--- title: "Man Goes on No Jumper, Brags About Various Crimes, Gets Charged by Feds" description: "A violent scammer has been charged with extortion by federal authorities after unmasking himself on the \"No Jumper\" podcast." date: "2024-08-02" modified: "2024-08-02" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/man-brags-scam-no-jumper" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "instagram" - "podcasts" - "scams" - "the digest" --- # Man Goes on No Jumper, Brags About Various Crimes, Gets Charged by Feds ![A violent scammer has been charged with extortion by federal authorities after unmasking himself on the "No Jumper" podcast.]() *\Image: No Jumper via YouTube / District Attorney of Nevada / Futurism\* ## Shameless Scammer A particularly violent-minded scammer has been charged with extortion by federal authorities after unmasking himself on a popular sports podcast. As [*404 Media* reports](), a man named Idriss Qibaa has been charged by the FBI for straight-up threatening to kill and maim multiple people whose Instagram accounts he allegedly had locked them out of — the same people who often ended up seeking his help *unlocking* those very accounts. In their [complaint against the Moroccan national](), federal prosecutors admitted that they figured out Qibaa's identity after he [appeared on Adam "Adam22" Grandmaison's "No Jumper" podcast]() in January and "outlined an extortion scheme he has perpetrated against multiple victims." That scheme allegedly involves locking people out of their social media accounts and, much like mafia "protection" conspiracies, having them pay him monthly to keep access to their accounts. During his appearance, Qibaa told the sports podcaster that he had more than 200 people who pay him for such services, and claimed he makes "more than $600,000 a month." When Grandmaison discussed various celebrities he'd spoken to who admitted to falling victim to such schemes, Qibaa responded that they were "getting extorted." Be that as it may, the way Qibaa seemed to go about his own unlocking scheme is particularly brutal, as his alleged victims attested in the federal complaint against him. https://youtu.be/mr71K-Hy-xU ## Threatening Aura While this sort of plot is pretty commonplace, the scammer in question took it to the next level by not only harassing his alleged targets — which included an influencer, a journalist, a businessman, multiple dentists, a realtor, and a family member of a politician — but also by destroying their property and threatening to harm and kill the individual targets, their family members, and even one person's pet dog. As [Las Vegas' *8 News Now* reports](), Qibaa was arrested in Sin City this week after the FBI warned that he might be a flight risk with the money he'd acquired, which would allow him to "flee back to Morocco and 'live like a king.'" Though he was in the United States legally, it remains unclear what will happen to Qibaa now that he's been arrested — but at the very least, the people he seemingly admitted to scamming and violently harassing will have some rest knowing he's off the streets and offline for now. **More on scams:** [*Ferrari Exec Suspects Call From CEO Is Deepfaked, Asks Question Only He Would Know the Answer To*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()