I had this scam happen to me after posting about my lost cat. The jerk pretended to have found him and got my hopes high before bringing up the stupid code BS. I was _so_ disgusted and furious that someone would try and take advantage of my fear & desperation like that. Luckily, found my kitty the next day safe and sound!
@sodarino39183 жыл бұрын
That’s good u found ur cat I’m happy for u bro
@mobiusstripper72793 жыл бұрын
@@sodarino3918 aww! Thanks dude. Me too!!! ❤️
@tasmaniandebiru3 жыл бұрын
@@mobiusstripper7279 Find his email. Put it here. Share it on the internet. I will not have that jerk go scott-free.
@mobiusstripper72793 жыл бұрын
@@tasmaniandebiru That's awesome of you!❤️ This was a year or so back and they contacted me via text message on my old phone. I'll look and see if I still have it. Yeah, it was a really awful and infuriating thing to do... SMH
@Luke-vf6qc3 жыл бұрын
Guys I just gave my number to a scammer. Is there anything that I should worry about
@edplume75803 жыл бұрын
"This is great because I don't do business with scammers either." Sends $200 to a scammer for insider info.
@PleasantGreen3 жыл бұрын
Haha 😆
@somekidnamedenzo49323 жыл бұрын
@@PleasantGreen lmao
@funnyman47133 жыл бұрын
@@PleasantGreen get rickrolled
@bertenheimer3 жыл бұрын
XD
@PikaRaichupikapika3 жыл бұрын
@@PleasantGreen you deserve a million subscribers I hope you reach your goal There is a website for youtubers to advertise their channel there
@PleasantGreen3 жыл бұрын
The sound bar has been sold!
@Arennes3 жыл бұрын
That is amazing
@rachmaninoff9003 жыл бұрын
Dang I was actually thinking of buying it
@budzilla10773 жыл бұрын
I just got a text from someone in Ethiopia for a code of some sort? Also I know it’s Ethiopia because the country code was 251.
@mrmetroscythe2733 жыл бұрын
Nice
@Arennes3 жыл бұрын
@@budzilla1077 call them and put your phone under a metal pot and bang a spoon against the pot
@emmanuelsundaytemitope75293 жыл бұрын
I'm a 24yrs old Nigerian, thank you for uncovering this scammers. they have destroy the reputation of our dear country all in the name of making money and i hope this scam awareness is well disseminated across board in the US and other nations across the world.More grease to your elbow, 100% love all the way from Nigeria. God Bless You
@DrMilazzoDVM3 жыл бұрын
So true! Not all people judge people by the bad actions of their group members so stay well! Nigeria is a beautiful country with many great people! ❤️
@odetayoismail13943 жыл бұрын
And great government too
@Buzzseesbuzzwants3 жыл бұрын
Yes now I do feel sorry for you and what they did to your home land but know that there's multiple types of scams and frauds they commit and always attack any person in America for that kind of garbage
@Zipperneck.2 жыл бұрын
Word has it that there are people in Europe who will pay big money for scammer balls in pickle jars... looking for a new job?
@AustinTheRandomGamer2 жыл бұрын
I bet your a scammer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@arabellaAJ3 жыл бұрын
I just fell for this and just followed your steps. I even questioned it being a scam and sent a pic instead of the link as if that would make it better. I realized my error instantly but it was too late. Hopefully these steps work. Thank you!!!
@Drifter48042 жыл бұрын
Did it work?
@sarahvalerie430710 ай бұрын
Did it work?
@man_on_wheelz3 жыл бұрын
I swear there's a scammer for everything nowadays.
@jordanarjun70143 жыл бұрын
But I can assure you thousands of dollars through scam with out you getting into trouble
@kpdvw3 жыл бұрын
Scammers these days are known as democRATs!
@crand200333 жыл бұрын
@@kpdvw And "the police".
@Better2BFree3 жыл бұрын
@@kpdvw You're absolutely WRONG!!!!!!!! It's really the ReTHUGlicans!!!!!!!!
@M50A12 жыл бұрын
@@kpdvw no one asked for your political opinion
@viper-vl4dy3 жыл бұрын
Hey Ben I am only 14yrs old and started watching ur videos like 2 months ago and u helped me stop my mom from getting scammed thank u
@iiking77723 жыл бұрын
wholesome
@MS-cg1mj3 жыл бұрын
Great!
@pickettfence3 жыл бұрын
What was the scam?
@viper-vl4dy3 жыл бұрын
@@pickettfence my mom got a message saying the government was giving farming machinery to random people so my mom called them then they lied saying they were holding her papers and if she wanted it delivered to anyone or anywhere she would want she would have to pay them $1200.00 and it would be delivered straight within 2 days then she told me about it then I showed her pleasant green videos
@pickettfence3 жыл бұрын
@viper204nice
@CindyWalkerAustin3 жыл бұрын
Perfect! I've not heard of this scam before. I'll be on the lookout and warn my geriatric, techno-ditzy friends to steer clear of giving and sharing ANY codes they receive.
