Who scams the scammers? Meet the scambaiters
Police struggle to catch online fraudsters, often operating from overseas, but now a new breed of amateurs are taking matters into their own hands
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Why phone scams are so difficult to tackle
Many of us now refuse to answer telephone calls from an unknown number, for fear that it could be a scam. And we dread receiving a text message, purportedly from our bank or a delivery firm, again due to concerns that it might be from fraudsters.
I never allowed any third party to use my details for market research (or cold selling to put it better).
Why can't these companies be closed down. I thought GDPR would stop this?
Phishing for information...ignore their calls
Cold callers. Waste of time.
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