SCAMMER Justice! - trolled, sued & imprisoned

[@Handl3sAreStupid]

The Jaguar S Type was the red flag. That's both genius and hilarious.

[@flynbenny]

Proving all Jeremy's Jag jokes on The Grand Tour and Top Gear right

[@cowlords13]

haha that is hilarious, but in the context i believe it is totally true.

[@jmark7390]

A Jaguar S Type is a Great Car, you buttheads

[@cornholio329]

@@jmark7390 One of the greatest and most beautiful Jags in my opinion is the XK140 roadster from the 50s The S type looks like the Banglebutt BMW and a Lincoln LS had a baby

[@colormesarge]

@@jmark7390 they are butt ugly and, while it may be "decent", is not a great car and is certainly a red flag car in 2021.

[@NIUpiguy]

"And then I called the mechanic, who he claimed was his best friend. I mean, that's believable, since he had 15 British cars." ha

[@joehanna501]

So I'm actually one of the 3 weddings that went down here in 2017. He actually did manage to get a pretty nice spot built out but Doug is spot on regarding the exterior and the way dude carried himself. While we had a really nice ceremony and reception in the hall and the demo garage space there was some background drama that was pretty nuts. For starters their caterer left them and resulted us having to go with a much better (but more expensive one) We had to hire landscapers day of because the grass and weeds were a foot tall so we had to cut HIS PROPERTY. The back hall for cocktail hour was half finished and walled off with curtains. They had locked and blocked off multiple fire exits. They were an hour late giving us access to the space. they locked my 4 year old sister and 3 and 5 year old nieces alone in a dressing room and it took us 20 min to get them out after the police we hired for the day made her open the door or he was knocking it down. His psycho sister walked in on my wife tits out in the dressing room multiple times trying to take photos despite us having a WRITTEN agreement with them that absolutely no photos from our event could be used by them as we have a ton of family in law enforcement who have done lots of sensitive work. This was an issue over and over again. During the reception we had to keep requesting the AC be turned back on because ohio is hot in August. And it somehow kept getting turned off. Dude stole alcohol, leftover food AND a box of cupcakes during reception! AND THENNN weeks after the wedding he sent us an invoice for an additional 3k claiming we never gave him a deposit, we used space we hadn't booked (nor did he finish in time) and a bunch of other bullshit fees we supposedly cause them. They lost that battle and apparently every one there after 😀 Guess what goes around comes back 🤪

[@bobbyjohnson5468]

What's the guy's name?

[@joehanna501]

@@bobbyjohnson5468 Jeff Badger

[@AugustusTitus]

@@joehanna501 Geoff

[@peterlabiak1051]

Now imagine he has actually done SOMETHING to stop this scammer....

[@MyBallzGotShocked]

Kindve makes sense since vin wiki is probably a honey pot to attract fast cash and give credibility to their inside guys.

[@tristan8035]

Doug has some serious connections

[@jasonbrown2912]

Doug is seriously karen 🙄

[@jmoney7289]

@@jasonbrown2912 true I can't stand Doug but I deal with it lol

[@marvindebot3264]

It's not hard to get to know a couple of people in both high and low places and in fact, it's vital as both can be essential in business.

[@CreamAle]

Doug got him sued and imprisoned? How? I didn't see him take credit for any of this at any point in the video. He actually says he forgets about the situation multiple times and was there for the laughs. Edit: the story on it's own is perfectly fine as a story.. the title not so much as it literally didn't happen.

[@wpjohn91]

I had this thought

[@MianCowell]

Bit of a clickbait title Ed. I'm disappointed.

[@bottlenecked]

don't worry, they'll change the title in 3 hours to make the algorithm happy

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

We get scammed by the juicy story click bait title. They rachet up the algorithm pay scale. We lose 13 minutes of our lives....

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Add random pictures of cars.

[@restaurantandbarequipmento3087]

Since when does VINwiki need a clickbait title? “Doug tells story” is good enough for me. Unless the part about Doug getting the guy sued and jailed was edited out, doesn’t seem like that happened. Or are we to infer that his conversation with his FBI buddy went beyond asking for that mugshot?

[@gafrers]

8 out of 10 titles are clickbaits on this channel

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

@@gafrers Yes, but not as bad as this one.

[@ashp5406]

I guess Doug can not confirm or deny the statements

[@gregrutledge]

Agreed. Cmon, Ed: you built an audience on NOT doing this crap.

[@kylemagnuson9976]

everything in the title is true, therefore, no clickbait

[@Mandaranan]

Doug didnt do anything to get him sued or imprisoned, he stood by and watched or came back after the carnage was over.

[@hheythered]

nowhere does it say that he was the one to sue or imprison anyone.

[@maxsav007]

@@hheythered exactly, wtf is wrong with people

[@stratis722]

"mechanic as his best friend is believable since he had 15 british cars" had me dying

[@ViaSandee]

I LOL'd when he said that too!

[@vladpiranha]

Thank you for putting a Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo in the slide show. Those are so underrated.

[@josephfranzen5626]

Criminally underrated. I had a 3KGT VR4 right after high school during my 1st year in the Army. Like a young stupid kid I ended up crashing it 3 years later but now in my mid 30’s I’ve been searching for one for years and a week ago finally found a Stealth R/T. It needs work and it’s certainly a project but it was such an advanced car for it’s time and I genuinely had so much fun owning and driving it that I’m looking forward to the build

[@deepblue362]

Ed = worst examples of a car Doug = best examples of a car The perfect team!!

[@Echo024]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that looks into court records before getting involved with a stranger. It’s saved my butt a few times so far.

[@docgiggles130]

I think it's good that Doug befriended the former scammer while he was in jail. It may be just the thing he needs to keep from ever falling back into the scammer life again and that's good for everyone.

[@bigman7293]

Hit the nail right on the head by talking about people using religion, Christianity in this case, to their advantage. Respect 100

[@andreypetrashishin7523]

These scammers never learn.....I think I'd rather be on the FBI's radar instead of Doug's if I was a scammer.

[@justiron2999]

Oh they would definitely would try.

[@bob19777]

Of course he had a jaaaaaag

[@scottehrlich6653]

Doug stories are the best. I bet he never runs out.

[@gregorygalvin5357]

Knew it was a scam from almost day one but still let’s many others get turned over! Doug seems like such a nice guy.

[@johnsonsl944]

Ya, really disappointed that Doug didn’t at least raise the red flags with other folks in the area. Not cool man, you could have at least tipped off the sales guys at the other car lots that were shilling for him.

[@curtis2308]

You can be sued for libels for actively spreading information about someone, even if what they’re doing seems wrong. People have their own responsibility to undertake due diligence on someone before doing business with them. Also Doug had said up until the point of going up to see the place the second time that he thought “maybe” this thing might actually happen. Sometimes you need to err on the side of caution before shutting someone else down.

[@simmo7670]

Wow, what an ending. Great story from Doug, as always, and great editing VINwiki. Favourite quote, "Then I called the mechanic, who he claimed was his best friend, I mean that's believable since he had 15 British cars!" BURRRRRN! Great line hahaha. Thanks for the content mate.

[@terryl1061]

Great story i think doug started down this rabbit hole knowing this will be a great vinwiki story.👍👍

[@kylemagnuson9976]

best cold opener on this entire channel. Awesome job as always.

[@giftdcam8472]

As soon as I saw scammer in title I instantly knew it was a Doug story lol. Always love how he knows a scammer when he comes across one. Those guys just ruin potential deals for actual buyers/sellers to do reputable business. Great story as usual Doug.

[@trubahhh]

Ed what the hell man. Just because the story is so so without a crazy climax doesn't mean you have to be misleading with the title. Especially one of Dougs stories, he's one of the best guys you bring on here and always delivers a good story.

[@Ryanfantana]

Sounds like the time I saw my boss get arrested on live tv while I was eating lunch at the bar in a local restaurant…… time to update the resume….and grab some tums.

[@LIamaLlama554]

Order some more tots

[@Thatguy55595]

Still remember dougs first story about the black F50. Brings a tear to my eye

[@brandnewty]

I really like Dougs take on business, makes it easy to see through frauds

[@sv55492]

I grew up in the area, and always wondered what happened to this building! What an insane story, thanks for sharing

[@crownhic6827]

At the very least, it’s good to hear that the salesman is doing better.

[@charlie1832]

If Doug wears those loafers any longer he’s going to be able to wave to you with his left big toe

[@miguelzavala4523]

seriously what is he thinking wearing those 😂 idec how expensive they were they look ridiculous

[@xXRedTheDragonXx]

I lived in NE Ohio when this was all going down. As someone who was somewhat involved in the local car scene, this Badger guy was a total joke. Nobody is actually sure how he got so many people to put deposits down on "membership" or whatever he was selling. I didn't go to the opening of this place, but one of my friends did, and he said that it was just totally scummy and weird. At the time I had never heard the end of this story but we did notice this guy dropped off the face of the Earth and the location he had bought was just in total ruins, so we assumed whatever he was doing finally caught up with him. Glad to finally hear what actually happened!

[@brandonplevris]

Doug always tells the best stories! They're always interesting! We definitely need more

[@cadmando18]

When someone tries to use religion or belief to get a deal made, that's the ultimate sleaze move. It amazes me what some people will do to scam people, and the funny thing is they could probably make a really good honest living with those same skills.

[@lucasbulldogs7]

Being from Cleveland and listening to these stories are amazing. Doug, you need to drop locations more often

[@charlesrocks]

Really amazing story. I didn’t expect to feel good at the end of this one.

[@TheOmegaRiddler]

It's been a while since i watched some vinwiki because I like to just binge watch these videos. When I saw the title, i knew it was Doug.

[@FappinSteve]

Wait, how did Doug get the guy in trouble?? Did I miss that?

[@Thatguy55595]

Doug didn’t get him in trouble he ran off with the money and now is getting sued by a lot of people he will probably serve jail time

[@FappinSteve]

@@Thatguy55595 The original title of the video said something about Doug getting a scammer in trouble.

[@Thatguy55595]

@@FappinSteve oh gotcha sorry

[@johnlockesghost5592]

...could have put the brakes on a bunch of people getting ripped off by sharing what you knew, but chose not to do so because of the entertainment value. Yeah. You're a hero.

[@williamsagencyadmin5535]

Doug's take on letting your business acumen speak for its self makes me like him more. Whenever I start working with someone and I see the Jesus fish or a scripture on their business card, truck, shirt, etc.., I know exactly where it is going. Our faith should show through our actions, not a fish we put on our business card.

[@nath5440]

so you knew from the start he was a scammer so you just played along for a laugh and watched as he ripped others off? great guy you are. All that investigating and chatting with FBI buddies and you didn't think to blow the whistle to help him from bleeding cash from others?? WOW seems like your a top bloke! I call BS you didn't clock him at all and loved the sound of the crap he was pushing and almost went for it ??

[@manvsdetails]

Since Rabbit’s exit, Doug’s stories have definitely been my favorite. Every used car salesman probably loves these

[@dickhitswater4836]

Rabbits exit? What happened?

[@Niugnep]

Glad to here the other guy was trying to make difference in his life.

[@brettboggs8800]

Love your stories and how simply you present them.

[@JibberJabber70]

And at the point where Jeff/Geoff decided to engage Doug with the "GodSquad" angle, he was already Smote.......

