Jack Recider

So... In these first few stories we've heard, it keeps getting back to romance, right? Do you see like kind of a pattern of who the victims typically are? Are they usually people who are looking for love or what are some other, you know, like if we're going to watch our own back, like we got to know when we're in a vulnerable state and what makes a person more vulnerable to this sort of stuff.

So... In these first few stories we've heard, it keeps getting back to romance, right? Do you see like kind of a pattern of who the victims typically are? Are they usually people who are looking for love or what are some other, you know, like if we're going to watch our own back, like we got to know when we're in a vulnerable state and what makes a person more vulnerable to this sort of stuff.

Yeah, so what are some of the skill sets that these scammers or thieves have? Because it sounds like they understand psychology a bit, so that would put them in social engineering skills, right? Tricking people, posing as someone on a dating app, whatever. But also being able to set up these websites and understanding crypto and putting malware on systems or whatever the case is.

Yeah, so what are some of the skill sets that these scammers or thieves have? Because it sounds like they understand psychology a bit, so that would put them in social engineering skills, right? Tricking people, posing as someone on a dating app, whatever. But also being able to set up these websites and understanding crypto and putting malware on systems or whatever the case is.

What do you see as their skill sets in these cases at least?

What do you see as their skill sets in these cases at least?

The thing that strikes me... you know, I think it should strike us all with like a bit of fear is that this isn't, you know, you see the cybersecurity news every day. It's, you know, ransomware hit by this company and, you know, this other company got hacked and all that. This is us getting hacked. This is you and me. This is each one of our neighbors.

The thing that strikes me... you know, I think it should strike us all with like a bit of fear is that this isn't, you know, you see the cybersecurity news every day. It's, you know, ransomware hit by this company and, you know, this other company got hacked and all that. This is us getting hacked. This is you and me. This is each one of our neighbors.

This is individuals of the world, the citizens of the United States or wherever they are. And that is just such a close-to-home thing. It's not far away in some other company that I don't have to deal with. It's me and my personal assets are being attacked. And that, I don't know.

This is individuals of the world, the citizens of the United States or wherever they are. And that is just such a close-to-home thing. It's not far away in some other company that I don't have to deal with. It's me and my personal assets are being attacked. And that, I don't know.

Like when you realize that the threat actor is right here in my bedroom on my computer, it gives us a different sense of safety.

Like when you realize that the threat actor is right here in my bedroom on my computer, it gives us a different sense of safety.

With these victims you've talked to, like, you know, the $90,000 one, the $1.7 million one, are they actually, like, how far along in the... how close are they to these people? Right? Are they having video calls with them? Are they having phone calls? Are they texting?

With these victims you've talked to, like, you know, the $90,000 one, the $1.7 million one, are they actually, like, how far along in the... how close are they to these people? Right? Are they having video calls with them? Are they having phone calls? Are they texting?

And the scammers do all kinds of weird things, like they'll send photos of two different outfits and ask, which outfit should I wear today? And then when the victim picks one, it gives them just that little bit more of information to know about them. Like, do you like formal clothes more than casual clothes? Let's send them more photos of that. Keep them on the hook.

And the scammers do all kinds of weird things, like they'll send photos of two different outfits and ask, which outfit should I wear today? And then when the victim picks one, it gives them just that little bit more of information to know about them. Like, do you like formal clothes more than casual clothes? Let's send them more photos of that. Keep them on the hook.

And just think about how much you share about yourself on a personal level when you have a new love interest. A scammer could easily write all that down and figure out your vulnerabilities and play on that if they're really good. But I still think one way to sniff out these scammers is just to pick up the phone and call them.

And just think about how much you share about yourself on a personal level when you have a new love interest. A scammer could easily write all that down and figure out your vulnerabilities and play on that if they're really good. But I still think one way to sniff out these scammers is just to pick up the phone and call them.

I'm betting that a lot of these scammers are just guys posing as women, you know? So how do they sound on the phone? Even if they grab someone else to just pose as them and get on the phone, that person isn't going to know your whole chat history and won't be able to carry on a conversation in any way that makes sense. Or even more, let's do a video call and see what you really look like.

I'm betting that a lot of these scammers are just guys posing as women, you know? So how do they sound on the phone? Even if they grab someone else to just pose as them and get on the phone, that person isn't going to know your whole chat history and won't be able to carry on a conversation in any way that makes sense. Or even more, let's do a video call and see what you really look like.