A Facebook post that claims Lowe's is giving away 50% off coupons is fake and a potential phishing scam.
Similar posts have surfaced on Facebook in the past, but all of the offers have two things in common -- there is no coupon and the companies mentioned in the posts are not participating in the "promotion."
If you click on the link in the post, it takes you to a website where you are instructed to share the post and "like" a Facebook page. Similar scams have been linked to companies including Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot, and Costco.
Dozens of people have posted on the Lowe's Facebook page asking about the promotion. Lowe's has responded to the posts by saying:
The Better Business Bureau offers these tips for helping you identify a scam on Facebook: