California man tricked out of $200K in clever scam

[@dezillarilla]

He got duped outta 200K and then snitches on himself on national television. This guys a legend

[@fbmimpy]

Lmao

[@mcwise1201]

😂😂

[@salvyballacc]

It's money laundering plain and simple. He smarter then he lets on to be. He just got greedy is all

[@kdarban]

It's like buying crack and getting ripped off and calling the cops and saying. He ripped me off while I'm doing it something illegal.

[@dakmycat3688]

That’s what I’m thinking. Dude was laundering money?? Doing something I’m sure was illegal otherwise it wouldn’t be colored in white.

[@THEISAAC1593]

when you're selling a restaurant and you pay the buyers

[@kempowarrior]

LMAO.............!

[@pilgrim666butters]

yeah thats what im not getting, it cost 200k to buy the chemicals to turn the money back???

[@jondoe406]

Bizket Butt he puts the restaurant up for sale on Craigslist for, lets say, one million dollars. scammers respond saying "we will give you TWO million dollars, but there's a catch. we dyed the cash white to sneak it in, all you have to do is give us $200k for the chemicals to turn it back and it's yours!" victims greed does the rest....

[@pilgrim666butters]

Thats impossible NO one I mean NO one is that dumb right? This just has too be fake news.

[@NoNickNoKick]

@@pilgrim666butters sadly it's not fake news, dozens of cases like this happens here in Europe. Like Jon Doe said, greed always speaks louder.

[@24sumo]

i can 100% get his money back for 400k.

[@80skid83]

Lol

[@markmnorcal]

I'll have the Sheriff do it for $375,000.

[@RandomRandomnessKCMO]

Fuck it , I'll do it cheap .... 10k

[@Badrobot1500]

His luck is about to change for the better when I inform him that he has just won 8 million on the lottery. All that's needed for instant access to this windfall is a processing fee of 40k.

[@davidborg2342]

It just might work

[@blipco5]

His mullet is the giveaway. They saw the mullet and knew it was going to be easy.

[@42Laj]

😂😂😂😭

[@sparky09100]

these guys found that one person, on this planet that could fall for this is amazing

[@tinvo368]

How much was he selling his restaurant for? And he needed to pay 200k for that chemical I for the white cash to turn normal

[@mastakush4272]

Its not the first, ive seen another one with a woman on Dr. Phil.

[@cat-lw6kq]

Probably they offered him say $300,000 in exchange for $200,000 in cash.

[@tinvo368]

@@cat-lw6kq they offered him $300,000 and to buy that chemical was for $200,000? You know that doesnt make a lot of sense chemical at $159 would have been reasonable

[@cat-lw6kq]

@@tinvo368 That's my guess they conned him into believing it was an expensive process to convert the bills.

[@JulioLopez-xz5kx]

A fool and his money are soon parted....

[@Gsherpazzz]

Like me 😂.lost 18 k on stock market 😥

[@alexanderandazola6138]

@@gudytwoshoez rip

[@kennethsouthard6042]

I've also heard the female version, a fool and her legs are soon parted.

[@sbfhawk4343]

True and this is a fool by any means first off Craiglist No. MOney is not real but can be made real No, Cant you wire me the money directly into my account no? Get the Fuck out of here.

[@jwat3217]

@@Gsherpazzz wow what stocks?

[@skyfire9432]

Here is a Ferrarri. It costs $1000000. I know it looks like a wooden box with garbage can lids for wheels but we just need to add a special chemical to turn it back into a real car!

[@bird718]

seriously, here look at all the money, it looks like cut up printer paper but we washed it with special chemicals to pass threw customs to avoid taxes, we will pay you with this money after you give us 200k to buy dawn liquid soap to turn it back to cash.

[@jonasventurejr.6582]

Here take my monies! Gimme those chemicals! I'm gonna flip that car and sell it and be rich!

[@stsbanga]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

[@pureluck8767]

Hahahahahha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@localgrower8163]

thats fucked up 😂 thats a real chemical bro lol

[@MileyonDisney]

Pay for SMUGGLED MONEY??? You got what you deserved, dude!

[@newelllondon724]

That’s exactly what should have triggered alarm bells They admitted to committing or attempting to commit money laundering

[@MajesticLawnGnome]

SMEAGLE WANTS HIS PRECIOUS BACKKK!

[@Amy-ej2px]

Exactly. I didn't catch that it was smuggled illegally, but my thought was, why would they have this amt in cash and not a bank acct. Makes no sense.

[@123Spinderella]

The grass is not always greener on the other side.

[@kesayo]

That’s hilarious. He’s like, “how dare he cheat me and not be a real money launderer.”

[@jimmyb1844]

Well said you are hillarious

[@andrerodriguez7603]

Well said Kesayo. He was willing to do money laundering to sell his restaurant.

[@cantiflascantiflas8460]

Damage

[@god5535]

Is that where the term money laundering comes from? Laundry...launder....hmmm

[@HB-tf5mv]

lol funny, not money laundering though

[@nicolausphillips3616]

"...So that these $100 bills would in turn, turn these back into real $100 bills..." Who in the family let this guy have access to $200,000? 🤣

[@ericnelson9100]

To me this sounds more like a drug deal gone bad! Maybe he's just making this up for an insurance claim?

[@sharonbyrd8625]

Can't teach common sense

[@zen45164]

@@ericnelson9100 Either that or he was raised in a secluded home that is far from the city and was never taught about scams or unethical people. He might have been too pure and gullible. It's pretty possible. I don't think this falls under any Insurance policy.

