Security News > 2021 > March > Instagram scams and how to avoid them

As our digital lives continue to grow, and online scammers learn new tricks, it is important to know how to identify an Instagram scam, and what to do if you are targeted.

Here are the eight most common scams to watch out for, according to Instagram.

Romance scams are where fraudsters enter into a fake online relationships, often speaking with their targets for weeks, months or even years to earn and then to abuse their trust.

With these scams cybercriminals send you a direct message offering a loan with a great interest rate.

These scams encourage you to invest in a dodgy "Get rich quick" or "Cash flipping" scam.

Scammers use the lure of what sounds like an amazing job in order to trick you into sharing personal information, possibly details such as home address, phone number, social security number, passport and immigration information and scans of ID documents such your driving licences.

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