Jetstar Facebook Fiji competition a fake, fools thousands

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Jetstar Facebook Fiji competition a fake, fools thousands
Craig Platt

MELBOURNE: -- Thousands of Facebook users have fallen for a competition promoted by a fake Jetstar page, promising 200 free airfares (five each for 40 people) and five-star accommodation for two weeks in Fiji, with $4500 in spending money.

To enter, the page claimed, all users had to do was like and share the photo posted on the page.

The ploy worked, with the page receiving more than 18,000 'likes' from Facebook users in less than 24 hours. A limited timeframe may have helped, with a claim that the competition would close on July 3.

Telltale signs the page was fake failed to deter thousands of hopefuls. Firstly, the page contained no other content beyond the competition. Jetstar's real Facebook page, which was created in September 2010, has more than 330,000 'likes' and hundreds of posts.

Secondly, the competition, which in spending money alone would cost the airline $180,000, on top of the airfare and accommodation costs, is simply too good to be true.

Full story: http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/jetstar-facebook-fiji-competition-a-fake-fools-thousands-20140701-zsrpe.html


-- The Age 2014-07-01

[Kerryd]

Lol at all the people who fall for these "Like" scams. Not to worry though, as it proved to be fairly successful you can be sure that more will follow.

Like the fake "Camaro" give away. The "draw date" changes every few days until the page owner has achieved enough "Likes" to be able to sell the page. Negative posts are deleted and posters blocked of course. The old "Bill Gates will give you $1,500 for every person you forward this email to" address-farming type emails are still making the rounds of the internet (and people wonder why they keep getting so much spam mail in their inboxes).

Other "Like" scams are the "Facebook will donate $1 for every Like/Share" posts with the pic of a starving/deformed/injured child. Despite being proven (on numerous sites) as obvious hoaxes, people are still gullible enough to keep "liking/sharing", which of course, keeps the "like/share" farmers in business.

Fortunately, TV members, especially those living in Thailand, have seen enough scams to be able to readily identify them, and not participate in forwarding/posting/liking/sharing them !

[JesseFrank]

Lol at all the people who fall for these "Like" scams. Not to worry though, as it proved to be fairly successful you can be sure that more will follow.

Like the fake "Camaro" give away. The "draw date" changes every few days until the page owner has achieved enough "Likes" to be able to sell the page. Negative posts are deleted and posters blocked of course. The old "Bill Gates will give you $1,500 for every person you forward this email to" address-farming type emails are still making the rounds of the internet (and people wonder why they keep getting so much spam mail in their inboxes).

Other "Like" scams are the "Facebook will donate $1 for every Like/Share" posts with the pic of a starving/deformed/injured child. Despite being proven (on numerous sites) as obvious hoaxes, people are still gullible enough to keep "liking/sharing", which of course, keeps the "like/share" farmers in business.

Fortunately, TV members, especially those living in Thailand, have seen enough scams to be able to readily identify them, and not participate in forwarding/posting/liking/sharing them !

Fortunately, TV members, especially those living in Thailand, have seen enough scams to be able to readily identify them, and not participate in forwarding/posting/liking/sharing them !

Most tv members live in Thailand because they still can't see through the scam the whole country is .

[tingtongteesood]

Lol at all the people who fall for these "Like" scams. Not to worry though, as it proved to be fairly successful you can be sure that more will follow.

Like the fake "Camaro" give away. The "draw date" changes every few days until the page owner has achieved enough "Likes" to be able to sell the page. Negative posts are deleted and posters blocked of course. The old "Bill Gates will give you $1,500 for every person you forward this email to" address-farming type emails are still making the rounds of the internet (and people wonder why they keep getting so much spam mail in their inboxes).

Other "Like" scams are the "Facebook will donate $1 for every Like/Share" posts with the pic of a starving/deformed/injured child. Despite being proven (on numerous sites) as obvious hoaxes, people are still gullible enough to keep "liking/sharing", which of course, keeps the "like/share" farmers in business.

Fortunately, TV members, especially those living in Thailand, have seen enough scams to be able to readily identify them, and not participate in forwarding/posting/liking/sharing them !

Fortunately, TV members, especially those living in Thailand, have seen enough scams to be able to readily identify them, and not participate in forwarding/posting/liking/sharing them !

