Government grant scammer is called by BBB

Our very own Julie is back at it again, calling scammers. This time she won a $9,000 government grant!
You can report scams to our BBB Scam Tracker here: bbb.org/scamtracker

[@moshaman8370]

The grant firm is chocked with individual promotions,personal gains and loiters,regardless some guarantors are still kind enough to offer good assistance.Wilson happens to be one of them and am lucky enough to be one of her so many benefactors

[@solemlyn149]

Good for you,I’ve never seen any feedback on non- profit grant association and i’m yet to realize my qualification for the advance

[@rogerzolsen5531]

I won’t be surprised if you are all talking about the same Wilson who assisted me through the process of getting my grant application,Her conduct is very professional and her techniques are very transparent as well

[@jessicabrown9099]

Mo Its a good thing you got a grant through an attorney. Grants should be a very easy procedure,it is better to bank on the service offered by recommended attorneys so as to process your application in a more safer and faster procedure

[@bradallison1911]

@@rogerzolsen5531 Do i need some sort of credentials to qualify for funding?? i do need financial assistance for my beautification project. Not looking for much,i’ll be fine if i can get capital to finance my project,Any help?

[@rogerzolsen5531]

@@bradallison1911 absolutely not,I’m neither a financial expert nor a tech or savvy person as i can only help with what happens to work for me. Thanks to Wilson for bringing to my understanding how simple the process of getting a grant is,she is a licensed attorney you should contact her if you need financial support

[@sarahpark6284]

Julie is a master troller... and adorable.

[@Rj-yr1br]

Sarah Park cute too

[@dtz1000]

Love her facial expressions. I could watch her all day.

[@eightiesboy]

@@dtz1000 you need to get out more

[@dtz1000]

@Eightiesboy...Typical grumpy middle aged 80s boy.

[@malkrow21]

Your mom is adorable.

[@familyyodacat3606]

You’re a hero! Seriously! So many people are pulling these scams and so many are unaware. You are wasting the scammers time and educating the masses on what to look for. You should have a weekly piece in the paper and a Facebook page so the you can get the info to all. Thank you!

[@BBBWisconsin]

Thanks so much for watching! That's a great idea to have a weekly spot in our local newspaper, we'll look into it! We post all of these videos to our Facebook page as well. If you want to follow us, here's the link: facebook.com/WisconsinBBB/

[@praetorian9943]

You rock girl! You should be a TV presenter, you are a natural

[@arthcua1680]

I was once hired in a callcenter that call customer regarding a grant. When I've learned that it was just scamming people I resign.

[@stephenguffey7225]

How'd you figure out?

[@Witch_hour333]

Did u get paid

[@bobbyg6662]

oh youtube this video popped up on my recommended and had no idea this scam even existed. Well done for exposing these scams.

[@kacchank8696]

Bobby G how old are u? If you haven't heard of it

[@gryphenicedancer8796]

kacchan k I have heard of the IRS scams and computer tech scams, but grant scams are new to me as well.

[@karissahuff6949]

Check out the KZbin channel for Jim Browning. He's a scam baiter/hacker & has a ton of information on all of the different scams going on. He's connected to a bunch of other scam baiter YT channels as well.

[@sandrajovic9304]

@@kacchank8696 shut up. U must know everything that exists. People have lives and some fall into coma's. U don't know!!

[@sandrajovic9304]

@@karissahuff6949 YES.

[@guilhermefreire8093]

This deserves way more views

[@ScorpioBornIn69]

It was just loaded up yesterday. Only been a day.

[@SouthwesternEagle]

Now Julie is a MASTER scambaiter! I love her nuanced attitude. :)

[@craigsanford6037]

Hi Julie, I am from Canada and we get these types of calls as well. I always ask how the weather is and say I hear you are having a major snow storm in which they agree too. Most times they want payment through a credit card that I never give of course. I do string them along to get as much information as I can out of them, they are to smart to give up anything as you are aware of. I wish there was a way to shut them down, we do block their calls afterwards but only to find out they call from another number. Love what you do and keep up the great work. Your friends from Canada.

[@BBBWisconsin]

Hi Craig! Thank you for watching and for the support. We wish there was a way to shut them down too, but all we can do is try to block the number, report the number, and try to warn friends and family against these scams.

