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Updated December 24, 2024 at 1:59 AM Alex Chriss, president and CEO of PayPal, speaks onstage at the Fortune Global Forum on Nov. 11, 2024, in New York City. (Jemal Countess—Getty Images for ...
Jim Browning is the Internet alias of a software engineer and YouTuber from Northern Ireland [1] whose content focuses on scam baiting and investigating call centres engaging in fraudulent activities. Browning cooperates with other YouTubers and law enforcement when they seek his expertise in investigating and infiltrating scam call centers.
Tech support scammers are regularly targeted by scam baiting, [45] with individuals seeking to raise awareness of these scams by uploading recordings on platforms like YouTube, cause scammers inconvenience by wasting their time and protect potential victims. A good example of this is the YouTube community Scammer Payback [66] [67]
In 2022, 70,000 people reported a romance scam, with losses hitting a staggering $1.3 billion — and the median reported loss standing at $4,400, according to the FTC.
On June 27, 2024, Williams launched and promoted a new cryptocurrency called "Faddy Coin" on his Twitter. Stephen "Coffeezilla" Findeisen, a YouTuber who investigates online scams, accused Williams of promoting a cryptocurrency scam. Findeisen specifically noted that the Faddy Coin had lost 90% of its value by June 28, 2024.
Also related to online purchases, phishing scams moved up the top 10 to the No. 2 spot. In this era of remote working, employment scams were the No. 3 reported scam for the second year in a row.
In mid-2017, Kitboga found out that his grandmother had fallen victim to many scams designed to prey on the elderly, both online and in person. [4] He then discovered "Lenny", a loop of vague pre-recorded messages that scam baiters play during calls to convince the scammer that there is a real person on the phone without providing any useful information to the scammer.
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