Inside the Customs and Border Protection scam

The 'Customs and Border Protection' scam is one of the most common scams I hear today. We are going to take a very in-depth look at this scam courtesy of the scammers' own CCTV.
This one is particularly shocking because there are kids involved and the scammers even spend their ill-gotten gains on.... well, you'll see.
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[@JonathanG314]

The fact that the random supermarket worker was more understanding of the situation than the police is truly sad...

[@aydadae7337]

When you are employed they put you through training on how to handle scams or spot one. When I worked at a gas station I wouldn't have hesitated to stop her either because it literally happens everyday. The gas station doesn't want liability or involvement so they train the min wage workers to stop it before it happens.

[@JonathanG314]

@@aydadae7337 That's so cool that workers are being trained, I had never heard of that! Nonetheless, you'd expect the police to be trained as well... 🤷‍♂

[@TooMuchSascha]

Sad but not unexpected.

[@GreatMindsSeekTruth]

@@aydadae7337 My teenage daughter works at the customer service @ Stop & Shop. She tells me that she is instructed to refuse to send money if it’s an elderly person…or seems su-spish. Unfortunately, it happens often.

[@piffdaddy420]

that female officer was a complete airhead and should lose her job.

[@KitbogaShow]

What an absolute legend. Not only have you provided consistent educational / ground breaking content in this space, but you've remained humble. Thank you for keeping your integrity and for your excellent work Jim.

[@scrimshaw4629]

You're a legend in your own right, Kitboga! That's one of my favorite things about Jim. He's stayed true to his roots and has continued to devote all of his time and effort into helping people and keeping the community informed. He may not be installing Memz on a scammers computer but he is constantly trying to learn how to beat them.

[@nickclark9282]

You, Jim, and everyone that does what you all do are legends. Every day you guys are saving people's livelihoods. I can't imagine how much more rampant this would be if people like you were not involved in stopping it. Thank you!

[@sp10482]

True

[@sp10482]

I think this is the reason now most of the scammers you call sound like kids or drunk. I don't want to believe it but it could be a sad reality.

[@maysullivan7943]

Look whos talkin

[@gabrielbrennan4149]

“They tried this scam on me, and I’m good with computers” is such a good line.

[@user-zb4xb9qv5o]

I mean, anyone can say "I'm good with computers". If someone said that to me I'd just think that they know how to use the sum function in Excel. If you said "I have certificates in cyber security", then I'd be more likely to have faith in you. He really doesn't give enough detail to convince anyone.

[@Omar-kk9hz]

​@@user-zb4xb9qv5o he didn't give enough details you say? Considering it was a time sensitive situation I'd say he did a pretty good job But that just my opinion, how about you show us how it's done, or are you just all talk?

[@CoconutILove]

@@Omar-kk9hz I agree with you he did an amazing job and she should've focused more so on the actual situation not how this guy knows this info.

[@monarodriguez1759]

The Warren, Michigan police department should be holding their heads in shame over this one. They could have helped this woman and failed. I actually emailed them the video. Keep up the great work Jim!

[@gilflannigan3910]

They are a bunch of usless filthballs. Police almost never help I mean listen to him. " Nothing they can do" they really love to say that. They don't actually want to help anyone they just enjoy getting to tackle and kneestomp on people.

[@CJ-222]

Honestly, I still don't think they could have helped her. If they "intervened," she probably would have just gone to the next town over and still thrown her money away at a different atm. Sad.

[@phillyphakename1255]

@@CJ-222 i disagree. She needed authority. She needed the local sheriff to say that they weren't going to arrest her, to walk her through how none of this is legal procedure. She didn't need someone to tell her it's a scam, she needed someone to walk her way through discovering that on her own, while protecting her along the way. A local cop could do that, if willing to put in the time and empathy.

[@robadams1645]

It's so sad that a clerk at a convenience store is more useful to combat scammers than the police are.

[@grainthe2nd71]

Not that all surprising though

[@ienjoylife]

It’s an American police department, where most of them are lucky if they graduated eighth grade. If it doesn’t involve a citation or an arrest, they’re not interested in having to actually do the work. They’d have to write some sort of report afterwards (see reference to education level above).

[@CT-vm4gf]

Those police sound like the perfect people to fall for a scam 🙄

[@briancampbell179]

​@@ienjoylife, I hope they watch this and are embarrassed by how their inaction assisted the theft of $12,000. The alternative is far worse - that they watch this and just don't care.

[@sera.tonin.]

how many cops do you wanna bet were doing absolutely nothing and could’ve helped? it’s horrible

[@nuts2733]

the lady from the department who was more focused on how you can see the scammers side of things rather than the person literally about to lose thousands is so infuriating.

[@promediahn]

Yeah, she was more worried arresting Jim than the scammer.

[@jjahms130]

I mean, it's completely healthy skepticism. Imagine some random guy calls you and says "hey, I can see and hear these guys trying to steal money from this woman I do not know at this location where I am not. I'm not saying exactly how I do this, but you can Google it. Please believe me that I am telling the truth, even though you have no way to verify that it's true. I agree that I wish she had believed him, but she was doing her job by not just going "okay random stranger with apparently no ties to the victim, I'll believe everything you say and send an officer to this location you say she's going to be." What if Jim had been lying, and the officer went there and essentially harassed this woman for no reason? I'd be more worried if she just went "yeah, okay, send a guy there cause some stranger told me to." I prefer the skepticism, it shows she actually cares.

[@ditzygypsy]

@@jjahms130 WRONG. If a guy calls and asks the cops to go to where a woman is, they need to go NO matter what. Doesn’t make any difference what the reason is that the caller gives. Whether the caller is a good guy or a stalker, the woman he is calling about needs to be communicated with by law enforcement. They are sh$tty cops and incredibly ignorant of things that they should be aware of in law enforcement. And anyone who does not realize this is absurdly naive.

[@bruhmoment11111]

​​@@ditzygypsy My god, your comment is the most obnoxious "Um ACKSHUALLY" bullshit I've read in the past month. And it's even funnier because you're dead wrong, too.

[@larzblast]

@@jjahms130 I have to disagree there. While the police should always err on the side of caution, they should also be taking the worst of the two possibilities here.

[@stephen1896]

I don't know which police department was called but the Hazel Park one is only two miles away from that grocery story. It's frustrating to hear how unwilling they were to help. You're doing amazing work Jim. The world is so much better with you in it.

[@operacarmen]

THEY ..DON'T .. CARE!

[@SpydersByte]

its frustrating and disappointing but at the same time I can understand that there isnt much they can do. Not only is the scam way outside their jurisdiction they also cant really stop her if she is willingly sending her money to them. All they could do was hope to convince her she was being stupid, and that already failed with the store clerk. Plus Im sure its quite odd for them to get a call like this and they mayve thought it was a joke or something. Jim also didnt quite explain how he was in possession of this knowledge very well. I guess he probably didnt want to come right out and say it but "Ive hacked into their systems, can hear their phone calls, and Im trying to stop a scam in progress" mightve helped a bit. Maybe he couldve let the police actually hear the call as he was hearing it in real time? Who knows, she was probably doomed anyway, a fool and her money are easily parted afterall.

[@crestfire8008]

They are unwilling to help because these scammers bring money to their country

[@plursocks]

I don't buy their story for a second. They were just lazy.

[@operacarmen]

@@plursocks maybe it's not their job to serve the public ..

[@noelphilips]

My dad almost got taken in by this scam this morning. Thankfully I'd seen this and was able to get him to cut the call. Thank you Jim for all the work you're doing.

[@JimBrowning]

Great to hear that... Glad your dad is safe!

[@evanhanley6437]

This may be the most horrific scamming I have ever seen! Getting kids and drugs involved is despicable! Well done on uncovering this Jim!

[@mariomario1462]

They aren't kids they know what they are doing

[@iamnotanaddict2905]

What?! There are literal children there.

[@RaveDecoy242]

@@mariomario1462 ...they still are kids, even if they "know what they are doing".

