Scammers Are Now Coming After Lost Dogs?!

[@PleasantGreen]

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[@alexfinns6162]

Yo!

[@DaOfficalSwat]

YO!

[@leroydywili]

How come most of the scammers are from Nigeria.

[@phoenix0401]

This is as angry as the scammers have ever made me. Doing this to poor people who have lost their pets and are scared and desperate is inhuman.

[@one.2622]

More than scamming humans?!?! You are cringey

[@smgt90]

This is a new low, even for them

[@benaubrey2410]

@@one.2622 Are you implying they're scamming the pets themselves? My cat doesn't have any money

[@lisaperry5999]

@@benaubrey2410 lol

[@lisaperry5999]

@@one.2622 this is scamming humans

[@cberge8]

The sad thing is that someone could create a viable business doing this but instead scammers decided to rob people of their choice in their time of need.

[@indigo7898]

pretty sure summoning the military and droning every inch of public spaces would be illegal in most parts of the world not sure about US tho, anything is possible there

[@ronch182]

Home any businesses in the states do you know that tracks missing pets?

[@mccalejk2]

Like the one mentioned at 7:05 🤣

[@agusontoro]

@@mccalejk2 they don’t really give that service tho

[@bernielomax4702]

Well duh. Because it’s faster and easier. Especially with so many stupid people out there.

[@cassr7826]

My boss lost her dog. Just not too long ago, she received a random text from someone claiming they found her dog and that they just need her address to ‘verify’ it’s her dog. Thankfully, boss lady didn’t fall for it. She asked them to send a picture of her dog with them if they’re for real but the fucker couldn’t, pushing her to just send her address. So she sent a nasty text back at them, told them to go to hell, and blocked their number. It saddens and angers me that people would do this for their own selfish reasons. I appreciate your work, Ben!

[@cceccee]

did she ever actually find her dog

[@cassr7826]

@@cceccee Unfortunately, no…😔

[@Tanatopraxia_n]

why would he want her address? what would he have done if the boss gave him their address?

[@masonmethot3186]

@@Tanatopraxia_n bring the dog back 😭😭😭

[@somerandomcommenterlol]

@@cassr7826 i hope he finds it, its really terrible that these scammers scam people who are really desperate to get their lost pets.

[@crampedstyle]

About 5 years ago, our dog ran away and we put lost dog ads on Craigslist. We got a response asking, "Is Lost Australian Shepherd still available? Would you be willing to mail it out of country?"

[@c001Ba30nDuD]

This is the funniest shit I've read all day and I'm sorry for laughing.

[@MilkyWayne]

Wait did you ever find them?

[@crampedstyle]

@@MilkyWayne Yes!

[@cyberImperfection]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@doritofan1002]

I love the idea of a team of experts with drones and k9s like chomping at the bit to go find your pet but being like WAIT we need that $100 first..

[@eklhaft4531]

Well it would probably cost much more than that.

[@hiinsanity]

this is hilarious

[@zenochara7522]

“Sir we got the hundred. *Send out the drones Carl* 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨”

[@101Volts]

@@zenochara7522 Thank you for using the name "Carl." Now I have the idea in my head of Carl Winslow and Steve Urkel going out and finding lost dogs and actually doing well with it... Until Steve brings like 101 dogs to Carl's house and the pups are eating the furniture.

[@Bryan89420]

Not just lost pets but also lost relatives. My father was missing for several months and we had 3 scammers try to say they knew where he was and wanted a "small reward" for information

[@lisaperry5999]

ONG that shows how sick and evil they are

[@nerlandeshirk9526]

Also the Child sponsor websites i've been wanting to sponsor a child but these hacker thieves will do anything to be the one getting the sponsor with money

[@sarahberkner]

Even if they didn't know where he was that's basically kidnapping. Even with someone's dog I think they should give the information first.

[@romeolajh1602]

where was he? Drinking booze or found new family?

[@JediPlays0309]

This reminds me of those "psychics" who "mind scan" If a missing child is still alive. Which either gives greiving parents false hope or causes the parents to give up searching. Its just so manipulative.

[@TOTALCAMARO]

Thank you for looking out for us and letting us know about these idiots.

[@mistdyna]

Dang, imagine looking outside and seeing a recon team, firetrucks, and some drones flying over just to find your Bulldog. Or your Shih Tzu.

[@SaltyAsTheSea]

Must be bullshiht 😂

[@ax3226]

For $100

[@artistknownaslisa2850]

@@ax3226 😂 That's the most hilarious part right there!

