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Spying on the Scammers [Part 1/5]

Jim Browning

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Jim Browning reverses a remote connection from a tech support scammer, gaining access to their internal network and CCTV cameras.

When a scammer connected to my PC, I was able to reverse their connection and discover that they had CCTV. You're going to see the most detailed exposé of a tech support scam ever seen on YouTube. The company were called Faremart.com - A travel agency in Delhi who use their buildings and VOIP telephony to run various scams. They are one of hundreds of scam call centres in India and this one group will make over $3 million per year with scams. I have shared this footage with BBC's Panorama. The link to their documentary is: youtube.com/watch?v=cZ9LUS2F1cA. Preview: youtube.com/watch?v=7rmvhwwiQAY Link to Part 2: youtu.be/uV-qa9M-o4E Link to Part 3: youtu.be/jTXN9iTKHc8 Link to Part 4: youtu.be/G15xjQM-rGc Link to Part 5: youtu.be/pBNUOojLQVI My friend Karl Rock helped me uncover this scam and all of the footage of the outside of the building is his work. Please check out Karl's Channel here: youtube.com/KarlRock Karl's version of this video is here: youtube.com/watch?v=kFwt-_svg_0 If you feel you are a victim of this scam, please send an email to : shocybergrg.pol-hry@gov.in Please note the various company aliases below: EZYSupport (ezysupport.eu/) Tech on Demands (techondemands.co) TechExpertos Itech Security (itech-security.com) Tritium Tech (tritiumtech.eu) Shankar Consulting RAM Computer Support Faremart Travels Company Details (faremart.com) zaubacorp.com/company/FAREMART-TRAVELS-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U6303… Adhrit Technologies Company Details (www.adhrittech.com) zaubacorp.com/company/ADHRIT-TECHNOLOGIES-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U7… Faremart Travels Pvt. Ltd Address: Sonit Tower, 272, Jwala Mill Rd, Phase IV, Udyog Vihar, Sector 18, Gurugram, Haryana 122015, India Scammer.info details: scammer.info/d/16853-itech-security-large-call-center If can possibly sponsor me, this is my Patreon link: patreon.com/JimBrowning Many thanks if you can support me! Catch me on Twitter: twitter.com/JimBrowning11 @JimBrowing11 Outro music: freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games/ (Epic Song) The 3D logo smash was created by 'Please Subscribe Dad'... check out his great channel: youtube.com/user/pleasesubscribedad

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