17 - Do Number Kasayi - Avoiding Tech Scams as a Pakistani

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With Eid coming soon you need to learn how butchering works. Not the kind you are thinking of. Staying safe on the internet is becoming harder every day and in today's episode we will cover what's up with tech scams.
With a new format Tech Made Fun is back to inform you about what matters, in Pakistan - welcome back, back again.
Hosted by Saqib Tahir

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See full show notes at: https://sknexus.com/ep17

Timestamps:
0:00 - Where the hell were you for three months!
2:23 - Topic For Today - Scams in Tech
4:19 - Introduction to Pig Butchering Scams
4:31 - Stage 1 - Making a New Friend
6:18 - Stage 2 - Trust Built - Promises Made
8:18 - Stage 3 - Left for dead - Pig is headless
11:59 - Best Practices to Prevent Scams
17:17 - Personal Scam 1 - Daraz Sellers Selling Your Information
20:07 - Personal Scam 2 - Facebook Marketplace, home to scams
21:28 - Personal Scam 3 - Real Estate Files, A Scam within A Scam Question Mark???
22:56 - Live as if everything about you is public

References:
Unmasking Pig-Butchering Scams And Protecting Your Financial Future
Pig butchering scams, how they work and how to avoid them
Hacker Lexicon: What Is a Pig Butchering Scam?

Past Pakistani Crypto Scams:
FIA issues notice to crypto exchange Binance in multi-million dollar scam
Pakistan’s Investigation Agency Contacts Binance About $100M Scam
FIA chief orders arrest of culprits in crypto scam

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