Scammer 2.0 - Rudy Kurniawan The Wine Forger

Rudy Kurniawan - one of the most high profile wine fraudsters in history and who conned fine wine lovers out of tens of millions of dollars by producing copycats of the some of the world’s rarest wines in his Los Angeles kitchen.
Series: Criminal 2.0 - White Collar Gangsters

[@christopherdubas7302]

I take my hat off to Rudy. Certainly taught these wine snobs a lesson.

[@winterseyes]

So, he went to all this trouble to counterfeit these wines. He bought the wax, ages the labels, mixed the wines. But he couldn’t take a few minutes to research the vineyards,which is actually the easiest part, and would have told him the years the wines were produced.

[@sparkzbarca]

Oh come on. He probably did or thought he did. More likely a mistake than he intentionally wrote down the wrong number because he didn't care what it was

[@winterseyes]

Don Ziolkowski No, No, he didn’t. He’s described as a genius and he put in all that work and you say he forgot? Or didn’t care...STOP IT KAREN!

[@sparkzbarca]

@@winterseyes read again. I'm saying he does care. He just made a mistake. He's making hundreds of bottles. Yes even a perfectionist can make mistakes

[@winterseyes]

Don Ziolkowski Yes, I agree he did make a mistake, a very simple one, he didn’t do his due diligence, because he became arrogant.

[@BestMMORPG2017-games]

Another documentary said he might have confused Christine Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis for Domaine Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis.

[@andalvernoble5533]

Low key I admire how he scammed big wine brands single-handedly. If he scammed poor ppl, he wouldve survive like other filthy rich, but because he was against those wine empires, its a different story. His family is well-known rich family here in Indonesia, his uncle is a successful business man with money laundering background.

[@bas8792]

His uncle is Edi Tansil, a famous but corrupt businessman in Indonesia. He's a corruptor and is one of the most wanted person in Indonesia but he flee to China and have a new identity there

[@shaggydawg5419]

If anything deserves admiration... it is his God's given talent, his palate. I give zero fucks to all con artists regardless of who they con.

[@Lannd84]

He is the 3rd of child of Lim Sieo Liong.

[@iwatchwithnoads7480]

@@shaggydawg5419 nah. Scamming scammers makes my justice boner hard

[@DeLorean4]

So disappointing how the judicial system gave this guy 10 years in prison for conning rich people, but rich people conning poor people just get a slap on the wrist, assuming they ever get anything.

[@peacegiver1000]

DeLorean4 all the time🙄🙄🙄

[@joelhogan9298]

So true

[@falkenvir]

And how McFarland only got 6years...

[@SirNic4180]

He wasn't the right complexion.

[@Tina06019]

Ten years is harsh in comparison to the shorter sentences that most white-collar thieves get. Of course, so many white-collar thieves get away COMPLETELY with conning and ripping off ordinary people. So, I can’t get TOO angry at this dude Rudi.

[@Vishscale]

This whole documentary is hileroius. One of the funniest things ive watched this year. Thanks guys

[@mrm5183]

Serial Grapist

[@mattridgley9095]

Bravo!

[@mattridgley9095]

@ He's squeezing the pips a bit though

[@Manup2day]

😆😅🤣🤣🤣

[@alansmlth7989]

99 BOTTLES......WELL, YOU KNOW THE REST!

[@rodx5571]

@@alansmlth7989 Take one down-sell it for a hundred grand, 98 bottles of wine errrrrrr..........on the wall? Meh. Close enough.

[@inspiredinthedark23]

The wine world is mostly a scam to begin with. So, this is a case of a scammer, scamming other scammers.

[@Tony-gv5fm]

inspiredinthedark ..mostly scamming rich greedy fine wine morons..nobody feels bad for rich idiods who buy 'fake' wine

[@KretinoSantino]

Exactly ........ it's like tiny BIO food producers which can somehow supply all supermarket chains in country with almost everything.

[@ryanscottwright]

scamming is still scamming.

[@alhiddel977]

the wine world, the modern art world are both scams

[@JosephKulik2016]

Dear inspired: "A case of a scammer, scamming other scammers" could equally describe the New York Stock Exchange, don't you think ? ... [e-mail]

[@xtraflo]

The reason these guys are so mad is because they feel stupid for not really knowing anything about wine and are just out spending money...

[@museves]

The real forgery is telling that wine taste different and selling it with expensive prices.

[@darrenporter1850]

Scammed a bunch of people who spend 80k on lunch.

