I Uncovered a $250,000 Business Scam!

[@markbrenner1739]

I'm a lawyer and scammers are actively trying to scam me into refunding them money from a retainer sent to me in the form of a fake check. They are using similar techniques to the ones outlined in this video, but I am playing with the scammers using the tips I got from all the Pleasant Green videos. I'm going to post a link to this video on my website so my business clients can be aware that this really does happen. Thanks Pleasant Green. This is really helpful.

[@SpencerFoust]

Have you ever been co council to someone representing themselves?

[@the1andonly]

I'm a self employed professional handyman. My jobs are much smaller than a quarter million. However, once in a while I receive requests from nice ladies who claim they just bought a new home in Edmonton (I live here) and would like it painted. The paint is pre ordered and if I accept a cheque for payment. The last time it turned out the cheque was supposed to cover the materials too and I was supposed to pay for something out of it. I knew it was fake, but they did a very detailed breakdown of the job, including exact dimensions of each room to be painted. The initial message definitely looked legit. Thanks for what you do. I learned a lot from your videos.

[@BelleRose11000]

Small businesses are common targets of scams like this. Scammers don't care if they strip someone of their hard work and put them in the bankruptcy court.😠Glad you gave these guys what they deserve.

[@willowwisp1000]

Just pray that pleasant green doesn't decide to become a scammer.

[@gabesmom5615]

😂😂👍

[@AlexCouch65]

Pleasant green becomes peasant green in a shocking twist of events

[@ptnsmuls9393]

@willowwisp1000 He's already a scam baiter

[@Robert08010]

Watch for anyone claiming to be Ben Dover!!! LOL.

[@sarahberkner]

I've thought about this with myself, that it's a good thing I'm an honest person because there's been obvious ways I could cheat the system and not get caught. One thing was working for Doordash I realized you could pick up an order and unassign it and just keep the food (and the order is sent to another Dasher), but I wouldn't do that. And over a year later restaurants have started making Dashers and other drivers confirm that they picked up the order because people started doing what I thought of. And I bet they thought they were super clever.

[@EvilOverlord42]

Native German speaker here. That document that he sent to stop the work has quite a few red flags, but is done surprisingly well otherwise. The German is more or less perfect and only uses a few weird words, that are semantically correct, but would not be used in such a context. Also, the Federal Office mentioned in that letter would not issue something like that because it's not in their jurisdiction. Plus they're definitely not in that city. And the stamp there says some random city, but has the Brandenburger Tor from Berlin used in it. In general, that letter is well made, by someone who clearly has some grasp of the German language. I'd say some Germans might also fall for it.

[@PleasantGreen]

Thanks for the insight!

[@BelaJuTe]

Also the correct name for that ministry would be Ministerium für Arbeit und Soziales, which isn’t located in Karlstadt

[@MrsMia2703]

Your Right. Also german businesses attacked with a scam like this…ordering and asking for a refund… A Ministerium für Arbeit 😂😂 isnt even existing…and a document like this…is always written the right way…so much missing capital letters…and it’s a administrative act like every region has its own authority…and I had never ever seen a document like this for a Baustopp…basically it means the build has been stopped because of „unregelmässigkeiten“ this word means something criminal happens during building…like not the right material or whatever but kind of safety issue…

[@FUG_GOOGL]

@@BelaJuTe Thanks for the tips! Let me adjust my letter a bit...

[@DavidWhite494]

@PleasantGreen, I found the Facebook profile of the scammer

[@raymondcaylor6292]

In my 26 year's of operating a Catering Business I got fleeced once out of $1,380. It was a Church Group where they stopped payment on a check because they said the Youth Pastor didn't have the authority to sign the check. The check came 9 days before they arrived and stop payment notification came the day after they left. Calling the Church several times only got apologies and promises for action. Action that never came. My policy was payment in full 14 day's before event so really I have to take the responsibility. It's a shame people will scam you but it's a reality. There were several times clients checks were returned as NSF and I remember not letting guest's into the banquet room until they paid balance due in cash. They always paid. First they had friends, family, and clients already arriving plus they didn't want to lose the 50% deposit they'd already paid.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Your first story goes to show that no matter how righteous church's like to act, they can be scammers as well. Shame on them.