[@vivienebrockington6342]

I know the family is regretting it now😂

[@onpoint5145]

@@ericnelson9100 washing money smuggling ofcourse it is and I’m surprised he went to the news and police asking for the secret service’s help

[@JoeSmith-uo5yn]

The scam wasn't clever, the victim was stupid.

[@qutuz9495]

Emma Kpop Wow. At least we have you to save the world... The guy leaves a comment and you reply with that?!

[@flooodo]

Salaheldin Akl ikr

[@dawncampbell6064]

Joe Smith STUPID IS SO PRECISE

[@zappawoman5183]

Joe Smith I only clicked to see what Fox calls "clever". Not surprised.

[@cblanco69]

Joe Smith lmao so true

[@hervavengill8734]

This guy has a lot of balls to tell this story

[@ronbonora7872]

yeah and no brains for falling for the sucker play!

[@wileyjohnson5681]

​@@ronbonora7872exactly

[@lee-yt3wf]

​@@ronbonora7872bro if you had two cents to your name you'd fall for the same trick shut up 💀💀💀

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Actually. He’s just dumb. It’s not bravery it’s just being dumb lol

[@davidw.4524]

He was about to commit a fraud but got scammed. Hilarious

[@MariaGarcia-hl7pf]

The irony

[@chris-8597]

Wdym?

[@fourteengod4040]

Damn

[@mr.whiskers3283]

@@chris-8597 WWJD?

[@cwp4eva]

How do you know

[@choppacal4899]

I feel bad for him but I can't stop laughing. How tf did he fall for that?

[@johnclements9085]

Cuz it's sad and hilarious at the same time

[@marquisfarmer8059]

Lol

[@triggerfingersguyyead4423]

If you felt bad you wouldn't have made the comment

[@Ruebenbayona]

@@triggerfingersguyyead4423 how would you know

[@ashtastical2622]

I'm surprised he lived to be however old he is, you'd think with this logic he'd have won a Darwin Award by now. "The crosswalk says to go but some cars are still coming, maybe the walking symbol turns the cars holographic so they can't hurt me, here I go!".

[@nathanjamesbaker]

Apparently this guy is easily impressed.

[@isaacalvarez534]

We'll look at his hair cut.. Obviously he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.

[@godbluffvdgg]

I would debate that; You felt you needed to impress a stranger with your mental prowess while having long hair?......You may be a hair smarter but it's not much hair................................

[@e_puga]

" Oh yea. And im not easily impressed. Wow! A blue car!" -Homer Simpson

[@SuperSpeederCarl]

As most long haired dick suckers are

[@snowkracker]

I’m happy that I got scammed out of $40 as a kid at a city bus stop because ever since that day I have been suspicious of strangers and their sob stories about needing money or whatever the scam is. Since that time I’ve been approached numerous times. One time they attempted the white van scam. Another time was the gold jewelry scam, gas scams, gift card scams. I’m proud to say I’ve only fallen for the very first one at age 14 or 15.

[@fernr9496]

Very true. Got to teach them young.

[@newelllondon724]

Happened to me in college. Some guy said he had hubcaps to sell me for $35. Asked for payment up front which I gave him never to see him again He even conned me for a ride miles away Best $35 bucks I ever wasted

[@dan4091]

I don’t feel so bad about losing my wallet with $80 in it after watching this

[@jeffghant4760]

I don't feel so bad after tipping $80 for a mediocre hand job at the massage parlor.

[@E_xe2]

@@jeffghant4760 LOL

[@tcapfan4190]

Did you ever find it?

[@mrjack08722]

I need to call this guy. I have a tower in paris i want to sell him.

[@ian1064]

Mister lustig I presume?

[@mrjack08722]

Andres Leon shit. Will a picture work do you think?

[@Karyabs]

Which tower? I sold it already.

[@billytheog4792]

MrJack08722 lmao

[@blackworldtraveler3711]

Me first I have a winged unicorn to sell.

[@RossCreations]

dang this is a courageous man to expose himself. Thank you

[@isaiahdejesus5123]

Hey Ross loves your vids , I’m just laying in bed looking at random vids 😂😂 My favorite video of you is the poop in the chain 😂😂

[@CeeTeeUSA]

You could see he wasn't smart by looking into his eyes. Selling the family business, never thought to use a lawyer. His family is just as dumb for letting him arrange the sale..

[@Sumkneegrow]

This is the type of guy to buy an invisible house

[@Secondliferacquet]

😂

[@subzero6190]

He should win an award for the biggest embarrassment of the decade

[@Amy-ej2px]

His spouse is never going to let him live this down.

[@anthonya1509]

For the situation he’s in or the mullet on his head?

[@camilojimenez623]

This guy needs a TV show. I can't imagine how often he falls for shit like this.

[@dianachin4849]

He'll have to sell his house in case he owns one. I bet his credit is completely ruined

[@tshililomugovheli2717]

Was he once duped in other scams?

[@I41535D]

just imagine how it went down in the finance room

[@udonnomi6958]

That's a good idea, imma sell it to him.

[@breakmylegs7294]

He didn't fall for it, it's a B.S. story for attention, the News Station even knows it's B.S.

[@DanielTheCooliest]

"Guy tries to sell a restaurant on craigslist, instead purchases a $200,000 Magic trick."

[@oscarcampos6404]

Gob Bluth tings

[@dianachin4849]

Red flag

[@wildlifewarrior2670]

Yep

[@deneshbhaskar]

LOL I laughed so hard

[@Amy-ej2px]

When I saw "Craigslist", I was like, "Well 🙄"

[@oldman-zr2ru]

A five year old could spot this scam. This guy has done way too many drugs.

