The Refund Scam: How it Works
How Hacks Happen
English - December 16, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.75 MB - ★ - 1 ratingTechnology hack hacking hacks cybersecurity cryptography security cyber security infosec Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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You get an email telling you you've been billed for a product you never ordered, and when you call for a refund, you somehow you get an excess refund and have to send back the difference. Find out how scammers manipulate people into sending them "excess refund money" from a nonexistent refund, and what you can do to keep it from happening to others. Shout-out to YouTuber Kitboga for showing me how this scam works.
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