Nat Geo Photographer Paul Nicklen Warns of Scammers Using His Face

Famed natural photographer and National Geographic contributor Paul Nicklen has warned people that fraudsters are using his likeness to scam people. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-3 19:14

Photographer Has 7 Years Worth of Images Wiped by Facebook Scammers

A photographer had his business destroyed after Facebook scammers wiped seven years of his images, videos, and customer orders from his social media account. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-19 18:57

Romance Scammers are Using AI Images to Trick Victims

A victim of a romance scammer had $430,000 stolen after AI images and deepfake video technology tricked her into believing she was in a legitimate two-year relationship. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-29 14:40

Scammers Using AI Images to Profit from Turkey-Syria Earthquake

Scammers are using images of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that have been generated with artificial intelligence (AI) to trick people into donating money. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-2-16 21:23

Scammers Snare Celeb with Smashed Camera and Fake Photographer

An Australian celebrity fell foul of a nasty scam by a criminal group pretending to be a Palestinian photographer.

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2022-8-23 20:17

Beware Scammers Impersonating Nat Geo Photographer Enric Sala

Enric Sala is a former university professor who quit academia to become a National Geographic photographer and Explorer in Residence to help save Earth’s oceans. His name is strangely also at the center of a scam targeting photographers. petapixel.com »

2021-10-30 21:00

Scammers Accept Cash to Get Anyone Banned from Instagram

A group of scammers is reportedly abusing Instagram’s protections against self-harm and impersonation and will target and ban nearly any Instagram account they want seemingly at will. Anyone can pay for the “ban-as-a-service,” and it costs as little as $5. petapixel.com »

2021-8-6 22:56

Scammers Are Pretending to be Known Photographers in Instant Messages

Scammers have been known to pose as famous photographers in emails offering jobs that are actually 419 (AKA Nigerian Prince) scams. But some scammers are now taking things to the next level by posing as known photographers in real-time instant messenger chats. petapixel.com »

2018-7-11 18:22

Scammers Are Using Venmo to Steal Pricey Camera Gear

If you ever need to sell pricey camera equipment — or anything else, for that matter — stay away from buyers who want to pay you using the popular mobile payment service Venmo. A scammer in Los Angeles has reportedly bilked multiple people of up to $100,000 in camera gear in just two weeks. The […] petapixel.com »

2017-7-20 20:21