Article 4TSQK Facebook urges Australians to report fake ads as it launches tool to target scammers

Facebook urges Australians to report fake ads as it launches tool to target scammers

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Fake celebrity endorsements are used to promote free product trials that are nearly impossible to cancel

Australians are now able to report fake ads they see on Facebook after scammers used unauthorised images of celebrities including Karl Stefanovic, Nicole Kidman and Eddie McGuire.

The fake Australian celebrity endorsements were used to promote free product trials that were nearly impossible to cancel, or investment schemes.

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