This is on Facebook.. I want to know if it's legit

Sorry for posting this here but I couldn't find ANY other way to ask this question & I'm hoping to get my answer here. A friend shared the following message today on Facebook that's supposedly from Apple. I want to know if it's legit or not. If anyone here knows for sure please let me know. Here's the post:
[We have got 569 Black iPad Mini's that can't be sold because they have been unsealed. Therefore we are giving them away for free...
Want a pair? Just Share this photo & Like our page: 'Apple Fans' then we will choose 569 people completely at random on 15th March.
Winners from previous giveaway by Apple ]
The link to the 'applefanblogs' page is real and opens a Facebook fan page with VERY little info there. There is a link to the actual Apple web site. The link to the 'applefanblogs' page where previous giveaway winners are supposed to be posted DOES have several photos (active links) that show people holding up regular iPads they've supposedly won. I didn't click on any of the photos since I'm not sure where they'll lead (probably only inlarges photos but better safe than sorry).
If anyone can confirm if this is true please let me know. And if you have a suggestion as to a better place to ask this question let me know that also since I couldn't find one.
Thanks in advance.
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Scam of course, See: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57573495-93/fake-facebook-pages-promise-free-gi fts-in-exchange-for-likes/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=

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