Disrupting a scammer for a WHOLE WEEK

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I attempt to disrupt a Bank Impersonation scammer called Faran for a whole week as I wait for the police to act. This one shows just how manipulative some scammers can be.
You'll see the techniques and language that he uses to manipulate his victims. And because he had a webcam, we can see him as he runs his Bank Impersonation scams against US citizens.
If you have been scammed or know of someone who could benefit from advice about scams, please contact the AVAH outreach group:
avahoutreach.org
They are an amazing group of people who provide certificated assistance and free victim advocacy to anyone who has been scammed.
00:00-07:57 Victim 1
07:57-10:20 Victim 2
10:30-15:50 Victim 3
15:50-22:41 Home Depot
22:41-22:13 AVAH Outreach group
22:13-23:55 Police involvement
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[@ralo4304]

I work for Chase Bank. I am watching this video now, and paused it at the point where he spoofed the number so I could comment. When customers tell me "but they called from the number that is on the back of my card". I tell them THE NUMBER ON THE BACK OF YOUR CARD IS FOR ---OUR CUSTOMERS TO CALL US---, WE WILL NEVER CALL FROM THAT NUMBER!!! Yes I know that is in all caps, and I won't apologize. I can't stress enough to people how to look out for scammers. I talk to victims Every. Single. Day! 😢

[@JimBrowning]

Thank you... I'll pin this as it may help a few others.

[@afterburn3208]

Your all caps portion should be printed on the card. Excellent point and I hope many people read and share that!

[@johngardner1290]

No need to apologize. Passing information like this is important and if you have to use all caps, then so be it. Well done.

[@ralo4304]

@@JimBrowning 💙

[@ralo4304]

@@afterburn3208 💙

[@ryantube485]

"Kiss my ass, goodbye" I love it

[@Ban00]

😂😂

[@clementine2001]

"Kiss your ass goodbye", is a phrase from the 9/11 trailer. The Lone Gunmen.

[@christiangonzales7429]

That part was so wholesome to watch!

[@dualtronix4438]

Masterclass from the air force dude

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@TheSpaceflightGuy]

The employee recognizing Jim’s voice was absolutely hilarious 😂

[@kishascape]

They oughta stat having some DDoS bots on standby that way when they can’t get through they can make the scammer drop the call.

[@Thirtyfivepercentferal]

Can you imagine having someone go to these lengths to protect you, as a stranger? Having someone come up to you and tell you "that phone in your pocket isn't talking to chase bank". Must feel like divine intervention. You're an angel, Jim.

[@anonony9081]

He's the modern-day Batman

[@doyoufeel...thatyoulackcri6760]

Remember, thart scamming comes in all sizes and in any environment, not just indian phone scammers, which are some of the more simple forms of scams, as they're only going for your money. You will be attempted cheated, lied to, deceived, by many people with various reasons for their doings. For example, We know as a fact that the uproar on college campuses are sponsered by islameic terror organizations. Indian phone scamming is only the first level of scamming. And it will rob you of your money, but scams higher up will rob you of your mind and thinking too.

[@tb4546]

Can you imagine hearing that and SOMEHOW letting the same weirdo on the phone swindle you into going to the store again?!?

[@tmyfatmufo]

Just for them to absolutely get scammed out of their money again, really a work of art. If they have no one around them to help, thats the America taste right there,mostly lonely people

[@Omar_Little]

That first victim handled it so well. It's exactly how I hope my parents handle a scammer.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@philroc50]

He probably realized he couldn't possibly be speaking to his bank when he heard Faran say his phone line was compromised.

[@nickv4073]

This should NOT be how you "hope" your parents handle a scammer. What you should hope they do is not respond to fake pop-ups in the first place.

[@philroc50]

@@nickv4073 True, but it's still enjoyable to see a scammer getting called out by a potential victim.

[@peglin5117]

@@nickv4073it’s inevitable that anyone encounters a scammer. Not responding to the popup is ideal but it’s not bad to have redundancy in place. He responded appropriately

[@thephilguy1]

First convincing American accent I've heard from a scammer. "I can always tell his English was good, but with maths... not so much." 🤣

[@Maialeen]

I don't think he sounds convincingly American. His accent is just better than most that do the same thing he does. I'm not a native English speaker and he doesn't sound natural and American to me. Idk. Maybe it passes with very old people who can't hear well. Regardless, I am forever fascinated with the ones who have THICK accents and still insist on names like Jack Wilson or whatever. It seems to me like it makes them look more suspicious. It would be better if they picked an easy to pronounce Indian name. But no, every time they're like "Yes ma'am. This is Americaguy Baldeaglerson. You have a virus on your computer. I will explain each and everything."

[@Leith_Crowther]

@@MaialeenIt isn’t just scammers who use fake western names. Legit foreign service centers will use them, too. I think westerners, especially Americans, feel more safe talking to someone with a familiar name.

[@waqasahmed939]

​​@@MaialeenThe other alternative is that he's had rich parents who sent him to an international school where the teachers are typically American If he's had that kind of education , he's absolutely wasting his talents. Typically people educated at international schools end up getting some form of American twang to their English accent

[@horntx]

​@@Maialeen You're right he doesn't sound quite right, but it's close enough to pass as a first generation immigrant or just somewhere in the US with a weird accent I haven't heard before. It's certainly much better than the stereotypical scammer with a very thick Indian or Chinese accent. The grammar did give it away though, he makes many of the mistakes which scream "english is not my first language" (eg. "the Microsoft")

[@Don_Dewitt]

Funnily enough referring to maths as maths and not math, is very European and also the proper English pronunciation 😊

[@demef758]

it never ceases to amaze me how people are incapable of hanging up on someone. They feel the need to be polite and keep listening. Unbelievable.

