They are annoying and annoying – fake competitions. However, there are features you can look out for to help you spot a fake competition.

Vouchers for Amazon, Ikea, Saturn, Mediamarkt, Rewe, Lidl, Aldi, Edeka, Penny – there are plenty of advertisements for these on Facebook and Instagram. In most cases they are fake! Our cooperation partner checked4you explains how you can

the essentials in brief

  • Even though they may look like this, not all pages and profiles on Facebook and Instagram belong to the companies they claim to be.
  • There are numerous fakes with the sole aim of accessing your data and that of your friends.
  • You can identify the fraud via account information (Instagram) and page transparency (Facebook).

How about 500 euros for an Ikea purchase? Or for Saturn, Mediamarkt, H&M, Amazon? Drugstores, supermarkets and discounters also seem to be constantly giving out vouchers that you can win on Facebook and Instagram. It is often said because it is their birthday.

We take away your joy straight away: In the vast majority of cases, the competitions are not real! There are data collectors at work who only want information from you. They have nothing to do with the companies that are supposed to provide the vouchers. They misuse their names and logos. That's why you should stay away from it, don't take part in the competition, don't add friends and don't share the post!

Facebook and Instagram offer opportunities to collect evidence of such fakes. Of course, it would be much better if the platforms didn't allow the profiles and their advertisements in the first place. Follow these steps to get the information:

You should report fake pages and dubious competitions on Facebook and Instagram to the operators. You can find instructions in this article . And the website Mimikama.at keeps a list of dubious competitions on Facebook .

Typical features of profiles and pages with fake competitions

  • They have only existed for a short time
  • You have very few posts
  • They encourage you to like and share and you should tag friends
  • They use logos and names of well-known companies, but there is no real imprint
  • There are no conditions of participation
  • There are no options for contacting you

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This might also be of interest: This is why fake competitions are still worthwhile for fraudsters!

Source: checked4you
Article image: Shutterstock / By Mile Atanasov
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