Surveillance
Technique in the Coercion (C000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle
Description
Monitoring of the victim to maintain compliance or discourage outside verification.
Subtechniques
- C008.001Forced surveillanceA demand that the victim remain under real-time observation, typically through a live video or phone call.
- C008.002Covert surveillanceA monitoring tactic disguised as assistance or account protection to track the victim's actions.
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How to cite
Plain text:
Narang, S. S. (2026). Surveillance (C008), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/C008/BibTeX:
@misc{scms03_c008,
author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
title = {{C008 Surveillance}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
year = {2026},
version = {0.3},
url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/C008/},
note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}