Local man scammed out of his life savings

[@charlajones8641]

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[@JoshuaKruger-hz2jg]

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[@MarkJonathan_]

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[@virginiaelmers7487]

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[@henrikelieser3890]

Man, this one hit me in the heart. It's reminds me of my aunt, who is an incredibly giving person and donates more than anyone I know. Sometimes her kindness is taken of advantage of, and it makes my blood boil. Thank you guys for saving her $980,700. You dramatically changed her life for the better. The scammers don't stop after 1 success. Thank you, thank you, thank you Nicholas and *Universaldispute* on the internet team. You guys are heroes to me. I'm just so happy this dudes is coming back stronger than ever and i can't begin to express how excited i am for the future jobs. i love these guys so Dearly

[@Tina06019]

Call your parents & grandparents. Loneliness can make people extremely vulnerable.

[@1967davethewave]

The guy was a former Deputy? I know the elderly are easily scammed but when WalMart and Western Union employees tell you that you are why don't you wake up? Sad!

[@krislatoya7556]

That is what I here saying. Workers actually warned him when some just go to do a job and ask no questions smh.

[@27Killermike]

Cops suck at their job

[@standingonmountain3975]

Mental decline 😢

[@bgl1082]

When they ask for fees you ask them to take it out of your winnings.

[@LadyYella]

Exactly I always tell them that

[@keebaman]

My late father was a victim of scams. He believed the scammers, not his own son. I had to really yell at him. He finally listened in the end.

[@videorocketzmillar007milla5]

U never entered a contest u never won anything. It's a scam

[@Yamezzzz]

Oh wow thanks

[@Ashton_783]

Idk how old people realize

[@spiderfur]

Scammers almost always play on a person's greed.

[@tevitakete6043]

So right

[@fulol]

in many cases it's because they've been suckered themselves and use it now against others, it's a vicious cycle. Gambling addict rips off couple's life savings to feed his own addiction. Sound familiar?

[@richardlyman2961]

@@fulolLmaoooo I know mfs like this

[@mexxicokitty]

.."they took everything I had"..they didn't take anything..he gave it away willingly

[@eelnoops5200]

Wow, how sad that you condone this type of fraud.

[@martyca6]

This can happen to anyone including you so why are you saying this

[@jameskiffin502]

how can anybody believe a sweepstakes win if they never bought a ticket?.that is the first red flag /secondly why would you have to pay a fee to release the cash? that is two red flags he should have known better

[@notsurex]

you have to pay taxes on prizes won. look at price is right

[@jameskiffin502]

@@notsurex not your life savings

[@nancygoldberg9104]

Sadly the man said he’s thinking of getting cars and helping people and buying a church when in fact he now needs help financially.

[@joeblow6202]

Maybe he thought he was scamming them lol

[@glennmerlini2895]

years ago when he was pumping iron,,,,he must have pumped the grey matter out of his brain

[@MrBlink909]

That’s mean, he can be your grandpa

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

@@MrBlink909 my grandpa was very smart. He operated diesel locomotives in India. The gringo in the video is just plain stupid.

[@MrBlink909]

@@abdullahal-shimri3091 true, I just feel sorry for old people.

[@kyliedecarter298]

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[@Jjonathanhart]

I would have never fell for that scam. No one wins 20 million from a phone call.

[@burly636]

I agree, but never say never.

[@peepkagirl1]

"They" didn't "take every penny he had", he GAVE it to them!!! Sadly, although it's nice those people are trying to get it back for him, but in reality, their chances are slim to none.

[@soolenati1964]

This guy deserves to be scammed

[@SKC193]

Sheryl Lenati Shut up jerk!

[@thato97]

I feel sorry.

[@dasdimatichaani8309]

u wud think working as a sherif would come in handy .. hmm..

[@dasdimatichaani8309]

@dark light thank you i am impressed. 🍼😘😘

[@roscoeelcocko1863]

Im going to have to agree with u

[@noobmasters6913]

even when walmart told him you are being scamed and we wont wire the money he went somewhere else to do it.. at that point its on him

[@tutsecret499]

Simple solution. Don't send to anybody. If somebody asks you money, you should feel turned off. If a man asks money from a woman on those dating site or any site, get suspicious and run. It turns me off if a man asks me money.

