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Nitesh Kumar Gupta
Nitesh Kumar Gupta is the Founder and Digital Marketing Manager at The Scam Exposed. He is a marketing professional with over 14+ years of progressive experience in digital marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), Google Ads (PPC), web analytics, and Online Reputation Management (ORM).
Having spent over a decade managing website operations, digital media planning, and analyzing complex traffic data, Nitesh has a deep technical understanding of how web traffic is routed and how digital trust is built, and how it is faked by malicious actors. He leverages this specialized expertise alongside public data from the FTC, FBI IC3, and Department of Justice to deconstruct complex online fraud tactics, helping consumers spot and neutralize high-converting scams before they hit their wallets.
Articles by Nitesh Kumar Gupta
Margaret, a 68 year old retired teacher from Ohio, was scrolling through her phone one evening when an ad caught her eye. It showed a beautiful cast i
8 September 2026
Carol, a 71 year old retiree from Ohio, noticed her printer had stopped connecting to her home network. It was a Sunday morning, and she did not want
8 September 2026
The FTC issued a consumer alert in September 2026 warning car buyers about a rising scam involving AI-generated clones of real car dealership websites
8 September 2026
Scam callers do not pick their numbers at random. They pick area codes, and the ones they pick most are not the ones you would expect. We looked at ev
5 September 2026
41 health systems have warned patients. The fake portal shows made-up blood work, then tells you to run a command that installs malware. Here is the o
2 September 2026
Scammers now text a photo of an FTC badge to prove they are real. The FTC says it never does this. Learn the full script and the sentence that ends th
28 August 2026
Nearly 60 percent of romance scam losses in 2025 started on social media, not a dating app. Learn the six steps that happen before anyone mentions mon
27 August 2026
You search Google for a bank, antivirus company, or online store's customer service number. You click the first result because it looks official. A fe
26 August 2026
An Honest Warning From The Numbers Every year, millions of older Americans turn on their computer or answer their phone and end up talking to a crimin
25 August 2026
(833) 707-3024 has 10 reports about fake debt reduction calls in under two weeks. Here is the script they use and what to do.
23 August 2026
A Chinese national in Massachusetts faces federal voter fraud charges after prosecutors say he impersonated a green card holder to register and vote i
21 August 2026
An unexpected package with a QR code? FTC and FBI warnings reveal why you should never scan it blindly. Check these 4 things first.
21 August 2026
A Reddit post has raised concerns about shopvsb.com, an online store also known as Vitamin Sea Boutique. The post includes claims about delayed orders
20 August 2026
Think you're on your utility's payment page? FTC says Doxo ads used other companies' logos to look official. Run these checks before paying online.
19 August 2026
Scammers copy your area code because people answer local numbers. Learn why calling back hurts a stranger, what Caller Verified means, and how to bloc
18 August 2026
Cameron Curry, 27, used access from a data analyst job to take sensitive company information and threaten to expose it unless he received $2.5 million
17 August 2026
The FBI logged 103 courier pickups of cash and gold in one region alone, 98 percent from people over 60. Learn the code word trick and where to hang u
16 August 2026
The FBI logged 12,368 real estate fraud reports in 2025. See both versions of the rental scam, the checks that take five minutes, and the 72-hour rule
15 August 2026
A sponsored post can look just like a normal offer from a real company. The logo looks right, the price looks tempting, and the ad may even appear bes
15 August 2026
Real replacement cards went to 1.3 million people this year. Paper, with a letter, nothing to activate. A plastic card with a chip means someone is ly
15 August 2026
Charging you before lowering your rate breaks federal law. See why the fee itself proves the call is a scam, and how one operation took $100 million.
14 August 2026
Scammers are using AI voice cloning to imitate grandchildren during fake emergencies. Learn how these calls work and how a family safe word can help p
13 August 2026
The FTC shut down American Tax Service in Las Vegas. Victims paid $77.7 million. The settlement recovers $8 million. The IRS programs they sold are fr
13 August 2026
SSA warned in July 2026 that no company can transfer your call to Social Security. If someone offers, the call is fake. Plus the number that verifies
13 August 2026
Adults over 60 reported $7.7 billion in losses in 2025, up 59 percent. See which five scams took the most money and the average loss in each category.
11 August 2026
A warning from The Scam Exposed Picture this. You are sitting at home, not bothering anyone, when your computer screen suddenly turns red and starts b
10 August 2026
Of all AI-linked fraud the FBI logged in 2025, $632 million came from investment scams. See how the fake video works and the one check that defeats it
7 August 2026
NYPD has investigated over 100 gold bar cases in two years, one victim losing $9.8 million. See how the pop-up leads to a courier at the door, and wha
6 August 2026
Phone scams continue to target thousands of Americans every day, and many of these calls come from numbers that appear completely ordinary. One phone
6 August 2026
The Scam Exposed is dedicated to helping Americans stay ahead of fraud by providing trusted scam awareness and practical safety guidance. As criminals
5 August 2026
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If you already sent money or shared information, act fast. Follow these steps in order.
1
Call Your Bank or Card Company Immediately
Use the number on the back of your card, not any number the caller gave you. Ask them to freeze the transaction or account.
3
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