Printer Support Scammers Caught in the Act!

Be careful who you get printer support from! You might end up getting scammed. A lot of scammers are impersonating Canon, HP, and Epson. Make sure you visit the correct websites when getting printer support and double checking the phone numbers.
Check out Ray's scambaiting channel at / modderpaulscambaits

[@Seed]

The sad thing is printer support isn’t the only scam with printers, the ink is too..

[@_lun4r_]

bro actually took @seed as their handle

[@nebulous962]

also with some printers the paper is also a scam.

[@justcurious3525]

Relevance to this video?

[@Illuminex_XD]

Hacked account?

[@w1nterdays]

@@justcurious3525printers??? Printer scams??? How isn’t it relevant

[@maddyf.6296]

Victim: How do I know you're not a scammer? PG: Because I'm not asking you for money. Both chuckle I love this channel 😂

[@UniversalDirp]

thats such a good way to respond

[@gromitmug9852]

I loved that scene

[@PleasantGreen]

That guy was great

[@UniversalDirp]

@@PleasantGreen you could say that was a pleasant experience

[@vanesslifeygo]

😅

[@ThatLostGamer]

I have never seen the jump scare prank on scammers before. I would love to see you do that some more.

[@PleasantGreen]

I’ll do my best!

[@scarlettletterz383]

@@PleasantGreen please! This is such an awesome idea!! Ps love your channel ❤

[@Y2hottie]

@@PleasantGreen pls sir I have secret to tell u and also I wanna be partner of exposing scammers here in Nigeria buh I can’t anything without your support

[@BoskiM]

@@Y2hottie you seem too desperate

[@Y2hottie]

@@BoskiM desperate of exposing scammers here in Nigeria, cos I don’t wanna be among, I rather beg for help than to scam people

[@varindersehgal5391]

i love the way you just smiled at the camera while the scammer was being jump scared

[@PleasantGreen]

😊

[@Wertyhappy27]

​@@PleasantGreenA smile anyone can love as it is a smile for good reason 😂

[@Seanmm8855]

i love the way you lie

[@PolinaLee94]

I am so lucky that the biggest scam about printers i've ever met is how overpriced ink replacement is

[@ConnorDonahoe2712]

Epson printers are the only brand I'll ever use because of that reason

[@delpinsky]

That's why I only buy remanufactured ink cartriges 😎 because paying for the original ones, you can almost buy a new printer!

[@theborg2638]

@@delpinsky Actually thats what i do, every time the ink is empty i buy a new printer. It's just cheaper. Of course i don't 🙂

[@BetaTester-ke5ob]

Thats why I bought an Epson Ecotank for $200 you can buy the printer. The refills you can pay about $60 for half liter bottles that will last most people many years instead of a month or two if you are lucky. The printer also does a pretty fair job of printing photos just as cheap or cheaper as you would at walmart or target

[@i2evielle]

@@theborg2638 While I know you were joking but sadly there are a lot of people that actually do this. I used to work retail and sold printers all the time and we would have people come in to buy ink, see the stupid amount they were charging for it, and proceed to buy a new printer and use the ink that came with it instead of buying ink for their current printer. The only issue with that is that the ink carts that the printers come usually only has around 10% volume of the actual carts. Would try to tell people this and they would still just buy a new printer anyways instead of buying a remanufactured cart or in some cases getting theirs refilled.

[@Tclans]

“Be better scammers” is such an interesting sentence. Which can be interpreted in many ways 😅😄

[@AyuuuuuSannnnn]

A comma can be the difference supporting or being against them. 😂😂

[@markjacobs1086]

The best scammer is the one taking only money from their boss 😂

[@DEYOCLUB]

"Fixations are free" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@PleasantGreen]

That should be their new company name

[@dazza028]

How is your comment from 15 hours ago

[@BoskiM]

​​@@dazza028 they are channel members so they get the preview hours before anyone else

[@dazza028]

​@@BoskiM oh OK I understand

[@TheTotallyRandomGuy]

My grandma fell for one of these… had a printer stop working. They remote connected to her Mac and turned off the screen, then proceeded to copy files from her desktop over, which luckily she had her audio on and heard the sounds of files being copied. She immediately realized she messed up and unplugged the computer quickly to try to minimize the damage. Thank you, Pleasant Green, for making this video to help spread awareness of these scams, and all your others for other kinds.