[@sporehux8344]

such a terrible time to have lost my tiny violin.

[@patricaomas8750]

I think he said 70k but taking in inflation?

[@darrenporter1850]

@@patricaomas8750 Anyway, if you drink a Bottle of fake wine, real or not, Money is gone, you drunk and next wee will be down the toilet. Not like buying a fake Rolex or Ferrari is it.

[@patricaomas8750]

@@darrenporter1850 Well if you want rap the Rolex in a wad of paper and fulse it down the loo

[@darrenporter1850]

@@patricaomas8750 Yeah but you don't. Your purchase is something you can treasure, use and hold on to. Wine- gone.

[@WalkerRileyMC]

If anything can prove that a cheap bottle of wine is no worse than an expensive one, this is it.

[@mickez3993]

What are you doing here mine craft boy?

[@bobmarley2140]

NO. just no.

[@hayaglamazonluxe]

The auctioneer knew they were FAKE. I do not believe he was not in the scam with Rudi. The French vineyard maker called their bluff in that sit down meeting! Excellent documentary.

[@smoothmicra]

These scammers always get too greedy, drop in a few slightly rare bottles every now and then. Don't blitz the market with the rarest bottles on earth ffs 🤦‍♂️

[@Originalman144]

LOL ffs

[@billyscorner2232]

@meaturama why did you retire?

[@hayaglamazonluxe]

LMAO!! So true

[@Theblackcaravanlady]

Smoothmicra 😂😂😂

[@roccosiffredi6427]

Dumbass should have at least researched the vintage dates instead of just making shit up. Otherwise who knows how much cheap skunk juice would still be in circulation

[@xcofcd]

Lol most of these so called wine experts can't even tell if they're drinking red or white wine without seeing it. It's the kind of snobbery that begs to get scammed...

[@nardinit]

You clearly aren't aware the amount of work required to become a master sommelier. I think vice did a piece on it. Plenty of snobby scammers in the wine world but there are also people that know what they're talking about.

[@sanyonazyin6063]

You mean the Legendary Study that Embarrased Wine Experts Across France by Frédéric Brochet?

[@nardinit]

@@sanyonazyin6063 No I mean kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHPClX6Oaa-bp5Y

[@sanyonazyin6063]

@@nardinit Okey I'll watch it

[@PennPearson]

@@sanyonazyin6063 I read the article. It definitely seems to indicate that the whole wine tasting industry is a fraud.

[@courtnims2583]

These winos are so obnoxious, this kid outwitted everyone of them

[@felixsubakti6907]

The "kid" is in his late 30s, asians age weird

[@KayDejaVu]

On American Greed, one wine expert commented that Rudy had no respect for the wine. Lol.

[@alanwann9318]

A good doc,cant help admiring Rudy for leaving egg on the experts faces

[@justino7005]

I give Rudy an A+ , out of all the cons I’ve seen in these shows he was definitely the most creative, and his victims are a bunch of tools that clearly Don’t know their hobby that well , just like to throw money around in dumb shit.

[@crunch9876]

Wouldn’t even call them victims of the fake wine they got tasted the same as the real thing.

[@bonniethebonnie6971]

This just shows that Wine tasters are just full of BS, sinde they cant tell the differents whats an exspensive or cheap Wine is.... its only AS exspensive AS much AS what you Can make People’s buy your own BS. This same concept also comes in the World of art paintings..

[@fupi78]

Hahaha....this reminds me of "the emperor's new clothes" story.

[@nardinit]

Watch any documentary on sommeliers, that will change your mind

[@patrickgarneau6095]

The idea is not to use cheap wine. If you turn a 500-1,000$ bottle of wine into a 20,000$ of wine, that’s a huge profit.

[@BobbyGeneric145]

The art world is a Huge racket! Tastemakers choose who the hot new artist is going to be, get them high dollar comissions, and take a chunk for themselves. If you don't blow those leeches yo'll never be a high dollar modern artist.

[@helpmeunderstand5950]

He was putting just the right blend of $100 wines into the bottle, it's not like he was putting Boone's Farm into them.

[@df224]

Minus the most I've ever encountered, 14 ad interruptions, its a good story.

[@beboplaplace3762]

I got 10 ads

[@beboplaplace3762]

And that’s not counting how many times one came up and had two

[@jules4388]

Skip to the end and replay

[@stockholm7x]

So far I've had zero and I'm half way through

[@MissJudyJetson]

Pay for your KZbin.....no ads

[@selectrick66566]

This is kind of like Italian olive oil. There's three times as much sold as there is produced. Heads up.

