Scammers Are Spoofing Their Numbers! Here's How.

[@PleasantGreen]

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[@mbhv-ll9lq]

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[@AiLoveAidoru]

VPN marketing is almost entirely BS.

[@Wahtinstinuse]

@PleasantGreen I wonder if you could do an episode on Elon Musk quantum AI trading platform scam that appears to be going around on social media sites. I think lots of people might be falling for it. I was interested in it, but when I read all the people praising it in the comments, they all seem to be fake accounts. I’m not sure how the scam works. I don’t want to enter my details to find out. Perhaps you could find out how and what they are scamming. Thanks I love your channel 👍

[@nathanci2531]

A/

[@jimenezjovani34]

thank you ben! i get about 20 scam calls a day is no annoying help me how i can stop it. literaly they call me every day with no fail..

[@LowTide941]

The IRS keeps calling me for back taxes. I’m gunna just ignore them. Even though I haven’t done taxes in a decade it’s gotta be a scam!

[@genoteerdekoe]

ehm buddy it might actually be the IRS

[@benwilson6101]

@@genoteerdekoenah it’s a scam

[@internet_userr]

The IRS never calls you lmao Edit: lmao

[@roxanne2881]

Don’t answer it. Let them send u something in the mail. The IRS will NEVER call u

[@Moskeeto]

The IRS never does phone calls so that makes perfect sense.

[@pointreyes4272]

Here is how to disrupt the scammers who call: Once you say "hello" you instantly hit the mute button. They typically stay on the line for 20 seconds to one minute. You can even come back on the line after 10 seconds and say "hello" and hit mute again. I have had the scammers on for five minutes. Put them on your speaker mute so you can hear them but they can't hear you. One person doing this will make no difference, but if everyone put them on mute instead of hanging up we could seriously disrupt the scammer networks. Thanks Ben for all you do.

[@Quake120]

I got an IRS scam call many years ago when it was the predominant scam. I was at work and put it on speakerphone and had half of my office laughing because of the shenanigans I put them through, one of which was I had a co-worker pull up a zip code in the middle of absolutely nowhere in Nevada and pretended like all I had was a bicycle to get there. I then said "I think I need to call Walmart before I ride all the way over there to make sure they have the gift cards I need" much to the annoyance of the scammer who was screaming at me that I was going to be arrested. I called Walmart (really a co-worker pretending to be Walmart) who told me that it was a scam and that I should hang up. The scammer said some choice 4 letter (and Hindi) words at me and hung up. That was 45 minutes of that scammer's time he will never get back! It was great fun.

[@AkashJana-o7r]

4 hindi words scammer said was “Teri maa ki chut” .. lol😂😂😂😂

[@harleymandk]

IRS are call me too... But we don't have them in Denmark - They are called skat. (Wrong spoof ?)

[@LetsGoChaseThatTrain]

I've actually had IRS scammers block me. :)

[@JFGaddyJr]

I wondered how these jerks call me from a local number. This is messed up because if someone in your family needs to use someone else's phone in an emergency, you don't know if it's legit them or someone trying to scam you and/or getting a sample of your voice to use AI to call your family pretending to be you. And these people are everywhere, sadly. Great work putting them out there!

[@OpalMoonstone247]

😳

[@Tre-77]

Anybody can make any numbers show up with text now that app that you can use if you don't have a service provider to call through Wi-Fi but I have no Idea how they get the name to come up right.

[@anondimwit]

@@Tre-77 cause it spoofs the number and since the number is in your contact it shows up as your contact

[@Tre-77]

@@anondimwit I'm talking about my house phone. There are no contacts, it's a wireless AT&T phone through Spectrum. How are they making names come up on the caller id. Anyone can use text now and have a different phone number appear but I've never seen anyone be able to put in a specific name with that number.

[@simon6071]

I have been receiving one scam call after another as I am posting comments against the scammers. I wonder if the scammers are linked to KZbin for their scamming operations.

[@balkanvenom3586]

Makes me happy that the wife saved her husband from getting scammed. Pleasant Green, I love your new office!!!

[@1marcelfilms]

First time a wife talked sense LOL

[@pippa3150]

@1marcelfilms.Sounds like SOMEONE'S a little bitter and angry. Lmao. Take a chill pill. Take your wife out. Give her some romance instead of ignoring her to watch football all night then expecting to hop on. It's not hard honey. Trust me.