@PleasantGreen3 жыл бұрын
This was a new one for me!
@G.and.E3 жыл бұрын
@@PleasantGreen hi
@G.and.E3 жыл бұрын
Scammers be like :0
@SECYBERSAFE3 жыл бұрын
There are lots of new scams everyday
@smooth_ops29423 жыл бұрын
I kinda have to give it to some of these scammers though in how creative they get with these scams... I would have never thought of doing this google voice scam, but I'm not a scammer so that's probably why.
@Resikat___6 ай бұрын
Bravo, *Briskdeft* I'm so glad you're out there fighting these scumbags. We must do everything in our power to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable scammers. You're a true hero, my brother 🙌🏽
@glados93863 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you so much for immediately teaching people how to fix the problem!
@benjistylez49232 жыл бұрын
Help me
@ronluna215917 күн бұрын
@@benjistylez4923is the sound Bar still available?
@jm.g3 жыл бұрын
This was actually just an elaborate plan to sell the sweet LG soundbar, we all know it, Pleasant Green.
@wizdude3 жыл бұрын
Ahem ... an “autographed LG sound bar” thank you very much. That just doubled the price :-)
@youknowJP3 жыл бұрын
I kinda thought this was the case lmao
@8307c43 жыл бұрын
Well, that's enough out of this channel then.
@claires87353 жыл бұрын
😅😂🤣
@loumidis153 жыл бұрын
Sent him a grabify linl just to make sure
@DEYOCLUB3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I'm in Canada and we don't have Google Voice available BUT I've been dealing with a grant scammer from Nigeria for 10 months...and he recently messaged me from a new number...when I called it, it said it was a Google Voice number. I'm pretty sure he's done exactly as you've said.
@PleasantGreen3 жыл бұрын
Yep...now you know how he got it :/
@techhelpportalextras30073 жыл бұрын
Use a VPN
@legendarybananagamingandfu49863 жыл бұрын
@@techhelpportalextras3007 a VPN can't protect u from that
@DEYOCLUB3 жыл бұрын
@@techhelpportalextras3007 you need an American number to link with Google Voice so a VPN won't do that.
@Uniquehandle33 жыл бұрын
@@PleasantGreen oh
@walkerrobinson96143 жыл бұрын
This gent deserves a nobel peace prize. Fighting the war on scammers. Respect to you Pleasant green.
@oisonthedj55493 жыл бұрын
Lets scam him for a noble prize ! 😅😂
@Ai-nz4bd3 жыл бұрын
I agree
@backupaltformintycow61143 жыл бұрын
So true!
@robertgeldoff25293 жыл бұрын
It's all about the pound notes me old mucca, if you would like to generate pound notes just get ya head down and arse up jobs a gud un
@dhd9512 жыл бұрын
Thank you for telling your story. I get so tired of trying to trust everyone out there!
@joyhunter34262 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!! I was selling something on FB Marketplace and immediately got three people doing this. I (unfortunately) gave one the code. And then.... thought better of it. Thankfully I found your video and did what you told me. Hope I'm safe!!! Very scary.
@cherylmahaffey61843 жыл бұрын
My Head is Spinning with All these Scams!!!! Thanks for your Hard work uncovering and sharing!
@CobraStarGreen3 жыл бұрын
How does this guy keep running into scammers. You would think the scammers would be like that’s the person you don’t scam
@canary62153 жыл бұрын
Eh, if you check his videos he only gets one every 2-3 weeks. 1 week if lucky. Most of his videos are usually just follow-ups from previous scams.
@anitanapp67593 жыл бұрын
I get scammer calls everyday! EVERYDAY 😳🙄
@Yu15513 жыл бұрын
Dude i get random calls from Maldives and Lesotho EVERY day
@axiaero3 жыл бұрын
I agree, why do he ran into scammer so much 😂
@critterwhisperer58213 жыл бұрын
Cindy FromNC I got 5 calls in the last 2 days. Today I bought an air horn . Next call I blast them. They called me and when I called them out on it he said he didn’t call me.
@menace87523 жыл бұрын
I got this exact same thing last week after posting on KSL. I thought it was pretty shady that they wanted to send me a code so I didn't do it but thank you for this because I wasn't sure if I lost a sale or not.
@sharonjuniorchess3 жыл бұрын
It's easy just say "No scammers". But seriously then you won't have to entertain anyone trying to get you to do anything that you don't feel comfortable about doing. They either want to buy from you or they are scammers. You obviously have a good sixth sense.