[@ankalagon45]

I have seen this scam in turkish tv series

[@dodgeplow]

"I wanted to avoid paying taxes by taking payment in cash and lying about the sales price and I got ripped off" - that is the correct title of this video.

[@taryn.b]

RIGHT! Who posts an ad to sell a restaurant on Craigslist anyway?! Shady all the way around

[@ericnelson9100]

Yep, pretty much! I can't help but wonder if this was really a drug deal gone bad, and this was his way of covering!

[@orangeblood307]

Nothing wrong with trying to avoid government THEFT

[@dodgeplow]

@@orangeblood307 but plenty wrong making others pay more so you won't. That's why people pay more.

[@oxydreamer]

@@dodgeplow i dont get your point. are you saying it shouldnt be legal to sell items on craigslist?

[@yugoboss2679]

Heres my civic , if you give it a wash with shampoo it will turn into a lamborghini , believe me this

[@jinxterpinxter]

YUGO BOSS I have a feeling that dude voted for TRUMP.😉

[@RhythmBoy]

How about a demonstration? I will pay for the chemicals up to $5k. I give you the money, and you go buy the chemicals. I'll wait here. I trust you because you dress so nice

[@tenishotshot]

Actually, I'd say both candidates were horrible. We're stuck with a bombastic, pathological liar, after we voted him over another pathological liar.

[@rrpostalagain]

Joseph Lee Always go with the adult.

[@CDTucker336]

I would have played these scammers and have them buy me clothes and all kinds of stuff!!!Then turn them to the police at the restaurant!!!

[@ashleydesiree4974]

Poor guy. I wonder if his online girlfriend from Paris was able to make her flight to console him?

[@kalvinbaber5484]

😁😂

[@likesanddislikesetc]

😂😂😂

[@johnjoyce6548]

The money he sent her for the ticket never showed up so she couldn't make it LOL

[@42Laj]

😂😂😂

[@triquepersonalwork6369]

I would have just let them wine and dine me over the course of several weeks acting interested in the deal and then taken off after that.

[@StachMan]

"The secret service needs to do something" LMFAO no wonder this guy got scammed.....

[@harley6867]

StachMan lmaoooooo

[@hiramabiff7421]

The secret service investigated counterfeit money dumbass

[@mikedoja6704]

@@hiramabiff7421 no, the secret service protects the President you fucking moron. The FBI investigates money laundering. I'm going to assume you're the fucking idiot in this video that got scammed.

[@KK-fq6sm]

M G the secret service also investigates counterfeiting and various types of fraud. I suggest you do some research before calling someone an idiot.

[@radsnaget2005]

@@mikedoja6704 protecting the president is actually a very small part of the secret service. The smallest section of the agency actually. Anti counterfeit and anti laundering are their main operations.

[@josmu1027]

Before the video: That poor guy Halfway through the video: Idiot After the video: "I write to you on behalf of our Royal Prince"

[@wolfpackwarriors]

😭😭😭🤡

[@mastakush4272]

Haha!! Good one!

[@spignetti]

yeah, Im with you....that was just damn dumb!!! he shoulda known better.....what a dumb ass!! lol

[@lordjael]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 Go get that money, champ.

[@romansmith7885]

EXACTLY!!!!!

[@anonymousanonymous9918]

"If he did any basic research, he would have realized that it was a scam." Or if he used some basic common knowledge he would have realized it was a scam.

[@stevenhoward6940]

Anonymous Anonymous lmao “basic” research? I guess taking a few seconds to realize that a bunch of blank notes aren’t going to magically turn into cash is so difficult to do now a days.

[@madambutterfly7513]

Or just common sense!! His IQ must be below 70 😂😂😂

[@chessassassin2813]

This guy was so dumb. Why would anyone have to pay so much money for a process? And when was the last time any seller had to pay for anything, other than a house or car in order to fix it up to sell it?

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

Common sense

[@Rivera-Arlene]

Not only are you closing the way for scammers, you are also educating the public and making them aware. Well done *VAULT GUARD EXPERT* .

[@r0cd0x]

"we have the money, but its dyed white and you need to buy chemicals to turn it back into money" "....... OK sounds legit, heres the keys!"

[@CharisBrinkley]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rpap5322]

Bet his family members will not let him do any more dealings with the business..

[@peterjan3670]

😂

[@likesanddislikesetc]

What a dumb ass 😂😂😂

[@mansamusa128]

Lol yea he is a real country bumkin

[@AmericanNinja85]

I almost fell for this too. It was about 27 yrs ago when I was 5 years old

[@alihamud322]

Great way of putting it.

[@JohnWickkkk]

🤣😂

[@loisasmith5558]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@Niagara716]

😂

[@shanefsr6609]

yeah, I'll give you 2 pennies for your 1 dollar

[@dominic_hikes]

How does this guy have any control over his families business? Is he the smartest one of the bunch?!

[@prg4647]

Fresno4runner that's a scary thought 😂

[@kissmyass9907]

Fresno4runner HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@Will_Moffett]

It's called white privilege. Outside of professional sports, you'd never find a minority that stupid with 200k to be scammed off them. A lot of what white people have is from them just taking it through violence, nepotism, and cronyism. Of course there are white people who earn what they have, but also a ton of post turtle whites.

[@jameshutchinson4643]

Will Moffett be quiet dumbass. Idiots should be seen and not heard, so that's enough from you.

[@catdestroyer3509]

James Hutchinson he's right...

[@rfarevalo]

I'm sure he was going to pay the taxes to the IRS on the $100 bills he planned to receive after completing the washing process ;-)

[@emptyunder7597]

Craigslist, People from Paris, Money that is dyed white, people asking for money up front so you can get Rich Quick! How is this not an instant red flag scenario?

