We’ve all seen the Scambaiting videos online.

A YouTuber gets on a call with someone they fully know is a Scammer and then proceeds to waste their time. It doesn’t matter if they only waste 15 minutes or 24 hours over the course of a few days… they still managed to stop that Scammer calling a victim because they were instead, busy speaking to a baiter.There are multiple different routes that people take when connected to a scammer. They could take the Jim Browning approach and get as much information on them as possible – maybe even try to get into the Scammers computer – or they can take the more lighthearted approach like Kitboga ( Who uses a voice changer ) does on a regular basis where he aims to waste the time of the Scammer playing different roles enabled by his voice changer.

There is also another type of Scambaiting that is done through emails. Con artist Scammers on a regular basis send phishing emails to an innocent person where they pretend to be the lottery or even some charity organizations in order to try and get their credit card info. It is a common type of internet vigilantism to try and troll these horrible people. So next time you see a scam email with malicious links pretending to be a nigerian prince then use the fact you know they are a fraudster an mess around with them so that they can’t hurt a real victim potentially stealing their money thanks to the fact they are talking to you instead.

Today, I will be teaching you how to scambait using the Jim Browning approach, the reason I am using this method is because it can easily lead into any other road to mess around with these criminals.

How To Call The Scammer

Arguably the most important part of this whole guide, and in my opinion the easiest! Scambaiting now has been made so much easier thanks to a new(ish) website called BobRTC.BobRTC is 100% free and I can assure you is 100% safe so now there is no need to show them your real caller id. You don’t need to download anything to use it and to make an account all you need is discord so it is super simple to access.

Front Page of BobRTC

Another great thing about BobRTC is the fact that it is made by scambaiters specifically for scambaiting.

When you’re on it, scambaiting is made super easy because there is a handy phone book which displays hundreds of numbers and all you need to do to connect to a scammers call centre is too click the phone icon next to each number.

The Phonebook in BobRTC

Just make sure that you have a microphone attached to your laptop or computer so you can speak to the Scammers.

How To Set Up Your Virtual Box

So, you’re connected to the scammer using BobRTC and they ask to go on your computer. You now need to have a Virtual Box ready for them to access.

Under no circumstances should you let them go onto your actual device because these people have no morals and will happily destroy it just for fun most likely downloading harmful things like malware.

Fortunately, this is extremely easy to do!

Click here to go to the download page for Virtual Box and click widows host, then click save file.

Then click next, next, next and then finally yes.

This will install it onto your desktop and when you open it should look like this.

Getting Windows 10 On Your Virtual Box

What you need now is a Windows 10 ISO, which is also extremely easy to get and is incredibly useful for Scam baiting.

Click this link here, click “Download Tool” and then click save file.

What the download tool will look like on the website.

When it’s downloaded, run the Media Creation Tool, when it first opens it has to get a couple things ready but when that is done accept the conditions.

Read through each menu and adjust the settings according to your computer, however when it asks you to choose what media to use make sure you specify ISO and do not choose USB flash drive.

When you click next it will ask for a place to save it, make sure you pick an easy to find location. It will take a little bit of time but when that is done pick all the positive options to go forward with the installation.

Time to set it up

Go back to Virtual Box and click New.

Name it whatever you want. Have the Machine Folder where ever you want, set the type to Microsoft Windows and have the version as Windows 10 (64-bit).

For the next part, it asks you to choose your memory size. The only thing is to make sure that it is a realistic amount. So it would be 2048, 4096 or 8192.

Keep in mind that the more you use, the more of your computer’s resources are getting dedicated onto the VM.

When you decide that and click next make sure that “Create a Virtual Hard Disk” is selected and continue on from there.

The next menu, keep at default and the same with the next couple menus before it is finished.

Now you will see it on the left-hand side, just power it on by double-clicking it!

When it opens click the little folder icon with the green plus and find you ISO to put into it.

all you need to do now is follow the standard Window 10 set up. One tip I have for you is when it asks you to make your account make sure it is a fake name that will aid you in tricking the Scammer. For some reason, I always used Oscar Harrison.

How To Hide The Fact It Is A VirtualBox

I wrote an other article on exactly how to do this since it’s a little more complicated. Read it here!

How To Save Your Virtual Box

This is the part that has easily saved me the most!

You’ve put in the time and effort to make your virtual box not just exist in the first place but also look invisible to the Scammer!

The last thing you want, and believe me they will try is for the Scammer to ruin all your hard work by destroying it.

Due to the risk of that happening it’s important to make sure you have a snapshot saved for you to easily restore.

All you need to do is click these three lines and click snapshot.

Right-click “Current State” then click “Take” and name it whatever you want.

In the future, all you now need to do is click that snapshot and restore it and it will instantly bring it back to what it was!

How To Stay Safe While Scambaiting

This part is of course very crucial for everyone that wants to Scambait and is simple to do.

Never tell the Scammers your real information. (e.g. Name, Address)

Never actually pay the Scammers to see what they do

Never let them connect to your HOST pc

Always use a VPN

Always remember you can stop whenever you want

The VPN lets you stay safe and anonymous, stopping the Scammer from finding out where you live.

VPNs aren’t JUST useful for Scambaiting it is also good to use for your general day to day browsing.

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How To Set Up A Fake Bank For Refund Scambaiting

There is an absolutely phenomenal website called NorthWatch Bank which is designed specifically for Scambaiting although this isn’t for the usual tech support scam but more so refund scammers.

It is free to use, with an option for a subscription but it isn’t necessary to get.

When on the website you click register and fill in all the details

Register Page For NorthWatch

When you have registered, you can sign in and you’ll see this main dashboard which can be used to fool refund scammers.

What makes it special, is that if you click the highlighted text at the bottom which says “NorthWatch investments” and sign in again you end up getting this dashboard where you can see the IPs of people on your account but also edit account names and balances.

Hidden Dashboard for Scambaiting

How To Fool The Scammer

So you have the fake computer set up, and you now have access to a fake bank to seem even more authentic.

All that’s left for you is too come up with a fake identity so that they think you could be a potential victim, make sure you never use your personal information!

I recommened you use this site.

It gives you a fake

Name

Address

DOB

SSN

Phone Number

It even tells you your star sign ( Who know what the scammer will ask)

I would also try match the alias to the role you’re trying to play, for example, make sure your DOB matches if you’re trying to act old and clueless to waste the time of the Scammer.

What Now?

That’s all!

Now you know how to:

Call The Scammers

Set up your VB

Disguise your VB

Stay Safe Scambaiting

Use a fake bank account

Come up with a fake alias

Don’t be disheartened if it doesn’t work perfectly for you the first time, or even the fifth or tenth. You’re dealing with real criminals and they will from time to time catch onto the fact you are wasting their time!

There is an amazing Scambaiting forum called Scammer.info where you are free to ask as many questions and be welcomed in by like-minded people but if you got here, you probably already found the home for all Scambaiting content!

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