Bringatrailer SCAMMERS targeted Hoovie on his dream truck!

[@TheGerudan]

Oh boy, that escaladed quickly!

[@gerry-p9x]

Escalated....😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@matthewcasey5059]

I mean that really got out of hand!

[@TheGerudan]

@@gerry-p9x The story is about a Cadillac Escalade. 😉

[@ChevyJay283]

'That's what she said!'

[@farmcentralohio]

@@gerry-p9x That one went right over gerrys head lol

[@bthivierge]

April's Buick jacket with the Grand National sign in the background did not go unnoticed... 👀🔥

[@gerry-p9x]

Needs a USA flag flag of OK and others in background

[@VL1975]

@@gerry-p9x You mean Kansas...

[@gerry-p9x]

@@bthivierge whatever which is which..was bad in cartography

[@Earlywinters09]

The take away from this episode? April has an awesome Buick Grand National jacket! 😉

[@Notfiveo0]

I’ve never heard of anyone being targeted fairly by scammers. 😂

[@scottsprague7928]

The jacket is nice but she looks a lot better with black hair.

[@mattcross1526]

It's at the 7:54 mark that I finally figured out that this entire video and scam story is Hoovie's attempt to get April to buy him an Escalade for Christmas.

[@courtney5796]

Brilliant!

[@JGarcia2016]

He wants her to be his suga momma lol 😂😅

[@buggerlugz6753]

@@JGarcia2016 - god, that'd be terrible.....

[@jimchik]

“My Grandma called (the one that’s still around)…”. Thanks for the clarification. 😂

[@Inmyprime-eu7xn]

Was just watching Hoovies Garage when this popped up! My youtube enjoyment continues!

[@arthuralford]

Boy did this one fail the sniff test. Wasting a scammer's time is always, always, a worthwhile passtime

[@phgodts]

"I'm not an idiot!" Says the guy who was scammed multiple times buying wrecked cars from photos 😂🤣

[@ronaldrey8474]

I thought him being scammed was his business model

[@oldrrocr]

being with April redeems a LOT...

[@ronaldrey8474]

@oldrrocr w/April redeems or kinda reveals... ⊙⁠.⁠☉

[@marcom2248]

He made millions from YT. He is a pretty intelligent man. His only mistakes are women.

[@agentauto]

I’ve been looking for a suitable car for my wife , and I to drive for a few months now. I’m on a strict budget to find something because most of our monies goes to doctors, and insurance as my wife is in need of a kidney transplant. Most of my time is spent of Facebook marketplace, and it’s been a constant battle dealing with the scammers. They are absolute callous thieves. I’ve reported so many to facebook, and see that their listings are removed straight away, but just a few short listings away, I find the same listing from the same scammer, or from another scammer using the same details. It’s absolutely ridiculous that these callous pieces of shite 💩 feel it’s fine to do this. Hopefully some get caught, and get dealt with in a way that they never forget. Great video from yourselves as always 👍.

[@mirthenary]

If only these people spent this much effort making an honest living....

[@rocketscientist007]

Too many skilled people chasing too few skilled jobs.

[@gerry-p9x]

Like that here in town first thing indo Asians came in chased out est. Biz's paid off town gov and code forced pit ol timers greeedy. Sooooobs

[@thebigpicture2032]

@@rocketscientist007 they’re likely in India

[@Beer_Dad1975]

@@rocketscientist007 "Qualified" maybe - not so sure about the skilled - a awful lot of employees just turn up and don't do much else - some don't even turn up half the time. Some of these scammers though, they seem both clever, hard working and motivated - they might actually do well if they made an effort at a legal occupation. I guess the quick rewards of a big scam payoff is too enticing.

[@wtbman]

@@rocketscientist007 If you can't market your skill, learn a new skill. If nobody is hiring, start a business. It is challenging but a lot of the time you're only limited by the effort you are willing to put in. Some people know how to hustle, like the Mexicans on the street corners selling flowers to passing cars. The other day I heard about dog walkers that make 100k. Drive for Uber, DoorDash, Amazon etc. I realize some of these options aren't available in other countries but if you can scam people on the internet, perhaps you could get one of the many outsourced work from home customer service jobs.

[@bradluecke9829]

Thanks for the video, I've had several "after auction" offers. I just use the delete button, but it is fun to know others are in the scammer's sights.

[@KiwiLido]

Thank you for reminding us to always be very careful purchasing cars out of our own areas. APRIL Eva was very convincing, ready that email, and Tyler would definitely fall for it if it was APRIL Eva he was talking him into it on the phone 😮

[@paulknight1879]

Thank u so much for letting people know about this scam.

