The Fall of the World's Flashiest Scammer

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Ramon Abbas perfected a simple internet scam that helped him launder millions of dollars, riches he shamelessly flaunted on Instagram. Better known as @Hushpuppi, the young Nigerian became a fixture among the global elite as fashion houses showered him with gifts. But his fame would ultimately be his downfall.
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[@business]

Read more about the fall of the Billionaire Gucci Master, Hushpuppi: www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-hushpuppi-gucci-influencer/

[@jaybee4577]

Boring video, find more interesting stories to cover or shut up.

[@MikuHatsune12]

@@jaybee4577 where's all this anger coming from?

[@BillClinton228]

Dumbest criminal on earth...

[@Mail4Profit]

....Smh....Crazy!

[@Wuzhaniin]

Biggg s🅿️eenderr

[@MrChronicpayne]

The worst part about this? He didn't force people to follow him, that is just the sad state of social media and the broken mindset of glorifying extreme waste.

[@Daniel-tx2vt]

@@keymaster2108 to be fair to him hes right about the sad state of social media. but he was scamming people many of which could not afford to lose that money.

[@sithukyaw9019]

I can tell from a mile that he is a scammer. I would like to throw up whenever I see people with expensive apparels yet no sense in fashion

[@criessmiles3620]

Oh shut up 🦅

[@wavveytae4181]

Preach 💪🏾💪🏾💯💯

[@DickCheneyXX]

Subhumans and bots followed him for the most part.

[@meichow3000]

He didn’t crave wealth, he craved attention and recognition

[@paulerdosdaughter]

One could crave all at once.

[@OfficialGOD]

No, after wealth you crave fame

[@nhdarling2]

Power

[@tosinade1608]

@@OfficialGOD Maybe you. I'm cool with wealth

[@markdignam3525]

Actually, yes he did. He came from a poor part of town with little money, and saw that others had more and wanted it at any cost. That becomes an addiction, thus he moved to KL initially then Dubai to get a piece of international cash. His flaunting of wealth is re-affirmation of his self-importance. This conspicuous consumption is all part of the same issue. In our society, money and opulence implies power but that was not the initial driver. The 'Yahoo boys" are all after quick bucks and a nice lifestyle.

[@Lovely-ib8ks]

I don’t know why people are so obsessed with designer stuff I think designer things are overrated

[@evidennt]

Same here

[@skullIsland41]

I'm just a regular guy and I learned a long time ago never be flashy on social media... Whenever you go to a retail store or a big business one thing you will notice is that you never see the boss!!

[@MaytaneVideos]

Some of these scammers work so hard and are so innovative, that if they were to invest all that energy into producing something useful for others, they’d be richer for longer

[@ifeyhome]

High intelligence with low economic opportunities, produces these grade A scammers

[@clementoseitano7568]

Unfortunately hard work is not directly proportional to wealth. Assuming he spent that energy as a software developer in Nigeria, he may probably never experience a tenth of the wealth he had unless he got a big break to a well paying job most likely in Europe or North America. Had he started a business in Nigeria, he may not have had enough capital to take it to the level that can give him the wealth he enjoyed as well. All the same, the situation being super difficult does not justify scamming people too.

[@ifeyhome]

@@clementoseitano7568 In Nigeria if someone with his background applied for a job as a software engineer with no degree, the employer would stuff his CV in the garbage

[@jobirdmanbom7585]

No they won’t , this the type of money 97% of folks will never see in there lifetime

[@DanielFlailed]

Absolutely not, which is a part of the problem. Society doesn't reward hard work. Look at the state of teachers and nurses right now.

[@waynecmontgomery]

Hushpuppi forgot to hush. Now he has an honorary American prison work Visa for the next 20 years.

[@shockwavevideos5689]

Hopefully he talks and doesn't shut up during FBI interrogation

[@DakotaLenn0x]

😂😂

[@LevineLawrence]

Seriously the faker's fake name is so contradictory 😎

[@DaybreakPT]

@o k t o b e r They also get much lower prison sentences, so if he doesn't advertise he took a deal in prison nothing should happen. He is already an expert in lying and putting up a fake front after all.

[@tribecalledmaya]

😂😂

[@livefromtheground7274]

How people couldn't tell he was a scammer is a mystery. Rich people try to be under cover, not blink blink.

[@profitoneX]

Politicians do this without going to jail

[@barfymann362]

If someone truly has that much money, and they've worked hard for it, yet still find the need to seek affirmation online from strangers - there is something deeply unsettled within them. Sharing one's passion with others, such as music or writing is a wonderful thing to do; however, I never understand this hype/flex culture. There is nothing appealing about it.

