Scammer sends death threats, gruesome photos to California teen, steals $10K

[@renaissance18]

when scammers call me i just hang up the phone lol

[@Our_UnStoppableKing]

I don't even answer if I don't recognize the call. When it stops ringing I block the number. If it's an important business call they can leave a voicemail. A friend with a new pH num can text. Everyone I know ignores calls without caller I.d

[@BENNYLOCO100]

😂😂😂😂 i let them talk then hang up

[@ecuatoriano2006]

I tell them knock knock jokes in my elmo voice

[@joie8465]

Hahahahaha 😂

[@jeffhoskinson1018]

I got this text before. They send a picture of a dead man, and I sent them a picture of my ak47🤣🤣stopped that very fast.

[@BrianLopez-gz8ux]

I sent them a picture of my weenur

[@marthamartin23]

😂

[@j.g.t7006]

😂

[@seriouslythough9750]

I could tell your lying nice try

[@jeffhoskinson1018]

You're a prime example of why people didn't graduate school. The difference between me and them is mine are legal. No reason to send false hopes😉

[@arielsantaisabel5470]

You get scammed if you are a willing victim. Why even start communicating with people you don't know?

[@kevin6293]

This story doesn’t make sense.

[@thatwifelife2138]

Loneliness

[@nz6241]

Pushover

[@philgamer5280]

Dude was so stupid. Git scammed so easily lol

[@Mikey48ish]

So he couldn't "block" incoming text messages from the scammer (that's a basic function of phone texting especially from an unknown source), and instead kept the conversation going and DIDN'T immediately contact Police when he received the death threats? Sorry for your loss but you were definitely a "willing" victim.

[@Betternow1974]

Of course Chase wont give him back his money.

[@koolkid121ful]

He paid a hooker this happens all the time

[@Justanotherfuckingobserver]

Pfft.... Chase...

[@jessicachernak8699]

Why would they? He authorized the transaction that's it.

[@apwkastmaster2096]

19 years old $10,000.00? In bank, Nice work. But not so smart upstairs. Scammers call,email and text 5 times a day at our house. Nothing new there. Be vigilant.

[@jessiejoseph1093]

This young man should have told his Mom and the cops.

[@user-cc3ew8rk1z]

He should’ve told him mom since Day 1

[@coolgamers2794]

All financial transaction online can be traced. If the bad guys live in the USA; they're fked since all transactions must have a routing number to a bank or to a account number. There must be a VPN identification tag along with the account number for where the transferred cash can be stored.

[@donotsupportterroristgroups]

Kids nowadays are regressing. This was a very expensive lesson for him, I hope it taught him that being educated is important.

[@HandbagDiva]

Kid in my city 16 lost all the money he saved for a car. They too threatened him. Thankfully we raised enough money to buy him his car plus extra.

[@meself349]

A lot of educated people have been scammed

[@imtrippymaine5440]

Had to be someone he knows. How else would someone know a 19yo has $10k?

[@Our_UnStoppableKing]

They didn't know how much he had. They just kept asking for more money. After the 10 grand was gone, which they didn't know was all he had, they asked for 6 grand more. That's when he told his mother.

[@GT-mn3bx]

Kid is a weak baby.

[@lilopez4851]

I thought the same but who knows 🤔

[@toyajackson556]

Could easily be someone at the bank. Has happened before with Zelle.

[@KingVlach]

Im not sure, with all due respect when I was 19 I had thousands of dollars saved up more than 10,000 but I had a lot of money saved up now I'm in my 30s and I'm very well so I guess just a matter of planning your money and scammers don't know the person they use Fair hoping that people have money I mean he was a kid it happened and I feel really bad but doesn't matter what age you are anybody can have money scammers just got the right one

[@PikachuTDP]

Never text back or sent money to scammers.just block all the call and report to police download the app call scammers blocked

[@mizzury54]

Banks have made transferring money so easy and then they don't want to take any responsibility when bad things happen. You have your money in a bank to protect it. There should be some events that trigger an inquiry with the customer. Even credit card companies have robust tracking to look for unusual activity and will send you a warning about suspicious activity. These large transfers were not normal for this kid's account.

[@Janedoe-mo6nj]

Nope, it's not the bank's fault. If you authorize a transfer, it's on you. He should have called the police immediately.

[@ramonsmediablog]

Should’ve just gone to the local police department.