[@TonyMontanaEdit]

They're always coming up with new ways to scam people. They're always changing their tactics. They're always trying to stay one step ahead of the authorities. But they always seem to get caught eventually. And when they do, they always end up going to jail. They deserve to be in jail. They're nothing but criminals. They're a blight on society. They're scum. I hope they rot in jail for a long time. I hope they never see the light of day again. I hope they never scam another person ever again.

[@AnnWahlquist]

They are the bottom of the barrel....

[@inhalancer83]

@6:20 - The fact they have a shrine to their God set up in a place where they continually commit crimes in front of it, shows you the disregard these scammers have, for even their own morals. It's incredibly sad and frustrating to see this. Thanks for your good work as always though, Jim

[@nikostalk5730]

it is a very known fact, they think "i'm making my best to do my life, and God can forgive my sins, he saw me praying every time after a crime"

[@YumegakaMurakumo]

No different than a Catholic who says a bunch of hail Mary's after committing adultery with her best friend's husband. I wonder which Hindu god it is on display. I hope not Ganesha. Maybe Lakshmi (goddess of wealth) I would not be surprised. They should have Sarasvati (goddess of wisdom and insight) up there instead. It'd be extremely ironic too. 😂

[@inhalancer83]

@@YumegakaMurakumo Good example. Thank you for your insight as well ❤

[@AshanBhatoa]

​@@The_hidden-LifeNo entire collective can be labelled or designated as 'good' or 'bad'. Individuals, irrespective of their faith or no faith are moral and immoral. There are some incredible people whom are Catholics and there are some whom are not. The same principle is generally applicable to every demographic or cohort of people.

[@bluedistortions]

No one is condemning an entire people by pointing out the reason for a large portion of bad behavior is bad religious beliefs. Hindus have no pity for the poor. They are taught the poor are as they are due to divine judgement for sins in previous lives. Thus they spit on beggars and feel no remorse. Trying to be in denial about problems like this by saying "not all" is not helpful. It is a serious problem regardless of excuses. And yes, the Catholic system of automatically forgiven sins after trivial superstitious actions like saying "hail Mary" is pretty bad too. At least they don't teach that the poor are evil, but yes, any religion that teaches evil deeds aren't a big deal is in itself an evil religion and will result in evil people doing whatever they please without any shame or fear.

[@KC9EVP]

That has to be so frustrating to watch someone ignorantly throw their money away. That was an expensive lesson.

[@The_Diginaut]

It won't even be a lesson though, sadly. She's convinced she paid that money to prevent something terrible from happening to her, and when nothing bad happens to her, it will be a 4 course meal for her confirmation bias. That's one of the advantages of this scam. They can resell her info to another scammer as well. If they have recordings to go with the info on the victim, they can show another scammer how susceptible she is to paranoia and that they never let her figure out she was being scammed. There will be no damage to her willingness to trust a random person on the phone after this.

[@CJ-222]

Can't fix stupid unfortunately

[@ScammerPayback]

Seeing children involved is honestly the saddest and most despicable part, with both of us being fathers. Very very chilling. Great work Jim.

[@stephaniehumphries]

Exactly Pierogi smh 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@saunakgupta]

That child seems to be from local shop bringing tea and snacks to the call center. Check the small paper cups and the steel jug. Usually local tea vendors send tea in a steel pot and small paper cups like this.

[@atlasfeynman1039]

You guys are heroes! Sincerely, Thank you.

[@acpjr]

Jim needs to clean up how the speaks to LE. He needs to be direct, firm, and concise. He should say, "Hi I'm Jim Browning a private investigator, and I'm calling to report a scam in progress taking place at XYZ address...". He needs to be direct, firm, and concise. LE's hand may still be tied at the end of the day, but as least he doesn't come off as a prankster. +Scammer Payback please help pass on this suggestion to Jim.

[@kenrickeason]

I hate to see children mixed up in these things.. It breaks my heart man..

[@TheErvin900]

I'm flabbergasted by the logic of the dispatch/officers when you called them. "Unless they call themselves, we can't do anything?" So if someone witnessed them getting physically assaulted, the witness can't call 911 because it's not the victim??? Unbelievable. Props to you, as always, for doing your best to stop these scammers despite basic decency seemingly not present by others.

[@Milkyway109]

🤔 can you not understand how it would sound on their side , think about it logically and logistically!

[@opusmaximum]

@@Milkyway109 Yeah, but the argument they make still doesn't make sense.

[@twilabaynes2620]

@Leeroy "Hello, I would like to report a crime in progress."

[@Reidar911]

@@Milkyway109 , nope. All the lady police had to do was seach up Jim Brownings channel on KZbin, then get their asses into a police car and do their duty!

[@miciso666]

police be like: soooo you are not the person who is being killed??? alright fuckwad *hangs up* the fuck is the point of dialing 911 then???

[@lilith4961]

It frustrates me so much when the victims are skeptical with the people trying to save them

[@relaw3]

I hope the victim sees this and realizes her mistake. Odds are that’s not the last time they will call her seeing how easily she fell into it.

[@karlimo4034]

She is a moron, she will believe forever. Its baffling to me how these kinds of morons are able to make money in the first place. They enjoy to be scammed at this point.

[@angelminaj617]

God takes pity on babies and fools. That woman was neither one.

[@bakielh229]

By the end of it I was saying to myself, Jim you can't really fault yourself if someone WANTS to get scammed. Because I could feel the frustration in his voice but at the same time, if the person you're doing it for is consciously and willingly hostile to truth, then it's on them!

[@OnTheWaySoon]

@@angelminaj617 She was a fool and God will take pity on her.

[@rawpie2]

Some people actually are too stupid to realize despite being told to their face.

[@bobbyladd]

Listening to the guy with barely enough money to buy food was so sad. The way the scammers still wanted money off him knowing how poor he is was disgusting.

[@ultraali453]

It was probably easier to confuse him since he already didn't have a lot to begin with. They have no conscience.

[@Zedek]

He said he has no bank account so he probably holds lots of cash instead.

[@jennyferNumberone]

@@Zedek - No. He most likely lives paycheck to paycheck

[@themilatree]

⁠@@Zedek 10:49 he says he has $3 in cash.

[@mason96575]

Also bear in mind Chime's demographics. A majority of Chime users have less than $2,000 in their account. It's a bank marketed towards the poorest of the poor.

[@CaseytheComedian]

I truly hope the Warren Police Department sees this so they know how badly they screwed up. 🤦‍♂️ Luckily, our local PD is very familiar with your work, Mr. Browning... you have informed many police departments on how to bust scams like this. Not every department thinks that there's "nothing they can do". Keep up the fight, Jim! 🙌

[@Logan-Whatsittoya]

If It’s Michigan like I think it is they won’t give 2 shits. I mean the video proves they are more worried about “How are you seeing the scammers 🥴” rather than calling an officer to the store. In my opinion Michigan piggly wigglys aren’t oh so great at least in the Detroit area they aren’t.

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

They'll do Absolutely FA about this they are in with the scammers sometimes because the cops pay are absolutely awful..

[@adubz54]

@@Logan-Whatsittoya agreed, I saw a Vet post that he was feeling like unliving himself. I had to fight to get ahold of someone who would do something. I called every precinct who all told me to f off. Then I called the hospital in the area the person at the desk transferred me to a janitor of all people he looked up the non 911 emergency line

[@MrDeceptacon88]

​@FOOL ON THE HILL they get good enough salary..they wanted the job. Thats on them

[@nickr3526]

Honestly someone likely can forward this to Warren local news and get a journalist all over this .

[@riverjalan8777]

I work at a store that has to do a lot of money services (western unions, gift cards, money orders) and it breaks my heart when we tell people that they’re being scammed and they don’t believe us

[@yomommaahotoo264]

The police in Delhi NEVER ignore scammers. They collect their payoffs regularly.

[@JimBrowning]

True. Sadly. I know Pierogi will be exposing this soon too.