[@candyparent2483]

😂😂😂😍

[@todd-makes-videos]

This happened to my dad just recently. Mom called me and said something suspicious was going on. He was in the middle of the encounter and I had him hang up and unplug the modem.

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

I SPOOFED HIS MOM! and she loved it!

[@13thfloordreams]

Pleasant Green's ability to blend engaging storytelling with accurate portrayals of scams deserves commendation. Their work contributes significantly to public awareness and preparedness.

[@junkboxxp]

I love that just a handful of youtubers have disrupted the entire call center scam community. Good work!

[@Mark-sn6kh]

I work at a large broker dealer in the finance industry. Scams like this are nonstop every day. Phishing, number spoofing, etc. Etc. Get em!

[@scottb.8523]

I once got a caller ID spoofed as my OWN number. That was awkward for them. I actually answered just to have fun with them. After confronting them, they never spoofed me again. But wow, they weren’t the brightest bulbs in the pack 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@fouresterofthetrees287]

Had the same happen to me. I never answered it.

[@bryanblake8607]

I’ve had that happen twice, never answered it.

[@jeank5410]

I had that happen for a couple of days in a row a while back. I never answered and they never left a message. it eventually stopped.

[@ThatOldDude-wtf]

I have an internet phone interface that allows me to forward incoming calls to my cell, etc. Persistent scammers find that they become the forwarded number of the day and get calls from all the other scammers.

[@SaintIC]

They tried to get into your voicemail

[@crazy8skml]

So from now on just let all calls go to voicemail. If it is an actual call they will leave a message. This is becoming insane! Ashton and Arts faces were priceless! 😂 ❤

[@stpfs9281]

Most people have activated their service "Call Screening", one problem is that you can't save or list the numbers, maybe for security, I've found a way :)

[@reanukeeves2k77]

Shamefully I fell for the banking scam. They called me using my bank’s number and they were a native English speaker too. Luckily I didn’t lose any money as the bank blocked the transaction. Boy did it shake me up though. I’ve never fallen for a scam in my life.

[@Julia-uh4li]

Wow, I'm glad it didn't go through!! BTW, you may want to remove your last sentence as it goes against your first sentence..

[@reanukeeves2k77]

@@Julia-uh4li yeah I guess I should’ve said “I had never fallen for a scam up until that point”. And hopefully I never will again

[@Knuckleb0ne]

@@reanukeeves2k77 Don't mind Julia, the comments on these kinds of videos are full of self-righteous people who would "never" fall for a scam and love to try to make people feel stupid for doing so. I'm glad your bank blocked the transaction, that's very scary. These days my bank has huge warnings for EVERY money transaction and even a quick call option....they're truly trying, I think.

[@PeamThePanda]

@@reanukeeves2k77 I read it as "I'd never fallen for a scam in my life", as in "I had", as in "I had, until then"

[@nr-xi8sr]

@@reanukeeves2k77happened to me too. Even using my small town credit unions number. And right after my card was breached. I’m assuming they breached the bank and was able to get client list first and was able to use previous actions on the account for social engineering. As they knew my name, my address and that my card was breached. They tried to say my other card was then breached. Which they wanted to cancel. But had to mention the card over the phone. I said I would just go to the bank myself. Then they said all I had to do is enter on the phone. I’m like this sounds way too high tech to be a scam and they know way too much. They were prepped to the 9s

[@wolfandthedevil3066]

Shared this with my grandparent who have been scammed a few times despite me explaining to them for years about these scams..you explain it 100 times better for sure! Thanks!

[@tb6303]

The kitboga channel is also a good one to share with older people. This one and that one are really good.

[@ShazEire]

watching Art and Ash get confused was hilarious very cute way to make an important point. thanks Pleasant Green!

[@Beauty-and-the-Dia-betes]

Watched that live, it was soooo funny and crazy seeing how confused they were.

[@megameerkat2634]

I saw that on the Livestream too.

[@Adamizion]

What emoji is this

[@TiggiTheWillful]

Can’t stand those two frankly

[@ShazEire]

@@Adamizion it’s called smiling face, it’s a KZbin emoji

[@TheAnimeist]

Yes, best thing to do is to say that you will call them back. Ben, and team. Great work. For as evil as these people are, you surpass them in goodness tenfold.

