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1/ Meet Gaurav Trivedi, an Indian scammer who impersonates Microsoft support and then rips off innocent vulnerable people.

He tried to scam me......but instead of paying him money, I hacked into his laptop and turned on his live webcam feed. Image
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2/ Gaurav runs a classic Microsoft tech support scam out of his apartment complex in Raebareli, India.

It starts with a fake popup that locks your screen, blares a loud warning sound, and tells you to call “Microsoft” immediately or risk losing all your data.
3/ The scammer’s main goal?
To trick you into giving them remote access to your computer using tools like AnyDesk or TeamViewer.

But when Gaurav tried it on me… I gave him access to my virtual machine and used it to hack into his system instead. Image
4/ Here’s how I identified him:

1. I accessed his webcam and snapped a clear shot of his face.

2. He pulled up the softphone dialer and boom, his real name appeared on the screen: Gaurav Trivedi.

3. The wifi card on his laptop was active, letting me trace his exact location Image
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5/ These are the exact coordinates I traced from the scammer’s device: 26.2182947, 81.245599 Image
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6/ I basically got a front-row seat to his life, watching him eat, sleep, and then scam innocent people… all through his webcam.

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7/ I confronted Gaurav personally through his own webcam.

This was his live reaction when I called him out in real time.
8/ @RaebareliPolice scammers like Gaurav Trivedi are ruining lives here!!

I’ve reported this multiple times, but action is needed now. Please step up and protect innocent people.

If you want to see more investigations like this one consider following my account and leaving a like. Thanks for reading and have a nice day!

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Let's give you an inside look into the scammers perspective and workflow. Image
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2/ Earlier today I started looking into new tactics that scammers use to impersonate crypto exchanges like @coinbase and @binance.

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