Full Show: Team Clark Got Scammed! and Open Packages Immediately

[@camillerobinson3417]

It's a shame these folks can't use their ingenuity for good instead of evil.

[@Clark]

💯💯💯

[@snort455]

Clark, I think Ive been watching you for 30 years. Thanks

[@Clark]

Thanks for being a long-time listener! 💚

[@gracewegman1013]

Clark, you are a godsend. Thank you so much for all the help you've given me. There's always something in every broadcast that's personally useful. Thank you again!

[@Clark]

You're welcome! Glad you find the information personally useful! 💚

[@Tell_me_something_good]

Don't live in atl any more, glad to have come across Clark here. Will try to listen in and thumbs up for the Clarkster.

[@Clark]

Thanks! Happy you found us again! 💚

[@marietaylor5174]

Thank you Team Clark.

[@terrykwms]

People give apps like Snapchat Facebook Twitter etc to their contact list. They don't need it. Remove that permission.

[@Clark]

Great tip, Clarkie! 🙌

[@BobbiDoll]

To be honest Team Clark wasn't scammed. Someone tried to scam you, but your employees were smart enough not to fall for it. Way to go.

[@bev7662]

My 92 yr old MIL bought a book from Sam's and, while reading it, discovered that some of the pages had been dog-eared (a practice where certain pages are folded at the top edge tò save your place). She was very upset that she paid $20 for a used book that had been obviously returned for a refund. While not as pricey or ripped off as other types of items, nonetheless, it was a used book that she bought!

[@Clark]

Upset, understandably! 💚

[@arnovan2010]

I just looked actually Amazon does not allow sharing outside the household with Family or Friends

[@noreenn6976]

they don't, I was going to share with my daughter and they asked for her amazon account so they could check her address

[@sl4983]

Share what?

[@Clark]

💯 Thanks for fact checking!

[@hchayes9431]

Open those little boxes of printer ink whilestillat the counter. We bought a box, needed to return it, and the black ink was missing but the 3 color inks were in the box.

[@serf6355]

we’ve had this happen at our company for clinical trials. It was pretty obvious to all that it was a scam, getting a text from our ceo -

[@chrischapman4314]

Bought new nintendo switch controllers and it had used, dirty different color controllers. It would appear that Walmart didn’t inspect the items when someone returned them. Always check in store like Clark says.

[@freespirit1975]

My advice is: at the Christmas wrap desk in a store, watch the wrapper LIKE A HAWK, especially if you are having some kind of jewelry wrapped. Also, guys, a female wrapper that is a crook will distract you with flirting and using slight of hand will remove the jewelry and you won't notice it and your significant other will open an empty gift on Christmas day -don't fall for it.

[@jimmycain8669]

So many online tricks even with Amazon and Walmart that I drive the 20 miles to buy things in person to quit being scammed. They aren’t worth the conscience any more.

[@lauras.8088]

My daughter takes a video of anything she opens (while opening0 that has over a $100 value.

[@Clark]

Good idea! 💚

[@rdillon517]

There's also ways to spoof a phone number. Looks like a real contact

[@Clark]

💯

[@sl4983]

Really?

[@tabbycat8511]

How do the crooks imitate a factory seal? They’ve had security seals on Tylenol since 1982. Some reason they can’t do that on a $600 electronics item?

[@flohough1870]

I'm shocked when I've returned items that the person accepting the return never looks in the box to make sure the item is inside! So this problem with ordering and not getting what you thought you were getting is an issue at multiple levels.

[@seanbrown8920]

My returns always get checked. The SN and product code are verified. 😅

[@flohough1870]

@@seanbrown8920 That's how it SHOULD be. I returned a very expensive pair of earrings recently that I'd bought from Amazon to a Kohls returns desk. Person never even looked in the box to see if they were in it. I was appalled.

[@MB-uy5kh]

It depends on where / what you return. At Costco, I returned a high end Dyson vacuum cleaner and they opened the box and took out the item to confirm it matched the box and it was unused as I claimed it to be. Reason for return, was duplicate type of gift for my daughter.

[@flohough1870]

​@MB-uy5kh it all should be checked, period. It shouldn't matter where or what it is.

