Scam baiting explained The internets war on scammers
News Source : Techtarget.com
News Summary
- Scam baiting, also spelled scambaiting, is the practice of engaging with scammers.
- It is social engineering turned back on the would-be engineer.
- Andy Patrizio: Scam baiters waste any scammer's time – a resource otherwise spent targeting real victims.
- He says scam baiting is ethical when baiters act with steadfast restraint in protecting others and vexing scammers, but when done recklessly, it undermines its own purpose and potentially harms innocent people, he says.
Scam baiting, also spelled scambaiting, is the practice of engaging with scammers usually online or by phone to antagonize them, waste their time or gather evidence to expose their operations. It is [+6195 chars]
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