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coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months ago

Scammer Allegedly Makes $600,000 a Month Holding Instagram Accounts Hostage

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Scammer Allegedly Makes $600,000 a Month Holding Instagram Accounts Hostage

www.404media.co

coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months ago
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The case of Unlocked4Life, who outed himself on Adam-22's No Jumper podcast, shows how Instagram account scammers have escalated to violence and intimidation too.
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    I’m in the wrong line of work.

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      Legal ventures 💀

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    Imagine the reason you get caught doing something like this is because you bragged about it on a podcast

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      If you’re that dumb, it’s natural selection at that point.

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      don’t Instagram your crimes

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    deleted by creator

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    Nice people doing nice things.

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