Facebook Scams???

GSDBESTK9 · 01-10-2012, 10:26 AM

I see a lot of posts on Facebook, like the one today.. a baby with cancer on his face. Then it asks everyone to post it, that every time somone posts it on their wall Facebook will pay 3 cents towards the baby's surgery. Do you believe all that stuff? I have a hard time believing it.

GSDGunner · 01-10-2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by GSDBESTK9

I see a lot of posts on Facebook, like the one today.. a baby with cancer on his face. Then it asks everyone to post it, that every time somone posts it on their wall Facebook will pay 3 cents towards the baby's surgery. Do you believe all that stuff? I have a hard time believing it.

Yep, don't believe it. There is NO way that anyone could track how many times it's been posted. It's just someone starting it to see how far it goes.

It's nothing more than a chain letter, only updated for social networks.

GSDBESTK9 · 01-10-2012, 10:33 AM

That's what I think as well.

wildo · 01-10-2012, 10:35 AM

Hoax - Facebook Will Pay Three Cents Per Share to Help Baby With Facial Cancer

**gsdraven** · 01-10-2012, 10:38 AM

Nope don't believe it. There was the one about the $100 Dunkin Donuts gift card going around last week. Somehow DD would know if you post a comment and will send you a gift card.

I think there are also viruses disguised as celebrity news gossip. I stay away from links like those on any site. If I'm really curious, I'll google it.

ozzymama · 01-10-2012, 12:32 PM

There are some legits, but not usually through "shares", I got a $5 gift card for The Children's Place, which if you shop there know it barely covered a pair of barrettes. But I do shop there from time to time and $5 off a purchase is a good deal. (Before dd walked I bought her shoes there)
Before Christmas there was a lot, I clicked a couple and Norton stopped the program immediately. So now I watch the comments, I know most of my friends pretty well and if they got a $100 gift card from somewhere, they wouldn't be posting "Thank you, <company name> you are great." They would be posting something a bit more adult - and some people don't spell well, and don't use spell check

So I know the comments aren't theirs, a week later they'll be complaining about a computer bill to remove the virus LOL.

Mrs.K · 01-10-2012, 12:47 PM

Chip in requests are even more bogus to me. There are too many that are fake, trying to make money off of it.

Smith3 · 01-10-2012, 12:49 PM

Totally fake.

Ones from large companies, like AMEX, Coke, Ford, etc - I'd believe. Some random page? They are just looking for free page "Likes"

onyx'girl · 01-10-2012, 02:38 PM

The dog with his face blown off had many organizations using his portrait for their own purposes. Just yesterday that poor thing was on my wall again. Ticks me off that people will share when they don't even know if something is really legit~though I've been guilty of it too! I am choosy in what I share now

Liesje · 01-10-2012, 02:43 PM

I consider anything I'm not personally familiar with to be unsolicited crap/spam. I don't let any apps access my Facebook page or info. If I see an interesting headline, instead of clicking the link I Google search the phrase.

01-10-2012, 10:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
GSDBESTK9 Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 28,438	Facebook Scams??? I see a lot of posts on Facebook, like the one today.. a baby with cancer on his face. Then it asks everyone to post it, that every time somone posts it on their wall Facebook will pay 3 cents towards the baby's surgery. Do you believe all that stuff? I have a hard time believing it. __________________ Carolina Johnson http://www.johnsonhaus.com http://www.carolinak9photography.com

01-10-2012, 10:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
GSDBESTK9 Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 28,438	That's what I think as well. __________________ Carolina Johnson http://www.johnsonhaus.com http://www.carolinak9photography.com

01-10-2012, 10:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
wildo Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,230	Hoax - Facebook Will Pay Three Cents Per Share to Help Baby With Facial Cancer __________________ Willy Pimg - DOB: 2/06, CL1-R, CL1-S, CL1-F, CGC

01-10-2012, 10:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
gsdraven Moderator Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mont Co, PA Posts: 4,626	Nope don't believe it. There was the one about the $100 Dunkin Donuts gift card going around last week. Somehow DD would know if you post a comment and will send you a gift card. I think there are also viruses disguised as celebrity news gossip. I stay away from links like those on any site. If I'm really curious, I'll google it. __________________ Jamie Raven (GSD) - December 8, 2007 Kaiser (GSD) - November 2009 Lead The Way Life's Abundance

01-10-2012, 12:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
Smith3 Elite Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Falls Church, Virginia Posts: 1,700	Totally fake. Ones from large companies, like AMEX, Coke, Ford, etc - I'd believe. Some random page? They are just looking for free page "Likes" __________________ Kessey "Koch" Von der Sauk - 10/26/2008 - 04/23/2011 - Pronounced "Coke"

01-10-2012, 12:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
ozzymama Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 6,031	There are some legits, but not usually through "shares", I got a $5 gift card for The Children's Place, which if you shop there know it barely covered a pair of barrettes. But I do shop there from time to time and $5 off a purchase is a good deal. (Before dd walked I bought her shoes there) Before Christmas there was a lot, I clicked a couple and Norton stopped the program immediately. So now I watch the comments, I know most of my friends pretty well and if they got a $100 gift card from somewhere, they wouldn't be posting "Thank you, <company name> you are great." They would be posting something a bit more adult - and some people don't spell well, and don't use spell check So I know the comments aren't theirs, a week later they'll be complaining about a computer bill to remove the virus LOL.

01-10-2012, 12:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mrs.K Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,381	Chip in requests are even more bogus to me. There are too many that are fake, trying to make money off of it.

01-10-2012, 02:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,605	The dog with his face blown off had many organizations using his portrait for their own purposes. Just yesterday that poor thing was on my wall again. Ticks me off that people will share when they don't even know if something is really legit~though I've been guilty of it too! I am choosy in what I share now __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

01-10-2012, 02:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
Liesje Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 12,963	I consider anything I'm not personally familiar with to be unsolicited crap/spam. I don't let any apps access my Facebook page or info. If I see an interesting headline, instead of clicking the link I Google search the phrase. __________________ UCH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop FO OB1 CL1R CL1F RA TT HIT TDI CGC VPC's Coca-Cola HIT CGC SG UCH Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 AD T1 FO PA CL1R UNJ UCA HIT TT CGC OFA SG Pantalaimon vom Geistwasser BH AD HIT CGC

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