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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams (aka overpayment scams), a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" refunding them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim of refund scams using a variety of pseudonyms and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid funds to a recipient, often a middleman connected to the scammer, in a package. Unbeknown to them, however, the package doesn't contain anything of monetary value, and will instead be intercepted by the Trilogy Media duo as it makes its way to the recipient while also confronting them in person.
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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams (aka overpayment scams), a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" refunding them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim of refund scams using a variety of pseudonyms and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid funds to a recipient, often recipient (often a middleman connected middleman, based in the same country as the victim, with connections to the scammer, scammer) in a package. Unbeknown to them, however, the package doesn't contain anything of monetary value, and will instead be intercepted by the Trilogy Media duo as it makes its way to the recipient while also confronting them in person.
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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams (aka overpayment scams), a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" refunding them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim of refund scams using a variety of pseudonyms and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid funds to a recipient recipient, often a middleman connected to the scammer scammer, in a package. Unbeknown to them, however, the package doesn't contain anything of monetary value, and will instead be intercepted by the Trilogy Media duo as it makes its way to the recipient while also confronting them in person.
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Pierogi has his own coverage of the series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in_Y5q_-F2Y here]].
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Pierogi has his own coverage of the series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in_Y5q_-F2Y com/playlist?list=PLEYoYKtM02Grc8VWt1zqf7S4dR2dL9MN4 here]].
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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams (aka overpayment scams), a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" refunding them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim of refund scams using a variety of pseudonyms and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid funds to a recipient connected to the scammer in a package. Unbeknown to them, however, the package doesn't contain anything of monetary value, and will instead be intercepted by the Trilogy Media duo as it makes its way to the recipient.recipient while also confronting them in person.
Pierogi has his own coverage of the series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in_Y5q_-F2Y here]].
Pierogi has his own coverage of the series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in_Y5q_-F2Y here]].
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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams (aka overpayment scams), a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" paying refunding them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim of refund scams using a variety of pseudonyms and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid funds to a recipient connected to the scammer in a package. Unbeknown to them, however, the package doesn't contain anything of monetary value, and will instead be intercepted by the Trilogy Media duo as it makes its way to the recipient.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Susan endured two years of stress after tech support scammer "John Kudo" fleeced her of $30,000 in a refund scam. A [[https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-susan-rebuild GoFundMe fundraiser]] was set up by Trilogy Media to help Susan rebuild, and the campaign succeeded, with 1.5K+ donors amassing $32,800. A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIH1MFrRO9k follow-up video]] to the first episode of the series was uploaded to commemorate the occasion.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Susan endured two years of stress after tech support scammer "John Kudo" fleeced her of $30,000 in a refund scam. A [[https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-susan-rebuild GoFundMe fundraiser]] was set up by Trilogy Media to help Susan rebuild, and the campaign succeeded, with 1.5K+ donors amassing $32,800.succeeded. A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIH1MFrRO9k follow-up video]] to the first episode of the series was uploaded to commemorate the occasion.
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* OnlineAlias: Pierogi poses as an elderly female named "Vivian Rogers" when carrying out his scambaits.
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* OnlineAlias: Pierogi poses as an elderly female named "Vivian Rogers" when carrying out his scambaits. In the fifth episode, he uses "Mary Swanson".
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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams (aka overpayment scams), a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" paying them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim of refund scams using a female pseudonym "Vivian Rogers" variety of pseudonyms and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid money funds to a recipient connected to the scammer in a package. Unbeknown to them, however, the package doesn't contain a check, anything of monetary value, and will instead be intercepted by the Trilogy Media duo as it makes its way to the recipient.
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* CharacterNameAlias: Ashton and Art go by the pseudonyms "Dexter" and "Vlad" respectively, when they go out confronting scammers in-person.
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* PredatoryBusiness: The recipient of "Mary Swanson's" package claims to have turned to refund scams to fund himself, following a failed business venture because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.
-->''"I read about all those things because I fail [sic] in my business because of coronavirus, my whole business is destroyed."''
-->''"I read about all those things because I fail [sic] in my business because of coronavirus, my whole business is destroyed."''