[@ax3226]

@@artistknownaslisa2850 FR 😆

[@plazima]

Thats shitzu

[@henrijs1733]

top disgusting scamming right here. i remember being a 9-year-old having a early-life crisis because my dog went missing. i can't imagine how my faith in humanity would die if someone scammed us on top of that.

[@ABSTRACTIMPRESSIONSKaren]

you must have scared him off bad because I couldn't find him on Facebook, Instagram, or any of the lost pet groups. Good work Ben!!

[@rburn6677]

Back when I was a driver, I used to see many fliers for missing pets. Occasionally I would see the animals and I would call the number and leave a message with a few details and ask for a call back (I NEVER asked for a reward or fee). I have NEVER received call backs from these supposedly distraught owners. One dog I saw daily running by the freeway. Tried to catch the dog but it was too skitish. A few days later it wad roadkill. Called the owners and left a message and never heard back.

[@sammy_sand_utubeyt6901]

😔thank you for trying to help out though

[@truthrules8827]

These scammers are heartless humans. Doing this to innocent people is really shameful. Thanks for making a video on this.

[@tbb740]

Wow, a pet scam. Never thought I'd see that. Imagine losing your pet and then being SCAMMED ON TOP OF IT!!! they are devil spawn of society and deserve the worst that's coming to them.... thank you for bringing awareness

[@twistentiger5610]

I like the themes you play when you reveal their location 😂

[@qlaney98]

I swear😭💀

[@power4things]

Lagos is best. And, it turns out, the most often played 🤣

[@guysfieri8900]

so glad you're covering this. me and my girlfriend lost our cat a couple months ago and she posted on a few pet finding sites our local animal sheter recommended and was being spammed by scammers claiming to have seen our little guy. it was heartbreaking seeing her get her hopes up from every new message. those guys are especially scummy. thankfully our fuzzy guy came back a few days later

[@emily1]

Chances are they aren't just scamming people who lose dogs. The photos they request for and name will more than likely be used in a scam further down the line that involves listing the dog for sale so they can get more money out of it.

[@mala3isity]

Thanks for this, Ben. They've obviously found out our pets are our babies, not animals. What kind of feces would prey on panicked parents? Would they do this for missing children, too?

[@sammy_sand_utubeyt6901]

Yes, people talked about it here in the comments

[@princesspeachxoxo]

Dear Pleasant Green, thank you for being the highlight of my current entertainment! I’ve been binge watching your content recently and I truly appreciate how informative you are in addition to the humour 😆 much love from Canada 🤍

[@scambaitnaansense512]

Seeing this more and more on Craigslist and even in the public, great exposure Pleasant Green 💚😁

[@hellfire66683]

Wait people still use Craigslist

[@Tootie343]

@@hellfire66683 unfortunately yes 😂

[@hellfire66683]

@@Tootie343 oh wow I thought that died out back in mid 2000's

[@zxyatiywariii8]

@@Tootie343 Wow, yikes, I thought that died out.

[@Tootie343]

@@zxyatiywariii8 oh yes but they still running scams on that app

[@gabinat]

There’s no limit to how low scammers will go it seems. So sad!

[@lisasmith7066]

Thank you for making us aware of this! 💔

[@HoosierSHU]

The idea that people out there are willing to scam someone when they are going through the loss of their pet (aka family member) is really horrible. 😢

[@therichtershow]

heart breaking for people that are really suffering from a lost pet and then come these scammers to make the situation worse

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Everyone please, microchip your pets! It's safe and painless and cheap. ANYONE who finds a lost animal can get him or her scanned FREE at any vet, shelter, or humane society; then you can ask any person who claims to have your pet to read you the correct microchip number. And if you're out looking, please get a friend or family member to stay at your home while you're gone. Stay safe and keep your pets safe.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Nope, microchipping is wrong on a fundamental level. It’s an affront to god

[@keinlieb3818]

"Only thing that matters is finding your pet! It's very important to start immediately! But, we can't start until we get your money" Love how these scammers prey on the most vulnerable...

[@lightning_galaxy]

Great video, a reminder for us all to not fall for scammers. The part where you said stuff about drones, military, technicians, and firefighters finding ur pet for $100 was so funny that I laughed for like 3 min straight bc I kept repeating it lol Btw if I ever lose my goldfish I should probably contact them lol

[@CupwakeRBLX]

What size tank do you have your goldfish in?

[@roofkorean1]

My cat went missing back in January, he’s like me and my husbands fur child. We posted all over fb and put fliers everywhere and within a few hours I was getting texts from scammers. That same week my dad died suddenly, and while I’m planning his funeral and still heartbroken about my cat I had to deal with these scammers. They truly have no souls.