[@Fireberries]

I won't relay the full story because my memories of it are broken and vague because they're old and from a child's perspective, but I witnessed something similar a long time ago and I got the feeling that what the people from the church were saying were suggesting that it can be marked down as a donation instead. I got the feeling that they ordered it knowing they couldn't or wouldn't pay for it, or something happened and they could no longer pay for it, but expected to keep it regardless I can't even remember what it was, but I was there with school, but we wasn't at the church, but the hall next to the church which was often rented out for school functions. It could have been anything and for any event from end-of-year party to easter bingo to bazaars. I remember thinking it was a rude thing to suggest and that I'd feel bad if somebody did it with my mum and dad, because it would mean that we couldn't do something else together. It's my only memory of the hallway that heads to the toilets. That's all I remember

[@ZetaReticuli_]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Exactly. There are actually people out there that really do do a lot of good, but those who hide behind G-d or other good deeds are in a category where the words "evil", "Malevolent" and "sinister" all seem to be an understatement.

[@larsonanne]

Name & shame!

[@lydiasinclair1126]

So funny! As an office manager for a couple Wells Fargo locations in Canada we constantly had invoices sent in from companies that we had never used. For things like office supplies, janitorial services, service or repairs to photo copiers, fax machine.. you name it. When the invoice would go unpaid we would get delinquent account notices and even threats of lawsuits. It was pretty funny. We knew immediately they were all scams. I always wondered how many would fall for something like that.

[@RM-xs3ci]

Often, for small amounts, companies pay it without looking into it more. For example, someone invoiced the company for applying to a job there, was like $60. The company paid without even checking into it. Funds could not be recovered.

[@rickoneill4343]

Scarry that even as someone like me that considers myself tech savvy could have fallen for this. Thank you for your service.

[@TheMysteryDriver]

When you got the cancellation you probably would have thought something was up

[@michaelmartinez9602]

U can’t trust anything nowadays especially people who know who you are but you don’t know who they are . They look for you not the other way around

[@ludwigekeme1643]

the thing is under the right circumstances everyone can be scammed

[@emobassist]

If a bank sees a check for that amount they will probably get suspicious and look into it and see if the account has money in it or is even real

[@lilwoodiewood3457]

@@michaelmartinez9602 uhhh no its called being able to see throough a bluff

[@Suebe1962]

Thank you, Ben for keeping us aware that scammers are out to get our $$$. I had a guy call me and said a bunch of guys would be in our neighborhood to check people's roofs for free to look for damage from recent storms, which really weren't that bad. He wanted to know if he could schedule a time with me. I was suspicious right away, because he didn't say what business he was with and kept assuring me that it would only take 10 minutes and it was free. I was afraid he would find some bogus claims and want to charge me. My roof is 2 years old. I told him a flat out NO and hung up. If he was legit, he was going about it the wrong way! I think I dodged a bullet with that one!

[@Sashazur]

Simple rule - YOU decide if you need to fix something and YOU find someone who will fix it.

[@vigorousboredom7016]

Sometimes they will go on a victim's roof and punch holes in the roofing tiles with a hammer so they can claim the damage was caused by hail. I don't ever respond to anyone coming to me to sell their services.

[@JesusIsComing77736]

I'm from Toronto and knew right away that it was going to be a Nigerian involved. Scammers are getting slick in what they do.

[@kenechukwunwobu3530]

Right abeg, no be everything Nigerians dey do. Some are actually nice don't be a racist

[@fancyme.alter1311]

Very true it is becoming the country of scammers

[@fancyme.alter1311]

​@@kenechukwunwobu3530Race is about color. It is not racist to recognize that most scammers of this type and romance style come from Nigeria. It is not racist, but I would question your thought process that you automatically turn to race as your first thought. Maybe you better take a careful look at yourself.

[@tehfan66]

@@kenechukwunwobu3530 In Africa, every 60 seconds that passes is 1 minute.

[@ismailolatunji178]

​@@fancyme.alter1311Thank you. I am a Nigerian and I have the same guess that it was a Nigerian after the IP address was found to be in Toronto. I don't know one should feel touchy over a very obvious thing.

[@ernestmeiehofer]

I always love getting a notification from Pleasant Green knowing that he has been wasting some more oxygen thief scammers time while giving them false hopes that they had their next victim on their phone. 🤡🤣😂💯

[@CaptainMarvelsSon]

I've got to admit, it's more clever than most for the amount asked for and the time wasted.

[@mystified9522]

You should report this to the Canadian authorities

[@IDT69]

Yea they might get a government grant to expand their business 🙄

[@internet_userr]

Hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣 😂😂😂😂 nice joke 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂 🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂

[@coffeelink943]

Canadian authorities? They ain’t gonna do anything, like US

[@JM-yx1lm]

Foolish.

[@BkdSlth]

As a canadian, I can assure you they wont do a damn thing!

[@redstickham6394]

My wife formed an LLC and within 2 weeks she got 5 scam mails. One was a large postcard with no return address offering to help set up a tax id number for a fee when that can be done free on the IRS web site. The others were for selling her corporate documents she already had in PDF format, labor law posters, and a supposedly mandatory business safety manual. We couldn't determine where the postcard was mailed from but the other 4 were mailed from Florida but 3 had return addresses in our state and one had an address in Washington DC. When we searched those 4 address and all were boxes in UPS Stores. The fact that all 4 were UPS Stores makes me wonder if they even care that their boxes are being used for scamming.

[@ivanleterror9158]

It's like paying an apartment finding rental service for a printout of ads copied from the local paper.

[@Sashazur]

None of those were criminal scams, just all sketchy overpriced unnecessary business services.

[@SioxerNikita]

Erm... You want UPS to open the mail to make sure they don't send scam material? They very likely do care, but because of privacy, they can't really do anything about it.

[@Chaos3000and3]

I didn't know how common business scams were until I became a manager. I would love to see more scambaiting content about business scams!

[@texokopter456]

As a native German speaker I noticed many little spelling mistakes on the fake "ARBEITSAUFTRAG STOPPEN" document. In German we write all nouns with capitalized first letter, but the scammers wrote some of them in lower case, like: Bauunternehmen, Fertigstellung, des Projekts. They also didin't capitalize the name of the city Karlstadt on the top of their website. In cases like this, running it through a spell checker might give a first hint that there is something wrong.

[@IreneWY]

Even "arbeitsaftrag stoppen" is wrong. Not Beamtendeutsch 😉

[@arnavd1760]

This pleasentgreen dude is not a real scambaiter, he just fakes all documents and shit and makes these videos. Anyways, it's not for the bad so let be.

[@dicedmeat7857]

@@arnavd1760ok carl we know this is your alt

[@arnavd1760]

@@dicedmeat7857 dude lol

[@juanitadudley4788]

Interesting! I sometimes wonder why other languages capitalize things that seem so random in English.

[@dannydaw59]

So many scams wouldn't work if banks could instantly verify if checks are good or not.

[@tidussuperquickhits7963]

would work if there weren't millions of checks coming from all over the world. plus you cant rush it, hence why it takes so long and slow

[@TheSimba86]

you would think in 2023 they could have an instant clearing house system in place

[@johntrevy1]

A lot of scams would disappear if anonymity was Abolished.

[@BatLB]

@@tidussuperquickhits7963 checks shouldnt be a thing anymore. just remove that silly payment method from the stone ages.

[@grumpus_hominidae]

​@@koreybright? It seems like it should be impossible these days to pull a scam like that. Even my bank says that only a portion of the funds will be made available until the check actually clears, OR, they place a hold on it until it clears or can be verified. This type of scam is pretty antiquated. It just shouldn't work anymore.

[@SylarArt]

This investigation was pretty intense, great job.

[@robertlawrence9000]

This is hilarious! I hope you submit this info to all authorities who can try to take down people like this. Thanks for keeping us aware!

[@davem9484]

Awesome video... these guys are getting sneaky. Someone tried to steal my 1964 Impala I was selling, by sending a deposit through Walmart money transfer, and he said he has a friend nearby that would pick up the car with a certified check(I’m sure fake), so of course I’d have to transfer the title, hence, my car would be gone. I was skeptical because I’ve never used a money transfer like that, and the guy was pretty persistent that I go to Walmart. Plus, we can’t just sign over a title where I am. I have to go to my dmv in person to do it. And they were closed for the weekend. Someone would’ve had themselves a really nice impala. Happy to say the impala later went to a good home.

[@carolinebjerkelund767]

That was crazy! What bugged me was that they used Canada. So glad you out smarted them.

[@sunnyand7777]

And another wonderous scammer group left in the dust😂! @plesantgreen your are in the GOAT Hall of Fame... 🏆

[@jackier3046]

The sad thing is, unless they are stealing from other artists (which seems more likely), their logos and art are actually pretty decent! Maybe if they had used their art for more good than bad, they wouldn’t even need to try and scam people in the first place.

[@julhizantwo2277]

They could be opening gigs in fiverr or something with decent commercial license fee. But nawh, 15 dollar is enough for them

[@igwearinze5184]

Do you think they are not on fiverr.? SMH

[@megameerkat2634]

I still think stolen goods and a liar company. Someone should check. Like Nev and Max investigating them. Either way they've proven they're liars and scam compliant.

[@SioxerNikita]

Thing is: "Art" is rarely worth a lot. You need to be great at advertising to get any decent business going. The market for graphic design is severely oversaturated, which is why very few actually earn any money on it.

[@sarahberkner]

​@@SioxerNikita Ironically, I'm an event coordinator but I end up doing a significant amount of graphic design for my job, fortunately I'm decent at it.