[@hitchedtohorsepower]

I have a 2006 Chrysler Town & Country that my grandfather bought new. He passed away a few years ago at 96 but he was one of those people that put floor mats on top of the floor mats and yelled at me once for opening the sunroof because I'd let dirt in. The reason I'm writing this is that it has the rear entertainment system too and the plastic is still on the screen too!!!

[@cs1375]

And because it's a 2006 Town & Country it's still worth less than 6k.

[@hitchedtohorsepower]

@cs1375 and that's why I keep it! I only use it once or twice a month but it's not worth much, pretty cheap to insure, and minivans are great to have around!!

[@courtney5796]

@@hitchedtohorsepower I miss my '05 Caravan. Had it for 7 years or so. No issues. I may have got lucky on the quality, but 6 kids to soccer? No problem. Pick up in-laws with all their luggage at the airport? No problem. Full sized set washer/dryer? No problem. Sheetrock? No problem. Most versatile/family vehicle ever (for the price....) It was really not worth selling with 275K so I donated it.

[@hitchedtohorsepower]

@courtney5796 completely agree. Those Stow & Go seats are amazing! Want to move people it works but if you want to put a ton of stuff in it just fold the seats away. I often use it to move stuff instead of my truck because it's inside incase there's bad weather, it's a much lower lift-in height, and at my local dump there's normally a fee if you go I'm a pickup and you always have to go to the commercial area but in a car,SUV, or minivan it's free and a much shorter line. I did have to replace the transmission at 110k and a few other small things. I just did the alternator and belt a couple months ago. It was going through coolant for awhile but I couldn't figure out where it was going. It even smelled like coolant when coming to a stop after driving on the highway. Couldn't find any leaks and the head gasket doesn't seem to be bad then all the sudden I wasn't having to add coolant all the time and the smell was gone! It only has about 135k on it so I don't think I'll get rid of it anytime soon. I like that gen better than the one that followed it and while I like the Pacifica, three of my close friends, who all have kids, have Pacificas, bud for my needs I don't see any reason to get rid of this one that I know the history of vs spending quite a bit more than I could get for this and not know if it was taken care of.

[@JamesAllmond]

This episode could have been titled "Ball busting with April!" that was wonderful.

[@tampaguy6370]

The scammers have become so sophisticated you have to be on guard.

[@carefreeclubhouse1714]

Way to go Hoovie! Thanx for teaching people about the scammers!! They are everywhere!!!

[@farmcentralohio]

Hoovie pretending like he wasn't falling for this is funny

[@northsidejeff9551]

Exactly! That's what I was thinking. He totally fell for it. 😂

[@makaveli087]

Hoovie the type of dude to stop & read the entire eMail when the subject is "Tyler! Hot MILKS in YOUR Area are looking to FoxBodyMustang..."

[@clangdon1436]

The government should hire the hackers who target these scammers . They make videos of them screwing with these scam call centers . The best videos ever .

[@bettymaverick1098]

People know who the scammers are in India. The problem is the government refuses to arrest and put them in jail. There are videos of the scammers paying off the police. If they close one office the same people just open another one. India allows this to happen with no repercussions to the criminals.

[@EBIndy]

Send in the military then. Hiding criminals under *national sovereignty* needs to end. Osama Bin Laden couldn’t hide under it neither should Indian scammers

[@Jacky5299]

Everything in India is corrupt.

[@chrisc8156]

Why would they do anything? India faces no pressure from Western governments, only Westerners are being scammed and the money ends up back in India. Win, Win and Win. All the West would have to do is threaten to kick India out of SWIFT and it would end tomorrow. However, as long as old people and other "nobodies" are the ones getting scammed this will not happen.

[@TripleZ89]

And then they come to America

[@LarsGrigo]

any proof for your accusations?

[@gf04rce76]

Hoovie gets scammed so you don’t have to 😂

[@joem9516]

If you haven't watched it yet check out The Beekeeper with Jason Statham. It's about scammers doing this kind of stuff.

[@robertkaplan9145]

April and Jason would be quite a pair.....

[@Chief_5]

Great episode, I’m hoping that this relationship lasts forever!

[@EdBaesel]

Had this very same thing happen a couple of weeks ago on BaT. I was one of the last bidders on a Suburban out west last month and dropped out when it got too high (and actually stuck to my budget). A couple of weeks later, "Lucia" reached out to me with news that the sale had NOT gone through. Truthfully, I told her that I'd had a couple of unexpected $$ car repairs in the interim and wasn't probably able to buy now. A week or so later, another very concilliatory email, wanting an update because she was "trying to ensure I give equal consideration to all interested parties". Right. BaT seller was aware by that time and BaT added to their investigation list.