[@Kstunnnaman23]

Or Japanese Wasabi where there's 1000x more than is produced

[@Boertje247]

Wasabi commonly bought and consumed in the US is common horseradish dyed green. I buy real wasabi in an Asian market and it's 3x more than 'regular' wasabi! And also 3x more tear-inducing!

[@UnenthusiasticPerson]

Denise Boertje how do you know that the wasabi you buy is not a fake as well? And you just pay 3x more for it. Just because you shop at a Asian market doesn’t mean it the real deal.

[@UnenthusiasticPerson]

Yeah I heard about that too.

[@Boertje247]

Unenthusiastic Person , the Asian mkt I shop in has genuine wasabi, and is the same brand that I buy in Japan. Paying a premium is no guarantee, but knowing what I'm buying prevents rip offs. Ditto the "Italian" olive oil---I buy the most reasonable eco with no country designated. The evo's from California are very good, and much less than some "Italian" premium brands, and tastier. If you have a good Asian mkt that has fresh produce, you can often find fresh Japanese horseradish and make your own. You can also ell by the taste. Japanese wasabi is sharper, and subtly sweeter undertones. Regular horseradish is kind of a one-trick pony of just sharp heat with no subtlety. Hope that helps. Btw, I like regular wasabi too!

[@djc2152]

I like to decorate my studio walls with forged Budweiser and Miller Genuine Draft labels

[@Thanasis_Koligliatis]

52:11 He was such a wine lover that he wanted 19.000 fake labels to make a tapestry for the wall. Lawyers can explain anything

[@car24dude]

Imagine what he could do with liquor? Bourbon, Whiskey, Scotch, Rum, Vodka, Gin, and many more.

[@patx_game4318]

Why do you put a witness as thumbnail lol? Anyone who dont watch the video will think he is the scammer. Thinking much lately?

[@craigstewart1532]

@Rodney Bidmade Yep, not very articulate

[@kingares9768]

That's exactly what I believed until I watched the video lol

[@bas8792]

@R0dKnEE BIgM8 he's clearly drunk lol

[@Inyosi888]

The only wrong that this man practiced was that he forged the original label back to the bottle and pretended it was old wine, but he must applaud for being able to recreate the wine to be the exact taste and color, this man was brilliant. I think he should acquired a licence to recreate the wine.

[@patrickasplund]

I PRAY he gets out and starts a winery selling $50 bottles that taste like 1945 Conte. Dude would be a hero. He's an entrepreneur in waiting.

[@riqqarddopv7918]

He was deported to his native country in april 2021

[@luqrexia]

@@riqqarddopv7918 and also, he could open a winery here in Bali or anywhere chilly

[@riqqarddopv7918]

@@luqrexia for real tho what a savage

[@rabuanmantine5137]

It is not about the taste…. Most of them can’t tell the difference. It is about the bottle and label 🏷 . Rudy kurniawan knows the wine collectors weaknesses and takes advantage of that

[@freshgoldclips5033]

I want this as a movie! Imagine this like ”Catch me if you can”/ ”Gatsby” combo!

[@yakkityyak9336]

all of these experts fooled by CA wines!!!! I love it!!!

[@TennesseeTimmy-]

The power of mind persuasion. They trusted the system enough to spend crazy of amounts of money.

[@jallowgayle984]

it's funny watching this try to make the viewer view this man as a monster lol who cares it's just crushed grapes that rich people who don't know what to do with their money place false value on. The guy deserves a award

[@josecarlosxyz]

jallow gayle exactly I feel the same I give a shit

[@aryria5071]

Fact😳👌

[@twain27]

Well if someone faked your Air Jordan's you wouldn't be so happy would you

[@jallowgayle984]

@@twain27 I don't care about air Jordan's soooo. ..No (try again)

[@twain27]

@@jallowgayle984 any material thing that you like. Or maybe you're just a gamer?

[@haroldlee6923]

With Rudy’s extremely sharp tastebuds, a 10 yr sentence eating prison foods and no extraordinary wines which he is accustomed to is like an eternity in hell🤣🤣

[@johnsmith-zv1lo]

His earliest possible release date is January 9, 2021

[@LivingtheDRdream]

The wolf of wallstreet, who scam innocent non rich people who save their life saving in sum is $110 million only did 22month in prison. This guy scam billionaires who piss away 80k in lunch smh

[@rodx5571]

@@LivingtheDRdream justice is blind, and stupid.