[@barrettross3772]

Files being copied makes a sound?

[@Shadowssassin4444]

​@@barrettross3772probably the alert sound old windows versions would play when you did almost anything with files

[@UCILaGtQaYAh3wnkvg4Rxzqg]

@@barrettross3772Yes, it also does that when you move a file

[@genericskimaskrapper7268]

​@@barrettross3772Maybe it was the signature two key sound. Which sounds like a key after the other and it sounds almost like a rhythm.

[@dakat5131]

I remember when Kitboga pretended to buy the firewall units off of Amazon (Which would be frustrating to the scammers because that would mean they're not getting the money for the fake firewall because the victim spent it all on a real firewall they didn't need)

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

Kitboga is the kind of troll to unplug and plug his printer and tell the scammer, "Oh, it works now! Thanks for your help!" just to annoy them, haha.

[@Thiesi]

@@thebasketballhistorian3291 Yeah, he's done that (and all sorts of other things that caught the scammers off guard), but the problem is it usually ends the call pretty quickly, so it's counterproductive to his goal to waste as much of their time as possible.

[@santosic]

​@@thebasketballhistorian3291 right before he was seemingly about to "take the bait" and supposedly hand over real money, too, hours into a call 😂

[@oldmedstudent1750]

@@thebasketballhistorian3291 I dont like Kitboga. He refuses to collaborate with others because he is so selfish.

[@atsafg6830]

​@@oldmedstudent1750 call me kevin

[@lizzie7859]

that jumpscare idea is EVIL. and i love it. keep up the pleasant work, Pleasant Green, Serb, and Ray!

[@cerrigate]

It's sad they never realize they don't have to be scammers

[@power4things]

The workers were the first ones scammed. In their country, career choices are very limited and these people come from small towns in a third-world country. Guy drives into town or runs an ad waving jobs and money under their nose. They think it's their brass ring and they fall for it. Only later do they find out it's basically slavery.

[@JayWillis2120]

Y'all are absolute heroes. Sure, some of the other channels seem to do a little more to shut down or waste the scammers time, but you explain it in a way that my parents can understand, and save them before the scammers can even get to their computer!

[@PleasantGreen]

I appreciate that!

[@US-Army-Rangers]

Only 1 comment dayum

[@Blackscreenuser]

Dayum

[@US-Army-Rangers]

Dayum chain

[@forreststrong797]

That scare pop up thing was one of the most funny things I've ever seen with these scammers. Definitely please do that again.

[@intergalacticpeen]

You’re so patient with these victims, thank you for helping them understand. ❤

[@intergalacticpeen]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ I don’t think saving scam victims makes him on the same level as Jesus but ok

[@nebulous962]

i mean printers these days are kinda a scam even without these fake support. you know there are printers that don't let you use third party ink? it's nuts.

[@YoursUntruly]

I fell for this, they actually got my printer working, then started being sketchy asking for PayPal or zelle. So I hung up with a working printer 😂

[@LostSpaceGuy]

Nice

[@nickygembe1098]

Hello Pleasant Green. I recently stopped my aunt from falling victim to a scammer. It was similar to a video you posted awhile back. I remembered said video and was able to deal with the issue accordingly! Thank you for what you do because without this knowledge, I probably wouldn't have been able to help my aunt

[@THEALEXD3145]

9:44 not speed but latency

[@THEALEXD3145]

@@markplenty2631 Speed is a drug you can snort.

