Meta has taken down tens of thousands of accounts that were used for “sextortion” scams. They were part of a huge pattern of accounts – many located in Nigeria – that look to scam people ...

Sponsor Message Some of the accounts taken down by Meta were also working to recruit and train others to join the scams and offered manuals on how to commit them. Meta said the majority of ...

Meta has taken down tens of thousands of Instagram accounts from Nigeria as part of a massive crackdown on sextortion scams. The accounts primarily targeted adult men in the United States ...

Meta Takes Down Thousands of Facebook, Instagram Accounts Running Sextortion Scams From Nigeria Meta said Wednesday that it has taken down about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria running sexual ...

Meta said Wednesday that it has taken down about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria running sexual extortion scams and has removed thousands of Facebook groups and pages that were trying to ...

Meta says it has taken down about 63,000 Facebook accounts in Nigeria that were engaging in financial sextortion scams - along with groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new ...