A new message spreading on  Facebook  claims to giveaway a free Walgreens gift card just for sharingthe message with your friends. Well, don’t get too excited about this because it is a scam. The scam has the title Get 1 F.R.E.E. Walgreens Gift Card! (limited time only)and with the description that reads Walgreens is currently giving away 1 gift card to 10,000 lucky Facebook users!

This is a  spam message  that is spreading on Facebook, and do not share this with your friends. There is also a Facebook Event created with the same title containing short URLs. Clicking these links will take you to a bogus page where you will have to follow a few steps in order to claimthe reward.

You are first asked to post the message on your Facebook timeline, and then likethe page.  You will then be redirected to another page where you are asked to enter your email address, and click the continue button. After entering your email address, the Program Requirements’ states that you have to complete a survey and a total of four sponsor offers.

Please DO NOT waste your time in completing online surveys like this. Scammers create such message in order to trick users and get them to complete online surveys. Sometimes, they try to extract your personal information as well as financial details, like credit card number or bank account number. Entering these details will pose serious threats to your accounts, so please avoid entering your credentials.

I suggest you to remove the scam from your news feed by clicking on the Xmark on the top-right corner of the post. Alternatively you can report the scam to the  Facebook Security team.

Please note that scams like this use multiple domain and different web pages. You may see variations in the landing pages, but they are all the same.

As a precautionary measure, always check which applications you use and remove unwanted or suspicious ones. If you aren’t sure how to do it, you can always check our guide on  removing apps from Facebook. In addition to that, don’t forget to check out our article about  Avoiding Facebook Lifejacking and Clickjacking scams.

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