Immediately after the announcement of his passing, people behind survey and phishing scams released deceitful messages about an ipad giveaway in memory of Steve Jobs.
The tech world mourns over Steve Jobs' death after the legendary Apple icon passed away on October 5. Scammers, however, particularly those behind Facebook survey scams did not let this pass. Free ipads in Memory of Steve Jobs immediately spread. This was followed by similar email spam messages and other different scams that bank on "the memory of Steve Jobs".
Bogus offers circulating on Facebook this week include the ones that say Apple is giving away Macbooks in honor of Steve Jobs and those that promise to give away ipads and ipods in memory of the Apple co-founder and CEO: *
Below are just some variations of the misleading messages circulating on the social network:
In Memory of Steve Jobs, Apple has decided to give
away 1000 Limited Edition iPad 2's
ipads4everyone.com
http://bit.ly/restinpeace-steve-jobs
In memory of steve jobs, apple has decided to give away 1000 limited edition ipads
To celebrate the life of their founder, Apple have decided to
give away 1000 Limited Edition iPad's to honour Steve, who
passed away yesterday.
R.I.P Steve Jobs
In memory of Steve, A company is giving out 50 ipads tonight. R.I.P. Steve Jobs http://bit.ly/restinpeace-steve-jobs.
What NOT to Do
Do not click on any link that comes along with these Facebook ipad giveaway hoax messages as this only takes you to a page where you will either be bombarded with ads or answer surveys. This is not the first time that Apple products have been promised to be given away on Facebook. The Fedex and ipad give away, for example, proved to be another example of bogus offers on Facebook.
Is Apple giving away free ipads? This is not the first time that ipads, iphones and other popular Apple products are being used to lure people to participate in survey scams or give out their personal information. Such official promotions will likely be announced on the company's official website and not through any third party social networks and other websites. So no, there will be no free ipad in memory of Steve Jobs.
With Apple's strong fan base and millions of users of the iphone, ipad, macbook and ipod mourning the loss of Apple's iconic CEO and co founder, more facebook scams taking advantage of Steve Jobs death is not far out. Make sure that you do not fall to this misleading scams. Those who do are at risk of falling to phishing scams (where scammers get your personal information that they can use later on) or waste time answering surveys that reward them nothing.
What to Do when You Receive or See "in memory of Steve Jobs ipad giveaway" on Facebook
1. Report the apple ipad giveaway scam message as spam. To do this, click the pull down arrow image beside the post and select "report story or spam".
2. Share this post on Facebook to warn your friends that this message is just another give-away scam.
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ReplyDeleteNo free iPads in the memory of Steve Jobs. No free iPhones. No free Southwest Airlines tickets. Oh, and after 15 years, Bill Gates still hasn't sent out any money for forwarding that email you received back then. But since you clicked, the scammers now have your info, possibly identifiable, so don't be shocked if some of your online accounts suddenly begin to behave strangely. Fortify your facebook security. How do I know? I bit, sure that I was going to get some free Southwest tickets for being quick and clever. Besides, taking advantage of the memory of a dead man is not a cool thing.
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ReplyDeleteHave seen a few of these messages on my FB so thought I'd do some research!
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ReplyDeleteNo free iPads in memory of Steve Jobs: just someone trying to make money off a sad event.
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ReplyDeleteSorry friends! No free ipads in memory of Jobs. Do not be fooled by these scams.
ReplyDeleteSorry friends, no free ipads in memory of Steve Jobs. Just another lame scam.
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ReplyDeleteIf it's too good to be true....it probably is!
ReplyDeleteNo free iPads. Don't give away personal information to these scammers.
ReplyDeleteFYI Phishing scam!
ReplyDeleteMAY GOD KEEP STEVE SOUL IN REST AND PEACE.
ReplyDeleteJust wonder what the scammers can get from these if we answer them with no other personal information? Does facebook open our privacy to the scammers by clicking a share button and writing some words on their facebook pages? I'm just curious how it works. :-O
ReplyDeleteI quite agree. What info do they actually get from someone quoting a link? I am more inclined to view it as excessive adoration of Steve?
ReplyDeleteunfortunately, this is just another scam... there are NO free Ipads in memory of Steve Jobs... it’s someone’s sick joke... don’t click... don’t give away your personal info...
ReplyDeleteI hope Christa sees this!
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ReplyDeletesoooo, it is a hoax! Classy, real classy - not.
ReplyDeleteThe issue is not scam, people are just hungry & in love of ipads & iphones which Bill gates and others can afford to give out without costing them anything .none of them will be buried with any of this lovely gifts
ReplyDeleteIf it's too good to be true....it probably is!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that.. I've clicked one of those scam links.
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