Jessica Goodfellow
Jun 10, 2020

Selfie apps riddled with fraud, and brands are inadvertently funding them

In a newly uncovered scheme, fraudsters reeled in mobile users with selfie editing apps, used their devices to call up fraudulent ads, and made it nearly impossible to delete the apps.

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