[@JasonWestaway]

This happened to me today I got a call from my "Bank" so I said I was busy and would call back. The more I said I would call back, and asked for their extension number and name, the more he got so mad. So I hung up. Called the bank to make sure. They said they never called me at all. Their videos help, educate and create awareness. Thank you for that!

[@howiieb]

In the UK, there's a lot of scammers that spoof the numbers of other random people in their database. If you call the number back, you'll get someone on the other side who is thoroughly confused by why you're calling: and I've been on the other side of this conversation too, being called by someone asking about a call I know I didn't make. This makes it very hard, and very confusing in fact, to track down missed calls!

[@torinpena288]

I got texts from someone claiming I called them. Had to show them my recent call log (with names covered up) to prove it was a spoofed number. They stopped after that.

[@stpfs9281]

Yep, an annoyed woman called me, saying that I'd called here earlier!

[@isk8atparks]

lol i got a angry voicemail from some old lady because of this

[@owenorders5202]

Mostly nowadays in the UK, if you call the number back, you'll get an 'invalid number' response.

[@dicklong2118]

I got a message from someone asking why I called her. I sent her three messages in reply, explaining 1. I didn't call you 2. the call was almost certainly a scam 3. links to a couple of scammer revenge videos She responded with a "thank you", I wished her well, and we've never contacted each other again.

[@TonyaR789]

They can scam you, but when you scam them, they get an attitude or run. I love it when they get payback it's awesome 😂😂😂😂😂

[@albertcarello619]

I could have been a victim but I'm sure learning now from listening to your channel!

[@Markyroson]

4:53 businesses can also spoof their own number to hide the fact that the call is coming from someone’s direct line and display just the front desk number, for example. That’s a legit use case, unlike impersonations.

[@DiskVreaker]

Moments like 13:15 are just pure justice for everyone, they are scared for their lives knowing that someone better than them found their location. Keep this work going Pleasant Green!!

[@stpfs9281]

That was awesome! Amy where are you?

[@readytogo6569]

I started telling the sales scammers that call, after hearing their spiel, that I don’t have any credit cards or bank account, but I do have checks. It’s hilarious how many don’t right away catch that I don’t have a bank account but am willing to pay with a check. 🤣🤣🤣

[@karicewillis]

Scammers are greedy, desperate, and stupid. There is a video of a Woman who was playing along with a Scammer and the Scammer was like,"Tell me your bank account number and your routing number and I'll deposit $5,000 in it. " The Woman responded,"My bank account number is 12345678910111213141516. My routing number is 123456789." The Scammer fell for it! 🤦‍♀️

[@JJCanDes]

Scammers spoofed my number last year. I have this number for 12 years and I wasn't ready to give it up. So I endured weeks of constent calls and messages of people asking me, why I called them. After about 4 weeks the calls stopped and I had peace and "my number" back.

[@BigNCountry]

You should have spoofed their own call number! That would have been hilarious for them to block the number people have to call to call them. Depending on the VoIP software, it actually is possible to screw up their ability to receive calls if they block their own connecting number. It does not always work but it is possible depending on the exact software they are using or a couple different softwares but what version they're on.

[@Subsanta66]

If you call the "irs" and they answer right away, it's not them😂 they don't ever answer quickly

[@MakateRapulana]

if ever

[@Molon_Labe1776]

Truth! The last time I called them, it was a 45-minute wait to talk to someone.

[@stpfs9281]

If anyone has ever tried calling a Bank, Gov dept, or Utility Service, you know how it works! You are number 42 in the queue, your call is important to us, an agent will answer when available...

[@TestGearJunkie.]

@@stpfs9281 42..? Is that all..? We had 103 once if I remember right, gave up in the end.

[@deliveryguy7402]

Just like the ss office.

[@drbettyschueler3235]

One of my friends was hit with this type of scam a few days ago. She asked, in FB, what she should do and we all told her not to click on the link as it was a scam. Hopefully, she listened to us as she's been hacked numerous times in the past.

[@BelleRose11000]

Loved the prank call to Trilogy 😂 Thank you Ben for doing what you can do to help victims.

[@beckaplays]

The fact that you could look up this womans name/daughters name/work/employer phone number so easily and contact her like that is exactly why I started posting less and less online.