[@deepg7084]

Not just scammers. Pretty much the same for most crimes there. Corruption is an open secret. It's accepted as part of the culture. Same in Mexico. When I used to go to Tijuana I'd leave the expensive watch at home and wear a $50-$100 watch to pay off cops if I needed to. It's just one of those things everyone knows in certain parts of the world.

[@elemar5]

@@deepg7084 Just think how bad it would be if the UK stopped sending them aid. /s

[@MP-ej9pw]

@@elemar5 Imagine if the countries in the West banned all tech companies with a main office in India. You know Cognizant, Tata, Wipro and the rest would be shutting the scammers down in less than a week.

[@zartosht06]

Yep. There is a reason scammers are almost exclusively Indians, and that's the rampant corruption in law enforcement, from top to bottom. Indian government is 100% to blame; they don't care about Indian reputation and it's going to cost them. Soon companies will start moving their call centers out of India because frankly how can you trust an Indian accent claiming to work at customer service?

[@klc3rd]

That lady getting scammed out of $12,000 was heartbreaking.

[@Abcdegfhd]

It's also heartbreaking how much she trusted the scammers, to the point she trusted them more than the supermarket workers 😢

[@lolnothanksbill]

Jim, you saved my grandma from a $25,000 scam, THANK YOU so so much.

[@theunluckycharm9637]

How and when?

[@cathylin6140]

Fake

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

Fake bot copy comment?

[@justhearmeout3959]

I guess I'm morally obligated to be angry about this comment since other people said it's fake 😅

[@Flamme-Sanabi]

@@justhearmeout3959 I am equally as confused.

[@papadingo]

I'm so sorry you weren't able to convince that lady. They move so horribly quick.

[@bojohannesen4352]

She deserves to lose that money. What a dumbbutt

[@chaserivers4058]

Unfortunately, even if this lady realizes that she got scammed. She’ll be too embarrassed to tell her family and/or the police…. Sad 😢

[@MichaelLopriore-pw3pq]

I’m a retired police officer and would never ever sweep a robbery like that under the rug. Warren Police should be ashamed of what they did Not right

[@lechking941]

they get paid by scammers to sit on their asses and fap about only acting as showdogs.

[@reuven2010]

12 000 $ dollars, that's so fucking sad...

[@sholaide]

Of course the cops didn't want to help. JIM sounded like HE was a SCAMMER or playing a prank on the cops! lol. He shld have started the conversation with showing them you credentials and what you do, and why you need someone in UNIFORM to convince the woman, then let them know theres an active scam they can stop right NOW! Any cop wld jump at the opportunity even if they weren't on duty!

[@alexeistrife56]

@@sholaide . . . No he didn't. Low IQ take from both you and the cop. Some random people at a bank and a groccery store knew to believe Jim instantly and jumped to her defense.

[@annaperkins5818]

​@@sholaidemaybe next time

[@asldfkhjaslk]

I have been to RK Puram Sector 12 many times. I have friends who live there. It absolutely disgusts me learning that scammers were right around the corner, doing drugs in front of children after stealing money from a vulnerable woman from halfway across the globe, and none of us could do anything because we had no idea. Thank you for all the work you do.

[@naskivik]

5 cent donation

[@timmycorini]

why dont you take matters into your own hands? if your police are corrupt, at what point is it your responability?

[@RelaxationPleasantMusic]

​@@naskivik it's $3.7

[@RelaxationPleasantMusic]

​@@naskivik not all countries have dirty Past like yours..... Check the GDP per capita of India and tell That's a low amount....

[@asldfkhjaslk]

@@naskivik I don't see your donation

[@SpydersByte]

so many emotions in this video. Disgust at the scammers, disappointment at the police, pity and even a little anger at the lady who was too stupid to be stopped despite the incredible effort you were going through to save her, and finally some faint hope in you (and the nice lady at the store who attempted to stop the scam) and the others like you who work to shut these losers down. Your effort is absolutely legendary and I hope the victims you do manage to save are grateful for it. Thanks for doing what you do 😇

[@JeffandJake]

I think the reason the dispatcher was so unhelpful was because she thought you were suffering a mental health episode. The way you described being able to see and hear these scammers without explaining that you had tapped the phone call/security cameras made her think that you might be someone in a psychotic episode hallucinating. Of course, it doesn’t discount the fact that they just passed the buck on a phone call with someone in some sort of distress.

[@THEfogVAULT]

I think Jim's concern was that if he mentioned that he has breached the scammers network/computer system he would probably get a lecture on illegal wiretapping or something from the police instead of them actually using some due diligence and UNDERSTANDING, not just listening, to his explanation.

[@milkbottlelough]

@@THEfogVAULT The explanation is simpler than that; the woman is a moron.

[@bakielh229]

No believe it or not it's actually illegal for a citizen to interrupt a robbery and Jim could have theoretically been charged with obstruction/whatever the "victim" and scammers wanted to in a court of law. It's insane, but it's actually true... If there is anything cops hate more than criminals, it's their small peepee power being challenged.

[@icantbelieveit]

@@THEfogVAULT I don't understand why he does not just say that he is a white hat hacker and explain it's hacking to protect against bad actor hackers. Looks like regular police officers don't understand alot of technology therefore the explaination.

[@BA-lc3bz]

​​@@icantbelieveitPretty sure hacking is hacking in the eyes of the law. Same reason as why you can't commit other crimes just because you might have a good reason. Since the early days of Jim Browning's channel, he's always been suuuper careful and precise about the way he describes how and what he's doing.

[@Jaylestial]

Hearing the poor man with 18$ in his account breaks my heart. They treat people horribly. Thankyou so much for doing what you do :(

[@rh906]

Or maybe, just maybe, the fool can't manage his money at all.

[@chonfroy]

@@rh906 you know nothing about him or his situation, stop judging people just from estimations you yourself have made. Do better.

[@oddlem]

I'd like to think he's saying that to protect himself and he actually has more, I know that's likely not true but I'd rather think of it that way

[@RandyFortier]

I'm not rich, but I'd send that guy $20 right now if I could.

[@IzumisChild]

Whether it were true or not, I would say the same thing.

[@qemajlosmani]

A couple of months ago, they called me pretending to be Europol Police…I mocked them for around 20 minutes. As soon as I mention Jim’s name, they hung up. This guy is a legend.

[@billylion3073]

do you ever try to persuade them to buy their cars extended warranty its really fun

[@robertkustos2931]

Nice. I've said to them that someone is knocking at the door. I'll just let him in, his name is Pierogi. Picking the phone back up after a few seconds later they aren't there.

[@KShea11]

Haha! Yesssss

[@qemajlosmani]

@@robertkustos2931 I asked them: “I don’t have money right now but I can borough some cash from my buddy. His name is Jim Browning.”. After this, they just started to curse and yell and then hung up. I was in my office, and one of my colleagues was laughing sooo hard, you cannot imagine. 😂

[@robertkustos2931]

@@qemajlosmani 😆

[@finalgirl640]

Listening to you try to convince the police and them sounding skeptical, gets me more on the edge of my seat than a Jason Bourne movie.

[@Spiceluvj]

😂

[@Jessesgirl0307]

I sent the link of the video to the Police Chief with an email of disappointment by the operator and their officer. And how THEY should be responsible for getting her money back. They failed to help their own residents. How disgusting by the PD as much as the scammers.

[@AlfieMcSloy]

I can't believe you got the store worker to tell the lady she was being scammed and she STILL didn't realise... Man that's so sad. 😭

[@futureskeletons66669]

Belief often trumps Reason.

[@whatevernamegoeshere3644]

I loved how the scammers told her that everyone is out to get her so she needs to be sneaky about it. Like girl, you think you are doing govt paperwork, why would you have to keep it on the down-low lmao

[@HerobrineGaming]

yeah and the fact that the police didn't do anything... like what?? was so sickening to see the scammers celebrating as she arrived at this store with the police on the other end just refusing to do anything to stop this

[@SuperDav1995]

If shes that dumb then rules of nature apply...

