Hacker Tricked Her Brother Into Sending Money, So She Turned The Scammer’s Inbox Into A Never-Ending Nightmare

The internet is full of scams, but every now and then, a scammer picks the wrong target. Meet a woman who's had enough of scammers taking advantage of her brother, and has turned the tables with a clever game of cat and mouse.

Astonishingly, her brother was tricked into sending $500 to a scammer by falling victim to a phishing attempt on his Instagram account. The scammer initially asked for $100, and then increased the amount to $400 before her brother sent the money, unaware that he was being scammed.

But now, it's payback time. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, decided to take matters into her own hands. With a sense of determination and boredom fueling her actions, she began to create multiple Instagram accounts and engage with the scammer, slowly driving him crazy.

"I play with him a little bit over there," she writes, "and he blocks the account." But that was only the beginning. The woman then created a series of email accounts and sent spam messages to the scammer's inbox, gradually increasing the frequency and volume of her emails. She spent six hours crafting her plan, putting in extra effort to ensure maximum annoyance.

"I painstakingly sign the email up for spam, religious groups, adult stores — anything and everything that would get him frustrated and email him several times a day," she writes. "In the end, I didn’t get to sleep until about 4:30 a.m."

The plan worked, and the scammer's inbox was filled with annoying emails. The scammer couldn't keep up, and eventually, he lost access to his account. The woman's brother learned a valuable lesson, but she got her revenge.

"The money may be gone, but hey, so is the scammer’s peace of mind!" she writes, smiling at the success of her plan. It seems that sometimes, taking matters into your own hands can be the best course of action.

What Reddit Had to Say About This Clever Revenge

Reddit users were amused and impressed by the woman's plan. "Revenge like this may be the perfect use case for some automation," writes one user. "Maybe the scammers will finally learn some morals!" Another user notes that sometimes, revenge isn't about winning big – it's about making sure the other person suffers just as much as you did.

"If you liked that post, check out this post about a woman who tracked down a contractor who tried to vanish without a trace," adds a third user. It seems that this clever hacker is part of a growing community of people taking matters into their own hands when it comes to dealing with scammers.