Jamaican phone scammer captured after calling former CIA, FBI director and his wife

[@KP-xi4bj]

The scammer wasn't caught because of the FBI's quick action, they were caught because of the victim's FBI connections.

[@tama3442]

*What is the Gospel?* The true gospel is the good news that God saves sinners. Man is by nature sinful and separated from God with no hope of remedying that situation. But God, by His power, provided the means of man’s redemption in the death, burial, and resurrection of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of GOD, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Romans 10:9 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. JESUS CHRIST can come anytime! REPENT OF YOUR SINS Just Believe ❤️ Love you and GOD BLESS

[@noneurbusiness1604]

Yup, Gangs always watch out for each other.

[@jayclark2077]

@@noneurbusiness1604: And no gang member believes that "all men are created equal." For the gangs there are only the contemptible weak, and the respectable strong, eh? The FBI is either utterly and stupidly unconscious, or they are merely Thugs. I think there are very strong arguments for the latter. JWC

[@wingedbull1257]

EXactly.

[@billh.1940]

Yes!

[@thatguy8005]

If everyone’s case was given this kind of attention… there would be no phone scammers.

[@MotheRuckerlove]

Thank you

[@lenordpark870]

Well said. So so true.

[@lolawants2008]

EXACTLY

[@nevadaboy9769]

Yep only when one of there own get attacked do they act so promptly!

[@vinh1diesel]

yes, i totally agree fbi and cia should put ALL of their efforts into hunting down phone scammers. nevermind the murderers terrorists drug dealers human traffickers etc. scammers should take priority

[@stuwest5862]

All this shows is this couple got preferential treatment where as the average person wouldn't have even gotten a call back from the FBI. It also shows that the FBI has the ability to arrest these scammers quite easily if they actually cared.

[@XC797]

You are 100 percent correct. If the scammer didn't mess with the fbi and or cia , this would of never happened. I'm certain there is some good fbi agents out there . I think it's the leadership of the two aforementioned agencies that are corrupt to the core.

[@dancapell6643]

It just seems to me, that the FBI should care, don't they have loved ones themselves? That could end up being a victim of scammers?

[@stuwest5862]

@Jae Dae Some people are clearly too inept to see the problem and your last sentence proves you are one of them.

[@XC797]

@Jae Dae you must be with the fbi or cia

[@sonnyk4840]

💯

[@michaelturner7641]

It's just a shame that all Americans don't receive equal treatment from law enforcement.

[@vacuumboy6.0]

We gotta take it upon ourselves. And I will still take it upon my self even if they say not to. Because they won't do shit!

[@AlexZ-lc6nl]

That’s the correct comment right here. To be privileged….

[@jayclark2077]

Michael: Not "a shame." It criminal and they should be in jail. Why would you use such soft apologetic language? Goodness! They are "Law enforcement" and the Law says that "all are equal before the Law." What do you think that means?

[@investedfemelle7564]

I thought this exact same thing

[@12345678hgjghjvg]

@@vacuumboy6.0 you will not able to on the near future. this is why they want to push the gun control on us so they can put an gun on you

[@FlyingGentile]

Wow, what a way to say “we only take action, when illegal activities affects people of power”

[@nessaboo232]

Exactly

[@settan-6523]

Well duhhh….wake up,…thats reality

[@argios]

if you actually watched the video you would realize how pathetic that sounds

[@treett4268]

Or probably because it’s common sense to not get scammed? Why waste time on something so simple to avoid?

[@Dawson-vy3zw]

Another example of the government being able to help their cronies but regular people don’t get anything….

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

Surprised?

[@alexaecho4273]

This only happens when you know people. Let’s be honest, this doesn’t happen to everyone or just anyone, which is sad.

[@marcus4554]

You gotta earn respect to get respect.

