Don’t fall for the Facebook scam claiming to sell Denver airport luggage for $10

Don’t fall for the Facebook scam claiming to sell Denver airport luggage for $10

The Denver International Airport warns that a new Facebook page by the name of Dеnvеr Airроrt claiming to sell lost luggage for $10 is “in no way affiliated” with it.


The Facebook page, which identifies itself as a thrift and consignment store, is unexpectedly popping up on users’ feeds as a sponsored advertisement. In its only post published on Wednesday around 7 a.m., the business encourages users to “get a suіtcase with baggage for just $9.95,” alleging that the luggage has sat in storage at DIA for more than six months.


“That account is in no way affiliated with DEN,” an airport spokesperson said on Thursday morning.


The Facebook profile photo of the scam account. (Photo courtesy of Denver Airport’s Facebook page)

They recommended contacting individual airlines to understand their baggage policies about how long luggage is held. “Those decisions are made by them and not the airport,” the representative said.


“Is it true?”


On the Dеnvеr Airроrt Facebook post, a user named Dale Collins commented, “Who tried to order? Is it true?” Four users posted photos of filled suitcases in the comments of the original post, claiming to have received them from the business.


A user named Lucas Hamm — whose public posts only date back one week ago and almost entirely involve reposting airline carriers’ accounts — described the supposed process: “I just followed the link, answered 3 questions, and managed to guess the box correctly on my second attempt; after that, I filled in a short form and paid 10 dollars. Later received an email confirmation and indicated the delivery address.”

Although the page only uploaded its profile picture around 7 a.m. MST on Wednes ..

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