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Fake 'live stream' of Southport attack victim's funeral used by scammers to target Facebook users

Sky News Thursday, 22 August 2024
Police have warned the public about fraudsters looking to profit from the Southport stabbings tragedy after a fake link to a "live stream" claiming to show a victim's funeral was shared on Facebook.
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News video: Service celebrates life of girl killed in Southport

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Mourners have lined streets decorated with pink ribbons as a “special day” is held to celebrate the life of a seven-year-old killed in the Southport knife attack. A horse-drawn carriage arrived at St John’s Church in Birkdale, near Southport, for the funeral of Elsie Dot Stancombe. Report by...

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the failure of state institutions in the case of child-killer Axel Rudakubana “frankly leaps off the page”. The 18-year-old pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, Merseyside, in July. The PM added that the Southport killings “must be a line in the sand for Britain”. Report by Faragt. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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