[@peachyypage]

Yes!! Thank you for making a video about this. as a beginner freelance graphic designer, i get SUPER detailed and convincing messages all of the time. They will send quite literally every single detail a regular customer would give, but at the end they say that they aren’t available over the phone, or that they can only pay with a check. Even though i consider myself tech savvy, this stuff is tricky!

[@inkgoeswildalaska8439]

All I can say is no one should EVER return any check funds to someone UNTIL that check has cleared. I used to work at a bank and knew of customers who fell for similar scams, but thankfully not as expensive as what you’re describing in this video.

[@martin.1976]

I'd even be very cautious AFTER the check has cleared because what if the check has been stolen and the legitimate account owner only finds out after getting his bank statement at the end of the month? You'd get sued and have to pay him back the money.

[@inkgoeswildalaska8439]

Good point, @@martin.1976.

[@dash8brj]

Curious - why do banks in the US allow the funds to be immediatly accessable before the checque is reconciled with the issuing bank. Here in Australia (where cheques are about to be abolished), if you deposit one, the funds stay as pending until after the cheque is reconciled with the issuing bank. Would quickly put out of bussiness a lot of checque scammers.

[@gabesmom5615]

My bank makes you wait for the check to clear. You can only get cash out if the amount you want is already in your account . The check just deposited doesn’t count as part of your balance at that time.

[@Sashazur]

Most USA banks do not give you access to the full amount of the check right away. They only give you a percentage until the check is verified.

[@SioxerNikita]

The whole point of this scam is to do it to companies, that likely has the funds available, meaning that the funds can be pending while verified, but if you "refund" the money, the other money will bounce since it cannot be verified.

[@I.PittyTheFool]

About 15 years ago I worked for a store where people tried to do large mail orders with stolen credit card numbers.

[@I.PittyTheFool]

@neoanderson1628 ???

[@breakingaustin]

Congrats on 1M Ben!! Well deserved! here's to 2M!!!!!!!!!

[@ffddttfgfff]

🚀🚀

[@thomasgeorggoenitzer]

As a native German speaker, that "official" document is filled with grammatical errors. No one who actually speaks German and reads this would think this is real (at least if they pay some attention).

[@timriehl1500]

I always read over emails and documents sent via mail and whenever I see an "official" document that is full of mistakes, I know it is some kind of foreign scam. Major red flag.

[@gamer_si]

I can confirm. I needed to pause because I thought I read it wrong but it is really ridiculous. Greetings from Austria🇦🇹

[@ninjaunicorn575]

Maybe I'm just being dumb, but I think it's funny that they are using a stamp from Berlin and one of the Berlin addresses in the letterhead, but the guy signing it is in Karlstadt?

[@joshua4302]

Also was the letter issued by the city of Berlin and signed of by the city of Karlstadt

[@Thiesi]

​@@ninjaunicorn575It's just a typical low-effort Photoshop job by the scammer. And yes, the fact many scammers put even less effort into their fake documents doesn't make this one any better - it just makes it not as shitty. I mean, the scammer couldn't even be bothered to have his three or so sentences he had come up with translated by Google Translate or DeepL or any service that would have at least produced proper grammar.

[@Anonymous99997]

As a photographer, I get requests to photograph properties with my drone that are future construction projects over the course of many months. A big job worth many thousands of dollars. The customer is out of town or in the hospital and says he will send me a check for full payment plus extra that is to pay his “Project Manager.” I have learned that when a “too good to be true” job comes out of nowhere, it’s a scam.

[@starchaser2489]

Jack Schitt, Many people are at a loss for a response when someone says "you don't know Jack Schitt". Now, You can handle the situation. Jack is the only son of Awe Schitt and O. Schitt. Awe Schitt, the fertilizer magnate, married O. Schitt, the owner of Knee-deep Schitt, Inc. In turn, Jack Schitt married Noe Schitt and the deeply religious couple produced 6 children: Holie Schitt, The twins; Deep Schitt and Dip Schitt, Fulla Schitt, Giva Schitt and Bull Schitt, a high school dropout. After being married for 15 years Jack and Noe divorced. Noe later married Mr. Sherlock and because her kids were living with them, she wanted to keep her previous name. She was known as Noe Schitt-Sherlock. Dip Schitt married Loda Schitt and they produced a cowardly son, Chicken Schitt. Fulla Schitt and Giva Schitt were inseparable throughout childhood and consequently, married the Happens brothers in dual ceremony. The Schitt-Happens children are Dawg, Byrd and Horse. Bull Schitt the prodigal son, left home to tour the world. He recently returned with his new bride, Pisa Schitt. Now, when someone say's you don't know Jack Schitt, you can correct them. Dip schitt😀

[@patriciamccormack7626Teashee]

😂 🤣😂🤣😂 ❤

[@bloodybones63]

I'm still laughing! Musta taken a while to come up with.

