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A 16-year-old intern helped Netgear catch scammers in India for $800 — Culprits would pose as Netgear employees & sell fake support packages to customers

A 16-year-old intern helped Netgear catch scammers in India for $800 — Culprits would pose as Netgear employees & sell fake support packages to customers | Tom's Hardware - Featured Image

A 16-year-old intern helped Netgear catch scammers in India for $800 — Culprits would pose as Netgear employees & sell fake support packages to customers | Tom's Hardware

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TLDR

A 16-year-old intern at Netgear, Wyatt, helped the company catch scammers in India who were posing as Netgear employees to sell fake support packages. Wyatt's digital fluency allowed him to lure the scammers into revealing their bank details, leading to a federal lawsuit and a settlement of over $860,000 for Netgear.

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