[@shelbymay9642]

Honestly at that point her dumb ass deserves it

[@minmin-hd9bu]

the call with the police was infuriating... please keep up the good work.

[@Thaitanium73]

someone should tweet them this video.

[@robertkustos2931]

Jim did say he has a YT channel for the dispatch to look up.

[@NoChance18]

@@Thaitanium73 Many people should tweet them this video.

[@JimBrowning]

Oh, I think the Warren police will get to see this one.

[@miciso666]

@@JimBrowning cops should never hang up on this imho. i even had one cop call me this. so what happened was my moms ex was banging on our door. telling us i will fucking kill you if u dont hand me my son. (my lil bro) i called the cops while mom held the door with a broom. the cop said to my face: is he inside??? no... ok then if he gets inside call us back **hangs up** i never in my life have been so fucking scared and angry at our city. lucky our neighbour who is a marine came over and said : FUCK RIGHT OFF BEFORE I MAKE YOU! AND GOD CANT HELP YOU!!!! that guy is my best friends dad. and it made me nearly join the marines. but fucking christ cops are shitheads.

[@xGothicBreenax]

I've had these clowns call me here in Canada and normally when we get legitimate calls it says to press 1 for English and 2 for French.. but when they call it says to press 1 for English and 2 for some other language that changes its said Chinese before and when you press 1 it rings and hangs up and then someone tries to call back. Thank goodness I watch you guys to know its all a scam. I order a lot of stuff from outside of Canada.

[@filip1408]

This was an eye opener. I was literally thinking they are just desperate for cash. But I was wrong. Thank you man! All the channels that troll or expose them are doing Everyone a service

[@moshunit96]

Hopefully the Warren police will see this and be ashamed at the way this was handled. Absolute incompetence is the only way to describe how this was handled by those cops. Jim should probably write up a script that quickly and easily explains everything to the police. It could have made a difference here.

[@thespartanmk1]

It, unfortunately, might be a product of the swatting era. They are going to take every call like that with an extreme dose of skepticism. "Hi, I am not in the area, but this lady is about to be scammed and you need to be at this place at this time" is going to sound incredibly suspicious. When people have been killed in swattings, you can't just take the word of some rando on the phone that a crime is about to happen.

[@leslie49]

Or successfully sued for not heeding the call of a robbery in progress.

[@mandyk48]

This video should be blasted on their fb page. What state is it in?

[@livenfree]

What state was this in and what city let's posted it on their Facebook.

[@daveinpublic]

@@ryanedwards805this dude tracks down an entire scamming call center, and you can write down one piece of info you trash?

[@tylergreen2130]

wow dude props to that store clerk. They don't get paid enough as is but to go out of their way to try and help someone that is not willing to be helped, restores my faith in humanity.

[@Dogy0909]

American police are overfunded yet lazy, while retail workers are underpaid and will work harder than anybody

[@ema2031]

Oh absolutely! You could tell from their voice they are young so they know about these scam calls. Wish Jim could have called the next store too :/

[@markserv9434]

At that point she deserves to be scammed.

[@ienjoylife]

The fact the police, who are actually paid to “serve and protect”, didn’t want to lift a finger lowers my faith in humanity.

[@tylergreen2130]

@@markserv9434 i can understand your sentiment but you have to understand shes just scared. These scammers are taking advantage of a well known psychological bias that basically comes down to "first come first serve" its hard for her to trust someone who isnt at least as high in power as here scammers have convinced her they are, otherwise she could be in even more trouble.

[@chloeandchanel7046]

She was lucky enough to be warned just in time but refused to listen at all- I bet she very much regrets it now :( The way they celebrate stealing money from elderly people disgust me more than words can ever describe.

[@RageCityBiscuit]

I showed this video to a lieutenant in the Warren PD. He was pretty embarrassed.

[@moodylogs]

We are all disappointed and angry at the police in this case, but pros to the supermarket person who reacted extremely fast and was very cooperative. The fact that she didn't even hesitate and her boss was ready to react as well speaks volumes. It's good that you make these videos, so we can all get informed.

[@sectumsempra9837]

can you make some videos on how thew wall street steals billions ?

[@amymialee]

Customer Service Worker: Eager to help and rushes to try stop the scamming. Overpaid Cops: "There's nothing we can do"

[@whiskey_pink_42]

The cashier makes half of what the cop does but is ten times more eager to help.

[@regardzz]

also a woman in india SHOULD NOT EVER NEVER EVER NEVER EVER EVER EVER go alone to film these scamcenters in such "remote" wild locations, this can end so badly especially konwing how much r**** happens in india

[@devenkarfield]

Yes, retail workers see this sort of scamming happen every day and are apparently better trained at how to handle it, earning minimum wages, than the police we spend $millions of dollars on each year.

[@Limey2632]

Jim, I hope you sent a link to this video to the U.S. police dept. that refused to help prevent this. So sad that the lady had a guardian angel watching over her yet she wouldn't heed the messages being sent.

[@alveolate]

i'd guess that the police can't intervene directly without probably cause or something like that, off of a phone call from a youtuber they're not familiar with. it's exacerbated by how time-sensitive that call was, in the middle of a woman in the act of transferring money to scammers... there is simply too small a window of time for any sort of serious verification process over the phone between a person calling from another continent and a police officer who seems completely unfamiliar with what exactly's going on.

[@tenhats7036]

@@alveolateYes, you are right but slowly but surely even the police should get educated about the scams going on in this world.

[@layna-heyhey]

@@alveolate ehhh, I've called for wellness checks on people I don't know, and every time a police officer have gotten off their butts and checked. Browning gave his info and even said look him up on youtube, and they didn't even do that. He was reporting an active crime taking place. The police could have done more in this situation, instead they were just about to transfer he back to where he came.

[@SSingh-nr8qz]

I agree. The police wont do anything but maybe they will feel as sick as many of us watching this video that a lady lost possibly their life savings.

[@SSingh-nr8qz]

@@layna-heyhey In the defence of the police, there are police departments that are really underfunded and have to pick and choose where to deploy resources. This is the same with other emergency services in poorer areas. Lastly you have crackpots calling non emergency lines all the time. Crap like claiming theft but on pressing the caller, finding out they are calling about a fast food place not refunding money over a missing item.

[@dOkTeRdArKo]

Imagine if a whole army of people that would dedicate themelseves to this good work and we could turn the tide on these horrendous scumbags, keep it up Jim! 👍🏼

[@skymomo34]

I'm not sure if it would work properly, but explaining to the police something along the lines of "I'm a cyber security specialist and I'm currently trying to defend x person from being scammed and loosing their money. I have access to the scammer's information and their plans" could help out immensely. Instead of sounding so unsure and potentially like stalker. I really like the work Mr.Browning, recently I helped an old lady and her husband from getting scammed at a BTC machine just down the street and they were really unwilling to listen. As sucky as it sounds, using a bit of grandure and fancy wording seems to help well. Explaining it in terms such as "I'm a cyber security specialist trying to stop you from being scammed, no this is not a real phone call and you are in danger" can help greatly. Thankfully after some convincing she ended up leaving and hanging up on them, a good sign I feel - but in the end I just hope it worked out. Thanks to your vids I was able to recognize some vulnerable people in my local gas station who almost got royally hurt.

[@freespeech469]

I live near Warren Michigan. I stopped in there and very respectfully spoke to dispatcher who then allowed me to speak with a detective. I spoke about this incident and how disappointed I was that they didn’t even help. Had a bank called they would have been there in a minute. I expressed my feelings a bit more and was given excuses why they couldn’t a bit more. I walked away feeling worse than I did before I arrived. It’s no longer about protecting people and doing the right thing with government. Anyways, great job Jim if you read this.

[@russouk]

@Debs Well done😍

[@authenticpoppy]

​Good job @Debs! I hope the media picks it up.

[@sera.tonin.]

did they even show any sort of remorse? did they actually watch the video? police will come up with all sorts of lies to weasel out of being in the wrong, it’s disgusting. big props to you for standing up to them (assuming this is even real lol) even if it didn’t work out. maybe they’ll at least have something to reflect on tonight.

