Is Scam baiting legal?

Legal as long as you do not make any illegal acts yourself. In some places you may have to avoid suggesting they take illegal acts too. Be aware if they get caught the authorities may want to have a word, but as long as you were not actively involved it’s going to be as a potential witness.

Should you reply to scam emails?

Your account could be hacked if you respond to a spam email, even more so if your reply includes a couple of details about your personally identifiable information. Most people don’t even think about how the usual pieces of information contained in their email can be used against them.

Can you get scammed by responding to an email?

In many cases, responding to a phishing email may include providing login credentials to an application that the attacker has set up to pose as an existing familiar app. The attacker can then acquire the phishing victim’s login credentials and use them to perpetrate other cyber crimes such as email fraud.

How safe is Scambaiting?

While scambaiting is generally safe, people have to use fake accounts for everything, including a fake phone number, fake address, fake ID and generally only fake information unless there are important reasons not to. There are a lot of communities dedicated to scambaiting, such as 419eater.com or r/scambait on Reddit.

What happens if you reply to a spam message?

Directly replying to a spam text message lets a spammer know that your number is genuine. What happens next? They can sell your phone number to other spammers who might bombard you with promises of free gifts and product offers.

How do you respond to a scam message?

If you get an unwanted text message, there are three ways to report it: Report it on the messaging app you use. Look for the option to report junk or spam. Copy the message and forward it to 7726 (SPAM).

What is the meaning of Scambaiter?

/ (ˈskæmˌbeɪtɪŋ) / noun. computing slang the practice of pretending to fall for fraudulent online schemes in order to waste the time of the perpetrators.