[@lissaleggs4136]

Donald trump..

[@fetti214]

Floyd Mayweather

[@Ausf]

He didn't flex hard enough. The next level of flex would be to own his own country.

[@obiohagwu788]

he grew up very destitute in the streets of Lagos, Nigeria. Mental poverty is a serious hurdle he didn't seem to be able to overcome despite hundreds of millions of dollars.

[@vegidio]

You haven't been much online, have you? Like they said in this video, I know so many people that worked very hard for their money, rich and also poor, and a lot of them love to flex their financial accomplishments online. I also find this corny, but it's incredibly common human behaviour. They are seeking validation to satisfy their egos. The rich flex about their trips on a private jet, while the poor flex about the second hand iPhone 8 that they afforded to buy after saying for 6 months. The behaviour is the same, the only difference is the amount of money displayed.

[@xrismanessa3993]

Our parents always tell us to chew with our mouth closed. This guy missed that lesson.

[@MF_JONES]

How exactly does one eat with their mouth closed?

[@sulemanaamadu8946]

@@MF_JONES is an African proverb which means keep everything secret about what you do.

[@MF_JONES]

@@sulemanaamadu8946 oh I get it, you put a tube through your nose or something. That would work with soup or like peanut butter, but what about other things like meat?

[@FranzVonGaart]

@@MF_JONES No you just breathe through your nose like a normal person.

[@MF_JONES]

@@FranzVonGaart how do you get the food in your mouth if it's closed?

[@Northwindbreeze]

“Respect through social media” A perfect explanation for our lost generation.

[@jon33.3]

I will never be mad at someone who mastered manipulating the same system that was built to beat them down. growing up poor, I can relate.

[@helenayoung4064]

Right!!

[@sandria22]

True words

[@lifeofmwansa8199]

Ikr 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@eccen3ricbeats86]

facts the entire system is rigged and set up to benefit the creator, prison banks, etc. who is anyone to tell me what is morally right

[@therealkoolaidandkale]

..... until he stole money from someone you love.

[@haruspex1-50]

I can’t wait for this to be a Netflix limited series

[@wavveytae4181]

Same

[@txddyfarquh3916]

He'll prob scam Netflix for his Life Rights too

[@zanashtv5479]

Me too😂

[@musukamara9657]

Yep me too ✋

[@2cshattyw309]

It already is

[@chevyjazz]

My dad was an ambassador when I was a kid. I traveled the world, had dinners with foreign dignitaries, etc as a kid. Believe me, the people with real money overseas do not want the attention on themselves. They keep tight social circles for a reason and security is everywhere, especially when you don't think they are.

[@mello4392]

Where are you from?

[@trevormaina9093]

Broo, sort me out

[@jaycartier]

@@trevormaina9093 ong bro bless our pockets

[@ic4eyez739]

That is a fact 👌 you can tell who never obtained any

[@chevyjazz]

@@Saintz1408 he's been dead for 6 years but I'll get right on that.

[@BabAcademy]

As a software engineer- scamming is extremely easy to do. But principals, morality and fear of jail stops me from ever doing it.

[@philly1559]

Same bro I got too much of a humble heart to do that I wouldn’t sleep at night also that just will bring bad karma to you

[@deegowiko3051]

Easy? Don't play yourself

[@azcarbrand3178]

@@deegowiko3051 trust me it is easy to hack some persons and scam them, but we just can't

[@mikiwub3696]

When you go to jail….I will spend the money for you lol 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

[@done675]

I don’t think any means of making money easy

[@Maniack187]

Honestly seeing this guy all happy from other people's misery is Disgusting!

[@trix9803]

There is a German word called schadenfreude it means getting enjoyment out of someone’s misery

[@oluwaseyia8548]

When big corporations worked their employees to the point of death-forcing them to work while being sick without providing affordable health benefits is even more appalling

[@TrayTheLo]

these corporations are big, he was a broke kid from africa just trynna get sum, stop judging people like dat

[@damnitsmaliq9977]

@@TrayTheLo got to work hard to get what you want scamming is the easy way out. I understand why he did it , but they are consequences to crime.

[@megwasugoakukoiro-moonligh6387]

@@TrayTheLo thief , criminal like you, bein poor does nt make anyone a thief

[@Beeman2892]

He needed to feel the validation from other people. And that was his downfall.

[@enishalihoward8119]

No his downfall was scamming an American company. Every successful scammer knows when not to scam a certain demographic

[@kate4kanini]

@Beeman, 'validation from other people' is an understatement. It's a global pandemic.

