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State AGs led by NY's Letitia James pressure Meta to clean up investment scams on Facebook

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42 state attorneys general are calling on Meta to curb the rise of investment scams on Facebook that fraudulently use the images of Warren Buffett and other famous figures.

The ads, touting access to Buffett , Elon Musk or Ark Invest's Cathie Wood , lure Facebook users to join chat groups on Meta -owned messaging platform, WhatsApp .

The AGs urged Meta to boost its policing of ads, including with more human review.