Fake missing child scams are flooding Facebook feeds across Quebec as posts have popped up in several local buy-and-sell groups.
“These posts get shared so easily and frequently because they tug on our heart strings,” says tech analyst Carmi Levy. “They have an emotional connection.”
The photos change, but the format of the fraudulent posts is almost always the same.
They claim a young boy — sometimes with bruises on his face — was found one hour ago. The author says he was taken to the police department, but his parents are unknown, or that no one knows where he lives. People are urged to share the post far and wide to help reach his family.
The comments are turned off.
One post in a Mont-Saint-Hilaire group has been shared more than 9,000 times as of this afternoon.
Another in a Lambton group had almost 2,000 shares but the problem is Canada-wide.
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