[@reed785M]

I love that Hoovie still has a relationship with his grandma, I’m a grandmas boy too haha

[@JSmith-b3h]

I got the same offer for the same car myself. . Figured it for a scam. Turns out I was wrong, Eva delivered it this morning 😅

[@MeetJoeBlack55]

Still want to do a 'Van-In' at your farm come springtime ... think it would be fun !!

[@Jjoe2356]

Love the show, u guys are awesome... But I'm always looking to the corners of the video to see the real star, the Lincoln Town Car! His majestic presence, looming on the background.

[@pcbuilderlover4271]

Loved the ending! Grandma's concern.

[@franciscodanconia4324]

I got in the habit of the bad old days of car hunting on Craigslist of doing image searches on the listing images. Found a lot of fake ads that way.

[@nekite1]

I remember dealing with scams like this way back in 2009. Myself and my wife were looking for a motorhome and the amount of scam adverts on a certain reselling site did discourage us from getting one. The amount of excuses as to why you couldn't see the vehicle in the flesh were numerous. Got a sweet deal on something else instead.

[@vanlifecarjunkies858]

You should send them an email back saying that they need to wire you 20% of the money so that your bank can prove the transaction isn’t fraud and then the bank will approve your transaction of $34,000

[@ERDoc741]

This is great!😂

[@stevengreco1939]

My favorite KZbin couple!

[@erichibbs5137]

Raise your hand if you saw the auction and IMMEDIATELY said "Hoovie is going to buy this!" 🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐

[@Tyler-dn8wn]

When April mentions the loan Tyler shoulda replied “And this gives you power over me?”

[@PBLambo]

Bane!

[@thor8640]

Hope you reported that BoA account to them, the bank needs to take action immediately.

[@adamrobinson8238]

I love your optimism April, however if we can use future technology to find and prosecute the scammers, they can use it to hide and carry out more sophisticated and convincing scams.

[@boomer1964]

My niece had this happen with a rental home she was considered renting. Gotta love Craigslist.

[@amusingarts]

Did you run the VIN through VIN WIKI????????

[@Tclans]

I have watched enough Pleasant Green to know ‘to move forward’ and ‘to proceed’ is typical scammer lingo. Good you didn’t fall for it! 👏🏼 Entertaining video, thanks you both!

[@JoeUrbanYYC]

Yep, probably due to overseas people learning more of a British English which sounds overly formal to North Americans.

[@thelastmemphian]

their english seems pretty good until they hit you with that "Do the needful"

[@NathanCrouse611]

Kindly

[@franciscodanconia4324]

Usually a dead giveaway for a non-American English speaker.

[@jeffs4690]

I had an 02 Cadalanche and love the 2nd gen. Best of them all drove it over 200k miles and sold it years ago. Has came up on CL more than once and was tempted but it was looking a bit tired when I passed it along. To Tylers value point it's actually had an asking price more than when I sold it.

[@runamonk]

This is a huge issue right now. Kitboga has been trapping and taking down these types of scams. Recently he had a very similar situation come up when he was contacted by the owner of a legit business who scammers had been using his name and inventory to sell cars that didn't exist. Kitboga worked with several companies to catch the people who did it. He's got contacts with Bank of America as well.

[@MrForcat]

Great video, I played the very same game with a Testarrossa for $60K and even got car paperwork copies.

[@stevest1300]

Film on the nav screen? My 93 year old mother-in-law has kept the cellophane dust covers on her front room lamps for at least the 50 years that I have known her.

[@ImgoneButUrstillHere]

Wow that seller sure did know a lot about the whole selling process.. I mean for a simple little car seller

[@MrFrost-xh6rf]

Unfortunately the police don’t investigate scammers

[@tylersanders2388]

Yeah they’d rather sit around ticketing us for mufflers and 5% tint than help anyone

[@XX-166]

@@tylersanders2388fix those issues and you won’t get a ticket.

[@MrFrost-xh6rf]

@@tylersanders2388 Yup, cause thats where the money is... High Priority

[@z06doc86]

April’s Buick jacket is flat out cool.

[@Burntoilcoffee]

No one ever tries to scam me, .........I feel so left out, at least I still have my hand full of magic beans

[@ErikJenks]

Nice Hotel Del Coronado sweater, Tyler!