@andyphoenix18083 жыл бұрын
It’s a good thing that I watched this video; I had no idea the trouble that I could have gotten myself into. Thanks for helping keep me out of trouble.
@polymorphseviltwin2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for both notifying us and being very concise. Because I can't always tell if I'm hearing a new scam or something I already know about and I don't want to spend 20 minutes in on a conversation to realize I'm not receiving new information. That earns you a follow!
@DKannji3 жыл бұрын
Gotta say that the way to secure your life from scammers is to make sure all your online conversation partners are grammatically correct.
@constellaespj43983 жыл бұрын
YES
@DKannji3 жыл бұрын
@@green_firefly Maybe don't take comments like mine too seriously? Anyone reading between the line will recognize that the comment was made to make fun of scammers. Drawing everyone with poor grasp of a language as dishonest is clearly close minded and not even implied in my comment.
@green_firefly3 жыл бұрын
@@DKannji I can't help the way my brain takes up and processes information. If it was intended to make fun then make sure this intention is visible as well. Not everyone can read between lines.
@DKannji3 жыл бұрын
@@green_firefly You can help how you react to information. You assumed ill intent and reacted by speaking out on the matter.
@johnrobertmartyn50403 жыл бұрын
@@green_firefly good point Indeed
@indygamertag8293 жыл бұрын
As an employee for an unnamed company's fraud team I can tell you the demand for stealing phone numbers and using them to bypass things like two step verification is EXTREMELY high. Same thing for stealing your phone and popping your sim in their phone.
@joyfulpreterist75322 жыл бұрын
Well what do you do if you want to advertise something with your phone number you are already giving it to the
@wynottgivemore92742 жыл бұрын
@@joyfulpreterist7532 I know I don't give my number to Kijiji or FB buy and sell groups.
@lezliwelge9626 Жыл бұрын
Damn so it's that easy for someone to just take another person's phone number!? That is wild!!! So if that happens will your phone no longer work or do u end up paying their phone bill
@lezliwelge9626 Жыл бұрын
I would never put any of my personal info on any type of page that has to do with FB they don't check anything out about the ppl who put business ads on their site and I have paid for 2 pairs of jeans that were supposed to be here 2 weeks ago and haven't gotten anything & now the email they sent the receipt from is non active and fb of Course isn't held responsible for anything like that.... I go on there once a month to quickly see new posts from my friends and family and log right back off . I guess I'm just out 120.00 and that's a lot better than what it could have been so I'm not going to fuss about it , just wanted to let ppl know to beware of sellers on fb
@mileage34723 жыл бұрын
I've been following ur works on KZbin and am very impressed and happy with the good work especially on scammers from Nigeria and Ghana. I want you to know that this unfortunate situation do not represent the vast majority of youth in west Africa who are working hard through creative and innovative ways to survive. At least i can speak for the youth in my country Ghana. Some people use the fact that they can't pay their fees as an excuse to scam innocent people across the world which is wrong and should not be tolerated. I hope you continue to do the good work for us for now till we the youth take over the mantle of leadership some day and effect positive change on the people of our various countries and the continent of Africa as a whole. If you read this then thanks for taking time to do so. God bless you
@boringpolitician3 жыл бұрын
Hi! I'm from far away, not that far away, but still, quiet far away: Norway. We don't think this is "how people in (some) land" are, we think this is how scammers are. Now, I've never been to Ghana, but met a few people from Ghana and heard stories about how much better the Germans (supposedly) treated Ghana than the French did, have heard about old people who still (can) speak German, despite it being so long ago that... Why am I mentioning this? Because I'll make a trade with you. If you don't think this is how all of us here in Europe are, despite how a lot of, if not most of, Africa was treated by Europe during the colonial era, which well, hasn't quiet ended yet, I won't think this is how Africans are. Nah, it's a bad trade. I already don't think this is how Africans are. I've met too many people from various places in Africa. All, yes all of them, have been nice people. Don't worry, just like you don't think "all Indians are scammers", just because some scammers in India are acting really horribly, no one thinks, "this is how people in Africa are". We do think this is how some, really bad, people are like. Regardless of where they are from (there are scammers in the US as well).
@JW1234-7us18 күн бұрын
You must be in the Salt Lake City area. You are up on things and telling it right! I used to live in that area going to school out there. These people are very smart and use everything to trick people. Keep up the good information to look for.
@shelleypetty97982 жыл бұрын
Thank You!!! You saved my son from such grief. So sad that they get away with this. You're A++
@MrKlswe3 жыл бұрын
Pleasant Green: "I don't do business with scammers either" Me: "Bullshit"
@AxxLAfriku3 жыл бұрын
ORORORORO!!! I spend half of my day sleeping! ORORORO!!! Then I sometimes get up and tell you that I am a famous content creatorORORORORO!!! Please don't sleep while driving, dear mr
@irving71373 жыл бұрын
@@AxxLAfriku god, f off
@coolguyishere88513 жыл бұрын
@@AxxLAfriku the hell?