[@MrGlume]

Hi there, i am from the Netherlands, Europe ( excuses for my bad English ) Here we have these calls too. So, it s worldwide. I red somewere, that these scammers take worldwide for miljons of dollars, from 1000ths of people. I ask myself, why the real Microsoft, Apple or Google doesnt do anything about these scammers. And wtb the gouverments are the police. etc.? There must be a way to stop these scammers. Before there will be more and more victums. Julie.... are @bbb lol, how do you think about that? Why these scammers wont be arrested? And doesnt this, have to change?

[@petey80]

I'm loving these videos! It's fun watching her scam the scammers!

[@BBBWisconsin]

Thanks so much! It's fun to stump them with questions that a legitimate organization would be able to answer.

[@mirabelleberkson6611]

Lol 😂 I almost fall for it once

[@MSSmith1022]

I love her facial expressions.

[@cindy4u2]

Thank you for this, and for all you do to help consumers! I work with the elderly, who are frequent targets of these types of scams. I wish there was a way to stop these calls!

[@letstalktruecrime01]

Thank you for bringing these mature, informational videos to the public. There are people out there who need to see this and realize they are being scammed. I appreciate that you can bring this to light for people without having to resort to immature cussing and name calling that I see on many of these videos. I understand many of those scam baiters do it for entertainment but this is important that people are made aware so they dont fall victim.

[@MrJustDIY]

I won 3 grants in one day and had fun with all 3 of the callers. None of them was American lol

[@Tazzman225]

MrJustDIY---What did you do with all that money? Spend it all at once?

[@williambare6201]

@@Tazzman225 yes lol

[@vetterfellow]

Mr. JustDIY; You need to get out more !!.

[@MrJustDIY]

vetterfellow I’m out a lot

[@mcaselogic]

I am enjoying these videos! Please make more! I hope more people are find your videos useful. I’m sure there are plenty of folks out there that fall for these scams. Thanks so much for these comical yet informative clips!

[@BBBWisconsin]

Thanks so much for watching, we will definitely be making more videos like this!

[@SuperflySister]

Due to the sound quality and his accent it was hard for me to make out what he was saying and there’s no closed captioning or subtitles available.

[@davidbass3395]

Duh

[@10star9]

I get these phone calls all the time at Tax time They said my grant $9,200.00 then they ask me what I was going to do with the money, I am going buy lot's of Drugs, Lottery Tickets and Hookers. They said they will not send me the money now. and they hung up

[@kukuri007]

I’d have said “Lots of ground beef.”

[@Tazzman225]

NEPTUNE SILVER---I love when they told The Hoax Hotel he cannot spend grant money on anything illegal. He told them his neighbor is a hooker and he will spend of it on her. They said that was fine.

[@maryjanegreen7601]

Pork bellies.

[@hugehappygrin]

You said that your name was "Cathy Smith", then he calls you Jenny.

[@sandrajovic9304]

Let it be said Julie is just as (naturally) funny than a lot of the scam baiters out there. I'm always laughing at her reactions and follow up replies to thee scammer lol🎀

[@Tazzman225]

That little silver Christmas tree behind you reminds of a large one my neighbor had in their house. They had the color filter light that spun around to make it look as if they tree was changing colors.

[@badd_n_dangerous1899]

I’m really glad I searched this because I’ve been getting calls everyday. I just answer with my city’s name .. police department and they hang up.

[@anniekrause9834]

I love these videos. Julie your such a awesome person, taking one scammer out one at a time!!!!

[@heatherwhittaker6169]

You are great Julie..So happy I found your channel.thank you for all the helpful, and entertaining videos.

[@promitevires5829]

Hi Julie...how could you question his ethnicity??? That was a genuine Louisiana accent with just a delicious smidgen of the Orient thrown in to convince you that he was who he said he was!!!! Lol ...more please...Bon Chance as we say in the UK

[@tawanapowell9162]

I was scammed today by Gary Unwin. He said I had a grant from the ARRA for $9000,00. His phone number was 347-921-2710 ext. 1007. He said the money gram at Walmart, I would have to activate 2 cards would cost me $200.00 but they would put $4600.00 on each card. I wanted to report this. I am in Oklahoma.

[@evilubuntu9001]

@@tawanapowell9162 Late to the party here but A) His name's not really Gary B) fake number and extension C) your money is gone girl! 😭

[@carl7382]

You should do one on the social security scam. They say that your social security is suspended until you pay a certain amount.

[@BBBWisconsin]

Hi Damian, that's a great idea, we will definitely work on this scam next.