[@virginiamoss7045]

I am as averse to debt as Clark is, but here is how I "bridged" from city life to rural living. I knew my city house had an average chance of selling in an average amount of time and how much it would sell for; I made sure to research this. Then I found a 5-acre rural lot to purchase for $55,000; the seller would not negotiate down (they lived next door) so I paid more than I wanted to. I borrowed that with my city house home equity line of credit and engaged a contractor to build a custom, but modest, house with a construction loan which incurs interest only on the amount of draw the builder needs as they go along. 7 months later when I moved in, the construction loan converted to a permanent loan as I closed on the city house and paid off the converted loan with the proceeds of that sale. The broker on the converted loan was not happy. It was risky and stressful, but house-selling, moving, and all the costs is stressful no matter how you do it. On top of it all, my father was dying and I had to handle the funeral arrangements, so I experienced enormous stress, but not just because of the relocation.

[@Clark]

Great, but stressful, strategy! Sorry for the loss of your father during the process. 💚

[@LDavis-ll5yr]

Regarding circulating hot water pumps, just be aware that there is energy lost along the lines, and this must be compensated for by running the water heater more. Just like in radiant heating systems that use hot water running through lines in the floor, a single line with hot water constantly circulating though it will lose some of the heat along its journey. So you are saving water but expending more energy. If you live in a cold climate, that escaped heat might make your furnace run a tiny bit less. But if you live in a hot climate, that escaped heat must be pumped back out by your AC system, adding even more to your energy bill. The only way to avoid this is to put a point of use water heater in your bathroom so the water is heated close to where it is used.

[@ColtonJohnsonBrice09]

Wow, he's been using the same razor for 30 years! Way to go, Clark!

[@Clark]

💪💪💚

[@stevencole7331]

I do some great savings techniques with water . I will fill up a gallon container till the water gets hot . I will use that water for plants ,drinking and cooking . I also put my gas water heater in vacation mode when I don't need hot water . I turn it back on to a sufficient temperature and let it get to that desired temperature and turn it back to vacation mode . At this point I use the hot water for showering , cleaning and washing clothes . I rotate these events to maximize my use . You don't need hot water as much as you think . A couple showers a week is all most need . Now living alone makes this strategy fairly easy . Takes less than a hour to heat the tank . As things get more expensive you have to find ways to conserve and it may not be as convenient and involve more steps but we waste so much time and our resources it really is not a big deal .

[@75fxe77]

Shut off your toilet and use it to refill the tank there too...

[@Clark]

Great tips, Clarkie!

[@stevencole7331]

@@75fxe77 Yep great idea . I will also take a shower in the tub and plug it . After my shower I use the water for outdoor watering . We are a very wasteful and lazy society caused by inexpensive recourses killing motivation to conserve but those days are disappearing . So instead of complaining about higher prices do something about it .

[@Jenna-S]

​@@stevencole7331 Steven, GREAT idea above but I'm not reusing my soapy, dirty shower water again!🤷‍♀️ 🤣🤣🤣

[@bgregg55]

The reason recirc pumps are not popular is because it turns your hot water line into a 24/7 heat radiator. Unless you have a very cheap way to heat water they will be a money waster.

[@Clark]

You can now set a timer on many of them so that they don't run 24/7. 💚

[@Jolyn1962]

Here is what has happened to me recently. I ordered 2 curtains from Amazon. When package came, it contained 1 curtain and 1 hand gun cleaning kit. I immediately contacted Amazon, they apologized and sent out a replacement for me. So today was the day for the replacement curtain to come. When package arrived, I was confused. It was a tiny, flat package no where big enough for 1 curtain. I opened it and it was a pair of earrings! I immediately contacted Amazon again and after explaining the entire thing to 2 reps (may or may not have been ai), I was promised that a new replacment curtain will be here tuesday. I don't know if this has anything to do with internal theft...nefarious occurrences...within Amazon but I am hopeful only to receive 1 curtain panel! How weird. Both items sent were neither the size, weight or density of the thing that was supposed to be shipped.

[@sl4983]

Cell phone company employees have access to all that stuff

[@pathorn5895]

😂🤣😂, Chrisa! Your response to the scammer was hilarious!

[@noreenn6976]

😂

[@c7042]

I'm safe. Don't have a clue about buying Gift Cards. And haven't had a company Credit Card since I retired (16 years ago).

[@doctork1708]

Most women have full time jobs outside their homes then most also have to do 99% of ALL home care, plus ALL childcare.

[@jbeav3902]

Fooling people is a national sport. That guy who streaked at super bowl got a huge pay day from a prop bet he made that there will be a streaker at super bowl.

[@sl4983]

I can believe it. So strange.

[@sl4983]

Up to even the very top office

[@kikizozu]

😅 I love her response that was great

[@Clark]

😂😂💚

[@davetod9169]

Clark it gotta be an inside job. 1 or more of staff are involved..its funny you are preaching to us all and it happined to YOU. oy vey😅😮

[@charlessommers7218]

Great show and info as always 😊

[@stephenking171]

How about video recording received unwrapping package?