@titifredie30563 жыл бұрын
"Sends 200$ to a scammer for inside info" 😆😆
@DTMPROD.3 жыл бұрын
@@titifredie3056 haahhaaha
@Juliooo03 жыл бұрын
I just randomly found this channel by accident and been watching it.
@KingLoyalGaming3 жыл бұрын
Best channel
@coolguyishere88513 жыл бұрын
I watched all the scam vids in the span of a week :((( now time for all the series
@RBBeatsChopovski3 жыл бұрын
Try "the hoax hotel" same interesting.
@zad_rasera3 жыл бұрын
His videos are really easy to get into
@Pauladoniss3 жыл бұрын
Being Nigerian is like having a huge weight on your shoulders. Nothing works except the internet and that's why a few perverted fellows motivated by their greed and inability to put in some real work make a career out of scamming others. I am a Nigerian, I live on the internet but instead of becoming a scammer, I learned Copywriting. Now my skills provide real solutions for businesses worldwide and my conscience is as free as a kite in the wind. The painful part however, is that I miss out on several opportunities just because of my nationality. I proudly Identify as a Nigerian but as soon as I reveal that fact in my business discussions, many of my prospects act like I am radioactive and just bail. I guess the moral of my story is, don't automatically close your mind to someone because he/she is Nigerian. Thank you for exposing these scammers though, your work is helping a lot of people protect their privacy and finances.
@Buzzseesbuzzwants3 жыл бұрын
Im sorry that happened to you
@cruisecrazy70663 жыл бұрын
You need to get your government to prosecute these scammers.
@Buzzseesbuzzwants3 жыл бұрын
@@cruisecrazy7066 I think they won't since only the elite run the place and they would bribe their way out
@sharit79702 жыл бұрын
I am in the US and have several Nigerian friends who are GOOD PEOPLE. Shame that some bad apples have to ruin it for the others. There's plenty of American con artists here. There's good people and dishonest people in every country.
@Bluewolfe96-r1d6 ай бұрын
I was waiting for the bit in your post that said Send me the code 🤣😆
@matthewkelly6997 Жыл бұрын
DUDE!!! This one has me absolutely ROLLING WITH LAUGHTER🤣🤣🤣 You're the best. I need to learn a bit more computer skills so I can start driving those silly scammers crazy. I'm on disability due to a 4 story fall in 2005. I have a lot of extra time and would LOVE TO dedicate my life to destroying scammers ops. You're my HERO. 🤣🤣🤣
@sodiboo3 жыл бұрын
the text message says “Don’t share it with anyone”, what a convincing scam
@coolguyishere88513 жыл бұрын
Ikr lmao
@ieuan16603 жыл бұрын
Most people wouldn't but they only need one person to send a code and then it was worth it..
@RetroPillowcase3 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@jeremydewitte59523 жыл бұрын
to be fair iv had verification codes that dont tell you not to share it, of they find the right site I guess they could do some damage
@Dallasrebar3 жыл бұрын
They will send you a google verification code from another country so you cant read what the text really says.
@kudaxd23 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Dover will forever be in our hearts 💗
@jaxmlarker3 жыл бұрын
Haha. Yeah
@RexDC3 жыл бұрын
Nah... Ben Dover
@daBEAGLE10173 жыл бұрын
So will Jenny. Do you want her #?
@kudaxd23 жыл бұрын
@@daBEAGLE1017 ;)
@OffBeateimmaJ3 жыл бұрын
Ben Dover 3639 long view lane Man-Hatten NYC , NY 10069
@stephaniehumphries3 жыл бұрын
Wow I guess it’s a scam nowadays for everything. I never heard of this one but thanks for sharing Mr. Green.
@OffBeateimmaJ3 жыл бұрын
Yes 75% of my calls are scammers. I even get text with scammers
@mirirobertsarts3 жыл бұрын
My husband was only able to do this through the Google browser and not the Google voice app. On the app it would not accept his phone number. It got a little scary for a second but we figured it out. Thank you so much for the help!
@maryhochadel92772 жыл бұрын
I have searched the internet since 9:00pm on how to fix and you showed me exactly what to do in just a few minutes. Cannot thankyou enough. Video is fabulous.
@chog-x92083 жыл бұрын
The one person who disliked is the scammer.
@JMartin78653 жыл бұрын
10 dislikes now 🤨 must be more of them
@JamesTDG3 жыл бұрын
@@JMartin7865 19, I think scam nation is coming in...
