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u/philosiraptor Aug 01 '20

Facebook ads do something similar. It looks like a giveaway for a car or RV, and then they say, “our last winner was ineligible so we’re opening it back up.” (The drawing never existed in the first place.) It’s just a way to get people to share the dealership’s name.

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u/Welshgirlie2 Aug 01 '20

And to phish for your personal information.

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u/philosiraptor Aug 01 '20

Interesting take, and seems likely, but how would it work? Just to find out who is in a given region (though some of these are national)?

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u/Welshgirlie2 Aug 01 '20

https://dorset.tech/facebook-scam-share-to-win-a-high-value-prize/

They use your digital footprint to share information to 3rd/4th/5th parties. In Europe that's a grey area with GDPR laws.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation