I tracked down my WhatsApp crypto scammers

[@christophe]

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[@Viewer-zs6xj]

Thought it was going to be Ground News 😅

[@Viewer-zs6xj]

No grabify link on this link right 😅

[@lawyermahaprasad]

Try to do better! Cofeezila has raised the standards .

[@willychilton]

Can I use Nord VPN to lure folks into a crypto scam?

[@marksimos7549]

Comments help. You’re welcome

[@johnnyharris]

here we go!!

[@Smokes901]

Here for It🍿🤙🏾😎

[@lengting]

Reply to me then I’ll focus on College!

[@userkmk5471t]

Love from India bro❤❤❤❤ your content quality is outstanding and very well researched bro....I am watching your channel videos since 2 years ❤

[@colinmaharaj]

I'm here, thanks

[@sprinkle5256]

I'm here!!

[@CleoAbram]

Christophe!!! Congratulations on ep 1!!! Tunnel Vision is amazing and I can't wait for ep 2.

[@kaimojepaslt]

the legend Cleo

[@silva-sir]

This Will Be Huge and True 😂😂

[@soyanshumohapatra]

Yo

[@darrencarranza2688]

I work in financial crimes and specialize in crypto. :D Love this, more please!

[@devastator1010]

Why are you wearing a Belgium Footballteam jersey?

[@OmoNok]

It so sad that the scammer can be just a normal person that wanted to work

[@kyb7795]

We all want to work(money) but we are not going to scam you simply because

[@samijay]

​@@kyb7795 You think they have a chance? They're being forced to do it too

[@PapyrusEngineer]

I totally agree with this statement. Greedy people like George Soros or Warren Buffett are hoarding all the money for themselves and that is why there isn't any money for some of us - and those people that do not have money resort to scamming. Basically, we will never get rid of scammers unless we get rid of greedy 500 like Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella, etc.

[@llamabean529]

most of them were tricked too.

[@mingchenzhang3113]

Lots of them are held in a state close to slavery. Also a lot of things are happening there in south east Asia. Organized crime group kills under cover cops from China. China funds some groups to have armed assault against some organized crime. It's similar to US relationship with south America, fascinating but lots of unfortunate stories.

[@czb1212]

As a Chinese who lives in Southeast Asia, I can assure you that these scams were so frequent in 2023, and a movie named “No More Bets” was shot to increase awareness of the citizens. It’s true that some of the scammers were actually the victims where they got scammed to fly to Myanmar, Thailand or Cambodia for better job opportunities, and later were kidnapped. The victims were mainly from China, Taiwan and Malaysia, and they all communicated thru Chinese. It went viral within the Chinese community, but it didn’t go viral outside it, simply because those who didn’t speak Chinese were not the scammers’ target audience. I guess since now most Chinese are aware of these scams, the scammers are shifting their target audience to another community.

[@yourfellowhumanbeing2323]

This same thing happened for some Indians. They were offered jobs and when they reached these countries, they were kidnapped and forced to scam people

[@piotrkraska6144]

This, and the fact that they are innovating on scams, coming with new ones or simply remixing others. Some knowledge how even couple of those scams work, can help discern when something wrong is happening. Or that something "stinks" and one should steer clear of it

[@DavidDuan0110]

As another Chinese, I think you summarized the situation very articulately, especially to the non-Chinese speaker. I also have similar assumption of the target shifting part. Well done!

[@annoythedonkey]

@@czb1212 that’s horrible, may I ask if you speaking out puts you at any sort of risk for retaliation?

[@anachronismic]

@@annoythedonkey I mean probably not I'd assume, it's not like there's No english language coverage of this. Read an article on the subject some months back.

[@_dx_dy]

"Are you also based in San Francisco?" "Yeah, sure" loool

[@nicoles2159]

"can i reach you at this number again?" "yeah sure i guess so" 🤣

[@greenmachatea]

😂 very American accent of a blond lady.

[@ResearchPapers1]

That call was so fake my village grandma lost her teeth laughing

[@highbread817]

I actually laughed out loud at that, good to see it hit for others too 😂

[@cantonesecooking]

Yea sure 😅

[@Meank_King]

We always think of scammers as being awful people, but this video really adds back the humanity of these people, the fact that they too are victims. Thanks for brining a different side to things!

