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Beware of the Instagram Threads scammers, they’re good
The infant Threads is the perfect ground for scammers.
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Published onJuly 12, 2023
published onJuly 12, 2023
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As you might know, there is a new social media platform in town. It’s called Threads, it’s a direct Twitter competitor, and it has come to dominate the market.
And so far, it seems that it’s on the right way.Instagram Threads has picked up over 100 million usersin only 5 days, while traffic for Twitter drastically slowed down. Of course, there are talks about how Threads will take over Twitter, and the market as a whole. But the app it’s still in its infancy, so it’s very early to say it.
However, despite its popularity, Instagram Threads has some shortcomings. Apparently,you can’t delete your Threads account without deleting your Instagram profile as well. Even more, it seems Instagram Threads is also asking for too much personal information,which does not sit well with European legislation.
And to make matters worse, it seems that scammers are already crawling on the platform as well. So you need to be able to recognize them, ban or report them, and generally just stay away from them.
Instagram Threads scammers – are they dangerous?
Well, as we mentioned earlier Threads is still in its early days, so it will take a while for the platform to be full of scammers to the same level as Instagram, for example.
But with more than 100 million Threads accounts, be sure that there are a lot of scammers around too. And reportedly, they’re good, because they take advantage of Threads’ infancy to impersonate personalities and organizations.
For example, the financial services company Wombex Financetweetedthat there is already a Threads account pretending to be the company.
Attention,#WombexWarriors! ?Please be aware that Wombex Finance DOES NOT have an account on the Threads platform.Any account claiming to be Wombex Finance on that platform is fraudulent and is operated by a scammer!To avoid scams, always refer to our official channels:…pic.twitter.com/uU8fc2lTiB
Please be aware that Wombex Finance DOES NOT have an account on the Threads platform. Any account claiming to be Wombex Finance on that platform is fraudulent and is operated by a scammer!
The NFT trader Jeffrey Huang, who goes by the name ofMachi Big Brother, was also the victim of impersonation on Threads. He found out from one of his followers that apparently he’s already on Threads, despite him not making a Threads profile for Machi Big Brother.
So it seems that Threads is the perfect ground for those scammers who want to impersonate public personalities and organizations who haven’t managed to set up their own Threads accounts.
If you plan on creating a Threads account, check to see if you’re not already there, especially if you have a large following already on Instagram or other platforms.
What do you think about this? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Flavius Floare
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!
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