- The U.S. NSA ran fake LinkedIn and Facebook profiles to phish foreign targets, as revealed in Snowden leaks, posing as recruiters to install malware.

- UK's GCHQ conducted "Operation Socialist," using false personas on social media for spear-phishing against telecom firms worldwide.

- In 2016, Russian GRU operatives (targeting Western elections) used spear-phishing on Democratic Party emails, but U.S. agencies mirrored similar tactics in counter-ops per declassified reports.

- "A Diamond is Forever".

Emotional manipulation linking diamonds to eternal love; planted stories, lobbied celebrities; created artificial scarcity myth despite stockpile.

- Amazon, Walmart, etc.

Scarcity/urgency prompts ("only 2 left!"); personalized "recommended for you" via data exploits.

- Fake reviews.

Paid influencers posed as riders praising service; hidden surge pricing mind games.

- "Torches of freedom".

Women-only events handing cigarettes as "freedom symbols" to subvert norms.

Feel free to ask for more:

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Don’t forget eBay: https://www.wired.com/story/ebay-employees-charged-cyberstal...