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Finland
Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local
No one should witness this – still, it happens 190 times a month
European social media users were exposed to scam ads 993 billion times in 2025, according to Juniper Research.
Feb 11 • 06:21 UTC
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Japan
Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice
Abuse of Side Job Listing Ads Leads to 700 Million Yen Loss; Nine Men Arrested on Fraud Charges
Nine men have been arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police for allegedly defrauding individuals interested in side jobs by misusing listing ads, resulting in an estimated loss of 700 million yen.
Feb 4 • 04:30 UTC
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Brazil
G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice
'Barbie do Crime' was convicted of scamming over 100 people with imported product ads on social media; remember
Bruna Cristine Menezes de Castro, known as 'Barbie do Crime,' was arrested and convicted for scamming over 100 individuals through social media advertisements for imported products, resulting in community service and a fine in 2015, and she was rearrested recently in Goiânia.
Feb 2 • 11:54 UTC