[@DGTelevsionNetwork]

If it really is warren Michigan then I think it's time to write to representative/senator and tell them that the police department doesn't need that Biden money. Too busy trying to weaponize victims. I bet they're the kind of lazy morons that would rather spy on citizens with stingrays and nso software then actually get out and solve any actual crimes in progress.

[@jenelaina5665]

Thanks for doing that. I'm in Washtenaw but a lot of my family is there and this is infuriating.

[@May-or-May-not]

Listening to you beg the police to help the woman was so sad. This could have been stopped. You do amazing work and I absolutely love what you do.

[@Poetry4Peace]

Bitually depressing ASF (idk what first word was meant to be helpp 😭😥😢)

[@inefffable]

You, may or may not, misunderstand the practical purpose of law enforcement agencies as they exist today.

[@May-or-May-not]

@@inefffable I understand it. Doesn't stop it from being frustrating though.

[@GimbalosMorkinar]

@@inefffable To protect corporations and billionaires? To bust unions and preserve segregation?

[@coffeeoutlaws7783]

shoulda just reported a black youth in a hoodie , and they woulda sent the whole department

[@techhfreakk]

As an Indian, I'm so sick of seeing these kind of a holes extorting money from innocent people. Thank you Jim for doing this, I really appreciate your God's work

[@AnthonyMalesys]

80% of the scams in the World come from India :/

[@khushigangwar2798]

look at it bro they all are doing it just beside a mini temple is making it more disgusting

[@EvaAdorable]

Can you tell me about that glowing shrine? Are the fruits for your ancestors or something? What do they do with the fruit later on?

[@TheFansta]

​@khushi gangwar They're praying to their gods to help them to scam more people 🤷

[@khushigangwar2798]

no they are not for ancestors , there is whole different month to offer food to ancestors , all these offerings are for god they are supposed to be eaten afterwards but we don't offer this much daily, only on any ceremony or festival

[@Pari_Pixie]

Much respect for blurring the child’s face. 👌🏼 Great content. Such important work.

[@zachfakename3747]

How nice of Borders and Customs to give victims a heads up that they’re gonna be arrested.

[@Spiceluvj]

😂

[@jakedaquake4103]

It's so sad that the victim had more trust for people on the phone then people standing right in front of them.

[@rach3092]

I mean the police call was kinda telling as to why…

[@12334ff]

At this point I'm not sad for her

[@KLienne]

@@12334ff Yea, there's a certain degree of stupidity and naivety that's making it difficult to feel bad for her. She doesn't even stop for a second to question anything.

[@shawklan27]

@@12334ff same it's just stupidity in full display

[@miciso666]

@@12334ff honestly yeah... but also why would anyone trust police these days... they dont do fucking shit unless it benefits em.

[@davidfitwe]

I hope someone from the Warren PD sees this video and realized they could have made a big difference if they had just listened to you.

[@JimBrowning]

I get the impression that the dispatcher was sitting in a donut shop and couldn't be bothered moving.

[@KLienne]

They'll just make up excuses, that's what they're best at.

[@Cera_01]

@@JimBrowning taxpayer money, am i right?

[@jal316]

I hope we get a follow up on their response. I know it won't happen but they really dropped the ball.

[@ttfu7886]

Just another shining example that cops aren't here to protect citizens.

[@johnryan2193]

Thanks jim , your channel is one of the few that DO WHAT AUTHORITIES should be doing.

[@jahleajahlou8588]

Utmost respect to you Jim and all of the teams ad individuals working tirelessly to combat scammers and educate the public. I got a customs call and was able to say immediately SCAMMER !!! Appreciate you all !

[@ms.cellaneous7458]

The Warren Police Department needs to get into the 21st century NOW. Though many police and sheriff departments, along with banks, major stores like Target even convenience stores, are aware of these scams and are willing to help save victims when a scam is brought to their attention more needs to be done. The employees of EVERY police and sheriff dept. and every store where gift cards are sold and/or atm's and bitcoin machines are available need to be educated on how they can save these vulnerable victims. Thank you, Jim, for everything you do. It is very much appreciated.

[@xubileibe]

these department stores might as well stop selling gift cards. it's a meaningless "currency" in the age of digital banking, at least where i live only kids without a credit card and scammers use it and it's absurdly annoying to get a "money voucher" from someone as a gift, blocking your options to spend real bills in other stores.

[@ms.cellaneous7458]

​@@xubileibeYeah, well that's your opinion. You're entitled to it but what works for you isn't necessarily what works for others. From the"likes" to my original comment, I would say quite a few others agree with me...and they are entitled to that.

[@vincentshone8618]

@@xubileibe gift cards make store specific returns a hell of a lot easier

[@techwhipped]

This calls like this are going to continue happening until telephone companies start using STIR/SHAKEN framework: STIR (Secure Telephone Identity Revisited) and SHAKEN (Signature-based Handling of Asserted Information using toKENs) are protocols developed to authenticate and verify caller ID information. They work together to ensure that the call is coming from a legitimate source and prevent scammers from using your phone number to spoof.

[@lahirebrz]

Why? They don't care. Police only exists for one and only one purpose: to protect really rich big people and the politicians that work for them. It's just the same everywhere. Police don't give a f*ck about what happens to average/normal folks.

[@soul-candy-music]

Thank you for including an example of them "getting away with it." People often struggle to understand how powerful suggestion, authority, and urgency are as tools for manipulation. Honestly, I'd wager that the woman who got scammed went through a long period of denial after-the-fact, because why in the world would someone be so cruel as to lie to them like that? The same kind of person that would snort blow in front of a kid a few hours later.

[@reidhanson4755]

So sad...

[@Problematist]

Exactly, there's an entire case of a strip-search phone scammer where someone was able to make others sexually harass/assault fast food workers for years just because they said they were a cop. This is nothing compared to that. People say at this point the lady was beyond help, but she's in fear of her life from supposed criminals and being arrested on top of that how is anyone supposed to think straight in that environment.

[@soul-candy-music]

@@Problematist Holy shit yeah I just heard about that example recently in a Netflix doc. And they managed to do that to dozens and dozens of people. Mindblowing.

[@MWSfan18]

​@@soul-candy-music I'm not familiar with that one. What's the name of the documentary?

[@soul-candy-music]

@@MWSfan18 ""Don't Pick Up The Phone"

[@eddie2dean]

This is so frustrating that the police didn't care or weren't willing to help stop this 12K theft. I hope the local news in this victims area will pick this story up & direct questions to their police department officials in order to bring awareness to the community so this wont happen again to vulnerable people. My family member was scammed many years ago when they were using the microsoft tech department ruse. Thankfully I was able to intervene in time to cancel the charges on their card. Jim is a ledgend & the hero we need right now ❤

[@HellGatefr2]

He didn't even tell them an amount of money

[@JosiahMuncy]

Seeing him getting excited makes me so mad 30:32

[@Kdrive23]

Local (U.S.) police need to be better educated about this stuff

[@twilabaynes2620]

Sadly, I think that was just negligence.

[@miciso666]

im gonna be honest. and i hate it. but why would they fucking care?

[@biffhenderson1144]

The only solution is education. There should be public service announcements on television and radio every evening to educate the public.

[@korosensei4384]

@@biffhenderson1144 That is the only way. There should be a news segment warning about call scams at least few times a week. Old people watch news and most of them would either hear it directly or from someone else.

[@sunbleachedangel]

They're paid off lol

[@terrenceswiff]

I honestly am shocked she wouldn't listen to the employee (this used to say teller--I am stupid). It's stunning to think that you'd believe some random phone caller but wouldn't believe someone in uniform and presumably wearing an ID.

[@DanielJackson2010]

that's the very reason these scam-centers actually exist and prosper. There is enough dumb people around to justify criminal operations such as these. I say dumb for what they really are just that. if they're on the phone with some guy with an informal way of speech and a thick Indian accent who tries to HAVE THEM PAY HIM and somebody tries to let them KNOW THEY SHOULDN'T PAY who is statistically more likely to be a scammer? I mean, one really needs at least two digit IQ to discern who is who.