[@justinlawson3493]

Always enjoy a good Doug story

[@bobmckinsey6169]

There's a place in Chanhassen MN that has a private Car Garage Condo like you described. Pretty nice place. They have Car Shows there once a month. Lots of Lamborghini's !! 😮

[@iknklst]

I remember him, the car condo guy in Broadview Heights. Typical real estate scammer developer, get the money up front, file for bankruptcy or abandon the project, pocket the dough, let the suckers sue.

[@AdamSmith-kb7kt]

“I texted a buddy of mine at the FBI” is all I need to know about this guy 🤣🤣🤣

[@ronniewu4945]

most lowkey statement from Doug: I text my buddy from the FBI lol

[@zack9912000]

felony statements

[@anthonysmalawipredators8794]

It's absolutely incredible they way people conduct themselves. Fail miserably then go on to badmouth others in the same field.

[@uses0ap]

Doug is the ultimate detective / tattle tale

[@AeroGuy07]

A few years before Jerry Carroll built the Kentucky Speedway near Sparta, KY a guy was trying to sell memberships at a private motorsports country club. It never happened.

[@jonathanpalmer228]

Hey Doug, I understand your issue with folks trying to use the same belief to sell you something! I’ve had a couple folks try to sell me on a revenue collection agency and a MLM scheme!

[@johninmontana5847]

I really appreciate the fact that you, as a Christian, don't boast about it. I've been watching this channel for about 3 or 4 years and I might recall one other video where you say you're a Christian. Good on you, sir!

[@Todd_S]

I always love Doug's stories. I hope to meet him someday since I'm also a Mainer.

[@sethcole6606]

Ed-“I just texted my friend in the fbi” ever so casually as we all have one of those 😂I love this guy.

[@dertythegrower]

Doug for the win Gotta be 2 steps ahead of those types

[@Vanpotheosis]

I live in this area he's talking about and am glad I never had to deal with this guy.

[@CTSOD]

I work for the Ohio turnpike, the building is right off I-80 on the west bound side. Doug is correct about the state of disrepair. It’s become somewhat of a dumping ground for unwanted vehicles. Building is super sketchy. Especially in the middle of the night. Crazy to hear these stories about things that happen right in my own backyard.

[@traporocker]

Does anyone know how to get this photo at 0:25 to use as a wallpaper? 😍👌

[@jdrancho1864]

04:10 the word for that is 'Affinity scam" or "affinity crime'. Oldest trick in the book, and yes, it takes the level of despicability up another notch or two.

[@chloehennessey6813]

Doug didn’t get him imprisoned or sued. Clickbait title, Ed. Come on dood. You’re better than this.

[@hheythered]

the title doesnt say that Doug did those things luv

[@jamfd3s788]

@@hheythered they changed it it originally did

[@mundanestuff]

Glad Doug's spidey sense is finely tuned. Crazy how people with no money fall for scams, even crazier how people with loads of money fall for them. Then there's Doug, a brick wall, LOL.

[@2.5mviews53]

“Got a buddy in the fed” that’s against the law. 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

[@rekleif]

Lovely message in this video Doug. Will be sure to ask to meet you on our way up or when home. God bless you and your family.

[@MrJoebiz24]

Doug has a "knack" for digging stuff up. Knack = phone number of FBI agent......lol

[@blueridgebikeman]

Doug's one of a handful of this channel's great storytellers (along with Rob Pitts, Christopher Michaels, and of course, Ed). But this video ends on kind of a flat note. I'd say it's not quite ready for prime time. But it's about 75% there.

[@rickuyeda4818]

Dang! Your FBI buddy can get in real trouble if he used Dept resources to get you a mug shot. We had Deputies fired over the same thing.

[@chronovore7234]

Why is that? Arrest records are supposed publicly available.

[@alberthodge631]

you are a good story teller. that is a complement.

[@majorhawker4776]

I know how you feel Doug. Glad you do the same as me and use their character as their reference and not their Word that they are a Christian. Anyone can claim it but to live it, is totally different.

[@ddmk11]

"I phoned a friend at the fbi" he returned the call asking for a job

[@ethan8766]

The title is as honest as the villain in the story...