@suomynona3 жыл бұрын
@@JMartin7865 multi accounts same guy
@jameywamey78273 жыл бұрын
64, entire scam center here
@Blistorsmth3 жыл бұрын
@@jameywamey7827 75 scammers!!!
@Aaron0073 жыл бұрын
I’ve been putting up ads and I finally got one of them to click it. You’ll NEVER guess where it is...... oh wait, yeah their in Lagos,Nigeria
@helios86263 жыл бұрын
It's a beautiful day when Pleasant Green drops a new video
@miguelmendez93062 жыл бұрын
Great information man. The reason why I end up here is because this happened to me today Seling an item in craigslist, and he or they did exactly what you have just said, but I wasn't aware, and gave it to him. Fortunately, I did not had set up my #, so I believe he did not get anything. However, when I try to set up my google voice, it didn't let me setup my #, so I suspected they had gotten something with my cell phone#, I call my cell phone service company, but they couldn't help me either, so I had to go to an physical phone store to get help, and finally, they had to disconnect my service for a few minutes to reset the system, and after that, I could set up my google voice again. Thanks to you, I learn how they work, and I could do the right steps to fix my error. Hopefully this information adds something else to the people in the same situation. Thanks a lot bro, and have a Happy Valentine's Day
@amberconner322 жыл бұрын
Lol...loved your video. I also loved what you did to that scammer. I had the very same thing happen to me when I was trying to sell a few things through Facebook Marketplace. I have taken that down because even though I reported what was happening, I still had people try that 3 more times. It's a shame these people ruin everything for everyone else. Thank you for sharing your story and creating this video.
@pinkyswear34812 жыл бұрын
This just happened to me ? I don’t know what to do? Did they do anything to you?
@casorys3 жыл бұрын
Honestly Grabify should sponsor you and let you create a link with whatever domain you would like to use, so scammers would fall into your trap!
@TREKLlN3 жыл бұрын
Had this same thing happen 6 months ago. Would of believed it if it wasn't for your videos. With that knowledge I messed with him and wasted his time with fake codes/screenshots and grabify links. Found him in Lagos!
@MasonQ953 жыл бұрын
I actually fell for this and didn’t realize how dangerous it could be. Thank you for this
@adrianesmerio4493 жыл бұрын
I almost send the code !!!!! Then I was like waittttt
@MichaelBrown-ch8dr3 жыл бұрын
Question: im not seeing the claim icon, does that mean I'm ok or?
@randomjessedays3 жыл бұрын
i fell for it too, luckily the process to reclaim isn't complicated.
@MissxLariz3 жыл бұрын
The message says: Dont share it with anyone else. Its not there for nothing...
@Luke-vf6qc3 жыл бұрын
Guys I only gave someone my phone number. Please tell me what I should worry about or what I can do
@thorjohannessen62562 жыл бұрын
This is more common than you could imagine. Thanks for informing the public.
@veggiesarefruits2 жыл бұрын
Some asshole did this to me a few years ago, and my Reddit account was suspended for suspicious activity, my Tinder account was terminated for HATE SPEECH, and worst of all, I woke up to a long group text of people saying things like, "OMG that's disgusting" and "I'm reporting you!". But every time I'd text to ask what the hell was going on, explaining that my number was stolen, none of my messages would go through. Every time I would try to contact Reddit to get back into my account, the verification email wouldn't go to my address! I even caught him as the last person who'd signed into Facebook...ON MY COMPUTER! This guy wreaked havoc on my life and scared me shitless. I still have no idea what he was doing or saying under my name, but I'm still afraid. Even changing my phone number didn't help.
@minwade54363 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the “heads up”, stay safe & best wishes from South Australia 🇦🇺
@definitely_not_ian9183 жыл бұрын
I love these videos! I am addicted to them and watched them all in 2 days!
@legendarybananagamingandfu49863 жыл бұрын
Shhhhhhhh..... Me too...
@Kieraaful3 жыл бұрын
I knew that "code" sounded familiar, 5:21 thank you for throwing that in xD it would of taken ages for me to remember where that came from hahaha
@Trismagistis3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so enlightened.. I have been trolling these scumbags and rocking their world.. Scammers are the lowest form of life, I just want to burn it down
@heatherwesthill96983 жыл бұрын
Ah yes. I've received sooooooo many texts like these when selling stuff on Craigslist. I like to have fun with the scammers for a while before eventually reporting the numbers to Google
@lilydeml98433 жыл бұрын
My mom fell for this a couple years ago. Someone sent the exact same message for something she had posted on craigslist. I can't believe how often it happens, hopefully this video prevents a lot of people for falling for this.
@Salvadorenosen_NC Жыл бұрын
Help! Did anything happen? I fell for this 5 days ago and I got my number back though.