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* ImplausibleDeniability: The recipient of "Mary Swanson's" package repeatedly denies any knowledge or involvement with India-based refund scammers, even when Trilogy Media confront him with evidence to rebuke his claims.
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''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoJt8-NwkDc_lvk2sqh0CIMQN3iU8YebS Scammed!]]'' is a WebVideo series by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCca2961Ton2js_f9IDXK9Wg Trilogy Media]] (a Website/YouTube channel dedicated to scambaiting), created in collaboration with fellow scambaiter Pierogi of [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC9EjyMN_hx5NdctLBx5X7w Scammer Payback]].
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''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoJt8-NwkDc_lvk2sqh0CIMQN3iU8YebS Scammed!]]'' is a WebVideo series by Ashton Bingham & Art Kulik of [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCca2961Ton2js_f9IDXK9Wg Trilogy Media]] (a Website/YouTube channel dedicated to scambaiting), created in collaboration with fellow scambaiter Pierogi of [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC9EjyMN_hx5NdctLBx5X7w Scammer Payback]].
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''Scammed!'' is a WebVideo series by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCca2961Ton2js_f9IDXK9Wg Trilogy Media]] (a Website/YouTube channel dedicated to scambaiting), created in collaboration with fellow scambaiter Pierogi of [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC9EjyMN_hx5NdctLBx5X7w Scammer Payback]].
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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams (aka overpayment scams), a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" paying them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim of refund scams using a female pseudonym "Vivian Rogers" and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid money to the scammer in a package. Unbeknown to them, however, the package doesn't contain a check, and will instead be intercepted by the Trilogy Media duo.duo as it makes its way to the recipient.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When "John Kudo" catches on to the fact that the package Susan received contained no checks and confronts "Vivian" over it, Pierogi drops the persona and condemns him for swindling an elderly woman off $30,000 without remorse.
-->'''Pierogi:''' You're a worthless piece of crap for stealing money from people; she's an old lady. How dare you?
-->'''Pierogi:''' You're a worthless piece of crap for stealing money from people; she's an old lady. How dare you?
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* ElderAbuse: Refund scammer "John Kudo" leaves a voicemail addressed to "Vivian Rogers", threatening to send the FBI to her doorstep if she doesn't return $29,000 worth of overpaid funds to him.
-->''"The message is for Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers, it's me, John Kudo. Answer me, ma'am; you owe me my $29,000, or else I'm gonna report you today, and tomorrow you're gonna see FBI knocking your door. Thank you, have a blessed day."''
-->''"The message is for Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers, it's me, John Kudo. Answer me, ma'am; you owe me my $29,000, or else I'm gonna report you today, and tomorrow you're gonna see FBI knocking your door. Thank you, have a blessed day."''
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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams (aka overpayment scams), a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" paying them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim of refund scams using a female pseudonym "Vivian Rogers" and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid money to the scammer in a package. Unbeknown to them, however, the package doesn't contain a check, and will instead have an interception from be intercepted by the Trilogy Media.Media duo.
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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams, scams (aka overpayment scams), a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" paying them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim of refund scams (aka overpayment scams) using a female pseudonym "Vivian Rogers" and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid money to the scammer in a package. Unbeknown to them, however, the package doesn't contain a check, and will instead have an interception from Trilogy Media.
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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams, a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" paying them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim of refund scams (aka overpayment scams) using a female pseudonym "Vivian Rogers" and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid money to the scammer in a package. Unbeknown to them, however, the package doesn't contain a check, and will instead have an interception from Trilogy Media.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Susan endured two years of stress after tech support scammer "John Kudo" fleeced her of $30,000 in a refund scam. A [[https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-susan-rebuild GoFundMe fundraiser]] was set up by Trilogy Media to help Susan rebuild, and the campaign succeeded, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIH1MFrRO9k with 1.5K+ donors amassing $32,800]].
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Susan endured two years of stress after tech support scammer "John Kudo" fleeced her of $30,000 in a refund scam. A [[https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-susan-rebuild GoFundMe fundraiser]] was set up by Trilogy Media to help Susan rebuild, and the campaign succeeded, with 1.5K+ donors amassing $32,800. A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIH1MFrRO9k with 1.5K+ donors amassing $32,800]].follow-up video]] to the first episode of the series was uploaded to commemorate the occasion.
