Call-centre crypto scammers unmasked as data leak exposes their schemes

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A two shot of pictures that scammer 'Mary Roberts' sent via Telegram to a victim

The scam starts with fake articles featuring celebrities. Next comes a crypto ruse, and finally, the fraudsters impersonate the authorities. More than 32,000 people have fallen victim, but now the scammers themselves have been exposed.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/call-centre-crypto-scams-occrp-leak-1.7474969?cmp=rss

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