[@hammity7356]

This scam hit a small business I worked at ages ago, and we completely reworked our assembly line structure to get their products made. By the time they realized it was a scam, we had a truckload of worthless custom products and had even bought machines and built tables. People had been working overtime, and stress was HIGH. At the small/midsize businesses that usually get targeted, it can ruin the quality of life for every employee.

[@jeremey2072]

I appreciate how you used Comic Sans to write that successful transaction letter.

[@michellerogers557]

Great video !!! I’m in Toronto. These scams are very common 🤫🤫🤫

[@isilvey]

You’re my favorite KZbinr to watch, and I just wanted let you know that I love your videos and pleaseeee keep making more of them! You never fail to grab my interest and make me laugh or very intrigued. Amazing videos overall! ❤

[@johnygroy644]

Kenyan here. First of all thank you for this informative video. Second just a minor correction the pin on your map 12:28 was not on Kenya it was on Sudan instead (Understandable mistake). Third the guy in Kenya (Joseph Evi-Parker) is probably also a Nigerian. They operate a huge scam ring in an area called Roysambu and I have been trying to expose them. They recently scammed my best friend and sadly she ended up unaliving herself due to the financial and emotional turmoil 😞 Thank you for the work you are doing 👏🏼

[@billfisherman6577]

Thanks for all the detective work you do to expose scammers.

[@alinatamashevich3354]

The best way to stop this dead in it's tracks is to demand cash payment upfront on ALL new accounts. Tell them until a business relationship is established, you can only accept cash. The days of check kiting are over. In my business I offer cash upfront and expect a discount as well. The upside is the sales reps, get paid immediately, no waiting on 30/60/90 for checks to clear. In return, when discounts and spiffs are offered, my phone rings first right after the morning sales meeting.

[@carolrotgers-tirado8395]

It's amazing how you can track all this and still keep it straight. Love the vids. Keep up the good work.❤🏵

[@stephenjdutton]

My sister is an artist and she had someone send her a cheque to pay for a painting worth about £1500. The cheque was for £15,000 and when she contacted the supposed buyer he blamed it on a mistake by his secretary and could she just send him £13,500? She told him that she'd just tear up the cheque instead of paying into her account and he could send her a new one for the correct amount at which point he got angry, perhaps trying to intimidate her or perhaps because his attempt to steal £13,500 had just failed.

[@martinrowland2593]

Back in the days when cheque's is all we had here in the UK, you could pay a fee and get the cheque cleared into your account strait away/ish.. instead of the standard four days Not sure about international thou

[@rm2399]

I came across your channel this weekend and haven't been able to stop watching videos. Your skills are legit. I learn something new all the time.

[@L337f33t]

I always love hearing your musical cues for the different scammers country of origin. XD

[@Dougwarren69]

IBS Management, that's a winner. It reminds me of the time when I was in the hospital, and the nurse came in and asked, "did you move your bowels?" To which I replied, "I didn't touch a f*cking thing in here!" 😎 Another great one, Senor Dover. Cheers.

[@mattyo71]

Instead of a check, you should have asked for gift cards. Don’t you know this by now?

[@SynK-R]

Has there ever been a time when the world got created, no one has ever scammed anyone? Geeez, theres all sorts of scams, its a shame that the internet is enhancing and helping these scammers. But great vid PG. Thanks for sharing this, Im sure many legit companies will be happy to watch and learn from this. 👍

[@headstampballpythons3783]

I found this video very interesting. I run my own residential remodel business, and over the last few months I have been receiving text messages from out of state area codes. Every message is worded similarly. They want to hire me for a job. They send me the address, and all the details needed to provide an estimate saying that there is no need for me to go to the residence because they have provided all details. So I play along and give them an inflated estimate. Then they say they will mail me a 50% deposit check. I receive the checks, and they are actually for over 100% of the estimate. I have been wondering how this scam was supposed to work. They ask me to verify I received the check, I let them know that I have it has been deposited and that I will let them know when the funds have become available in my account. They wait a couple days then text for an update. I just string them along. I actually have a couple of these checks sitting next to me in my truck right now. Obviously I don’t try to deposit them because I know they won’t ever post to my account. It’s crazy though. They do look like legit checks, with water marks and other security features on them.

[@SioxerNikita]

That's because they are legit checks, technically.