[@rukiakuchiki6187]

It's so sad that people feel the need to scam when a pet is involved

[@RobinMarconeCassidyRN]

Nothing surprises me anymore at what level these scammers will stoop to. Its disgusting because obviously people who lose their dogs and would pay anything to get them back. Thanks again Ben!

[@BackroomsBoi]

1:13 you already know its a scam when they say "kindly". It's so pathetic they do this.

[@DeborahLong7777]

The bank told me yesterday that the scammers are out of control! Warning she shared an 80 year old woman was so scared and they knew it was a scam and stopped it. I led them here and a few other's . Thank's for what you do. New scams have gotten a bit from me grrr I can recover with much work. Elderly and disabled isn't easy , I may need help!

[@someguyandapiano288]

This channel is so underrated. Keep up the good work

[@hanarose66]

These people are heartless and lack any empathy... Thank you so much for sharing and speaking awareness pleasant green ❤️

[@midnightcaretakers7954]

One of the other things I've had happen recently is people creating or stealing PayPal accounts (PayPal says create) to send invoices, then in the notes from seller section they say something about it being detected as a fradulent transaction (or similar) and has a phone number to call which isn't official PayPal. No money will change hands unless you choose to authorize the invoice, but they want you to call and of course refund scam, despite no money changing hands anyway.

[@TheCarolsarratt]

Thank you for your continueing effort! Someone did contact me when I lost my siamese cat but I felt if the people here in my city couldn't help, I wasn't going to send money to the pet detective somewhere in the USA

[@sheilapalmer6829]

Thank you Ben for all you do!! I love your videos and I'm glad I got to see a new one. Blessings to you!!

[@akreanimated7242]

“I just cut right to the chase” “Musa” That killed me lmao

[@AFWolfe]

I've seen missing pet posts on social media and there's always a string of people doing either this or someone claiming they found the pet. It's usually always a scam, some even have the audacity to try get you hooked on MLM products, which is of extremely poor taste. If you're missing your pet and someone says they've found it, have them get on a video call, or have them send a video or pictures to prove it's real. Be careful out there.

[@everythingarsenaltv]

Scammers are getting clever or is it dumber? 👀 Always a fun day when Ben Uploads!

[@lisaperry5999]

Dumber they use the same scams and use a script other than elderly I dont understand how people can't see the transparency it works being repetitive their still making big $

[@JayDee-xj9lu]

There will come a day when nobody will use the internet anymore. Everyone will lose total trust of everybody. There is so much clickbait, false advertising etc etc. I'm sick of it. Hopefully there are more and more people doing the job of pleasant green it might put some of, but I doubt it.

[@JM-yx1lm]

It's got nothing to do with the scammer being smart or not. The problem is the people getting scammed are making it easier

[@sergiofonseca2285]

The dumber it is the more gullible the people who reach them are.

[@loisdgilbert8639]

You always have a lot of fun with Nigerian scammers. Thanks for telling us about this new scam. Those scammers never run out of ideas for stealing money.

[@projectman274]

One thing to look out for In the scammers messages is the broken English. If it's in broken English its most likely a scam.

[@jayla4865]

It IS a scam, when do you ever see an actual ‘professional’ with horrid grammar and broken English?

[@TheBashfulScambaiter]

Yes sadly there are scammers everywhere, going after people in any way they can. Thanks for exposing another type of scam.

[@chappygrey3603]

wow unbelievable! It never ceases to amaze me. It also never ceases to amaze me how great you are at educating us on all of these scams. Thank you so much for everything you do! I love working with you, it makes it all worth while! THANK YOU BEN! LET'S GOOOOO

[@ChaimkeProductions]

7:20 `then i learn about the drones` that bit made me laugh how he goes through it again

[@Bulwark-]

This happened to my dad, the scum bag scammer said he had our dog. When my dad asked him to send a photo, the scammer asked him to send a code. TLDR a scammer tried doing the code scam using a lost dog. People like this need to change

[@Me-the-One-G]

What kind of code?

[@mori8706]

bro did a tldr over one sentence

[@danieldronzek8616]

I'm glad you picked these scams up Ben! I saw someone post this exact scam on Reddit. Scammers are always so desperate, that they will do anything for money.

[@AnnWahlquist]

They say the stupidest things.... You can tell immediately if its a scammer by the way they write.... And why would ANY company refund you if the animals isnt found..?!?.. you still used their service .

[@ScamTheScammer]

They literally have NO shame. How sickening.

[@reggiemstallify]

Wish I could sub twice. You are one of my fav KZbinrs…keep up the good work. Thx for entertaining us on our lunch breaks!

