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The Evolution of Influencer Scams & Social Media Fraud w/ Meredith Lynch

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Influencer Scams and Fake Giveaways

Exploring influencer scams centered around fake giveaways, featuring high-profile personalities like Kim Kardashian and Scott Disick. The chapter sheds light on questionable practices, the misuse of personal data, and a new social media scam called MRR.

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In this week's episode, I explore some of the most popular ways in which influencers scam their audiences with TikTok star Meredith Lynch! Meredith and I dive into some notable examples, such as fake followers and reviews, crypto pump-and-dump promos, Instagram giveaways, affiliate marketing undisclosure, TikTok Shop, Master Resell Rights (a new MLM-esque scheme), and more.

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6:03 "Fake" influencer Lillee Jean & copyright striking

19:27 Fake reviews

25:40 Marques Brownlee criticised for review being "too honest"

31:33 Undisclosed affiliate links and ads

37:59 Promoting scams: Kenza Cosmetics, gambling mystery boxes & crypto

48:39 TikTok Shop

56:12 Luxury Instagram "giveaways"

1:02:00 Master Resell Rights

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