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Very few fraudsters are ever caught or convicted, so online vigilantes are fighting back.

They call themselves Scam baiters.

What's your website markers home?

Oh, you don't work for Microsoft.

Come on Now people know they pretend to fall for a scam and then turn the tables on the fraudsters.

Videos are watched by millions.

My computer's making like a beeping sound.

Can you hear that sound if the's scam baiters are breaking the law so they can show their faces on camera?

I'm available?

Yes, for the next couple hours, actually.

But some online vigilantes go further.

I'll be very honest approved to you that you're lying.

Is your real name card like Wharton Cart?

That's not your real limited.

Correct.

Nor is Ricky.

You're correct, ma'am.

My real name isn't that you, Chip?

Name s O.

I try to keep myself safe that way, but I'm disrupting criminal organizations on some of those organizations can literally make millions of US dollars per month.

And there's also a risk because some of the techniques that you're using could be considered illegal.

I do not attempt to gain access to someone's computer unless they're trying to scout me, and I wit for them to try and scam me first.

What I do is deliberately set up my own home computer to allow these scammers access.

And once I do that, it's set up in a way deliberately that I can trace their connection back.

So if you like, I can connect back to their PC.

Jim's given us some footage that hasn't been published before.

It's his most successful hack yet, so you go right inside the company through these cameras.

Yes, this is a scam call center in the Indian capital, Delhi.

Jim has taken control of their CCTV cameras.

He can see exactly what they're doing.

Important security message.

Your computer has been locked out.

Scammers freeze your computer with a message telling you to call Microsoft for urgent technical support.

You can get rid of it by simply switching off your computer.

This is Windows Security server Windows rights.

Yeah, it's got Microsoft.

So your Microsoft here?

Yes, but instead, Jim calls the scammers and watches as they try to rip him off.

There's like a beeping noise and said credit card details could be jeopardized So what does this mean?

Oh, my God.

Okay, I will tell you.

You must have been to any unsecured website due to which it let those hackers to get into your network.

Right?

I see.

So how do I get rid of this?

I'll help you, so don't worry.

You ready to go ahead and get it fixed and there will be a one time charge.

Okay, So hold on.

Why would you charge me when there's nothing wrong?

That's quite normal.

No, There are certain technical thing that has to effect technical things.

Go on, try me.

I'm quite technical.

Are you running a scam here?

Because that sort of looks like to me, nothing like that is just a warming that came up on We're trying to fix.

This is another call, Jim, Mate, the scammer claims he's calling from San Jose in California.

If you really live there, you would name one restaurant anywhere Huddle in San Jose.

Let me Really one thing.

Are you in San Jose or not?

Definitely, sir.

Okay.

Can you name me one restaurant in San Jose without looking at Google?

Why should I?

Didn't question Well, I bet you're looking at Google right now.