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Tayto Park issues clarification that it isn't giving away five free passes to 500 families

A scam had emerged on social media suggesting that the Meath fun park was running a giveaway competition.

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CO MEATH FUN resort Tayto Park has issued a statement denying that it is giving away an amount of free holiday passes.

A scam has emerged on social media suggesting that people can enter a draw to be one of 500 families to win five free family passes to the Ashbourne-based theme park.

The scam poses the question: “Have you ever been in Tayto Park”, with a ticker representing the number of remaining ‘passes’ available running above.

6 The scam message in question

“Hi guys, we would like to advise that there is a link being sent around stating that we are giving away five free family passes to 500 families,” the park’s statement reads.

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Unfortunately this is not correct. The website is not ours and we would advise everyone to ignore this link!

The link was widely shared across Whatsapp and Facebook over the weekend. It’s origin remains unknown.

Tayto Park has been in operation since 2010.

Renowned for its Cú Chulainn roller coaster, the only such wooden structure in Ireland, the park was the sixth most popular paid-for visitor attraction in the country in 2015.

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    Mute Dave Ashmore
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    Jun 25th 2018, 3:00 PM

    Why does Mr Tayto carry a mobile phone?
    In case Johnnie Onion rings!! Ok….I’ll leave now…..

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    Mute Tony Donoghue
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    Jun 25th 2018, 3:06 PM

    @Dave Ashmore: Don’t worry you’re talking peanuts in terms of bad puns, not rubbing salt n vinegar into the wound at all!

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    Jun 25th 2018, 6:16 PM

    @Tony Donoghue: I think most know about this sort of shyde now. But as for the rest…..ffs

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    Jun 25th 2018, 10:21 PM

    @Tony Donoghue: sad

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    Jun 26th 2018, 1:15 AM

    @Joe O’riordan: Hope u feel happier tomorrow Joe

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    Mute James O Carroll
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    Jun 25th 2018, 2:50 PM

    not as bad as those Tax Rebate fb pages that were created. and the people who follow them are people who never even had to pay taxes in their life

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    Jun 25th 2018, 5:39 PM

    @James O Carroll: full of saddos perving over the girls on it.

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    Mute pierre roncuzzi
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    Jun 25th 2018, 3:22 PM

    “we are not using an obscure online scam to advertise our creepy park and its wooden death trap”

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    Jun 25th 2018, 3:26 PM

    @pierre roncuzzi:
    ” Wooden death trap”?
    How so genius?
    The only thing creepy is you.

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    Jun 25th 2018, 9:16 PM

    @Bat Daly: lookit the big yellow weirdo, would give kids nightmares. You probably run a concession stand there

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    Mute Tony Donoghue
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    Jun 25th 2018, 2:50 PM

    Prefer Hunky Dorys meself

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    Jun 25th 2018, 2:59 PM

    I smell a rat, all this free publicity for a certain brand of crisps and their theme park. You’d swear the kids were getting their school holidays soon

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    Jun 25th 2018, 3:24 PM

    @Tony Donoghue: you’re right, perfect time for scam artists to draw in the unsuspecting.

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    Jun 25th 2018, 2:47 PM

    see them “tag and share giveaways” how can stupid people not just google it to see if it’s fake, takes all of 30 seconds, like sex.

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    Jun 25th 2018, 2:50 PM

    @David peate: very like sex these days, as lots of people tend to do it online and not with a real person….

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    Jun 25th 2018, 2:51 PM

    @Chipstix: very honest mate, but it’s not a confessional

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    Jun 25th 2018, 4:21 PM

    I’m not sure Mr. Tayto will fit on that bus.

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    Jun 25th 2018, 4:32 PM

    Have I ever been to Tayto Park??? Yes or No? Yes or No? Yes or No? Yes or No?

    Ahhhhhh I just don’t know for Christ’s sake. Why isn’t that an option??

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    Jun 25th 2018, 6:20 PM

    I’m continually surprised by the sheer nativity of how people fall for these scams to gather social media data.

    FB sites only a week old stating that they are a multinational company offering a car; a mobile home; Tesco tokens etc etc.

    It’s almost as stupid as people reposting as they were told ‘you’ll have 15 yrs bad luck if you don’t’

    The internet isn’t for everyone!

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    Jun 25th 2018, 9:03 PM

    Some trying a Cambridge analytica data scrape for crisps. Results: 70% like cheese onion, 30% Salt Vinegar.

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    Jun 25th 2018, 3:24 PM
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