A photographer has warned others about a sophisticated "fake check" scam that began when he was hired for a seemingly ordinary shoot. [Read More]
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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 »
2023-11-02 19:14
A photographer has shared a public service announcement reminding his fellow shooters not to get too close to deer -- especially this time of year. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-10-03 18:23
If your dream as a photographer has always been to have your work exhibited in a big city gallery, you might want to be aware of “vanity galleries.” Here’s a 6-minute video in which photographer Mathieu Stern warns this type of gallery, which he calls a “scam.” Stern was recently contacted by a gallery in […] petapixel.com »
2017-10-23 21:28
Police are appealing to the public for information about a man suspected of defrauding numerous camera rental companies in the Los Angeles County area. [Read More]
A Hong Kong-based finance worker was scammed into paying $200 million Hong Kong dollars ($25.6 million) to criminals after a virtual meeting with deepfakes. [Read More]
Famed natural photographer and National Geographic contributor Paul Nicklen has warned people that fraudsters are using his likeness to scam people. [Read More]
MrBeast has warned that a video for an iPhone giveaway that appears to be fronted by him is actually an artificial intelligence (AI) generated deepfake scam. [Read More]
Leitz Cine, a "sister company" of Leica, has issued a warning to customers that a "scammer organization" has purchased a domain name similar to the official company website and could attempt to contact them via email impersonating official employees. [Read More]
The FBI raided the home of a gallery owner who is accused of cheating clients out of more than 100 rare fine art photographs, including prints by famed landscape photographer Ansel Adams, worth an estimated $1.6 million. [Read More]