scammers pretending to be celebrities

A mother-of-two has been left homeless after handing over £250,000 to Instagram scammers posing as Hollywood celebrities. Jennifer Barton, 44, fell for fraudsters who told her they 'loved her' while ... MSN: I lost £250k to Instagram scammers posing as celebrities – now I’m homeless A mum has been left homeless after falling victim to Instagram scammers posing as celebrities.

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Jennifer Barton, 44, handed over £250,000 to the con artists after they pretended to be Hollywood actors ... I lost £250k to Instagram scammers posing as celebrities – now I’m homeless Yahoo: People pretending to be musicians stole $12M through romance scams, FBI says People pretending to be musicians stole $12M through romance scams, FBI says Even before the rise of AI, scammers found unique ways to trick people out of money. For a time, they pretended to be debt collectors or even the United States government. Then they switched to posing ...