[@tama3442]

*What is the Gospel?* The true gospel is the good news that God saves sinners. Man is by nature sinful and separated from God with no hope of remedying that situation. But God, by His power, provided the means of man’s redemption in the death, burial, and resurrection of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of GOD, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Romans 10:9 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. JESUS CHRIST can come anytime! REPENT OF YOUR SINS Just Believe ❤️ Love you and GOD BLESS

[@jayclark2077]

@@marcus4554: Do you mean that we should join the FBI? Is that your meaning? Believe everything your "teachers" told you and become a joiner? Oh, and never question anything or anyone? Is that your advice? If not, then please write exactly what you do mean and then actually edit before hitting "print!" JWC

[@jayclark2077]

@@tama3442, Tama, Tama: Practice before you preach. "Take the plank out of your own eye before you worry about the mote of dust in the eye of your Neighbor!" In the meantime, go into the closet with your god which is in secret, and leave your good Neighbors alone! Goodness!

[@BUPSEY_WORLD]

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[@Runehorn]

So let me get this straight....its as easy as that to arrest these scammers...? Well.....only if you know the right person to call...disgusting. This video does not do its intended purpose and have people rejoice in the arrest of a scammer, only pisses off the regular people who are ignored when they report legit problems.

[@ALMA22113]

Thank you. Well said.

[@lickalotlickalot2210]

Why was that disgusting? Someone has the right skills to go after the bad guy and you are disgusted? They already told you what to do or not to do!

[@cholomackdaddy]

@@lickalotlickalot2210 yah but when they call an average person no one does shit.

[@TheHaratashi]

You are exactly right. Every time I've needed help and have called law enforcement I have been treated badly like I was the criminal and received NO help.

[@brittneyhailey]

And yet so many of THOS US allow it.

[@WalkDay]

People lose thousands of dollars on these scams and the FBI "can't find" the scammer. A former CIA, FBI director doesn't lose a dime, but gets a call, and the FBI is able to find the scammer right away.

[@BCAprocess]

That is so true!

[@Calinotch06]

exactly

[@ducnguyen-iv9px]

That we call good connections!!!

[@mrwhite77781]

It's not who you are but who you know

[@wingedbull1257]

Exactly.

[@ol3770]

I have a physical address of a scammer (they ordered a $800 phone with my Paypal using their address) and the police won’t even check the place out let alone catch anyone. What a joke.

[@ryshellso526]

Then get back at them. Do some OSINT. ;)

[@TaoForceDex]

I would get some of my boys and pay the scum a visit

[@heisrisen560]

True. The local athoritys say it’s a “waist of local resources” even if you have evidence to go after these people so much for justice 😒

[@RYU583]

According to the Mark Robber videos, they have the items delivered to random addresses and then just wait for the package to arrive. Police cant do much at that point

[@dubbybeats]

so go beat they ass lol

[@frndssayaugust306]

Goes to show it’s all about WHO YOU KNOW.

[@frndssayaugust306]

@Prof. George C. Grasser That’s why we all need to be closely related to a former head of the FBI. It’s our only hope. I’m pretty sure the constitution says something about those who live in the same gated community or are members of the same golf club having inalienable rights.

[@geraldgreauxjr.7106]

Scamma dem dah yah! Enjoy the metal bracelets😂🤬👮

[@robertscharfe9879]

Exactly

[@AllenHanPR]

You sound like my Dad. My Dad "Listen son, it's who you know not what you know. So college isn't important."

[@frndssayaugust306]

@@AllenHanPR Your dad sounds nice… At least he didn’t didn't say it’s who you blow.

[@FFEMTB08]

Happens to the average citizen all the time, and nothing is done about it.

[@kennixox262]

Yes, when you are the former head of the CIA and FBI, no doubt they have the best of connections both figuratively and literally to deal with these matters. The rest of us don't have that luxury and as always, if it an unrecognized caller don't answer as if they are a legitimate caller they will leave a message. If you do happen to pick up the phone do NOT engage the caller, simply say nothing and hang up and block that number.