[@jameslandi4688]

This comedy duo has me laughing out loud

[@azmax623]

ok, I have to tell you my story. In the early 2000s, I bid on a Range Rover Classic on Ebay. My bid was $500. Auction ended, it sold for $1500. About a week later, I get a second chance offer from Ebay (legit ebay). Buyer took the truck to the local DOT, and they failed the inspection saying the transfer case was out. Buyer returned it to the seller. I responded to the second chance offer saying I had to buy my wife a Subaru to get to college in the snow, and all I had was my original $500 bid. About a week went by without a reply. And then.... they accepted the offer. I had them put it in storage until I could make arrangements to pick it up. I still drive it to this day.

[@christophergolding4823]

My father was just scammed for the 2nd time and this time they got every penny he worked his whole life for literally right after my mother just passed from cancer! They were married for 55yrs and now he's facing losing his home as well. Nothing worse in this world and there no recourse either

[@DunnDifferent]

Every time Hoovie says Eva I picture Wall-E 😂

[@CopieSavage816]

Was I the only person that had to double take the thumbnail 🤣

[@bobadams179]

I got a call saying I had won Publishers Clearing House. The only problem was my caller ID said the call was coming from Jamica.I happen to know P.C. is in NY. So I mentioned this to the caller who hung up immediately. Five minutes later he called back except th caller ID said nothing. I told him "You've got to be kidding me". He then hung up again and I heard nothing more from him.

[@jeffreygunn3530]

I got a call one time from someone claiming to work for Microsoft. Thick Indian accent, of course. He said that there was a problem with my computer's security, to which I responded "Which one? I have two." "The one that runs on Microsoft Windows 10." Of course, they both do. I asked to speak to his supervisor. "I work for Mr. Bill Gates, and he's not able to come to the phone right now."

[@ralphinator2]

This is why you should never tell the scammer how you know they are scamming. You helped them get better at scamming.

[@aaronbritt2025]

I knew it was a scam in the first sentence. They always say, "item" and never describe it, I real seller would say, "Escalade".

[@jasons7070]

You need to file an IC3 report with the FBI and document everything you went through in great detail.

[@theyunglos]

Does Hoovie still have the 49 Cadillac..?!?!? Haven’t seen it since the great move (garage switch from Hanger to Hoovie 3.0) video…

[@kimaniharris7922]

I'm wondering this as well

[@randolfo1265]

When Hoovie, long time guy in the car business, gets scammed.. . . . I don't know what to say!

[@franciscodanconia4324]

He’s been scammed multiple times buying cars sight unseen that didn’t end up being as described.

[@randolfo1265]

@@franciscodanconia4324 - Yes. He has admitted to taking risks partly because it is good content for the channel.

[@go4damo]

That Buick jacket is hero status.

[@SingleTrackMined]

Just pay the price you need to pay for this one-of-a-kind. You'll NEVER regret it.

[@jeffreygunn3530]

Does that rear TV even work at this point? If it's from 2005, it's probably set up for analog NTSC. If it has OnStar, same problem. It's set up to run on the old cell system.

[@joeuncoolio]

What would have made this better is if they would have told you they need a 10k deposit to be made in WalMart gift cards. The one thing I have found that is the give away is when they tell you they are leaving the country and need to sell the car right away. Or, the owner is out of the country and they are selling it for them.

[@metaleuman]

Scammers never stop innovating. And unfortunately people will never stop falling for scams 😕

[@Darren-i9t]

I think April should surprise Tyler and buy it for him for Christmas!!!

[@garymartin9806]

91K subs looks like you are finally going to make it to 100,000 sub. It’s about time.

[@d.z.7485]

As soon as the email says "my item" and doesn't mention the actual name I'd be suspicious.

[@rsarndts8939]

He is thinking about both!

[@villafish1]

Grandma needs a ride in the Bugatti!

[@markfoster7564]

“I’m not that crazy” 🤪 😂😆😀😆😉

[@quinnjones1221]

Myra...HA! That was actually my grandmothers name. Tyler, way to go keeping them engaged and wasting their time. These are actually real, large scam shops that operate with no concern about the law. April, keep on him about loaning him money. So sweet and sour! ; )

[@sokola311]

How do I get one of those Jackets April?? That's awesome.

[@zekegrimm6137]

Will you guys be doing a video about the new Scout vehicles?

[@navion1946]

The software and technology surely exists to find these scammers. There simply isn’t the will to prosecute. Which casts shade on our FBI as complicit.

[@SuperWooba]

You two are so entertaining lol

[@leedissel8808]

Holy smokeshow!! Damn girl! Tyler is a lucky dude.. hopefully she doesn't pull the gold digger route when she hits a million subscribers.

[@privateer0561]

Old cars with low miles start breaking immediately. Though they command bigger money, you should be prepared to pay big repair bills to deal with issues related to aging. Hoses , brakes, tires, water pump, thermostat, wires, filters of all sorts. Ask me how I know.

