DON'T FALL VICTIM OF SCAM / FAKE WEBSITE ARTICLES ON FACEBOOK


These 2 posts below is a good example of Scam/Fake Website posts on Facebook

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DON'T FALL VICTIM OF SCAM / FAKE WEBSITE ARTICLES ON FACEBOOK

I know it's difficult to always know a scam/fake website article from the real news articles.

Therefore it's important to follow a well-known News page on Facebook such as News, Accidents, Robberies & Incidents, to ensure that the articles you see is genuine articles.

These 2 posts below is a good example of Scam/Fake Website posts on Facebook

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Fake Pokemon Go Post

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Fake Pokemon Go Post

When visiting these fake post websites, you will read juicy, fake news articles. These sites are also referred to as 'Satire News' websites. The result of these kind of websites is that the persons who read these articles, are engaged in such a way that they express their feelings towards the news they just read.

And how do they express their feelings? In the Facebook comments of cause. Most people will express their feelings by simply sharing the article to their timeline. The minute you share an article to your timeline, your friends are exposed to these scam/fake websites articles.

You (as person) are, in most cases, a trusted source for your friends and by sharing a scam post, friends are more likeable to click the post and to even re-share it to their timelines. And that is the reason why scam posts goes viral almost every time.

Real Images used for Fake News

Most of the scam/fake websites use Real images they grab from Google BUT the news are fake.

The image used in the 2 fake posts above was stolen from a website.

Below is The True Story behind this Image

Three killed in 52-vehicle pile-up on A31. Date: 19 November 2011

Wrecked vehicles piled into each other on Autobahn A31 after a multiple collision caused by thick fog near Heek, northern Germany, 19 November 2011. Three people lost their lives and 35 others were injured, some seriously. A total of 52 vehicles were involved in the accident.

Slideshow: Photos from the crash scene

Photo Credit: GigaPica