We have to disappoint you. There are no Range Rovers up for grabs. Because these are fake competitions that are all about leaving your data to strangers and thus giving up control of what happens to it. – Do we really want that? No!
We ourselves have stumbled upon a number of competitions, and users have also reported to us some dubious Facebook pages where Range Rovers are supposedly being raffled off/given away. Here is an excerpt:
This photo is currently being shared massively; various sites are using it to spread an alleged competition. By the number of comments and how often these posts have been shared, you can see how viral these things are and how many people are on the verge of falling into the trap.
The pages were only created in the last few days, and they all state that a 2022 Range Rover Sport will be given away for the 71st anniversary. To register for the competition, you must comment “Congratulations” or then register on an external site that has nothing to do with Range Rover, using your mobile phone number, email address and personal information.
On one of the additional pages we are surprised: it suddenly comes down to a Lidl voucher worth 250 euros:
The organizer of the competition is Myemail Ltd. listed. An old friend for us – a shell company from Great Britain, which is, however, managed from Cambodia
On another page you will receive the information that you are taking out a subscription. This has nothing to do with Range Rover anymore, you only get 4.99 euros off once a week:
Unfortunately, such competitions are always fake. In recent years, fake competitions have been held again and again in which Range Rovers were supposedly up for grabs. You can find our reports on this HERE .
We cannot understand the 71st anniversary. Range Rover was introduced in 1970 as a full-size SUV from Land Rover. Land Rover, on the other hand, has existed since 1978 as a range of off-road vehicles from Rover - founded in 1896. No matter how you turn it, there is no 71st anniversary to be found anywhere.
Why these fake competitions?
The actual purpose of these sites is limited to one thing: collecting data, selling subscriptions and sending spam emails!
Even if you take part and think to yourself “Oh, if I play along, it won’t hurt anyone” – data always brings money and these sites will continue to exist in the future. Facebook pages that deceive you and make money from your personal data. Even a mere like maintains this type of page and harms you and your friends.
How do you recognize such fakes?
In order for this scam to work, high-quality prices are offered.
At first it looks very simple: like, comment, share. But soon there will be a reply to the comment, you will receive a message or a link will be added to the text. Here the users are then asked to enter their data in order to “register”. And that means you hand over your data to strangers.
We have published a detailed article about these competitions and what lies behind them: How to recognize fake competitions on Facebook!
Conclusion
There are no expensive Range Rovers being raffled off here!
You should ignore such competitions. It's best to also inform friends who have shared them or commented on the posts. Of course, to warn other users, you can also comment directly on these pages that it is fake.
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