[@koolkid121ful]

He zelled a hooker

[@tb5898]

They don’t do anything they just take a police report

[@ymaemada7125]

Kid is to sheltered.. we have so much to look forward to with this new generation.... SMDH

[@erowry22]

This elderly lady gave her own house away. This has nothing to do with this generation but lack of knowledge

[@Lucky14970]

How much does a nice shot gun(or two) cost... I'm guessing less then 10k.

[@Sandals578]

Standard out of the box mossberg 88 will cost you about 180dollars.

[@BENNYLOCO100]

He a teen plus moms dont like guns

[@grassgeese3916]

What a sweet kid. He really was trying to just handle it himself, but hopefully next time he learns to ask for help. And i hope people help him to feel safe. Musta been so scary for him.

[@everettcoleman2335]

This is exactly what I went through until I told my sister and her boyfriend about it and found out it was a scam

[@youno9886]

I been getting these for months I just blow it off

[@dabiz4272]

I've actually been wasting a scammers time all day lol. He's trying to get me to zelle him money. I'm playing dumb and frustrating him lol. Ima ride it out...see how long I can mess w him for

[@kingrakim6351]

I always do that

[@dabiz4272]

@@kingrakim6351 lol actually quite satisfying

[@garyquail4996]

I've been trying to get a scammer to come over on my property so he can meet my friends Smith & Wesson and their six little friends or should I say brothers 44 Magnum because I believe if you can find the scammer I believe it's now hunting season on all scammers and besides that to the authorities are not going to do anything about it the police department is not going to do anything about it and that also goes for the FBI and the sheriff's department I say it's time to take matters into your own hands and start going after these scammers I know I will when I meet my scammers they're not going to stand a chance !!

[@dbdnrbdb]

Lmao how can I get "scam" calls? I want to mess to!!

[@Good-Enough24]

I’m glad they shared their story, always block and call police.

[@griffin2765]

Chase can't do anything to get his money back. I'm shocked. 😲

[@koolkid121ful]

He used it for a hooker

[@smartwalletandme9624]

Can’t they track the account where the payment went to?

[@coolgamers2794]

Yes they can. Anything online can be traced. All internet has a VPN or a IP address where it receives information. In this case the cash can be traced using wifi data to pin point where the cash transaction went to. The bad guy better run away to Mexico and never come back or the Feds are coming. 🤣🤣 10,000 Dollars is not a lot; but it does warrant a felony arrest which is usually serious stuff with the FBI.

[@jason1040us]

This is happening alot, it has happened to me a few times. And I was sent some very gruesome images through a text of what would happen to me and my family if I did not pay them. When it is happening to you and your family is threatened it really is terrifying. It is easy to panic. But like law enforcement suggests in this video block them immediately and do not give them anything, and file a police report.

[@justmusic2419]

Never reply to a number you don't have on your contact listed. If friends , family member and work need you, they can leave a voice mail.

[@alin4593]

ngl sounds like a scheme for drug deal

[@jamalcole1985]

Yea thats crazy. I had a random number text me. Block them and change your personal info on your phone account.

[@nolabotanical1868]

This guy isn't the sharpest tool in the shed if you know what I mean. As for the other smarter kids, you tell your mother and the police. He can kiss that 10k bye.

[@wilfredodiaz8743]

Disgusting!!! Glad they caught them

[@charrio2]

Send all these idiotic messages to the cops

[@Our_UnStoppableKing]

His mom did and the police are on it. The bad guys had to be idiots because they left a digital trail (fingerprints) lol.

[@alienemm277]

Omg this literally happened to a family member of mine he received graphic photos of chopped heads etc and it had our names but we just blocked them !!! Happened like 5 months ago scary 😟

[@TrutherfromBrklyn]

He was searching for escorts and when he didn’t fall for the scam the next day u get the messages texts I call them and tell them I’ll pay they get happy then I say only face to face I’ll pay lmfaooo

[@feverpitch82]

same here mate, you still alive I hope lol?

[@senseibrendon5803]

@@feverpitch82 same you still alive

[@feverpitch82]

@@senseibrendon5803 still here mate

[@Eddi3xBac0n]

I got one two and didn’t give them the time of day. Just blocked and they told me I have 5 mins but I got no social media and it’s hard to actually find me even though I got a address and phone number.

[@kevin6293]

This don’t sound right.

