Threats · 183 days ago

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.

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• Mar 16 Reported by Help Net Security

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• Help Net Security Mar 16

  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.

Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-16

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• Briefing for 2026-03-16

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