[@isabel5066]

yeah, i kinda think its funny.. i am and was like this.. but the more it happens to me.. the easier it is to just say . "kiss my ass, goodbye" xD

[@Streetcleanergaming]

I just like to clown on them I once awnserd a prompt of "your cellular service will be canceled" with "I DONT EVEN HAVE A PHONE"

[@beryllines3788]

@@Streetcleanergaming bahahaha - love it!

[@kishascape]

I don’t even acknowledge bums IRL. Just leave ‘‘em babbling into the void.

[@trenthardesty]

hearing the old guy telling the scammer "kiss my ass, goodbye" has me crying

[@glados4765]

You're crying over that? Yikes.

[@streambhai9444]

Cry baby

[@billiam6398]

@@glados4765it’s a figure of speech, he’s saying it’s funny

[@harleyx7332]

The amount of joy i got from the Home Depot employee recognizing Jim's voice!

[@JimBrowning]

Me too :)

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@gsp911]

I take so much joy in knowing that Jim's voice is so special that anyone who doesn't want to know him knows exactly who he is. 💪 And everyone who wants to know who he is knows it. 😁

[@caolkyle]

Thought the same but did think was little bad that Geo didn’t pass on the info his colleagues as sounds like the old man went to a till, and then that employee had asked Geo maybe to help with the large transaction but then Geo stepped in to try stop it?

[@Aviertje]

@@gsp911Let's just hope that Jim isn't planning any trips to India, because if he is, it would be bad if the local airport employees start informing the telemarketers to send their hitmen out front!

[@salvadormendoza5045]

"The Microsoft" is a telltale sign that it's a scam...

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Exactly what I said 😂

[@Samlol23_drrich]

English is a difficult language to the master.

[@alltheworldsastage.]

Each and everything!

[@AxeGaijin]

The KZbin taught me this...

[@CalciumOxyde]

To be fair I’m American and I like to add “the” in front of a lot of nouns lol.

[@frankyturrizo4240]

I shed a tear from the warmth of the Home Depot employee telling the victim it's a scam .

[@Darthmufin]

Even though it didn't matter?

[@frankyturrizo4240]

@@Darthmufin I did not shed a tear at that point

[@moneybags733ify]

Why the employee did a horrible job...should've been more serious

[@TriangIe]

I love how he said “yes the phone line could be compromised” just to scare him back into compliance, not knowing the phone line is actually compromised lol

[@minikawildflower]

Hearing the victim tell him off always feels good.

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

[@Trooper599]

He wouldn't be a victim then, but a survivor.. ;)

[@OrgaNik_Music]

@@Trooper599Potential victim

[@waqasahmed939]

​@@Trooper599The "mark" then perhaps

[@Tinkerbe11]

Yes, I cheered when I heard him say "kiss my a**!"👋👋👍💪🎉 I had these calls from "Microsoft" for a while, and when I was in a bad mood I cursed at them, called them criminals, wished them cancer and syphilis and the plague.

[@officialpowerofbanana]

this guy Faran must be considered a real pro. When he was cussed at, he just sat there calmly and took it, even though he was frustrated. A very rare trait in the scamming world. I bet he's like top dog in the call center with everyone parting the way everywhere he walks.

[@JimBrowning]

I'd say he's pretty used to being cursed at.

[@Tethshen]

yeah for sure, what a scumbag huh, even had the audacity to pick his nose nonchalantly while doing it all. Thank God that Jim was there to intervene, he's like tech superman

[@noka1979]

He's just thinking about the huge payoff. The others lack the intelligence

[@tomgenitalia2537]

I'd say that no one is parting their way for him. He's garbage.

[@Tcee420]

​@@JimBrowning Like an experienced predator, this boogerboi is focused on his kill. This is definitely not his first rodeo. Always wonder why our ambassadors in India,pakstan, bangadesh, jamaica, nigeria etc. don't do anything about this menace🤨

[@infpdreams]

I was already disgusted by this scammer's behavior, and then he started picking his nose on top of it all. Lovely.

[@EternamDoov]

Everyone does it. He didn't know he was being surveiled in his own home.

[@John-rp2mh]

He's digging for gold & just struck a vain 😂😅

[@kishascape]

He looks and talks exactly like an Indian version of the OfficialSWLchannel guy here on KZbin lmao

[@dbptwg]

@@EternamDoov Actually a lot of us use tissues/toilet paper instead of our fingers.

[@nagashtheundyingking4404]

Man that Veteran was badass. the store worker really is a champ.

[@isitdoktor4644]

the way he tried to gaslight that old man into thinking HE mentioned it's a scam. fucking shameful.

[@infpdreams]

I'm glad this man's reaction wasn't one of self-doubt. It's such a bald-faced lie, but in a stressful situation, so many people would worry they did say something they can't remember. Lying is already terrible, but trying to make them question the reality of something they just experienced is next level cruelty.

[@MazeMaker4Life]

"don't want to lose your hard earned money like that, right" The fucking audacity to say that whilst targeting their hard earned money ffs

[@bob2000and10]

Jeets have no ethics

[@detective2221]

@@bob2000and10 racist

[@PedroBenolielBonito]

He did say something about his bank, though. Unless I misheard it.

[@drucewayne]

This Faran guy was right about one thing. Hackers were taping their conversation.

