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  1. Scam targets users via high-budget advertising on YouTube, using Telegram as part of its multi-stage funnel.
  2. Scammers are using platforms like YouTube and Facebook to recruit victims and funnel them to WhatsApp, operating through a syndicate-controlled platform.
  3. Scammers are using social media platforms like YouTube and Facebook to recruit victims and funnel them into Telegram and WhatsApp groups, leading to official blacklisting by the NASC.
  4. Platforms are funneling users into private scam groups using Telegram and YouTube.

Ads on YouTube are being used to funnel users directly into Telegram chats.

3 reports, 1 independent Updated Jun 1
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Ads on YouTube are being used to funnel users directly into Telegram chats.

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