[@offensiveshit4999]

+Ren nope just around that. proper way to say it

[@iiplaya]

DANK MEMES you're so dank

[@willemdeleeuw8094]

Empty Under And they look like genuine Africans, probably from a French speaking country if they said they're from Paris... Who would trust them further than you could throw them? Sheesh.

[@bigguychronicles]

Glue123 Pull : awwwwe....BLACKS fucking over WHITES, priceless! Love it!

[@Zanonthecannon]

Business men from Paris sounds a lot more creditable then a prince from Nigeria

[@billynomates7347]

He probably thought Nigeria was in Europe

[@Moondogg7]

billy nomates 😂

[@rolandmotari]

So who said they were Nigerians?

[@stevenhoward6940]

Yeah this guy doesn’t seem like the brightest tool in the shed. I don’t know what’s worse, the fact that he literally thought blank notes would magically turn into money or the fact that he thought two black guys were from France.

[@samuelcalderon3032]

Aegon Adie I honestly hope your joking right now, but in case you don’t understand I’ll explain. The comment was a joke about the guy who got scammed, insulting his intelligence. The comment was not intended to be racist.

[@madambutterfly7513]

Yep!!! Lol

[@TONIOFSFV]

He wouldn't have been scammed if he wasn't a thief himself . He's also mind bogglingly stupid . What kind of family trusted him with money?

[@romuloromero2268]

Exactly. Who would trust people who ‘smuggled ‘ that much cash into the country?

[@Aladriennej]

The fact the *VortexTrace* was facing adventures to help the people was so kind. Mad respect to you man. Appreciate all you do to help others. You are setting a great example for the community VortexTrace .

[@xDizastaMusic]

What GTA heist mission is dis

[@gang6009]

BrandoGYT 1 underrated.

[@iitsjustLou]

LMAO

[@pastoryoda2789]

BrandoGYT 1 hey do you know how to do heists on gta i need cash

[@lewisrich3515]

@@pastoryoda2789 🤣🤣🤣

[@valeriesanchez3074]

😭😆

[@anthonypeck9082]

Makes you wonder how long he tried dyeing the money before he realised they had scammed him , im thinking he tried for a long while .

[@RogueOutlaw]

Anthony Peck guy: I been scrubbing this f***ing paper with soap and water for days! But it only disintegrates!!!!

[@joedirt2187]

Idiot must have called them to have them explain. Over the phone Lmfao

[@LaciRae]

😂

[@octopusph.d7737]

"it looks like monopoly money, but if you put lemon juice on it, it turns into real money"

[@backmasking33]

Octopus PhD lmao

[@plantbasedunicorn7995]

Brooooo 😂😂😭😭

[@sawyermade5469]

Also, I have these beans for sale...

[@sueknoll8567]

haha

[@infamous710]

Omg😃

[@IsmailaRahama]

I LOVE the fact that the victims were able to leave that message to the assistance team. They were ables to tell that guy, they are no longer victims! you are such an awesome force *VortexTrace* be reckoned and that is why I watch you!! Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!

[@marssilvergold3967]

"You selling your restaurant? Let me pay you with these white dollar bills... just give me 200k for soap to wash the money I'm paying you with." That's not a scam, that's a Three Stooges skit.

[@gregoryeverson741]

i feel bad if other family members were affected by him being so stupid

[@esbensolgaardguitaretc.2372]

He´s the only one in the family that can read and write..

[@dylanmartino7975]

Lmaooooo 💯🍜😂

[@mugiirakamundi5172]

😭😭

[@cat-lw6kq]

They probably offered to buy the business for $300,000. The catch was they needed $200,000 up front they would convert the bills and he would end up with $300,000 for the sale of his resturant.

[@ChillingCharlie]

LESSONS LEARNED: *Do not try to sell your familys resurant on craigslist. *Do not recieve a luggage full of white paper as money. *Should probly get a lawyer to make a deal like that. *If two black guys from "paris" are buying you dinner.... something is definitly wrong.

[@voogru]

But lawyers cost money! Like to sell real estate they want like $1000! Too expensive. Safer to lose all of my money.

[@tea4223]

Chief... yep,,, I figured that too.

[@jeffjones8368]

#1 LESSON: Don't enter into a trust agreement with admitted criminals! These con men told Joe Dirt they had smuggled the bag of cash from overseas. FALLACY: "They may cheat some foreign government, but they will be honest with me!"

[@henrygoodbar9477]

I like you comment Jeff

[@pearlperlitavenegas2023]

Nigerians claiming to be from Paris 😅

[@richdelgado3405]

"Gullible man tricked out of $200k in see-through scam anyone else would have run away from". There. Fixed that headline for ya.

[@soarabove337]

👏

[@OutyMan]

When I heard what the scam was, I spat out my beer laughing.

[@edbrown8254]

What a genius. "There are a couple of black fellas here with lots of invisible money and I'm agonna get me some!" His family must be so proud....

[@aliyusuf6552]

I'm black I'm laughing at your comment

[@ca8824]

Why be racist, especially on a public platform? Their ethnicity dosen't matter. If they had been white it would have still a transparent scam. Obviously you have some issues with bigotry you need to deal with.

