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If you use Facebook you’ve probably started seeing ads that appear to be from Lowe’s Home Improvement offering to sell lawnmowers at ridiculously low prices.
I’m talking lawnmowers that sell for as much as $800 being sold on “clearance” or via a “Flash sale” for $99.
I checked into these “offers”, and as expected, they are all scams.
These scams typically start showing up in the fall when the retailers start closing out their mowers for the season. And guess what? They’re back.
Here’s a screenshot of a fraudulent sponsored post that one of my readers sent me:
Looks like a great deal, right?
Well, these types of ads are fake and so are the websites they link to. Take a look at the account that posted this ad. It wasn’t Lowes. Instead, it’s some shady outfit called Slowheat-US.
These scammers usually aren’t from the United States so they’re pretty much insulated from American law enforcement, and it’s very frustrating indeed.
Bottom line: I strongly recommend that you not interact with any “Lowe’s” ads you see on Facebook unless they were posted by the verified Lowe’s Facebook page. Be sure to look for the blue verification checkmark.
Enjoy your time on Facebook, but stay safe. If you see on one of these fake lawnmower ads that appears to be from Lowe’s, simply ignore it and move on.