WARNING: Amazon Isn't Giving Gifts To Facebook Users

Amazon.com doesn't give away free gift cards on Facebook. Posts promising them were going up on the social network some 15 hours ago and in all likelihood the scheme may revive itself using a different address -- whatever you do, don't click on them.

Amazon.com doesn’t give away free gift cards on Facebook. Posts promising them were going up on the social network some 15 hours ago and in all likelihood the scheme may revive itself using a different address — whatever you do, don’t click on them.

Sophos’ Naked Security blog reported on the latest scam, which follows the pattern of many previous ruses.

Clicking on one of the takes you to a third-party page that asks you to share links and adding comments, making it more likely that users’ friends will assume the offer is authentic.

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