CLEVELAND, Ohio – Robocall and text scams are rampant, tricking more people out of more money than ever before, but one northeast Ohio resident is fighting back.
Eastside Eddie, as he calls himself, is a retired IT professional who baits scammers for fun, tying up their phone lines and learning how they work so he can warn others. He uses fake names, fake personal details, even fake bank accounts to delve deeper into the schemes and keep the scammers talking.
“At the very least, you try to keep them tied up for as long as you can so they can’t call your grandmother, who might fall for it,” Eddie said. Cleveland.com agreed to identify him only by his YouTube handle to protect his identity – including from the scammers he’s tricking…