Ryanair Scam On Facebook Offering Free Flights To Users

What is Ryanair Scam?

The title of the post says “Ryanair is offering free tickets to everyone!” However, this is a fake news and claim. Ryanair is not giving away 2 free tickets. This is a survey-scam floated for most of the Fakebook users to phish personal information.

Modus Operandi

The “Ryanair is offering free tickets to everyone” scam is promoted by people who fall for the scam and share it on Facebook. A person will be directed to a webpage on www.winningonline.club that contains 3 questions. Once the questions are answered a page that contains steps will appear. The steps are to “Share this page with 5 Messenger friends by clicking the “SHARE” button” and to “Share this page by clicking the “Share on Facebook” button and type the message: Thanks for the #tickets.”

Once this is completed the scam will be shared to more people on Facebook. The person will then be directed to a third-party website that contains a random survey that essentially never ends. The surveys are designed to gather personal information submitted by the visitor.

RYANAIR has warned customers not to be fooled by a new Facebook scam which offers two free flights with the airline. The post includes an image of a fake boarding pass carrying the Ryanair logo.

The scam-post displays two free tickets on a boarding ticket which is fake. It compels Facebook users to click on the link and claim their two free tickets because the airline is celebrating "completing 32 years”. But regrettably, it's not legit. The link takes customers through to a malware website, which allows fraudsters to gain access to personal information. It appears to be coming from a number of fake Ryanair website addresses, including "ryanair-airways.us”. In a post on the budget airline's Facebook page it said: "Warning, don't be fooled by this scam page. This is not an official Ryanair account or promotion. “Remember, if it doesn’t have the ‘blue tick’ verification, it’s not the official Ryanair account”. It’s not the first time that scammers have targeted Ryanair. Last year, a similar scam emerged on Facebook promising free flights as part of the airline's 35th anniversary.

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10 Things You Can Do to Avoid Scam/Fraud

Recognize the imposters. Scammers regularly pretend to be someone you can trust, like a government official, a family member, a charity, or a company you do business with. Don’t send money or give out personal information in response to an unexpected request — whether it comes as a text, a phone call, or an email. 

Research online to know the genuinely - Type the company or product name to know if it is real, into your favorite search engine with words like “review,” “complaint” or “scam.” You can even search by the phone numbers to see if other people have reported them as scams.

Don’t trust your caller ID. Although the technology has made it easy for scammers to fake caller ID information, so the name and number you see may not be always real. If someone calls asking for money or personal information, hang up. To check if it is genuine, call back on the same number you got the call from and if it is genuine you will get a person there with valid identity.

Don’t pay upfront for a promise- Scammer generally call with some personnel touch so the victim can trust them, but never trust anyone who is asking you to pay in advance for things like debt relief, credit and loan offers, mortgage assistance, or a job. You might get a call or information through a fake email which says you’ve won a prize, but first you have to pay taxes or fees. Don’t fall prey to such tricks and  If you do, they will probably take the money and disappear.

Consider how you pay- The scammers find newer ways to trick its victim so be very careful if and when you are tricked into it, because credit cards have significant fraud protection built in, but some payment methods don’t. Wiring money through services like Western Union or MoneyGram is risky because it’s nearly impossible to get your money back. That’s also true for reloadable cards like Money Pak, Reloadit or Vanilla. Government offices and honest companies won’t require you to use these payment methods.

Talk to someone- Sharing and talking about your doubt is always good. Before you give up your money or personal information, talk to someone you trust. Fraud artists create urgency and want you to make decisions in a hurry. You might even get threatened by them but keep your cool. Slow down, check out the story, do an online search, consult an expert — or just tell a friend.

Hang up on Machine generated calls -If you pick a suspicious call and answer it and hear a recorded sales pitch demanding you to pay, hang up and report it to the FTC. Such calls are illegal, and often the products are bogus. Never make the mistake to press 1 to speak to a person or to be taken off the list. That could lead to more calls.

Be skeptical about free trial offers. To allure the innocent people few companies, use free trials to sign you up for products and bill you every month until you cancel. Before you agree and fall in this trap for a free trial, research the company and read the cancellation policy. It’s a good practice to always review your monthly statements for charges you don’t recognize and might be tricked into paying.

Don’t deposit a check and wire money back. By law, banks must make funds from deposited checks available within days, but uncovering a fake check can take weeks. Sadly, if you fall victim to such scam and the check you deposit turns out to be a fake, you’re responsible for repaying the bank.

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