Is the Facebook MacBook giveaway legitimate?

So there’s this video on Facebook it says “ is it your birthday in January” if yes then you can get an MacBook” so supposedly they mentioned saying “ I got this MacBook because I signed up for their evaluator program & all I’m asking is dose apple provide this?


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Posted on May 1, 2024 2:30 AM

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Posted on Jun 28, 2024 8:10 PM

Do not fall for free Apple product scams including common ones like:


  • Fraudulent emails and other messages that look like they're from legitimate companies, including Apple
  • Misleading pop-ups and ads that say your device has a security problem 
  • Scam phone calls or voicemails that impersonate Apple Support
  • Fake promotions that offer free products and prizes
  • Unwanted Calendar invitations and subscriptions


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Jun 28, 2024 8:10 PM in response to Cspaws24

Do not fall for free Apple product scams including common ones like:


  • Fraudulent emails and other messages that look like they're from legitimate companies, including Apple
  • Misleading pop-ups and ads that say your device has a security problem 
  • Scam phone calls or voicemails that impersonate Apple Support
  • Fake promotions that offer free products and prizes
  • Unwanted Calendar invitations and subscriptions


For more information: Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


May 1, 2024 3:23 PM in response to Cspaws24

Definitely not true.


At best, a sleazy attempt to get you on some advertising list(s), by dangling the promise of a valuable prize that few – if any – of the people being spammed will ever receive. Like those "claw" machines in restaurants and in arcades that make it look so "easy" to get something valuable; where on closer inspection, you find that the "claw" machine is stocked with cheap knock-offs and that the odds of snagging even one of them are close to NIL.


Or worse, the prelude to the type of scam where once the scammers have your information, they clean you out …

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