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The Perfect Scam

Nat Geo Photographer Paul Nicklen Warns of Social Media Impostor Scams, Part 2

The Perfect Scam

AARP

True Crime, Aarp, Fraud, Society & Culture, Scam, Crime, Bobsullivan

4.5980 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In part 2, Kelly and her husband Ryan, who is retired from the Navy, are reeling from the theft of his Facebook account and fear it may be used for military-related scams. World-famous wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen is fighting his own battle against scammers impersonating him on social media. His impostors have stolen thousands of dollars from fans who think they are donating to his causes or carrying on a romantic relationship with him. To make matters worse, both Kelly and Paul have reported impostor accounts to Meta and have been told those fake accounts aren’t violating the terms of service.

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0:00.0

This week on The Perfect Camp.

0:02.8

Why are these companies that are drowning in billions and billions of dollars,

0:07.0

the biggest best tech companies in the world with the biggest and brightest minds,

0:11.3

not able to tackle something so simple.

0:14.0

Welcome back to the perfect scam. I'm your host Bob Sullivan.

0:22.0

It's easy to pretend you're something or someone you're

0:25.4

not online. Social media has made becoming an imposter even easier still and

0:30.9

imposter accounts are often used for crime.

0:35.0

When we left our story last week, Kelly Anderson and her husband Ryan, a retired Navy corpsman,

0:41.0

are reeling from the theft of his Facebook account.

0:44.0

A criminal has hacked in, changed Ryan's profile picture,

0:48.0

and Kelly is worried a series of military-related scams might soon follow.

0:54.0

Meanwhile, imposter scams can take many forms, and one of the most insidious is, when criminals

1:00.4

impersonate celebrities.

1:02.4

Paul Nicklin is a world famous wildlife photographer with a massive

1:06.3

Instagram following thanks to his many incredible stories for National Geographic.

1:11.6

He faces a near constant stream of imposters and he just can't seem to get

1:16.5

social media companies interested in fixing the problem. In Paul's case, his

1:21.2

imposters have stolen thousands of dollars from fans who think they are donating to his causes or carrying on a romantic relationship with the famous photographer.

1:30.0

To make things worse, both Kelly and Paul have reported imposter accounts to Facebook.

1:35.0

And been told those fake accounts aren't violating the terms of service.

1:40.0

So before we find out what happens to Kelly and Ryan, let's go back to Paul and see just how

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