Fidget Spinner competition – Germany: a fake!

Fidget Spinner – many people will shake their heads in amazement at this term. What is that again? The so-called “Fidget Spinners” are (supposedly therapeutic) toys from the USA. This toy is currently trending, but has been around for over 20 years.

The toy is said to have therapeutic value: The manufacturer describes here that the fidget spinner has a calming effect on people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism, although this has not yet been scientifically proven. Apart from that, this trendy toy is now spilling over into Central Europe.

Many people use the spinner for fun and perform figures or small tricks with it; it is somewhat reminiscent of the yo-yo trend or the click-clack balls. A small example video at this point to show how to use the spinner:

Let's get to the point

Of course, our fake competition organizers also take advantage of this and implement this trendy toy into their repertoire. In addition to Audi, iPhone or Mediamarkt vouchers, there are now also fidget spinner competitions, which are purely fakes. Like this one:

+++ FIDGET SPINNER RAFFLE +++

At the start of our site we are giving away lots of spinners!
The first 25,000 comments will receive one from us - you just have to comment with one color!
To win you must have liked our page!

We will gradually contact the winners!

Good luck!

Your fidget spinner team

Now, of course, many of our readers are asking themselves “Who believes that?” Well, almost 20,000 people have already expressed their desired color in the comments. Everyone hopes to be among the first 25,000 participants to receive a fidget spinner.

Unfortunately, you have to say very clearly to these participants:

You're all being ripped off!

Don't you notice that someone is really fooling you? Do you perhaps not want to admit that someone is lying and manipulating here? A simple look at the processing history of this competition shows that someone is deliberately inflating the numbers and lying to all participants.

This fake competition originally started with the announcement of 500 spinners up for grabs. But the number is constantly changing. This is where the screw is turned within the raffle: whenever a certain hurdle has been overcome, the number of fidget spinners to be raffled off is increased. It also sounds logical, because otherwise these promotions would already have ended prematurely - if they were real raffles.

Organizer?

A look at the information area answers the next question: There is no reputable organizer. You won't find any organizer names, no backgrounds, absolutely nothing. So stay away from this absurd raffle, no one will win except the organizer himself.

Dear Facebook users!

FINALLY WAKE UP. Such competitions always lead nowhere. If you take part in these, you can fall into various subscription traps or the creators usually want your data so that they can then sell it at a high price. If this is not the case, then it will at least cost you your DIGNITY and your CREDIBILITY if your friends find out that you are taking part!

It costs you your name when you take part in sleazy competitions that you know deep down are rubbish, but your desire is so great that you end up clicking.

It is your inner compulsion to which you succumb and all people can see your defeat - they can all see that you have given in to the hollow temptation. And it would be easy for us to publicly pillory you here. Everyone would see your avatar and your name, because you have immortalized yourself there and shown that you have dedicated yourself to the site.

You tell everyone your financial situation, you tell us your life plans, you even tell us your favorite color. And for what? For a small hope, for a bit of excitement, to win something “on the Internet” without much effort? For your trust in some unknown people behind the scenes who don't actually want to give you anything?

No, clicking here will not cost you any money. But if you ask yourself in the future why some people no longer take you so seriously, then you may have paid dearly.

How do I recognize such FAKE competitions?

Ominous competitions can be recognized quite quickly by the lack of legal notice or obscure information in the information area of ​​the competition page. Information on:

• Site owner/contact person
• imprint
• Contact option
• Conditions of Participation
• Exemption from Facebook

Reputable companies deal with the topic of competitions on Facebook and present them correctly. Among other things, reputable organizers ensure that an imprint, a contact and conditions of participation are available, which are also necessary from a legal perspective.