Fake Freebie: Free Car Freshener from Salt City Candle Outlet
Before you head over to claim this alleged FREE Car Freshener from Salt City Candle Outlet, be sure to check out our research. After all, we are the home of the Gimmie’s Big List of Fake Freebies to Avoid. We research all samples before we share to keep you safe online. You may not realize it, but scammers and spammers are notorious for posting fake offers. There are lots of reasons why people post fake freebies, but usually it is about money. They build up a website or Facebook fanpage and then sell it for profit. Or, they take your info submitted in their alleged freebie form, and sell it to Spammers. Some even deposit malicious code when you visit their website!
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Free Scented Candle On Facebook/SaltCityCandlesOutlet
Findings:
- After looking more into the Facebook page with the offer, we found that they have been offering this particular item as well as a free scented candle since the page was created back in mid 2013.
- They do not list a website, or contact information.
- You can google Salt City Candle Outlet and will find that the Salt City Candle (saltcitycandle.com) is a legitimate business with independent distributors of their products along with retail locations across the US. They do not list a Facebook page.
- When you submit the form, you get a pop up asking you to complete an offer. This is known as a phishing scam. Every time someone completes one of these offers, they are actually getting paid!
Conclusion:
This is a fake offer where they try to lure you in with a promised item for free when in actuality they want you to complete spammy offers for them so that they can make money off of you!
To stay safe we highly recommend that you read our Big List of Fakes and learn how to protect yourself on every single freebie you sign up for. Read also: Getting Started with Gimmie.