Scam-baiting YouTube channel Tech Support Scams taken offline by tech support scam • The Register

13    29 Jul 2021 03:26 by u/None

> The Tech Support Scams YouTube channel has been erased from existence in a blaze of irony as host and creator Jim Browning fell victim to a tech support scam that convinced him to secure his account – by deleting it. > Tech support scams have been going on for about as long as people have needed technical support, but a report published by Microsoft last month suggested the volume may be declining. The same report found that the 18-37 age group was the most likely to fall victim – and that 10 per cent of those surveyed had lost money to a scammer

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This is unfortunate. Jim Browning does a good thing for the world.