[@spacecase7566]

😂😂

[@Frazzled_Chameleon]

You know you've reached the upper echelons of egotistical narcissism whenever you ask people: Do you know who I am? Do you know who you're talking to? I just eyerolled so hard that it may have caused a minor earth tremor.

[@SlowMoebius]

"Modest House" Shows a mansion in Los Angeles....

[@kpower4766]

I thought that too

[@shaggydawg5419]

if you're referring to his house in Arcadia at 11:09, that isn't a mansion. That looks more like a regular/normal house built in the 90s.

[@rhynosouris710]

Well, more of a McMansion

[@525Lines]

Never have hinders been more needing of a paddling. Rudy did the world a favor. And the wine industry is making their wines less apt to be forged in the future. They should bottle his mixes to help repay his victims and give Rudy community service.

[@MrOccyc]

There’s a good documentary on Netflix called Sour Grapes, I think, about this guy Rudy and how he got caught. It was pretty good, like this documentary is.

[@car24dude]

No one can stop him. He will continue making wine even in jail. High quality Jailhouse Hooch.

[@thefettfan3994]

Paying a fortune for a bottled liquid that gives one a hangover. I place no value on any so called vintage or antique wines, spirits or whiskeys. Look what happened to the people that did!

[@antirespirant78]

"He became the icon of his generation of high-rollers" - So basically he was very good at buying drinks? :)))

[@mirekchance]

This reminds me of a quote"this only effects silly rich people.." Hey they bought booze and they got booze. Who pays a price of a house for booze???Or even more..

[@kingbrouwer1534]

game: how many times is a form of the phrase "nobody imagined at that time that he would become one of the biggest forgers in history" mentioned... lol

[@chrislondo2683]

American Greed brought me here.

[@torbensegelken2987]

Why are the ads interrupted by this wine story?

[@gregk.6723]

Just shows how stupid some rich people are. Good for him.

[@greenpedal370]

That's how I see it. More money than sense.

[@johnsmith-zv1lo]

next year he be a free man !! 2021 january

[@ryanscottwright]

Get more rich from stealing from the rich. Good to see you support the reverse Robinhood

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

For sure.

[@PennPearson]

I like this story because it describes how a Chinese con man made complete fools out of pretentious, nouveau riche showoffs.

[@itsmeprad]

Indonesian mate

[@PennPearson]

@@itsmeprad You're right and I was wrong. I Googled him after reading your comment and apparently, he was Indonesian, born in Jakarta.

[@angusmcmillan8981]

Why no mention of Maureen Downey, wine fraud expert who denounced Kurniawan early and helped the FBI with the investigation?

[@urbexandbrokenthings4806]

A few rich effs are butt hurt because they guzzled down overpriced MD 20/20, and loved it! boo hooo

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Omg mad dogg! Eewwww.

[@joebessette6565]

Couple million a year just wasn't enough. Now you can enjoy a fine toilet wine, last month's vintage I believe. Surely you'll know with your special palate

[@lizh4933]

Downstream St. Lawrence River. We'll sell no wine before Thursday.

[@dlvox5222]

Anyone who spreads the collar over the sport coat is a bit cheese

[@hadend]

Very Barny Humble energy

[@ethanchiasson9956]

I was thinking the same...but then I remembered they are L.A. wine people, so that’s expected.

[@jamier6742]

@@ethanchiasson9956 I can smell the boxed wine through my tablet from Kyle's breath..... 😂😂😂😂😂 👍👍👍👍👍 😎😎😎😎😎 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷

[@dlvox5222]

Jamie R haha. Classic.

[@dlvox5222]

Ethan C haha. So true.

[@vaughanwatkins7146]

Good for him..he ripped off snobs & ponces..no tears for that bunch of tossers..they deserve so much more.

[@flt528]

Most comments here saying "who cares if a bunch of douchebag trustfunders pissing away their money got scammed?" OK, good point, but remember that the vineyards are also victims of scammers like Rudy. Families like Ponsot put a lot of money and effort into making a product that stands out among thousands of competitors. They get screwed when somebody counterfeits their product - not only do they not receive the proceeds from the customer, but there's product on the market with their name on it that's crap because it's not the real thing. Just because you and I aren't terribly interested in wine and wouldn't pay a lot for it doesn't mean that it's okay to rip off somebody's product.