[@alexb5812]

@@enishalihoward8119 actually Americans are the best target because of their wealth

[@codeaperture]

@@alexb5812 🤣🤣🤣 fools too

[@tanagunda1368]

@@enishalihoward8119 no thru are right his downfall was seeking validation from people because that is was prompted him to get investigated in the first place

[@SocaNick]

"Never jealous anyone for what they have. You don't know what they did in order to get it"

[@lesleyk1727]

My life motto!😊

[@kodyscot9360]

i was never jealous of hushpuppi , just curious. i thought he was a drug dealer this whole time.

[@gigigiseleworld]

Exactly 💯

[@LathropLdST]

@SocaNick illiterate dude 😒 It's either "never BE jealous" OR "never envy" Smh 😒

[@michellethompson6195]

This story is too close to home. It's usually dozens involved in one scam. Because when you bust one there's 24 or more people in the same scam that person's connected too.

[@mikek2337]

Perfect example, crime doesn’t pay. He thought he was on top building his wealth though the years stealing money from whoever he could get his hands on. He had fun for some years but When you get busted, you lose everything and no amount of money can replace 20 years of wasted life in jail.

[@robinmangala3536]

This guy could’ve gotten away with it if his ego wasn’t craving for social media attention & fame. He should’ve dipped and disappear with all his wealth. It really baffles me.

[@eberhard1991]

In Nigeria if you makes it you make sure everyone knows.

[@jaydaksy4094]

Well I didn’t want him to get away with it. I’m so glad he got caught.

[@juliustetevano6113]

Yeah aye he could be living it up somewhere nice with a different honey laying next to him everyday for the rest of his life

[@chiefnmerexle3456]

@@jaydaksy4094 why?

[@astoldbyjo3.05]

Right, just greedy superficial and dumb, now enjoy your 20yr vacay in the pen it’s not Dubai but oh well 🥴

[@enditakamweneshe6428]

The biggest mistake these guys make is putting themselves out there in the spotlight, you know the feds are always watching.

[@saudasamed8715]

No the biggest mistake they make is scamming people. They definitely deserve to be caught by the feds.

[@danielgw5140]

The worst mistake he made was stealing in the first place

[@SeanMazhindu]

That’s why that Nigerian criminologist said all Yahoo boys are reckless.

[@getsugaallen6612]

yup

[@alicedoors4826]

He would have got caught either way, he got caught cause his non-famous friend got caught and he was in his phone, not cause of instagram. Instagram is just why there are a whole bunch of videos out explaining his crimes and his friend that got him caught has none.

[@okokonyumbaiza]

This crazy story deserves a real TV Drama.

[@segunoni8154]

Very objective and unbiased documentary… well put together and commendable

[@syzer8676]

Amazing how people treat you differently because of money, this world we live in smh

[@daviedood2503]

Because they're acting fake to have a part of it. They don't want to work, so they'll cater to ur wants to get a piece if it. If u don't give it to them, false allegations come in in hopes you pay rhem outta court to drop charges.

[@winnieid2727]

Well peoples have treat others diffrently ever since wealth / money created... it haven't changed for ages and i believe it will not change

[@johnsmith23ist]

@@daviedood2503 like everyone beneficial things in life

[@daviedood2503]

@@johnsmith23ist not everyone is like that tho

[@mamamarianovits9029]

For the love of money is the root of all evil... and so it is.

[@hawkeire2414]

Never bring unwanted attention to yourself.

[@deemas216]

Especially When Your Living Wrong smh

[@johnblogs6248]

This documentary is very objective and does not paint the entire society as bad people unlike what others have done in the past.

[@automedicine]

There's nothing to respect about a scammer period.

[@oK-wc8nj]

Self snitch is an art these days

[@davidumason5424]

Nobody is snitches on anybody these days. But they are the snitchers themselves!

[@huyhoang3407]

Someone should make a movie out of this story. Would be hella interesting.

[@moihawk666]

said 11 people

[@jdmes4586]

said 18 people

[@motorcycleartist]

Said 56 people

[@jaydaksy4094]

Nah why glorify a stinking criminal? to inspire other aspiring criminals???

[@olumidemcintosh6265]

A movie is already in the works.

[@aloisxyz]

"Bad people" Wow thank you for that deep analysis!

[@Heresheis0818]

Thanks for the info ℹ️ 😢

[@leysjaymmm5883]

I watched this guys snapchat stories and instagram stories for years , I remember looking into how he made his fortune many many times but the articles always came back with "we are not entirely sure how he has made his fortune but he sure knows how to spend it" that alone should gave been the dead give away

[@newgoblin49]

So true man , I was waiting for this comment. I was sure I couldn’t be the only one . His Snapchat stories was him and his friends in a rolls Royce

[@raftermanhoward1883]

Asking as someone who stands outside of all this, what's the appeal of watching the Instagrams and Snapchats of people like this?

