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Online scammers steal photographs of real people to create realistic profiles. But, reverse image searches of profile pictures can help you spot the difference between a genuine and a fake profile. And, it can also be used to determine if an image has been used before in a scam.
You can use Google’s reverse online image search of photos, and if the suspect profile photo appears under different names, you may have caught yourself a scammer.
On a computer or device:
Visit Google Search Help for more advice on doing an online reverse image search.
Other online image search tools and apps you can use to do image reverse lookup:
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