[@theinhtikezaw7685]

I am from Myanmar and I once was a victim of that scam too. I was lucky enough not to lose more than 3000 USD. Just so lucky enough, I was about to lose around 25000-30000 USD but then suddenly I got a sense that I might be in a scam. There I stopped everything. Thank you for making this video. More people need to know about this

[@coffeezillaextras]

incredible work here. visuals to the storytelling, excellent.

[@wintersoilder5676]

Coffee you here

[@ocfrank]

Yo coffee

[@LowTide941]

Enter the vox void

[@kottapoornavenkatanagasai6589]

I am amazed to see coffee has time to see other videos . Since there are a million crypto scams he is currently investigation

[@JonJosephKuhn]

The bar for independent journalism is being set appropriately high. I wish this would stop all squirrel brained ideas from infecting algorithms. But hey you cant win everything, all the time.

[@Parakeet-pk6dl]

One of the best things one can do is stop watching cable tv and switching to KZbin.

[@phillipbruce2912]

As someone who works in IT and is a huge cybersecurity nerd, THANK YOU for making this video! It’s such a huge problem and you manage to explore and explain it in a really palatable manner. Will definitely be sharing this with family and friends who may not already be aware. Keep it up, and I can’t wait to see where this channel goes!

[@johnchessant3012]

A douse of cold water to always keep in mind: If they truly had a way to get rich quick, why would they be sharing it with you?

[@johnniequinn3215]

Maybe that's why they switched to get rich slower schemes?

[@TheJubess]

This. I trust no one that contacts me that promises me something that is to my advantage/benefit. They contact you for them. But I'm not their target

[@HalaLi-x6j]

You need passanger to flight the plane ❤

[@joedalton77]

They are sharing it out of the kindness of their cold heart

[@The757packerfan]

Bro, have you met me? I'm a joy to be around and people want to help me get rich all the time! /s

[@HistoryRoar247]

Who is here from Johnny Harris video?

[@princeLaharl2]

You don't say

[@freedomtowander]

Absofrigginloutley!

[@iansonyoutube]

i got an invite from a random whatsapp group to view this video 💰💸🤑

[@Antoine_ZR1]

Everyone lmao

[@2beez97]

We're all here from Johnny's video

[@r3arie]

One thing I learned from this type of scam is to just ask on how to withdraw the money. Usually they will delete your messages and then ban you from the group.

[@WGlass-ws5pe]

23:10 An email from the secret service promising a full recovery of his funds, eh? I hope that's not just another scam, he should be careful.

[@nicholasward]

I noticed that too, sounds to me like another scam, hopefully someone helps him double check the authenticity of that.

[@Skyechannel]

Sounds like the kind of scam scambaiters have warned people about. Once someone falls for a scam, they are often targets for follow-ups scams

[@wellfuckyoumr]

That’s what I’m saying, why would the secret service give you money back? Even if they reclaimed it, it would just be evidence.

[@kjjviii1735]

Lol, we recovered your money. Just need to send Secret Services $100 to release your funds🤪

[@daveg8266]

​@@wellfuckyoumrIt doesn't stay evidence forever.

[@DSGQR]

Next Video Suggestions Based On This Theme: 1. Fake asian woman that want to be "your friend" that start with "Is this you Lisa?" or "Im so sorry to disturb you, for some reason I had your number in my contacts" 2. The ungodly amount of messages asking if wed like to get information on remote work positions.

[@bluelotusnanebi]

Number 1 was covered in this video

[@daveg8266]

The first one is the start of a pig butchering scam, he discussed it.

[@joscelynvos5473]

That phone call was pure cringe. I'm honestly surprised she even bothered. 😬

[@TrustMeIKnowEverything]

He was more cringy then her.

[@ezekielacosta1350]

Thanks for covering this. Here in the Philippines, it was a big issue and the government recently had a big crackdown against these Chinese scam hubs. What's worse is there are chinese agents positioned high in the government that allowed these hubs to prosper during the pandemic.

[@SearchParty]

I am riveted !! Congrats Christophe!

[@psi23k]

9:30 she speaks very fluent scammernese.

[@Tranquillow2]

Actually, no. Her accent is actually not that bad

[@MDJONAS]

Came from Johnny’s post, watched and subscribed. Keep up the good work. Independent journalism is much better than actual news channels these days

[@truthlovenow]

I’m here from Johnny Harris, but I thought the channel was going to be named Tunnel Vision. I’m very happy these two blokes are finally working together! Over a year ago (I think) I commented on one of Christophe’s pieces at Vox - that his style was very much like Johnny’s. Happy these like minded intellects are in cahoots!!!

[@Josh123benja]

My dad keeps getting targeted by these scams. It's exhausting constantly trying to keep him from falling for them, but it's even more infuriating that people prey on vulnerable people with these.

[@jamesklusener]

glad johnny sent me here, I like these videos! can't wait to see what's next!

[@JC4825]

The first advertisement following your video is a XRP crypto scam. KZbin making money from scammers selling advertising to them. The wheel keeps on turning. Great video, thanks a lot for sharing.

[@Nickoloadavideos]

Happy to see this being covered. My father in law fell victim to this. He is a stroke victim and they got a lot from him. Three months later and still fixing it. Think social media should be held more accountable for this as the scammers work in fairly predictable ways that an algorithm could probably catch.

[@vudangtung5638]

The scammers has always been predictable, the unpredictable ones are the victims they scam from. Cuz they are always uneducated, desparate or straight up dumb. Scams are usually designed to be simple and full of mistakes to filter out pll who wouldnt fall for scams anyway.

[@trinomial-nomenclature]

"be cautious enough to look out for ourselves and patient enough to look out for each other" that sentence was profound.

[@Breepop]

this channel is like the version of CHUPPL that didn't stop working for johnny harris

[@price4766]

Lmao that is so accurate

[@geidianfengduba]

As a chinese local, i have to say.We also used to suffering the great disaster of this gambling con.After the tough struggle from all our people and police officer Again these conman.With many, many anti-con Propoganda and Hard working case investigation.We are now may give a breath for that.We even made a trending movie civilians how to see through their con. There is only one core rule which is never be greedy，There won't be pies falling from the sky

[@stvka]

5:03 you can also contact the domain registrar from there and tell them that the domain is being used for scamming, 90% of the time they will take it down.

[@SanMarin0]

Stellar reporting. I have a friend that was mentioning an investing whatsapp group with me a few days ago. I said he should avoid it because taking investing advice from strangers seemed like a bad strategy. Now I'm going to give him a call to warn him about this. While I thought it was probably just someone trying to sell a private investment discord, it could be even worse. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

[@konlaor]

Big fan of Christophe, here! I have no word to express how good his storytelling style is. To me, his video is pure art that truly connect to viewer emotion along with educational and informative context. I wish all the educational programs in school/college come with good storytelling like this. Student will be willing to learn more.

[@TerryJGeo]

I was added to one of these groups on WhatsApp a few months ago - I just reported and blocked it. Thanks to this video I've just changed the settings so only contacts can add me to groups.

[@TommyBinder]

CRYPTO SCAM VICTIM? As a retired combat Marine, I want to tell you that what you are doing is just as important as any warrior on the battlefield. You are waging warfare against these criminals and terrorists on the digital battlefield. You are defending and protecting the most vulnerable members of our society against these predators. Keep up the excellent work, EXELASUPPORT.

[@Moonstone-Redux]

You know, I think it would be great PR if spies actually used their SIGINT capabilities and actually pointed them at these scammers, then raided them OBL-style. Or as I should call them, economic terrorists. It's appalling how little governments care about the money of their citizens.

[@Muffin_Stuffin]

I have always been against the whole crypto thingy. Not that crypto is a slavery based thing, but what I heard is that these crypto scams are involved in human slavery. This is horrible. Just found this channel and this is great work kid. Subscribed.

[@realbegish]

To my ear, the scammer on the phone spoke in a distinctive eastern european accent. I'm surprised the story led you to China. Great journalism anyway! Excited for more

[@thomasdowling9065]

Those messages are heartbreaking. I had no idea this was a thing

[@kevinh5212]

As someone who usually skips ad sections and hates them, you handled this one so well that I actually didn't and I respect it. Honesty. You're getting a subscriber!

[@StefanMilo]

You're my favourite youtube creator Christophe, can't wait to see what you make on here. I regularly say your video on the circles in the sahara is the best history video on youtube.

[@varalium2320]

same here. took the words out of my mouth

[@teruokun-us]

Truly excellent and cannot wait for new episodes of tunnel vision! I am a strong proponent of learning not just what the facts are, but how to know them. Exceptional journalism presented transparently is my favorite way to learn new spaces

[@jeffjohnson1966]

I'm going to start sharing this video in those groups from now on! I get added to about 4 a week!

[@LashanR]

Like the video says, posting in them will only make the problem worse for you - and the video link will either get deleted or quickly buried by other texts

[@llamabean529]

Have you changed your settings?

[@songrunner3027]

Another avenue of approach are dating apps like Hinge, Bumble, etc. People match with you, talk for a week or so, and eventually bring up that they know someone with inside information about crypto that will make you a ton of money.

[@AbcDef-dk3ok]

Top quality videos! We need more from the Google earth series!

[@Viewer-zs6xj]

🙌

[@ashishsubedi7117]

I had always wanted someone to cover this story. It's great someone of your caliber's covered it. Thanks and keep it up!!

[@maolcogi]

5 minutes in and I'm loving this. THIS is the kind of journalism I need in my life.

[@rosanasanchezcampos]

I loved this video. One thing tho, although this scammers seem to thrive in the USA, they benefit the most out of third world countries. My mom lost 100k dollars and 50k soles on a phone scam like this. They were pretending to be a bank blah blah blah, lost a year of my college funds. We struggled a lot and my mom had a heart issue when this happened. In Peru, our police enforcement sucks and they do nothing about this. I still feel bad for my mom even though this happened in 2022. It was awful.

[@Kenny-1-1]

From Johnny to search party to here. Let's go 🎉

[@daynagayle]

Now I know why I get these texts from unknown numbers saying, “Hi”. I block them. Thank you for this video, it is so informative and easy to understand. And yes, got your link from Johnny. 😊

[@KhannaSparsh]

I thought this is an India Based Problem. Here, we are so fed up with the stock market groups.😂😂

[@jacobreuter]

I know for a FACT I've seen you before, but I can't quite figure it out. I am glad I found you again! Working with Johnny on top of it is an absolute gold mine of journalism. Can't wait to watch the videos you do!

[@proposmontreal]

Between these 3 guys, Cleo Abram and Phil Edward, who is left at Vox?

[@alikaostermiller]

Sponsor representatives 😂

[@TravisBello-i9c]

I wish there were more people like you to stop all these scammers. They deserve serious jail time, especially when they prey on the elderly. Keep up the great work, mate! Well done, and I respect you.

[@linusmlgtips2123]

Thanks for covering this. A friend of mine almost fell for one of these and was on his way to lose hundreds of dollars. Luckily, like you, I investigated the domain and found that it was a newer website...and with an owner that lives in Albania. Also the scam website he was linked to had a ton of typos. Likez it was obviously raising a ton of red flags, but he was poor and desperate. I'm glad I helped talk him out of it.

[@diazda05]

Literally have been wanting more of this type of content since i found it. First The Present Past, then Johnny Harris, then Search Party, and Now this! Awesome! Love it!

[@matthewjohnson2702]

Telegram is like a million times worse then WhatsApp

[@ultrasrifat1495]

Thousands of fake group, full of scammer

[@xanderlander8989]

Yep. Telegram makes you pay monthly to have the option to only receive messages from contacts. Whatsapp gives you that for free. So the vast majority of telegram users cannot block messages from unknown accounts.

[@mrphysics7074]

I really like that you have your name as channel name instead of tunnel vision it gives it more personal touch

[@mayor-o1w]

Thank you for recommending Sarah Jennine Davis on one of your videos. I reached out to her and investing with her has been amazing.

[@anilhettiarachci8467]

Wow, congratulations on your impressive investment success! Your discipline and focus on delayed gratification is truly inspiring. I'm curious, what are some of the key factors that you consider when making investment decisions? Do you have any tips for those of us who are just starting to dip our toes into the world of investing? Thanks for sharing your story!

[@FreyaFreya3]

Do you mind sharing info on the adviser who assisted you? I'm 39 now and would love to grow my portfolio and plan my retirement

[@mayor-o1w]

@@FreyaFreya3 Sarah Jennine Davis is highly recommended You most likely should get her basic info when you search her on your browser.

[@วิทยาคงกะพันธ์]

​@@mayor-o1wHow do I access her ? I really need this

[@mayor-o1w]

+156

[@ericksagan6644]

Christophe is my favorite journalist, so happy he made his own channel!

[@jose162204]

Hey Christophe, I’m excited to see your content. I have a suggestion to help your videos reach more people. There’s a lot of high-quality journalistic content I want to share with my non-English-speaking mom. It’d be great if your videos had subtitles in languages like Spanish or were dubbed. I want to share a lot of content, but it’s hard to condense it into a small summary I can translate. There’s a lot of misinformation in other languages flowing around the internet, and there’s not an equal amount of high quality reliable content to help combat or clarify that misinformation, because it’s all in English typically

[@limsianghui8731]

Yes… this scam happen to my mother in law… I’ll forward this video for her so she can lodge a report. Btw, I’m from Malaysia. Great video!

[@chauhanashish9825]

one of the first viewer from johnny harris channel here

[@HipyoTech]

People that fall for these scams never played Runescape as a kid

[@FutureNow]

THIS. btw i’m doubling crypto and trimming iPhones.

[@ThisApp]

The video took such a scary turn!

[@EvilMmM]

what was scary?

[@ScannerOfficial]

That's quite the storytelling, Christophe! The first act, serving as the exposition, was intriguing and captivating. The second act dived deeper into the story, establishing different perspectives. But it’s the third act that truly got me-when you realize that, despite being on different levels of hierarchy, both the scammer and the victim are, from an external perspective, on the same level. They can both be seen as victims, albeit with different responsibilities and degrees of blame. This shift in perspective, along with the careful attention to the story's purpose and its unfolding, makes this video truly remarkable. It sets a high standard for your channel and its storytelling approach. P.S. Highlighting that even scammed individuals, who may lose everything, are often not perceived as victims but instead demonized by parts of society for their "stupidity" adds another layer to the issue. This attitude indirectly benefits the criminals, as it discourages victims from sharing their stories or seeking justice. It’s a critical point that deserves attention, as it underscores how societal perceptions can exacerbate the problem and leave victims feeling isolated and powerless.

[@alexmay7250]

hey, the best way to get people to click on those links is to bake them into qr codes, people often don't run vpns on their phones so if you send a fake crypto qr code they will scan it

[@springbay1]

The irony that this episode is sponsored by Nordvpn

[@geoms6263]

Scammers use fake VPNs to trick you into downloading malware that bombards you with ads or directs you to malicious websites. Scammers could spy on you to steal your passwords and personal data. Some scam VPNs come with spyware - malicious programs that can leak your private information and online activity.

[@cristianstefanom.s.4660]

At the end, we all need the money… If a sponsor show up with a good deal, it’s inevitable

[@bulijaja]

I clicked on a link Johnny Harris left and spent additional 25min of my time. Thanks Johnny 🙃

[@jamesvanderbee1978]

This is my first comment to a KZbin video....ever. I'm here from the Johnny Harris videos. Your video is what's can be really right and worthwhile with online journalism. Knowledge that makes us better people and better prepared to deal with the world. Thanks so much. Keep them coming.

[@johnnyharris]

Thanks for commenting! I really appreciate your encouragement. It matters more than you know -Johnny

[@price4766]

@@johnnyharris Before the end of the video showed your name I was thinking this has the same narrative structure/vibe as Johnny Harris lmao! Great work Johnny!

[@dennisfriden]

Been following Johnny Harris (came here from his video) and a lot of you since the Vox-days. So impressed with and inspired by your journalism. Among the very best out there imho. Also I have recently started to use parts of your journalism in my job as a social sciences teacher. Showing parts of videos to students and taking inspiration for lesson topics and anecdotes. It's really been helpful. Keep up the good work 👍 Thanks!

[@angrysc13ntist]

As someone who has been trolling whatsapp crypto scammers since they first appeared (during the pandemic, of course), thank you for making this! I had been wondering how many different entities were involved, and figured some amount of them must be trafficking victims as well.

[@youtube-chris]

Almost as funny as reverse scamming, but possibly even more intriguing. Thanks for your effort!

[@pizazazaza]

Under 10k subs gang

[@DavinaRutledge]

You are truly remarkable. Seriously, you are incredibly likable at the same time. The FBI should seriously consider hiring you based on the videos you’ve produced. You are a true patriot, sir. Thank you *Exelasupport* for all you do. Please don’t stop. You are so important to this country. People like you instill fear in entire countries. On a lighter note, your characters have become legendary at this point.

[@theliamcooke]

This is giving Johnny Harris!!

[@samtellyn]

This is really good. I really like how it shows behind the scenes! Makes me trust the outcomes more. I'd love to see more of any dead ends you found yourself down, rather than just what feeds into the final narrative.

[@jerell2]

That was excellent reporting. All the best in your new venture!

[@Seapatico]

It's so heartening to see good, independent journalism growing and taking hold during a moment when so many governments around the world are falling victim to scams and misinformation. What you and Johnny are doing is important. ♥️

[@MWFreerun]

Love the transparent format!

[@PickleWick]

Love this type of journalism videos, this is what Johnny videos used to be, but it slowly started changing. Hope this channel stays true to where we see the raw things and all sides of the story.

[@WindowsAurora]

Hey at 6:36 on mobile you cant see the yellow bar scrolling in the bottom because the youtube red progressbar hides/overlaps/overlays over it. I hope you can fix that!

[@chun2maru430]

Bro, i wait for your videos about these deep dive in Vox every time ! Keep up the good work

[@mikehellinger1]

John Oliver did a breakdown of this topic earlier this year, but for those who didn’t see that I can imagine this opened some eyes. Great job Christophe. I’ve subbed and look forward to what’s to come on this channel!

[@matteofumarolamauro6719]

Dude your voice is just so pleasurable to hear.

[@KanLedbetter]

I'm favoured only God knows how much I praise Him, $230k every 4weeks! I now have a big mansion and can now afford anything and also support God’s work and the church.

[@NadineSigle]

Wow that's huge, how do you make that much monthly?

[@SimplotElbie]

Only God knows how much grateful i am. After so much struggles I now own a new house and my family is happy once again everything is finally falling into place!!

[@LiahSantos-li7xs]

I'm 37 and have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??

[@DawnJastremski]

I earn from investing in the digital market with the guidance of (Ms. Evelyn Vera) Brokerage services. I'm happy to talk about it!!!

[@BoshersYarzabal]

I remember giving her my first saved up $20000 and she opened a brokerage account with it for me, it turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me.

[@PapyrusEngineer]

I really like this kind of scam investigation. I want to know how other people are trying to fool me. Keep those investigations coming.

[@ChasidyDonovan]

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to you, Exelasupport, for your relentless efforts in assisting scam victims. These despicable scammers deserve to face public exposure and humiliation for their actions. They have no rightful place in our society. Your exceptional work has our unwavering support. May you and your associates continue to wield great power in this fight. We stand by you from Dalry, England. More power to you!

[@HasanMustafa-m8l]

Thank you immensely for exposing these unscrupulous scammers who bring disrepute to my country, which is home to talented and honest citizens. I hope we Americans can offer some form of compensation on behalf of these shameless scammers. I sincerely hope our government takes this matter more seriously and imprisons these scoundrels. May the force be with you, EXELA SUPPORT.

[@NicoleMenkart-kg6bz]

I loved this episode! So well done - editing, story flow, interviews, emotional nuance, etc! Can't wait for episode 2

[@estebanarcila111]

Made it here thanks to Johnny Harris’s Recommendation… Great Work Dude! Truly enjoy how you share where and how you found your answers. Looking forward to more Vids.

[@Tech_Spotted]

This was amazing storytelling!!! Cant believe you dont have million subs, definetly deserve it!!!

[@TheTruth005]

We all know about scams and how they do it: Why we can’t track them yet? And stop them from scamming people? I get 100 calls per day from scammers. I can’t report any of those.

[@PiotrGawinski]

Just 7:51 in and already loving it. Great job, subscribed and adding a comment to support the algorytm gods (of course watch the in-video add in full ;) ). Cheers and good luck!

[@MichaelShao]

You forgot one CRUCIAL piece of advice -- you can "Block unknown account messages" in your advanced WhatsApp settings. This helps prevent you from being randomly messaged by unknown numbers.

[@GiveBackAll]

If doubting whether you should watch to the end, skip to 16:12

[@andreahartford8450]

Didn't think I would find this interesting. You caught my attention. Good in depth research. Looking forward to the next one.

[@Frank-iv6wd]

Thanks for this report. Sobering. Here from Johnny’s intro vid to tunnel vision.

[@benbranham3330]

Something to think about is your profile picture, I came from the shoutout from Search party and subbed to check the videos not knowing who you were from your KZbin pic but then when you released your video I recognized your face in the thumbnail. Just some food for thought that your face carries some recognition value

[@masar-at]

The fact that people are falling for these scams is mind-blowing.

[@Innesb]

You need to remember that not everyone is as smart as you. The other thing to remember is that some people live very stressful lives and cognition is impaired under such circumstances. It’s easy to assume that everyone who falls for these scams is stupid, but it’s just not true. Be grateful that a) you are smart, and b) you have never been in a situation so stressful that someone has been able to take advantage of you. Finally, 3) empathy is a good thing.

[@mydogisbailey]

Empathy for victims is key. Do not shame them

[@PeterBoardman1]

congrats on the 1st video. great work