As criminal operations become more sophisticated scamming has grown into a huge and lucrative business. Americans are estimated to have lost a staggering $12.5 billion to cyber fraud last year, according to the FBI. Throw into the mix a tricky international policing environment, and the problem can often seem unsolvable. Enter, the scam-baiters.
In recent years, vigilante justice has undergone something of a rebrand. The pitchforks and baying mobs have been traded in for youtube videos and viral content. In this episode of The Weekend Intelligence, Barclay Bram enters the world of the anti-scammers, and investigates the murky ethics of taking the law into your own hands.