@calzonemoto46513 жыл бұрын
This happened to me on a Craigslist Ad. I got that strange feeling when they sent me the code and told them to jump in a lake and blocked the number.
@thewannaberunner3 жыл бұрын
I sell allot of restaurant equipment used on the internet and am now getting these almost daily, glad to have seen this video before hand!
@CArvin-ls7qv3 жыл бұрын
Thank God for this video! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! SCAMMERS SUCK!!!!!!
@roryh22413 жыл бұрын
That’s such a dastardly trick, most people wouldn’t even be too suspicious of this (well that’s not true, what legitimate buyer would text you a code) but still, this is so much more plausible than buying Amazon gift card to pay the IRS
@louistournas1203 жыл бұрын
You would have to be pretty special to buy thousands of dollars of gift cards and give them over a phone line to some random voice in the airs.
@missbambi33773 жыл бұрын
This is so ironic. I was selling something a few minutes ago and within seconds I got a response and they asked me for my number. Luckily, my mom told me not to and I haven't heard anything from there yet.
@royalpain92813 жыл бұрын
I’d just mess with them but good on you
@missbambi33773 жыл бұрын
@@royalpain9281 i didnt know at first. the person stopped responding
@royalpain92813 жыл бұрын
@@missbambi3377 you could have said the code is 666-666-666
@critterwhisperer58213 жыл бұрын
Royal Pain I got an air horn for just the occasion
@sweetsongstress73983 жыл бұрын
Critter Whisperer my new fave prop
@QuickyGreen3 жыл бұрын
i've never dealt with scammers at all in my life but i like your content
@jordanarjun70143 жыл бұрын
Do you want to make loads of money ?
@QuickyGreen3 жыл бұрын
@@jordanarjun7014 dude i don't
@dathyr13 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your information in this video. Man this is a crazy world now. Hard to trust buying or selling things online anymore without some Nigerian or someone from the Far East trying to scam us.
@ladytonga24242 жыл бұрын
I sooooo love this!!!! This is so me! I would love to mess with scammers for a living!!!
@raz02293 жыл бұрын
Looks like they are using automation bots and only respond to the specific keywords in your texts with preset replies. Like the product title was accurate and capitalized and the rest was like it was typed by a 3 yo. That could be the reason they respond almost immediately and never open associated links.
@robert64393 жыл бұрын
100% agree, I was thinking the same thing.
@111chicane3 жыл бұрын
Could they be that smart? I doubt...
@benjistylez49232 жыл бұрын
Someone got my number she used it for blk what I do
@BoskiM3 жыл бұрын
This scammer has the cheek to say "cheak" lol
@letsdoit52463 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! I met one of these trying to sell on Craigslist. I blocked him on like 10 different numbers but he kept texting me trying to get that code. I had no idea how the scam worked but I was sure it was a scam. Boy am I glad I didn’t send him any code LMAO. Pleasant, you truly are a lifesaver. If my mom had gotten this she totally would have done it. I’ll for sure let her know!
@beatrizcolacioppo61812 жыл бұрын
My mom just fell for this scam. Thanks to your video I was able to get her number back within minutes! Thank you
@WoodlandCompanies Жыл бұрын
I recently posted a table for sale on FB marketplace and was surprised at the first dozen inquiries asking for this code. I of course got suspicious and googled their text to find out about this scam. Good to see you warning people about this.
@mandmgaming81643 жыл бұрын
Pleasant Green: So they clicked my redirect link and they are from...... (Nigerian music) Pleasant Green: Who could've guessed.... 🤣
@Stan_8013 жыл бұрын
I just had this happen last week, I'm naturally skeptical so I kept on sending them made up numbers 😂
@kudaxd23 жыл бұрын
who else clicked this video as soon as they saw this in their notifications?
@nchargeny3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for helping me out. I’m a first time seller on Facebook and I fell for it. Your video made my life less stressful. Thanks
@swifty37562 жыл бұрын
I was on Omegle and this person said here’s my number text me on there and didn’t say anything else so I was curious and texted him then he said are you from Omegle I said yes he said ima send you a code and tell me it to verify that your not fake and I fell for it and told him/her it and then they stayed quite and didn’t text me so I was worried after do I searched it up and then I found this video you saved my life thank you soo much it helps
@FEEAR10003 жыл бұрын
This is why you never reply if you see scammers use Kindly, Sir, Madam, or it's for a cousins birthday overseas
@jennifercowley89703 жыл бұрын
Don't forget "dear"
@howiedewin36883 жыл бұрын
"Don't call ME madam! I'm a respectable woman." -- Mae West
@kimjw0013 жыл бұрын
Every time a Potential Business Partner tells me, "I don't do business with scammers", I know they are trying to scam me. Straight business people are clear about what they will and will not do, they don't give a damn how your moral compass is oriented.
