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Sadvertising: How Scammers Use Fake Tears to Take Your Money on Social Media

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You have probably seen it. A video pops up in your feed. A person (usually young, awkward, sweet and nervous) is holding up something they made. A crocheted cardigan. A resin lamp. A handmade bag. They worked so hard on it. They took it to a market. Nobody bought anything. Someone was cruel to them. … Read more

AI Influencers Gone Wild: When “Fun” Turns to Deception (and Broken Laws)

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My research for this post started with a straightforward question: what exactly is an AI influencer, and should you be worried about them? It ended with me filing a report with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and submitting a site takedown request to a web hosting company. So. That escalated quickly. The … Read more

AI Cloned Me – And It Was Disturbingly Easy

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That Video You Just Watched? Part of It Was AI. If you came here from my latest video, you already know what I did. I used a free AI tool to create a video of myself – a version of me that blinks, smiles, gestures, and delivers a message in what sounds like my voice. … Read more

Grammy’s Scamcabulary 101 Quiz

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OK, so you’ve read through Grammy’s Scamcabulary 101. You’ve met all 20 scam types. You’ve nodded along, maybe even said “oh, I’ve seen that one” a time or two. But do you actually know your stuff? Let’s find out. Below you’ll find 8 real-world scenarios. Your job is to name the scam. Just read the … Read more

📡 Grammy’s Radar: Talbots Impersonator – Antetoon

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A quick alert from AskGrammy.com Fake Talbots Ads – and the Website They Don’t Want You to Find I was scrolling Facebook last night when I saw a video ad for Talbots. Now, Talbots is a name a lot of us know and trust. Classic styles, quality clothing, founded in Massachusetts and it’s been around … Read more

She Gave $850,000 to “Brad Pitt” – And She’s Not Alone

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How Celebrity Impersonation Scams Are Stealing Millions From Real People A woman in France fell in love with Brad Pitt. Over 18 months, he sent her daily love messages and poems. He sent her photos of himself – including one from a hospital bed, where he was recovering from kidney cancer. He told her his … Read more

Purisaki Berberine Patches Exposed: Same Fake Photos, 3 Different Products, and a Hidden Subscription Trap

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⚠️ Before you order Purisaki Berberine Patches, or any weight loss patch you’ve been seeing advertised on social media, read this first. I’ve spent years investigating internet fraud and online scams, and I want to walk you through everything I found when I dug into this product. Because what’s happening here isn’t just a case … Read more