Free Walgreens Gift Card

Scammers on Facebook keep luring and deceiving people to click the links they spread in the social network by making use of bogus give aways. Apparently the Christmas season and the coming new year make the Facebook give away scams perfect for making people visit survey scam sites or provide their personal information such as their emails and telephone numbers.

Thus, if you see free gift cards and vouchers rapidly shared on Facebook, make sure to verify first. The following message, for example, is yet another example of these fake gift cards:

Get 1 F.R.E.E Walgreens Gift Card! (limited time only) CLICK HERE & CLAIM NOW
wal.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Walgreens is currently giving away 1 gift card to 10,000 lucky Facebook users!

If you see this message posted on Facebook,

1. Mark the post as spam and
2. Warn your friends by sharing this article on Facebook

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Costco Gift Card for FREE

If you have seen the following message posted by a friend on Facebook, be warned that this is a fake give away. The gift cards are meant to lure people into giving out their personal information or to visit sites that will bombard them with paid surveys:

Get Costco Gift Card for FREE! (limited time only)
costcocards.info
Costco is currently giving away $1000.00 gift cards to all facebook users!!

Here's what to do:

1. Mark the message as spam (how? see the image below)

2. Warn your friends by sharing this post on Facebook:

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Facebook Cover Photos and Images

You can personalize your Facebook timeline/profile by changing the facebook cover photo to one that suits your personality and mood. You can use your favorite photo from your last vacation to show it off to your friends or you can download images from the internet that you can use for the Facebook cover page.


Changing the Facebbook Cover Image
1. Go to your profile page and hover over your facebook cover image
2. Click Change Cover at the bottom-right of your cover image
3. Change the cover photo by Choosing to upload a new photo, reposition your current cover photo, or delete your cover.

Facebook cover dimensions
If you opt to use or edit your own image or photo, the facebook cover photo dimensions are are 850px width (x) 315px height. Use this facebook cover image size when editing the image that you will use for your timeline. You can get inspiration from the following facebook cover ideas:

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Christmas Themes for Facebook

Be wary of messages circulating in Facebook about Christmas Themes for FB such as the following:

Get Christmas Theme for FB on —>> All new Santa Claus theme for christmas <
Get Christmas theme for FB on
Cool new christmas feature or theme
Free Christmas Theme for all FB users!! Just install this amazing new FB Christmas new look and change your profile looks show it to your friends too

Clicking on this message's bit.ly link will redirect you to an external site enticing you to install a plugin supposedly so you can upload a theme. Doing so may actually lead you into installing a rogue or malicious browser addon. Scams like this may also lead you into downloading viruses and other malwares into your computer.

How to Safely Get a Christmas Theme for Your Facebook
If you are already on Facebook timeline, the best way to give your Facebook a Christmas look is to update your Facebook cover. Here's a detailed guide on how to give your profile a Christmas theme by personalizing your Facebook Timeline.

Dealing with Christmas Themes for Facebook Scam
Flag the "Get Christmas Theme for FB" messages. To do it, simple find the x mark beside the post and flag the post as spam.



Warn your friends by sharing this post on Facebook:

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International Rockstar Legend Jon Bon Jovi dead at 49

Jon Bon Jovi Hoax Spreads Via Facebook and Twitter
Hoaxers are killing celebrities. After Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj, singer Jon Bon Jovi is the latest celebrity to become a casualty of hoaxes spreading on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.

International Rockstar Legend Jon Bon Jovi dead at 49
Here's the misleading news that you might have encountered posted by one of your friends:

Rockstar Jon Bon Jovi (John Francis Bingiovi, Jr) was pronounced dead today afternoon after paramedics found him in coma at his Empress Hotel, city and law enforcement at Asbury Park, NJ sources told The Times after World Christmas Tour Concert on The Bamboozle Festival, North Beach Asbury Park.

New Jersey Fire Department- First Aid Captain Douglas Gray told The Times that paramedics responded to a 911 call from home. When they arrived, Bon Jovi was not breathing.

This message is a rude joke and is not true. It is not yet understood what motivated the scammers behind this hoax news to spread this since it appears that no paid surveys and ads are being associated with this fake news.

Seen this Message on Your Wall?
Here's what you can do if you see friends posting and reposting the misleading news on Facebook.

1. Find the x mark beside the post and click report/mark as spam.


2. Share this post to your friends on Facebook to make them know that the Jon Bon Jovi died news spreading on Facebook is a hoax.

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Eminem Stabbed by Crazed Fan outside LA Nightclub

As it appears, scammers recycle the hoax news and scams that they spread on Facebook by changing the names of the subject i.e celebrities and using the same "tragedy" plot.

After many Justin Bieber fans were fooled about a fake stabbing incident, a newer twist to the scam emerged on Facebook. This time, it tells of the famous rapper Eminem beaten and stabbed outside Detroit night club. Here is the hoax news as it appears on Facebook posts:

EMINEM STABBED By CRAZED Fan Outside L.A. NightClub!
omfgeminem.tk
– OMG! NOOOO! Could YOU Even Imagine?!?

Be aware that this Eminem stabbing incident news is a hoax so do not help scammers spread this message. The best way to do this is by marking the posts as spam and not resharing the news via your timeline.



Hoax news online are often spread by scammers to get people to answer surveys and provide their personal information.

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Justin Bieber Stabbed By Crazed Fan Outside LA Nightclub

Was Justin Bieber stabbed? Reports are spreading that the teen heart throb had a stabbing accident. Whenever you see or read shocking news about popular celebrities like Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, however, don't click and share the news right away.




The chances are high that these "news" are not true and they are actually false rumors and stories spread by scammers with the intention to get people to click on links that lead to phishing or survey sites.

Here is a newer example of these types of misleading facebook celebrity news:

Justin Bieber STABBED By CRAZED Fan Outside L.A. Nightclub!
or
http://tinyurl.com/justinLa0CH hey this is really cool! Stolen Video Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.

www.rihannavideeo.co.cc

OMG! NOOOO! Could YOU Even Imagine?!?

How to Stop this Scam from Spreading

If you see one of your friends sharing this post, flag the post as spam. By doing so, you report the malicious link to Facebook. Check the image below for information on how to report a spam or scam on Facebook:



It also helps if you warn your friends about this Justin Bieber facebook scam by sharing this post in your favorite social network.

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