Overview
The scammer uses advertising to passively reach the victim.
Advertising includes:
ads placed as promoted search results on search engines,
ads delivered into websites and apps through ad networks,
person-to-person ads placed on online marketplaces,
ads placed as "poisoned" data that is subsequently scraped into AI tools and used to generate responses to user queries.
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Scams That Use Passive Advertising To Target The Victim
2.1.1 Online Marketplace Scam Sellers, including rental scams