Tag: tech support scam
Fake Invoices Lure Victims into Callback Scams
A new report from scamhunter collective Demurrage also explains how US comms providers RingCentral and Bandwidth allow foreign call centers to defraud Americans.
How Scammers Insert Phone Numbers into the URLs of Genuine Websites
A simple trick has inserted bogus support numbers into URLs that people will see in their web browsers when visiting the real websites of Netflix, Microsoft and Apple.
Prosecutors Want to Confiscate $8mn of Assets from Publicity-Hungry Owner of Scam Call Center
Kunal Gupta claimed to be a philanthropist but police say his firm made $17.4mn by defrauding victims in the USA, UK and Australia.
We Need Robo-ears to Understand Robocalls
NCSU researchers extended their robocall honeypot by using machine learning to analyze what scammers tell victims to do. This led them to identify a wholly new way of protecting the public.
Is India Really Cracking Down on Phone Scams?
Internet vigilante and YouTuber Jim Browning used his hacking skills to obtain compelling evidence about the bosses of an Indian scam call center who were then arrested but never prosecuted.
Learning from YouTubers Who Hack Scam Call Centers
Developers of a robocall blocking app brought together YouTube's leading scambaiters for a week. Imagine if teams like these investigated scam calls all year.
Last Day of i3forum-RAG Wholesale Fraud Survey
We need joined-up thinking to solve problems that cross borders and cause harm to ordinary people everywhere. Joined-up solutions start with a common understanding of problems we face.
The Phone Scam Aimed at New Customers of Disney and Amazon Video Streaming
Jim Browning's vigilante hacking showed how the classic tech support scam has been adapted to target users of Disney+ and Prime Video.
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