"They" did not take anything from him. "He" freely handed the money over to the scammers. Nothing but greed and stupidity from the old goat. He is obviously unfit to take care of himself.....

[@iholesale]

How is he a snowflake? He gives 0 shits about the guy, you are the snowflakes caring about old coots you will never meet

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

His greed for easy millions caught him up. He thought he was getting something for nothing.

[@janelleallen1081]

I don't see how he couldn't see the light if money wiring services warned him!

[@justinvardy2652]

If you dont enter how can you win

[@insearchof9903]

Did you enter a sweepstakes lottery...if no, then why did you believe it?

[@patriciapearl2529]

One of my friends got scammed out of 6500. He had made a deposit of 4000 just a few days prior. His theory is that bankers are in on the scams. How do scammers find their victims? How do they know which victims have a lot in the bank? I don’t know but I find it weird how scammers always get lucky with people who have a lot in the bank.

[@timelessmusicfamilymusic9175]

Money doesn't fall out of the sky. Wanting something for nothing.

[@willianlynn4205]

They didn't take it, you gave it to them!!

[@kwindat.i.3560]

The scammmers once called me in the morning and told me my mobile number won £1mil and before they send me the money I have to pay £1000 for administration fee. I told him to take that admin fee from the £1mil and he should take the rest of the money to himself and then he hung up the call.

[@donnahilton471]

Don't let greed blind you!

[@pajzoonkauj5752]

I got this call before, but I knew it was a scam.

[@bliglum]

That lawyer "We're gonna get this guy!" Yeah right... And the scam continues...

[@catman3953]

Ok. You get the man's money back. What happens next? The scammer calls: "Eh Mon, Ah'm a still holding yo' prize money, but you need to pay the fees, first." Ed: Ok Mr. Scammer, I'm on it.

[@kingcomments]

if u didn’t enter the sweepstakes, you can’t win. if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. he should had listened to the warnings

[@Ace01234k]

King ikr how are people so stupid

[@5656weify]

"That shook him up" part made me LOL.

[@moecash8450]

That shook him up bitch he took 29,000 he ain’t shook he straight

[@roscoeelcocko1863]

@@moecash8450 right lol

[@MsUa125]

If it's not a familiar number or I'm not expecting a call, I don't even bother to pick up the phone.

[@robingagan6288]

I found my brother, who didn't know he had a sister or who his father was. If he hadnt picked up the phone he still wouldn't know

[@robingagan6288]

@L K I wouldn't leave a message like that asshole

[@robingagan6288]

@L K what are you talking about, idiot

[@robingagan6288]

@L K you obviously didn't understand what I said. I said if my brother had not answered the phone even though he didn't recognize my number, he would never know he had a sister. He did not know who his father was or that he had a sister. I wouldn't leave a message saying "guess what ..." Do you get it now you friggin jerk

[@robingagan6288]

@L K f u

[@lavaughnm]

walmart and western union stopped wiring money for him adn told him it was a scam and he got mad and went somewhere else. kept sending money without getting anything in returned. and what is with this sweepstakes award?

[@yellowbird5411]

I have "won" so many sweepstakes I never entered I could wallpaper my walls with the notices. I don't enter sweepstakes, but they will have you think you were automatically entered into them from some place or another. Be in doubt. Share the information with a relative, the local police, or someone you trust before even talking to them again, and NEVER send money. If you have won all this money, they can deduct the fees from what you have won. If they insist that is not how it works, you hang up. Better yet, if you don't know who it is, don't talk to them to begin with.

[@sgillman16]

I get the calls where they say they are issuing an arrest warrant for tax fraud that I supposed committed

[@abcdefghijk8925]

​i would be like great! I've been meaning to take a long & relaxing vacation

[@t4705mb6]

Proof knuckleheads come in all cults, shapes, sizes, colors and AGES!

[@albin580]

😂

[@lucyterrier7905]

They didn't take it, you gave it to them.

[@armchaircritic4178]

Do the high fives help this poor old man?

[@globalkitchen2216]

This is really sad I feel every bit of what he is going through because we have lost $20,000 to real estate fraud and it’s really a gut wrenching time

[@charlesostman7142]

I just can't understand this . . . how does anyone ever fall for this BS, it seems so ridiculously obvious???