[@moecash8450]

Idc if you’re white, black or whatever if you come to me with white paper and tell me it’s money I’m laughing at you 😂😂

[@iamacrownamedcrow]

@@aliyusuf6552 same lmfao

[@edwardboscaino438]

I personally think he’s being funny,. If this type of humor hurts you in anyway maybe don’t read the comments. There was a club in Brooklyn New York called the crazy country club where they were brutal on everyone.back in the eighty we brought a new guy at work there, he was black. One Comedian in the middle of his act Made an announcement that a pocketbook was missing from one of the customers. They turned on the lights and all the bounces were around the black guy stood them up and power them down while everybody laughed and so did he. He told his mother take dealt with real racism most of her life and she brought different groups of her friends and church members almo every week. They were told to sit in the back, security would make Announcements while shining the light on the table to watch your valuables tonight as we have some unsavory characters here. She said her friends could not get enough of it. I miss the good all days

[@teddytac253]

I definitely wouldn't eat at this dudes restaurant. You'd order a pizza from him, he'd come back with a strawberry banana smoothie instead

[@mrswizzlestickz2646]

That's why he's trying to sell it lol

[@gimcrack555]

You order a pizza. He serves you a round cardboard box. For $50 you can purchase chemicals to turn this in a real pizza. To me it still taste like cardboard with a chemical after taste.

[@bossshango8356]

@teddytac253 💀💀💀💀💀

[@jparker19822009]

He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed

[@v1los]

So basically they asked for 200k 'up front' for some white paper, and he wasn't even a bit suspicious? How stupid would you have to be?? Words fail me!

[@gregoryeverson741]

no, this guy looks like a Hilary voter

[@imaniperry1974]

The dude claiming to be scammed was in on counterfeiting money. And is mad he got played.

[@gfexc]

The scam works based on the other guy´s greed. He was expecting like $1.6MM of the 5 MM they were gong to smuggle, or something like that.

[@Vane-Martine]

You're actually the push for me to get my degree in Information technology so In order to protect people from heartless people like this. Thank you for all you do *VAULT GUARD EXPERT* , you're a genius with a big heart and principles. Support and Respect from Britain.

[@junito1008]

Me: I'm selling a Roll Royce !! Dumb ponytail guy: How much? Me: $450K but it looks like a Corolla I did that to bring it from England To get the Phantom, just wash the car. 😂

[@radtalon6079]

But this scenario is different. He gets a Corolla of value for $450k. He got white paper that was perfectly cut.

[@kelleyh3597]

Junito Punto Comm 😂😂😂😂😂

[@derrickforeal]

Junito Punto Comm exasctly this guy was a moron

[@ihavefelines2699]

Junito Punto Comm😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂!!!

[@william7883]

I guess common sense isnt taught in California schools only protesting and voting democrat

[@soupermario22]

Those two men just bought themselves a mansion in Nigeria

[@Canto00]

Mario Rubio I think they bought a full city.

[@Menagerie_K]

Or maybe they bought more cash

[@crysis4real]

Mario Rubio Your 100% right bro..

[@canman5060]

These two men spent it all and shoot to death in Nigeria for not sparing the high officials any.

[@xiangyu168yu7]

Mario Rubio lol in Lagos only a 1 bedroom small condo, Nigeria is not that poor nowaday

[@DevotedDisciple-x]

This has to be a joke.. there is seriously zero chance of this being real.

[@DevotedDisciple-x]

Carly Exactly. Who is going to go on television to be crowned "Worlds Biggest Dumbass"?

[@dorbie]

It's real, it's a common scam. Often the money is black and the chemicals are supposed to wash off the dye. They show you an example and leave you with cases of blank paper. They did this in Nigeria to a guy I read about. Real money traded for a larger sum of faked money. I wonder if someone came up with the scam after misunderstanding the phrase "money laundering".

[@greenthizzle4]

dorbie no they came up with it after seeing a magic trick kit that's supposed to turn "paper" into money.. the kit feeds in a paper slip and rolls it up while at the same time rolls out real money so it looks like it's changed

[@dorbie]

I don't think so. This is one of the oldest scams in the book, that's why it has a specific name and the con involved washing not that little roller trick. I am not making this stuff up, I know of another SPECIFIC instance of this scam where the money was black and the black dye had to be washed off. These guys were even lazier passing plain white paper instead of black paper. Just amazing that he fell for it.

[@greenthizzle4]

dorbie I suppose it would not be hard to hide a bill in the bottom of a bucket and then put the paper in and switch it really quick

[@The3rdman741]

American with basic education meet two Africans with PhD from the University of Crime Hustle and Hardship. This should been made into a movie.😅😅😅

[@kwadwoasamoah4290]

LOL, I love how he thought the money was "illegally brought into the country" & still went with the scheme but once he knew he was scammed he cries that the government should do something!

[@Fete_Fatale]

Yea, part of his rationale for going along with this scheme appears to be because it's supposedly sticking it to the govt.

[@brandoloudly9457]

you guys act like he was trying to evade taxes. not at all the case. the guy was just stupid.

[@Fete_Fatale]

Crooked, the scammers' rationale was that they were avoiding declaring the "money" they were bringing (supposedly illegally), which suggests that it was about avoiding currency import duties (aka taxes). That the idiot 'knowingly' went along with this shows that he was complicit in their illegal scheme to avoid taxes ... therefore "he was trying to evade taxes". It's that simple.

[@brandoloudly9457]

not at all. learn the law before you speak.

[@Fete_Fatale]

lol ... what Diploma Mill issued your law degree?

[@BeefPapa]

i had to pause it while i finished laughing.

[@tottenhamhotspurish]

BeefPapa 😂😂

[@materialgrug3048]

BeefPapa make love to me with you've smooth jazz

[@davidcentocomedy]

1:26 seriously just did the same thing

[@SamSam-zn4ym]

still laughing ?

[@2GZ_TV]

Lmaoooooo

[@vincentaurelius2390]

Sounds like a version of the classic “I have a winning lottery ticket but can’t cash it because I’m not a US citizen. So pay me X amount up front and you can have the ticket”.

