That wipes all the data on the device and requires logging back in to accounts. It seems to me that's high enough friction to resist most coercion.

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silver_sun 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Isn't app data, photos etc. usually synced with the Google account? Besides, Google claims that the scammers are using social engineering to create a feeling of panic and urgency, so I think the victim would be willing to reset and log in to the accounts again in such a frame of mind.

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Zak 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Some is, some is optional, some isn't.

I'm sure there's a hypothetical scenario where someone successfully runs a scam that way, but there's also a hypothetical scenario where a 24 hour wait doesn't succeed at interrupting the scam.

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silver_sun 6 hours ago | parent [-]

The perfect is the enemy of the good.

	▲	deaux 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Which applies just the same to the hypothetical option during initial device setup.