Scammers Demand Ransoms From Instagram Users over Fake Copyright Claims
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KahawaTunguScammers demand ransoms from Instagram users over fake copyright claims
One Instagram user, who has 1.5 million followers, told the BBC he paid a scammer $50 (£37) to get his account back, claiming Meta's appeal process would take weeks, which had previously cost him thousands in lost income.
Content creators on Instagram say they have lost thousands of euros after their accounts were suspended or deleted due to false copyright complaints. The post Extortionists on Instagram demanding ransom with false complaints appeared first on PatrisNews - Newspaper of Patris Ilia.
A new method of blackmail targets Instagram content creators. Scams use false complaints about copyright infringement to cause accounts to be suspended, then ask for money in exchange for withdrawal of referrals. In some cases, victims have come to pay to quickly recover their pages and avoid significant financial losses.
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