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Wired | Scammer Payback Answers Scam Questions (2024)

Pierogi from Scammer Payback on YouTube joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about scams and scambaiting.

Why do scammers ask victims to buy gift cards?

What are some of the biggest scammer red flags?

Do they ever get caught?

How many scams are out there?

Should I mess with scammers for fun if I identify one?

What software and hardware does Scammer Payback use?

How can those creepy sex bot internet commenters lead to a scam?

Pierogi answers these questions and many more on Scambaiting Support.

00:00 - Scambaiting Support

00:27 - Scammer red flags

01:12 - Scammers and Gift cards

01:39 - How many scams are out there?

02:13 - Messing with scammers for fun

03:54 - Scambaiting: Origins

04:24 - Random scam texts

04:57 - Most scammed social media platform

05:23 - Can scam texts track your phone?

06:16 - Amazon scam LIVE

07:03 - The most absurd scam call ever

07:42 - Voice changing/Scammer Payback Setup

08:41 - Phone number spoofing.. how?

09:08 - Scammed out of your crypto

10:13 - Benefits? PTO? How about a 401K Match?

11:06 - How do the creepy bots make money?

12:18 - Programs

12:41 - …….

13:08 - Some common senior citizen scams

14:35 - How do scam call centers work?

15:37 - Money mule address

17:50 - Someone hacked my amazon account! But…

18:58 - How did they get past my 2FA?

19:56 - Is public wifi safe? Is VPN good?

20:42 - Gaining access to scammers machines

21:36 - The epicenter of call centers?

22:48 - Pierogi Police?

23:21 - Let’s move this convo over to WhatsApp

23:59 - Scam Likely

24:19 - Fake shopping sites/The Cat

25:27 - Do scammers ever get caught?

26:00 - Caught in a PayPal scam

26:31 - I want my money back

26:45 - Meet the team

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Wired | Scammer Payback Answers Scam Questions (2024)

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