[@ralphinator2]

That's why you replace all the rubber and all the filters immediately at the same time when you buy it.

[@franciscodanconia4324]

@@ralphinator2but then it won’t be all original and you can’t enter your Escalade EXT in the survivor class at Amelia Island in 2076.

[@kbrown1350]

Hoovie definitely outkicked his coverage with her.

[@BRMBug]

“Please send photos of 350 $100 Apple gift cards…”

[@franciscodanconia4324]

That’s how I pay my taxes every year.

[@johnt.848]

BaT need to be made responsible for all scams, that way they would quickly get their act together and ensure all scams were snuffed out.

[@emmexfyv]

No way BAT could kill or catch all scams. Every car I have listed has drawn scammers, and that is on every possible platform. Are those all BAT's fault too?

[@frankgrant4784]

I went through the same thing on a possible purchase of a Bobcat skidsteer tractor on Craigslist, .....buyer beware!

[@Pete_Finch]

I recently got rid of my 2005 EXT that I had driven every day for 8 years for 500 cash. Guess they got a good deal

[@ttuclint]

Hoovie is for sure buying that Escalade at some point

[@gregmacd2829]

Going to need that $53K for that first Bugatti oil change...

[@chrisc8156]

Yikes!! That loan is turning out to be very expensive.

[@whatsay8406]

No Tyler, you will never hear the end of the money loan. 30 years from it will some how get brought up, lol.

[@The_Mace]

Seems to me that BAT needs to address this, somehow. Perhaps a better verification system for people who list cars? Or more identity protection for bidders?

[@franciscodanconia4324]

Seems like they should only allow after auction communications through their own platform. You get a notification you have a message and have to log into the site to communicate back to the seller. Make that a condition of the auction listing contract. Then all bidders would know for sure that any outside emails are scams.

[@rickrowe3903]

That jacket April has is sweet.

[@edwardgreenjr167]

Most of these scams have a US-based liaison. Believe me if that account is closed out, another will replace it almost immediately. ALWAYS involve the bank of the suspected scammer if you feel in any way a transaction is a potential fraud. And any real seller would not have an issue relisting it OR setting up a video-chat including said vehicle in 2024.

[@Tomm9y]

Now I know why banks have fractional lending and can earn interest on lending out the same money 20 to 50 times over. It is to ensure they can compensate people who get ripped off through payments to scammers. Such a brilliant social service, creating money to give away. There was me thinking the inflated house prices huge mortgages, buy to let bonanza loans were just to enrich the 1% elite, deprived classes of landbankers, developers, estate agents, landlords. Apologies to any of you in these industries, it has just got very out hand in the UK.

[@michaelmaas5544]

Hoovie needs to get together with some of the guys on KZbin that go after these people. I’ve seen them tap into their computers and destroy all the files in the whole call center. And show them themselves on their own video cameras. I hate scammers

[@dealbilly420]

Do I smell a Hoovie/KitBoga crossover?

[@edblair1]

Nice jacket April.😊

[@stoneshrink]

Oh April, now you have Hoovies' grandma concerned.... I fear for you.

[@reevesRichardl]

Isn't she dead?

[@mediocreman2]

If it seems to be too good to be true, it probably is.

[@Justin-ex7gg]

Gotta get that poor Lincoln back on the road!

[@rogerweber8194]

An Escalade? Why?

[@JamesAllmond]

Oh my...as soon as I hear the BS about family this or that, geez, you just know... Oh my....and the best part of being retired from IT, I know, if I didn't ask for you to contact me, it's a scam.... They are out there and everywhere. If it sounds too good, asks you to wire money or use gift cards, run away, run away...

[@risinbison1106]

I guess I still like showing up and looking at cars in person. Talk to the owner and get to know them a bit usually. No, not everyone has been pleasant to meet but I’d say 95% of the time it was.

[@franciscodanconia4324]

Lot less likely to get scammed when you’re laying down your cash literally on the hood of the car you’re buying. Of course I still insist on seeing their drivers license and matching the name to the title before I buy.

[@risinbison1106]

@ yup, if they’re willing to give me the VIN I do a quick check of that as well.

[@TimothyBoyle13]

Hoping for AI to be the savior is wishful thinking, in my opinion. It seems more likely that AI will instead be the tool that scammers use to conduct greater schemes (fake images, fake videos, fake voices, etc.), and maybe AI tools to combat these new scams will come to fruition as well, but I do not see the situation ameliorating appreciably due to AI. The status quo will be maintained.