The week after next, I’ll be off filming once more, talking about sextortion for the BBC. More info as and when I can give it.
Month: March 2015
The evolution of the podcasts.
I was thinking about this last night, about how the podcasts have changed over the years. Originally they were hosted by Dan Cottrell and both Slappy and I would help out with getting scam numbers to be called. Back then it was purely for the enjoyment of the baiters in the community. They aired live […]
Spammers be spamming.
Keep it up guys. None of your shit gets posted here, and simply ends up in the trash without anyone ever seeing it.
Another iDate video. Proof I really did fly to Vegas.
Happy third birthday to us. Join in the celebrations with a special edition of our podcast.
Oh yes indeedy, three years today I made that small first step by registering the name scamsurvivors.com ready to make a new site. Three years down the line, we’ve grown and grown into what we are today. We hope you enjoy this special edition of our podcast made especially for it. It features interviews with […]
The podcast is almost upon us.
Right now, the podcast is about 95% ready. We have interviews with Elisa Mclean from Queek’d, Svetlana Mukha from Diolli and Steve Baker from the Federal Trade Commision as well as a funny call to a scammer. Expect a link tomorrow for it.
Adsense warning regarding PII.
So we had something of a scare this week. We had an email from the adsense team claiming we were sending personal information in the ad links. It’s known as “PII”. They threatened to shut down our account. Now, without that account and the money it makes, we wouldn’t be able to run our […]
Once more, news about the podcast.
We have a great call with a scammer ready for the podcast, recorded by Slaphappy, Firefly and myself. The pieces are coming together nicely.
Checking websites.
If you’re unsure of a site is genuine, put its name in whois.domaintools.com and see what information you get. The biggest red flag is to see a site with a 1 year registration that has recently opened.
Another update on the new podcast.
Today’s interview for the podcast was with Svetlana Mukha, owner of diolli.com who has a pretty interesting story to tell. One that may very well shock you. It’s absolutely worth listening to. Plans are for it to be released on the 26th, so mark your diaries.