The members of 419eater.com phish for email scammers.
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Reporter Elizabeth McIntyre talks with the members of 419eater.com, who work as email vigilantes. Called “scam baiters,” these people try to beat email scammers at their own game. Listen to the podcast.
Elizabeth McIntyre is a senior journalism and political science student at the University of Missouri. Her work has previously been published by the Columbia Missourian and NPR affiliate KBIA.
Tags: Cybercrime, Email
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