[@waqasahmed939]

Most likely named "Farhan" pronounced Farr haan

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

🤣😇

[@user-ds8gf3ki2g]

@@waqasahmed939on his passport it says Faran tho

[@sarthakmohanty997]

​​@@waqasahmed939It's actually Faran (without the H). That's how it's spelt in Hindi on his government ID card (called the Aadhar card in India) which was shown at 2:41. It also reveals his full name to be Faran bin Farooq. Jim did not pixelate the name written in Hindi, just the one in English.

[@travthetoker5976]

a hacker for good, a hacker against evil

[@happypanda8320]

Hi Jim, I've an elderly father who is starting to become fragile with memory and decision making which makes him prone to scammers. I give you my heartfelt thanks for doing what you're doing as you're making a big difference in this world

[@natebrome3089]

just remember, if the call sounds suspicious, hang up and actually call the business yourself

[@happypanda8320]

@@natebrome3089 yeah that’s the thing with old people. Some of them can’t tell if it’s suspicious

[@noahknox9606]

(not sponsored) Have you seen Kitboga's seraph secure? Won't do as much if it's entirely via phone, but might be worth looking into it and getting your dad set up with it so you can get alerts if someone's accessing his computer :)

[@VanillaVictini]

My heart sank when he said he's gonna go to another Home Depot.

[@visualdosage234]

yeah hes dense af

[@manyyoumas]

it was upsetting, the scammer was way too persuasive and imo i don’t think the store guy was AS stern/ adamant about it being a scam as he should’ve been. he was in a happy mood after hearing jims voice and it kind of made it seem like a light hearted situation when it was in fact very serious

[@Tilvent]

lmao that guy was genuinely so dumb

[@deangelojeremitriusvickers6319]

Yep if the family hears about this, they need power of attorney over this dudes resources. They will keep attacking him until he gives into the next one🤦🏻‍♂️ he seriously needs help. When the cashier at Home Depot knows exactly about your scam when you walk to the counter and you still don’t understand then you seriously need help!

[@snooganslestat2030]

The scammer wasn't persuasive. All he said to get the guy to go to another shop is that the hackers must have compromised his phone. 😶 People believing that probably shouldn't have control of their money & have restricted net access.

[@billyruss]

"Never ever trust a phone number on your caller ID - it could be anyone" - probably the single best bit of advice ever.

[@Bill_Cipher1995]

Saddest as well.

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

Always use the old early 2000s US foreign policy... *DISTRUST AND VERIFY*

[@totot99]

One thing I would never understand about these scam calls is that they would always say/ask "how can I help you" when they are the ones literally calling us like how stewpeed could they be 😂

[@jordanhough8790]

I've twice had someone call me asking why I called them, which of course I had not. The first time it happened is when I learned about spoofing phone numbers in the first place, the second time I was able to explain to the person that it had been someone trying to call and scam them and to disregard it.

[@christopherbuchanan3355]

Just yesterday.. I had my banks own number come up in the Caller I.D and it was a scammer

[@Emre.55]

The way he tried to gaslight the last victim after the employee warned him was absolutely unreal. These guys really have zero shame.

[@TheChrosst]

They aren't human, they are living piles of dumpster shit.

[@critterwhisperer5821]

This is nothing new. Sadly. Been watching scam vids for ages and this is a trend. A sad trend. They don't care the age, they care if their victims have a lot of money. The more money the Vic has, the more money they'll steal from people. They're lowest life forms alive. Not worth being called human

[@AnnWahlquist]

what i wouldnt give for 5 minutes with this guy

[@alexnezhynsky9707]

What's scary is the old guy continued to talk to the scammer after he was told it was a scam.

[@Pretzil43]

Let's hope no one ever calls Biden...

[@vpreggie]

This creature; Farran - the way he was digging for those nose goblins shows the heart of a pure warrior.

[@EternamDoov]

That's amazing that you talked to the home depot guy and then heard the conversation through Faran's phone. Amazing.

[@binboda]

Jim is the definition of 'Suffering from success' meme bc now even Home Depot managers recognise his voice, not to mention scammers 😂

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

Or maybe it's for the best. He knew immediately what needed to be done, and didn't have to worry if Jim was a crank caller or not.

[@JuliaAlexandra180]

A sweet moment.

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@bigbelix]

It's called Bunnings in oz

[@JohnDoe-bd5sz]

If i worked somewhere and got a call from Jim i would be totally stoked and i would make sure 100% that the victim understood it 100% that this was a scam. Would be a great honor helping Jim save someone from being scammed.

[@rachelwindsor850]

Man, that Home Depot guy is such a chad. He handled it so well.

[@fjjfjfj]

Geo MVP

[@ezzatisaid]

Lowkey he felt like fan of Jim hahaha

[@zetoma16]

@@ezzatisaid honestly i think its super cool that jim is gaining popularity because the reputation he has built helped save that poor old man.

[@apbecker]

I'm so glad my filter blocked whatever dumb slang word you used to describe Geo. Peace at last

[@r9xh]

@@apbeckerblocking “ch@d” is a pretty virgin/beta move…

[@LuckyOctober]

You're an absolute hero. I wish to work with you one day.

[@YTWanderer]

It warmed my heart and made me smile when the Home Depot employee recognized your voice 😊

[@JimBrowning]

That was pretty amazing tbh

[@MrSlendyMannn]

@@JimBrowningI imagine that it’s pretty great when someone recognises who you are and what type of work you do. Thanks for all your work to combat these lot!!

