Social media crimes: The Tinder Swindler - Negative PID

"The Tinder Swindler" case broke public by a Netflix documentary under the same name. It involves a series of romance scams perpetrated by an Israeli conman

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Social media crimes: Anna Sorokin - Negative PID

It's one of the most high-profile "fake persona" cases of the 2010s. Anna Sorokin—also known as Anna Delvey—is a striking example of social media–driven fraud

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Deepfake celebrity scams - Negative PID

As artificial intelligence advances, criminals are exploiting deepfake technology to target celebrities and their audiences. These scams leverage AI-generated

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During anti-Trump protests in the U.S., an individual impersonated Donald Trump. #Protests #Impersonation
CBC warns of interview request scam asking for money
CBC is warning of an email scam in which someone impersonating a CBC journalist is pitching people on an interview and then asking them to pay to promote it.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/scam-interview-cbc-requests-9.7144485?cmp=rss

Watch Out For This Scam Impersonating Editors at Major Publishing Houses

I’ve recently gotten a slew of reports of emails purporting to be from editors at Big 5 and other large publishers, in which the supposed editor expresses interest in the writer’s work and asks whether they have a literary agent. I’ve posted a number of examples below. Apologies for so many images, but I wanted Read More
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https://writerbeware.blog/2026/03/27/watch-out-for-this-scam-impersonating-editors-at-major-publishing-houses

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Watch Out For This Scam Impersonating Editors at Major Publishing Houses - Writer Beware

I’ve recently gotten a slew of reports of emails purporting to be from editors at Big 5 and other large publishers, in which the supposed editor expresses interest in the writer’s work and asks whether they have a literary agent. I’ve posted a number of examples below. Apologies for so many images, but I wantedRead More

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Fake profiles and identity cloning - Negative PID

It starts innocuously enough: a connection request on LinkedIn, a comment on a post, a congratulatory message. Then a colleague forwards a message, and

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