#social-media-fraud

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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

It's thieving': impersonators steal elderly people's TikToks to hawk mass-produced goods

Elderly individuals are increasingly becoming victims of identity theft on social media platforms like TikTok.
fromBleepingComputer
1 month ago

Instagram ads mimicking BMO, EQ Banks are finance scams

Instagram ads are being used to impersonate financial institutions for phishing scams targeting Canadian consumers.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Dog groomer urges caution after social media scam

The consequences of them getting access to your Facebook page is that they could take down your page, and maybe change the name of your page to show something else, to push out their message to your followers.
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fromBuzzFeed
6 months ago

A Woman Divorced Her Husband And Sent $855K To A Scammer Who Convinced Her They Were Brad Pitt

Online scams are leveraging AI-generated images to mislead victims, becoming more sophisticated.
A French woman was scammed out of €830,000 by someone impersonating Brad Pitt through social media.
She divorced her husband, believing in a fabricated relationship with the scammer.
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