[@chefboyardeeznutsinyourmouth]

@@markplenty2631 tell me you know nothing about network administration without telling me you know nothing about network administration

[@markplenty2631]

@@chefboyardeeznutsinyourmouth yes well done you've got me! But it's as simple as it sounds..

[@markplenty2631]

@@THEALEXD3145 maybe you do!

[@roadmonitoroz]

I could use words like icmp packets, headers , etc while spurting into a spiel about TCP / UDP packets , packet lengths, SYN, SYN ACK's, etc making it a long explanation here but I wont :D I'll just say time to reach the server and get back in milliseconds I assume Modder paul was trying to put it in laymen's terms just for the video.

[@angelarias6311]

As a person that is blind, I recently got a scam call from a scammer pretending to be the Microsoft Disability Answered Desk. I knew right away that this was a scam because generally speaking, Microsoft Disability Answered Desk does not contact people randomly, unless the call gets disconnected. Thank you pleasant green for creating these videos, I am more aware on what to do on when I receive a scam call by your videos, and I’ve also have been sharing your content to educate others.

[@rainbowmom7582]

Please do not contact that person - he’s a scammer.

[@Larka661]

Honestly, I wish there was a business that tracks these con artists and contacts the people that they're being scammed. Like you did. People need to know about this stuff. If we can warn people, the scammers lose their money.

[@zabunko]

If you pay me ill do it.

[@nyuyseemmanuel7535]

It would require lots of resources to do such a thing, pretty good idea, crazy thing is most scammers come up with new ideas everyday 😢

[@Larka661]

​@@nyuyseemmanuel7535 I know. But not all the scams are really that smart. That's why they mainly go after older people. Gotta be skeptical in these times, of practically everything. You cant even trust the public. Heck, the other day when I was walking out of Walmart some lady said she needed food for her children, she was dressed like a Mexican poverty lady, she had a child with her, but his clothes looked decent. I had no money to give her, but she asked other people too. I wish someone told people about public scams too. Not everything happens on the Internet.

[@kryptonkx-personaluse-3826]

well, there is actually one

[@Georg3e]

Id work for them

[@Kristinapedia]

seriously, they already have ALL THE TOOLS to just HELP people. Charge them $20.. they'd have calls ALL DAY LONG.. and make loads of money. This reminds me of monsters Inc.. when they were scaring kids but then realized making them laugh worked so much better...

[@suzanneschannel1]

EXACTLY!! But scammers are all malignant narcissists; narcissists never believe that there is a better, more effective way to live that doesn’t hurt people.

[@ManOfPotato]

those jumpscares at the end would be so good with seeing those scammers

[@Solaris.Energy]

The “we are based in New Jersey” with you slamming your hands on the desk was very funny lol.

[@kiruinature8423]

That is quite a scare , that scammer didn't have a sleep that night I bet... Continue with the good work

[@JohnSmith-4U]

Props to this guy. I just came across this channel yesterday. He actually takes the tedious time to go after scammers. Subscribed.

[@defaultdriftco00]

Thanks for being there to help people out to understand what scammers are doing!

[@sascha_products]

I think for most printers you don't even have to download drivers when used via USB, bc the printer will install the necessary things by itself.

[@beingdeeply]

Scammer: Printer not working? We can scam that.

[@paulslaney9392]

All I can say is “You are freakin awesome!!” Thank you for saving these people from those unscrupulous morons!!

[@xEqualsRandom]

What I thought was suspicious about the fake support page is that the area code on the number they asked you to call was 848, which is New Jersey and not a "toll-free" number like 800.

[@patrickchubey3127]

This is a great show. It's not only useful to find out how to recognize and avoid being scammed, but it's really entertaining too, it's a good watch.

[@KerryKier]

Thank you Pleasant for doing this, As a Sys engineer for decades this was great. Tell Serb he rocks!

[@jimmckay2337]

You’re a good person. ❤ to you brother. Thank you for reaching out to potential victims. It means a lot to your fans. Continue the good fight!