[@pouchang1978]

My old boss got a call and put it on speaker......he loudly said "Hey, listen to this bloke". We all laughed and I said "Jim Browning will get him" 😅😅He hung up😅😅

[@DanSpotYT]

We do get fraud/scam training and there is always another employee around to double check any questionable scenario. If something stinks, we are supposed to get help to ensure things are legit. I'd be another to recognize his voice!

[@prem9501]

Sadly, With what is going on in the recent development in AI, voices could be cloned.

[@artemisamberdrive583]

Not all heroes wear capes! Your videos made me talk to my granddad about fraud. Once he was called from fraud people pretending to be me, involved in a car crash, asking for a lot of money. In his unique humour he asked "when is your birthday?"...the caller hung up. Thank you for protecting our family heir!

[@JimBrowning]

Thank you Artemis (hope that's your actual name). The support is really appreciated. Just wish I could monitor a few more scammers to prevent them from stealing from all of our grandparents.

[@Lisa-rz3fe]

Smart gramps! My grandpa received a similar call, they scared him so bad that he couldn't think straight. Thankfully, me and my mom sensed something was wrong and were able to reach him before he gave them any of his money. I hate how these scumbags prey on the most vulnerable.

[@simonsaysrewind]

I wish (unless there is) there were big teams intercepting scammers. I know there's individuals and a BBC programme but imagine loads of offices throughout the world stopping a larger percentage of scammers operating. It should be a real job all over the world.

[@Nulley0]

Oh God, Now I wonder if future scams will have AI deepfaking your voice, some elderly might even believe it to be true...

[@critterwhisperer5821]

@@simonsaysrewindsome scam baiters joined together and made the scam bait call center. And it's pretty cool. Jim was involved at some point too. He does collabs with some of the groups. Mark rober, trilogy media, pleasant greens and Jim browning are my fave scam baiters and scammer trolls. They're super cool

[@MaximusX67]

Much LOVE to GEO on this one! Damn Jim - it amazes me every time just how awesome you are at this!! THAT LOOK on Flabby McSCammers face at 17:20 is so priceless!! Ruining these thieves days/weeks/months/years always makes me smile!

[@alanlucas501]

I wish to direct this message to Jim Browning himself. On behalf of me and my family, I just want give a most sincere and heartfelt thank you to Jim Browning. Because today he intercepted on a scam call to my elderly Dad's mobile phone. We couldn't believe it. I have watched Jim Browning's videos and have watched with seething hate towards those arsehole scammers and could not believe it when today Jim Browning himself intercepted and spoke with my Dad. It was truly amazing and we cannot thank Jim Browning enough for what he did. He is a true saviour. So I say to you Jim Browning, thank you ever so much and keep those bastards down. You are a genius. Keep doing what you are doing. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Upholsterartist]

Its so horrible to see a man gaslight an elder into thinking that 'hackers are one step ahead of us' how sad.

[@Don_Dewitt]

Hair loss is 20 steps ahead of this scammer 😂😂

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@frofrofrofro900]

Because this home depot guy dont explein him how it works and that bank never work like that

[@Spellfork]

Good thing the actual hacker had a nice white collar and defeated the scammer

[@poeticvogon]

But the hacker was one step ahead of them for real.

[@ledrash6079]

Amazing that the Home Depot Employee recognized your voice! :)

[@JimBrowning]

Thank goodness for it. Nice one GEO!

[@dsprg]

That home depot employee was badass! 👌 If he directly notified his employees, as soon as he became aware, and didn't rely on their policies being the safety net...that's a big oopsie if that had slipped through even with such a clear and legitimate heads-up

[@johnellis7639]

Channels like this educated me so when my father and my grandmother called me to ask what a Steam gift card was while they were driving to target, I was able to tell them to turn around and hang up with whoever was on the phone with them.

[@tonyeight9979]

It is absolutely despicable how this coward shamelessly tries to gaslight a senior

[@tricursor2481]

Jim Browning and Kitboga are genuine heroes. I'm sure we all feel that same feeling when they're able to save someone. I've known of at least two seniors who have taken their lives when they realized their entire retirement was stolen from them. These people are evil and I wish our governments would do something about this since apparently every local India police department is extremely easily bribed and the scams continue. Or maybe the key is to spread word in that community about it, I'm sure the fellow India residents dislike this nonsense as much as the rest of us, maybe if the police are bombarded with local calls they'll have no choice

[@toddie3910]

Yeah it's shameful!

[@smcdonald9991]

Isn't against their religion or something?

[@eyeborg3148]

you mean their same religion that eats cow poop?

[@AlexCS8]

@@tricursor2481 it's shameful that you equate Jim with that guy

[@gregkrimer1000]

Outstanding work as usual Jim!

[@Chrissmills]

Imagine if the government opened up an agency to do work like this and monitor/shut down scam call centres. It also devalues the US economy as those billions of dollars annually go overseas instead of being spent locally.

[@rctkiller]

Imagin of these scammers put this much effort into a real job...

[@aaronjess1608]

Thanks Jim.. you are truly a God send.. these scammers need to be in prison for 50yrs.. they're disgusting

[@theimperialist2686]

Thanks for your work in exposing these scammers Jim.