[@DelusionalMoron]

both, in essence, are advanced fee scams

[@TimeGallon]

They wined and dined him for weeks and he never once thought to google it?

[@minooch5670]

Apparently the longer you grow your mullet, the more stress you put on your brain.

[@lexbeltran1354]

Minooch It appears that way.😅

[@413_RYDER]

You had me dying with this comment 😂 thank you

[@kennethsmith8968]

at least hes got the balls top grow a mullet.

[@elshowdelpape4445]

Respect the Mullet !!

[@R_Ali]

Man I can’t believe this guy was so gullible. But good on him for coming forward, and letting others know

[@henrygoodbar9477]

Perhaps he’s only attempting to place himself above suspicion by “coming forward”.

[@lrock48]

Scam only works if you are greedy, if it seems to be too good to be true, avoid it like the plague.

[@creative_cooper]

If this was a movie, I'd quickly turn it off cause I would never believe a human to be so dumb.

[@BrainyGavinLee]

There's a sucker born every minute!

[@mcwise1201]

There really is.

[@AndreyMursaliev]

One of the all-time greatest Scam alert vids! You, sir, are not just a National Treasure, you're an INTERNATIONAL Treasure! The whole law-abiding world should be trying to find a way to get in touch with you just to send you a little donation and say thank you for working so hard at watching out for our interests. *VAULT GUARD EXPERT* I hope you enjoy putting your recovery's work together as much as most of us enjoy watching you do it. thanks man

[@keviiiboo7460]

I think we must note that the big reason they tricked him is because he was blinded by the way these people carried themselves and how they treated him.

[@cassanderrr]

For that amount best to have the bankers exchange the money.

[@ananomus6111]

avoiding taxes

[@alexblack8780]

when have bankers stole money?

[@Fete_Fatale]

Since when do you involve a bank in a scam? The Mafia won't allow you to pay your monthly protection money via direct debit .... because it's traceable, and your local street-corner drug dealer doesn't accept MasterCard for the same reason. The scammers in this case aren't going to deal with banks, and they make their target wary of using a bank by making them complicit in the 'crime' of receiving illegally smuggled money.

[@johnvanegmond1812]

@Johnson Black Ha ha ha ha ha ha snort cough snort. Joking right?

[@Steve-yo4ld]

"If it sounds to good to be true, it most likely is" "A sucker is born every minute"

[@jaymorgan.]

He should be jailed as well for money laundering. I don't need google to know this is a scam. lol

[@Menagerie_K]

I don't get it... he paid them to get the chemicals to wash the cash and the payment was $200,000 that wouldn't be economical if it was true.

[@AbundantLifeCorp]

I think he paid them a lesser amount for the chemicals & the greater amount of "cash" that needed to be mixed w chemicals.

[@AbundantLifeCorp]

I agree, took me while to figure that out. What I don't get is why couldn't he just ask the "buyers" to treat the bleached white money first then make the exchange. More simple for everyone and less work for him. Also I think some of the money may legit have been white colored and they demonstrated the process with a few bills to increase his confidence that the rest was legit (not sure about this however).

[@imbrakingthrough2152]

The Menagerie K . Unfortunately for dummies doesn’t say anything - easy comes-easy goes

[@chucktowne]

They say they will reimburse you once the money is washed. So it would cost 200k but once its done he would get that 200k back. I think you are the type of people that would be scammed by this since none of you even thought to think about that. WOW!

[@Menagerie_K]

@@zackolmstead3183 therefore, if he paid the 200k to wash the money, there would be a million or more there. My mental gymnastics finally understands. They stole the 200K and possibly the restaurant assuming he "sold" the property.

[@jonahansen]

My mom used to tell me "A fool and their money are soon parted."

[@BRUNETTECANARY]

The worst part is that scammers NEVER GET CAUGHT. You can scare them off but I have never heard of a scammer getting caught and being sent to prison for life.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

Ha! ha! ha! ha! This is honestly killing me! Damn son...... Thats some next level dumb there.

[@bird718]

reminds me of when i sent 90k to Nigerian lawyers who were looking for a relative of a far distant uncle i never knew existed who had millions of dollars and no heir....

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

Dang, yet another 'clever scam' with these brilliant criminals never stop?

[@DillyDogSays]

HAHA and he was in charge of selling the family business.

[@BrainyGavinLee]

Exactly, what a sucker haha

[@jasonbean5052]

This cannot be for real! There are people out there who are that stupid? And they are allowed to vote and drive cars? WOWWW!!!

[@bagwan98]

Jason Bean, yep! who you think voted for the Trumpster?

[@mrvapor4791]

Jason Bean blinded by greed

[@yuhget108]

Jan Diehn liberals in Cali smh

[@bojohnson8851]

Jason Bean trumpers

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

This is extreme but most average people believe in crazy shit. Religion doesnt need proof. Laws like age where if 2 17 year olds agree to fuck most Americans are cool with it or dont care but if a 17 year old has sex with someone over 18 and both agree they have a problem with it when they could have a problem with both or neither. If a 17 year old said they wanted to fuck a 5 year old most Americans would have a problem with that but not with 2 17 year olds fucking each other when they could view them both as the same thing. These examples just promote humans are stupid.

[@kiflomloops4927]

He got scammed $200k while I am here struggling for every penny to feed me and my kids.

[@copperdove056]

Then get a job and stop living off the system.

[@niechzyjepolska1805]

Take notes, you need them

[@pearlsswine]

Condoms are cheap, bruh.

[@triggerfingersguyyead4423]

@@pearlsswine some people may want kids stp bhh you don't even know the person story I can tell you don't got nun who clearly you jealous cuz you want some LOL

[@mikehunt6867]

@@pearlsswine Saying "bruh" is gay, bruh!