[@gryphenicedancer8796]

Anne Arteaga Oooh, I got one of those last week. Gave the guy a made up name, a made up street number for a street name around the corner and a zip code for where I work. The card number was the correct FIRST four numbers with the rest ALL made up and written down so I could repeat it. I had him going for half an hour! 😎👹😆 If you want to play with scammers, write your fiction down so you can keep giving the same story to keep THEIR line tied up as long as possible. I look at it as one less person they can scam as long as they are talking to me.

[@akott73]

I think I have watched all your videos now. I know of all these scams but it is fun and entertaining to watch how you handle them without losing it or laughing. Thanks for spreading the word and wasting their time so they are too tied up to scam someone. I play a game where I try to "hook" them on the phone for at least 10 minutes. Thanks again.

[@BBBWisconsin]

Thanks for watching Anthony! We're glad that you enjoyed them.

[@MiyukiYori4]

Got a call like this today saying I got a $9,000 grant. Upon hanging up, caller got mad and yelled "you don't want free money?" No Vincent, I don't.

[@BBBWisconsin]

Vincent, haha, love it!

[@rickwalker6863]

I just got the same call a min ago

[@rickwalker6863]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anthonys4159]

Funny... the govt wants to know how I'm going to spend my "free grant money."

[@bikerzbakchodi5398]

@Mr. Goodbar sorry to say that dont judge by seeing these bunch of scammers we are 1.3 billion there are some shitty guys like this scammers

[@valhar2000]

@Mr. Goodbar They're already in India. You'd be better off finding out where they work and hiring an arsonist to burn down their office.

[@valhar2000]

Well, the real government does ask that question most of the time. It's a sensible question, really.

[@justmyself3003]

I just found you on KZbin and I love what you're doing!All my respect!👏

[@bo49685]

Julie in DA HOUSE!!!! Love how you do your thing with these scammers. I’m just your neighbor from across Lake Michigan, we get these scammers all the time!

[@BBBWisconsin]

Thanks so much for your support mark Bohamed!

[@bo49685]

Of course😊The more we can inform the public and the more time we can waste of the scammers then I’m all for it😊😊😊

[@DavellaFil-AmericanCoupleLife]

Omg got this phone calls yesterday they said that I am selected a grant money for $15,000, wow that’s a big money, but I realized it is scam trying to get me.

[@DVincentW]

Youd think they could say Three , not Tree.

[@katrinaprice4278]

At least.

[@catherinebimber392]

I got a call just yesterday on President Day and she said I was chosen for a 46,300.00 grant because I have not been arrested or filed bankruptcy in the last 5 years. All I had to do was give her my banking information so they could deposit my money. When I asked her why there office was open on a federal holiday she swore at me and hung up. So much for my 46,300.00 LOL

[@musc2002]

I want to become a scammer so Julie will call me. :)

[@CharlesCanary]

I called a subsidy and started talking about America's national problems and they hung up Pretty fun to do if bored

[@GalaxyJazzGirl]

Those are the SAME scambugs that scammed me and my mom over when I was having Mac laptop issues when we used to live in Florida. Same Scambugs.

[@markavontihickssr4650]

I swear I got got a call like 5 minutes ago....that's why I'm here ...they said the same exact THING.....I just laughed as I hung up

[@alwysrite]

How I wish there was technology that could immediately pin point the location of scammers and pick them out one by one from their hiding dens.

[@Nigelrathbone1]

I think there is a way that certain tech savvy scambaiters are using to do just that.

[@gilman96]

I've enjoyed these videos, she's funny! Such a hoot😄

[@tammylovesmakeup]

I love ❤️ office. It looks so pretty, and you look 👀 so professional in that office with your nice professional clothing and I love how nice your hair looks like

[@seangildersleeve1270]

These videos are fantastic.

[@SingTang_Naupang]

How can I contact BBB if I can pinpoint the place where it is operated??

[@theedgeofoblivious]

Actually, in the DC area it's not uncommon to hear Indian accents. Immigration is really common to DC. But no way in hell that second guy came from Louisiana.

[@nickolascrousillat4265]

It would be funny if the FBI or actual people of the treasury called him hehe

[@masterofpuppets5072]

I wish

[@davidkraft314]

One of these grant scammers hacked into my mom's facebook account, they then started collecting money claiming that her youngest grandson (who is not even a year old yet) is sick with cancer. They're vicious, evil, bastards.