[@newgoblin49]

@@raftermanhoward1883 all that dazzles right

[@jacktheripper5661]

@@raftermanhoward1883 lol why not? Doesn’t hurt to take a few minutes off your day to look at a couple rolls royces and diamond watches

[@c.s1393]

@@jacktheripper5661 do you do it for motivation?

[@iivv_nn]

I wish I was rich, no one would know but they would see my wealth. A bilionaire man in Ireland who paid for an entire islands inhabitants college degrees. No one knew who he was till years later.

[@jameezybreezy9030]

That’s easy to say as a non-billionaire

[@ocampbell1954]

Best advice i've heard is broke people love impressing other broke people. I take this mentality with me to this date. I'm a millionaire by the way. Came from the bottom in Jamaica.

[@deny9112]

@@ocampbell1954 send me a 5k then, it won't hurt you...

[@georgeakowuah9710]

@@deny9112 he won’t notice it After he sleeps 😂😂

[@crimepays8358]

@@ocampbell1954 How you became a millionaire?

[@driversseat1707]

He never thought the U.S. could touch him in Dubai

[@felixagoroko307]

I love the way daddy humbled himself Keep banging around

[@JJs_playground]

Never heard of this guy until now. Great documentary.

[@GoldenBoyDims]

You been under a rock then his story was huge when he got caught

[@sullycub7183]

I never heard of it either

[@OfficialGOD]

True lol you have a life

[@mjokhoe573]

Pablo Esgobar and his golden toiletpot I saw on tv but these Nigerian man I never heart.

[@JJs_playground]

@@GoldenBoyDims lol.. i guess ya i was living under a rock.

[@GrinerB]

I will never understand the thought process of someone who's stealing millions of dollars need to broadcast it online.. How did he explain how he could afford any of it???

[@johnsmith23ist]

The feeling of accomplishment

[@AjZ530]

He probably set up a paper company in several countries where he lived like Malaysia and the UAE, he then might’ve used that’s a a cover for why he had a bunch of moneu

[@ronloc3309]

People on social media don’t ask questions like this they all assume they’ve worked hard for it

[@allbyhisgrace8925]

I will never understand either rhe flashing of wealth to the whole world for what .I would wanna buy a piece of land somewhere really nice and private for myself and family and invest the money ans create jobs ,change lives if inwwre rich but also in a clean way, and nor put anything online.

[@majesticsocietysounds1322]

Right. I guess common sense is not so common.

[@mugerwasolomonmuweke2448]

Best video explaining without bias.

[@aryebosede5503]

After researching the history of great assets such as real estate, dividend-paying stocks, gold, oil, and other commodities, Ive come to the conclusion that most excellent assets never come down to the price you want to acquire them at. Simply get the ones you can afford right now.

[@b1tchycvnt]

wealth is quiet. new money is loud

[@askyalumumba3573]

He went from living in a five star Versace hotel eating caviar, steak with expensive champagne, to a prison cell in Chicago, eating hotdogs, bologna sandwich and coolaid.

[@nadine3734]

Askya Lumumba....I promise you this guy thought his sh*t really didn't stink. Eating that disgusting prison food he's going to find out for sure. Lol'

[@ongoi2]

If I was him, I would disappear with all my money somewhere in Africa

[@abbs9407]

Waaw honesty is very important!

[@acebdefg5582]

"Showing off is the fools idea of glory" - Bruce Lee -

[@sternamc919sterna3]

That wealth parading (false or plundered, most rich people who earn their money through hard work usually do not flash it like that) is the model many African children and young adults have these days. You ask them "what do you want to be" and most answer "rich". They copy their elders and leaders, and if the hype is to flash wealth, cars, designer clothes, shoes and accessories, etc, that would be what they want for their future, at all costs. That just hints a difficult future for these children.

[@victornathaniel8317]

You are saying Nonsense. People flaunt their wealth these days irrespective of how they got it. That is just the truth of the matter. Go to the ports Monaco, Dubia, Florida, Vancouver, what are you saying? Hushpuppi's mistake was taking a huge chunk of his wealth outside of the US.

[@DarthTalon66]

Nothing about that is nonsense, bro got too cocky flexing his money that wasn’t even his. He was born in poverty so he should’ve known better. Now he gets to rot in prison

[@DarthTalon66]

@@victornathaniel8317 if you make money in legit means you have every reason to flex your hard work.

