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The big $ giveaway
What's behind the trend for giving away money online?
Search for ''#freemoney' or '$giveaway' on any social media platform and you'll be inundated by a host of kindly benefactors; American billionaires, Saudi Sheiks and bitcoin evangelists, all pledging to give away millions to people in need at the click of a like or follow. But are they really what they claim to be? Daniel Leinhardt speaks to the genuine Twitter philanthropists, the publicity hungry influencers and the victims of the scammers to find out the truth behind this trend.
Image: Stock image of pixelated dollar signs floating over cell phone (Credit: Donald Iain Smith/Getty Images)
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