[@MukYJ]

They prey on the victim’s fears and don’t give them any chance to stop and think about the situation. That’s why they keep them on the phone until the transaction is completed. It is heartbreaking but can be very effective, sadly.

[@joenathan3005]

Yeah some people are just so far gone lol. I feel bad but sometimes some people deserve to be scammed.

[@WiltedGoldRoses]

@@joenathan3005 uhm are you okay? That’s a dogshit take

[@rahulrajaram6891]

@@DanielJackson2010 they deserve to be scammed, I don't know why Jim tried so hard for that idiot

[@aaronmccay866]

Just got this scam call today. Hung up but I was curious, great job, keep up the good work!

[@paintedbunting3840]

Jim thank you for your heart and soul. I found a new world over the last few days with you and several of your closest associates…. All of you are heroes…. ❤❤❤❤

[@hexium_]

Hearing how little money that guy had just broke my heart :(

[@snowballeffect7812]

welcome to the richest country in the history of the planet.

[@LindsayDD]

Sounds like my bank balance mid month🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Reth_Hard]

@@LindsayDD Yeah, I wish I had 18$ 😆

[@JimBrowning]

They swiftly move on to the next mark when they hear this. And it happens a lot. There is a suggestion that "the west is rich and therefore fair game". The reality is somewhat different.

[@AndyS-kv2jh]

I think he was leading them on and wasting the scammer’s time. I did the same when scammers called me.

[@wishdj]

You deserve much more praise and recognition than just my contribution alone in trying to save these poor victims and exposing these scum of society, the scammers. I am an Australian citizen of Indian origin and and I feel ashamed that people of my own origin can be so evil!

[@TheRedneckPreppy]

No reason to take on that sort of shame -- there are scum bags in every race, religion and creed. Indian people are no worse than anyone else on the spectrum of good to bad.

[@JimBrowning]

It's a shame that a few bad apples ruin things. I know that this group represent the lowest of the low in India. It's just a pity that the police there seem to take bribes. Thank you for the support wishdj!

[@damnyoutubeyoureallywantam850]

I to am an Aussie of Indian origin and this so shameful

[@Willow_508_]

I'm just an Aussie but have a few Indian friends who live in my town, hard working ones who have great jobs. And they too are saddened by the scammers in their home country..

[@Emancipatriot]

Sir, the only race to be ashamed of is the human race! Evil runs deeper than country of origin

[@davidbrown278]

Thank you Jim for posting this content, very educational for people that aren't aware of these scams and what lengths these idiotic scammers go to to take peoples money. I feel sorry for the victims and hope they got their money back, they have worked their butts off doing a proper job etc and I love when I hear stories that they get justice

[@annieyahu676]

Thanks for doing what you can to help people ❤️ . Blessings ❤️

[@laskey2175]

Next time when the police ask you how you know, tell them that you're a private detective. That would probably help them understand a lot faster next time.

[@laskey2175]

And tell them that the people on the line are impersonating police. That would get their attention.

[@sharmundt6188]

That is a crime under the impersonation laws and Jim could be done for that which would do more harm than good because it would then discredit him and make him a criminal. Jim is trying to stop these criminals, not join their ranks. Can understand why you would say that, but that's not the answer.

[@notmetallikat]

you must be a genius

[@salekhossain1582]

The world we live would get him banned from youtube or demonetize his video for doing so....

[@SerendipityRoad]

I just wrote a comment about that and suggested saying that he is a hacker trying to help people to not get scammed.

[@ruththinkingoutside.707]

That call to the PD was one of the most frustrating things I’ve listened to in a while 🤦‍♀️😤 if it was my older relative or whomever that was left to be scammed, I’d be absolutely livid.. what a disappointment..

[@stpfs9281]

Especially when speed is of the essence, police need education too. I've seen other anti-scammers dealing with police, not good, the police seen disinterested, incompetant, rude and offensive.

[@T4eva]

How can Jim Browning do all this? Jim could have said to police woman on the phone: Well ma'am that's not the issue right now. There is a woman in danger and needs help now.

[@nightshadehelis9821]

What do you expect? People want the police defunded. This is what happens.

[@Antowan]

​@@nightshadehelis9821 Or this is what happens when police departments are not up to date on the different forms of fraud despite increased budgets. It also demonstrates a lack of policy in place to address situations like these. There is no evidence of defunded attrition.

[@lantrick]

​@@nightshadehelis9821 lol You are completely bereft or logic.

[@wastelander89]

Its so sad how that person lost there money.so much respect for u trying to save the victim. I cant imagine how hard it is to watch victims lose money.i really appreciate ur videos i show my family ur videos and other videos to learn how to be safe and not get scammed. Thank u for all the time and effort put into the content.

[@pici24]

You did a great job like always, thank you for youre work !

[@soggymoggytravels]

Listening to Jim trying to call the cops was about the most tense moment ever on KZbin. I was expecting the video to end with the cops on the scene just in time, and it was so sad it wasn't able to end that way. Thanks for your best attempt, Jim!

[@general_prodigy]

Unfortunately not everything in real life happens like in the movies

[@eastbayej]

They were grilling him. Like he was the criminal.

[@pippa3150]

Typical cops today. "I can't put my donut down long enough to take a 5 minute drive and help a lady in distress." They are all useless.

[@JasonFrankenstein]

I work in Warren. The result didn't surprise me at all. Completely dysfunctional city government... That, combined with a bit of ACAB, means that some poor woman lost her life savings.

[@TheBathulk10]

@@JasonFrankenstein bro they don't even know what this wan looks like how are they gonna stop her? But nah you just want an excuse to say acab Signed another Warren resident

[@guidoscalise]

You’re a real world superhero, Jim. Thank you for everything you do.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@Reth_Hard]

I wish we could say the same thing about the police...

[@yeeebayeeba4268]

He wasn't much of a superhero this time.

[@MrUssy101]

A hero more like a good director who hires fake actors to make this shite up and uploads it monthly for views and begs for patreon.

[@youknowme8578]

The bad thing is, most of the scammers from India have been educated in America. On our dime! F them.

[@ShafayatHossain]

Just wow! Love your work man. I'm a big fan.

[@heliabaharloo5053]

I love you Jim, thank you for your hard work🙏

[@supremeownage8995]

I'm AMAZED at the police's utter indifference to this case. It's like they were looking for an excuse to do nothing. So shameful and shocking!

[@s._3560]

Probably just wanted to finish his doughnuts and coffee.

[@SuperLC1010]

Defund the police!

[@vanessatang2585]

Because they defund the police, so no one care? Is it time we make American great again?

[@helloly]

What do you expect from an oink oink. The female oink oinks are the worse

[@coffin7904]

​@@The_hidden-Lifehave police ever helped you?

[@jayday1463]

The shop assistant was so helpful and completely understood the situation and acted accordingly. She obviously had been trained about scams. However, the police were the complete opposite/rude.They all need educating! Jim was his usual calm and charming self.

[@spikatrix1486]

The police were rude? They were polite throughout the conversation. I know they didn't go to investigate but to be honest I can see how they would be suspicious about a random person calling from another continent telling them about this. At least they are much better than Indian police.

[@MixtPersonality]

@@spikatrix1486 My thought exactly! i had to read him saying the "Police were rude" a 2nd time... People just be wanting any excuse to hate on police these days

[@jayday1463]

@@spikatrix1486 far from it, I have great respect for the police, they have assisted me often throughout my long life. . I was referring to the abrupt woman who wouldn't let Jim explain and kept stopping him, I felt she was rude. Maybe she wasn't a police officer?? This is why I say that the police need training in regard to scams etc.

