"After that, I got so many requests in my DMs [for more scam-baiting content]," Okumura says, "and the rest is history" — or rather, the rest is another popular YouTube channel, IRLRosie ...

The scam had multiple phases, starting with typical "romance baiting" or the threat actors posing as "financial advisors" and ending with a twist of fake money recovery claims. Victims were chosen ...

The threat group behind the particular 'romance baiting' operation is believed to be tied to human trafficking syndicates in Cambodia and Myanmar. The scam operation relied on typical tactics such ...