The American pulled off the biggest scam in music streaming history, creating thousands of virtual artists and groups, earning him around $10 million. From 2017 to 2024, the scammer generated hundreds of thousands of songs, came up with plausible titles for fictitious artists, and used bots to artificially boost streams on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. As a result, he received around $110,000 a month in royalties.
For seven years, streaming services, unaware of the problem, continued to pay millions of dollars for fake auditions. Now the scammer faces up to 60 years in prison.
Previously, Kursor wrote that a new fraud scheme has emerged in Israel involving fake messages on behalf of postal services. In recent days, many citizens of the country have received SMS messages claiming that their package could not be delivered due to an error in the address. The message asks you to follow a link and update your personal information, including name, passport number, and phone number.
Kursor also reported that Israelis have been warned about a new fraudulent scheme involving the offer of favorable working conditions at the Shufersal supermarket chain. Paid advertisements have appeared on social media such as Facebook and Instagram promising work from home with flexible hours and earnings of NIS 80 to NIS 150 per day.
According to the Ynet portal, the ads are distributed from profiles posing as Job Seekers Hub, Fast Shop and Fashion Fusion DRW. The English text refers to light work related to electronic order processing, with a limited number of vacancies, which should encourage potential victims to make a quick decision.