[@Ace01234k]

Well you say that and I would say the same but these people and fucking good at what they do. So I try not to think how stupid they are even tho it sounds obvious.

[@rdbjrseattle]

“If it sounds too good to be probable....”

[@mhermit]

I've seen other victims with obviously diminished capacity, but this is an impressive guy. How on earth did he falll for this??

[@teresabrady3402]

Here we go again , never give anyone money 😬😬😂😂

[@MrYepz]

Sad thing is, this was stupidity, knowing better then doing something you already suspect is fraud is the very definition of stupidity, but in his defense, we all get dumb as we age; we feel lonely, become isolating, and someone on the phone can bring an element of excitement to life that's sometimes too overpowering to resist, and the fact that the scammers are very successful keeps them phishing in 'our' waters. Thanks for sharing your story, it's embarrassing to open yourself up like this, but we all benefited from seeing it!!!

[@Missusri]

Some might get lonely or whatever but there are things such as KZbin, hobbies, go shopping for minor items, take a walk….

[@ariestrucker7832]

"Buy a new church" lol yeah ok

[@xxDakestMaidenxx]

I know right so full of shit lol

[@merilynwinter731]

A new building and furniture is a lot more then 2 million in CALIFORNIA.. Especially SAN DIEGO.. What planet is he on????

[@user-ve9sd4hc2t]

All of you blaming the victim should realize this will happen to you one day. The elderly grew up in a mostly honest world. Stop blaming the victim.

[@shivanin2537]

The elderly lose their brain function. Its all biological.

[@Doggowoofenbark]

Never trust anyone with a jamaican accent

[@sabonesjones]

2 Mercedes, 50 thousand in cash and 20 million in a cashiers check. Dude come on, through a phone call sweep stakes? Lol

[@rachelcronin916]

Isn't Publisher's Clearinghouse in the USA? What about putting them out of business. They are relentlessly horrendous!

[@merilynwinter731]

I get calls like this all the time. I just say NO THANKS... Not interested in millions of dollars 💵. Hang up and BLOCK THE NUMBER..

[@afshindehghan5806]

He wanted to buy a church with the money.🤣🤣🤣

[@nexx2god27]

2:16 The SCAMMERS haven't gave up on Ramsey even though he gave up on them. Lmfao. They BELIEVE in HIM. LMFAO

[@jonnychingas5757]

Greed, Plain and simple greed. There's no such thing as a free lunch He got what he deserved

[@rosalinalaguna3091]

Never trust anyone..

[@tutsecret499]

Now how they were able to invade his account. It makes me concerned when you pay echeck to landlords. I get nervous with this.

[@waynewayne3161]

They didn't take anything, he willingly gave it to them. I wish I could just call someone and tell them to give me their savings....

[@ThePeterDislikeShow]

Why don't you try the scam and save that defense for the judge and see how far you get?

[@TheBenjammin]

"These people are good!" Lol

[@jameskiffin502]

@@ThePeterDislikeShow the trouble is these scammers never get caught and have to face a judge

[@ThuyNguyen-bu9ge]

In life, a healthy level of skepticism is necessary. Most people can never hurt anybody like this, but there are some who will.

[@christina7211]

Awwww wow I feel so horrible for this man :( 😞 😓 😩

[@V3racious3]

You are working on it? You clowns have no clue how the internet and phone systems work. You can't even track or identify someone let alone make them accountable. GTFO.

[@burly636]

There’s a special place in hell for people that scam people out of everything they have. What about the seniors who have nobody?

[@sueknoll8567]

they are impossible to catch, nigeria and ghana are too far away, and the amount of work that it takes between lawyers and cops between our countries just isn't worth the cost, people need to quit throwing money around.

[@bornbranded29]

Lot of sociopaths on this thread. No other reason for all the celebrating of this elderly man's loss of money. People say he should have known, but he might be 80 years old, without access to the mental capacity of his youth.

[@hermanrogers1325]

What is wrong with me, I get them same lottery and jack pot calling student loan, debt consolidation and I have to send money up front and I will not send them money and they keep calling

[@jovitavillalpando9127]

Yes !!! feel stupid

[@FireBomberBassist]

Older people fall for these it’s wild. My mother almost fell for a silly scam about a fake Amazon return. She really went out and was ready to buy $1000 worth of gift cards to give to the phone scammer.

