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8 responses to “Only in Lebanon: Fake $100 bills for sale on Facebook”

1. November 16, 2011

   Beirut Spring: ❊ The Online Bastard: Transliterated Arabic.

   […] Rami blogged about a Facebook advertisement that is stunning in its insolence: Fake 100$ bills for sale at 25$ […]

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2. 

   November 16, 2011

   Lebanon Pictures

   wein haydeh i never saw it ?

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3. 

   November 17, 2011

   Rami

   It was posted in the Marketplace I guess

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4. 

   November 17, 2011

   min-canada

   http://apps.facebook.com/marketplace/view/dollart-mzawara/2807286625/?cm_mmc=FB_Stream_Visit-_-sale-other__new-_-auto-_-2011-11-12&no_og=1

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5. 

   November 21, 2011

   Pat

   Why? Bussneis!! heheh walaw!very interesting

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6. 

   November 26, 2011

   _kaled

   Hi Rami,

   I’m speaking out of experience being a buyer/user of facebook ad back since inception..

   Here are 2 things that you would probably want to highlight to your readers:

   1-The example you posted is not an Ad.
   This is just a simple ‘post’ on an app, and the the app is called marketplace

   2-FB devs do not check posts on apps AFAIK..rather they check the apps themselves (for code, policy etc..)
   checking posts on apps would be like shoveling through a square mile of sand looking for a coin from an effort perspective..and I’m almost certain those devs have more important things to do than to worry about some Lebanese ‘Entrepreneur’

   I think you could check with anyone at facebook about this..but I’m pretty certain of my info.

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7. 

   November 26, 2011

   Rami

   @_kaled
   Thanks for the info!

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8. 

   January 6, 2012

   Tina

   LOL— Wow, this is more like DC/ATL/DETROIT than I thought! That’s not only in Lebanon! They do that mess over here too!!

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