Security Weekly Podcast Network (Audio) Scam Baiting, AI, and the New Grift Economy, Part 1 - Rinoa Poison - SWN #566
Mar 24, 2026
Rinoa Poison, a scam-baiting creator and podcaster who exposes and disrupts fraud, shares how she started and built a community around elaborate cons. She explains technical setups, staged personas, long-running stings, and the rising role of AI and data aggregation in modern scams. Safety, OPSEC, and when to stop are also discussed.
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How Scam Baiting Became A Full Time Gig
- Rinoa Poison started scam baiting during COVID after being laid off and her early videos unexpectedly went viral.
- She transitioned from amateur clips to streaming and community-supported scam baiting, which launched her career and audience growth.
Scam Baiting Works By Volume
- Successful scam baiting is a numbers game with many fails and occasional viral wins.
- Rinoa keeps community-curated calls and highlights the funniest or most revealing interactions for YouTube after many uninteresting or stalled calls.
The Six Month Mayonnaise Con
- Rinoa and collaborators ran a months-long con on a persistent scammer who believed an over-the-top character obsessed with mayonnaise.
- They involved multiple scambators playing family roles and sustained the ruse to keep the scammer engaged.