like it comes from Outback Steakhouse but it’s not! They added USA after the name and the real page has National at the end.

Photos and snips from https://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/article/2021/11/29/outback-steakhouse-giveaway/

While we all would love to win “that big one” please check all contests out before entering them because there could be a chance it’s a scam.

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Martha DeMeo

I started my blog on Christmas Day 2014 mainly to review products I received. Since then it has evolved into many other categories of lifestyles, family, money saving ideas, low cost, delicious and healthy meals plus other surprise posts. My granddaughter has her own category, Alex's Articles and the latest addition to my blog is my great granddaughter now has her category, Lia's Likings The Baby Blogger! Lia started blogger at 8 months old and she now has a Friday Story Time blog you won't want to miss! I welcome you to join the conversation, ask a question, give a suggestion or leave a comment on any blog post. I hope you enjoy Lia's Likings, she has some great posts that will make you smile!

10 Discussion to this post

  1. Oh, I hate those scamming scammers! LOL. I have unsuspectingly clicked on scam links that seemed all too real, and then had to scramble to change passwords and alert my bank. Good to know you caught one. Thanks for letting us know!

    • Martha says:

      I keep thinking if they put more energy in doing good things, everyone would be better off! Gotta be careful when we see a post too good to be true Jeanine!

  2. Dr.Amrita Basu says:

    That’s crucial information. Even I have done the sharing to 5 group thing.Helpful reminder

  3. Dominique says:

    Thanks for the warning! I never do any of those because I hate when folks tag me for things like that. But a lot of people fall for it so it’s good to keep warning people!

  4. Amanda Gene says:

    Thanks for the warning. I’ve seen these kinds of posts before and I try to stay clear of them.

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