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Tag: bogus giveaway

  • Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE giveaway uses name of Willie Revillame

    By vera files fact check  |  Jun 28, 2022 2:18 PM

    A phishing scheme using the name of Filipino entertainer Willie Revillame circulated on Facebook (FB), tricking netizens into sending their personal information for a non-existent giveaway.  The scam post claimed […]

    bogus giveaway, scam, willie revillame

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    Categories Editor's Pick FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Palawan Pawnshop, Lucio Tan cash giveaway BOGUS

    By VERA Files  |  May 12, 2021 11:58 AM

    Palawan Pawnshop has denied any affiliation with that FB account, and said it does have an online giveaway with Tan as benefactor.

    bogus giveaway, Lucio Tan, Palawan Pawnshop

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Viral ‘PCSO pamasko giveaways’ FAKE

    By VERA Files  |  Oct 31, 2020 11:22 PM

    PCSO has made no announcements of such giveaways in its official website and FB page.

    bogus giveaway

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens MISREPRESENT Heart Evangelista in BOGUS ‘tablet’ giveaways

    By VERA Files  |  Jun 13, 2020 2:12 AM

    This post is fake. Don’t believe it.

    bogus giveaway, Heart Evangelista

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    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: HP is NOT giving away ‘5,000 laptops’

    By VERA Files  |  May 26, 2020 2:06 AM

    It’s a sham.

    bogus giveaway

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