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This was written by Ari Herstand and originally appeared on Ari's Take. Oh, how the times have changed since the Myspace and PureVolume scams of “mail me a check and I’ll get you on the radio.” Now the scammers are getting quite clever. A recent scam going around Instagram proceeds as follows: 1. The scammer seeks out a singer/songwriter on Instagram 2. They compliment the artist (pull at those songwriter emotions!)

Anyone can create a social media account and there is often no verification done regarding whether the information provided is accurate or real. This makes it ridiculously easy for scammers to create a number of fake profiles to use for nefarious purposes such as Romance Scams and Pig Butchering Scams. We have also previously written about the online market for fake social media accounts. Profiles on platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn and dating apps such as Tinder are considered to be