“Because we know there likely won’t be action taken, we do take justice in our own hands a little. We mess with their computers and place their photos online, we want to make scammers feel afraid. I want to make them feel vulnerable, and send a clear message that “you can scam, but you can’t hide.””
The latest scam bait was a masterpiece of patience and clever acting. Posing as a sweet and naïve grandma, the scambaiter set the trap before delivering the fatal blow at the end. “The grandma voice is actually my girlfriend!” DVR told us with a chuckle. “The funny thing is, I was sitting next to her while a team member on the other side of the world controlled the computer. We told her what to say through sign language, and text instructions in a chat application. Scammers prey on the elderly, so she is the perfect bait to get them to lower their guard.
This scammer thought everything was going well when he managed to get an 83-year-old ‘grandma’ to give him access to her PC
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