[@The_Keh27]

These piles of scum also make it hard for legit tech support. I used to work as a "2nd level" tech support for Bell Canada (for anything beyond internet connectivity like malware, printer setup, etc.), which customers pay for on their Bell bill monthly. They would be transferred to us or come in through chats, where we would then remotely connect to their computer to troubleshoot, clean, etc. I had a few customers accusing me of scamming and asking how they know it's not a scam. All I could say was we won't ask for any personal details, for any money, and even tried to provide the main number for our business, verify Bell's support number to confirm and which province I was in. Even when they said no, all I could do then was suggest they bring their computer to a local technician then and, if they aren't going to use our service, call Bell to cancel their subscription.

[@relo999]

To be fair to them, using remote desktop application without knowing the person on the other end is a rather big no-no when it comes to system security. And it's very easy advice to give that even most non-computer savvy people understand. Having done emergency IT work for multiple companies (often after their system went belly up due to poor IT management), I always advice people to only use remote connect either when they connect to their own system or when they call their IT service provider and then only when they know the company and could physically go there and only when talking to someone they know. And even then only if instructions over the phone wouldn't work.

[@spazoq]

Bell Canada could work with every other telcom company and fix this. They don't want to.

[@theusefulidiot4202]

Do u speak with a heavy Indian accent? If not, I don't understand why would think its a scam.

[@dannydaw59]

Do you have an Indian accent?

[@ij6708]

Just say they called you guys and not the other way around and question where they found the phone number. Once they realize they initiated contact and it wasn't through a sketchy pop-up, they generally de-escalate

[@niffumau]

They have been doing this for years in Australia. I have complained several times but neither the teleco or government body will do anything. There is no reason why they can't block numbers that say they are inside Australia when they originate outside Australia.

[@Bozebo]

" There is no reason why they can't block numbers that say they are inside Australia when they originate outside Australia." Correct. Basically how email sender verification works, or tls certificates. If telecoms don't understand the benefits of cryptography they should just give up and close the business.

[@TheCarCrazyGuy]

I had a tuner shop that had my car that wouldn’t answer my calls on a regular basis, so I spoofed their fax number and called their regular business number. They answered immediately and sounded perplexed. I then continued my call with them while they were scratching their heads. It was hilarious!

[@abrahammc2125]

Sounds like you need to take your car to a better place.... There are plenty of shops with passionate owners/techs. Your shop just sounds like potheads who make money off of idiots.

[@stonewall3041]

I never tire of seeing scammers getting the tables turned on them. Good show sir!

[@ClearShotYoOfficial]

Best moment in this video is when the wife got home and totally nailed it. She has definitly watched someones channel to get the info. Good for her and for you guys!

[@jason200912]

And then you nailed your wife in revenge

[@ClearShotYoOfficial]

Say what now?

[@stpfs9281]

@@ClearShotYoOfficial DEYO, is that you? Hahaha!

[@ClearShotYoOfficial]

@@stpfs9281nope

[@owenorders5202]

Don't underestimate women. They have an innate inherently suspicious nature: they're not easily fooled and they can easily spot a con trick without the help of any videos. For instance, you've never seen a woman trying to put money down on The Three Card Trick, have you? Elderly women excepted because their mental faculties are diminishing, women are usually very careful about trusting people where money is concerned. The only confidence tricks that they occasionally fall for are Romance Scams and anything to do with luck, astrology, or fortune telling.

[@vincesel5209]

Ben Dover be busting scammers😂 Pleasant green did save my ass from all sort of scams

[@Roach_tm]

Not all heroes wear capes as they say. Please keep up the great work and keep saving the poor innocent souls getting scammed!

[@dodge1629]

*Let's make it simple, if the person calling you has accent, just assume it's a scam! LOL*

[@stpfs9281]

Even my Australian Aunty? She has to get through :)

[@ろうにん浪人]

Everyone has an accent, whether or not you realize it. Also, plenty of scammers are now getting people with american accents to do it.

[@ratastic]

americans have an accent

[@brooketoww]

@@ratasticok but let’s stop sugarcoating it.. the Indian accent gives it away every single time

[@Bobspineable]

@@brooketowwit actually doesn’t as legitimate companies also have Indian call centers. You never know.

[@BrentTV]

Omg we have a scene change!!

[@Darshix]

yo brent

[@BoskiM]

Have you even watched the video Brent?

[@roxanne2881]

Yea, I thought I took the wrong turn coming in to watch Mr. Ben. I made the right turn 😝

[@luminate75]

Wow I had to scroll pretty far while reading the comments and this was a pleasant surprise 😂

[@a64738]

Here in Norway that was a huge problem for a while... Also a scammer had chosen by accident the local police number so the police station started to get more and more calls from people asking the police why they had called them. After some investigation the police found out their number was being used by scammers from outside Norway.

