An explanation of how scammers steal or abuse long-standing Instagram profiles to exploit trust and carry out high-impact consumer fraud.
How Instagram account age is exploited by scammers
If you’ve ever received a suspicious Instagram DM from an account that looks “established” (years-old profile, normal photos, plausible follower count), you’ve seen the scam economy evolve in real time. Criminals don’t always spin up brand-new burner profiles anymore. Increasingly, they prefer aged Instagra