[@e2dwf976]

I was wondering why the Jamaican Scammer didn’t call my phone anymore hahah now I know why RIP..

[@rayrussell6258]

Blocking the number doesn't matter; they are taking over random phone numbers to make these robo calls, and constantly switch. I get literally 10 of these a day now, and never a repeat phone number. I've had people who I know call me, leave a message asking if I just called them. I had not. But I'm sure the scammers took over my phone to make the call to that person.

[@graffffik]

@@e2dwf976 There is a whole syndicate of them, their numbers go down daily. They get new ones the next day when they know they are found out. They do most f it from a script, I have called them myself several times with some funny results which I no longer have streams for. Like Calling as Marty McFly from Hill Valley California. This is not the only scams Nigerians, and Jamaican scammers do, there are a lot more. It is however a very common one.

[@graffffik]

@@rayrussell6258 A lot of their numbers are text - now, or when they call you spoofed numbers, they don't really take over numbers of other people, if not it is usually some other VOIP service. The PCH scam bosses however sometimes put money into more dedicated lines, but they do not put this number on the robo-dials, they only give that to whom they suspect are victims, or have stolen from. VOIP numbers are often easy to get with little, or no money, and can be disconnected quickly if they are caught.

[@marymadeline9533]

I answer using a foreign language and they can’t understand me at all then they call back and then try to communicate with me and just simply hang up.

[@TheseEyesSeeDarknessClearly7]

Did they expect this to be some sort of feel good story? All we learned is that the scammers will only get caught if the victim has connections to law enforcement. Really sad.

[@Pozzer528]

This happens a1000 times a day. However there is NO WAY in hell the FBI will give anyone of us the V.I.P service that they got. HE WAS THE FORMER F.B.I DIRECTOR ! I am sure he called in favors to get this done.

[@tama3442]

*What is the Gospel?* The true gospel is the good news that God saves sinners. Man is by nature sinful and separated from God with no hope of remedying that situation. But God, by His power, provided the means of man’s redemption in the death, burial, and resurrection of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of GOD, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Romans 10:9 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. JESUS CHRIST can come anytime! REPENT OF YOUR SINS Just Believe ❤️ Love you and GOD BLESS

[@brandondenver4331]

Okay, so if it happens 1000 times a day, how on earth CAN the FBI give all the cases this much attention? It's not that they don't want to; they're simply not capable of doing so. You people need to be reasonable.

[@TheHaratashi]

@@tama3442 Take your bible beating spam crap somewhere else.

[@fnc5369]

@@tama3442 cut the shit out Eric your mom is calling you.

[@jayclark2077]

@@brandondenver4331: I once wrote and "published" a political poem the clear point of which was a criticism of illegal, immoral, and indeed deadly behavior on the part of one of our government programs. It was a threat only insofar as telling the truth can be construed as a threat. And this sort of thing is protected under the First Amendment. And yet I got a call [from Agent Pellogrosso, agent "danger"] from the local office of ICE inviting me to come down to talk with him and his partner. When I asked him a few preliminary questions he lied twice, telling me once that I could not bring my attorney with me but would have to come visit them alone! Imagine. Did he think I was stupid? Well probably he did. So I said to him, "Let me get this straight. You want me to come down there alone into a private room with two armed men?" To this he answered, "Well, yes." And to this I responded, "Well, Agent Pellegrosso, [Agent Danger] thanks but no thanks," and to which he answered predictably, "Well if you choose TO NOT COOPERATE that is your right," and to which I responded, "Indeed that is right" and hung up. So, ICE, which is the second largest federal law enforcement operation, had the time to open up an investigation of a good, honest, and articulate citizen who was performing his duty in a nation where to do so is protected by the Bill of Rights, and were willing to take that time when they might have used it to investigate real criminals--which includes willful liars like themselves. So, that said, I don't think your comment is worth a damn, and was written by an apologist and a person who is operating from utterly conventional and un-reflected opinions and who has confused mere opinions and their own un-reason with Reason itself! Do you say to your neighbors, "be reasonable?" Jesus. You are a long long way from being able to legitimately ask such a thing of your neighbors who see things far far more clearly than you are capable of in your current intellectual condition. So my advice is to slow down, stop, and think before bringing such nonsense to bear upon your better neighbors. It will make you a better person--and a better and more modest neighbor. JWC

