THE VIDEO SHELF · tech support scams
Spying on the Scammers [Part 1/5]
Jim Browning reverses a scammer's remote connection and discovers CCTV in a Delhi call centre. He gives a detailed look at how a tech support scam operation runs, and he shared the footage with the BBC.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it as a fascinating inside look at how Indian scam call centres operate, often when scams come up in discussion.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Jim Browning
- Topic
- tech support scams
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Obligatory kitboga mention: [LINK] . The dude is a genius at baiting scammers and his stream is family-friendly as far as I know. Then there is Jim Browning on YouTube.... I’ll just leave this here: [VIDEO]
Cyph0n on Hacker News · 2020-07
In My dad got scammed for $3k worth of gift cardsYes. Many scam operations are full-fledged "companies" which operate out of commercial office space and have a payroll of employees who show up to work every day Monday to Friday and scam people as if it was a normal job. This is a fascinating YouTube …
whoooooo123 on Hacker News · 2021-05
In How to Tell a Job Offer from an ID Theft Trap
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