[@twinklestarr]

i'm sure you know from watching these videos that "text me on telegram" is a scammer. but, just in case...

[@itsliamcraft6652]

I absolutely lost it and you guys jumpscared the scammer. You should definitely do it more often!

[@markevans5674]

Amazing work here. Thanks for the important public service you provide 👍

[@brianm8654]

This is great you're teaching ppl and scaring scammers at the same time

[@Shermanbay]

Please note that many legitimate US companies are now outsourcing their entire tech and customer support to India or elsewhere outside the US. This makes it hard to detect if the support you get is valid or not strictly by accents. For example, in the last 2 weeks alone, I talked to India when getting (I'm very sure!) valid support from Spectrum (cable TV/Internet/phone), Bilt-Hard Log splitter (sold on Amazon), and a US-based ISP, Go-Daddy. I suspect (but can't prove) that some tech support companies play both sides of the fence. The money is green either way, so why not?

[@ladyinred92]

Ty for this ! It’s beautiful to see them get scared, and stopped in their tracks but also ty to you , your friend and mp for helping ❤️

[@billfisherman6577]

Thanks for your help Ray & Pleasant Green.

[@gailmiller6333]

😂😂That “Jump Scare” thing you did at the end had me in tears!!😂😂. Love your channel, thank you for all that you do.

[@BigFunnyGiant2]

I appreciate your videos and the way you explain the scam. I often share them so my friends and family are aware.

[@cardamomes]

Thank you so much for producing such an informative and entertaining video regarding these tech support scammers. These scams are so rampant and there are a huge number of people who fall victim to these just because they are uninformed. We desperately need to spread the word. I had a patient who had attempted to hang himself after being scammed for a significant amount of money. It's something that still disturbs me when I think about it. I really do believe that spreading more awareness is key as this all could have been avoided.

[@Bigted3737]

Wow you are a saint. I love how you contacted the the people getting scammed. Cheers from Australia.

[@HoosierSHU]

TY for helping so many people. I didn't even know this scam existed.

[@KTSpeedruns]

It's always nice when the victim believes you. It always hurts when victims for some reason are skeptical of you instead of the people asking for money.

[@yummystar1102]

I feel its somewhat of a pride thing where they dont want to admit they fell for it

[@colleenandreoni55]

I am soooo embarrassed - I fell for this scammer thing. I really thought I was on the Canon website and since I called the number myself I didn't think it would be answered by a scammer since the phone number for support was on the Canon website - or so I thought. I am crazy nervous that they collected my bank and other personal info when they had access to my computer remotely. I now have to spend hours changing all of my passwords - UGGH. But - I hung up and unplugged my computer as soon as they asked me for money. I am an intelligent - or so I thought person. How did I let this happen? And, I still have no ability to use my scanner!

[@capricorndragon6268]

Share this video far and wide. Old and young, users need to know where to get the correct information. Your computer is only as smart as the operator. Thanks for the collab with Modder Paul. He is great at explaining the techy stuff.

[@vozmajster1011]

Man, I just absolutely love the way you make your videos. And one of the many reasons for that is your signature setup with the sofa. I don't know why, but I enjoy your videos best while eating my dinner, having a beer, just chilling. Feels like having a chat with a friend. Please keep up the awesome work and that setup too! :)

[@Remigrator]

Haven't owned a printer in over a decade 🤣

[@roadmonitoroz]

Really ? I still own a printer (use it rarely). I remember my first printer (some rubbish Epson dot matrix on the Commodore 64) in the 80's. Back then they had the ribbon ink.

[@rgoonewardene380]

TBH. If printer manufacturers gave a £2 USB with the printer drivers, this would not happen. I remember a time, before the internet, when you bought equipment, and the driver came on a disk with it.

[@adamf.3434]

Good job as always, we need more guys like you, thank you for your work! ❤

[@casiangeles21]

almost fell for this crap, realized it wasn't HP when they asked for remote access in their chat

[@_trashvis_]

i just started school for cybersecurity and i love watching videos about these scams

[@nyuyseemmanuel7535]

Online course ?