[@gotfan7743]

It is difficult to take out these kind of scammers. If this guy would have committed couple of scams amounting to few millions and never did a scam afterwards and never came to limelight, he would have retired a millionaire. But alas, greed, opulence, materialism always gets the better of these scammers. It's like every time they scam someone they get a kick out of it and they have a feedback loop in their brains which makes them do this over and over again.

[@jsl02008]

A few smart ones probably did.

[@Sugabullets]

It ain't even social media, it's being dumb using your personal details amongst criminals.

[@pkandrew4576]

He would have still stayed up,if Africans weren't skeptical of each other's. Had he thought thousand more how to scam, he wouldn't have gone today

[@geraldobah1]

This is what everyone says, when a wealthy criminal gets caught. But it's deeper than that, you don't make that type of money alone, so there others you have deals with, and you can't just say I quit, and cancel the deals, if you do, you might create as much trouble for yourself, equivalent to going to jail. Didn't you hear what he did to his partner that tried to steal his connection? That's the type of people he is around and he is.

[@28russ]

It becomes an addiction like gambling. It's less about the money and more about the thrill of the win.

[@SynthoidSounds]

"A role model to every Yahoo boy in Nigeria" . . . that says it all. He's clearly intelligent and has a certain skill set that he could have funneled into a legitimate career, perfectly suited for becoming a politician.

[@sandria22]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@oma7698]

But how intelligent is a person whose lifestyle lands them in prison? Obviously his plan didn't include getting locked away and rotting there in his prime. Intelligence would have attempted to appear legit and keep going. Like Ghost in 'Power.' But even Ghost displayed much foolishness.

[@leonrobinson8180]

@@oma7698 No matter how smart you are, we all have our weaknesses. His was a craving for attention.

[@TM-ys1kc]

He was his own worst enemy by constantly flaunting his ill-gotten wealth and side swiping his partner in crime.

[@DxnJvanito23]

Guy was living out his fantasies like it's grand theft auto with the money cheat.... Pretending to read Forbes magazine I'm surprised it wasn't upside-down

[@zulugeneral5563]

😂😂

[@mxchic05]

🤣😂

[@maxinef6654]

Lol 😂

[@glocktaviousbrown5420]

😆

[@juliustetevano6113]

Hahahah yeah I laughed to when I seen that pic

[@Beetwate305]

I don’t care how rich I am, I won’t feel comfortable letting another man feed me steak 🤣🤦🏾‍♂️

[@brianm3160]

Why?

[@lionessnala2000]

With that knife 😳😂😂😂😂

[@sweetdiva590]

That's what he's rich off of. The restaurant only caters to the wealthy

[@Ashleylovely9]

So many people are destroying their lives and relationships because of instagram.

[@Chinemere___]

Hello Bloomberg, I just noticed a mistake in the info-graphics on 11:39. The location mentioned there is Ajegunle, not Ajibola.... These are areas in Lagos Nigeria, that I have visited, and very familiar with. Thank you.

[@sigerian1085]

I love how they focus on this guy, but not the North Korean state sponsored hackers that are actually compromising emails.

[@OsundareToheeb]

He is black

[@Tahiha]

This documentary isn’t about them. Write a letter of complaint to customer service🙄

[@DarthTalon66]

@@Tahiha lol well said

[@narutozmk172]

He did what he wanted out of this life, get rich, live rich till 40, be world famous. He knew the risks and still was not stopping

[@JohnJohn-xs5ru]

I mean could have waited til 60, donated to charity etc, build schools

[@R_A_3000]

@@JohnJohn-xs5ru Help out the poor people in his country yeah right. That's why Africa is so corrupt because they all want the flashy Hollywood lifestyle. They make American politicians look like choir boys.

[@DarthTalon66]

@@JohnJohn-xs5ru too selfish I mean look at all the useless garbage designer clothes he bought

[@marysuckafreechic9006]

That Part

[@biharcourt]

I love this documentary. Honest and unbiased. Unlike the love scam documentary from 60 mins Australia which you could feel the palpable racism from the first sentence.

[@apachekafka773]

You are a fool. You can't deny the fact that most of these thieves are Nigerians.

[@kellyoduor4409]

Hands down this would top the tinder swindler should it become a documentary

[@lecadou]

This is one most humanizing reporting Africa, I ever seen. Good job Bloomberg

[@wavveytae4181]

@@kwamebushman606 two wrongs don’t make a right. I grew up poor and I made it without scamming people or living a lie. Like come on bruh stop glorifying crime

[@Johnny2Starz]

@@wavveytae4181 Get um! There's the easy way, and then there's the right way. The right way always pays more in the end; in money and in pride. Knowing I worked hard for my money brings me joy because I feel like I provide a valuable service to the people I serve. I'm proud of working. If I stole for a living, I'd probably want gratification too just like this fool did. He was never satisfied because he didn't have to work for his bread.