Most tv members live in Thailand because they still can't see through the scam the whole country is .

Speak for yourself oh sour graped one.

Actually, I myself and I believe a lot of other people continue to stay here despite the scams because up to now the pros have far outweighed the cons......

[soalbundy]

Anyone on Facebook deserves to be scammed,in fact it ought to be obligatory.

[shaurene]

Lol at all the people who fall for these "Like" scams. Not to worry though, as it proved to be fairly successful you can be sure that more will follow.

Like the fake "Camaro" give away. The "draw date" changes every few days until the page owner has achieved enough "Likes" to be able to sell the page. Negative posts are deleted and posters blocked of course. The old "Bill Gates will give you $1,500 for every person you forward this email to" address-farming type emails are still making the rounds of the internet (and people wonder why they keep getting so much spam mail in their inboxes).

Other "Like" scams are the "Facebook will donate $1 for every Like/Share" posts with the pic of a starving/deformed/injured child. Despite being proven (on numerous sites) as obvious hoaxes, people are still gullible enough to keep "liking/sharing", which of course, keeps the "like/share" farmers in business.

Fortunately, TV members, especially those living in Thailand, have seen enough scams to be able to readily identify them, and not participate in forwarding/posting/liking/sharing them !

Fortunately, TV members, especially those living in Thailand, have seen enough scams to be able to readily identify them, and not participate in forwarding/posting/liking/sharing them !

Most tv members live in Thailand because they still can't see through the scam the whole country is .

They have nothing else to do.

[poweratradio]

Lol at all the people who fall for these "Like" scams. Not to worry though, as it proved to be fairly successful you can be sure that more will follow.

Like the fake "Camaro" give away. The "draw date" changes every few days until the page owner has achieved enough "Likes" to be able to sell the page. Negative posts are deleted and posters blocked of course. The old "Bill Gates will give you $1,500 for every person you forward this email to" address-farming type emails are still making the rounds of the internet (and people wonder why they keep getting so much spam mail in their inboxes).

Other "Like" scams are the "Facebook will donate $1 for every Like/Share" posts with the pic of a starving/deformed/injured child. Despite being proven (on numerous sites) as obvious hoaxes, people are still gullible enough to keep "liking/sharing", which of course, keeps the "like/share" farmers in business.

Fortunately, TV members, especially those living in Thailand, have seen enough scams to be able to readily identify them, and not participate in forwarding/posting/liking/sharing them !

Fortunately, TV members, especially those living in Thailand, have seen enough scams to be able to readily identify them, and not participate in forwarding/posting/liking/sharing them !

Most tv members live in Thailand because they still can't see through the scam the whole country is .

Could you please elaborate on this news that TV members are blind. In particular I would like to hear how the whole country of Thailand is a scam. DETAILS & FACTS please????

[JesseFrank]

Lol at all the people who fall for these "Like" scams. Not to worry though, as it proved to be fairly successful you can be sure that more will follow.

Like the fake "Camaro" give away. The "draw date" changes every few days until the page owner has achieved enough "Likes" to be able to sell the page. Negative posts are deleted and posters blocked of course. The old "Bill Gates will give you $1,500 for every person you forward this email to" address-farming type emails are still making the rounds of the internet (and people wonder why they keep getting so much spam mail in their inboxes).

Other "Like" scams are the "Facebook will donate $1 for every Like/Share" posts with the pic of a starving/deformed/injured child. Despite being proven (on numerous sites) as obvious hoaxes, people are still gullible enough to keep "liking/sharing", which of course, keeps the "like/share" farmers in business.

Fortunately, TV members, especially those living in Thailand, have seen enough scams to be able to readily identify them, and not participate in forwarding/posting/liking/sharing them !

Fortunately, TV members, especially those living in Thailand, have seen enough scams to be able to readily identify them, and not participate in forwarding/posting/liking/sharing them !

Most tv members live in Thailand because they still can't see through the scam the whole country is .

Could you please elaborate on this news that TV members are blind. In particular I would like to hear how the whole country of Thailand is a scam. DETAILS & FACTS please????

Lesson 1 : Open your eyes

Lesson 2 : Read the news

Lesson 3 : Stop being an apologist

Lesson 4 : Get off your high horse and grow a sense of humor.

Edited July 2, 2014 by JesseFrank

[Scott]

Off-topic post and reply deleted.