[@_trashvis_]

@@nyuyseemmanuel7535 yes im doing college online

[@andymanaus1077]

$500 is literally more than the retail price of many laptops, Chromebooks and netbooks these days!

[@qotsa2k4]

Only 20 seconds in and thank you! I never understood what a “driver” was. Knew I needed them but never understood why. Got out of computers about 14 years ago. Thank you!

[@CGR89]

You gotta wonder how these people sleep at night, knowing they're stealing money from the world's most vulnerable. It has to be a really shameful existence.

[@nermalpancakes]

Most times it's poverty-stricken people who have no other choice as these call center jobs tend to pay more than others. They're putting themselves and their families first, which is what we all do. It's terrible and I'm sure most of them feel guilt about it, but they've survived another day. its how the world is now. Everything is paid on the backs of others.

[@borkozdravkovic4746]

"Be better scammers!" -Ben Dover 2023

[@timflory2572]

Mister Pleasant green thank you for everything you do you are helping people . you are doing amazing work. Again thank you

[@IorekByrnison086]

So sorry I've missed the premier. Great video, now I know what to look for. Love the jump scare on this guy. And I would love to see more of it in future videos. Keep up the great job.

[@BeaHindebars]

Thanks Mr Green and Modder Paul Happy birthday 'Serb' 🎉

[@bojow8102]

Thank you for the videos and work that goes into them 👍👍

[@subzeeroCS]

watching the scammer get scared was so funny he was defo scared shitless

[@TheMajabogdanovic]

I am so happy that person from Serbia helped you in catching scammers! ❤❤❤

[@katmckeown1748]

Love your delivery. You're the best !!

[@ShortsMaGeeTV]

Another excellent video! You’re a Gentleman and a Scholar.

[@diffdimgamerseven9986]

Ben Dover and his wife, Eileen Dover,had some "issues" with the printer so they decide to ask for help

[@vladimpaler9274]

Love that Golden 1 million subscribers KZbin Play Button Award hanging on the wall 👍🏻

[@mochamollybradbury247]

This guy is my hero! What I would give to learn how to mess with scammers like this! I have gained so much more knowledge since discovering his work. Thank you ❤

[@CarbideShrapnel]

Great valutainment as always pleasant green. You helped me spot and protect people in my family from some scams and I want to say thanks for that.

[@soksambathsam]

Man I wish I could turned back in time where I didn’t have to pay for the firewall program. I’m happy to see you prevent other people from being scammed. To these days I still get a lot of spam call lol I already know that my info has been leaked over the dark web anyway. But I’m doing my best not to open or response to any of it.

[@rainbowmom7582]

If you’re ever unsure about something go to the subreddit “Scams” and ask. Great group of super knowledgeable people there.

[@Loki-and-Thor]

Listening to the video while making the dinner, I here Ben say “where are you based out of?” then music starts playing, I glance at my screen and there’s a Yeti dancing with an Amazon box in some mountain range. Pretty funny coincidence that made me chuckle.

[@noordinyusufaly8465]

I like what you did in this video. You informed a lot of people about scammers, could you also have reversed the transaction and set a password on their computer so that they could not then use it. Keep up the good fight.👍

[@frankiebojangleswest1902]

You made the scammer 💩 his pants instead of 💩’ing in the street. Good job.

[@Sunny-Gupta1]

Hate the scammer not the people, don't be racist, you're better than that I guess

[@PW-72648]

Always nice to see you help others

[@gardeningforhealth4250]

Thank you, Ben. You are a good guy.

[@trevorhensley3185]

Ben, I give you full marks for that prank!

[@JayJayLapz]

I installed it for 199$ such a good deal! Less than half of what the competition was charging!

[@stevenking9473]

Please continue your work pleasant

[@Im.Darius]

That Jeff the killer jump scare idea was absolutely genius...