[@danthedriver44]

I once received a fake check with a really bad blurry letter detailing the scam. I knew right away what it was and took it to my bank, who couldn't care less. I then took it to the police who said there was nothing they could do. I then contacted an office of investigation at the Post Office who told me, "By the time we track the address, they will move on, so there is no point". And this from the one person in the country whose job it is to deal with mail fraud.

[@traceyspad01]

Shocking. Thank you for your due diligence in exposing this scam.

[@ffddttfgfff]

🚀🚀

[@JonOnFilm]

It’s a dang good weekend when when pleasant green uploads. Have a happy weekend y’all!

[@ChintanCG]

What I don't understand is why can't banks detect fake checks ? Or if it needs a manual review, the balance should not get updated till it's cleared

[@gabesmom5615]

Exactly. That’s how my bank operates.

[@Sashazur]

They can and do. But it takes a few days. In the interim they will make only a percentage of the funds available. But if someone is dumb and has enough money in their account they can still send the money to the scammers before the fake check is caught.

[@TheBashfulScambaiter]

Wow - what a jumbled mess of scammers! Too bad for them that they ever got involved with someone like you who could put all the pieces together & know exactly what they were up to. Well done Ben! 👏👏 ❤

[@J35SE]

I fell for something like this back in 2017. I was having a lot of personal issues and let myself get burned.

[@AcousticGString]

A fake check scam? How much did you lose?

[@BenDover-de7tf]

Damn sorry to hear that, how much did you lose?

[@J35SE]

I think it was like $800 or $900.

[@ellisgarbutt1925]

dam sorry to hear about ths gettign scammed as to be the worst thing ever

[@likebot.]

That's what really makes it easier to fall for, if you have personal stresses going on in your life. Post-secondary students typically have a lot going on and look for income sources on employment sites. This is ripe orchards for scammers to harvest. You're actually lucky to be burned for only 8 or 9 hundred, but that was likely crippling to you, else you'd possibly have been burned for more.

[@deloretada8646]

PROPHECY TRACE love that you do this. Protecting our elders and other vulnerable populations.

[@Lampe2020]

A quick word to Guardio: Guardio isn't a general "browser extension", it's an exclusive "Google Chrome extension".

[@IceBlueLugia]

Dealbreaker for me. Embarrassing that there’s no Firefox version. Or even a Safari version

[@DJGURR]

Wow I'm actually born and raised from Long Beach,CA. Moved away 4years back, but it always surprises me when my home town is randomly mentioned

[@Reapiii]

How to absolutely destroy this scam tho just say "we dont do refunds unless the product was damaged and there is proof of damage"

[@lucyroark4189]

Once again, you've outdone yourself! This level of investigation makes me wonder why you aren't a detective with law enforcement. Seriously, you are AMAZING. Thanks for all your work - and I'm sure your viewers don't know the half of what you put into uncovering these scams.

[@longlifeprinters9]

My son never had a wedding reception that he paid for 1 month before the event, many thousands of dollars. Covid hit & the reception hall shut down & never opened again & took everyone's money for the past several months. Ughhhhh, I hate that he was robbed out of the reception & the money.

[@adammonahan687]

Most all event centers like that make you pay a deposit up front ( non refundable) Then the full amount like 3 to 5 days before the event. Any place that makes you pay in full that far out should be a red flag to begin with. Shit happens. Plans change. So if you did change your mind your only losing the deposit. Avoid places who want it all and want it now.

[@helengren9349]

@@adammonahan687 If payed with credit card You are entitled for a refund, or...? How about insurance? Can cover some of it?

[@loisdgilbert8639]

I did learn something! You bring us new scan information and you work hard at it. Your skills are impressive as always; you don't quit until you get to the bottom of the scam. I was ready for the Nigerian jingle and you didn't disappoint.😊

[@4TheMotorist]

Your a bloody legend at what you do. Keeping it real 2 thumbs up.

[@iammruncle]

I love the way you burst nigerian scammers. I am a Nigerian, and i can tell you that they are one of our worst nightmares

[@ElCuidoPodcast]

I hope its not only me but I always look forward to the 1 second of music every time he says "NIGERIA" lol

[@rainbowmom7582]

Nope, not just you.

[@AllycatlovesAG]

I’ve been watching your channel for years, so I’m casually watching the video and as soon as you mentioned Vancouver I jumped since I’m not used to seeing my city pop up in scam videos.

[@caseyHunter]

where there's a will, There's a way. unbelievable 😮😮😮

[@suziemacdonald7220]

I'm glad that you weren't scammed. I have friends who are business owners and share this type of scam with many of us. I had a similar situation when I tried to sell my car on auto trader. They always started with "your car looks very interesting, want to send me a cheque etc even though my ad said cash only. they tried very hard saying it would be certified. I wasted a good week on these guys and I would end it with an email saying "who's the sucker now?" then block them.

