When a detective reports that people are trying to scam people using a Facebook page they created to impersonate him, Meta says, “This does not violate community standards.”

What is social engineering? The short answer: Manipulation. Scammers use social engineering to trick people into revealing information or taking actions they normally wouldn’t.

“I was weaponized against myself.” The scammers told Sandra she could be prosecuted if she didn’t work with them.

“They’ve stolen my credibility. The trust people have in me. What this uniform stands for. Who I am as a human.”