[@tennisgleem]

His wines were fake...........but it taste matched it perfectly. (best Wines in History) Who want's to enter a NEW EXCITING business of Replica Wines?

[@felixsubakti6907]

"excellent vintage replica" with an ad showing wine testers getting fooled. Like Fender guitar's "artist blind tests" series on KZbin (it's very amusing, you should check it out)

[@carforumwanker]

It tells you more about the idiots that drink such wines and purchased them etc ! This goes for todays "whisky" madness and also "Bonded " wines. Its far far bigger than the "Kurniawan" story .

[@NR-gp2il]

carforumwanker Japanese Aged by drunk Irish whiskey

[@rachelmisc]

One of the better stories of forgery ever.

[@sueknoll8567]

I was really impressed with Laurent Ponsot, an old world vinter and gentlemen. A man of impeccable morals and standards that you rarely see anymore.

[@denksehno]

Eventually he got caught not when the specialist proofed the wine was counterfeit but instead when he proofed that the labels were fake. The dude could mix cheap wines and make it feel like a super expensive wine......he should take his recipes, make his own brand, allow normal people who really enjoy wine to afford it, while at the same time damage the egos of a plethora of idiots.

[@Dre2Dee2]

He didn't do that because this wasnt his idea. He was part of a criminal syndicate that set him up, and he gave them part of the money. He didnt invent ANYTHING he did, they gave it to him, like a counterfeit franchise. If he was a self-made genius like this documentary assumes, there's 1,000 ways he could of made money that dont end up with him in jail. A dope runs a scam because they cant do better

[@veryskeptical2409]

I once paid $3.00 for a bottle of two buck chuck.....send someone to prison

[@herchannel1355]

that kind of case is one of so many in Indonesia or asia for every product from straw, bags, electronic etc...and the 'factories' are most common located in rich houses area like that. He probably already export those wines. And still can operate the business behind bars. Who knows, idk...but it's not strange at all.

[@Jin-Ro]

This guy deserves a round of applause. He proved the wine world is fake as hell, and exploited their bullshit to get rich. Conning the conmen. Brilliant.

[@amejaremy]

Chinese counterfeiters....who would have thought!

[@infiltr80r]

@Ejuice Vaper You're completely wrong. "Rudy Kurniawan, birth name Zhen Wang Huang" -- ethnically pure Chinese. Also, he hasn't been deported.

[@infiltr80r]

@Ejuice Vaper Yes, what is your point? In case you don't know, that is an ethnic Chinese name, not Indonesian. His passport might be Indonesian but that doesn't mean much.

[@kevinmorrice]

@@infiltr80r so your assuming hes chinese because of his name, hate to use the r word but oh boy your close to being it

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Ejuice Vaper Indochina

[@bas8792]

@@infiltr80r your argument is really dumb. Let's say that I born and live in US for my whole life even though my parents are ethnically Mexican, does that mean I'm a Mexican? No, I'm still an American. The same with Rudi, yes ethnically he's a Chinese but Indonesia is his nationality. Oh and fyi Indonesia government is quite racist and discriminate Chinese ethnicities in Indonesia. They even have law that forbid Chinese ethnicities to have their Chinese name and should use local name. That's why his name is Rudy Kurniawan, a really Indonesian sounding name because there's a law that forbid him to use his birth name. That law is abolished in 2004 if I'm not mistaken, but Chinese-Indonesian still use their Indonesian name to avoid trouble.

[@AlexxanderOnYoutube]

all those red faces should clearly tell you - never buy when drunk

[@eliotgoodfellow7294]

"the largest auction houses breaking all the records on the West Coast, were in Manhattan"?

[@sutats]

I know enthusiasts who are profoundly more knowledgeable than auction house "experts". As it's been famously said, who's the say who's an expert?

[@patricksullivan2096]

The hair piece is the biggest crime here.

[@lesliemccaghy9611]

Yes! Doug walking around with a dead animal on his head! Very upper class!

[@Boertje247]

HA HA HA! So true--wretched dead squirrel on his head. My sister and I had a code word for super bad toupees--"roadkill"! LMAO

[@JJ-gk9yo]

"Rudy kurniawan" is a common name among Indonesians of chinese descent

[@hanselsihotang]

Yeah, i'm 90% sure he is either Chinese-Indonesian or of Chinese- Indonesian descent

[@JiwaZaman]

Ponakannya Eddy Tansil

[@ArokPasa]

Yeah he's better look like chineese people than indonesian

[@lukeerik2752]

What an interesting documentary. Thanks for uploading.

