Hacker Reveals Identity Of UP Man Running Microsoft Tech Support Fraud
A shocking expose has come to light after a hacker revealed the identity of a Uttar Pradesh man accused of operating a Microsoft tech support scam. The allegations surfaced on X, a social media platform, where a user claimed to have hacked into the laptop of Gaurav Trivedi, a resident of Raebareli, and captured his reaction on a live webcam feed.
Trivedi, who allegedly impersonates Microsoft support, has been accused of targeting innocent people and tricking them into giving him remote access to their computers using tools like AnyDesk or TeamViewer. According to the hacker's claim, Trivedi's scam starts with a fake pop-up that locks the victim's screen, blares a loud warning sound, and tells them to call 'Microsoft' immediately or risk losing all their data.
The alleged scammer's main goal is to trick victims into giving him remote access to their computers. However, when Gaurav tried it on the hacker, he gave him access to his virtual machine instead, allowing the hacker to turn the tables and hack into Trivedi's system.
Through a series of posts on X, the hacker revealed how they discovered Trivedi's identity. They accessed his webcam and took a clear shot of his face, pulled up the softphone dialer and saw his real name appear on the screen: Gaurav Trivedi. The hacker also traced Trivedi's exact location using the active WiFi card on his laptop.
The hacker even shared GPS coordinates, writing: "These are the exact coordinates I traced from the scammer's device: 26.2182947, 81.245599." They claimed to have watched Trivedi's every move through his webcam, including what he ate and slept on, all while he scammed innocent people.
In a dramatic twist, the hacker confronted Gaurav personally through his own webcam, showing his live reaction when they called him out in real time. The X thread ended with an appeal to the Raebareli Police to take action against Trivedi and "protect innocent people."
The claims, while unverified, have sparked a lot of attention online. The thread has surpassed 15.3 million views on X within a few hours.