[@tylerofviolence]

This should be for anyone and everyone who gets a call by a scammer not just someone who is only affiliated with the most power govt on the planet earth

[@A_Real_Problem]

So it takes for them to call a former cia agent to finally do something 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@imshaunnurse]

@@alkdjfhgks1919 do you realize how stupid it is to stop one that didn't even take Anything? And the cost it took to stop him

[@braddouglas7839]

@@alkdjfhgks1919 They can stop one. Or 10. Or 100. With your attitude " there's people getting shot in the street every day, do you know what it would take to stop all of them". How about law enforcement doesn't be a pu$$y when it comes to the average Joe.

[@user-xl9dc1kx3z]

At least they are finally doing something instead of playing ping pong all day

[@he-mansuncle7661]

Would be nice if they would take this action for everyone.

[@martialforce]

You know what a great story would be telling everybody else how to step by step stop these people

[@srb2az141]

Call your old friends in the FBI and cia an ask for a favor its simple

[@towdoctor670]

Not for us. Just the preferred few.

[@SmokeyTreats]

1. Answer phone 2. Scammer speaks 3. Hang up & block 4. Duh

[@davab.]

As a jamaican, thank you. God bless

[@710jay7]

They only take action when it’s a someone from the government!

[@allanchambers6027]

Because they call the FBI, if you don't they won't come

[@roncharleston5510]

So in order for anyone to do anything about scammers you have to call an ex FBI person. SO SHOCKED

[@Banks860]

Moral of the story if you’re not important enough nobody will care

[@devilpupbear09]

Or unless you have access to an intelligence agency. You're fucked

[@braddouglas7839]

@@alkdjfhgks1919 Would you stop the same old BS replies. They CAN stop some, according to the story. So why don't they?

[@braddouglas7839]

@@alkdjfhgks1919 like I said in another post. When my credit card number was stolen I did ALL the work. I found out where she worked, lived, even hung out at night. From 500 miles away and a different state. That's right, I crossed state lines. When I called the local law enforcement with that information, they STILL told me nothing could be done. When I suggested that I should track her down myself and dish out a little " street justice" guess what I was told. That's right... the officer told me I could be charged with assault. So don't for ONE FUC#ING MINUTE tell me that the laws don't favor the criminals. Unless, of course, you're " connected".

[@braddouglas7839]

@@alkdjfhgks1919 So what is that supposed to mean? Just because you're a willing victim doesn't mean everybody is. Have you ever been scammed or your identity stolen? Probably not, living in grandma's basement working at McDonald's. Let me tell you, it pisses you the f#$k off and especially when law enforcement does nothing about it. It's like they're getting a cut or something. So, dumbass, when you finally do get a real job and make more than minimum wage, pray that nobody steals your info. When they do and local pd does NOTHING about it don't you dare cry about it. Also, I have a lot of real friends. And you know what they say? " Friends help you move.... REAL friends help you move bodies".

[@nicoradv3923]

@@alkdjfhgks1919 oh, so there is so many scammers getting caught it is not news worthy?

[@margaretdimick2096]

My father got one of those "grandparent scam" calls recently. The caller said he was his grandson and he needed money because he was in the hospital due to a car accident. My father has only one grandchild and he was sitting in the room when the scammer called. My dad played along for a minute then asked "how can you be in the hospital when you're sitting right here?" The scammer hung up.

[@pmitch8235]

It took the former FBI director to get scammed to catch them. Only caring youtubers are trying to get this stopped.

