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There was a company selling Microsoft software/licenses purchased with stolen credit cards advertising on Facebook that showed up in my feed. I reported the ad
by freeAgent 6y ago
There was a company selling Microsoft software/licenses purchased with stolen credit cards advertising on Facebook that showed up in my feed. I reported the ad to Facebook and they declined to take any action to remove them. They continued for months selling credentials to Office365, etc. that were obviously fraudulent, and for some reason I frequently saw their ads. I ended up reporting them to Microsoft because I’m not a huge fan of fraudsters and wanted to see them brought to some sort of justice. Anyway, they eventually went offline, but I don’t know if it was any thanks to me or if their scam had simply run its course. They were never blocked or removed from Facebook. They just stopped buying ads and took down their website.
It took me less than a minute to figure out this company was fraudulent, but Facebook couldn’t do so even with a tip. It’s pretty clear that they either DGAF or are actively accommodating criminals as long as they buy ads.
- mgh2 6y agoSame to some extent, is happening with Google, just more overtly.
- jfim 6y agoPretty much all the large players in the ad industry have done shady stuff. Even big G had to settle with the DoJ a decade ago for half a billion after advertising Canadian pharmacies that sold controlled drugs to Americans.
- mgh2 6y agoThe ad industry is pretty much a business model to profit from lies- a la Madman
- higerordermap 6y agoInstagram is also full of bots, spammers, fakes and suspicious ads. I have previously reported some fake accounts obviously impersonating popular celebrities and they didn't take any action. Apparently engagement is what matters to them.
- anshumankmr 6y agoReport to FBI?