@SECYBERSAFE3 жыл бұрын
Facts: Daily: about 15% of scams used are old scams, 30% are modified scams, and 2% are new scams. I will keep on exposing them the best way I can. Great job Ben
@chrisphillips24012 жыл бұрын
Did you know that 26% of all statistics are made up on the spot?
@kanedaku2 жыл бұрын
What you have stated is not factually correct in the slightest.
@SECYBERSAFE2 жыл бұрын
@@kanedaku let me hear your take
@chrisphillips24012 жыл бұрын
Success is 98% perseverance, 1% luck and 2% attention to detail.
@kanedaku2 жыл бұрын
@@SECYBERSAFE A fact would include sample size, location of size, and all results if dealing with percentage unless stating one figure as fact.. Writing fact does not make it a fact. **mike drop** An example would be; _With 100,000 Americans surveyed, 15% of scams used are old scams._
@Kingsley-xn5ef6 ай бұрын
The efficiency of this *Briskdeft* ! is next level. To juggle walk throughs of various angles on the topic delivered to-camera, differnet content per topic from various folk underneath the umbrella of the track list of the larger big band concert itself is engaging and refined. To make a dense access like this so digestible is really something. Awesome works jeff ✔️
@RealCaptainAwesome2 жыл бұрын
I actually had this happen to me on Facebook recently I had never seen that one before. Glad I found your channel.
@crash_test_dummy_13 жыл бұрын
This happened to my friend over a $15 item she was selling. Thankfully she was like "I'm not doing all that for $15! You either want it or not!" Suddenly they weren't interested
@joshlemons36623 жыл бұрын
Aww I miss getting to hear the Nigerian drums when they click the grabify link.
@SECYBERSAFE3 жыл бұрын
Nigerian drums... Lol
@winnerchris40033 жыл бұрын
Stfuu
@SECYBERSAFE3 жыл бұрын
@@winnerchris4003 S - so T - True F - Factual U - Undeniable U - Undisputable STFUU
@pittster573 жыл бұрын
The best experience I had was I am selling my parents stuff from Colorado, first 5 listing, none stop send a code. So I said the password is fish, and every none coherent response they gave me, I response with "I'm sorry that response was not recognized, please try again"
@lizzy57912 жыл бұрын
thank u for showing this! my family was wise enough to not give them the code and im very grateful u made this vid because now they know what will happen
@rogerbahakel81302 жыл бұрын
Thanks,I just got through dealing with 2 of these guys today,I almost gave them the code, but I didn't. You're doing a good job
@CompuKonstantin3 жыл бұрын
I had one two days ago while selling my MacBook. He was from Nigeria, he wanted the laptop to be shipped to the UK…
@pamelajackson693 жыл бұрын
They almost got me too on a Craigslist ad. Thank God it just didn't sound right to me so I immediately checked it out
@Jaxmusicgal233 жыл бұрын
Same. Happened to me years ago while selling items on Craigslist and let go and other local selling sites.
@benjistylez49232 жыл бұрын
They got me on BLK
@lynnleigha5803 жыл бұрын
They've used my number before. I was at the dentist and got a call from a random guy and he was about to cuss me for calling him being a scammer. We both realized that it wasn't me and they must have used my number. That's how they keep texting and calling me from local numbers. I can't change my number, I've had it for 7 years
@TabooX19843 жыл бұрын
Me too. It was about solar power installation from an old guy. I've even gotten calls from my own number. Funny and creepy.
@gardensofthegods3 жыл бұрын
@@TabooX1984 well you guys are definitely creeping me out ... you've gotten calls from scammers who are using your own phone number ?
@OffBeateimmaJ3 жыл бұрын
Its called spoof calling I had app that I could anyone from any number and it would let you change your voice I used it to prank friends. one day the app was gone off my phone and off play store
@gardensofthegods3 жыл бұрын
@@OffBeateimmaJ interesting stuff but that could really wreak havoc on a person's life if you think about it ... no wonder the app was removed they were going to get sued .
@gardensofthegods3 жыл бұрын
@@OffBeateimmaJ do you have any good stories about pranking your people with it ? Anything you didn't expect ? Anything outrageous ? Or anyone you wish you hadn't pranked with it ?
@elisabethmiddleton43602 жыл бұрын
You are such a life saver!!! This just happened to me and right as I started panicking I found your video. Thanks a heap!!! Your spot on!!!
@robertsnowden26062 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this is the video I was looking for this info wondering why all the scammers wanted my phone number. I recently posted two ads on Facebook Marketplace and had about six people trying to scam me! Again, Thanks for the information!
