Undocumented feature in Facebook -- it leads the pack as the origination point for many online scams.

FTC reports social media scams cost US peeps $2.1B in 2025 -- an 8x increase since 2020. WhatsApp and Instagram were a "distant" second and third to Facebook as the starting point and scams can be broadly grouped into investments, shopping, or romance. https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/social-media-scams-cost-americans-more-than-usd2-1-billion-last-year-according-to-the-ftc #SocialMedia #Scams #OnlineScams #Facebook #WhatsApp #Instagram #Internet #FTC #Shopping #OnlineShopping #Investments

No, I Will Not Join Your WhatsApp: A Letter to Every Scammer, Catfish, and Digital Con Artist Who Has Ever Slid Into My DMs

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/04/26/14/17/27/analysis/jaimedavid327/10748/no-i-will-not-join-your-whatsapp-a-letter-to-every-scammer-catfish-and-digital-con-artist-who-has-ever-slid-into-my-dms/

Interesting research indicates interactions of cryptocurrency in support of human trafficking operations increased 85% year-over-year.

Further, this increase in cryptocurrency activity related to human trafficking is aligned with the growth of Southeast Asia based scam compounds, online casinos and gambling sites, and money laundering networks. https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-human-trafficking-2026/ #Crypto #CryptoCrime #CryptoCurrencies #HumanTrafficing #CSAM #SoutheastAsia #BlockChain #OnlineGambling #OnlineScams #MoneyLaundering #Crime #OnlineCrime #ChainAlysis

Computer-enabled crimes: virtual scams
https://negativepid.blog/computer-enabled-crimes-virtual-scams/

#cybercrime #scams #onlineScams #fraud #internetFraud #identityTheft #onlineIdentity #romanceScams #financialScams #socialMedia #accounts #negativepid

Social media crimes: the Tinder Swindler
https://negativepid.blog/social-media-crimes-the-tinder-swindler/

#tinder #tinderSwindler #impersonation #scams #onlineScams #fraud #internetFraud #identityTheft #onlineIdentity #romanceScams #financialScams #socialMedia #accounts #negativepid

Computer-enabled crimes: virtual scams
https://negativepid.blog/computer-enabled-crimes-virtual-scams/

#cybercrime #scams #onlineScams #fraud #internetFraud #identityTheft #onlineIdentity #romanceScams #financialScams #socialMedia #accounts #negativepid

Cybercrime in MMORGPs

https://negativepid.blog/cybercrime-in-mmorgps/

#gaming #MMORPG #OSINT #darkWeb #onlineScams #internetFraud #moneyLaundering #trading #virtualGambling #lootBoxes #Gacha #skins #goldFarming #dungeonGrinding #powerLevelling #digitalLabour #socialMedia #accounts #negativepid

SSS scam in PH traced to politically-connected Cambodian scam compound

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/sss-scam-philippines-traced-cambodia-scam-compound-report/

Snapchat sextortion rings
https://negativepid.blog/snapchat-sextortion-rings/

#cybercrime #extortion #sextortion #snapchat #scams #onlineScams #fraud #internetFraud #identityTheft #onlineIdentity #romanceScams #financialScams #socialMedia #accounts #negativepid

The Twitter Bitcoin scam

https://negativepid.blog/the-twitter-bitcoin-scam/

#BarackObama #ElonMusk #JeffBezos #BillGates #Apple #twitter #bitcoin #crypto #scams #onlineScams #fraud #internetFraud #identityTheft #onlineIdentity #financialScams #socialMedia #accounts #negativepid