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Four days to make victims fall in love: How global scammers use US tech to fleece people

Technology from American companies is being used to power a revolution in the scam industry, playing a key role in the industrialization and globalization of fraud in ways that have not been clear until now, an AP/“FRONTLINE” investigation has found

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ABC News - BusinessNews report · Jun 30, 5:53 AM

Four days to make victims fall in love: How global scammers use US tech to fleece people

Technology from American companies is being used to power a revolution in the scam industry, playing a key role in the industrialization and globalization of fraud in ways that have not bee...

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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Jun 30, 5:39 AM

Four days to make victims fall in love: How global scammers use US tech to fleece people

Technology from American companies is being used to power a revolution in the scam industry, playing a key role in the industrialization and globalization of fraud in ways that have not bee...

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jun 30, 4:21 AM

Takeaways from AP/’FRONTLINE’ investigation into how US tech is abused for global scams

Technology from American companies is being used to power a revolution in the scam industry, playing a key role in the industrialization and globalization of fraud in ways that have not bee...

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WNBC / NBC New YorkNews report · Jun 30, 1:42 AM

Four days to make victims fall in love: How global scammers use U.S. tech to fleece people

The instructions were clear: He had four days to make each victim fall in love. And there were a lot of victims. Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in...

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NBC10 PhiladelphiaNews report · Jun 30, 1:42 AM

Four days to make victims fall in love: How global scammers use U.S. tech to fleece people

The instructions were clear: He had four days to make each victim fall in love. And there were a lot of victims. Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in...

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