James Blake had his images stolen online and used to con people out of thousands of pounds
A new documentary film is set to explore what it means to have your identity stolen online and used to scam thousands of pounds.
Never did he think that his face would be stolen from his accounts and used to trick people into giving away their life's savings to online crime gangs.'Instascam – Give me Back my Face' will follow James as he sets out to try and clear his name and in the process, discovers a dark modern-day-crime where ruthless organised-crime-gangs are using the very latest technology to prey on the age-old desire for love and companionship, all to scam blameless victims out of their life-savings.
"But what do you do if you’re busy living your best life on the gram and someone steals your face, your name and even your puppy pics and starts using them to insta-scam – and everyone thinks it’s you? "Well, until someone scraped his accounts and he started getting messages from people accusing him of conning them out of tens thousands of pounds."
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