What's the catch?

[Joey Shabadoo]

On another forum, I just got the following message -

Hi Mate.



I’ve been a member of this forum for a number of years now and was looking to see if you could do me a favour in return for a free pair of cycling sunglasses.



I am the owner of ****** *****s Sunglasses.



Can you go on to our Facebook page ( ****** *****s Eyewear) and like the page, then drop me a personal message so that I know who you are and I can drop you a message to get your free sunglasses.



Appreciate your help.

I don't do Facebook but I do have an account for the family Messenger thingy so I could go look at his page but is this a scam? Am I being unduly cautious?

 

[R_nger]

If you're asking the question then I reckon you know the answer. I'd be hearing alarm bells as soon as someone called me "mate" !

 

[smutchin]

Likes/shares on social media are good exposure for small brands, and giving away a few free pairs of sunnies could be cheaper than paying for traditional advertising, so it could plausibly be legitimate.

I would make a judgment based on how well I knew/trusted the person making the offer.

 

[mjr]

Basically, if you like a page, it's easier for them to advertise to your friends. Many cyclists are facebook-friends of many other cyclists so it's a cheap way of getting an audience with a higher proportion of cyclists. I doubt that would be worth free subglasses so I suspect that they might be intending to sell the resulting page to other cycling-related advertisers.

Look for something like "connection targetting" in the online help at
View: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/633474486707199
(unless they've renamed it recently).

 

[Drago]

I've not got a Facebook either.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Its pizzing with rain and dark ,And he wants to talk sunglasses!! He does indeed sound like a mate

 

[Brandane]

Here are your free "sunglasses"......

 

[Welsh wheels]

On another forum, I just got the following message -



I don't do Facebook but I do have an account for the family Messenger thingy so I could go look at his page but is this a scam? Am I being unduly cautious?

Ignore. The 'I've been a member of this forum for a number of years now' means I've been trying to scam people on here for many years now. Of course, there's a chance he could be genuine but a high chance he's as fake as Joey Essex's tan

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Thanks all, I think I can live without another pair of sunglasses