[@threegenders201]

Cops seem to be among the most clueless in society about modern technology

[@bigcheese9096]

​@@spikatrix1486 yes, the police were so awesome! They just let that old lady get absolutely financially obliterated. Such a good job they did

[@kathrynsmart1639]

Completely shocked at the complacency of Warren PD… What is that rubbish about needing a call from the victim to take action? Surely if someone was witnessing a robbery taking place in a shop for example and they called the police they would send someone to the scene. Jim was basically witnessing a robbery as well, but they say this doesn’t apply? Doesn’t make sense to me… but what would I know!

[@MrHairArt]

Very good work Jim. So sad people are so nonchalant about such horrible acts that ate totally preventable. You will make a difference so I implore you to keep going. This is the age of technology and the internet is giving use the ability to educate more and more people faster and faster everyday. The good guys WILL WIN! ( It's INEVITABLE ) thanks again. Coach Mac

[@cuatro336]

It's a weird world when KZbinrs are better at investigating crime than national police forces. I love it.

[@jamesk3914]

It's not that weird. Government usually lacks any competition, incentive, or accountability to solve problems.

[@listmist2370]

@@jamesk3914government are full of pedos their busy with grooming kids rather than doing good

[@ashrafappoo6875]

If governments are determined then this sort of scams can be stopped easily. It puzzles me to as to why governments are helpless..

[@angelortega2016]

@@ashrafappoo6875 the governments in question are complicit. That's why. This much corruption brings money and people can and have been bought in the past.

[@Qeqoification]

There is no profit in helping people, unless its charity ofcourse

[@PushyPawn]

The fact that this has been going on for years yet The Police have absolutely no idea is hard to comprehend.

[@TheBathulk10]

It sucks but how can the cops verify Jim is legit and not a swatting attempt

[@GrammarSplaining]

@@TheBathulk10 Type his name into KZbin and they can even hear the same accent and voice.

[@gnomeam]

@@TheBathulk10 The most obvious part is that calling about a scam would not result in a heavily armed and urgent response. At worst, it'll be a waste of police time, but that's the same for any call you could make to the police. I think the reality is that the police simply don't care too much about people being scammed.

[@vivekstreme1994]

@@gnomeam The thing is that indian police dont care about crimes happening to non indians. india has 1.3 billion people, there are literally thousands of scam happening everyday even to fellow indians. Also, the cops wont arrest or file a complain if it isnt reported in the news or complainant has offered them money to file a complaint. this is sad but true

[@mitjed]

The USA should create a secret service specifically to target scammers in India.

[@CoiShan]

This was sad to watch 😢. You are doing a good work sir❤

[@barbarachambers7974]

This is extremely disturbing to know what is going on. Scamming bad enough, but drugs And kids???

[@cammW]

It’s sad the Warren PD couldn’t dispatch one officer to help this lady. We appreciate all your efforts Jim!

[@user-cq1hf2eb4g]

Didn't want to dispatch*

[@xSG1969x]

it's not that they couldn't, they just couldn't be bothered.

[@nathangholston]

Warren is one of the ghettos of Detroit. Especially 9 mile. I don’t envy the cops.

[@SomeRandomGuy1098]

no minorities to harass on the way there so it'd be a waste of a trip for our boys in blue!

[@homelessrobot]

@@user-cq1hf2eb4g *wanted dispatch specifically to solve the whole problem without the involvement of an officer

[@Sketch1396]

That police call was like watching a David Fincher film, tension is absolutely crazy. You did everything you could, heartbreaking that police cant do anything about it.

[@TheMTSilver]

They could have sent a squadcar to the location. But I guess that was inconvenient. It's much easier to just sit in a chair and pretend to work.

[@twilabaynes2620]

*won't

[@ExternusArmy]

They can do something. They choose not to. Corruption of law enforcement is rampant in India. It’s a common theme on this channel unfortunately. Nothing has been done a single time, and it’s almost certainly due to bribes.

[@TexasTimelapse]

They could have but failed. Their policies and procedures are stuck in the 1950's.

[@cameron7374]

@@ExternusArmy Ok, but he had an American police officer in America on the line.

[@ms5717]

Thank you for the great work Jim! Once the caller says "each and everything", you know it's a scam😂

[@ghostdemon7936]

I've had many phone calls from Indian scammers. I recall ine when inwas working at my local county court. I amswered a call and inwas told there was a warrant out for my arrest due to money owed to IRS. I live in the UK so IRS has no relevance to me which is even funnier.😂😅🤣🤣🤣🤣 I laughed at the idiot. I told him to send the police as I was waiting amd i asked if he could confirm my location. If course he said no. He told me that if i paid a sum the warrant would disappear. That's not how warrants work so I laughed even harder. It got to a point where I was the abusive one and called him every name under the sun. I enjoyed myself! I was laughing and he was getting more angry. It made my day. In a serious note, thank you for your time and effort in outing scammers. You are helping many people and especially those who are vulnerable and need looking out for. 😀😊👏👏👏

[@ken0x343]

I'm a retired Police Officer from a city in California, USA. I wish I had been the one to take that call, as it would have turned out considerably different. Thank you Jim for all you do!

[@CrazyBlogMoments]

Thank you! 🙂

[@aarons6935]

No you aren't.

[@regardzz]

no one would you send you to some random "bitcoin scam" call get fucking real lmao

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

@@aarons6935 Aren’t what?

[@jilbertb]

That cop was definitely enjoying a coffee and a donut, and was in no way going to get up and do ANY work. I should know... I'm originally from MI.

[@d1s0r13nt3d]

I'm sorry, but she was warned at least 2 times. Sometimes you just have to look for the signs themselves. You did your best Jim, I know this feels really bad.

[@ComboBreakerHD]

I can't remember if it was Jim or Pierogi but one of them featured a woman who almost knew that she was in the midst of a scam. And when she was directly informed of it, she basically broke down and said 'fuck it'. People are complex.. And fear works, especially with elders who don't live an exciting life.

[@Crispy_Bee]

Yeah I agree, there's nothing you can do when a person is so gullible.

[@maddymcmadingson6296]

Some people are just stupid

[@xatev5732]

You do realize that victims tend to not think rationally in a situation like this?

[@d1s0r13nt3d]

@@ComboBreakerHD Oh I saw this... It was an eye sore. Imagine tracking her down then being the criminal in their eyes.

[@ididyermom3273]

I really admire your skills and patience especially your very even, mild tone when speaking with scammers and the victims. I do envy your computer skills very much and wish we had more White Hat hackers out there like you! Bravo!

[@splesimon]

That police call was hugely frustrating. Why couldn't they help? We'll never know

[@rach3092]

Because it was an online call why would they trust him? He could be a scammer in their view too

[@NoChance18]

@@rach3092 That doesn't make any sense. The officer was 100% willing to call the lady, he just didn't want to send anyone to the store to talk to the old lady directly.

[@chunye215]

​@@rach3092to scam them out of what? They'd drive to that ATM for no reason... Wow such scam!

[@KLienne]

@@rach3092 Fat chance! A guy ringing up police departments on their non-emergency numbers to get one officer to go to a public place to see what's wrong is the most unlikely prank call you can come up with. The sad part is they don't care unless the crime has already happened, even then you're in luck if they care.

[@kingmenelaus7083]

Because it wasn't a citizen they could beat senseless or steal money/years of their lives from

[@PltAnt]

For your hard work and humble persona! A great asset to humanity you are

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

9.99

[@simphiwedlamini8407]

How do you do this

[@JimBrowning]

You are so kind... thanks PItAnt

[@daniellamcgee4251]

​@@simphiwedlamini8407 Go to the 'like' button. Three icons to the right is the ''Thanks' button. It's a heart with a $ inside. Click on that and you can leave the comment as Thanks, or write your own comment. It uses your Google Play account.

[@Blorp_]

@@simphiwedlamini8407 thanks button below the video

[@SaintSalliti]

I'm so angry with that lady. Some victims frustrate me more than th scammers themselves. Jesus!

