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@NanoBaiter
Sep 5 • 7 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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1/ Meet Balwant Singh, An Indian scammer who impersonates HP printer support and then rips off the elderly with fake tech plans.

He tried to scam me....but instead of falling for his trap, I hacked into his live webcam feed and watched him panic in real time. Image
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2/ Balwant runs a classic printer support scam out of his apartment in Almora, Uttarakhand, India.

It starts with fake Google ads posing as printer support. When victims call, he demands remote access, invents fake problems, and charges hundreds for useless “repairs Image
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3/ I played along with Balwant’s fake printer errors but what he didn’t know: I was already on his laptop waiting for the perfect moment to expose him.

Laptop IP Address: 117.208.169.210 Image
4/ Once I had access to his computer, I dug through Balwant’s files and watched his screen in real time. Then I did the one thing every scammer fears…. I turned on his webcam.
5/ Identity confirmed: Balwant Singh, 26 years old, running scams out of Sarkar Aali Kholta, Almora. But the real proof was still sitting on his laptop.

Coordinates: 29.6017144,79.6560189 Image
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6/ Inside his files I uncovered personal documents. His resume, salary slips, and personal photo. Enough to remove any doubt about who he really was. Image
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7/@Almorapolice Balwant Singh has been running printer support scams targeting vulnerable people. I’ve gathered the proof and it’s time to shut him down.

For more scam investigations and live takedowns, follow and leave a like. Thanks for reading and have a nice day!

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1/ Meet Manish Kumar, An Indian national responsible for scamming thousands of innocent people out of his bedroom in Ghaziabad, India.

When I hacked into his laptop and switched on the live webcam feed, he instantly panicked and blocked the camera view with his hand! Image
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2/ Manish is running a classic tech support scam. He poses as AVG support, pushes fake Google ads to lure victims, then asks for remote access so he can make up fake problems and charge the victim for useless “support” Image
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3/ I played along with his script until he tried to remote into my computer. He thought he was in control, but I was about to flip the scam on him...exploiting one of the biggest weaknesses in cybersecurity: The human vulnerability.

Manish’s laptop IP Address: 43.248.153.48 Image
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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
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I’m already very familiar with their script so I know they will try to push for remote access to my computer and then try to overcharge me for fake security. Image
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1/ This scammer is using leaked Coinbase customer data to spam out fake SMS text messages to users.

I could dox the scammer right now but I'd rather conceal his identity until he is brought to justice!

Let's give you an inside look into the scammers perspective and workflow. Image
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Reddit and X were flooded with screenshots from victims targeted by these social engineering scams. Image
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2. Your password was reset

3. A suspicious login attempt was made on your account

The scammers will always add a sense of urgency and provide a support number telling people to contact immediately.Image
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1/ A few hours ago I hacked a group of crypto scammers impersonating @Coinbase Support.

These scammers drain most of their victims out of thousands of dollars!

This thread will show you how the scam works and the methods I used to trace their exact location!👇 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.

About 20 minutes in, I stumbled across a new group targeting Coinbase users— Scammers spamming fake reviews on the Chrome Web Store. Image
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The person answering the phone introduced himself as a "Coinbase support representative". Image
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1/ Meet Pankaj Dhingra and Awadhesh Kumar Verma, both of them run a scam call center located in Noida, india. Together they have stolen $1.4M from innocent vulnerable people since November 2021. Image
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2/ I first came across Pankaj’s and Awadhesh’s scam operation when I saw a fake Google advertisement offering printer support. At first glance, these sites look pretty harmless, but in reality, it's a big scheme to get you to pay for useless drivers or firewall security. Image
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