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3:05Now PlayingFascinating scam run out of Chechnya. Normally TYT is anti-scam, but for ISIS we make an exception. The three woman told ISIS they wanted to join up, but just needed some cash for the move to Iraq. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Things aren’t looking so good for the Islamic State right now, especially after its recruiting arm on social media lost thousands to a catfishing scam run by three Chechen girls.
First, the terrorist organization’s alleged leader issued a memo banning all videos depicting graphic forms of execution. Then an ex-Gawker writer lumped ISIS into the same lecherous category as his former employer. (Okay, that one stings a bit.) Now they’re out $3,300 to a bunch of girls who just wanted a free holiday.”*
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