[@jermainelyons4415]

Glad they got caught any scammers or even spammers glad y’all get what y’all deserve rot in jail

[@cobracommander9138]

I wonder how much of tax payer's money was spent on this operation tracking this scammer all the way to Jamaica then getting him back to the US all because they hurt these former public servant's ego.

[@concernedvoice7135]

It's funny though that when it happens to someone like this, THEN they can manage to trace and arrest but when it happens to the average person, then you are out of luck because "they're too hard to trace"

[@nigerianclassic8209]

Couldn't have said it better.

[@fly4561]

They were able to trace him in a different country and monitor him long enough to arrest him when he traveled to the USA ....just wow

[@clinthamilton]

I often get 5+ scam calls per week. I'll sometimes pick up and waste their time. My heart goes out to the elderly who are victims of this.

[@Anonymous-dy5hb]

It’s best not to pick up at all. Even if you do pick up and say nothing that automatically lets those scammers/telemarketers know that this number is in use and then will sell your information(phone number) to other telemarketers and you will start receiving even more unwanted calls

[@user-xl9dc1kx3z]

@@Anonymous-dy5hb problem is they usually have some of your information already.

[@pornneliushubbard1967]

Talk to them. Get as much info you can and you can take them to small claims court and win. Ppl are winning a few thousands by suing the scam likely calls

[@strnglhld]

@@pornneliushubbard1967 usually they don’t give you accurate info

[@user-xl9dc1kx3z]

@@pornneliushubbard1967 don't matter, most of them are in another country with a spoofed number

[@noneurbusiness1604]

Sad part is the Scammer isn't even close to the Criminal level of the man that he called.

[@andrewanderson5948]

@@_Meng_Lan Why do people refuse to accept the truth. CIA and FBI is into so much shady stuff. To be a CIA Director you have to have knowledge of psyops that's done on ordinary Americans all the time. Him being a CIA Director speaks volumes about him. Do your research and stop defending these people

[@wadestanton]

The multi tiered US justice system.

[@PotPonFire]

When you have friends in high places you are favored!

[@emmettkelly7465]

My phone got put on a health insurance scam list, and I was getting calls every 10 minutes. I called the Mass attorney general's office, the insurance institute, the consumer reporters at the TV stations, and the insurance fraud department. The ones who bothered answering the phone told me there was nothing that they could do.

[@joshallen4848]

Get a new number, professor.

[@ghostwriter720]

better yet, forward the calls to the AG office or something lol

[@justicefor-all3129]

@@ghostwriter720 oooohhh…. That is a fantastic idea!

[@jayclark2077]

Ghost Writer: Of all the comments here this is the most helpful, and the most to the point. The reporter called this happenstance "lucky" but she is an idiot who doesn't have half the usable wit that you demonstrate! Thanks for the report!

[@Damone7653]

What a bunch of clowns 🤡

[@TheHaratashi]

Good luck trying to get any kind of law enforcement to help you. Every single time I've called law enforcement for any kind of help I was treated with distain and harshly like I was the criminal. They just don't care about the average citizen.

[@Hfh415]

Really good to have friends in high places ..they got right on it. They’re not average elderly getting ripped off and nothing is done as they get wiped out. That sucks..

[@greensoplenty6809]

wow glad the law works so well when your the ex director of the CIA cops say "too expensive to do anything about it" to everyone else

[@TheFrenchPug]

Shit. My parents got lit up like a Christmas Tree and continued getting scammed multiple times and ways. Wouldn't listen to me at all.

[@AJ12Gamer]

The former director and his wife's views on invading privacy by spying. Seems a little disturbing to me. For the American citizens. Even for people around the world.

[@samanthasimental3788]

But it's good advise because as People age they sometimes are like children again.

[@randomamerican471]

This is the first time I've ever heard of one of these guys getting arrested. I guess the rest of us must be the right targets...