[@robertjonez5]

No bank is going to allow a $250,000 check to clear in one day...

[@claydog6422]

Not true. A scammer took $250k out of my brother in law’s bank personal account. The scammer went up to the teller and presented a fake check made out to a builder and got the money. Teller never asked for ID or anything. The story was for a down payment on a new house build. My brother in law was beside himself with the actions of the bank. Of course they are investigating and the police are involved.

[@sneakerhead4770]

No checks clear that fast even for 1$

[@westabsupplyebay4093]

Yeah, that's a major red flag with my bank it often takes a week with large amounts of money.

[@globalupdateofalltime2316]

I have always love watching your scam update. Thanks a lot! you don't know the number of lives you are saving from been a Vitim to fraud with your content.

[@rachelcoates9041]

Have you ever heard about Indeed job scams?? The ones that email out their “cheques” for you to cash and buy from their vendor. People are truly getting really dumb. 🤦‍♀️

[@likebot.]

Not really. Sophisticated and intelligent people get caught out in scams, especially this kind, when they have stress or emergencies in their lives, especially if they're not aware that there are horrible people like scammers out there. A lot of folks don't lurk scambaiting channels and watch the human interest stories in the evening news so a scam will take advantage of their faith in humanity and only then will we become jaded enough to be suspicious from the get-go. A student racking up debt and facing eviction from their apartment could easily fall for the advance fee scam if they're desperate to get an income source going. There's no shame in falling for a scam, just shame in perpetrating it.

[@ChewyJayeRice]

Man someone tried to get me like that😂 I was like no I am from Atlanta scam capital 😂

[@Capturing-Memories]

This scam dates back to early 2000's, One time I've scammed a scammer by having him sending me several checks claiming that he made mistakes in my name, it cost him $30 a check in UPS shipping back in 2004, He was fuming when I told him I scammed him.

[@jeffflowers5489]

With an order approaching a quarter million dollars I think they can (and should) afford to fly to you to deal in person.

[@MrOnemanop]

I certainly am not about to solve this puzzle, but I love your dedication to scamming the scammers. looking forward to the next expose!

[@TheSkepticBeingHindi]

Happened to me, we designed a website for birthday planners in us and they paid us via Bitcoin atleast i thought they did. Later they asked me to refund the money because they didn't get approval. That lady cried on phone and as soon as I paid 80% money back she blocked me. Later I realised I never received the Bitcoins. 😭

[@SinlowMusic]

Business owner here, and man, I truly hate scammers. Scum of the earth. This sounds like an American/Canadian orchestrating this. Not the usual Nigerian, which is crazy. Had no clue this scam existed. Outstanding work man.

[@candyparent2483]

Awesome job Pleasant Green!!

[@demontamerbf18]

May the hunt for scammers and the Nigerian scammer jingle never die lol, you're amazing Ben.

[@rukiakuchiki6187]

YAY YOU'RE BACK! I get worried when you haven't been posting videos

[@Owen01]

He has been posting videos?

[@rukiakuchiki6187]

@@Owen01 ok my bad

[@greatdiosghosties2762]

So Ben I've been watching you for about a year now. Watched all the videos in the down time. I just got to this part @ 1:58 and that's why I keep coming back! Thank you for all you do. You are an amazing human.

[@lillieball7662]

I am being scammed and blackmailed by a business and I would like advice if possible. Actually it's 2 businesses working together and because I signed something they will sue me for animal abandonment if I don't keep paying them. It was to buy a dog. Any help or suggestions would be great. I feel so alone and scarred.

[@Ashley.0000]

Do business background check on them both and get a solicitor to check the contract you signed..

[@Blackkel34]

Thanks to (BlueEliteTech) for helping me out

[@lillieball7662]

@@Ashley.0000 thanks Ashley

[@Ashley.0000]

@@lillieball7662 if you dont resolve the issue get back to me.. let BlueEliteTech try first. Good luck

[@prinzvalium242]

5:57 Full of Spelling Errors „…Vermögenseigentümer ist DIE Karl-Heinz Siegler“ 😂😂😂

[@grumpus_hominidae]

Closest I've ever had to this is a vehicle wrapping place. They said I'd get paid $700/wk to just drive around with my vehicle wrapped with their logo. They said they'd send me my first week's pay along with the fee to pay for the wrap job in the form of a check. I just needed to deposit the check and use part of it to pay the wrapping place. Yeahhhh. That check would have bounced after I cashed it and paid them in cash. Then I'm out that money PLUS the NSF fee for the bounced check. F-ckers.

