A news that is circulating on the internet has left many Brazilians excited about the possibility of winning a air conditioning free of charge. The measure would come from a partnership between the Federal Government and LG, one of the best-known brands in the manufacture of air conditioning.
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However, when analyzing the information disclosed, it is possible to see that the situation is not quite like that, in fact, it is a blow. According to the advertisements, to be able to take advantage of the benefit, it is necessary to access a website and make a symbolic payment of R$133.79. The announcement has been widely publicized on social media, such as Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.
According to the website rumoros.org, which evaluates information circulating in the media, the news about free air conditioning provided by the government is a rumor. To reach this conclusion, the platform analyzes three aspects: veracity, payment and placement. Through this, it was possible to affirm that the news in question is another scam on the internet.
When looking for information on official LG or Government profiles, there is no official or reliable information that proves the existence of the distribution ofair conditioning. However, scammers tend to use cloned websites, which resemble reliable pages, to lend credibility to the scam.
In this case, the scammers are using a fake page with the layout of CNN to promote the supposed partnership between the Government and LG. On the other hand, there is no news on the subject published on the official profiles and on the real CNN website.
After spreading the news on the cloned websites, the scammers direct the victims to another website that has a chatbot. In it, you will be asked to pay R$133.79. When making the payment, the user ends up becoming a victim ofblow, with little chance of recovering the money.
Scammers usually disappear with the amount deposited without delivering what was promised to the user. Therefore, to avoid falling for the scam, users are advised not to visit suspicious websites, click on unknown links or make payments. Finally, look for news on verified websites to check the veracity of the promotion before making the requested payment.
