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canopic jug [soylentnews.org] writes:

Law enforcement has been fielding several calls per month for a long time now from new victims of a team of scammers impersonating powerful women in the film industry. The scammers appear to be working out of Indonesia and fleece victims for large sums, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars each. In addition to the financial aspect, the main contact for the frauds appears to go an extra mile to engage, manipulate, and toy with the victims.

For more than a year, some of the most powerful women in entertainment — including Amy Pascal, Kathleen Kennedy, Stacey Snider and a 'Homeland' director — have been impersonated by a cunning thief who targets insiders with promises of work, then bilks them out of thousands of dollars. The Hollywood Reporter has obtained exclusive audio recordings of the savvy imposter as victims come forward and a global investigation heats up.

From The Holywood Reporter: Hunting the Con Queen of Hollywood: Who's the "Crazy Evil Genius" Behind a Global Racket? [hollywoodreporter.com]

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