[@BCAB1992]

They get arrested and extradited from Jamaica to face criminal charges in the US a lot but not every case is news worthy.

[@oledgaming4997]

Talk about having bad luck 🤦‍♂️

[@lonesoldierinsincity7]

*He mess with the wrong person. Glad they caught him.* 👏💪

[@iHipHopVEVO]

The scammer literally called one of those most dangerous people in the world in terms of connections 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@SUPATWIN1]

As a Jamaican serving this nation in the US Army. GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. It would be nice if every American have access to this swift justice!!

[@kazamareenkurios8197]

May God Bless you! thank for your service!

[@SUPATWIN1]

@@kazamareenkurios8197 thanks for the support!

[@malakahbanathyasharahla2302]

So happy the disgusting scammer was caught. Great job to the Websters 👍💯💪

[@johnjohnson9918]

Great news! all I have to do is become a CIA high ranking official to get justice….Glad they did get help and thankful they are sharing this story but it’s sad our government isn’t doing there job helping the rest of us peasants…. We pay taxes too

[@nicoradv3923]

don't forget you have to be retired also....

[@toyajackson556]

I never hear about "scammers coming to justice".

[@scottarivett496]

Looks like these guys can be caught after all huh

[@newproducts2465]

i am a Jamaican and i find this very funny, i am glad they got him. Hopefully they catch more of them.

[@tylerp5790]

I always play along and then call them a big bozo and they get really mad!

[@nomenclature9373]

On car warranty, they look for vehicles about 4 - 5 years old and a common make and model. So subtract 4 years from the current year. Next use some old car like Studebaker (avoid Ford Model A or T, good scammers know them). Listen for keyboard clicks as they do a search for the model, pause, maybe curse & they hang up.

[@tomr3422]

I work from home and try to keep them on the phone as long as possible, they eventually get mad and hang up.

[@williamrizzo1285]

When they ask for my SS number I always count to 10, they usually don't ask me to repeat it. lol.

[@SidewaysEightSix]

Call them “Ullu Ka Patta” it translates something along the lines of “you foolish owl.” I don’t understand, but the scammers that call me get really angry when I say it 😂

[@briannolan7818]

I was hoping they would show the guy from Jamaica getting busted.

[@nomenclature9373]

Lucky break on this one. The vast majority of scammers are from India demanding payment via gift cards or wanting to refund money directly to your bank account. But to do so you are required to use their "secured server" then log into your account. That gives them access to drain the account behind a blacked out screen. Everything looks normal until you log back into the account.

[@HellofromBaguio]

They need to catch the Amazon idiots that keep calling me everyday

[@joeyperez2483]

Wish I could've called the FBI when my bank account was completely emptied out. Clearly is who you know. At least that's one scammer we dont have to worry about

[@chriskramp5174]

Emptied out? Did you fall for one of the scammers scheme?

[@naturelover2292]

how did it happen? was it a banking app?

[@sonofben9766]

Who cares about exactly how it happened. What matters is that it happened and no one gave a crap

[@2wheel_freedom]

The sad thing is most of us don't have connections with the FBI , CIA etc like they did, just the local police who don't even have a bunco division anymore lol

[@briancoughlin6732]

That guy took a trip to the United States that's what is scary sounds like he was up to something coming here

[@worldgonemad1152]

It’s good when it’s happens to people like this the cops will actually do something.

[@PHlophe]

naw, the pulled all the stops because the Websters are "family".

[@Avator482]

There is no one you can report these scams to , he is well connected is all.

[@romma11]

Proves that ordinary people are 'less' than people in office

[@jacobholman6018]

What we need is an easy way to report these callers and capable people on the other end doing something with the data to stop it. Monitoring the accounts of loved ones is not an effective solution to this problem.

[@Nate-1989]

Stop answering phone calls that you don't know

[@ducnguyen-iv9px]

I never answer the phone if I don’t know the callers. If you leave a message on my answering machine about any matter, it’s me who decide to call you back. Period!

