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Apr 18, 2024 · The Yahoo Boys are experienced scammers—and they openly brag about it. Photos and videos of their conning and recruitment can be found all across social media, from Facebook to TikTok....
Apr 29, 2024 · Step 1: The scammer will use two smartphones or a combination of a smartphone and a laptop. One device is used to conduct the video call with the victim, while the other runs face-swapping...
May 3, 2024 · Despite these removals, dozens more Yahoo Boys groups and accounts remain online. “They’re not hiding under different names,” says Kathy Waters, the cofounder and executive director of the...
Apr 29, 2024 · Deepfake technology uses AI to allow people to impersonate others over audio or video. The technology is essentially able to replicate someone’s face, facial expressions, gestures, voice, etc., so that the scammer can pretend to be someone they aren’t with almost perfect accuracy.
Jan 27, 2024 · NCRI’s study found that the Yahoo Boys promote their tactics and recruit new gang members, in part, by publishing training videos and guides for running a financial sextortion scam on...
- Lora Kolodny, CNBC
Mar 31, 2021 · The name ‘Yahoo boy’ came from the original 419 email scams that emerged on the inception of this form of communication, Section 419 being the Nigerian cybercrime law which makes internet fraud a criminal offence.
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Sep 14, 2021 · "Yahoo Boys" are romance scammers who took their name from the first free email available in Nigeria. "They came up with the idea of stealing identities. And then with that identity theft, they...