[@valhys62]

Thank you for your work man God bless you

[@alexhutcheson8467]

It was *wild* to hear the police ask more questions about how you know about the scam, rather than asking about the person who was being scammed, or asking about the scammers "A woman is being scammed out of all her savings. She is going to this address right now, and is sending the money to these people. Send a police officer to help stop her" "How do you know about this?" "It's what I do" "Ok but how?" "I'm good with computers" "Ok but how?" "I'm literally famous for doing this" "There's nothing we can do, let me transfer you to someone else who will also tell you there is nothing we can do" Great work, law enforcement. Straight up were given all the info they needed to protect this woman from herself, and they chose to do nothing. I hope somehow they end up watching this video and are thoroughly embarrassed for letting a woman be robbed right under their noses

[@Leviathan56]

We have a problem with these damn operators, I was listening to some bodycam videos earlier and like half the operators are either incompetent or plain assholes

[@azalea01]

its so sad to see that there are still police officers who are still not familiar with scams and are overstrained when someone tells them, there is a victim that gets scammed, they need help. Can't believe that they where completely unable to just dispatch an officer to that second bitcoin machine and just to talk to the victim. This could have been prevented. Thank you for all your work Jim! You are amazing.

[@rh906]

Why would they care? Doesn't affect their bottom line and stats don't track these kinds of things. It's like owning a gun, you are your own first line of defense and most Yankees are just too domesticated?NPC'd to do the "smell" test anymore. It's kind of sad, but not much that can be done for them. I am focused more on watching the scam tactics so I can stay mostly ahead for myself and those around me.

[@Bigol_Jimbo]

That dispatcher? Yeah, that's kinda fucked. The field/desk officer he got transferred to though? That guy doesn't really get too much of a say. If he goes without a dispatcher telling him to and it turns out that he's just harassing a lady because her ex-husband called and knew where she was doing grocery shopping then that doesn't look so great on the cop's side either. Ultimately, you've gotta blame the department's policies though. If they're saying they specifically need to call or be called by the victim then that's probably a departmental policy which is a bit rigid when put to use in scenarios like these. That said, I'd be interested to know if this could have been handled as a "wellness check" tipoff... which is generally used when you're worried someone's about to commit self-not-alive-anymore but *might* be a way to wiggle around that policy of the victim having to call? It's probably also a matter of the fact he called the local police department instead of 911, so calls going to the local department probably aren't handled with as much urgency since them being called means the caller doesn't feel like they're in immediate danger. Not saying he should have dialed 911, but I could see there being a different workflow for handling calls between calling local and calling emergency.

[@seraasteria]

police officers usually could give less of a fuck. typical cop behavior

[@Maximilian-Willert]

@@rh906 if it would have been their mother, they would have cared.

[@inmyshoeswheelsoptional9848]

@@Bigol_Jimbo had to reply but I dont know about the US or other places, but in Australia at least a "wellness check" is actually more often than not actually just used for elderly or disabled people (Know myself as a disabled person) and it's just more often known to the wider public as just for suicide stuff when it actually isn't. It should actually be more known for what it was designed for in that it's for elderly and disabled folks, especially if you haven't heard from them in a while, to make sure they haven't fallen or haven't had a medical emergency of some kind or so on where they can't get to the phone but are stuck or at risk. I've had it happen personally, when I think I had a cardiovascular syncope & seizure once that was really bad (they're an every day part of my cardiovascular condition but this 1 wasn't typical & very severe & long lasting), and either just b4 it or after I was too out of it to make sense to friends online, then stopped responding altogether so they asked for a wellness check on me. Memory is spotty for obvious reasons lol. (this is another reason in Aus we have a type of system where the emergency services are aware of those of us with chronic illness/disability etc that can have complications where our life is at risk & anytime a wellness check is called for, there's never any questions asked except to get more info on the way. As well as we have along with that system a type of "emergency house key" system where we have a tiny secure and hidden safe with a code that only is on file for emergency services for those exact situations & medical ones. Again this is in Australia so might not be anywhere else. But it's commonly what people ask for for when elderly people fall over and can't get back up. Of course not saying shouldn't be for suicide check but I'm more saying I wish it was more known about an option for people as this 100% would have been the perfect use case for it (she's not thinking straight and likely older etc) but more so had to say something so if anyone out there every not hears from their disabled, chronically ill, sick or elderly family, friend, etc. You know this is a completely valid option out there, and don't be ashamed to use it, as you could genuinely save a life, or just even make sure they're okay and show them you care, & you can even ask for emergency services to make it anonymous if you know they may not take it well and it's on file or close to them likely they will if you explain it may not go over well. But you can also call this if you're aware they're being scammed too as its completely part of it that it's a risk to the person especially if they're already at risk. Sorry, turned out longer than I meant it too, I'll get off my box now lol. Tho ppl let me know if maybe it's not taken as seriously or different in your country if you have first hand experience, as I'm curious. Plus it may help ppl like the scambaiters help in the future too, knowing this kind of info, I hope!

[@andrewforbes146]

Man i love what you do..............Mate you did your best trying to help her

[@stanleyfonda9340]

Thank you for exposing a completely different kind of scam. Just wow 😢

[@kdizzy07]

I've seen a video of 3 cop cars arriving on scene to arrest 2 old ladies feeding cats. It really hurts to hear that phone call where the police essentially interrogate you instead of sending 1 officer to stop a $12k scam.

[@sFeral]

perhaps if he used the term "preventing a robbery" the cops reaction would have been more enthusiastic

[@sFeral]

or "robbery in progress".. sometimes the right "prompt" is all you need lol, also a few white lies to avoid yourself looking suspicious could go a long way

[@kdizzy07]

@@sFeral I'm not sure about that. An officer would have arrived, found that there's no robber there and moved on. If he asked the old lady she probably would have just said "It's OK, I'm taking care of it" as she did the 1st time.

[@sFeral]

@@kdizzy07 we can extrapolate into infinity, but with these few adjustments at least the probability of success would have increased

[@chrisbevis7725]

I saw that video also - its like the twighlight zone the way some police are today! Go after the innocents in life and support the criminals. I would want my taxes back from both those departments. Outrageous!

[@Ariccio123]

My grandmother once almost fell for a scam like this. It shook her. Worsened the symptoms of dementia. I've been a long time viewer, but watching the police refuse to get off their butts got me furious. You are doing valuable work, and deserve to be valued.

[@namaloompakistani1768]

Welcome to India my dear

[@alexf9381]

I'm so sorry. Dementia is a horrible thing to deal with and to have to see a family member dealing with.

[@toniremer1594]

Alexander Riccio - My grandma passed away from dementia, and she was so feisty all the way to the end. I miss her, and my mom! Maybe, we, as citizens of every single country, SHOULD start demanding that police stop these parasites from stealing billions from their victims, or we’ll start taking justice in our own hands!

[@samdesigns4427]

Avoid Indians

[@KC9EVP]

Thank you for all your hard work. Jim Browning is a legitimate superhero.

[@williamhealey6862]

Great video Jim, to bad it didn’t work out for that one lady

[@ihateunicorns867]

This is so frustrating. My Dad got scammed and they took £80k from him. He wouldn't believe me that it was a scam and just carried on. I can honestly say that this is the most frustrating thing that has ever happened in my life. It's only when I called the police and they paid him a visit that he actually started to believe it was a scam.

[@krypton1982]

Email Warren Michigan Mayor's office to voice your concerns

[@stepheneyles2198]

That's why they target older people - they are set in their ways and think everything they do is correct - no-one, not even their children, can convince them otherwise. I hope I'm not like that when I get old...

[@Pacmanfan-po9rn]

How the hell did he get scammed out of EIGHTY FUCKING GRAND

[@ihateunicorns867]

@@bmwm6661 Yeah

[@ihateunicorns867]

@@Pacmanfan-po9rn Over a period of about a year and a half. Pretended to be a lawyer that needed investment in a court case. The longer it went on, the more my dad wanted to believe it was real. Sunk-cost fallacy - chasing the losses. He ended up giving him all his savings, getting a £20K bank loan (for 'home improvements') and withdrawing £9k in cash from his credit card.