This is the hilarious moment a group of confused Filipino scammers got the tables turned on them as hackers took over their computers and cameras.
The office full of fraudsters operates from the second floor of a sky rise building in Cebu City Park.
Live CCTV footage shows YouTube scam buster ‘mrwn’ cleverly hacking into their computers and cameras to expose them online and deliver a dose of karma.
In the video, the expert locates the telegram account of an agent and renames himself as Adam, their boss.
He tries to call the agent multiple times, causing them to panic and call the floor manager over.
The office full of scammers operate from the second floor of a sky rise building in Cebu City Park
Live CCTV footage shows YouTube scam buster ‘mrwn’ cleverly hacking into their computers and cameras to expose them online and deliver a dose of karma
Next, the floor manager frantically calls the boss and takes screenshots of pictures being sent by the hero hackers, while instructing the agents to abandon the call centre immediately.
Some worried agents try to cover their faces in a futile bid to hide their identities.
The video, which received more than three million views on YouTube, was made to encourage people not to leave themselves vulnerable to scammers and data breaches.
Mrwn – whose real identity is not known – has made it his mission to investigate, troll and exposes scammers before sharing his work with the world.
The floor manager frantically calls the boss and takes screenshots of pictures being sent by the hero hackers, while instructing the agents to abandon the call centre immediately
Mrwm says the Philippines is a popular base for a scam call centre as the labour rates are relatively low and the people have a good command of English.
In this instance the call centre is running a financial investment scam calling victims
The employees use a 14-page script to refer to while trying to dupe victims out of their money.
They prey on people who have been struggling financially with promises of a get rich quick scheme and attempt to take money directly from their bank accounts.
Reacting to the video on YouTube, one viewer commented: ‘Thank you for doing this. Hope you expose more scammers.’
Another wrote: ‘As a Filipino, I want to say thank you for doing this.’
A third added: ‘Thank you man. Filipinos appreciate what you have done.’
A fourth penned: ‘You’re doing a great job and end the scamming. I got scammed as well.’