[@martinleo1818]

California 'ROTGUT' ! The 'Headache' maker !

[@bernardwatts5339]

Ageing is what bumps up the price of a wine. I couldn't but an expert should be able to tell that a wine has taken up the vanillin from the wood of the cask, and that tartrates have precipitated out to smooth the flavour. A wide, flat bottomed caraffe, rather than a mixer, is often used to let the wine "breath".

[@EGarrett01]

31:08 Music makes it sound like he's the new Hitler. Even though he just put fake labels on wine.

[@ArokPasa]

Asean hitler lol

[@FullCircqle]

that's why one should just buy a box wine from aldi

[@mogbaba]

Even better, produce own wine as I do, cheaper than anywhere.

[@garyheather6870]

Lidl

[@FullCircqle]

@@mogbaba kombucha is my summer wine, make it myself

[@FullCircqle]

@@garyheather6870 in belgium the lidl is affordable in the UK you might as well go to Tescos or Iceland

[@ivanlim9459]

awesome storyline .. looks like film Catch me if u can by Leonardo Dicaprio

[@sindisomoyo6026]

Reminds me of the other guy who duped the so-called " renowned art critics" by making forgeries of great pieces of art for years and made a whole lot of money - And fools out of them😂

[@Maddoxxx]

Basically he could've made his own wine with affordable price and people enjoying a great wine... If those super testers were really enjoyed his wine, surely it was that good.

[@itsmeprad]

Exactly what I was thinking. He could have made $50 bottles of wine by mixing $10 bottles. But I guess he wouldn't have been able to make a fortune out of it because marketing those wines would have been difficult and some "elite wine reviewer" would come and review it poorly and it would flop. There are people with his sort of magical palette and the reason they can't do that is that elitists have too much power and money to burn the business to the ground.

[@Maddoxxx]

@@itsmeprad i could relate that mate..in our society the so called metal elitist do that to other genres they dont like.. like the glam metal, the elitist kunt despise that.. so yea in a way it would go flop when they ganged up but i guess since the dude is living large, maybe the profit for selling cheap wine doesnt appeal him..

[@dmimz8593]

I mean... I feel worse for the vineyards with all their history and family heritage than for billionaire wine snobs who got doped by this Asian mystery man. Let’s face it , if your willing to pay 100k for a bottle of wine your being scammed regardless if it’s real or fake.. in my opinion

[@headlessgourmand8876]

In blind tasting ,there have been instances that cheaper wines have beaten the more expensive, acknowledged brands. Not too often though!

[@frikkiethirion8053]

11:10 Picture of a mansion - 'Share this modest house with his mother'

[@Dre2Dee2]

That wasn't his mom, that was his criminal minder. If his family lives in Hong Kong, why was his mom here? Who lives with their mom when they have millions in cash? It's bullshit

[@me8657]

I saw this guy when visiting a relative in prison, his mother bought him a salad and he picked each piece and separated all pieces of the salad into many plates and ate the vegetables separately. Very obsessive.

[@harrickvharrick3957]

@5L you could do your peers a favour by abstaining from low value shit talk like you just did here. such a remark no one is waiting for, all it could do is create a rather rotten atmosphere. shine a light on this world and show something a little more intelligent instead

[@gregk.6723]

Salad, did he have red or white with it ?

[@me8657]

5L actually I wasn’t locked up, but good try 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@me8657]

Greg K. Haha he had a Snapple probably

[@lizh4933]

That jail hooch is awesome!

[@magnaviousyk3118]

This is the story where I cheered for the "bad guy"

[@SnickasBah]

Taco Bell delivery goes great with Mondavi 2017 Pinot

[@dukewilliam3660]

It's ironic, a scammer inadvertently exposed an even bigger scam. That's why they have him time

[@MrAlipatik]

this proves that wine value is nothing... lol

[@AD-pc9bg]

“Could’ve get 40 yrs in jail but got 10” helloooo????? For forging wine? Come people!

[@johnsmith-zv1lo]

His earliest possible release date is January 9, 2021

[@kamilkarwat2706]

Good on Rudy. I honestly give zero effs that they lost their money.

[@lizh4933]

Ha!

