A clever Gumtree scam

This is one of the most sophisticated phishing scams I have ever seen. The people behind this one are not your average cyber criminals. I hope you find it interesting.

*UPDATE* Apparently, the app was created by a Russian scammer by the name Evgeny Semenak, It targets Russians, Chinese & English. The app it seems, checks for several banking apps on your device and, no doubt, steals lots of personal and bank data. DO NOT RUN THIS APP ON YOUR PHONE.

Harry Frey has created a github repository for the disassembled sources and lots of other background information... thank you Harry:

I have now removed the .apk file from this description because it malicious, but see the analysis above.

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[Stringbats]

This video is a ruse. The scam is real and all, but it was all so Jim could advertise his gumtree ad for that computer since nobody was buying it. I see right through you Jim Browning, if that IS your real name.

[johnbull]

This was more sophisticated than I was expecting tbh. I would never have fallen for it, there are too many red flags, but I can see how many people do. It's actually scary and I'll be speaking to my mother tomorrow lol.

[lowndown]

don’t let this scam distract you from the fact that Jim needs someone to buy his gaming pc

[lookas.]

Little does he know but Jim accidentally just drained Mr Bob Vegen's account.

[TheSaltySailor]

>frequently exposes indian scammers
>use bob vegen as fake credentials
Brilliant.

[TheSuperCoolMan]

phishing level: 100


Honestly if they can do all this, why not just make legitimate apps lol

[TheNpcNoob]

*UK scammers joined chat

*Jim Browning joined chat

*UK scammers left chat

[willharris]

Hahahaha mr Bob vagene. Playing to their strengths

[draconic_sprinkles]

With their knowledge of software and app development, I'm shocked they didn't just make actual apps which they could sell for a much more stable income.

[nottherightone]

Man running Bluestacks INSIDE Vbox, massive Internet condom

[docholliday]

The scammers be like _"and I would've gotten away with it too if it wasn't for you meddling kids!"_

[jonlee]

I just discovered your channel today, and I'm in the middle of binge watching at the moment. People like you do amazing work shutting these guys down. Keep up the good work!

[SqueekyBums]

Some poor person at 123 fake street has been billed thousands....

[da_pikmin_coder]

1 IQ: Falling for a scam, giving away your information, and getting screwed over
120 IQ: Identifying that the link is a scam and ignoring
3000 IQ: Identifying that the link is a scam, and then going through with the scam the whole way just to see what it does.

[CyberDocUSA]

Clever and perhaps a bit diabolical. Thumb's up.

[rogergommert]

You are a great public service, Jim Browning

[lesliesavage]

I like the way you treat everybody, even the scammers. Keep up the good work.

[RB_WR]

Noob: gets scammed
Pro: wastes scammers time
Jim Browning: taking down scammers buildings from my computer

[ahnmichael]

wow, this app/process was really well put together. I could imagine myself feeling unsure if presented with something that looked so tidy.

[HWK]

I got a clever phone scam the other day, it was a woman asking me if i have had any injuries at work or elsewhere, at first i thought i was speaking to a person but then she said something that seemed a bit odd and i thought wait a minute is this a robot im talking to, so i asked if she could confirm to me that she is a person and not a robot and all she said was 'No' and hung up on me lol