Hi, thanks as always for reading TechCrunch. We want to talk with you quickly about something important.

We’ve discovered that scammers are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads and reaching out to companies, pretending to be our staff when they absolutely are not. These bad actors are using our name and reputation to try to dupe unsuspecting businesses. It drives us crazy and infuriates us on your behalf.

Anecdotally, this isn’t just happening to us; fraudsters are exploiting the trust that comes with established news brands to get their foot in the door with companies across the media industry.

Here’s an example of the most common scheme we’ve been tracking: impostors impersonating our reporters to extract sensitive business information from unsuspecting targets. In sever

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