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Meta uncovered and blocked about 40 profiles on Instagram and Facebook, pretending to be Ukraine New
Technology | Feb 28, 2022, 07:14 PM ISTMeta has recently reported that it has blocked as many as about 40 fake profiles on Instagram and Facebook from shared details on social media in Ukraine and Russia.
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Maharashtra: Delhi-based doctor duped of over Rs 2 cr by man posing as woman on social media
Crime | Sep 05, 2021, 01:47 PM ISTThe accused had made fake profiles on Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms by posing as a woman, a senior police official said.
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Ex-cricketer's fake profile created on Facebook; hunt on for culprit
Cricket | Aug 27, 2019, 05:27 PM ISTThe accused had also messaged some prominent cricketers from the fake account and asked for their phone numbers, he said.
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Google says fighting fake business profiles on Maps
Technology | Jun 24, 2019, 10:59 AM ISTThe fake business profiles have been lurking people on Google Maps, therefore the company has said it was working hard to remove bad actors before they could scam customers.
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US officials made fake FB profiles to nab Indians
India | Apr 12, 2019, 06:51 PM ISTThe Facebook profiles were allegedly created by the ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) division, the Guardian reported on Thursday.
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Spurned youth held for creating fake profile of girl in AP
India | Jun 27, 2013, 08:38 PM ISTHyderabad, June 27: A youth was today arrested for allegedly creating a fake profile of his female friend on a social networking site after she spurned him and making threatening calls to her family, a