C008.001

Forced surveillance

Subtechnique in the Coercion (C000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle

Version 0.3 · ID stable since March 5, 2026 · Data snapshot: March 8, 2026

Description

A demand that the victim remain under real-time observation, typically through a live video or phone call.

Parent technique

This subtechnique refines C008 Surveillance.

Other subtechniques of C008

C008.002Covert surveillance

Tags

surveillance control digital-arrest

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How to cite

Plain text:

Narang, S. S. (2026). Forced surveillance (C008.001), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/C008.001/

BibTeX:

@misc{scms03_c008_001,
  author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
  title = {{C008.001 Forced surveillance}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.3},
  url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/C008.001/},
  note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}