Meta takes action against 3.7 million scam-linked 'shell pages' and accounts in partnership with Singapore police
Meta says the takedowns mark a shift from removing individual accounts to dismantling entire scam networks.
Meta has taken action against 3.7 million scam-linked shell pages and accounts on Facebook and Instagram, in partnership with Singapore police. The takedowns, part of a two-year effort, involve removing or restricting 3.64 million shell pages that had not yet been used for scams but were set up as infrastructure for future scam campaigns.
This shift in focus represents a move from removing individual accounts to dismantling entire scam networks, with Meta describing shell pages as a "newer scam vector" identified through collaboration with the Singapore Police Force.
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- Meta acts against 3.7 mil. scammers' accounts with Singapore police help koreatimes.co.kr
- Meta takes action against 3.7 million scam-linked 'shell pages' and accounts in Singapore police partnership channelnewsasia.com
