Scammer Payback: Hacker Who Took Down $65 Million Global Fraud Empire | Pierogi

Aug 29, 2025 Danny Jones Podcast
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Pierogi runs the ‪@ScammerPayback‬ YouTube channel & uses his cybersecurity skills to catch and expose scammers, infiltrate their networks, and gather information to expose them and recover stolen funds for victims.

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OUTLINE
00:00 - Scammer Payback origin story
07:58 - World's biggest money laundering scam
18:44 - Working with law enforcement
26:00 - The "sextortion" scam
32:25 - Getting revenge on Indian scammers
49:47 - Why India is the phone scam capital of the world
57:52 - Dead internet theory
01:10:38 - Pegasus zero day hacking cell phones
01:19:32 - Double agents inside the scam networks
01:23:40 - Developing new software to outsmart hackers
01:31:32 - Bitcoin ATMs are only for scammers
01:35:52 - How to get into hackers' computers
01:44:10 - Why America is so vulnerable to Chinese hackers
02:04:16 - Can we hack into the Epstein files?
02:15:36 - How to protect yourself from hackers & scammers
02:26:39 - The most secure cell phone
02:38:15 - The grandparent scam