Shawn Ryan: “I’m Going to Destroy Your Computer in Three, Two, One”
Source: YouTube · Shawn Ryan Clips · published Oct 12, 2026 · 17:02
Scammer Payback: Pierogi and Sean Ryan Destroy a Scammer's PC
Pierogi of Scammer Payback joins the Shawn Ryan Show to live-demo how he hacks into active scammers' computers, taunts them by phone, and deploys a destructive "gummy bear" virus that renders their machines unusable 0:13-0:23.
Key Takeaways:
• They target a scammer in Delhi, India, who has been under surveillance at 1:41 a.m., with access to his WhatsApp, call logs, and microphone 0:19-0:38.
• The "nuke" tools are deliberately absurd—like gummy bears raining across the screen—yet they're among the most effective ways to break scammers' machines 0:47-1:03.
• Scammers react by frantically right-clicking, refreshing, and restarting, but the payload persists; laptops get slammed shut to no avail 1:14-1:36.
• The attack overloads the scammer's memory, CPU, and storage, slowing his PC until it crashes with a "Stop scamming" message, leaving it permanently unusable 6:37-6:53.
• When called back, the scammer denies being in Delhi (claiming Tampa, Florida) and refuses to give his real name before Pierogi runs the virus live on his machine while saying goodbye 12:05-15:44.
The demonstration ends with Pierogi noting the virus will re-run every time the scammer restarts, and both hosts celebrating how satisfying it is to strike back at fraudsters.
Sources:
- 0:13-0:23 Introduction of the Delhi scammer target and surveillance setup
- 0:47-1:03 Explanation of the gummy bear destruction tactic
- 1:14-1:36 Description of typical scammer reactions to the attack
- 6:37-6:53 How the virus destroys CPU, memory, and storage
- 12:05-15:44 Live phone call confrontation and virus deployment
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She might be a little nervous that we just >> You want to just nuke him? [laughter] >> I just want to let you know this is Perogi and Sean Ryan and we're coming after you guys. >> What are you scamming over there? >> Oh my gosh, I'd be scared of that voice. All right, so let's just nuke him and see what happens. I've got a scammer that it's 1:41 a.m. for him and he has like no battery left on his computer. We've been watching this guy for a little while. Um he's got like his WhatsApp open which he uses to scam and then you'll see this like live calls thing um so in case somebody calls him or whatever. But we've got his audio piped in and in honor of your gummy bears. [laughter] I was in the office talking to one of my guys. I'm like, why don't we put gummy bears all over the screen and lik…