[@SynthoidSounds]

"I feel real stupid" . . . well 'ya think, maybe???

[@jeanlenor1858]

"Local man lost life savings." I live in New York. He is not a local man to me.

[@debbieking5171]

How dumb, they call me all the time,I string them along, give them fake information and call them SCAMMERS.

[@hermanrogers1325]

Sorry they didn’t take anything you gave it away I wish you well

[@swindle3561]

He was told he was being spammed... come on dude

[@jessicajewett2048]

just don't send any money it's disappears faster than when you earn it

[@jeffreyb8770]

The entire telemarketing INDUSTRY targets lonely people.

[@boxer6796]

I see these in spam emails. The moment they ask for your credit card info, just forget about it - It's a Scam!

[@armanimpressions]

lol if its that easy , GET THE PHONE! LETS MAKE MONEY LOL

[@mukhtarilyasu9055]

It will be well with him, i really feel sorry for him, am sure good things are coming for him and as for this scammers, God will surely punish them because they're already on their way to hellfire, for lying, cheating and deceiving and if they keep on scamming, it will be too late for them on judgement day.

[@annamariehewitt3173]

They didn't 'Take the Money,'...He gave it to them...

[@micheleotero7655]

Do not give people shit. Nothing is free

[@lduenas]

$30,000 was his life savings?

[@Glory-to-God.]

how much is yours then

[@samueljimenez8742]

luis duenas lol

[@justicewillprevail1106]

任戰 lol

[@jimmyfaustjr7373]

I got $36 lol

[@juneclark4267]

hi back to Mexico you rude piece of shit

[@barbarachipman4429]

i don't answer the phone or the door. lol

[@eddiebacon127]

Im getting these calls just ignore them. This guy deserve it. Always tell people no

[@soniasantiago1330]

they didn't take your money.......you gave it to them..

[@slackerman9758]

Yes, this guy is brave to go public. To believe your parents (or you) could never be conned is to be the perfect pigeon. The scammers perfect their trade and become expert manipulators. Hopefully, other elders saw this on TV and didn’t fall for this.

[@paisleyprincess7996]

When he was lifting weights muscle must have left his brain

[@bobsmart2110]

There good make there own websites up with friends and àll communications ?? They the impossible beliveable ?? But one thing ! When they say send money hang up shut down the site report it and ?? Do not open it up again ?? Do I know you ?? No simple as that

[@SKC193]

Bob Smart “Their” not there. I’m guessing English isn’t your 1st language? I could ALMOST understand what you were trying to say.

[@robpelick7460]

Too bad he got scammed but he doesn't sound too bright. At least he didn't have much money to steal

[@TheBenjammin]

I thought with age came wisdom. Guess not. This what belief in God gets you...id bet my life he thought this was a miracle from god.

[@lisapincott1414]

We don't know what his life circumstances have been, could be vulnerable, anything, and as he said lonely which can happen to anyone at any stage of life

[@grimreefer8566]

feel bad but man how gullable can you be

[@devinrogers7978]

What’s crazy is no social security number or banking info was stolen in this. You gave man! 2 cars, a $20,000,000 cashiers check???...come on!!! That’s a red flag right there lol

[@kittenkorleone2918]

P.T. Barnum said "There's a sucker born every minute".

[@thequake180]

So the scammer's thick Jamaican accent didn't raise any flags for this guy? Religious people are extremely gullible and easy prey.

[@InohiHsohba]

“They took…” no sir you gave… let’s not kid ourselves. Don’t forget, the devil doesn’t break down doors… you have to invite the devil in!

[@edenalcantara8472]

People are gullible because they are GREEDY

[@nhanha7433]

Especially use credit card for charity and donation. And bonus exchange.

[@divinetime6115]

Its evil!!!

[@tl4881]

Facts of life, when a man is over 60 yrs old, all the more be careful coz not many younger scammers ( or Normal persons) wants to look after you ( as yr wife) , I myself will not b interested in anyone over 60 , fortunately I’m well look after by my filial son ( Chinese) , I prefer alone. I don’t need problems brought abt by another person or his family , for those who r going after yr money, they will take you.

[@deloressanchez3431]

Poor old man

[@mukhtarilyasu9055]

Also i wonder if he's money has been recovered.

[@merilynwinter731]

I doubt it...