Kroger Christmas Food Giveaway Contest is a Hoax, Company Says

Free is always fun - except when it's a scam.

Social media posts promoting a year's worth of free food at the grocery chain, Kroger supermarket, have sadly turned out to be a hoax, according to the company's social media accounts.

The free groceries hoax was promoted by a fake Facebook account labeled kroger.com - except the company's actual Facebook is just Kroger with no dot com.

"To celebrate Christmas this year we are giving a special gift of an entire year of free groceries to four lucky families that share/comment by 5:00 pm Saturday! Best of luck and Happy Holidays!" the fake post read.

Kroger operates several stores across the country under different names, including Dillons and Harris Teeter.

"We are aware of this fraudulent page and are working to address this matter," the grocery chain said on social media. "We recommend not engaging with the posting, and we appreciate your patronage."

Kroger isn't the only company who's had to deal with fake scams floating around on social media recently. The big box wholesale retailer, Costco, had to push back against a hoax floating around on social media about a $75 coupon last month.

"While we love our fans and our members, this offer is a SCAM, and in no way affiliated with Costco," the company wrote on its Facebook page. "Thanks to our fans for letting us know about this recurring hoax.""

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