[@nightfireyt9165]

@Cal Alaera joining costs money subscribing does not

[@jklmiller1980]

There's a scam going on about found lost dogs or found injured dogs either comments turned off. I believe our community has been smart enough, but we also bend over back to help and I can see someone messaging the scammers and donating to the dogs care

[@Laurencetw]

I spend most of my yt time watching good americans/canadians/australians/new zealanders standing up against pure tyranny. but their downloads often get deleted or shadowbanned. so I spend my remaining free time watching 1st amendment auditors or scambaiters like you and kitboga. while your content may not be as brave or inspiring, it's still an opportunity to see good fighting evil. I wouldn't call you a hero, but at least you are on the good side. keep it up, brother.

[@conorganism]

This reminds me of my dog named Sugar. Basically i knew her for way many years. until one day she got pregnant and since it was a LOT of babies she ran away. I hope shes ok and still living.

[@theofficialconeheadcult8858]

oh lord! im glad my dad hasn't ran away yet, thank you ben dover for letting us know!

[@Tuffyimpact]

ummm .... I think you need to look at you comment again and edit the spelling error

[@theofficialconeheadcult8858]

@@Tuffyimpact its a joke lmao

[@relaxationdaily]

@@theofficialconeheadcult8858 Well it must not be that funny cuz I don't get it either. Nice try but not 😂

[@Tuffyimpact]

@@theofficialconeheadcult8858 ok then i thought you misspelled dog as dad

[@tag911horse]

Thank you again for all that you are doing and the information provided about the internet trolls, the scum of the earth! I have been sharing your KZbin videos with my son who has a disability and unfortunately has been scammed multiple times. Most of his scammer’s pretend to be women in distress or should I say women who undress? Pretty evil stuff!! Hopefully, he will continue to take to heart all of the truthfulness and factual information your videos provide. Hearing it from you does make a difference, for this heartfelt gratitude to you PG keep up the good works!

[@martindiver9608]

once again great video and content thanks for letting people know everything that is going on, i think its about time Facebook cleaned up there act as i was hacked on Messenger which as you know is Facebook and i was using a VPN but was only a trial avg also anti track and anti spy so really don't know how they were able to share a screen shot of my desktop screen

[@texasskygirl7890]

It's Saturday and I was gonna chillax all day and watch the John Wick franchise. But Ben! Your videos are much more entertaining! Thanks!

[@hannahw4769]

The poor grammar, punctuation etc gives me 419 Nigerian scammer vibe. This people are relentless and look at all opportunities to steal from unsuspecting victims.

[@Darkwolf523]

Same

[@Prog450]

1:47 i love the nightmare on elm street reference

[@tealnoise]

"Kindly" 🚩🚩

[@lukasbirks4427]

Right, Americans would never say kindly

[@vote4mel]

Whew, you snuck that ad in seamlessly. Brilliant.

[@crowncherish66]

I appreciate 👆👆👆, the platform is a real deal 💯

[@Puggalug]

I love how educational your videos are. And the great thing is, you volunteer to go down the rabbit hole so the rest of us don’t have to. Just when I think I’ve seen them all, I learn something new that surprises me. Please continue with the presentation style of your videos and good luck getting 1 million subscribers.

[@ThatOneGuysDogsFriend]

I actually got a text. I posted my dog on 2 Facebook groups and I got a text saying "I have your dog" so I quickly replied asking where, and he basically said "send the code that was sent to your number and I'll send pictures and call you". What this scam is about, is they use your phone number to try to log into Google then click forgot password and make an excuse to get you to send them the Google verification code. So now I want to find out where they live and scoop their eyes out with rusty spoons that break every time you put pressure on it. Why the hell would someone try to scam someone for money or their personal info by using a lost dog they love?

[@monica46549841]

I love the style and format of your videos, feels so natural minimalist, and authentic, what a breath if fresh air from the "hey what's up guys, smash the like button" artificially over hyped videos.

[@naythalater]

2:27 Actually I have an elm street here in pennsylvania where I am.

[@MikesGarage96]

Love learning about these new scams. I love wasting a scammers time!

[@rangerannie5636]

I was recently contacted by a scammer claiming to have my lost cat. They wanted half the reward ($50) up front to show up - PayPal or CashApp. I said nope, all I have is cash. Glad I knew it was a scam... 🐈‍⬛️ Sacramento, California USA 🇺🇸

[@ashtonroth7726]

It's actually really scary how scammers are getting more and more innovative and clever with their schemes, despite our efforts to stop them. It's like a huge battle between the good and the evil. Unfortunately, it appears that the evil is about to win.

