Scammer Payback
Scammer Payback, also known as his nickname "Pierogi", is an American YouTuber. He makes videos in which he scam baits against phone scams, such as technical support scams, refund scams, social security scams and IRS impersonation scams.[2]
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| Nationality | American | |||
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| Years active | 2019–present | |||
| Genre | Scam baiting | |||
| Subscribers | 7.55 million[1] (25 July 2024) | |||
| Total views | 1 billion[1] (25 July 2024) | |||
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Career
changeOn May 15, 2019, Pierogi created "Scammer Payback". Before then, he was working as a cybersecurity professional.[3] Using a voice changer, he acts as a character to waste a scammer's time. He also distracts scammers so he can use a virtual machine to delete their files and expose their information.[4][5][6] He has also stopped some scams and given some scam victims their money back.[4]
Pierogi has worked with other YouTubers, including Mark Rober, Trilogy Media and Jim Browning.[7] In 2022, Pierogi and his team created the "People's Call Center", in which he and other scambaiters fought against scams for a week.[4]
See also
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Scammer Payback". YouTube.
- ↑ Johnson, Whit; Morris, Kaitlyn; Prince, Hannah. "FBI warns of rise in costly technical support scams". Good Morning America. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ↑ Ryan, Shannon (August 18, 2022). "YouTuber Pierogi targets scammers with 'Scammer Payback' channel, new project". FOX 7 Austin. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
A former cybersecurity professional
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ryan, Shannon (August 18, 2022). "YouTuber Pierogi targets scammers with 'Scammer Payback' channel, new project". FOX 7 Austin. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ↑ Baleegh, Mohammed (June 7, 2022). "Hyderabad: Online scammers call cops after getting exposed". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ↑ "American YouTuber busts scam call centre in Hyderabad". TimesNow. June 7, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ↑ Webster, Sophie (April 24, 2021). "Mark Rober, a Former NASA Scientist Turned YouTuber Content Creator That Engineered Glitterbomb Packages". Tech Times. Retrieved April 12, 2023.