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Scammers exploit grief with fake funeral streaming on Facebook

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Summary
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59% Informative

A new scam has surfaced in which bad actors claim to offer video streaming of funeral services for the recently deceased.

Those who follow the links to these streaming services are then prompted to provide their credit card information and asked to sign up for suspicious video streaming websites.

These websites appear to offer live streams for various events, including funerals and community gatherings, but are simply traps designed to deceive users.

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VR Score

30

Informative language

11

Neutral language

44

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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no affiliate links