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This Influencer (Almost) Pulled Off One Huge Scam As long as the sun continues to rise, the most cunning among us will continue to scam. Most recently, a 22-year-old influencer from New Jersey is accused of stealing more than a million dollars from her social-media followers and local businesses. On February 13, federal authorities in New Jersey arrested and charged Kayla Massa, also known as @Kayg0ldi to the 300,000 people who follow her now-private Instagram account. According to a complaint unsealed in New Jersey federal court, Massa orchestrated an illegal scheme through which she scammed over 45 of her unsuspecting social-media followers — many...