[@JimBrowning]

Thank you TI2686

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@Nero-F121]

@@JimBrowning If only there's more cooperation with the governments, I hope this gets solved one day ❤

[@HOOOLD_ON]

@@Nero-F121 I believe the real problem is it is not actually illegal to scam someone. Especially over the internet /crossing borders. Remember: Nothing has been stolen from you. You gave the money away yourself. I agree that scamming (at any level) _should_ be illegal, but you can never prevent people from giving away money to people they trust. If, say, the Indian police was made aware of a scam call center they may react and arrest some dudes, but just days later these people are back at work as if nothing happened. What we need is _international_ laws, but all we have is regulations. As an example, this is why no matter where you go in your world wide travels, a stop sign is octagonal. If its not octagonal, its not a stop sign.

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@CatFish107]

Home depot fella who answered and recognized Mr. Browning is heartwarming to hear.

[@Paxmax]

😃 Yes! Big shout out to Geo!! Good on you sir!

[@yesitsme3981]

Should have telling the home depo guy to tell the victim to hung up the call!

[@anotherguy9402]

Police showed up to his house to inform him he's being tracked and he should replace his laptop immediately 😂

[@venovio1778]

There are scammer videos...and then there is "Jim Browning". You take things to a whole new level! Thank you.

[@callmiichris8149]

Hearing that man at home depot help the eighty year old man gave me such a swell in my heart. To know people are actually helping when reached out to is awesome. one day we will make scam callers fear even TRYING to threaten our loved ones safety and security.

[@debby8428]

I agree but they should have suggested he go to the police.

[@robsengahay5614]

Cool that the guy obviously watches Jim’s content too because he recognised his voice.

[@SG-mh2md]

The Home Depot manager did a great job!

[@christiangonzales7429]

@@SG-mh2md I was on edge at first, worried that he might write Jim's call off as a prank call and not take it seriously!

[@Code7Unltd]

They'll keep coming until India and Africa finally get embargoed from doing business with the United States. Economic sanctions will stop money mules, *and* place them on the hook for evading sanctions.

[@pemashenpen]

The word "UGLY" is generally overused...but not here , it fit's perfectly with regard to this creature

[@onemoremisfit]

It probably won't be long until somebody says he's embarrassing. (another overused one)

[@singingsam40]

Foul scams aside, that nose-picking was both ugly and embarrassing. 🤢

[@onemoremisfit]

@@singingsam40 Seriously, why do you claim embarrassment over somebody who means nothing to you picking their nose?

[@singingsam40]

@onemoremisfit I don't claim embarrassment for myself, but anyone who scams vulnerable people like this man leaves himself wide open to having his personal habits captured on camera and critiqued. His nose picking perfectly mirrors his 'ugly' and 'embarrassing' choice of career - two words brought up previously in this comment stream.

[@onemoremisfit]

@@singingsam40 My point is I'm getting sick of seeing the online trendies throwing the word around like a cheap all-purpose pejorative. Pretty much anything they dislike or disagree with is embarrassing. It's getting worn out. I could say the online trend-suckers are embarrassing, but I won't.

[@0KXNE]

Respect for the home depot manager, handled everything perfectly!!!

[@cerebusfx]

So satisfying to watch you interrupt their scam. You are a hero Jim!

[@juliaaanium6430]

0:46 Jim just casually found his grades and shared them. What a legend

[@aymuhspunj]

Actual government ID as well. Jesus Christ, Jim Browning where the fuck did you get these. How did you get these.

[@hi-ld4gg]

420k people now know that he's bad at maths

[@aidanmcdonnell3261]

​@aymuhspunj he's jim browning bro is the batman of the scammer world 😂

[@Kurse_of_Kall]

@@aymuhspunj we're very lucky Jim is Chaotic Good, that's all I'm saying 🤣🤣

[@davy_K]

@@aymuhspunj scammers being stupid enough to keep personal data on the machine they use to scam people. Idiocy beyond belief.

[@4RILDIGITAL]

Despite the stern warnings, it's quite terrifying to see how persuasive these scammers can be. It's also heartening to see how proactively you are trying to intervene and rescue these victims. We all need to stay alert and aware of such scams.

[@MrLTiger]

He's not persuasive. The old man is just too weak-minded to hang up the phone, it's almost like he's asking for it

[@TikkiNikki]

"How persuasive " You must be talking about a different video because thus dude talked like he just woke up and forgot his script. 😂

[@KarlKapo]

He isn't. The third man is demented

[@CurtisJanzen]

what's moré alarming is that all of these morally bankrupt scammérs seem to originaté from oné particular country. i live in canada and we've had a massivé influx of these péople... import thé thìrd world, bécomé thé thìrd world!

[@hyfan6195]

@@CurtisJanzen yikes, please don’t be such a racist fuck

[@oscarh4066]

Jim, you're truly remarkable. You're channel is a gift to us all!

[@devkisyou]

Good job Jim. I so wish and hope this scumbag gets caught and stays locked up for life.

[@OlichkaNesterova]

What blows my mind is people's willingness to stay on the phone. I dont want to talk go anyone this long.

[@stevenmontana4783]

It's a generational thing.

[@Archie6666]

Many old people only communicated that way, and a lot of them are lonely so they like to keep the conversation going.

[@totot99]

I always try to stay otp as long as possible just to waste their time lol

[@hgm8337]

@@Archie6666 sadly I think that is true.

[@bbbbbbb51]

I literally do not answer phone calls from numbers I don't know unless I recently applied somewhere. Even then, I tell them to contact me via email first in my resume.

[@yyeo3880]

All retail store selling gift cards over the counter or shelf MUST display a warning sign of frauds involving giftcards!! period

[@JimBrowning]

I'm still not sure it would have worked in this case. The victim was completely under the control of Faran.

[@pigeon1426]

Very common sight at Argos and Morrisons here in the UK!