[@DJdecoder]

That is disgusting! They are all wastes of oxygen

[@sw2938]

I cant understand half of what the scammer is saying. Thick accent.

[@mlzt2003]

Jay Walker I need some subtitles

[@badlarry172]

He speaks better English than we speak Hindi though I only know about 5 words and they all end “choud” Terri maka choud Benchoud Madachoud Not sure what they mean though

[@Nigelrathbone1]

Julie you are so polite and non-confrontational with these scammers. You never call them out probably because if you do they will immediately start cursing in anger that you aren't going to be one their easy victims.

[@3D-Time]

Thank you for spreading awareness!!

[@oneandonly1990]

Who pays for a grant? Why would you not question: how did I win a grant I never applied for? I cant believe people seriously fall for this foolishness.

[@kacchank8696]

tt tai the scram is targeted towards old people to fall for.

[@moniquebrown7778]

You are awesome😉👍🏾 GOD Bless💜

[@newyorkyankees81]

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[@FilmArtPhoto]

LOL that he had to spell "Milwaukee"...

[@bo49685]

I have NO IDEA why you gave them such a hard name like Kathy Smith to remember....HOW RUDE....😂😂😂😂😂

[@stacygordon3322]

Julie: Where are you from? ... pause 'William': um... Louisiana Me: INDIA!!!!!!

[@rudyishoggin]

First I rarely ever answer a number I don't know if I do answer I usually just say I don't like free things especially free things I have to pay for

[@chapschowrescue5117]

I got the grant call, same amount, when I called BS on him, he started cussing me out.

[@hongkongxiong7105]

Hi, I just got a call scam from yesterday and I was wondering what the next move I should do next when I already given them my real name, real address to them but not my back account number and I hung up after they want me to buy a Google play card which I didn't buy?

[@BBBWisconsin]

Hi there, since you didn't give out your account number or send any money to them the best we can advise is to just watch your mail for any scam letters. They might try a different tactic since the phone scam didn't work. If anything looks suspicious or if something is too good to be true, it probably is. Best of luck and feel free to reach out with any follow up questions!

[@garypedigogaeu5787]

While she’s listening to the scammer I like to pretend I’m her boyfriend trying to explain where I’ve been for the last two weeks and she’s not buying it at all, but I keep trying as her skepticism grows. Her expressions match perfectly to the last 15 min of our relationship before she throws me out of her kitchen and out of her life forever! I don’t know why, but this is hilarious to me. Thanks Covid for what you have reduced me to.

[@Witch_hour333]

Ur a creep

[@billstetler6769]

Point number 4. If they talk Like that guy beware

[@cory5875]

Is that sue heck?

[@brytanniparrett]

i know right!!!!!

[@Gpuma83]

No that’s Sue Happy.

[@MattJonesIsWeird]

Julie is amazing. Keep it up!!

[@RandomTrickshotterXD]

Matt Jones oh Matt you creepy gentleman

[@LadyWhiteRabbit]

He's Tommy Wiseau, from New Orleans.

[@dezb7607]

Lady White Rabbit you're tearing me apart Julie!

[@luisselby7041]

An Indian guy called George Brown...

[@terranceparsons5185]

Other than greed or confusion caused by reduced mental capacity, why would anyone get taken in by these muppets? If it seems too good to be true, it is!

[@tflint1862]

She's very pretty and smart

[@plowisonutube]

I enjoy your calls. You rock!

[@kimberlycoffey7395]

this guy called me back while I was on camera at the healing place in their hallway.

[@catherine8579]

Great work. While you are wasting their time you are saving someone else from loosing money. I've tried to waste scammers time on Facebook when they message me but I don't have the patience to keep it going, although when my dead mother of 4 years messaged me a few weeks ago I was going to have so much fun with that but friends reported it b4 I got answer the message. I can hardly understand what they r saying in these videos because of their very foreign accents despite their very English language names.

[@scwyldspirit]

But sir/ma'am wasn't that you I spoke to yesterday regarding my TAXES. He sounded like you and had the same badge number. So why don't you get with him and pay my TAXES from these funds.

[@stevehughes5949]

They all say sorry?Can't anybody say pardon me?

[@johnbowers8168]

I literally just got this call 😂 I think it was the same guy

[@donaldfedosiuk1638]

Ah, yes -- "The Federal Grants Department!" Haven't heard from THEM in quite a while.

