Fake Trump and Oprah ads fuel a wave of Medicare scams on Facebook, report says

Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, is failing to stop scammers who repeatedly buy ads on the platforms to target ...
New York Post

Scam artist posing as MSNBC host Ari Melber dupes grandma out of $20K: ‘There could be more’

A 73-year-old Seattle-area grandmother was duped into sending at least $20,000 by a scam artist posing as MSNBC anchor Ari Melber. Patricia Taylor, a former Boeing employee and an avid watcher of the ...
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Financial scam artists moving to social media in 2024

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Scam artists use names of CT auto shops to fleece classic car shoppers, BBB warns

Scammers who prey on classic car enthusiasts lured victims with a bogus website and fake Facebook ad that used names of two ...
abc13

Accused scam artist arrested at The Woodlands Mall had $18K cash and stolen goods, deputies say

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KTRK) -- An alleged scam artist arrested at The Woodlands Mall was found with a large sum of cash linked to various thefts, according to deputies. The Montgomery County Sheriff's ...