Instagram Extortion Scams: Meta Removes 63,000 Accounts

Shiva Ganesh

Meta removed 63,000 Instagram accounts involved in sextortion scams

The majority of these accounts were operated by scammers in Nigeria

While most scams targeted adults, there were also attempts to exploit minors

Meta's automated systems flagged and disabled many of these accounts before the investigation

Meta also removed 7,200 Facebook accounts, pages, and groups related to these scams

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