[@josuethefilmaker]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the work ben does?

[@danielgoogle1]

A moment? I took 15 mins appreciating his work 🎉

[@clarivettebosch8028]

Amen to that!

[@FutureTrunks007]

U mean Ben “Dover” 😏

[@PeamThePanda]

Just imagine how many people have been spared from getting scammed just because they watched one of his videos

[@josuethefilmaker]

@@danielgoogle1 I did too! 🙂

[@ralphb4012]

I love how they thought you were Scammer Payback.

[@fatblokes_ferguson]

I love how much all you scambaiters do to help people who are less scam savvy, it doesn’t have to be a an elderly people as young people fall for too, I have had many people try things through confusion, a lot of this is scripted, sometimes the scripts are just ridiculous but some could be convincing. I told all my family and showed many KZbin videos so they fully understand what they do to try and convince you.

[@caseysnell9461]

This happened to me, the scammers were very smart about it too. Every time I got worried or suspicious they just reassured me by pointing out the service number on the back of my card was the same number they were calling from, they even played a recording of my real bank hold music!

[@stpfs9281]

Oh, there are some "smart" scammers? THAT is scary!

[@owenorders5202]

Really? You actually thought that your bank employed semi-coherent and inarticulate Indian people in their Fraud Department? And more than one of them? Can I interest you in this bridge in Brooklyn that I have for sale?

[@Bozebo]

@@stpfs9281 Yes, normally they spend their time spear phishing businesses though. They can get near immediate transfers of hundreds of thousands without the same level of fraud/recovery protections for the victims.

[@Kurtdog63]

One of my former military instructors at language school served in Vietnam. He said after a night time fire fight, they went on patrol the next day and found one of the enemy killed in the firefight. It was the body of their Vietnamese BARBER. He gave American servicemen haircuts by day, and shot at them at night.. Several mainstream businesses actually use call centers in India, so guessing some of those same call center daytime employees have a side scamming night job.

[@stpfs9281]

Most major banks outsourced their data processing to... India. They need to take responsibility for this mayhem and actually help victims, not blame them!

[@owenorders5202]

Maybe he cut the Viet-Cong's hair at night too. There's no loyalty where money's concerned.

[@owenorders5202]

@@stpfs9281 Phone companies and energy providers, as well as some banks, now outsource their call handling to India. Trying to negotiate with them is almost impossible even when it's obvious that a query should be resolved in the customer's favour. I wouldn't be at all surprised if a scammer by night also works for a legitimate call centre during the day. I'm fairly certain that the same guy who tried to scam me a couple of months ago, also cold called me as a broker on behalf of a legitimate insurance company.

[@tb6303]

@@stpfs9281 I agree. All outsourcing to India and other countries need to stop. I know that our own countries can have scammers, too, but it would cut the spam load down a lot!

[@Templar1ca]

The number of times I've gotten spoofed calls from my own number have been amusing for me. There's never anyone there because auto-dialer, so I never get to blast them with the squeaky chicken I have on standby.

[@RunicSigils]

It's truly fun to get a call from a number I don't know and look up the local exchange only to see it's owned by whichever provider, technically, but isn't actually in service yet. Totally legit calls, I'm sure.

[@YayWei320]

I was there for the Trilogy live stream and poor Art and Ashton were so confused! 😂 it’s funny when you guys do it, but scary when the scammers do it and use it maliciously. Thanks for this informative video on how those douche canoes work!!

[@christurner4799]

Calling Art and Ash was genius, love it

[@chengvang4690]

I got an annoying spoof call yesterday. Always good to see people out there chasing these scammers out😂

[@carolynehrensberger2162]

So helpful,as usual. I’ve learned so much from your videos. It seems scammers are bombarding from all angles. It’s hard to keep up with their tactics. Really glad to understand the spoofing. Makes sense now.

[@volkswagenginetta]

Man that lady telling him to turn off the computer and unplug it that felt sooo good.

[@dingo1666]

Yeah, I once got a call from an unknown number, the woman speaking with a strong Indian accent who called ME, said instead of 'hallo' that she needed my name and certain account details. I looked at the receiver and asked who she is and what she wants. She then told me she was from my bank. I laughed at her and said 'nice try', then she got angry and I hung up. Then I called my bank. She was actually telling the truth. I mean who trained her? I always call back on an established number, when anyone official calls me, then I know I am speaking with the right person.

