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Spooky23 • today at 11:38 AM • 0 replies • view on HN

That may be something to consider, but Meta is failing to address very simple to detect schemes… because they DNGAF.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-department-justice-announc...

These guys did a pump and dump scheme. They used Facebook ads purporting to be from Warren Buffet or other financial people, which in turn referred people to WhatsApp groups led by a stolen identity of an actual financial advisor.

They ran hundreds of these groups and scammed thousands of people with a pump and dump scheme for a stock called CLEU.