[@wavveytae4181]

@@Johnny2Starz exactly bruh. You told no lies. Then wanna bring up the continent and how others are doing wrong. Just because someone else is doing wrong doesn’t mean you do it and then bring up oppression to justify it like nah bruh. Wrong is still wrong💯💯

[@afr0flava]

@@wavveytae4181 you’re a sense maker 💯

[@wavveytae4181]

@@afr0flava thanks queen 👸🏾 💯💪🏾

[@TheSweetForever]

I loved that guys response to why we post on social media. Clearly for attention. Why else would you post things? You could just send it to a friend or family member but instead you post online for strangers to see. Clearly seeking praise or validation. Makes a lot of sense.

[@klw09c]

I repeatedly have this conversation with my best friend. Crazy the not many actually want to admit this truth 😂 (at least from my point of view).

[@xzxmemoxzx]

Nah more of a online diary/journal lol

[@aok2075]

@@klw09c Not that they don't want to admit, I don't think they even realize

[@aok2075]

@@xzxmemoxzx Then make your account private if that's the case You wouldn't share your actual journal with strangers

[@xzxmemoxzx]

@@aok2075 it is and I would lol

[@preezo007]

Social media is literally our downfall.

[@DrAmbitious]

He’ll come out of jail, write a book, get a movie and become wealthy again. This life...

[@DPM10_718]

Nah, if only he was white then definitely

[@wanjiahdavid7045]

@@DPM10_718 yo! We've got alot of black people who came out of jail and went large again. Stop attaching race to everything. Its even disrespectful to the black people who have made it

[@baraka256]

The real Rick Ross

[@kodyscot9360]

@@DPM10_718 wolf of wall street

[@TheBandafall2003]

À white will right a book about him make movies and get rich

[@argh6666]

This guy could have lived a nice life and help his family but he chose the fake dubai and fake Instagram for external validation.

[@theebiracarnivalshow]

The worst thing of all is that almost everyone love’s success regardless of how u build it 😢

[@carlislepanting5219]

Stay strong hush puppi!! Watching from Belize central america

[@aliismail2962]

It's so satisfying to see these influencers behind bars, may the rest follow

[@No1karez]

If only stupidity were a crime

[@kotharishashank]

@@No1karez lol

[@GoldenBoyDims]

He isn’t an influencer he is a scammer

[@No1karez]

@@kotharishashank 😂

[@Pretermit_Sound]

@@GoldenBoyDimsit’s possible to be both of those things nowadays, unfortunately 😕

[@marvelousi9165]

The thing is, scammers such as Hush puppi are highly intelligent, hardworking and persistent. If they applied their intelligence to an honorable career they would attain the success and wealth they are looking for. Of course it may not be to this magnitude. However I can understand as a fellow Nigerian that they are are in a country that does not provide upward mobility, there is little room for success(unless you’re from a wealthy family), and a government that treats it’s citizens like animals. You get treated like an animal long enough, you start behaving like one.

[@TheDYNAMITE001]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@chrisdee6391]

The irony in this statement.. I believe his choice to publicize ill-gotten wealth on the internet and the greed that eventually got him "Busted" is enough proof to show he wasn't that intelligent.. There are Yahoo boys now with more money than Jail-Puppy and DON'T have IG accounts or Facebook.. And no one knows their name.. That's intelligence

[@sammygotnext5844]

The ability for him to amass such wealth undetected for so long, from such an impoverished environment DOES speak to his intelligence. A lot of those “Yahoo boys” are playing with their daddy’s money…that’s not intelligence. That’s luck.

[@chrisdee6391]

@@sammygotnext5844 and how much was this wealth and for how long? He was in Dubai where everyone is a millionaire.. He wasn't doing anything special, just showing off other people's money.. Many people show off on the internet.. but they show off a million or two because that's all they have.. How can someone with no company listed on any financial market in US Europe or Asia, doesn't play sports, doesn't sing, does absolutely nothing but be flaunting 35 mil dollars on the internet and you call him intelligent.. When he knows well he has no way of explaining how he got that money.. The outside world is not like Naija that allows you to walk around with Ghana must go when you are a carpenter.. you guys need to step up your perception of intelligence

[@deekircher21]

Not necessarily highly intelligent

[@brendahjeannette9107]

Respect to him though he must be very smart

[@jburron]

Being fed by Salt Bae should be an automatic jumping of the shark.