[@mkdonlin]

Great work *VortexTrace* - so glad you are out there fighting these lowlifes. We need to do all we can to spare the elderly and the general public from these despicable scammers! Kudos to YOU!! You deserve the Nobel prize for keeping us safe big up brother…

[@jeffwvu4602]

"He has learned a valuable lesson." And what's that? To have common sense from now on? No, you either have common sense or you don't! And this guy doesn't have it. Oh...but these guys were so charming....

[@danieltackett5524]

Money laundering is illegal he was a part of that so if you got scammed through money laundering it didn't call the cops

[@imbrakingthrough2152]

Kiaranjgh Perezhj There you go - you support scam - then scammers don’t feel bad to scam You !

[@sumeahsking8019]

Daniel Tackett That wouldn’t be money laundering and even if it was that’s not what he did..he didn’t actually do anything so yeah..he can go to the cops..

[@DozensOfViewers]

Money laundering is not washing money. And even if it was, he’s just washing paper, not money.

[@totalbullion5882]

Just because he's dumb Doesn't mean he deserved to be robbed. Think of the hackers out there that could ruin you just because you're not as smart when it comes to cyber security and computer code. The people that should be catching the hate are the scammers.

[@user-xw1yh2py4j]

The people who ridicule the man do so to conceal their own blatant insecurities. Instead of simply improving themselves, they would instead drag down those who are already lower than them in a given characteristic. Anyone with common sense would realize that the scam was probably more elaborate than it was recalled, and the man was probably brought up in a sheltered environment. Thank you for being one of the few people in this comment section who can actually analyze the situation beyond face value.

[@frishter]

Well no-one deserves to be scammed but honestly, you do have to be pretty dumb to pay 200k for blank paper. Even if it was this magic money, it should still sound sketchy AF anyway....

[@user-xw1yh2py4j]

+ClimberGreg People often call others "stupid", where oftentimes the answer is "naive". Everyone will go through life merely to learn something new every day, and some of that knowledge would have never been imagined by the individual prior to witnessing it for themselves. The inability to differentiate between legitimate knowledge and falsified knowledge is gained through experience in dealing with human nature. Someone without that experience risks naive gullibility. Everyone experiences naivety throughout their lives, as everyone must be born at some point, and growth is a process. However, not everyone is fortunate enough to be born into circumstances which allow for them to understand the true nature of the world. Some parents are obsessive and shelter their children until they are adults, whereas others grow up in environments which do not reflect the harsher realities of the world. If someone is continuously sheltered throughout their entire lives up until adulthood, then each time that someone provides an unprecedented piece of insight, then it is a given that they are going to believe that such knowledge is sincere. It is once the individual witnesses the nature of true exploitation that they develop the ability to discern truth from deception. Add that onto a clouded judgement, deluded by the prospect of riches, and the scam is surprisingly realistic. Idiocy is not always the answer to the abnormal.

[@user-xw1yh2py4j]

+ClimberGreg Again, you are making assumptions based on your own interpretation of this video. This video does not provide insight into the full situation, nor does it account for the nature of the social interactions. Automatically claiming that he is "dumb" is no better than a psychologist diagnosing an individual of a mental illness in blatant violation of the Goldwater Rule. The man may have never had any former issues with scammers, and they might have even been quite decent with his funding. However, this is an isolated incident in which viewers possess foresight, due to the incident having already occurred. Like I stated, combine that fact along with a sheltered upbringing, the individual social circumstances of the scam, and the delusion created by the prospect of financial gain, then the scam becomes significantly more believable. No one is claiming that what he did was wise by any means, but an individual is not automatically stupid, simply because you project your limited understanding of the situation onto them. For example, in my city there was an individual who transported goods in large trucks from place to place. One day, he swerved into several cars, and I believe multiple were killed in the process. From this information alone, one could say that he was a terrible driver. However, if someone were to look further into the situation, rather than making automatic assumptions of his inherent "flaw" of poor driving, then they would have known that the man actually had a stroke, which resulted in the accident. A number of circumstances can ultimately result in a situation occurring, both external and internal factors.

[@willybman3723]

That's totally different cuz they just take....this dumb fuck actually believed he could change paper to money lmao

[@nloga-priya]

This guy does more to prevent and stop online scammers than the FBI. not only are you closing the way for scammers, but also educating the public and making them aware. Well done *VAULT GUARD EXPERT* .

[@sbssmith6818]

Imagine when he told his family that story

[@soarabove337]

Kudos. Good point. 👏 😎👍

[@anthonynicolosi9548]

lmfao...like dad he said like the money was gonna come back then disappear dude

[@spignetti]

dude they're gone..they moved....locked him out, left no forwarding address!! lol

[@trippy4674]

Dad smacked him I hope

[@TheRealBizWiz]

If he even had a family.

[@drogonkarma]

"Secret service needs to do something" yeah, call the avengers I'm sure you believe they are real

[@ceterfo]

The secret service is original purpose and still to this day is to ensure the security of the US dollar ie counterfeit bills and even people saying white slips of paper are money that just need to be treated that does fall on under their jurisdiction I don't know if he knew that but that is facts.

[@drogonkarma]

@@ceterfo they consider white paper as counterfeit money?

[@ceterfo]

@@drogonkarma Yes. Secret service deals with us Federal "notes" the law making it illegal is super broad. If you tell someone that something is US money you are then committing a crime. The secret service only started protecting presidents after a couple of assassinations. (Section 472 of the US criminal code)

[@yungsorrow7145]

"Yeah all you have to do is soak this paper in this liquid and you'll have $100 dollar bills" cause water and paper always mix 🤣

[@seikibrian8641]

Here's an experiment for you: soak a $1 bill in water for several minutes and watch what happens. (Hint: you won't be out any money.)

