Laura Kowal, a widow from Illinois, tragically lost her life after being scammed out of $1.5 million by someone she met on a dating app, whom she believed was a Swedish businessman named Frank Borg.
Investigations, however, revealed that the photo being used belonged to a Doctor from Chile and the e-mails were traced to Ghana.
Her body was found in the Mississippi River and authorities have been unable to determine the true identity of Frank.
Laura Kowal, a widow from Illinois, tragically lost her life after being scammed out of $1.5 million by someone she met on a dating app, whom she believed was a Swedish businessman named Frank Borg.
Investigations, however, revealed that the photo being used belonged to a Doctor from Chile and the e-mails were traced to Ghana.
Her body was found in the Mississippi River and authorities have been unable to determine the true identity of Frank.
Launched in 2013, Telegram allows users to broadcast messages to a following via “channels”, or create public and private groups that are simple for others to access. Users can also send and receive large data files, including text and zip files, directly via the app.The platform said it has more than 500m active users, and topped 1bn downloads in August, according to data from SensorTower.
Telegram has exploded as a hub for cybercriminals looking to buy, sell and share stolen data and hacking tools, new research shows, as the messaging app emerges as an alternative to the dark web.An investigation by cyber intelligence group Cyberint, together with the Financial Times, found a ballooning network of hackers sharing data leaks on the popular messaging platform, sometimes in channels with tens of thousands of subscribers, lured by its ease of use and light-touch moderation.HOTSTAGE from us
