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Perhaps you've seen it on social media; a post that claims to be giving away gift cards from popular gas stations. One such post which made the rounds on Facebook in June uses the Shell gasoline logo and offers a $500 gas cards to help battle rising gasoline prices. It directs viewers to click the link to receive the gas card. But Shell did not authorize the post and it is one of many scams which may be popping up around the nation. "We can confirm these ads are falsely purporting to be Shell by imitating the brand," said Natalie Gunnell, spokesperson for Shell. "We are not providing those ser...