[@ronsmith8800]

It always makes me laugh the smell of bonfire with a hint of blackberries finish with the taste of ice cream

[@nathanjedrej2742]

Loved the netflix movie. When the two lads turned up at the pub and were like try this and the boy is like this is skunk juice! So after all this time they still haven't a clue, genius.

[@TheWeirdBloke]

Too many pretentious wealthy people with too much money make this scam possible. Most of those wealthy people know very little about wine but use it as a status symbol. How much wine can you drink from your 30,000 bottle collection?

[@williamdavies2375]

9 passports? Now I’ve got to watch the whole thing just to see how this is even possible sigh 😔

[@jamier6742]

I don't know, but Kyle looks like a scam artist himself...... I mean come on, that cheap suit? Kind of reminds me of a used car salesman...... That's it! Kyle the used car salesman!!! 😁😁😁😁😁😁 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@goldenzdancer4444]

The way he tilts his head down and pierces upwards with his eyes irritated me 😆 I think that's his psuedo intellectual posturing. Irritated me and made me laugh at the same time 😠😂

[@jamier6742]

Goldenz Dancer Ditto.... 😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@HunterMann]

This is a good appetizer prior to watching the documentary Sour Grapes.

[@spacecase7566]

So is the episode of American greed about him.

[@poetryqn]

Anybody remember the Black's Books episode where they tried to recreate expensive wines?

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

poetryqn no. What happened?

[@poetryqn]

@@daytonasayswhat9333 The beloved 'boys' accidentally drank a very expensive bottle of wine while house sitting, if memory serves. (Drinking wine to excess is an ongoing joke) They decided to recreate the expensive wine by mixing cheap wine with other household items - some of which were not meant to be drunk!

[@sams8502]

“Catch me if you can” Wine Edition

[@wreaksou]

This is good publicity for Rudy. He can start his own brand, and sell it with better price. Everybody who loves wine and knows this case, will buy his wine.

[@LiveFreeOrDie2A]

“The largest auction houses breaking all the records on the west coast- were in Manhattan” ..uh is there a Manhattan, CA? 😂

[@Bunker_dilemma]

The warning bells should've come by just glancing into his eyes, but this of course comes with street smart & intuition.

[@Originalman144]

Yep, the more you are around different people you can read through them and see the vultures.

[@arkadiusz5491]

Thanks Joe Rogan I enjoyed it

[@alexvtan]

He is an Indonesian Chinese.

[@rebelrog]

Too many damn commercials.

[@jbuckley2546]

The other guy was taking the empty bottle home so he could refill it.

[@monketstyling]

Yeah that dude probably showed him how to start scamming. Looks pretty dodgy.

[@delicatesoundsofsatan5523]

Just like with the art forgery episode, he ripped off a bunch of filthy rich people; no one mourns their loss. They should be spreading some of that disposable wealth around to people who actually need it. Great stories and shows though, keep more Scammer 2.0's coming! I like watching rich people get taken by their own stupidity and greed. In all likelihood they (or their ancestors) exploited people to get their riches anyway, so this is a wonderful portryal of the cyclic nature of all things, even money.

[@Dre2Dee2]

Dont act like you wouldnt blow that money like a complete idiot if it got in your hands. Why would you be responsible for money you didnt earn?

[@yhnbgt365]

Why are so many images flipped side-to-side making a mirror image? It is hard to read that way.

[@alexm566]

bypassing youtube copyright

[@faixch1455]

From Indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩👍👍

[@nivarna1k622]

He should used his brain and used his tasting talent to make expensive tasting wines and said they were of similar taste....then he could sold them with his own branding as original fakes....legally

[@Thanasis_Koligliatis]

He should have patent his recipes. But people who buy these wines, they don't buy them for their taste, but because they are expensive, because this gives them status. A rich man wouldn't buy a fake Rolex, and why an ordinary guy pay more to buy a fake Rolex when his own phone tells the time more accurately.

[@herchannel1355]

I am Indonesian....u know what...i believe he used to see that action, maybe from his own family. Maybe...idk. That's why he kept his past in secret. I'm not just imagining but it's because there are many fraudster like him here...exactly did the same thing, with every product, produce fake products in rich houses area. Corruption make people like him survive here. And most criminal not stupid at all. They also still can continue the business behind bars.

[@Dre2Dee2]

That's assuming he invented this whole scam by himself. If he was really that smart, he could made money without ending up in jail Dude just worked with some crime mafia that set him up and he went off to work. Only thing that makes sense