Jan 17 2024
Ep. 03: Unpacking Tech Support Scams, Cyber Kidnappings, and Romance Cons
In episode 3, Anne and Ryan unpack tech support scams, scammer psychology, facebook support scams and virtual kidnapping.
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๐ Things we talk about in this episode ๐
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โ Uncover the story of a 73-year-old retiree who lost over $600,000 to a tech support scam that involved a Fake Microsoft Defender pop-up.
๐ฅ Explore the psychology of scammers and a disturbing scam called โpig slaughteringโ. Donโt worry, not what youโre thinking โ this term is used for a long-play romance scam. This segment also covers paypal scams, fake apps and missing person cons.
๐ฉโโ๏ธ A story of a man who initially lost over $2,000 to scammers but found a way to recover his money. Lucky.
๐ A crazy story about virtual kidnapping involving a Chinese foreign exchange student.
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๐ Show Notes and Resources ๐
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โ A former White House scientist was scammed out of $655,000. Then came the IRS.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-...
๐ฅ How scammers use psychology to create some of the most convincing internet cons โ and what to watch out for
https://theconversation.com/how-scamm...
๐ฉโโ๏ธ I got scammed out of $2,250. Hereโs how I was able to stop the hackers from getting any of it
https://www.siouxfallslive.com/news/s...
๐ Cyber 'Kidnapping' Scams Target Chinese Students Around the World
https://www.voanews.com/a/cyber-kidna...
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