[@maxsav007]

Considering all those things happened, not really

[@ethan8766]

And like the scammer changed his sponsor on the banner, VinWiki changed their inaccurate click-bait title...

[@tobyflenderson5341]

like my uncle always said, if i guy has to tell you how strong he is and how tough he is he probably isn't! its the quiet ones you gotta watch out for :)

[@lokisgodhi]

*Fake it till you make it* is hardly an unusual marketing strategy nowadays. Especially when you think you have a great idea but are under capitalized.

[@atlascormac6273]

Car guys can sniff out a douch a mile away. A politician came in once and started talking about how big into local business they were. My boss goes "I see you drive a VW, the nearest dealer in 3 hours away." He walked out.

[@richardlewis2290]

Very fascinating! Just a heads up. I am also a Christian who is active in their church and I was a full-time Christian worker just out of college. When I see Christian symbols on a business card or other promotional materials I am very hesitant to hire that person for the reasons you stated here. I don't want to sound harsh but my view is using your personal faith to promote your business is about as low as you can go. When I need work done I want the best person for the job no matter what their faith is or if they have no faith at all. There are so many scams geared for exploiting Christians and especially Christian seniors as they are generally a trusting bunch of folks.

[@jlarrybrewer1149]

Same here. Anytime I see that someone has an abundance of “Christian” signage I am immediately put on my guard. Show me you’re a Christian by your actions not by your “Christian “ accoutrements

[@STRGHTSXBNZ]

@10:04 - was that a fart? 😅 It even threw off Doug for a sec🤣

[@jmvmain]

Really appreciated Doug's perspective on business and using culture/religion to win favor.

[@Thumper68]

Should of titled this “Doug’s FBI friend breaks law for him” when he’s accessing computer system and abusing his power to supply information to Doug for personal reason outside his work purposes.

[@homerfantastic]

Well, the FBI is no longer a respectable organization so yea.

[@zack9912000]

Agreed, yet if we admit to breaking federal law, the FBI shows up and kills our dogs.

[@johnkrstyen]

@@homerfantastic was it ever legit?

[@homerfantastic]

@@johnkrstyen Good point

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Mug shots are public domain. How many celeb ones have you seen on the News ?

[@catherinepryce9023]

@ 7:40 ‘Maybe it’s not the same guy..’. Too hopeful Doug. It’s always the same guy!

[@jmitch2550]

So Doug stole his idea in the end 😂😂

[@ashp5406]

well there are many people with billion dollar idea's , but what matters is who and how it gets executed...

[@jmitch2550]

@@ashp5406 100% fact! Lol

[@ashp5406]

@@jmitch2550 I know right, I'm carrying atleast 25 billion dollars worth ideas in my mind

[@Tzalmavet]

6:25 I live 10 minutes away from that Porsche Dealer in North Olmsted. This dude really had them involved? 🤣

[@aphromew4502]

Doug has so many great stories and seems like a cool guy, but I'm convinced that I wouldn't like him in real life. Not that that matters, but the internet, so I'm saying all the things.

[@Vhicken]

I mean, he's anti mask and anti vax so if you are a rational person makes sense why you wouldn't like him lol. Either way, I enjoy his stories and don't hold his political beliefs against him.

[@aphromew4502]

@@Vhicken I had no idea about any of those things, but I'm not surprised. Just listening to his stories he says stuff sometimes that I wouldn't necessarily call a 'red flag', but foreshadows him being similar to the kind of person you are describing.

[@Vhicken]

@@aphromew4502 Exactly how I found out about his beliefs. He said something off-putting in a video once so I went on his Facebook page. It was honestly a little sad to see someone obviously so smart posting the things he said but oh well. His stories are entertaining so just have to separate the person from the entertainer.

[@orangecayman520]

i know him, my dad's bought a couple cars from him and we've gone to a couple events he's organized. from our few short interactions he's pretty nice.

