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Facebook scam warning: Fraudsters impersonating north-east food firms to hijack competitions Updated: 13/01/2021, 3:24 pm Customers have been advised to be vigilant on social media after fake profiles were created to trick competition entrants. Two north-east businesses have fallen victim to scammers creating fake Facebook accounts imitating the firms online. The Vegan Bay Baker in Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, and Aberdeen cocktail bar Orchid have both had fake profiles emulating their businesses created online after launching competitions on their legitimate pages. Both firms hosted competitions to win products on Facebook and days later were alerted to fake accounts attempting to contact their customers to announce they were winners. ....