21.06.2025
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Scams promoted on X: how celebrities are impersonated to deceive people with fake investments

Academic/Unit: Daniel Monastersky.

In recent weeks, paid advertisements redirecting users to fake websites designed to deceive them have multiplied exponentially. The lure consists of posts that use the images of well-known figures such as Soledad Pastorutti, Lionel Messi, and Santiago Maratea, among other celebrities, without their consent.

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