[@AlexCamo]

Pride comes before a fall. He didn’t crave wealth, he craved attention and recognition. Skills and patience is the key

[@ifehansson2254]

No, he craved wealth and then had to show it off online; that's what people from his background do. With his type there is no such thing as being 'quietly wealthy'.

[@anieudo5359]

That "e pain dem" at the beginning... Absolutely hilarious 🤣😂. e go dey pain am now.

[@blink182bfsftw]

What does it mean

[@freihenmuller2743]

Nigerians could relate

[@ayjay4273]

@@blink182bfsftw “they’re pained”…somehow like the enemies are pained or jealous

[@ElMencho.]

I got a mail saying my house was being taken from the bank if I didn’t pay $25k within 24hrs and I thought when did I own my own house.

[@Yasmina312]

He craved wealth but was spending his money and showing off ? showing off his lifestyle was his downfall; the need for validation. And stupidity because he didn’t think he’d get caught 😣

[@TheNopeDude]

This is the first time I’m hearing the term “yahoo boys”. This is wild.

[@DanielNyong]

Must not be from naija

[@manlikeme3648]

U must be sleeping under a rock hey

[@dgd865]

I dont live in africa but i hear it so much

[@TheNopeDude]

@@manlikeme3648 it’s cosy under here. Come join us

[@delavago5379]

We use it even here in Jamaica

[@bravenewworld5824]

If he wasn't so flashy he might have gotten away with what he was doing. There's many ways to launder money. This is how you know he still had a broke mentally 😂🤣😂

[@daviedood2503]

Heard it's best to buy crypto and have it pay you out to wash it. Problem is, they're gonna want to know HOW u got the money to buy it in the first place. 😂 how did u get the money to buy those store fronts ? How'd u get the money to buy those taxis ? Etc. Yes these things are earning u money, but how'd u get started with it tho. How can a taxi company that on average pays maybe 5 grand a month help u buy some laundry mat that costs 100k and u only owned the taxi company for a couple years if that long 😂

[@grindseason7728]

@@daviedood2503 this is the one part all of the other comments seem to forget. They forgot that this isn’t the movies, where a drug dealer just launders money though barbershops. There has to be a legitimate money trail. 😂

[@victornathaniel8317]

@@grindseason7728 Yes you can, why does wall street exist? What do venture capitalist do?

[@Nansuei33]

The US has a lot of people like this, we just call them politicians.

[@nanastevo2361]

that are somethings i do not understand but i think its kinda power ,,, the USA has power over the Nigerian

[@kendrickewings]

Ppl are obsessed with this dude.. he did the Same thing the government has Been doing to the people for centuries…

[@FmTrini]

This dude is proof that clout is more important than health, wealth and even life itself smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@SACUVFL4918]

Sad but true.

[@L.O.G.]

He's gonna get a Netflix documentary.

[@coreytaylor6551]

Absolutely

[@macanthony1982]

Corruption and lack of infrastructure cultivates folks to do scam.... I know first hand of folks who have Master degrees in Nigeria but cant find a job... lack of proper infrastructure slows the progress of opportunities

[@PaulPhoenixxx]

While in Malaysia, Before his arrival in Dubai, he mostly showed off expensive designers. Outside of that, few knew about him. Not even his real name. After his arrival in Dubai, he fell out with Mompha. And they got into some sort rivalry and competition. He probably intensified his scam hustle and That was the beginning of his down fall.

[@csanton3946]

If somebody flashes their wealth instantly in the media its two things (1) to market their business by showing this material successes. (2) they are enjoying the moment of spending other peoples money

[@lawrencelopez9839]

I still don't get it. Disappearing and having 0 social media presence still feels like the best thing to do.

[@rinnychor]

Some idiots can't help but flex.

[@judeokon1964]

He wasn’t the scammer, he was just the money launderer for the scammers.

[@melvinyit6859]

I agree we need some international scam law. Been receiving ridiculous amount of scam attempts recently. While the scammer is never caught.

[@DickCheneyXX]

Who need laws? We just need some of our 3 letter agencies to bring back large scale assassination programs.

