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Scammers grab pictures of an attractive teen or 20-something and play digital Casanovas. All too soon, they profess their love — then comes the request for money, gifts or info.
He said scammers are now sending victims pictures of their home to scare them into sending money. CONSUMER ALERT: Beware of 'sextortion' scams on social media; Bottom line, ...
The family first discovered the schemes last May, when scammers set up bogus TikTok accounts using two to three-year-old photos of Julian — with fake names — that directed users to a gaming site.
“These scams that include pictures of your house are fairly new within the last six months or so, scammers can get that photograph from Google Maps or other mapping software where they may have ...
Scammers are using pictures of your home to amplify sextortion threats. Don't be fooled: Just about anyone can see where you live. By ...
It clicked to Ward it was a scam, plus the scammers used an older picture of her house before it was painted. "I'm a mom in my 40s with three middle schoolers so I knew that I didn't have any ...
NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. — Potential scammers continue to find ways to target people online. One of the latest scams going around involves sending you photos of your own home. Thursday morning, the ...
Scammers say they have “compromising photos” of the victims as well as information they’ve gathered from the falsified computer hacking, according to police.
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BBC presenter Naga Munchetty has seen a fake online post using her image to "scam people out of money". advertisement. BBC. Naga Munchetty: Scammers spread fake nude pictures of me on social media ...
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Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.