[@ginniehernandezfarley6244]

I get these calls 5 to 10 time's a day sometimes I don't answer and sometimes I do i just yell at them

[@Obby_Unsk]

Got a scam ad before the video started lol

[@auburn886]

Before you ask how anyone could fall for this, it happens to the most intelligent among us. I have a friend who is a doctor who fell for the jury duty scam. Granted she has book smarts versus street smarts.

[@stunninglad1]

It's the same old script and the same Indian accents. However beware the African and Jamaican scammers, too. Basically beware of anyone offering anything with any accent though. No one gives you anything ever. It's as simple as that.

[@joebhlow4365]

I cant believe I haven't seen these vids before. Julie is the woman of my dreams. What a babe!!!

[@kukuri007]

First red flag, Indian accent.

[@hargeetmann1505]

There are couple red flags first of all he has strong Indian accents secondly you can not win something if never enter to win. Third he is trying sent her to store to get steam card. Last he had English name with strong Indian accent.

[@royalbluives7916]

This shitt almost happened to me a few minutes ago... I thought something was suspicious so I decided to look up Grant scammers on KZbin...😱

[@BBBWisconsin]

Glad to hear you didn't fall for it!!

[@newyorkyankees81]

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[@rosedavila3547]

Keep up the good work Julie from SAN FRAN Steve Venegas

[@jacquelinedavy9126]

I had a friend that happen to at the grocery store she had to put 300 hundred dollrs on a green dot card and the man told her he was in new York and he had a person he work with which was a lady and told her to bring the card out to the car and she would get her gift I told her no way in gods green earth is she going to do that they would have kill her and left her there so she listen to me and did not take care

[@thegameshowguy123]

Gotta love your KZbin channel, great stuff, Cheers, from Australia 😂

[@IMMORTAL508]

Lots of these call Centres have a miachel Williams 😂😂

[@L.Spencer]

Funny how they try to sound all official and professional, pretending to verify your name, etc. You'd think they'd be slightly suspicious by how professional Julie is.

[@ainahmad1976]

She is so professional love you mam from Pakistan

[@markthompson1721]

What a joke I had this happen to me twice in one week. All four people I talked to had acscent as you mentioned. Important information...money orders and Western Union maxium amount sent or received is ( don't quote me ) I think 500$ so that amount that the scammer said he could send is a big big red flag. I told the scrammer ..... I have to make a 200$ purchase to get something which I have been randomly selected to receive. The ansewer was yes.. As I was laughing on the phone he hung up.....which made me laugh more....

[@jameslinde3029]

The scammers go to class to try to know enough about America. I ran into someone who said they worked in the same city my company was in but they knew nothing about it. They finally admitted they were in India.

[@BettyLou32]

When I see these calls on my caller ID, I just answer as the New Orleans chapter of the India’s fight for righteousness. And they hang up.

[@DavyBoy007]

That Louisiana dialect is quite pronounced.

[@catslove3884]

Sadly, so many people are greedy or desperate enough to fall for this.

[@colinsymons4660]

Sarcasm again. Those scammers do not know when the person on the other end of the phone is being sarcastic. Lowest form wit highest form of intelligence. Great stuff

[@TawnyC_]

I couldn't understand either of these guys and the cc is crazy. "...living in a free snack test so they will be like I'm Spanish and feline is a monster free you know get to slip down in the sea."

[@MrJustDIY]

I won 3 grants in one day lol and I had fun with them till they hung up on me.

[@valerieknowlton729]

I just got a call today said I won a grant for 9000.00 but I have to have 200.00 in a card stupid

[@beaudure01]

Actually, a lot of people in DC have a strong accent. They’re just not named “Michael Williams.”

[@tommyb1two3]

I love how you give him just enough info to keep him running through his script, LOL. Imagine the number of hours these scammers spend reading the same text to hundreds of people. Wasting their time is a fantastic way of spreading awareness but also because at some point it will affect their motivation. Scamming will become harder and harder because the majority of people will know they are trying to scam them. It will become a LOT of work for little or no reward.

[@andrew_trucker]

Why not place an order for curry chicken with him?

[@masterofpuppets5072]

What if the scammers are watching this to get tips

[@naomi-op2nd]

Some scammers on my Facebook federal grants madam I don't know who is this person is I need your help me with

[@anjachan]

it's so hard to listen to them ... how can someone believe them ...

[@annihilationHaven]

This is torture to listen to. We all know the Indians struggle, but there's struggling and then there's bringing other people down while you struggle.