Mike is a "scambaiter," dedicated to fighting back against those who send out the notorious 419 e-mails, promising untold wealth to anyone gullible or naive enough to disclose their bank details. Mike ...

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS / ACCESS Newswire / September 29, 2025 / CYBERA, a global leader in scam prevention and mule account intelligence, announced today that it has been accepted by rigorous ...

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Thousands people are victims of telephone, e-mail or Internet scams every day. However, the scambaiting technique is a countermeasure to return the pain to hackers. Scambaiting allows for the scammer ...

In 2023, 73% of Brits were targeted by scammers. Telecommunications companies such as O2 are often seen as enablers, with scammers exploiting their networks and impersonating their brand – only 24% of ...

Chances are, you or someone you know has been the target of a scam. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), reported scams cost Americans more than $12.5 billion in 2024—a 25% increase from ...

Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Bill Hinton / Moment / Galina Chetvertina / J Studios / DigitalVision / loops7 / E+ / jittawit.21 / iStock / Getty A call from someone pretending to be an IRS ...

A call from someone pretending to be an IRS agent is, for most of us, just part of the furniture of modern digital life. We hang up, we block the number, we move on. But for Ashton Bingham, then an ...

For scammers as much as anybody, time is money. The more time a scammer spends talking to someone without taking their money or information, the less efficient their operation is. If a scammer gets ...

What Is an AI Granny for Scambaiting? The AI Granny is essentially a combination of artificial intelligence and voice-changing tools that allow you to impersonate an elderly person during calls. The ...

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Scambaiting is when someone interacts with a scammer to waste their time and resources. Some of these online experiences are entertaining and even hilarious to watch. Instead of falling for their ...