[@christiangonzales7429]

Target is the only store I can think of that does not have any warning signs near the gift cards.

[@shagy9111]

@@JimBrowning My mom was scammed by a guy using AI for video and text generation in another language. She's so convinced and believes it that It's driving me mad. I have no idea how to convince her otherwise.

[@Lovebk98]

Wallmart has a post around checkout lines.

[@kylie-needs-a-holiday6636]

Our 90year old grandfather here in AUS was scammed 3 weeks ago and was too embarrassed to tell us that he gave them a $500 gift card and then was made to purchase another $700 gift card which he hasn’t given them At the time his wife/our grandmother was in hospital having brain surgery so he was emotional drained and vulnerable We are giving him his money back from what he lost but these disgusting scumbags who steal money from people who have worked so hard for what they have need more to happen than what they get Thank you to all the people who go after these scammers More appreciated than you could ever know

[@Cove_Blue]

Jim, the legend! I sent my dad one of your videos a while back now he watches all the time and shares them with his fellow elder folk at his church. Glad to see that you are helping so many in so many ways. Anybody who preys upon the elderly and disabled are the worst of the scum of the earth. Keep up the good work!

[@Echobirdy]

You sir are amazing. It breaks my heart to hear vulnerable people getting their own honest nature turned against them by people like this. The world needs more like you and please never stop!

[@flightplanstan144]

You have to be a special kind of sicko to hear an old man desperately say "my wifi is hacked" and then continue to lean into scaring him😣

[@mlgmcdonaldsland7063]

I mean old people are scumbags. They are entitled and stupid.

[@MrSomethingElse]

JIM, PEIROGI, KITBOGA, KARL ROCK, FUN GUY, SCAM BAITS CHAT, Dill, REVOLTS, WENJA... and so many more! Every second you people are flexing is a second that your grandma isn't getting reamed... We need a hall of fame because there are way more than just my top 10, anyone in the community is rad and you have my respect, hero quality ninjas!

[@katanyajason3316]

Not to mention RINOA POISON

[@cezabose]

Trilogy Media

[@MrSomethingElse]

and Back Alley!

[@SalvationIsInChristAlone]

Scam sandwich - he’s hilarious too!

[@AJayAnswersYou]

*Pleasant Green

[@ryansimmons3818]

Mr. Browning, I absolutely LOVE your work ! Thank you for all that you do and protecting those that are vulnerable !!

[@vicedetsYT]

Jim you're an actual hero. Thank you so much for helping these people.

[@mastring1966]

as an IT person, i have gotten users calling me about popup scams like this. I always tell them to NOT CLICK ON ANYTHING and do ctrl-alt-del and end task on all copies of their web browser. then reboot. thus far none of them have been screwed over

[@JimBrowning]

Yes. Killing the browser does the trick. As long as they know to call you and not the number on screen.

[@jins4200]

@@JimBrowning Don't adblockers prevent these popups from appearing in the first place?

[@ab8817]

@@JimBrowning sometimes extensions are installed on the browser that automatically redirect to scam sites and popups regardless of what website you try to navigate to

[@bunnysm]

@@jins4200 Not always, personally I use another extension for pop-up blocking but even this one is not 100% safe. Although to be fair, I have never seen such a scam window, only horny stuff.

[@UmiZoomR]

​​@@jins4200Unless your adblock blocks certain javascripts or pop ups then no

[@burgesj7]

HTS OFF to the Home Depot man. So often employees will get aggressive in not wanting to help. KUDOS to him for being receptive!!

[@redstickham6394]

That is very true, or they just don't care. This guy had apparently watched Jim Browning videos before and knew who he was. My wife told an Albertsons manager about these gift card scams and he went on KZbin and watched some of these videos and was shocked at what these scammers do. He said he was going to give his staff additional training on how to spot customers being scammed.

[@burgesj7]

@@redstickham6394 Yes very true. It's just refreshing to hear someone take it seriously instead of stating company policy nonsense.

[@davidfrench5407]

Yep, I was terrified that guy would brush Jim's warning off. I mean, I get it, they get a call from someone with a very strong accent (Jim has a strong accent to American ears), and they think he's a scammer or pranking them. I will say, most places that sell gift cards are getting wise to it, signs up at the point of sale, and I suspect the employees have been pretty well trained. That means the scammers will likely have to change tactics soon enough.

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@flat0ut304]

Keep doing what you're doing, Jim. You're doing great work.

[@Mrs.workit]

Thank God for people like you Jim. I really appreciate your work . I feel so sorry for all this innocent people being scammed. Keep up your amazing work 👍🏻❤️

[@Rayer24]

This guy is the most professional I've seen yet. No screaming or cursing at the victims. Too bad he's a scamming pos.

[@JoshTavares]

Because it works. If he screams the victim knows it was a scam, by simply being polite this guy was able to get the victim to go to another store to try again even after they were warned. It's probably worked before, too.

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@ehianeta64]

Me too.

[@diranvr4465]

It's because he's his own boss. Not working for someone like those call centre

[@CoffeeKitty.]

did you miss the part where he misheard the conversation and yelled at the victim for telling the cashiers he's being scammed? guys so far up his own ass he nearly suffocated

[@harmandhamija1]

0:50 Lmao Jim got access to scammer 10th CBSE marksheet 🤣🤣

[@JimBrowning]

Heheh. Let's just say, he was a little careless.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@mike4402]

woah wait a 48% is considered passing in india?

[@nyeleskettes]

Man that home depot story broke my heart twice. Senile old men should not have access to their account like that.

