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Original article (in Albanian) was published on 7/01/2024; Author: Ilda Hoxha A fabricated video featuring the CEO of the Bank of America has been exploited to promote the sale of Donald Trump’s gold coins, even targeting Albanian Facebook users. Faktoje exposed this scam, which also misled numerous supporters of the former president. Social media posts in […]
Original article (in Serbian) was published on 13/12/2023; Author: Marija Vučić A reader recently brought to Raskrikavanje’s attention a suspicious advertisement appearing on YouTube in Serbia. This ad falsely claims to represent Gazprom, Russian multinational energy corporation, offering Serbian citizens an opportunity to invest in gas and potentially earn 90,000 dinars (around 770 EUR) a month. […]
Scam posts offering unclaimed luggage for sale are making rounds on social media across the Southeast Europe (SEE) region. Three members of the SEE Check network have warned their readers about this deceptive scheme. ————- In November, Facebook posts surfaced in Albania, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, falsely claiming that national airports were offloading unclaimed luggage at […]
Original article (in Albanian) was published on 18/11/2023; Author: Ilda Hoxha Rita Ora is not offering a 10 thousand Euro reward to her followers, as claimed by posts shared on Facebook. Faktoje, a fact-checking website from Albania, has confirmed that this is nothing more than another online scam. Social media is buzzing with posts suggesting that […]
Original article (in BCS) was published on 16/11/2023; Author: Marija Manojlović On several occasions, a Facebook page misusing the Sarajevo airport logo posted an ad to promote the sale of supposedly lost luggage at the airport. This is a scam that could lead to the theft of personal information and unnecessary financial losses. On November […]
Original article (in Croatian) was published on 06/11/2023; Author: Ivan Nekić Nine deceptive advertisements, claiming to sell luggage for just 2.95 euros, were shared on the recent phony profile pretending to be associated with Zagreb Airport. These posts appeared on the Facebook page named “Zagreb Airport Franjo Tudjman,” which is not the official page of Zagreb […]
Original article (in Albanian) was published on 15/11/2023; Author: Ilda Hoxha A deceptive scheme is making the rounds on Facebook, falsely claiming that Tirana International Airport is selling lost luggage for a mere one Euro. Faktoje verified that the information originated on a fraudulent page with the intention of collecting private information from unsuspecting citizens. The […]