Free Southwest Airline Tickets Is A Scam And Not Real
Okay, I was almost tempted to join the free Southwest Airline tickets promotion that has been circulating on Facebook and other social media online. It sounded too good to be true. I asked myself “Is the free Southwest Airline tickets promotion a scam?” “Is this for real?” Is Southwest Airlines really giving away free air travel tickets to those who follow online links?
The message posted said something like this:
This month we are celebrating 10 year of being first company to provide most amazing service worldwide.
We decide to celebrate this occasion by giving away 25,000 airline tickets to families all across Social Media. Our aim is to bring 25,000 smiles . To participate you will have to follow each step below and Qualify.
(PLEASE DO NOT SKIP ANY STEP FOR SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION)To Get your Tickets, complete the Steps given below:
Step 1. Please join this Event.
Step 2. Invite your friends to event
Invite 200 friends for 2 tickets
Invite all friends for 4 tickets
Step 3 : Write “Thank you for tickets” in the comments below to show your appreciation.
*Note: Please provide your Name and shipping address to receive tickets on link in the first post
All tickets will be sent within 4 business day
The Facebook page says “Hosted by Southwest Airline Tickets,” with a link to a page. When I clicked the link, I was hoping to be directed to the official Southwest Airline Facebook page, but no. It went to another Facebook page with only 123 ‘likes’.
The post also asked anyone who wants to join to submit a name and shipping address to a certain link. When the link is clicked, it will go to a page that will ask for more clicks on ads. It will look like this:
The truth is, these web pages are NOT operated or sponsored by Southwest Airlines.
In fact, Southwest Airlines has responded to such scams by issuing messages on Twitter that read: “Hey folks! There is a scam being passed around on Facebook about a 2 free ticket offer from SWA. Please don’t click or share the links!”
As well, Southwest spokesperson Christi McNeill has said of these attempts to defraud that “We are aware of the scam for two free tickets being spread across Facebook. This offer is in no way affiliated with Southwest Airlines and we are working with Facebook to get it removed.”