[@stpfs9281]

I called my bank, got an African voice (which is normally OK), but she asked for numbers from my 8 digit passcode, *twice!*

[@Paul_Wetor]

I once had an incoming phone call from myself. As if I'd think, "Oh, that must be legit - it's from me!"

[@stpfs9281]

How can scammers be so stupid to mix up the dialed number with the spoofed number? Maybe they don't understand English instructions? Simply pasted the same number in both boxes!

[@TheCatherineCC]

It's wonderful how we've let scammers completely take over the phone network. Truly a great nation.

[@Joaquin546]

Yeah it works if you answer and gullible enough to fall for a thick accented indian man.

[@estelle3005]

Until the USA extradite one scammer and give them a typical long sentence this crap will continue unchecked

[@ErnaSolbergXXX]

This has nothing to with how it's done. Its is because the core of the phone system is not designed to prevent this kind of scams. It's build on trust. "I trust you when you say what number you have" This is a global problem.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@estelle3005 USA needs to bring freedom to India and liberate the people there!

[@JohnDoe-bd5sz]

@@estelle3005 Would be more effective if 1 scammer every month suddenly got off'ed. I bet they would soon be very worried if they were next.

[@Smidgen_13]

Very informative on how numbers are spoofed. Thank you, "Ben", for all you do to disrupt scammers and safe victims.

[@chocola6971]

14:23 its hilarious that the scammer was expecting it to be pierogi from scammer payback and then he got suprised that he was talking to someone else

[@jamison85]

I'm glad that my parents come to ask me before they react to anything suspicious.

[@TimEssDub]

Thank you for showing how it's done! 12:00 - A classic Pierogi move!

[@JoeD500]

Your tireless work is helping many many people all over the world, keep up the amazing work Ben, you're always a giant step ahead of these people 😎

[@BetterCallJim]

I’m highly suspicious of anything to do with money or banking. Even when calls have come from my genuine bank I don’t believe them. I don’t give out information over the phone period. I always use the chat function in my banking app and it has kept me safe so far 🤞🤞

[@guitarbass22]

Sometimes at the bank I work at, back office wants to call and do verification of income or whatever. When that happens most of our customers come into the branch and have bank employees call them back via internal numbers to get the verification done, because I understand being skeptical. Lol

[@TheKNIGHTELFMOHAWK]

@@guitarbass22this why I like having a physical local bank vs those online ones. Like if I ever have an issue I can walk into any branch. And talk with someone. Can’t do that with an online only bank

[@stpfs9281]

I made a call to my bank, the woman had an African voice, she asked for numbers from my passcode, *twice,* she got both barrels!

[@owenorders5202]

My bank has never called me. Why would they? I never do any online banking or put any of my financial (or other identifying details) online. I'm not lazy or trying to show off with slick technology, so I don't use debit cards, or pay for stuff with my phone. I only use ATMs or go to my bank in person to take money out. Do you know how easy it is to get good discounts nowadays if you pay by cash for bigger items?

[@ego-lay_atman-bay]

Wow, your videos got a huge upgrade from the last time I watched one. Good job!

[@missvengeance7157]

I spend my life waiting for these uploads ❤️ thankyou Pleasant Green for gracing my YT today

[@roxanne2881]

Same here. I’ve learned so much!

[@abdulwahidrehmani7292]

the idea of having scammer's work location as you wall paper was hillarious 😂

[@JadedJester739]

I love you guys for doing this and educating people. My father recently came into some money after an Agent Orange settlement, and they've already tried getting him a few times. Luckily he knows or has the sense to ask me before doing anything. I've also been getting a lot of scam texts and calls, and because of you I've really taken to just wasting their time. I made a character with a backstory and everything. Make em thing they gonna get money after a couple days of wasting their time, then I call them out and block em. My wife hates that I do it, but it's so much fun lol

[@karicewillis]

A Poster said something like,"This 20 year old woman called me claiming to be my Daughter who needed money because she was in big trouble. I played along with her for 30 minutes, making her think I was going to give her money. I then said,"I'm a 19 year old Gay Virgin, you fucking idiot! I then hung up the phone and blocked her number! 🤣🤭

[@stpfs9281]

Maybe activate "Call Screening" time?

