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Scams Targeting Athletes Evolve Into Billion-Dollar Racket

Scams Targeting Athletes Evolve Into Billion-Dollar Racket

A report details how athletes are increasingly targeted by sophisticated cons, from phishing to impersonation schemes, including porn star look‑alikes. The piece outlines how this exploitation has grown into a lucrative criminal industry and the new tactics used to ensnare victims.

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From phishing to porn star impersonators: how scamming athletes became a billion-dollar industry