An elaborate con that tricked dozens into working for a fake design agency
This is so similar to the Anna Sorokin scam (now famous via Netflix).  I think the Insta culture has made people so hungry for the image of success that they'll do anything to achieve it.Taking that a step further, I do wonder if crimes like this will get public sentiment behind removing anonymity from the Internet.  There's plenty of reasons to keep people's privacy. But society will only tolerate so much criminal behavior before handing over their freedom for order.