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* OperatorFromIndia: Like with many tech support scams, the scammers featured in this series often call from India, with heavy Indian accents.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Susan endured two years of stress after tech support scammer "John Kudo" fleeced her of $30,000 in a refund scam. A [[https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-susan-rebuild GoFundMe fundraiser]] was set up by Trilogy Media to help Susan rebuild, and the campaign succeeded, with 1.5K+ donors amassing $32,800.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Susan endured two years of stress after tech support scammer "John Kudo" fleeced her of $30,000 in a refund scam. A [[https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-susan-rebuild GoFundMe fundraiser]] was set up by Trilogy Media to help Susan rebuild, and the campaign succeeded, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIH1MFrRO9k with 1.5K+ donors amassing $32,800.$32,800]].
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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams, a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" repaying paying them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim of refund scams using a female pseudonym "Vivian Rogers" and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid money to the scammer in a package. Unbeknown to the scammer, them, however, the package doesn't contain a check, and will instead have an interception from Trilogy Media.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Susan endured two years of stress after tech support scammer "John Kudo" fleeced her of $30,000 in a refund scam. A [=GoFundMe=] fundraiser was set up by Trilogy Media to help Susan rebuild, and the campaign succeeded, with 1.5K+ donors amassing $32,800.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Susan endured two years of stress after tech support scammer "John Kudo" fleeced her of $30,000 in a refund scam. A [=GoFundMe=] fundraiser [[https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-susan-rebuild GoFundMe fundraiser]] was set up by Trilogy Media to help Susan rebuild, and the campaign succeeded, with 1.5K+ donors amassing $32,800.
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''Scammed!'' is a WebVideo series by [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCca2961Ton2js_f9IDXK9Wg Trilogy Media]] (a Website/YouTube channel dedicated to scambaiting), created in collaboration with fellow scambaiter Pierogi of [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC9EjyMN_hx5NdctLBx5X7w Scammer Payback]].
The series focuses on intercepting refund scams, a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" repaying them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim using a female pseudonym "Vivian Rogers" and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid money to the scammer in package. Unbeknown to the scammer, however, the package doesn't contain a check, and will instead have an interception from Trilogy Media.
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!!''Scammed!'' contains the following tropes:
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Susan endured two years of stress after tech support scammer "John Kudo" fleeced her of $30,000 in a refund scam. A [=GoFundMe=] fundraiser was set up by Trilogy Media to help Susan rebuild, and the campaign succeeded, with 1.5K+ donors amassing $32,800.
* {{Gaslighting}}: Refund scammers prey on the emotions of their victims, claiming that they'll lose their jobs if they don't recover the money that was "overpaid" to the victim's bank account.
* WeirdCurrency: Refund scammers will often demand repayment from their victim in the form of gift cards after manipulating their bank details (via HTML editing) into appearing as if they'd been repaid too much money.
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The series focuses on intercepting refund scams, a type of tech support scam which involves the scammer demanding repayment from their victim after "accidentally" repaying them too much. Pierogi masquerades as a prospective victim using a female pseudonym "Vivian Rogers" and a fake bank account, agreeing to send the overpaid money to the scammer in package. Unbeknown to the scammer, however, the package doesn't contain a check, and will instead have an interception from Trilogy Media.
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!!''Scammed!'' contains the following tropes:
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Susan endured two years of stress after tech support scammer "John Kudo" fleeced her of $30,000 in a refund scam. A [=GoFundMe=] fundraiser was set up by Trilogy Media to help Susan rebuild, and the campaign succeeded, with 1.5K+ donors amassing $32,800.
* {{Gaslighting}}: Refund scammers prey on the emotions of their victims, claiming that they'll lose their jobs if they don't recover the money that was "overpaid" to the victim's bank account.
* WeirdCurrency: Refund scammers will often demand repayment from their victim in the form of gift cards after manipulating their bank details (via HTML editing) into appearing as if they'd been repaid too much money.
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