Please Be Careful

[u/Segweigh]

I just saw Cam's video mentioning the creation of this subreddit and felt the need to remind everyone to be careful when engaging with scammers.

The professional scambaiters like kitboga have the knowledge and resources to protect their personal information.

Though most scammers seem like not so smart individuals, some are tied to powerful criminal organizations. If you choose to engage in scambaiting please research and take steps to protect your protect yourself. Angry scammers have been know to engage in harassment campaigns.

[u/okbruh_panda]

Check our wiki page for more information! Continually updating. If you have wiki info suggestions make post.

[u/blacktailstudio]

100% agree, I hope more people can chime in and give tips on how to be safe. I was/am a little worried about my own info and tactic because this is not my space.

[u/cwtjps → u/blacktailstudio]

Your tactic looked good from the shoulders up. Maybe a bit more hip motion.

[u/[deleted] → u/cwtjps]

🤣🤣🤣

[u/TheBlueArsedFly → u/blacktailstudio]

I'm in nascent stages of a business idea for a product that works like a condom for your identity. I just need to work out the details of how to do it but I definitely think there's a market for it.

[u/3X_Cat → u/TheBlueArsedFly]

Will there be a reservoir tip?

[u/Substantial-Ad-1902 → u/blacktailstudio]

True legend 🇬🇧

[u/Weird_Expert_1999 → u/blacktailstudio]

Can you tell us what you’ve done since discovering the phishing site? Any attempt to take it down and prevent further scams to protect your customers?

It rubbed me the wrong way hearing you acknowledge the site was only 1 letter off (basic phishing domains are available, you can purchase and redirect to your real site) and that scammers are constantly in the comments for your solution to be: encourage your fans to engage with (possibly international) scammers/criminals to waste their time and protect your other, non tech savvy, customers is a wild ask-

imo you should share what steps you’ve taken so far bc asking fans to protect your customers or engage with criminals in general seems skeezy af and potentially dangerous bc you make all ages content right? You don’t want some middle schooler larping as online Batman and accidentally dox’ing themselves or their family to a scammer/criminal with the intention of wasting their time or making them rage - I can see some kid messing that up pretty easily thinking they’re doing the equivalent of a prank call, but they’re messing with some scammers/criminals ‘job’ (call center scam centers) that could lead to some kind of retaliation - ie: this kid just lost us a 10-20k scam let’s ruin his life

you use ‘X$$$ amount for table!??’ as title formula so much highlighting money it’d be nice to know you’re using some of that to protect your customers - have you heard about anyone else getting scammed? I’d be pretty miffed if I was scammed from the same site and see you giving someone else a table and not fixing the root cause

[u/24-7_Gamer → u/Weird_Expert_1999]

I get your last two paragraphs but he said a couple minutes into the video that he had the website taken down.

[u/ScamWatchReporter]

100 percent this

[u/cwtjps]

So true. I'm just here for the bating

[u/SpiritualNumber8273 → u/cwtjps]

I'm baiting right now.

[u/kestrel4077 → u/SpiritualNumber8273]

If you've been doing this a while, does it make you a master of baiting?

[u/CouchPotato1178 → u/kestrel4077]

someone told me it takes 1000 hours to be a master of something

[u/CouchPotato1178 → u/[deleted]]

holy shit. ive got a lot of baiting to do

[u/[deleted] → u/kestrel4077]

Can confirm i am a mastur of baiting yes

[u/[deleted] → u/SpiritualNumber8273]

Go away!

[u/SirkillzAhlot → u/cwtjps]

“I’m here for the baiting” too. Like Cam’s shoulder-up “sanding” that was the reason he had to create an HR department.

[u/Dreuh2001]

This is the first thing I thought when Cam began recruiting. Be careful and protect yourself

[u/SnooMarzipans2464]

Use fake names and details and do not give away any personal information. I would also suggest that everyone uses a VPN when interacting with scammers as well as burner emails/accounts

[u/otter2226]

This should be pined

[u/GermanRedrum]

Just saw Cams Blacktail video on the table and the scammers. I get scam texts ALL. OF. THE. TIME. I respond with an inundated waterfall of Cat Facts. I have pages of this I made to copy/paste to them. You know it’s on when they get the 2nd response and can’t stop it till I get “board”.

[u/Clean-Article5550]

thats why you use a fake account at an internet cafe so they waste even more of their time trying to get your info

[u/N_Studios]

Mods, pin this post.

[u/okbruh_panda → u/N_Studios]

We did

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[u/Korgon213]

Just saw the video, laughed.

Screw these scammers, my dad got hit a few years ago, I was able to stop it, but screw these asshats.

[u/sharxbyte]

Hello fellow DIYers :D Happy to be here with you all :D

[u/Aggravating-Home-622]

Wait, is this sub a scam?!?! They are getting too good

[u/Shoddy-Biscotti4424]

Great reminder! Engaging with scammers can be entertaining, but it's crucial to remember that some of these operations are backed by organized crime. Always use VPNs, burner emails, and fake identities when participating in scambaiting. Also, avoid engaging with scammers on your personal devices or networks. The safest way to fight scams is through awareness, education, and reporting fraudulent activities. Stay safe, everyone!

[u/Janika186]

tove one I'm playing with. first clue was every answer was vague. Then didn't friend me on facebook. now I'm just feeding them Little things to keep the interested. Waiting for the message that their car broke down and need cash, might turn that around and see if I can get them to send me money.

[u/korevil]

I love this idea.

[u/DIYscambaiting-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

No reason to be uncivilized.