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Concert ticket scams are rising, and self-appointed fraud hunters are stepping in, driven by justice. But police warn against vigilantism.

Ticket vigilantes chase scammers on Facebook

DOCUMENTATION: The profile picture Fupfanger Fie uses on Facebook was created with artificial intelligence. She wants to protect her identity out of fear that the scammers might track her down. Foto: Ai-genereret
DOCUMENTATION: The profile picture Fupfanger Fie uses on Facebook was created with artificial intelligence. She wants to protect her identity out of fear that the scammers might track her down. Foto: Ai-genereret
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Behind the AI-generated Facebook profile picture of a woman with pigtails and freckles, there hides a fraud hunter.

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