@StudleyDuderight3 жыл бұрын
This sounds like a job for Jim Browning.
@apollo96613 жыл бұрын
His channel got deleted ☹️
@StudleyDuderight3 жыл бұрын
@@apollo9661 Why and when?
@Juissimies843 жыл бұрын
@samicrusader Really?! So the master got scammed after all :(. Such a pitty. I guess there is no way to undo the damage and scammers got the last laugh after all. [edit] Found out he´s channel is back and he posted a video about the event...*phew* . Watching it right now.
@louistournas1203 жыл бұрын
@@apollo9661 It wasn't exactly deleted. He was tricked into transferring his account into another account. If it was me, I would have said that if you are from Google, then you are an admin and you can do anything you want. That is the definition of admin.
@matthewanderson65463 жыл бұрын
You should start sending Rick rolling links to the scamers
@amandawoods37393 жыл бұрын
This happened to me…twice. And yes I fell for it. Thank you for letting me get my number back lol
@Priya-ye7lr Жыл бұрын
Hey , u given last 4 digit of driver license number should I be worried please tell
@jwan35013 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your info, Mr. Green. Last 2 month, I have had few bad scam experiences on a dating web that I want to share with you privately.
@yunusquddusofficialactor2 жыл бұрын
thank you for sharing your wisdom. these scammers are crazy
@misspickles54333 жыл бұрын
Pleasant: “I’m running out of email addresses” Me who spent 8 hours making 300 email addresses to make my petition have lots of signatures: Impossible
@greatleader48413 жыл бұрын
at one point i had an auto email maker because i was botting on runescape and i needed like 1000 accounts so i needed 1000 emails. It only took like 30 minutes since it was linked to the API. Fun days.
@user-wv8lu3yx4z3 жыл бұрын
@@greatleader4841 Could you release it on github? Or you deleted the file?
@greatleader48413 жыл бұрын
@@user-wv8lu3yx4z This was a decade ago. I've gone through 3 computers since then. Plus i doubt a decade old script would even work anymore.
@user-wv8lu3yx4z3 жыл бұрын
@@greatleader4841 Me too, i will recommend to update the email maker and somehow get a lot of phone numbers in this day of technology
@andrewmiller84023 жыл бұрын
Doesn't that make YOU a scammer? Lol
@jaxaboi79993 жыл бұрын
Ok so basically this happens to me and my friend on offerup all the time. I was able to get something out of one of them and they were actually based in the U.S. my assumption is that they are most probably selling the phone numbers and google voice accounts to scammers around the world
@luigiopaf99943 жыл бұрын
Scammer: "Send me code screenshot" Pleasant Green: *Sends screenshot* Scammer: "SeND mE sENd me cOdE ScREenShOt oR bYe" Pleasant Green: "That is the screen shot" Scammer: *angry scammer noises*
@constellaespj43983 жыл бұрын
I love angry scammer noises.
@nettigonzales22842 жыл бұрын
Almost fell for that as well. Your content was straight and to the point. Thank you for making us aware of it. There's so many scams out there it's scary.
@keridane93813 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I think I'm pretty scam savvy, but hate to admit this obvious scam might have slipped past my radar! Good work.
@edgar_diy3 жыл бұрын
I kept giving a "buyer" random codes and then got mad at me for calling him a scammer 🤣
@rich925cal13 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate how you’re trying to warn people on these motherless bastards ✌️ keep on keepin on
@duraicarey41863 жыл бұрын
it is like : I do not do business with scammers instead I scam all alone
@Joshespi2 жыл бұрын
my wife fell for this scam today. your video helped her calm down.
@zj123 ай бұрын
Thank you, please keep doing this type of videos it's really save people from scammers.
@AnonymousMC3 жыл бұрын
Hey guys! :D I hope you stay safe and have a nice day, God bless you!
@iiking77723 жыл бұрын
no
@yjidkal2 жыл бұрын
I'm doing pretty good bro thanks bot
@AnonymousMC2 жыл бұрын
@@yjidkal that’s good to know, human
@Fee.13 жыл бұрын
Most “Nigerian scammers” aren’t actually from Nigeria
@AS-jd1vr3 жыл бұрын
how do you know?
@Fee.13 жыл бұрын
@@AS-jd1vr because I am all of them
@hassanahmohammed21903 жыл бұрын
@@Fee.1 dun dun DUN
@patrickchubey31273 жыл бұрын
So the Nigerian prince that wants to stuff 2.1 million dollars into my bank account isn't from Nigeria?? I suppose that I'm not going to get the 2.1 million dollars either.
@Ujirison3 жыл бұрын
They are, and I'm Nigerian. Just by the numbers, there is a high probability they are Nigerians. How many Africans speak English? Majority are Nigerians!