Beating Scammers at Their Own Game | Super Users

It’s hacker versus scammer. Scam baiter @JimBrowning beats call center scammers at their own game. He’s able to hack their computer systems and watch their every move as they try to trick people out of their life savings. The scammers target anyone – and they will drain all of your money if they get the chance. But if he’s lucky and quick to act, Jim can save the victims just in time. In our series Super Users, VICE World News explores the latest technology being used to fight crime, trafficking, climate change and social injustice. 00:00 Intro 01:08 What is Scam Baiting? 03:01 How Scammers Get Your Personal Information 06:26 The People Who Work in Scam Call Centres Watch more from this series: Ukrainians Are Bombing Russians with Custom Drones The Forensic Artist Solving Cold Cases Spamming a Multi-Billion Dollar Company Click here to subscribe to VICE: About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don’t even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: Videos, daily editorial and more: More videos from the VICE network: Click here to get the best of VICE daily: Like VICE on Facebook: Follow VICE on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok: @vice?lang=en The VICE YouTube Network: VICE: MUNCHIES: VICE News: VICELAND: Vice Life: Noisey: Motherboard: VICE Sports: i-D: Waypoint: #vice #scam #hacker