Check It Out, Lock It Down

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Bloomberg has recently highlighted the efforts of " scambaiters ," online vigilantes who counter internet fraudsters by wasting their time and exposing their operations. In December 2024, Bloomberg published an article titled "YouTube Scambaiters Turn the Tables — and the Police — on Internet Fraudsters," detailing how these individuals devise elaborate schemes to disrupt scammers' activities. Additionally, Bloomberg's investigative series featured a segment called "Scambaiters," which delves deeper into this phenomenon. This episode is part of the "Bloomberg Investigates" series and is available for streaming on Bloomberg Originals. For a visual exploration, Bloomberg also released a video titled "Scambaiter Exposes Massive Dubai Crypto Scam," where a scambaiter uncovers a significant cryptocurrency fraud based in Dubai.