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I gave an interview to CBS news recently and you can see it here: https://youtu.be/TQQ4AT0eDU8

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Robocall revenge: Meet the techies turning the tables on scammers

Robocalls are not just annoying: More than 40 percent of them are believed to be scams. Last year, Microsoft discovered that more than 60 percent of people across 16 countries, including the U.S., were targeted in tech support scams. One man has taken action into his own hands. Anna Werner reports. Watch "CBS This Morning" HERE: http://bit.ly/1T88yAR Download the CBS News app on iOS HERE: https://apple.co/1tRNnUy Download the CBS News app on Android HERE: https://bit.ly/1IcphuX Like "CBS This Morning" on Facebook HERE: http://on.fb.me/1LhtdvI Follow "CBS This Morning" on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Xj5W3p Follow "CBS This Morning" on Instagram HERE: http://bit.ly/1Q7NGnY Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream local news live, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B Each weekday morning, "CBS This Morning" co-hosts Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil deliver two hours of original reporting, breaking news and top-level newsmaker interviews in an engaging and informative format that challenges the norm in network morning news programs. The broadcast has earned a prestigious Peabody Award, a Polk Award, four News & Documentary Emmys, three Daytime Emmys and the 2017 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast. The broadcast was also honored with an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award as part of CBS News division-wide coverage of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Check local listings for "CBS This Morning" broadcast times.

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John Mapley

Not available in Japan :( congratulations on the coverage though!

TRYED

I can't see it in Canada either. We can blame CBS for that. There are some workarounds. Solution: SetupVPN is a free Chrome plugin. You have to register though.

John Mapley

Not really blaming anyone, certainly not JB :)

BRIAN THOMPSON

Congratulations Jim. We support you and keep it up!!!

JD

Are you able to use WindScribe to VPN through a USA Secure Core Server to mask your country ip and appear to be in the US or Uk? This is the VPN service Jim has mentioned and linked to in his videos: https://windscribe.com/

John Mapley

I’ve now seen it via VPN. Jim was awesome :D

Carol Chapman

Congratulations. And yes why hasn't Microsoft reached out to you?

Datboi357

Not surprised that the Indian cyber police won't even answer CBS they probably know about a lot of these scams but they just don't care. It's really just sad. These guys take advantage of so many people and the people who have power to stop this just won't.

Datboi357

Great interview though great to see someone taking action!

Jim Browning

I do feed Microsoft details of the scammers I discover.

Cindy Nicholls

You were awesome Jim, in the interview! And of course also with the work you continue to do! 👍🏻👍🏻

Kristen Mansfield

Wow, you are amazing. I feel like my money is being well spent. I tell everyone I know about you and the important work you do. I was at my Moms last week and she had a VM saying her Microsoft software was hacked. She is 96 and has never owed a computer. These people pry on the elderly and people who just don’t understand. Keep up the good fight my friend.

SD

nice work, jim.

Paul Jones

I can't help but wonder if Jim's work has been as effective, or more so, than Microsoft's.

Zeragamba

Not available in Canada... :(

Datboi357

Use a VPN if it's not available X-VPN is a good free one.

Linda A Wheeler

Excellent as usual, Jim. Thank you for your efforts!

Jim Browning

I have a new approach and that's to involve a local. I have a forthcoming video where we are trying the 'turn up on the police doorstep' version...

Jim Browning

Gah. Its not my own video, so I have no control over which regions can see it. It will work with a VPN though :(

Bruce Tennant

Great stuff, Jim....I hope this gets you lots more of us subscribers. Congrats!

Mark Dixon

Video unavailable. The uploader has not made this video available in your country.

Jim Browning

Sadly, like others have said, you'll need a VPN to access the video. It's a CBS copyright, so I can't make it openly available to everyone. Sorry.

Sephron

Wow! Glad you're getting some exposure on the work you're doing. And right next to the Microsoft Cybercrime Center, no less! Great job!!

Y32W38

Ok, this was a nice diversion and good to see you getting CBS coverage as long as it doesn’t negatively impact the real work you do (making the scammers more aware of you likely swings either way...). But really Jim, we want to know when we are going to see the results of the really juicy stuff you’ve been working on... looking forward to it!

Sam Wittsell

Yes, we need an army of Jims! :D

vincent

hi jim...i am also from india and want these scammers to shut down...lets work as a team and contact me on pkaul686@gmail.com...cheers

Russ Walker

Whoop, you're famous! :)

Puddles Kayleigh

Love the comment from the presenter "We need an army of Jims!"...I am no way as skilled as you Jim, but what do you think about folks like me wasting Scammers time with tools like Bobrtc.live?

Jim Browning

I think bobRTC is a brilliant innovation. There is no better way to make scamming unprofitable thank to continuously waste their time. The barrier to this was the cost of calls, but when they're free like this, it's just superb. I've got a lot of admiration for the developers of BobRTC.

Puddles Kayleigh

I think it's awesome too :) I am now active on bobrtc.live, using multiple tabs and the auto-redial function to hammer a scam call centre's toll-free number (costing them money) even when I sleep! I am going to move to the next level and have installed a stealthed Virtual machine, thanks to your excellent guides :)

Noeleen Walsh

"Infamy, Infamy..they have it Infam"...you..lol

Duane

Not available in Australia 🙁

rtamayo88

The problem with Microsoft is that they only block Tech Support Scams through their browsers, as in Internet Explorer and Edge - which are terrible. Windows Defender doesn't always block the HTML: EvilCursor code that these scam pages abuse. You're better off using a different browser with an extension like Netcraft, an adblocker and any other Anti-virus software other than Defender. Microsoft needs to do better.

Ben

"We need an army of Jims" Very cool! :D

Josh

How do you protect your identity on these specials you join?