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Suspicious Instagram offer for photo usage

💸 moneysocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 5/5

An Instagram user messaged the reporter offering $5,000 via email check in exchange for using their photo, and is now requesting bank account details.

Who's affected: The reporter

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A browser extension that flags common 'check over email' scam keywords in social media DMs.
  2. A community-driven database where users can report and verify the legitimacy of online payment offers.
  3. An educational chatbot that guides users through a checklist to identify common financial fraud indicators.
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Real voices

“Someone messaged me on Instagram asking if they can use a picture of me to draw and in return I would get a check over email with 5,000 dollars.”

Source: Stack Exchange (money) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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