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The New Daily
Matthew Elmas

‘Untold losses’: Facebook sued for helping scammers impersonate celebs and rip-off users

Facebook is being sued over claims it helped scammers impersonate celebrities and rip off users. Photo: TND

Australia’s consumer watchdog is suing Facebook, accusing the social media giant of helping cryptocurrency scammers impersonate celebrities and rip-off their users, causing “untold losses”.

Fraudsters have for years using Facebook to run scam ads, with images of public figures such as TV presenter David Koch and mining boss  Andrew Forrest used to lure users into fake cryptocurrency investment deals.

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