Several impostor Facebook pages pretending to be that of vehicle dealer Motortrade are circulating posts about a supposed motorcycle giveaway in celebration of its anniversary. This is fake.
A quick scroll through Motortrade’s social media account does not show any active giveaways. The company has also debunked the bogus posts.
First shared on July 20, VERA Files found at least 24 similar posts published over the past seven days by newly created FB pages bearing the name and logo of Motortrade. All posts carry nearly identical captions, differing only in the date, which read:
“LIBRENG MOTORSIKLO
Kumusta sa lahat, bilang pagdiriwang ng kaarawan ni @MOTORTRDE, namimigay kami ng 150 libreng motorsiklo sa lahat ng mapapalad. Ang sinumang magsulat ng “Congratulations” sa ating PAGE hanggang July 23, 2025, ay mananalo ng premyo. Good luck
(FREE MOTORCYCLE
How are you all, in celebration of the anniversary of @MOTORTRDE, we are giving away 150 free motorcycles to all the lucky ones.Whoever writes “Congratulations” in our PAGE until July 23, 2025 will win the prize. Good luck”
In a July 24 advisory posted on its official Facebook page, Motortrade warned the public about the proliferation of fake accounts impersonating the company and spreading false information.
“Hindi lahat ng may Motortrade logo ay kami (Not all with Motortrade logo is us),” the company stated. “May mga fake Facebook accounts na nagpapanggap at nagpo-post ng maling impormasyon. Para makasiguro, ito lang ang aming official Facebook page: MOTORTRADE with 1.1M followers and may blue badge check. O bisitahin ang website: www.motortrade.com.ph .
(There are fake Facebook accounts pretending and posting wrong information. To be sure, this is our only official Facebook page: MOTORTRADE with 1.1M followers and with blue badge check. Or visit our website: www.motortrade.com.ph).”
Motortrade also reminded the public to avoid engaging with suspicious social media pages and to report fake accounts immediately to prevent being misled or scammed.
Typical bogus giveaways often involve unusual mechanics, such as asking users to comment multiple times, share the post to other groups, or click on links that redirect to unrelated websites.
VERAFiles has previously debunked similar fake giveaways offering motorcycles and appliances (READ: Bogus FB pages spread more FAKE vehicle giveaways, Impostor pages post FAKE company ‘anniversary giveaways).
As of writing, the oldest post published by the Facebook page Motortrade-Fans (created July 20, 2025) has garnered 7,400 shares, 4,000 comments, and 951 reactions.
