A Facebook account named Kroger.com has posted several different versions of an equivalent free-grocery offer over the last several days. a number of the postings have directed users to click on various links.
"This may be a fake Kroger Facebook page," Kroger tweeted Tuesday in response to a customer who asked whether the offer was a scam. "We are conscious of this fraudulent page and are working to deal with this matter. We recommend not engaging with the posting, and that we appreciate your patronage."
Some of the Kroger.com posts are deleted, consistent with screenshots of the messages. One that remained online on Tuesday said, "To celebrate Christmas this year we are giving a special gift of a whole year of free groceries to four lucky families that share/comment by 5:00 p.m. Saturday! better of luck and Happy Holidays!"
The post had been shared quite 2,500 times and picked up quite 1,400 comments as of Tuesday.