[@JadedJester739]

@@stpfs9281 whats that

[@jimmckay2337]

One time, I got a call from none other than myself. Imagine your phone ringing and the caller ID is your name. 😂😂😂

[@autisticgirlawareness7420]

It happened to me too

[@guitarbass22]

I love how they thought you were Perogi from Scammer Payback 🤣🤣🤣 that’s a badge of honor. Lmao

[@dano6187]

@14:49 “ it’s never a bad idea to tell them you want to hang up and call back yourself” except, hanging up doesn’t always disconnect the call and this has been used in scams.

[@ろうにん浪人]

primarily on old land lines. It used to be a way for the land lines to allow a quick switch to speaker or other things. Most people don't use land lines anymore, so that isn't as prevalent as in the past.

[@bsbchrissy]

I love that he called you Pierogi 🥟!! You were so sweet about it. ❤

[@nothingnothing7004]

Welp, this is freaky. I started adding the numbers of businesses I use in my contacts so they dont get marked as spam by accident, and knowing scammers can now spoof them isn’t helping

[@tb6303]

True. I do the same thing so I know it isn't a scammer. So much for that.

[@mayalesovsky2764]

You got called Pierogi good job

[@Belgrythaz]

"This is Microsoft Security, you're talking with Windows" - That's how you know they're a professional!

[@gsandau]

Someone spoofed MY number and people were getting spam calls. I started to get messages, so I called each one back to tell them they were being scammed and how to protect themselves. I nearly had to change my number of 22 years when it stopped.

[@ThundaStrack]

Thank you for helping people identify scammers. You’re very important and greatly appreciated doing this work.

[@pamelaphelan4144]

I’ve been watching you, Trilogy and others for a long time. I just want you to know how much I appreciate all of you!! 👍👏 Thank you Ben and keep up the great work. Wishing you and your family blessings this Christmas Season. 🎄🌠🎁✝️

[@SkeletonSyskey]

Great Video Ben, I find it funny that they think everyone is Pierogi

[@Markyroson]

They’ve even spoofed my number before as just a random local area code to try. Learned when someone called back to complain and was taken aback that I sounded nothing like that person they were just talking to…

[@issaelzofri5123]

Thanks!

[@melissamcclain34]

@9:15 Thank goodness the wife came home when she did! Another awesome and informative video Pleasant Green!!!

[@KingSummiA]

That "hi pierogi" really made my day 😂😂😂😂

[@catalinsoare1261]

12 years ago, a freak was calling my wife in the middle of the night with an unknown number. I managed to find out his number, and I started calling him with his own number. But he still didn't stop. I spoofed him with his wife's number and he freaked out 😂

[@raisage]

Excellent work, Ben, just sublime! This video was so rewarding!

[@MilesProwerTailsFox]

This is why me and my lawyer had agreed a secret password, we don't trust ai number spoofing scammers

[@pheresy1367]

I'm just PAYING my respects to you, Pleasant Green! More people are getting educated about these scams thanks to you... thank you. The "Scammerverse" is constantly evolving, but so is "Scambaiter Land". Much love!

[@rosaedge9547]

Pleasant Green: so happy you are working hard to prevent people from being scammed that only question is if you can make same information in Spanish with captions or something like that. If you can do that you will be able to help more people from different countries, thank you and keep up the awesome job. 😊

[@gsekse]

you can try to use youtube's auto translate captions

[@capricorndragon6268]

Superb information to share with everyone. Thanks for wasting scammers time and freaking out Art and Ashton.

[@DoodleThis]

This is BEYOND scary how inventive these scammers are becoming.

[@ian1868]

Spoofing has been around for decades. It's definitely not something scammers just started doing recently

[@DoodleThis]

@@ian1868 it’s still doesn’t take away that it’s pretty scary and freaky at the same time though

[@nineplusten]

There is nothing inventive or new about this scam. You just haven't been paying attention.

[@DoodleThis]

@@nineplusten Isn’t the point about these videos is to learn to start becoming aware of this stuff?

[@luminate75]

DoodleThis never said it was new or anything. I haven't learned of this until now, it's not a big deal for someone to learn things at different times you know. This is scary and making their scam seem legit makes more people believe it unfortunately, which is why this channel is great, making scammers wasting their time!