[@CardcaptorLiShowron]

You can use a VM to let scammers to remote the pc in the VM. So all they do it mess up the pc in the VM. That’s what lots of people do so the scammer won’t harm your pc.

[@justcurious3525]

I'm pretty sure that the people who get sucked in by these scams are normal, every day users who aren't aware of VMs and how they work and don't want to know. If they need help trying to get their printer drivers installed.........

[@CardcaptorLiShowron]

@@justcurious3525 Maybe, but still if pleasant Green is reading this, and wants to do research on it, and download the free one. He can use it next time

[@mezscat656]

@@justcurious3525i’m pretty sure they are talking about what pleasentgreen could use cause he mentioned he didn’t want to let them connect to his pc and the vm would fix that problem. so not as a solution for normal people who are trying to fix their printers (:

[@rainbowmom7582]

@@justcurious3525 ikr? I’m so confused why he felt the need to post that. 🧐🤨

[@CardcaptorLiShowron]

@@rainbowmom7582 That comment was meant for pleasant green. Because he said he wasn’t going let people on his pc. I was letting him know about VMs so he knows he can learn about them, and use them to help stop scammers safely. I did say YOU can use a VM. I didn’t say victims can. That sentence should’ve indicated I was talking about Pleasant Green using them. That’s why I said that. I know victims wouldn’t most likely use them.

[@marioo.4742]

I called into one of these call centers before by mistake and was lucky enough to smell out their BS. Glad you made a video on this

[@skiiready4042]

Always a good day when pleasant green uploads thanks

[@BobbyRespect]

Another day, another banger form Pleasent Green! :D

[@evansebenezerofficial2842]

I'm not asking you for money 🤣🤣

[@sunnyand7777]

Nicely Done! 👏... 🌻

[@PleasantGreen]

🙏

[@charmaindavies7568]

Nice one Pleasant Green ..... Loved what Serb did at the end😅

[@rockyBalboa6699]

You are doing a great job helping innocent people! God Bless You!

[@thetatcritic4236]

can we have a popcorn NFT update? how many are you on?

[@PleasantGreen]

I’ve slowed down a bit. Probably around 50? But John Wick 4 is out so it’s about to be 51!

[@mayalesovsky2764]

1st handsome gold plaque you have on the wall

[@PleasantGreen]

Looks good eh?

[@mayalesovsky2764]

@@PleasantGreen yes it does

[@michellemorningstar880]

Wow so crazy another scam never heard of this before thanks for all you do love your videos thanks so much for helping for helping them

[@mymomismad95]

I love these videos. I laughed out loud when you did the jump scare. Quality content right here, man.

[@ajbonu02]

Scammers are using printers now to scam lol. The video was really good. Thank you Pleasent Green

[@Manu-Official]

Fun fact: all printer companies are also scamming people.

[@CTSFanSam]

Ahh, nuts. I could only thumbs up once.

[@hectorg5809]

No, they're not

[@stefanjohansson2373]

Planned aging and expensive supplies is standard.

[@gustavosoto8644]

Man.I KNOW YOU SLEEP LIKE A BABY EVERY SINGLE NIGHT KNOWING ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU PUT IN THAT DAY.GRETA WORK MR GREEN

[@kevinhoward9593]

Gratz on passing 1 million subs.

[@henrriquetordoya1637]

As a linux user this video makes me laugh, even i don't know what class of black magic devs use for almost anything working out of the box

[@mariocamspam72]

Here we go with the linux users announcing they are linux users.

[@MilesProwerTailsFox]

bro set up a device with brand name "this command was run by a scammer" and see what the bruh says lmao

[@monicafriesen4052]

Just “Thank you”, Pleasant Green ! 🇨🇦

[@morpheusmemnoch4160]

awesome job, keep reporting and I'll keep watching and sharing

[@sylwekklucznik161]

Congrats for 1 milion! Keep up good work!