[@caposolomon8745]

He was on escort site that's how he got scammed. They claimed to be a pimp of a girl you offend or wasted time.

[@JenniferKoch7605]

Just happened to my 19 year old son and they got $300 from him. Sent him horrible pictures of dead bodies. There are awful people in this world.

[@nickdtv9401]

What kid has $10,00 to spend???

[@supportmytroups7]

Good for him for having 10k saved and doing anything for his life. Wish he would be a bit wiser

[@j.g.t7006]

Something is wrong in this story 🤔 😕

[@evvastar6387]

Yes, fishy

[@leeroyjenkins8317]

Where's Gavin Newsom

[@nxmo7275]

Some random person sent me pictures of beheaded people and guns saying that I had to pay a fine and if I don’t that he will get my family involved and kill us? And if I don’t want a tragedy to happen I should pay him. And that he has all my information and family’s information. I wanna know if you guys have any recommendations? I already blocked this person without answering. It got me kinda scared tbh. Should I be worried??

[@SlashNetworksAqw]

My family has fallen victim to these scammers recently. Don't respond. Take it to your local Police Department. These particular scams are really quite frightening and disturbing, but no need to be alarmed. You'll be safe. May I ask, how did they deliver the message? You can add me on Facebook once you reply to this comment 🙂

[@nxmo7275]

@@SlashNetworksAqw sorry for responding late. They sent it through iMessage and I already got it sorted out

[@nxmo7275]

@@SlashNetworksAqw thank you tho. It was indeed a scam

[@believein1]

What a good son.. That’s love.

[@questioneverything751]

Never ever ever act out of fear !!!!!! That is the devil

[@joseontiveros8859]

If I have that I better called the FBI or better yet called Department of Homeland security.

[@006ahenry]

How did this "kid" get 10k, #1? 2nd? How did the scammer know he had the money. Maybe social media... kid was probably flossing online, & someone who KNOWS him saw his post. And put a plan in to action.

[@kaiminamoto]

True that.

[@BipolarYT]

Lol I get these texts all the time, I just replied “lol, come I’m here”

[@jessicachernak8699]

Hard lesson to learn for a kid. Real world situations should really be part of the school curriculum it's never too soon to start teaching kids about fiscal responsibility, handling money, and protecting themselves against cyber crimes. Parents also need to inform their kids better about what can happen. Also how did this teen boy even have 10k in a bank account that he had unfettered access to, the parents would also have to be on an account if he is under 18 and there are restrictions that can be placed on these types of accounts to prevent large withdrawals and transfers. I have alerts and withdraw limits on my bank account that inform me immediately when a large transaction posts and they could have caught it sooner if they had been more diligent.

[@unkknown4112]

Poor baby i wish he called the police first thats so much money

[@episdosas9949]

19 is an adult. Hes a dumb ash for sending it in the first place. He should have called the cops if he was scared.

[@giulianacr2638]

What if he is a really sheltered kid and didn't know scams are common? He was genuinely trying to protect his fam. Money can be replaced, not a life. It's a learning experience for him and instead of shaming we should be educating kids.

[@episdosas9949]

@@giulianacr2638 shamming can teach. He should have been taught something already. Keep making excuses for them and they ll never learn. Either way. 19 is an adult. Not a child.

[@Alex_11123]

This is what happened to me today

[@factsdontcareaboutfeelings9384]

This is what happens when you are more invested in your electronics than brains.

[@akumaclardy5821]

Fell for the old banana in the tailpipe eh.

[@Justin_80]

This is why you buy a gun and tell them 'come get some'

[@oliverrando6463]

In this world evil and bad people like get away with everything

[@Arizona_lilly]

Yep U lose all the money U paid 1 time why do U keep paying whats going happen when u run out lol . Theh leave

[@hibeautifulpeople8877]

I curse that money and the people and family who stole it. Chase should give him something

[@marciawood2061]

I am receiving threats from Katy Perry and one of her cronies who is a convicted felon .

[@hayabusa27]

This is what happens when kids these days play Grand Theft Auto all day

[@milktart4591]

19 years old with 10k in the bank. That's really awesome!

[@meself349]

Past tense.

[@meganlopez8241]

Not the sharpest tool in the shed…..

[@patricknoel9096]

Yooo. That's why you just call the cops n buy a door gun.