[@gaveintothedarkness]

@@Vhicken he also had a cat put down because it was sleeping on his car.

[@angrymater13la]

I work for a guy doing remodeling and stuff. We did some stuff for a guy that loved to take a huge game and throw around money like it was nothing. Something about him rubbed me the wrong way I did some research and found out he had been in and out of federal prison including just gotten out for running pyramid schemes and scams and was even on America's Most Wanted.

[@speedmetal7198]

I spent some time at CME. I did not know most of this. I knew about the questionable relationship with vendors/subcontractors (as I had done some work there), but the rest of the story was news. I know some of the people that lost money there. Truly a sad end to a really exciting concept.

[@Jibschannel]

I like these videos, but the titles are starting to become too clicky bait. Doug didn’t do anything but watch

[@anybodykiller5266]

The tittle doesn't say he did

[@captaindaddy8645]

i am always fascinated by those who put in so much effort to scam and con thier way through life...its like...they aren't totally lazy...and have people skills...i guess they just want to have success from a darker path...like conventional ways urk them...or bore them.

[@DavidBrown-xn2pg]

Love the ending!

[@zacharyquinton1198]

He said he would do business on a person's character and business not just because they claimed to be Christian...4 minutes later 'yeah I became good friends with a elderly ripping off scum bag that went to jail for it , he told me he's a Christian now. He did nothing except become friends with a con-man who his friend in FBI sent him a mug shot of. Wtf

[@SavageZebra67]

lol " probably true since he owned 15 British Cars" that on got me

[@datapoint6859]

"..and then I called the mechanic who he claimed was his best friend [BeastMode] *I mean, thats believable since he had 15 British cars* [/BeastMode]"

[@gregdesena4207]

Being from NE Ohio, it's kind of a shame this wasn't legit, it would have been an interesting place to visit. The funny part for me here is that I literally just saw a Green Jaguar S Type while on my lunch break in Bay Village just minutes before watching this. Wonder if it was Jeff/Geoff!

[@elmayimbe_the_amateur_mechanic]

Was it a 3.0? 4.0, 4.2 or Type R! Tell the whole story! I had a 4.0 and 4.2. I knew they were Fords going in and still got burned...TWICE

[@hilanddoug]

Well that was a nice happy ending you don't hear too often.

[@Ooshwink82]

That was a sweet Late 80s trans am. Would love to have a restomoded one. New LS..boosted...better trans and rear..upgraded suspension and brakes.

[@LIamaLlama554]

YUGE turbski

[@grantwes]

I guess to be in the Car Business you have to have the “To catch a predator” Back ground checks on everyone selling snake oil that comes threw your doors, Humm who would have thunk! LOL

[@ramonburgos6351]

Wasn't the S Type built by Ford on the Contour platform?

[@scottk.5930]

I remember this place. He had some story (he was at a show) that he opened one of these in Minnesota. He's originally from Cleveland, and is giving it a go 'back home'. I do remember finding the Minnesota place online, it had storage condos with where the owners would give it their decor, lofts, etc. can't find it now.... I get to drive by the place on the way to see the parents. It is as described: a hole. It's not convenient to get to, or near a freeway (exit), it's not even close to an affluent demographic; just roughly centered in the area, but ignoring areas to the south. BTW, th eproperty is still owned by the LLC. Love the idea, car guys and collectors showing off or working on their collections. I'd just put it in Richfield, convenient to multiple freeways.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

I wonder if this is the same guy whose company keeps calling to clean my home air ducts.

[@vk4742]

I have this couple who stop by our apartment complex who rummages through our trash around 12:45am, two days before our trash gets picked up and they leave a mess that I have to later clean up, I’ll catch them one day in person and not on camera. They drive an S-Type lol.

[@vedob5163]

Ive begun to actually like dougs videos the most on here.

[@PoloDaBear]

What a story, to think people lead these crazy lives of scamming people and running off with several million $'s whilst I'm on minimum wage working retail LOL