Free download
Technique in the Bait (B000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle
Description
An offer of free media, software, or game downloads, often pirated or counterfeit.
Subtechniques
- B012.001TV show, movie, or bookAn offer of free streaming or e-book downloads of copyrighted content.
- B012.002Video gameAn offer of cracked or early-access game downloads.
- B012.003Software or applicationAn offer of a free download of software or an application.
How to cite
Plain text:
Narang, S. S. (2026). Free download (B012), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/B012/BibTeX:
@misc{scms03_b012,
author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
title = {{B012 Free download}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
year = {2026},
version = {0.3},
url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/B012/},
note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}