[@tabbycat8511]

“I told you to never text me again after what you did.” Love you, Krista. 😺❤️

[@Clark]

😂😂💚

[@AnnThrockmorton]

As soon as I see "gift card", I'm out! 😂 BTW I love the YT videos of the (good guy) hackers who mess with the scammers. They push them to the limit! And the scammers always want "their victim" (the g g hackers) to go buy gift cards.

[@Once_in_a_Lifetime]

How is you being pranked, called a scam. A scam is when someone takes your money from you where they benefit from it!

[@user-qb2sm6uj7w]

does the scam have to do with the recent At&T outage? It was out for a long time without answer. When they finally gave the answer don't think anyone believes it either

[@sl4983]

Wow!

[@kati-ana]

Christa how can you handle Clark cutting you off mid-sentence? I've notice he does it a lot and you never look irked. Kudos to you. It's one of my pet peeves. Luv ya Clark. I understand you're just overly excited to say what you want to say.

[@sl4983]

It's his show. 🙄

[@bgregg55]

Amazon has changed their streaming policy to only allow in-same-house sharing. But they haven't cracked down on it yet. They will follow every change Netflix institutes from here on.

[@sidewinder3434]

Hulu now will not allow sharing of an account starting in March

[@Clark]

💯💯💯

[@terry_willis]

I didn't know Sachs sells tuna.

[@rdillon517]

How did they get the contact list?

[@Clark]

🤷‍♂ We don't know.

[@rdillon517]

@@Clark well that's scary what else they know about sensitive things of your business.. Sad thing is these cases hardly get prosecuted

[@erik5983]

Love that you offer a free Consumer Action Hotline. Would you please do a segment on what types of issues they are equipped to handle and maybe share some successes? Don't want to waste their time...

[@Clark]

Don't worry about wasting our time. We are here to help! People call with all sorts of money-related issues. Give us a call at 636-49-CLARK (Mon - Fri, 10am - 4pm ET). 💚

[@FLOODOFSINS]

A lot of KZbinrs are doing return fraud in order to make videos because they have no money to start their KZbin channel or too cheap and lazy to buy the product review it and resell the item. So the scam goes like this. The KZbinr goes into Walmart or similar buys a product then reviews it to be monetized for a video then returns the item as defective or for whatever reason for a full refund. Huge KZbinrs play Casey neistat and Sean Evans have openly admitted to their millions of followers that they have done this when starting their KZbin channel and now they have millions of subscribers. This is the fake it to make it mentality of all of these crooks. All of the power Banks and battery reviews that you see on KZbin. This is exactly what they are doing because if you go into Best buy and happen to buy an open box guess what it is going to be damaged because they will have overpowered drive that power bank to test it just about every KZbinr who does tech and phones and electronics does this on their channel. It's a very common scam.

[@shopart1488]

Did you ask her to speak and then all you do is interrupter?

[@sl4983]

Who's show do you think it is?

[@elisabethellis8851]

Clark!!! Why dont you give Christa health insurance????

[@JimzAuto]

@elisabethellis8851 why don’t YOU ‘give’ Christa health insurance? While you’re at it why don’t you ‘give’ EVERYONE in Team Clark Health insurance?

[@Clark]

It's by her choice. She's on her husband's family plan instead. 💚

[@retired8484]

Try paying attention.

[@amundina]

I constantly get emails from our " HOA president". (Me and my husband are on the board together) they always say he is the meeting ... need... So I like to play along and tell them just come to my office to see me...or to give me sec I'll pop in his office ( my husband works from home 😂 so do I ) Responses from them are always hilarious why not to come talk in person

[@Clark]

😂

[@NotMuchHere]

if you are public ... it was probably your tax forms

[@sl4983]

There's the option to not put your phone number on your tax return

[@barryg4452]

You guys talk so much and so drawn out. Get to the point faster.

[@Kenzie_Hill]

Clark speaks perfectly and sets up the point very well. As for speed, you can change the playback rate on settings or you can advance the red line to a further point in the video. Nice app features!

[@makeyourlifeeasier5794]

Team Clark has been scammed or almost scammed?...Welcome to the club. It's a crowded place.

[@makeyourlifeeasier5794]

We need Clark to study more financial tips to help us & less football. He needs a "football intervention."😂

[@dpporlando]

Set playback speed to 1.2x

[@chrisforker7487]

It’s called entertainment! If you want zero personality, watch Dave Ramsey!