Threats & Adversaries · Financial Fraud

Paid Social Ads Push Celebrity Investment Scams on Meta

Researchers found 310 paid Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns using fake celebrity clips and staged financial scandal narratives to funnel victims into investment fraud. The ads directed users to fraudulent investment platforms and used celebrity impersonation to build trust.

1 source · Mar 16

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• Mar 16 Reported by Help Net Security

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• Mar 16 Help Net Security

  Fake scandal clips on Facebook bait victims into investment scams - Help Net Security

  Hundreds of scam campaigns promoted through Facebook ads are using fake news stories to funnel victims into investment fraud schemes.

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