{"id":569,"date":"2025-06-24T09:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=569"},"modified":"2025-06-24T09:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:02:37","slug":"fake-instagram-contests-redirect-to-gambling-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=569","title":{"rendered":"Fake Instagram Contests Redirect to Gambling Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/header-how-to-spot-fake-instagram-giveaways.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/header-how-to-spot-fake-instagram-giveaways.webp 600w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/header-how-to-spot-fake-instagram-giveaways-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/header-how-to-spot-fake-instagram-giveaways-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Across South Asia, fake giveaways are flooding Instagram. 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