“My goal was to get money,” said Adekunle Adedeji, a former romance scammer from Nigeria who goes by the name Chris. While Adedeji, 23, did not pose as a “Nigerian prince,” he did tap another long running internet fraud: the romance scam. Using someone else’s photos found on Instagram and…
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You got a delivery, a package you didn’t order. There’s no return address. You haven’t been billed. You think: It’s my lucky day. Think again. The New York State Division of Consumer Protection said Monday you’ve likely become a victim of a so-called “brushing scam,” where a recipient receives an…