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  • Sweetwater Gibson Les Paul Guitar Giveaway Scam

    I just saw an ad for a free Les Paul on Facebook. I did not click the link but I want you guys to be aware of the scam. A quick Google search brought up many pages exposing the scam.






  • #2
    Shut up. I'm getting a free Les Paul as soon as I finish this deal with a Nigerian prince. Then I'll be rich and rockin'.
    Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!

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    • #3
      a scam on the interwebs ? nah really ?

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      • #4
        Even the giveaways that aren't scams aren't worth it
        You will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright
        Whilst you can only wonder why

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        • #5
          can i get an ice tea burst!?!? im in!

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          • #6
            There are a lot of those...I don't know why Facebook allows them. I've reported a few myself.
            Administrator of the SDUGF

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            • #7
              Probably more than they can take down

              Or someone.......
              EHD
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              • #8
                Originally posted by ehdwuld View Post
                Probably more than they can take down

                Or someone.......
                The ads have to be approved before they post, it is on Facebook.

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                • #9
                  So there is someone making bank
                  letting that slide on through
                  EHD
                  Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                  RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                  SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                  Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                  Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                  Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                  Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                  GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                  • #10
                    Alerted my Sweetwater sales rep to this, they are aware, if you check the comments on that scam, you'll find a lot of "brand new" Facebook accounts....

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                    • #11
                      It's reasons like this that the Dead Internet theory exists
                      You will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright
                      Whilst you can only wonder why

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                      • #12
                        This one is a video ad with an AI Steve Via promoting the Les Paul giveaway. I hope Ibanez doesn't get pissed at SV for doing Gibson ads.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Securb View Post
                          This one is a video ad with an AI Steve Via promoting the Les Paul giveaway. I hope Ibanez doesn't get pissed at SV for doing Gibson ads.

                          https://www.facebook.com/reel/1162476418106638
                          I don't think it will matter, it certainly won't affect them.

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                          • #14
                            Scammin' Steve?

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                            • #15
                              First, If i read correctly, "Al Steve Vai??"" I see some overweight middle age guy (ahem......cant point fingers here, but jus saying) sitting on a couch eating chips and fumbling thru some chords, sayin... Hi Im (quietly) al Steve Vai, you may know me from my work with some guy named David Roth and yes, you may associate me with Ibanez's, I do record with Les Pauls and other stuff. So if you wanna be passionate and no warfare, enter...
                              Believe me when I say that some of the most amazing music in history was made on equipment that's not as good as what you own right now.

                              Jol Dantzig

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