Fake Giveways?

penomenol said:

Hi,
As many of you know, on social media, there are many influencers or companies that run huge giveaways (20-30k in prizes). Looking at their numbers, I find it unsustainable to run these giveaways. So, are they running fake giveaways?

So how do they do it? Why do they post the winners' @s in Stories? Could it be that they buy Instagram accounts and use them for giveaways, constantly changing their usernames? If so, where do they buy them?

Or how do they fake the giveaways?

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joeelnegrito said:

I dont think all of them are fake, however it deppends on the business goals.

There is a guy who basically is raffles of 100k worth of Rolex is very famous now.

He sell the tickets, in the worst scenario they are down lets say 20% of the Watches and then they assume that lost as marketing budget because that usually drags a lot of attention.

I've recently see that the guy reached 1mm followers so I guess it should be a profitable way to do business somehow.

Think outside the box and you might find what's the goal on the giveaway, if there isn't it might be scam.

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penomenol said:

i dont think that they are taking any benefit, thats why i want to know his method

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pijamab0t said:

Such gifts are not always fake, as many people are interested in pure coverage. Look at what large companies do—they buy advertising so that people are simply aware of their existence.

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Xteretta said:

those big giveaways often look fake, with influencers using loop contests or buying cheap IG accounts from sites like SocialTradia to post fake winners in Stories. It’s a quick way to dodge scrutiny, but it’s shady. Have you noticed any giveaway that seemed off?

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Xteretta said:

those big giveaways often look fake, with influencers using loop contests or buying cheap IG accounts from sites like SocialTradia to post fake winners in Stories. It’s a quick way to dodge scrutiny, but it’s shady. Have you noticed any giveaway that seemed off?

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