A message is spread on WhatsApp, distributed by your own contacts, promising you a free “Box duplo”.

But as we all know, nothing was and is not really free on the Internet.
This is what the message looks like:

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Screenshot mimikama.org

“I just received a free box of duplo, you can also get one by visiting the link. Thank me later. ???”

It's doubtful whether you'll really thank them for it, because that's what happens when you tap on the link:

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Screenshots mimikama.org

1. A page that appears to be from duplo describes that 1000 free duplo boxes worth 100 euros each are being given away. A counting down timer (which, by the way, is not real, it starts from the beginning every time you open the link again) counts down the remaining boxes in order to put the user under time pressure.

2. After three irrelevant questions like “Do you like chocolate” and “Have you ever eaten duplo” (which, by the way, you can all answer with no, it makes no difference), you seem to have almost made it.
Now comes the distribution factor : You should first spread this offer to 15 friends on WhatsApp so that you can request the box.
This is how this message ends up with the user: A WhatsApp contact distributed the message via this point. Incidentally, this routine is programmed sloppily: In our test, it was enough to share the message to one person.

3. Now it gets confusing: Shouldn't you just get a duplo box?
Instead, you should now take part in a competition for a Schogetten package. For your information: duplo comes from Ferrero, but Schogetten comes from Ludwig Chocolate GmbH & Co. KG.
This shows quite clearly that it was never about a free box, not even about winning.

In the third screenshot above you can see that the competition is organized 7sections This company is not unknown to us, they are so-called lead generators and data collectors. Other companies such as Proleagion, adpublisher, red lemon media GmbH, Lead Spot Media, and Planet49 follow the same trick, the actual goal is the user's data !

Conclusion

There is no free duplo box, and it is doubtful that you can win a Schogetten box.
But what you can say with certainty is that users' data is used to send them lots of spam emails and mail, and they also receive advertising calls.


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