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Kitboga: Scam Baiting + Jason the Vigilante

Kitboga: Scam Baiting + Jason the Vigilante

FromReally? no, Really?


Kitboga: Scam Baiting + Jason the Vigilante

FromReally? no, Really?

ratings:
Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Oct 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A new breed of vigilante has emerged - armed with expertise, wit, humor and a penchant for justice, these tech influencers have begun scamming the scammers…Really, no Really!
These digital crusaders adopt alter egos, ranging from confused grandmothers to bumbling millionaires, all in an effort to take online scammers down a rabbit hole of insanity and keep them from scamming other unsuspecting victims.
To find out more about this world, Jason and Peter contacted Kitboga, who after discovering that his grandmother was a victim to scammers targeting the elderly – began streaming his “scamming the scammer" calls. His viewership soon exploded not only making him an internet sensation but a new phenomenon in vigilante streamers.
ON THIS EPISODE:

Kit’s alter ego, Richard Andrews, and his wife Maureen (played by Tony winning actor Jason Alexander) engage with a scammer.
Is scamming-scammers vigilantism?
The Amazon “Brushing Scam”
Virtual computers turn the tables on scammers.
Gaining access to scammers bank accounts, addresses and bitcoin wallets.
Is the half-loaf truly more economical for senior citizens?
The HBO Show Telemarketers and targeting phony political PACs.
Why vengeance feels good.
Why movie vigilantes are now AARP members.
The surprising way Kit and his team help victims of online scams.

FOLLOW KITBOGA:
YouTube
Twitch
X (Twitter)
TikTok
FOLLOW REALLY NO REALLY:
www.reallynoreally.com
Instagram
YouTube
TikTok
Facebook
Threads
X (Twitter)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Oct 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (75)

Every Tuesday best friends Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden are joined by experts, newsmakers and celebrities in an attempt to find answers to the things that make us go…"Really? No, Really?” We invite you to join us, subscribe and even suggest topics, as we search for the answers to life’s most baffling, intriguing, confusing and annoying questions