[@Fede_uyz]

Always make sure YOU call the number, dont allow them to call you

[@ConservativeGrouch]

And *NEVER* call any numbers that THEY give you!

[@baldrick98007]

What I don't understand is why these scammers can spend $$$ on setting up a call center, but aren't willing to pay someone to retype their script in English.

[@NikhilKhurana-y9b]

KZbin should self-promote these videos, need them circulated everywhere..

[@owenorders5202]

KZbin is too busy allowing videos on here from people pretending to be millionaires to convince you to sign up for Ponzi-type pyramid selling schemes. The irony is that KZbin often airs these scamming ads before and during scambaiting videos.

[@CYBERSECURITY.101]

The best way to prevent scams is to be aware of the tactics used by scammers and to take steps to protect yourself. By being cautious, informed, and proactive, you can avoid becoming a victim of spoofed number scams.

[@skullbashingpunisher]

I love your videos. Very informative and great information that people need that might not know the signs of a scam. Thank you for your work.

[@adahallen7216]

I keep getting scam calls at my work. Its really funny when they say they are my dm and i know better. Thank you for everything you have taught me

[@jayjohn9680]

There has to be some technological way to stop this.

[@stpfs9281]

Maybe active "Call Screening" on family, friends and neighbours phones? That doesn't address the spoofing though :(

[@RingsideCinema]

This probably happens a lot, spoofers make people think they are companies by spoofing the real numbers. Been getting calls from MCM or what sounds like spoofers pretending to be MCM and the number is the actual number for Middle Credit Management. I know what debt I have, I'm not falling for it. Thanks for everything you do Pierogi... I mean Ben.

[@AdamJermaneJones]

Here in the U.K. during COVID. The track and trace team used to call and ask for everyone you had been contact with and demand their address and phone numbers. If you said ‘how do I know you are from tack and trace’ they would say ‘check the number we are calling from’

[@billbush-t5x]

Best to look it up and call them back.

[@AdamJermaneJones]

@@billbush-t5x they said that I’m not allowed

[@charlesfranks1902]

If they call you, don't they already have your phone number?

[@Vicos]

Sounds like a police state.

[@RandoCommando]

You're always putting out quality videos Ben. Thanks for going after the scammers. I wish I had the knowledge to take them out, but I'm glad you and others are providing this service. Keep up the great work! How is Chikaordery doing? I was just looking at her book and was thinking about her.

[@BoskiM]

"i tried to help them" sadly some people are beyond help. Sometimes they need to lose money before they wake up

[@stpfs9281]

It is up to us, to inform family, friends and neighbours.

[@BonezyBoy]

This is the same thing that happened to my grandma, she lost 30-40k Aud less than half was recovered by the bank, what sick bastards

[@tb6303]

That is so sad. They are absolutely evil!

[@Infarlock]

This was sooo good, more breaching into scammers systems

[@simplydmo]

The end.. "same number"😂😂

[@r4iden_]

Hey Ben, there's a cybercrime reporting number for each place so you can call the local law enforcement after searching the number up if you can locate them. In india there's serious raids against scammers and they're very afraid of the cops.

[@eddyrivera7287]

I doubt they are scared bruh. These scams seem to never stop.

[@JM-yx1lm]

Bahaha the war on drugs was more successful than the authority stopping or even prosecuting these scam crimes.

[@bridgwll]

Yes, they get raided. It then takes over 10 years to go to court.

[@dannydaw59]

​@@bridgwllDo they sit in jail while waiting for a court date? They make the accused do that in some Asian countries.

[@bridgwll]

@@dannydaw59 no they sit in jail. The prisons are crowded now. They just start a new call centre.

[@jtc1947]

I "ALMOST" fell for one of those pop-up deals, a long time ago, AND THEN I learned how to use the SYSTEM TASK MANAGER to CLOSE the jerks out. What really burns me is the fact that phone companies do NOT seem to be in a rush to do something about this spoofing stuff. WHY is that? Are the phone companies making MONEY, no mater what? If You have somebody saying "Can You hear me?" Do NOT answer YES! the scammers record You saying YES and can use Your voice to cause ALL kinds of problems! I had some woman call me and I KNEW that the number was "SPOOFED". She said HELLO , I said GOOD-BYE and terminated the call IMMEDIATELY! When I go to bed at night, I turn OFF the speaker on my cell phone to avoid the jerks trying to start early.

[@tb6303]

Good advice to never say, "Yes," to anything.