[@zalden2565]

It’s always gratifying to see the scammers when they know they’ve been had, but this one was magnificent. I would’ve loved to have been a fly on the wall when they opened that email.

[@Jil_Brian]

I am VERY glad you have skills to chase these rats down huge rabbitholes!! There's no way to measure how grateful, lucky and blessed we are, add to it, you always make me giggle!! Happy 4th of July, thanks for everything you do! ❤❤Jil ❤❤

[@capricorndragon6268]

What a wild ride. Thanks for working hard every day exposing scammers and the different scams that can occur.

[@ilovebacon304]

Thank you for what you do, I love watching you waste these people's time 😂 I would love to see another cash pickup video!

[@terryjones1638]

Wow, such an elaborate scam! I’m sure glad you know how to stop these horrible people! Every since the internet came about, there is more theft now than ever before.

[@BoskiM]

What you should have done is send them back their fake check lol

[@rainbowmom7582]

That’s what I said

[@curleyduck]

lol thats what I thought he was going to do

[@ivito514]

That check is interresting, Natbank is the US soil subsidary of National Bank of Canada, they have 4 branches in florida (and that's it, no other branches in US soil), the name of the remitter is personnal, however the routing number is canadian and leads to their canadian business e-services branch in Montreal. So basically everything is mixed up with that check. We don't use cashier's check in Canada, we use something similar called a bank draft, but we don't use the specific term Cashier's check, the routing is canadian, so that check doesn't make any sense. Thanks for another great video, they're always interresting and mind blowing 🙂

[@legojenn]

We don't even spell cheques the same way as Americans do. Even without and banking knowledge, that alone should raise a red flag.

[@iammonet]

As always, amazing video! Thank you for what you do! You both entertain us and make these scammers think twice about what they're doing. ❤ Humans can be so disgusting. Ugh. Why not use all of this energy to do something legal/positive? That's too hard and too much like right, I guess.

[@jodyknowlton6775]

I got a fake check it told me to send money then to deposit the check well I didn’t do it cause it didn’t make sense 😂😂 I called the scammer n told him off 😂

[@Robert08010]

Look at that check again! Check number in upper right corner matches the routing number on lower left. That should be an instant red flag that the check is fake.

[@ЛюбомирПавлов-ы8й]

I wanted to try this Guardio for 7 days. Well - before the starting of the trial they want the number of my credit card?!? You know - the kind of personal information you should never share in internet. Very suspicious. Looks like scam.

[@tara1206]

That’s normal for most trials, unfortunately. I think by doing that they hope you forget to cancel the subscription before it ends so they can charge you.

[@mala3isity]

I was a woodworker for a custom reclaimed woodworking company much like this one. I can tell you that even major billion dollar companies holding up their payments for a week or two can make me not get paid for weeks. This kind of scam would've bankrupted us. Thank you for putting this info out there.

[@luciferslettuce]

I love this channel. He's doing God's work with helping people and outing the scams and stuff.

[@AngieAitch]

Thank you sooo much for your continuing work to find these scammers, this was well thought out, but, then along came you lol x

[@JohnKoennig]

The only problem I have with this channel is there aren’t more video 😂

[@ffddttfgfff]

🚀🚀.

[@Bossylady2752]

Me too!!! I’ve binged watched all that he has. It’s my nightly pleasure 😂

[@lisac3417]

You are amazing. Hope to see you in the people’s call center again with Pierogi ❤

[@mushmello526]

As a german I can tell you that this German Piece of Paper is full of errors

[@sundaysesh5592]

Dear Ben Dover i started my scambaiting journey a few years back watching the legendary Dr Browning...I appreciate all who expose this to others.. your videos are always just a little different from others and help expose the less common but just as damaging Scams which Mutate daily...... i give you credit for showing scams others might miss.. please stay on this path and 10/10

[@jakesapir]

I don't get it; how does this scam even work?

[@PleasantGreen]

Banks are required by law to make funds available when checks are cashed. But it could take up to two weeks for the banks to realize the check is fake. This is why they advise you to wait for checks to “clear” before using the funds.

[@chuckpoore]

@@PleasantGreen I'm actually surprised that this scam even works, because most banks will put a hold on any check of a large amount being deposited. A check this size would certainly have a hold placed on it for at least ten business days before the bank would let you use the funds. Maybe it's different with a business account versus a personal account, but I know that's the case with a personal account.

[@TinyMiniStealth]

@@PleasantGreenwonder if “FedNow” will reduce the time of this..

[@vf1923]

@@chuckpoore If even one person just assumes it's going to clear, and pays back hundreds of thousands of dollars from existing funds, that's a huge payday. I suspect the scammers carefully select companies they think may have the money available already.