Pranks Destroy Scam Callers- GlitterBomb Payback

What it is

Mark Rober and collaborators build glitter bomb traps and other pranks to fight phone scam call centers, and share evidence about the operations.

Offered as a satisfying example of fighting back against scam call centers.

“I thought this was pretty great”
Great video with scammer panicking at hearing real name
fossuser, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts?”
“Here is Mark Rober basically bringing the war to their shores with incredible pranks”
Pranks against scam call centers
IG_Semmelweiss, 2023-09 · Recommendation · in “India's biggest tech centers named as cyber crime hotspots”
“The video on it is worth watching”
Mark Rober's prank trolling Indian scam call centers
jasonwatkinspdx, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “FTC proposes new protections to combat AI impersonation of individuals”

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Topics: scam call centers, mark rober, pranks, fraud, glitter bomb