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Spying on the Scammers [Part 1/5]

Jim Browning · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Privacy, surveillance & cybercrimeSecurity & hacking

What it is

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 Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as a fascinating inside look at how Indian scam call centres operate, often when scams come up in discussion.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Then there is Jim Browning on YouTube.... I’ll just leave this here”

    Jim Browning's scammer-hacking videos.

    Cyph0n, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “My dad got scammed for $3k worth of gift cards”

  2. “This is a fascinating YouTube series from a guy who managed to hack into the IT system of an Indian scam operation”

    Series hacking an Indian scam operation, showing how it operates.

    whoooooo123, 2021-05 · Recommendation · in “How to Tell a Job Offer from an ID Theft Trap”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: scam baiting, call centres, jim browning, fraud, social engineering

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