Digital deception and the duty to be wise

Digital deception and the duty to be wise

There have always been charlatans and pirates, but today’s swindlers are breathtakingly bold. Their “tech-spertise” has reached a level of sophistication that is matched only by their audacity. Just a few years ago, no one would have guessed that fraudsters would be impersonating the pope’s family members. Yet, that is precisely what has occurred. Using several fake social media accounts, con artists claiming to be Louis or John Prevost — the po…