[@msal3515]

good, I'm sick of this country as allowing these scammers to get away. There needs to be a law! My dad and Grandpa have already had this happen to them

[@brandongregory9542]

It’s always rough realizing our parents are dumber than we thought :/

[@Epicface888chu]

FBI don’t really handle these scammers. Reported these scammers and still receiving more. The retired CIA & FBI got first priority, this is favoritism and we all pay their salaries.

[@joevarga5982]

Did you even watch the video? Was your life threatened?

[@nunurbiznis4749]

@@joevarga5982 I mean, hundreds of people’s lives are threatened everyday by these scammers. I’ve received their copy and paste threats and have also heard no response after reporting.

[@joevarga5982]

@@nunurbiznis4749 After reporting to who? Did they threaten to kill you?

[@joevarga5982]

@@nunurbiznis4749 "Nicole replied: "Joe Varga There is an a report you can fill out and file on the government cybersecurity site, and they threaten lots of stuff and after getting no resolution you stop caring (like many Americans)" I didn't ask if there is a report you can fill out and file on the government cybersecurity site. I didn't ask if they threaten lots of stuff. I didn't ask if you stop caring after getting no resolution. I asked you: 1. Did you even watch the video? 2. Was YOUR life threatened?

[@Crokatec]

​@@joevarga5982 Empty threat, meanwhile people are losing thousands of dollars which is actually harmful.

[@andrewphanor239]

They need to show the mugshot of the Jamaican scammer that they catch

[@eggmine130]

All this can be avoided by simply not answering the phone if the caller ID is a phone number (as opposed to someone already in your phone contacts). Legitimate callers will, more often than not, leave you a voicemail if they truly need to talk to you; from there, you can decide whether or not you want to add them to your phone contacts list so that the next time they call, their caller ID will identify them.

[@jayclark2077]

Egg: You're so smart. If everyone was just like you the world would be a very nice place to live, instead of the veil of tears that it is and full of people (like who) who think they know what they clearly do not know. Have a nice day. JWC

[@bride4jesus0126]

EXACTLY

[@braddouglas7839]

Now these asshats are using local numbers. Got a call from my plumber on his number. The caller was a scammer. He regretted calling me. I think I made him cry.

[@sequoiapark4506]

That's what I dont get. Why answer it? When I get a, "scam likely," call, I don't answer it and immediately block the number.

[@braddouglas7839]

@@sequoiapark4506 See my reply above. Sometimes they use local numbers.

[@ecmonkey13]

I use to work at a call center that did outbound call sales. We had two different types of call queues. One for current cellphone customers and one for landline customers. Roughly 90% of my calls, on landline, were elderly and some senile. I hated calling them because it was so easy to get them to sign up for tv packages that I knew they didn’t need or want but management pushed us. We were disciplined if they heard we didn’t try hard enough on calls. I ended up switching to a different campaign(inbound calls for insurance) because I thought It would be easier. I quit mid training. I guess call centers aren’t my thing 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@youtoobe169]

There is the very unlikely situation here that the caller was actually in the US. That pretty much never happens.

[@santosmoreno9656]

Why won't the FBI do anything when I gave them a phone number from a scammer.

[@mineolahome5243]

I get about two dozen of these calls each day. I have called the FBI and police and they never investigated. I guess you need connections.

[@pwalker69]

The ONLY reason he got caught was that his victim was a former FBI and CIA connect. The rest of us 90k victims don't have that gov't hook-up.

[@graffffik]

Unfortunately, in countries like India, they have hundreds of scam call centers, Law enforcement arrests roughly .05 % of them annually. Sometimes the law enforcement there is paid to look the other way, or there is way too many or them to actually ever get them all.

