Millions of Facebook users are being warned over an M&S scam which offers shoppers a ‘golden ticket’ to spend on their shopping.

The giveaway is nothing but a scam - causing tech experts and consumer experts to issue alerts and warnings to consumers nationwide.

The fake scam promises 500 lucky winners will receive £100 to spend at M&S stores in the UK - all by liking the post on social media and then sharing it. A representative for M&S confirmed that the posts are fake. Criminals often pretend to be supermarkets on Facebook offering giveaways, competitions and prizes if people ‘like’ and ‘share’ the post. Unfortunately, the prizes don't exist and the purpose of these scams is to gather people's personal information so they can be targeted with more scams in the future.

To report a potential fraud, please contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040