[@FatalBlow113]

Money isn't paper...

[@irrelevantFJS]

Money is not made of paper, it's totally fine in water.

[@Rostislav-Kozlov]

Every destroyed scam office is a rescue for humanity, I really appreciate your work. Thanks they deserve everything that coming to them. What they do to innocent people is awful. Thank you so much for what you do. It clearly is getting to them and love to see it. *VAULT GUARD EXPERT* .

[@danielsolis7288]

So...Joe Dirt does exist!

[@loves2smooch384]

I was thinking the same 😂

[@andrewg3084]

It puts the lotion on its skin

[@loves2smooch384]

dog I don't even sell something on Craigslist without counting the pathetic 15 dollars in front of the buyer, let alone thousands of dollars

[@indo3052]

LOVES 2 Smooch lmao. Right... im dying

[@indo3052]

LOVES 2 Smooch u gotta be on edge collecting 10 bucks selling a old weight bench from folks off cl lmao

[@palebeachbum]

I feel bad for the guy for being duped. I don't understand how accepting money dyed white sneaked into the US seemed like an ok deal to him. WOW.

[@tarikkantarevic845]

palebeachbum they probably made it here

[@NemeanLion-]

Don’t feel too bad. Even if it wasn’t a scam, why would you participate in some kind of a secret deal with camouflaged money?

[@Karyabs]

Man, the guy is American. They still believe that Armstrong walked on the moon.

[@juancena1117]

Jay A M He may be American but hes also a kid. Believing anything anybody tells him. You yourself are an idiot. America has gone to the moon deal with it.

[@angelhm98]

Don't feel bad for him. He's a fucking idiot there is no common sense in this world

[@klhmia]

If this scam is .. "clever", boy, I'm a fuckin' genius. But then again, by that standard so is my ferret.

[@carlcofr]

Sounds like the victim was doing a shady illegal thing and got scammed, because of greed!

[@neckarsulme]

when I saw the title, I thought maybe it actually was a clever scam, boy was I wrong

[@darkeyeze]

For Fox viewers, it is.

[@DCxHRV]

why would the chemical process cost 200k? thats so unbelievable?

[@mdrew44628]

Sacha P-T THAT'S the part you find unbelievable!!!!

[@DCxHRV]

michael rew amongst other things....

[@mdrew44628]

Here is the deal.......he was selling his family's restaurant for say 400k. These guys came along with a scam that they wanted to buy the restaurant but their money say 600k was disguised and it would take 200k to buy the chemicals to do this. The guy goes to his family and says I have a buyer, but I need 200k to complete the sale. He gets the money and gives it to the scammers who then disappear with the guys 200k.

[@mdrew44628]

Shay Monte' wins dumb comment of 2017....congratulations

[@chrisantoniou4366]

The whole thing is unbelievable, but greed is a powerful motivator.

[@nkosiemahlangu1158]

The rule is: "if it's too good to be true it probably is."

[@Alma-O-viedo]

*VAULT GUARD EXPERT* this is SO GOOD!!! I have such disdain for people who lack empathy for hardworking individuals. I LOVE what you said- there's no room for hate, but that doesn't mean you have to like them either. I am SO GLAD you showed up just in time to return the funds to their account. This is why I watch your videos, and I couldn't admire what you do more. Thank you for protecting innocent people. Thank you for reporting criminals.

[@informjared9508]

What the hell does Cletus do to be up 200k like that maybe I need to open a damn restaurant

[@mariancounsellor]

It was his family’s savings.

[@Alex.04928]

THEY STOLE SO MUCH HE CAN'T EVEN AFFORD A HAIRCUT 😳

[@williampalacio9980]

Alex Gentry hahahahaha

[@michaeln.2383]

I can't afford to wine and dine, either.

[@tocororo]

I'm sure all they had to do was compliment his hair. 😂

[@ijustwannabeadrummer]

😂

[@Lizs1231]

I wish this scamming would be on the US news daily for the elderly faithfully watch the news every day. My grandparents don’t watch KZbin. I thank this young man for sharing his story and the news for sharing on KZbin for the younger people. I really hope this gets investigated more seriously. My son told me about it and the stories break my heart!

[@taylorlambert40]

Plot twist: he was In on it the whole thing Now he gets away with the money that was “scammed”

[@shillstradameus4164]

Yup. Curious to know what his relationship with his parents is like

[@MrSivram28]

@DIAMOND_HANDS The whole story makes no sense

[@AnthonyBlamthony]

@@MrSivram28 The story makes no sense because this guy is a fucking idiot y’all conspiracy theorist need to chill out

[@oxydreamer]

@DIAMOND_HANDS my dude, the scammers never bought the restaurant... they just took the guys money. did you follow along?

[@Tiger-pb4fs]

“Always trust your instincts they are messages from your soul, “ If it seems too good to be true it probably is!

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

This guy’s instincts clearly aren’t trustworthy.

[@DemPilafian]

_"Always trust your instincts"_ sounds good, but con-artists are successful precisely because they can fool your instincts. There's an accounting proverb that states, *"Trust, but verify".* Your instincts are insufficient.

[@CHANCEFOR27]

How you go from selling a restaurant to buying shreds of paper in a duffel bag?

[@mysteryman2219]

Why would he buy the money? I dont get what he lost?

[@indya3327]

@@mysteryman2219 I was confused too but I think the scammers told him that they need $200k for the chemicals to turn their $200k into real money. So he gave them $200k of his own money