Who doesn’t like Freebies? Whenever people come to know that they are getting something for free, they get a wide smile on their face and they do everything they can in order to get that. On social media platforms, you will often come across a variety of “Free” offers and people who have no knowledge whatsoever about scams fall prey to them easily. Not everything that you see on the internet is genuine and people should realize it soon.
Today, many people became victim of “Fake Pizza Hut” coupon on Facebook. You must have seen many of them share a post on the wall which claimed “Pizza Hut is offering 2 free pizzas per person on the eve of 60th Anniversary.”
The offer required people to share this offer and write “#ThanksPizzaHut” in order to claim it. Check some screenshots;
When you click on the link mentioned in the screenshot, you would be asked 3 questions and at the end of it, you would see the message, “Congrats, you have won 2 large pizzas”. Moreover, you will be asked to “Share” the message in order to get the Pizza. Check the screenshot;
Thinking that this is a genuine offer, there were several social media users who followed every step mentioned there i.e. answer 3 questions, comment in the box and then share it. However, let us tell you that this offer is FAKE! You need to read the truth behind this offer.
Truth behind this offer!
Firstly, the website doesn’t belong to Pizza Hut but is a fake one. We checked the registration details of the same and found the website to be registered in the name of Jullie Wenia created this website on 12th May 2017. Here’s the registration screenshot…
Such websites work on “Share and like” basis; in technical terms, we call it a “Static website”. These websites are created so that you can enter your personal details, which would further be passed on to survey sites. In case of this Pizza hut coupon, even though it had a logo on it, it is in no way connected to it. If you still haven’t understood what static websites mean, let us explain you with an example. Have a look at this screenshot;
Now, in this post, you will see Sabrina’s comment always “19 minutes ago” and others will always show “Just now”: since the website is static and not dynamic, the details won’t change. Even the likes on Sabrina’s comment will always be “112”. No matter how many people like it, the number won’t change. People failed to realize it and made the post viral in no time.
Even Pizza Hut issued clarification;
Even in 2016, a post like this had gone viral on social media and Pizza Hut had issued a clarification. Check out what the company had to say back then,
Never fall prey to such kinds of offers; when you are asked to “Share” the post, it’s a warning sign that the post is “Fake”. Secondly, check if the comment or like count increases. If it doesn’t, it means it is 100 percent static.
We know you might be very excited for getting your pizza but sadly, this wasn’t genuine!
