Scam baiting (or scambaiting) is a form of internet vigilantism primarily used towards advance-fee fraud, IRS impersonation scams, technical support scams...
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about scam baiting against phone scams and Internet scams. He works against a variety of scams over the phone, such as technical support scams, refund...
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running fraudulent call centres and scam baiting. The first tech support scams were recorded in 2008. Technical support scams have been seen in a variety of...
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potential victims. Some individuals participate in a practice known as scam baiting, in which they pose as potential targets and engage the scammers in lengthy...
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Jim Browning (YouTuber) (section Scam Interceptors)
engineer and YouTuber from Northern Ireland whose content focuses on scam baiting and investigating call centres engaging in fraudulent activities. Browning...
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419eater.com is a scam baiting website which focuses on advance-fee fraud. The name 419 comes from "419 fraud", another name for advance fee fraud, and...
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journals List of con artists List of scams Phishing Pig butchering scam Quackery Racketeering Ripoff Scam baiting Scams in intellectual property Social engineering...
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Internet vigilantism (section Scam baiting)
are scammed out of their money. Identity theft activism is similar to scam baiting but deals with identity theft.[clarification needed] In 2002 in the United...
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American Twitch streamer and YouTuber whose content primarily focuses on scam baiting against phone fraud. His channel has over one million followers on Twitch...
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An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith. In the most basic form, an...
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AnyDesk (section Technical support scams)
in partnership with a number of prominent scam baiters in an initiative to combat technical support scams and abuse of remote-access software. The task...
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scam. Law portal Society portal 419 scams Advance-fee scam Badger game Catfishing Pig butchering scam Scam baiting "Internet Dating and Romance Scams"...
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and video effects that show interactions with authors of scam emails (known as scam baiting). In September 2020, Veitch was the subject of multiple allegations...
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(2021-10-03). "Who scams the scammers? Meet the scambaiters". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-11-17. "Video Scam-baiting scammers". ABC News...
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Phishing (redirect from Phishing scam)
Phishing is a form of social engineering and a scam where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware such as viruses...
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Lenny is a chatbot designed to scam bait telemarketers, scammers, and other unwanted incoming calls using messages. Telemarketers are perceived as annoying...
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Scams and confidence tricks are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type. Throughout this list...
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who wear comic book style costumes Scam baiting – Internet vigilantism tactic, a form of vigilantism against scams Tarring and feathering – Form of public...
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white hat hacker, scam baiter, and journalist, with investigations published on YouTube and on BBC programmes such as Panorama and Scam Interceptors Charlie...
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The tarmac scam is a confidence trick in which criminals sell fake or shoddy tarmac (asphalt) and driveway resurfacing. It is particularly common in Europe...
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The strip search phone call scam was a series of incidents, mostly occurring in rural areas of the United States, that extended over a period of at least...
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In advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419 scams), the method of funds transfers; often used as a key-word in scam baiting Modal realism, the view that all possible...
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A scam center, fraud factory, fraud park, scam factory, scam compound, scam hub, scam park, fraud center, fraud compound, or fraud hub is a collection...
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A rent-sangla scam, also known as rent-tangay scam, is a confidence trick that began to be performed in the Philippines in early 2017. According to local...
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South Carolina a successful effort in early 1760s Scam baiting, a form of vigilantism against scams The Night Riders Vigilantism, worldwide perspective...
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Australia - How is Bait Advertising Illegal?". Brucelegal.com.au. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2019. "Common Auto Dealer Scams". PublicCounsel.org...
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Kapa-Community Ministry International (redirect from Kapa-Community Ministry International investment scam)
Kapa-Community Ministry International and its executives, citing an investment scam. President Rodrigo Duterte was the first government official to announce...
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Caller Identification Obscene phone call Phone Losers of America Phone scam Scam baiting Soundboard (computer program) The Jerky Boys The Masked Avengers'...
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related to scambaiting and internet vigilantism, with a focus on exposing scams and fraudulent activities. The channel’s content typically involves interactions...
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Predator, a TV show that tries to bait potential child predators Scam baiting, which baits con artists Is 'To Catch a Cheater' Scripted? The Series Is Allegedly...
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