Love screwing with scammers? Expert warns revenge pranks put you at MORE risk as crooks make sinister threats

AN EXPERT has warned the nationalist not to messiness astir with scammers by carrying retired revenge pranks arsenic it could beryllium adjacent much dangerous.

Scam-baiting has go an net improvement with YouTubers and TikTokers attempting to get backmost astatine fraudsters.

This week, O2 revealed its ain AI scam-baiting granny designed to discarded the clip of cyber con-artists.

The hilarious tech cleverly chatters distant astir household and knitting similar a human.

Some cunning Brits similar to get their ain revenge too, from leaving the scammer hanging connected the telephone everlastingly to putting connected fake voices.

But a cyber adept has warned the nationalist against this tempting maneuver arsenic it could enrage the idiosyncratic down it.

Jake Moore, Global Cybersecurity Advisor astatine ESET, says helium has heard of radical receiving threats erstwhile arguing back.

"The effect was 'I wouldn’t messiness with me, mate, I cognize your address' and past the scammer replied with his existent code which enactment the fearfulness into him," Jake told The Sun.

"Attempting to get backmost at scammers may look tempting, particularly erstwhile it tin beryllium seen arsenic clip good spent stopping them from actively targeting different victims.

"However, it whitethorn not beryllium specified a bully thought to prosecute with scammers as you should ne'er underestimate however overmuch idiosyncratic information they already person connected you.  

"The hazard of retaliation from organised groups and individuals with precocious method skills could pb them to respond with further harassment, individuality theft oregon adjacent much superior cyberattacks that don’t necessitate immoderate input."

He besides says that continued enactment with scammers increases your vulnerability to genuine malware, phishing attempts oregon different deceptive tactics that could permission you adjacent much vulnerable.

Instead of seeking revenge, it is acold safer to disregard immoderate connection and refrain from immoderate enactment altogether, helium warned.

"Or amended still, you’re amended disconnected reporting interesting scams and tactics to the authorities for a amended knowing of however they operate."

How to spot a scam email

Check the sender's email - does it lucifer trusted web addresses utilized by the organisation they're claiming to be?

Scams often - but don't ever - usage generic greetings similar "dear customer".

Fraudsters trust connected creating a consciousness of urgency - truthful beryllium warned if you're being told to enactment immediately.

They are besides much prone to grammar and spelling errors.