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Fraudsters hack Telegram accounts to demand money

Fraudsters hack Telegram accounts and message friends asking for money. They gain access to accounts and send messages impersonating the owners, which can lead to financial losses.

In brief

  • Fraudsters hack users' Telegram accounts.
  • They message friends asking to lend money.
  • Fraudsters use familiar names and photos to deceive.
  • Modern technology allows voice imitation.
Covered by 2 of 6 media groups
  • Budget 1 source
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business not in the collected reports
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed 1 source

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: public money, media business, big capital, readers and grants.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Budget
  • Actor 1
50%1 item
Undisclosed
  • Newsroom 1
50%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 1
  • region 0
  • country 0
  • world 0
  • not classified 1
Channels
  • Telegram only
  • Telegram 2

How we measure speed, distance and channels

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    • first item
    • earliest

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    • first item
    • in the wave, 11 min later
    • the source itself

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