This message was not verified by Saudi Airlines. According to the Saudi Airlines website there where no promotions with regards to their free ticket give away, otherwise Saudi Airlines itself will send email or messages on sms with regards to their promotions. The whatsapp application is not also integrated to the Saudi Airlines promotional database.
The following offers via whatsapp message was sent by freeflightsgo.com which is obviously not from Saudi Airlines main domain or website. This website sent a whatsapp message to a persons mobile number and was spread thru out all contacts. The scam promotions required you to send or forward the message to at least 8 whatsapp contacts inorder to reserve a 2 free tickets entering on their promotions and will spread accordingly.
As you respond to the question, the database will register your mobile number to their database and will search for your contacts. There will be 2 objective for the scammer, they will keep the registered mobile number to their system for their future messages and promotional offers that do not belong to the popular company promotions, it may ask you to enter names and other personal details and etc. The second objective of the scammer is to increase their popularity online or their website, so they can collect more profiles and might collect information from your registered mobile.
Please be aware, that Whatsapp application is connected to your mobile number and your mobile number is registered to the telecom network which is monitored by the government system, once the scammer has collected your mobile number by responding to their system they might use your number and profile in illegal connections and transactions.
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