A status post is currently appearing again in Facebook groups that advertises a “special code”.
You should enter a “special code” into the Google search engine that only brings up a single search result. However, this is so-called “affiliate marketing” for an online casino.
Posts like this are about:

The text in such posts reads:
"Hello everyone! A few days ago I saw an advertisement on TV promoting a promotional offer from one of the online casinos. It turns out that with a minimum deposit of €50 you get a welcome bonus of €250 and 120 free spins. I made a deposit of €50 and was able to play for €300. I was a bit lucky and was able to win €9,800, which I paid out immediately. The transfer arrived in my account on the second day. The special code is >>> CAS822X5DE Simply enter it into Google and click on the first link in the results. The offer only runs until the end of the week, so I recommend you hurry up. Remember that the bonus is only effective if you deposit €25 or more”
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We type the code into Google search and actually only get a single result. This leads to a casino website where the user should register.
In May 2019 we had a very similar case. The text is comparable to this one and the method of luring people via code on Google and then to the website is also the same; back then it was about dubious Bitcoin sites.
In December 2019, the codes with Google results for an online casino appeared for the first time. The texts are almost identical, so the promises in the Facebook post should be treated with caution.
Why a code?
The code is used so that the link to the casino page can only be found “once”. Strictly speaking, it is an affiliate link. This means that if a user finds the casino website via this link, the creator of the affiliate link earns money when they register on the site.
We explain exactly how affiliate works .
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Conclusion:
Basically, this is a marketing ploy to collect new customers for a casino site. It can at least be doubted whether you will receive the promised welcome bonus: According to the site, the casino operators are based in Malta and the creator of the site has been anonymized - legal action in the event of false promises and lost money is therefore hardly possible.
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