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2024
Arrested, disgraced, injured: Cryptocurrency scams promote hoax stories about Irish celebrities
Have you seen spam ads appear on your social feeds?
One scam recently came about after a hacking of an Indian politician's Meta account.
The Journal understands the account was compromised by hackers who launched more than 50 ad campaigns.
Celebrity scam ads appear on Facebook and X.com after less than a minute of scrolling through main feeds.
All time
RTÉ presenter Maura Derrane is totally pregnant... it's The Dredge
Irish mam comes up with the ultimate punishment for her daughter
VIDEO: What Dáithí Ó Sé was thinking during Sausagegate
VIDEO: Did you see this happen on daytime telly yesterday?
RTÉ to move south for new Cork-based afternoon show