[@maylani3697]

I receive recorded calls every other day telling me that there’s a warrant out for my arrest if I don’t respond. I’ve ignored all of them. No one’s shown up yet to hall me away. But, it is a new low to send pictures and videos of people being killed and dismembered as a threat.

[@Karlos-fo9su]

They'll call you and text you from different phone numbers. That's what's really annoying about the whole thing.

[@gravitystorm61158]

The photos will get him life.

[@AlejandroLopez-wd3on]

I get soo many calls from scammers if I don’t know the number I don’t pick up simple as that, or text if you don’t know the number don’t respond

[@johnhannibalsmith1607]

It happened to me. I just changed my number.

[@thomashazlewood4658]

And he gets to vote, too!

[@maitrang6043]

🤪

[@bobbywomac313]

He deserves to get scammed if he fall for that 🤦🙄

[@slpblaze0762]

I would’ve told the scammer to bring it on. I got guns too, and they’re all loaded.

[@ramonsmediablog]

That’s disgusting.

[@MissJ000]

We really need to teach our kids about scams 🤦‍♀️

[@kwahu1519]

What a good hearted young man god bless him for doing that for his family

[@TheTJAmos]

So a teenager got 10k laying around

[@kiloton1920]

I have people calling my family and me saying they are from a law office and I’m being sued and to call them and they give a reference number, I called them back and they are just fishing for more info like social security numbers ect. Don’t fall for it, I got so mad I threatened their life, the next time they call me I’m going to trick them into telling me where their office is

[@ragazzi25]

In order to transfer funds with Zelle, bank accounts must be open and active...did they trace the account from the crook?

[@AnnaLVajda]

Cops are so nonchalant oh just block his number. Yeah ok cops.

[@augustinejannace]

Got me for 4500. They wanted more. Never answered havent heard nothing. Im waiting locked and loaded

[@tomservo5007]

the whole point of this report is to shed a positive light on giving the government more powers to track transactions. He// no.

[@jaxturner7288]

Ding ding ding!

[@karmelcorn8556]

I got a strange feeling this kid's not telling the truth !! In his interview he couldn't keep his eyes locked and focused they were all over the place especially looking up !! When people tell the truth their eyes ain't wandering all over !! I think there's something very funny with this picture !! 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😲😲😲😲🤫🤫🤫

[@ripleym380]

This just happened to me

[@propblast82nd]

In Texas they’d text back , come and get it !

[@joncorona6373]

The kid was in on it. Nice try kid.

[@laclipps1]

Pretty sure he visited an escort in san jose then got scared and canceled.

[@kimmiecat4202]

Seriously?!?!

[@KingVlach]

There are people out there that can get your money back for you there are people that can track these people down I'd love to help you if you need it got a few ideas be blessed stay safe spread love

[@mlabadie2393]

I could use your help

[@KingVlach]

​@@mlabadie2393 I'd be glad to help you if you're willing to make a deal with the devil as they say👿👿👿👿😈😈 jk on my part. So how many I assist you

[@kimashines5725]

He is not "bright" at all.

[@NJPhins3153]

How did it start?

[@jamespaul344]

Welcome to planet diplorable.

[@miawarren8735]

He should have reported to the police.

[@Ohlulu443]

She looked so upset 😂

[@patmcbride9853]

There are now 25 suckers born every minute.

[@Userunknown0010]

Police dont actually do shiiI about it at all , you just tell em fook off and block dont engage dont fear cause its all bs

[@NPak-cw1ny]

Get a new phone number?

[@kadenmaio694]

they know my name

[@michaeldemarco7280]

So have you started a Go Fund Me Page ?

[@WendyMG247]

He should have told law enforcement 🙄

[@davidgoans6061]

Don't they teach these kids anything in school

[@IsmaelEram]

I always give scammers a nice run for there dollar

[@thelockpickinglebowski633]

Umm block the number, dummy.

[@grapplerunit]

Lol the SJ police the same one that doesn’t respond to Side Shows

[@johnhmielewski1230]

This exact scheme has happend to me over 5 times. I just block the number and move on the cops wont do sheet.

[@nz6241]

Chase is not responsible for this. The kid actually approved the transaction.

[@Aluapay]

I know people who were victims of scammers and the bank reimbursed them.

[@lilyrose7082]

19 year old is an adult!

[@mteevie1609]

OMG he actually fall for it?

[@Buttersausage]

Weak!!!