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Glitterbomb Trap Catches Phone Scammer (who gets arrested)

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What it is

Mark Rober sets up elaborate glitter-bomb traps to go after phone scammers, working his way up their chain of command, and ends with a scammer being arrested. He also points viewers to fraud-reporting resources and to scambaiter Jim Browning's investigation.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN mentions it in robocall and scam threads as an entertaining look at how phone scams work and how vigilantes fight back.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I’d recommend two videos to start: Jim browning at and mark rober at .”

    Shows how scams work and how vigilantes fight back.

    ipython, 2021-04 · Recommendation · in “FCC finally starts tackling America's robocall scourge”

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Topics: scambaiting, phone scams, glitter bomb, mark rober, fraud

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