[@kwamebushman606]

International Scam law 🤣🤣🤣 Allllll your businesses doing business with Africa would be disqualified for scamming Africans with crocked accounting and business practices. Don't forget America IS the most corrupt nation in the world where only businesses and rich people are able to buy their way out

[@bandman1718]

its almost like criminals dont follow the law

[@XtaC78]

@@bandman1718 🤣

[@MIKEO96]

@@kwamebushman606 facts

[@williamsmith7221]

Great work Bloomberg team 🙌

[@rachelleelias7737]

When you do bad to others, it comes back too you

[@RacerNight86]

This guy was an absolutely fool.. When your scamming like this. You would think he would lay low and wouldn't want anyone to know. Also he didn't cover his tracks

[@Eddyke]

The absolutely fools are the people he actually scammed...if you think he's half wit what about the victims

[@br88dy]

This is why I deleted Instagram and why I haven’t heard of him. It’s all fake flair

[@sbrooks904]

It literally wasn’t fake he had hundreds of millions

[@tommynorthwood]

@@sbrooks904 "Had"

[@sbrooks904]

@@tommynorthwood have you even sniffed a hundred thousand dollars lol

[@deleqtronica8733]

@@sbrooks904 ya, that totally changes the meaning of “had” 🤡

[@jupitired777]

how he got away with this for so long is insane

[@thegreatdel9679]

Most times the feds are watching the entire time. Just building their case. When guys have that much money they can get a lawyer to weasel them out, so the feds are pretty just crossing all their t’s & dotting all their i’s

[@May9ninth]

He never got away with it if he got caught and not only that the FEDS make sure they build the case and got evidence way before they arrest you, he could of been watched for 3 years before they made their move but people was loosing money and it was causing financial issues with banks and financial organizations

[@rotimiedu3504]

There are a lot of people like HushPuppy in Nigeria, but most of the smart ones have cover businesses. That is where Hushpuppy made his first mistake, he had no cover businesses. He was also attracted to much attention on social media which didn’t help him.

[@fastservice7124]

Because he was paying his taxes

[@jayjohnson5016]

remember asset forfeiture: they knew what he was up to and let him amass a larger fortune before busting him

[@esi3678]

love this dude

[@RealLegoBeast]

The lack of humility is outstanding.

[@sphaleriteme]

If Nigeria enabled its people, the country will be unstoppable. Some of the best innovative minds, super intelligent people. Sad that the human resource is not positively utilized in Nigeria.

[@shewantmeumubiafra6470]

What does this comment mean? You've never been in Nigeria. It's extremely difficult to do anything there. What needs to happen is a split between the 3 major tribes into their own countries. Now the country is run by fulanis and the british who steal oil in the Niger delta

[@awemanyfit]

The government make living hard and expensive for us

[@kind2423]

@@shewantmeumubiafra6470 you can read right

[@kind2423]

It’s true the government, economy and corruption that is causing all of this (scamming, robberies, ect,)

[@raysdvickthor6291]

@@shewantmeumubiafra6470 animal which 3 tribes do you think we niger delta are igbos do you think we dont know you include us in biafra bcus of the oil

[@Max-oi9es]

Message: Don't let greed be your downfall.

[@JSaints87]

Flexing gets you nothing but more headaches & dramas.

[@Tdk619]

Anyone know the name of the song/beat at the start of the video?

[@adegames1836]

Thank you for this reporting, completely unbiased and didn’t paint Nigerians bad

[@MosesMatsepane]

Their reputation is already bad. No need to kick a dying horse.

[@reubedx4321]

@@MosesMatsepane ‘dying’ the horse ain't dead. They'll thrive again

[@selineebuka1340]

@@MosesMatsepane we are not the dead horse we will come back soon

[@rain_bowpops]

But when Tinder Swidler became a netflix special... it wasn't painting people like Simon down

[@KD-dl7ov]

Y’all scam. Simple. ALL YALL. Picture is already painted.

[@ajwaddanwarr3409]

I don't feel sorry for this guy at all, there are great things coming out of Nigeria right now and this dude just threw country back a decade image wise. Same thing with el chapo etc.

[@ANIMEMANIACBOY]

Facts

[@ETS186]

2 UFC champions are nigerian born. That's great stuff

[@jazgeo1957]

No great things? Sheesh. You’re dense.

[@dayosonictv]

@@jazgeo1957 and Afrobeat with couple of grammies under our belt plus tech.... including lots of OUR nigerian movies on Netflix .The booming film industry in Nigeria - Nollywood is the world's second-largest film industry in terms of output

[@jaydaksy4094]

@@jazgeo1957 If you can’t at least lift your lazy fingers to do some research, then you’re the “dense one”

[@deetan7944]

The world is full of scammers that I feel sad for him for being arrested first.

[@yasminemalik4598]

Exactly

[@erikheim84]

Don't hate the player.. if people are dumb enough to get scammed these days then well🤣

[@donutrangerr]

'A cardinal sin in organized crime is flaunting your wealth" - Perfectly said. It is ironic, the millionaires and billionaires that were from a family business or new money are way more lowkey then these criminals and politicians that make money illegally.