Anti-Scammer Alert
Help To Stop Scammers, Help For Victims
& To Help Recovery For Scam Victims
Helping people take charge of their lives
| Introduction |
| What Is A Scam? |
| Who Are The Scammers? |
| Media Identity Theft |
| Scam Examples |
| What Can We Do? |
| Steps To Recovery |
| Reporting Your Scammer |
| Newsletters |
Media Identity Theft
This is one aspect of scams that is particularly insidious - the use of pictures (and sometimes entire profiles) of handsome men, pretty women, and even teens that the scammer gangs use to masquerade themselves to prospective victims.
The scammer gangs steal these from many sources on the internet - Facebook, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, etc., including outright hijacking or copying of entire profiles from Facebook, etc.
This is, in essence, media identity theft. The harm is done not only to the scam victims, because they are given the idea that these beautiful people are the ones at the other end of the line, but especially to the people whose identity has been stolen. They find themselves pursued, not only by the scam victims (who sometimes don't realize that their scammer is someone else entirely), but also by friends, family, and partners of the scam victim, and misinformed government investigators, in a barrage of emails, phone calls, and even visits by police agencies, even though they are completely innocent.
These people are severely affected, causing massive disruption in their lives and their families. They are victims of the scammers.
Important Note: If you have been scammed and you need help with recovery, reporting, or personal protection, or if you know or suspect that you or a friend are being scammed and need help, we urge you to go to our information, reporting, and consulting website: https://www.anti-scammer.net.
Copyright 2023-2024 Anti-Scammer Alliance, Boston, MA.
This website was created by Anti-Scammer Alliance in fall, 2023, We wish to remain anonymous at this time for reasons of personal safety. We are victims of scammers, and we made a commitment to spread this concise information so that others may avoid the emotional trauma that we have endured, and/or to help other victims in their recovery, to understand what has happened to them. We make no claims to know everything about scammers or all aspects of their criminal activity.
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