[@13CL456]

Jim, I know you have probably heard this many times, but I just want you to know that you are a good man, and we are all grateful for the work you do. Truly, very few things infuriate me as much as these scumbag scammers. But as much as they anger me, your videos have the opposite effect and truly warm my heart. Thanks again, Jim.

[@Jay_Bird]

Good lord that scammer looks like he's 55 years old, yet he was born in 1993!! Evil doing takes a toll on your body! Let that be a lesson!

[@sonarinfection]

I think it's just the hair, his hair is all frizzy and horrible

[@pavloburyanov5842]

No way!

[@newkillergenius]

Look at Papa Palpatine

[@MetroShadow1]

It's the haircut.

[@randal_gibbons]

It takes an even bigger toll on your soul.

[@shadaxgaming]

Unrelated, but I have to mention how thrilled I was to listen to the new Darknet Diaries episode as soon as I saw the legendary Jim Browning was the interviewee. It was a fantastic listen, highly recommended to all JB fans.

[@JimBrowning]

Thanks @Shadax.... I'm a big fan of DarkNetDiaries, so it was an honour to be interviewed.

[@jwsuicides8095]

ooh, I didn't know that. Thanks.

[@justinklenk]

Will go check that out right now! Thx 👍

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@Cookie6240]

Good call, checking that now. Cheers mate!

[@bobadams7654]

Great work Jim. Brilliant work with support group. Brilliant!

[@SouthernCalifGuy]

Mr B I LOVE YOU!! You’re doing so much great work!! Thank you for being such an incredible human being in a world that doesn’t have enough of people like you!!! We need more of you! Thank you!

[@DEYOCLUB]

Great work, Jim! It's so unfortunate when the victims believe the scammers over us. It is one of the most saddening things. So proud of all the work you do!

[@JimBrowning]

Thank you @DEYO. Hope we can meet up again soon and kick some scammer butt!

[@pitecusH]

I believe, it is the ego, to some extent. Another extend would be the scare. They are panicking and want to solve "the issue", while at the same time, their minds can not accept the fact that they are being fooled. I've had the same in the family. It all ended well, but it took me THREE SEPARATE TIMES to convince my family member that all they're seeing is a scam, yet they kept coming up with excuses FOR THE SCAMMER why it MIGHT be legitimate. Terrifying.

[@snowfirel7108]

Scammers are sickening.

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@yemss6623]

The home depot employee is a hero

[@smartellpr]

Great job. The world needs more people like you .

[@BeaHindebars]

I referred an 88 year old victim to victim advocates last week, a very sad case, i actually shed a few tears. Thanks Jim and the scambait community

[@jwsuicides8095]

Dammit. I'm sorry.

[@BeaHindebars]

@@jwsuicides8095thanks, I'm praying he's ok

[@theavahoutreachgroup]

Yes Bea and it is a sad story but know AVAH is working with him and Law Enforcement to help him through this.

[@BeaHindebars]

@@theavahoutreachgroup 🙏

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@oddlem]

It's such a shame, I'm an english tutor and he actually speaks english extremely well. Straight up, there's tons of opportunities someone can get from speaking it at this level and he just... uses it to scam. Actually disgusting lol

[@uncle-bin1750]

Yup, this guy obviously had a choice. He chose to be a lowlife scammer. I hope that he will get caught and jailed.

[@siy8230]

Exactly!! And he's probably reasonably good with computers too so why not be a freakin voice actor & or do something within IT!?? Boils my piss that they target the elderly

[@Trishai1]

@@siy8230 A voice actor? lol

[@GOOFLEr]

Hey 'English tutor' - it's "there are tons" not "there's tons." Learn some grammar before making people pay money for your lack of grammar

[@TruthPrevail777]

I used to worked in a BPO and I'm familiar with people who are of Faran's calibre and his accent. Apart from the topic (telemarketing script) they generally lack deep english understanding. Of course they can excel very well with proper education. They do pick up really fast. What makes me really piss is that these smart @ss are prevalent in most call centre and their attitude drive me nuts.

[@jesscobb2279]

Good Job Jim! I usually watch Kitboga, or Riona Poison, Scam Sandwich and some others, but you have a brand-new subscriber. Thank you for all the hard work you do helping victims from these pathetic noses picking, booger licking, scammers. God Bless

[@beckyleavitt7808]

So glad to catch a video from you. I've been watching you for years. Cheers.

[@billbombshiggy9254]

The first guy, not a bad accent, but better than most. So good job, bro. They've figured out that Indian accents automatically put people on alert

[@ArunKumarD]

But how did he get that accent?

[@ryboi1337]

​@ArunKumarD lots of american content available online. A lot of people learn english that way

[@ArunKumarD]

@@ryboi1337 that is not something someone from India can learn from an online course… he probably worked for years in a call-center where they had training

[@constipatedninja]

​@@ArunKumarD talk with English speakers often, and your accent will slowly mimic theirs

[@rumeunner3245]

I really hate their accents, it's one of the most annoying on the planet.

[@Blackreaper777]

I can only imagine how frustrating it must be to be able to stop the scam and for the victim to go right back to the scammer. I know he's 80, but he just got told it's a scam and to call his bank, why the hell would he immediately forget all that? Some people just cannot be helped.

