Some posts advertise puppies that had been sired by champion fighters. Others show dogs chained up in compounds. There are images of dogs mauling each other, displaying telltale scars and open wounds. Many posts boast about how many fights the featured dog has won.
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Mexican drug cartels and other violent criminal gangs like MS-13 have weaponized social media, using the Internet as a literal force multiplier to intimidate, stalk and extort their victims.
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Every year, thousands of people get sucked into romance scams on social media, a burgeoning problem that the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center calculates cost American victims more than $475 million in losses in 2019 alone.
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Probably no other form of online fraud affects more people than fake online reviews. Twenty-first century consumers rely heavily on online reviews in making purchasing decisions, and surveys such as a 2018 Pew study show that American consumers largely trust online reviews.
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The coronavirus pandemic has upended daily life and strained the global economy. Criminal networks, however, are taking advantage of the new world order, especially the fact that lockdown means people are spending more time than ever online.
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