[@jacobishii6121]

K9s and drone searches.....wow, just wow

[@stephiiiless]

Worse is they also do it to missing PEOPLE.

[@Lions7.62mm]

Can confirm. Scammer tried getting me to cash app them BEFORE picking up my pet, which they said they had possession of. Luckily I had already found my dog otherwise I might have paid them because I was desperate.

[@combatking0]

I should ask for help with my missing goldfish. I've had that fish for 14 years, then I moved out of my parents' place. One day I got home from college and my beloved Goldie was gone! Must have gone in search of my old house. I understand pets do that sometimes.

[@sameaston9587]

can't wait to see you hit that 1M mark! you earned it, amigo.

[@luckyme213]

I can totally see people falling for this scam. This guy needs to be stopped 😅

[@procodeal9441]

Scammers are also coming as companies who hire people for translation. I was contacted on one of the platform's for remote work (Fiverr) for a translation job and they told me to msg on telegram and there they said to translate a pdf 260 pages from english to x language and i would get paid 5000$. I didnt understood the scam until the end but i made the person admit he was a scammer after finding out he was from Nigeria.

[@stewartwyeth1302]

I'm in the UK and a freind lost her dog and she did hire I'm guessing a professional service that did look with drones. So I guess the moral of this one is don't do this sort of business on Facebook. Good work dude

[@ChocolatePuppies]

Scammers are also contacting people with lost pets on FB claiming to have found their pets they then ask them to “verify” the code sent to them to be sure it’s there pet. They are using peoples phone numbers to create Google voice numbers that cannot be traced back to them

[@smithshelley913]

Im aware of this thank you its horrible scammers dont care no respect. Its new to me about pet scam. So they trick selling cats or dog but never got up and fake selling pets. How cruel!

[@stevenwolf6591]

The word "kindly" is a huge scammer tip off.

[@neon_family1]

Hell no don't mess with the doggies. Has he not heard of Facebook? Best dog tracker ever I found mine within 30 minutes when he went missing Friday thanks to Facebook

[@janetpattison8474]

Thanks! Very good heads up for the public. The lack of basic English language skills should be a dead give-away that scammers could be involved. Plus,he didn’t even have the complete address of the dog owner. Then of course, he was desperate to get the money.

[@christiangonzales7429]

What a despicable, horrendous way to prey on those who are dealing with their missing pets!!

[@billfisherman6577]

These scammers will try to scam a turtle out of his shell.

[@riverjordan2725]

🤣

[@The1nOnlyRoseChild]

scammers love to target the most vulnerable which is cruel and disgusting

[@alessio272]

I’ll give the scammer a little credit at least he knows when it’s time to move on.

[@Sleamy]

This video is GOLD. Best one recently

[@ITSLD69]

I loled so hard at the police sirens and drone footage. This was hilarious!!

[@davidkraft314]

Love how he called you Ben. Someone is a fan of your videos

[@Niptonian9551]

I just lost my cat and I posted on petfbi and immediately got hit with texts from scammers claiming they found my cat and they will give him back if I do this and that. Pretty messed up, luckily my cat came home himself this morning.

[@plazas1242]

LOL. I love the way you mess with the scammers.

[@lt_dans__leggs573]

Great video! These scammers seem to find new ways to scam people!

[@dartimes6048]

There are phishers who say “I found your lost dog, to verify I have found your lost dog I have sent you a 6 digit code” the code is usually to steal your IM account.

[@missvida6251]

There is definitely an Elm Street in Utah. Lol

[@SolidSonicTH]

If a scammer offers you PayPal as a method of payment I'd start with that so you can get the details to shut it down. More than any other method that's probably the most likely to be acted upon by the vendor (since PayPal is fairly proactive in maintaining a high standard of trustworthiness on their platform). For whatever reason banks just don't seem to want to deal with people misusing their business to conduct shady activities even if you draw attention to it.

[@marilynsteadman-ie8zb]

I LOVE ,LOVE your videos. You are doing a good service to protect people , KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK . God bless 🙏🏻

[@LauraTheRed]

I am so sharing this. This scam makes me particularly angry. 😡

[@Denvermorgan2000]

People do not realize on the net you are surrounded by scammers in a since just waiting for an opportunity to take away your money by any means possible.

[@fightrudyfight5799]

Make the Nigeria location jingle as a notification sound lol i’d buy that 😂😂

[@roberttimmothy]

Samee

[@aribantala]

3:46 My favourite scene in Ben Dover: the Movie, when Ben said "It's Nigeria time" and he Nigeriaing all over the place