Facebook Scam: Celebrate 40 Years Of Starbucks Get A Free $100 Starbucks Gift Card Scam

Is Celebrate 40 Years Of Starbucks Get A Free $100 Starbucks Gift Card a Scam?

Yes, it is a scam. The comments, posts, and messages you may have seen on Facebook stating you can receive a free $100 Starbucks gift card are all associated with $100 Starbucks gift card scam and is in no way associated with Starbucks. In reality, no one receives a free $100 gift card from Starbucks and clicking links provided in the fraudulent Starbucks comment, post, or message can cause a Facebook account to become hijacked, in which the account spams out the similar message or may initiate a malicious payload to attach to and infect the particular computer system (installs malware).

The Celebrate 40 Years Of Starbucks Get A Free $100 Starbucks Gift Card Scam is primarily promoted through hijacked Facebook accounts, in which the victim’s account spams the fake Starbucks message in a post. It is also very common for the hijacked account to tag multiple friends in the spammed Starbucks gift card post as pictured below.

The image above also displays how a hijacked Facebook account may leave harmful and misleading comments on the initial post. These spam messages and comments use social engineering to persuade victims to click the links provided int he fake $100 Starbucks gift card post. In the image above, the malicious link is a tiny URL.

The primary objective of the $100 Starbucks gift card Facebook scam is to direct unsuspecting victims to unethical surveys, which is then spammed to the victims Facebook friends, as well as to infect a computer with malware, including adware and spyware.

How to deal with the $100 Starbucks gift card Facebook scam

If you clicked links in the hijacked Facebook post relating to a fraudulent $100 Starbucks gift card, your computer may be infected with malware and you might be spreading the fake $100 Starbucks gift card spam message to your friends!

• Tell your friends your account may be compromised to help avoid any refuter spreading of spam. Write a post! I’m sure you’ll friends will appreciate your concern for them. If a Facebook friend’s account keeps spamming the fake Starbucks message, leave a comment to let them and their friends know that the free $100 Starbucks gift card is a scam.
• It is recommended to detect and remove malware infecting your system by running a full system scan with reputable malware-removal software such as Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (view other recommended software).
• Change your Facebook password and log out of other devices. Whenever you click a suspicious link on Facebook while logged into your Facebook account you should immediately change your password (in most circumstances). This will restrict Facebook spammers from utilizing your potentially compromised account to spread their spam.
• Join the Botcrawl community on Facebook for future updates on the latest Facebook scams and malware threats.