[@ShouinGN]

Regardless of this couple's connections, the fact remains that EVERYONE needs to talk to their elderly loved ones, neighbors, or friends about these scams. It's easier to prevent the abuse than to remedy it after the fact! Plus, scammers are routinely extradited from Jamaica, so the notion that the FBI sleeps on this for other victims but jumped on it for these two is uninformed.

[@ckez4724]

Rightttttt. But when I get a call NO ONE CARES! Or my mom gets scammed. No one cares!!!

[@raymartin3527]

I had a cop tell me everyone steals. Guess it's if you have the right connections.

[@andrewanderson5948]

"Former FBI and CIA Director" talking about scammers

[@senorculo6216]

Don't answer the phone simply as that. If it's something important they'll leave a message. You can call back also to confirm its not a spoofed call.

[@ctbt1832]

They need to do this more. Get them all

[@bidensucks6792]

So that's what it takes to actually stop the scammers. I always demand to speak with someone who speaks English as their 1st language!

[@paynekandi6004]

My dad always tells me growing up "Your paper doesn't matter anymore, it's who you know that matters."

[@ewoo5760]

If only all the millions of people that were scammed and are being scammed had the same FBI connections

[@paradoxelite5684]

As a Jamaican i wish you had the capacity to track all their numbers arrest them, a lot of them a dunce who dont want to work for their own and thats not the image of our country that we want to be portrayed. Glad he got caught.

[@AllenHanPR]

Imagine threatening the wife of the CIA and FBI. Most scammers move on when they can't get money from you.

[@lisa-ds6il]

Lol him a G lol

[@NativeNomad10]

Exactly, but it's her words against theirs.

[@TheGobblersGetback]

Current heads of the FBI and CIA: “Gee, thanks for exposing us…🙄👌🏾👌🏻” 😂😂😂🤣

[@Funcentric]

Exciting, but kinda sad that this person got special treatment. If a regular person was scammed or attempted to be scammed, they don't get the attention and they're just out of luck. This story really shows where our priorities are and it's quite sad.

[@Superduper666]

Are female newscasters not hired if they wear a suit like Jessica Savage and Barbara Walters did?

[@anovino1992]

Not everyone have the FBI at their fingertips. Good on them in any event 👏

[@paulburns4721]

I've never heard of scammers threatening to blow your brains out, kill your family, burn your house down, etc. This wasn't a scam, it was a terrorist threat. Just my opinion....

[@ClubClassicLow]

If they only did this with everyone, it’ll be great. This was an EGO battle more than anything.

[@lordnetsplits3192]

So these people that are paid to work for us only get on it when it involves them personally but while everyone else is getting scammed they just collect their checks and do absolutely nothing.

[@lauriepolden6594]

It’s really nice when you can call the FBI when you’ve got a problem most of us can’t do that most of us have to put up with scammers threatening us the FBI doesn’t come to just anybody’s defense you have to be somebody special like they are

[@pacovillarreal920]

The best way to teach this scammers a lesson. Once they get caught eliminate them from this planet.

[@tdhalljr9]

Thats a great tip. Just become the former director and you can call them to arrest the scammers. That might be more hassle than its worth tho.

[@IAGNOWGIMW]

Am happy the CIA is helping with old people

[@yondel-kttkoh3948]

The sad part is the millions are getting scammed and nothing is being done. To us regulars they would say “wait in line” in addition, all those stolen money are going to high end companies like Prada, Gucci, Rolex, BMW and so on. They need to stay making these companies ask questions.

[@michaeltaylor8835]

When you know people

[@carlosuribe9006]

Well deserved.. Thank you for looking out for those who at times can't for them selves. Thank you sir for your service as a law enforcement official.

[@elliottharris9015]

Let justice be served.

[@Brian-tb1op]

Thank you for protecting our elderly who need others to protect them. God bless you guys!

[@123darkfang]

Dang normal people like us don't have this kind of treatment.

[@madnbad1408]

WOW!!! The FBI ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING RIGHT!?!?!