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@gownerjones1450]

Well imagine for a second that someone stands in front of your door with a nice suit on and an FBI badge asking you questions. You'd probably answer (or ask for a lawyer). To this old guy, the scammer was the authority. Why listen to some lowly retail worker while chase bank is telling him otherwise? It's super obvious and easy for us to know who to trust because we have more information than he does. He grew up in a world where you trusted people on the phone, so when the phone says it's chase bank and the number is the same as chase bank, then it's totally understandable that he went back to chase bank instead of listening to a random retail employee. So long story short, you said he can't be helped, I disagree. He just needs to be taught how to recognize scams. 1 week of watching this channel and the old dog would pretty quickly learn a new trick. I know I was able to teach my grandpa about this and he's about the same age.

[@DailyShit.]

Fuck around and Find out. I am all for stopping scammers but some people asks for it and that‘s it then.

[@Blackreaper777]

@@gownerjones1450 Let's forget about the fact that it's not a guy at your door in a suit with a badge. It's vaguely American sounding guy who is just telling you he's from Chase. Even if it was a guy with a badge, who says he's from FBI and he's telling you to go spend all your money in Hime Depot on gift cards, wouldn't you double check when someone says to you "Hey, that's a scam"? Trust the guy on the phone, but not the guy right in front of you? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

[@MrLTiger]

@@gownerjones1450 there are no excuses for being an idiot

[@will_274]

Absolutely amazing work Jim.

[@eGamingable]

I admire your work. You are an angel for these vulnerable people.

[@Aphex51]

That was the best "Kiss my ass" I've ever heard. What a legend hahaha.

[@mike4402]

This dude made me feel better about my hair.

[@wajihakhan8297]

What kind of a sicko scam a 80 year old guy...😢

[@aaronbyrne7334]

Jim thank you for what you do sir, and I absolutely love your narration skills just perfect

[@AtyPical1313]

Thank you Mr. Browning for bringing me laughter at a stupid scammer, and for all you do to help prevent people from being scammed.

[@JimBrowning]

Stupid enough to let me compromise his PC. Not so stupid to be able to steal money from older people. Sickening really.

[@fsociety.dat101]

​@@JimBrowningWish I was as smart as you Jim. I tried studying cyber security a little but couldn't focus really. Think I romanticised the whole thing after watching Mr Robot.

[@vansh-20]

As an Indian, I'm nothing but embarrassed

[@JimBrowning]

You don't have to be embarrassed. The police there though... that's another matter.

[@sayanama]

@@JimBrowning From what I have heard, the police act very fast if they ever try to scam people domestically. International scams I guess are good for pumping money into Indian economy.

[@sarahrean7174]

😒 every ethnicities are scamming people they target India but jen shah in usa do it 10 years before get caught

[@rickyb725]

They guy is not Indian. He is Muslim.

[@zarakikenpachi722]

First time on this channel. And Jim, you're a hero.

[@KawaiiCat2]

You are doing so good work Jim! These scammers out there are hard core crazy now. I speak Chinese and have been getting scam calls in Chinese. At my work, we’ve been getting phishing emails on our work emails. I work at a private school. We have been told to forward those emails to the it department. Just so sad these days with the scammers. 😞 The first scam call I got was in 2009. I was in high school at that time and gotten my first flip phone (the old days lol) and I got a scam call saying my car warranty had expired. I didn’t even drive! These scammers are the most shameful people on earth!

[@B.H.56]

Love it when the scammer's greed is their downfall. NO store will sell that many gift cards.

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@gownerjones1450]

It's a zero-risk situation for the scammer. If the store says they don't sell that many, the old man would have just bought as many as he could, with the same excuse. Either way he would have been fleeced for thousands of dollars.

[@B.H.56]

@@gownerjones1450 yes but going in and asking for $10,000 of gift cards will result in the store telling him it's a scam.

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

The gift card industry dhould just be max £40 and once a week limit purchase. Waste of time, and dangerous, if you need to give money to relatives as a present, just give cash.

[@peachypet808]

​@@DrumToTheBassWoopBy your logic gift cards should just be outlawed because then gift cards would have no use at all ever. (not saying that is a bad idea tho)

[@PFab]

It's amazing the lengths these bastards go to take money from innocent people. Jim, thank you.

[@zartosht06]

Not amazing at all, Jim is a well-known legend.

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@renuens]

Mad props to Geo, and to you, for caring for potential victims and doing something to help them out. I absolutely loved that he recognised your voice! 😊

[@MrKillroy26]

I’m really glad Jim is getting the attention he deserves. I work for an IT company and I’ve shown people his videos and even some clients I’ve helped who have been scammed to see how the whole thing plays out. It’s the best example I have for them on how to pick up that it’s a scam.

[@romvoid5177]

I love the fact the guy at the store knew your voice. Thats the most amazing part

[@georgeprout42]

Now imagine my surprise when I heard Jim's voice on daytime BBC 1. No face reveal of course. Fortunately the BBC now frequently broadcast anti scam TV programmes that means that a lot of people are far more aware of the tricks used. Also romance fraud (no Jim in those!) etc. Public awareness can only help, as does the fact that most British companies now use "UK based call centres" as a marketing thing. Someone of Indian heritage that was born here has a very different accent. Those Kolkata accents stand out. The Indian government destroyed their own legitimate call centre service industry thanks to corruption 🙄

[@vesahonkanen9266]

Two words Jim, thank you. You have saved my parents. They did see your videos and didn't get scammed.

[@debodatta7398]

Another North Indian scammer lool, just block all Hindi states at this point, sorry from a Punjabi/Gujarat

[@Curious-Irish-Angel]

Thank you, Jim, for all you do.. Sending positive vibes to you from the Windy City 💚

[@richardadesmond]

You’re a gift to the world, Mr. Browning. Greetings from Donegal.