Obvious FRAUDS People Actually FELL FOR

[@NewGuy2534]

This one guy said he was holding my brother hostage and demanded eight thousand dollars for his release. I responded with, "how much can I pay you to keep him?" My brother, who was standing next to me at the time, was laughing so hard he passed out.

[@razztazz1982]

Boss Umbra LMAO Now that's funny!

[@yvonnedonohoe9557]

Boss Umbra i laughed so hard that

[@lucybarnes8969]

Boss Umbra uhhhh pretty sure that didn't happen 😂

[@trashcanchic]

Lucy Barnes the kidnapping/ransom scam is actually a common one that's been reported about on a lot of different news stations. Idk if the original comment is true or not but that scam is still very real.

[@lucybarnes8969]

🎃 i agree the kidnapping ransom thing may be real but if that was really happening i don't think you'd say 'how much can i pay you to keep him'? And i don't think your probably scared to death brother would laugh if that was a real situation

[@azmike3572]

This is the best response to a scam I've heard: "I like it when I get foreign emails telling me they want to share $4,000,000 with me, but need an amount to release their funds. I always email right back and sound excited. Then they tell me how much to wire and to where. Usually it's a few thousand dollars. So I email back again and tell them I can't wait to send the $5000 (or whatever amount they asked for) but before I can do this, I have to pay fees to the IRS so they will release my $10,000 tax refund. I tell them the fees are $850 and if they wire me the $850, then I'll get the $10,000 and send them $5000 back. Then I tell them I can't wait to get the $4M and ask how soon can they wire me the $850. Then I get back to work..."

[@davidmellish3295]

That's brilliant mate I be using that thanks

[@specialk6984]

There's a few KZbin videos "James Veitch replying to scam emails" that are quite funny with a similar idea of reeling scammer in.

[@KC______]

Everybody has a way of doing things but for me: That's a lot of s**t to go through and remember to say. Instead of just hanging up or ignoring the request.

[@azmike3572]

@fnj9fjrjgf3 njdksnferogh Well, nice to have royalty respond here.

[@Loralanthalas]

Freaking genius

[@LarryThePhotoGuy]

My mom, in her 80s, had a phone scammer asking for her credit card number. She said, "Sure, I'll go get my card." She set the phone down. When she came back an hour later, strangely, the guy had hung up. I was SO proud of her!

[@leobowman8149]

I just start listing random numbers when I say I'm giving them my credit card

[@BaconNuke]

I love the phone scams that are like "yes we are from the credit card company, you have rewards, what kind of card do you use?" and my dad says "what company are you calling from?" and they respond "what company do you use?" like... wut Also recently gotten lots of obvious scam calls that all i do is pick it up and stay silent, they don't say anything and just hang up.. if you wanna scam me, try speaking!

[@alexmarin7343]

Yup

[@serbiansauvage]

BaconNuke That is a Wangiri scam. I've been getting them a lot too, usually from Algeria. They call you and either stay silent or hang up. What they want you to do is call back. The number you call back on is extremely expensive and serves no other purpose than to keep you on the line as long as possible so you rake up a huge bill. Your phone company won't compensate this bill because you made the choice to call back. The nasty part is that they have these throwaway numbers they use to call you so even when you block them they just create a new number and do it again. All you can do is keep blocking them and never call them back.

[@Utubesux]

We dont have a prince.....nice B.S. claim! UR sooo clever...🚮

[@MdlAgedHeadbanger]

My 75 y/o mom was contacted for a money wire scam. Her "grandson" called and was very pleasant. She played along and when he started to say he was in trouble she said "thank you for calling honey. It's been so nice talking to you say hi to your mom and dad for me." He was screaming in the background he needed money and my mom decided she was hard of hearing.

[@thehangmansdaughter1120]

My Granddad got a similar call from his "granddaughter" who was stranded and in need of money urgently. Unfortunately for the scammer I was sitting right in front of him at the time. He looked at me and said "I'm sorry Darling Girl, do you need some money?" The scammer hung up in disgust.

[@Mechimmortal]

I've known a few people who joined pyramid schemes, and when they try to convince me to join, they all say the same thing: "I know this sounds like a pyramid scheme, but I swear it isn't!" Biggest red flag.

[@pyroshayniac1090]

"I started my own business! 😚😚😗😍" They just wanna start building on top of you.

[@smittysmeee]

Seems like everyone has had at least one friend from high school do this to them at some point. I sincerely hope that my former friend has since found a real job after everyone else I knew from high school blocked him on Facebook to stop the constant badgering. Some health and fitness drink "that REALLY works!" smh Modern day snake oil salesmen.

[@dx1450]

And, "No, it's not a pyramid scheme! It's more like a 3D triangle!"

[@joelbaldwin4051]

ArcFlash 64 I heard of a pyramid scheme in Egypt.

[@dx1450]

@Kaptain Kid I disagree that all MLM's are pyramid schemes. Some of them have been Ponzi schemes!

[@ruthlessadmin]

Dont wire money to people you don't know.......The fact that it has to be said is alarming.

[@HighestRank]

statikreg I don’t know anybody working at the IRS any more. Even Trump himself doesn’t know me from Adam’s cat, tho I’m not even a cat.

[@julijakeit]

but you can always write emails to them saying you did wire money and let them go and check. actually go yourself and ask how to wire money , especially abroad, to have enough knowledge to scam the scammer. have fun, waste their time because they might be using less savvy victim.

[@ParanormalEncyclopedia]

And be cautious if you think you do know them. Some scammers pose as friends or family stuck while on holiday over seas.

[@Siggy4844]

Or saying they're in jail and need bail money. Happened to my inlaws, they got a call from a guy pretending to be their oldest grandson. Had some personal information that made it sound legit. Thankfully they were cautious and verified with family that he was infact at home, not in jail.

[@Siggy4844]

@charles casselman Well, sometimes it's legit. I have wired money to relatives and friends in need and have received money that was wired to me as well. But there has to be a legit reason for it and lots of communication. I had relatives help me out when I broke my ankle and couldn't work for a few weeks. They helped me pay some bills since I was missing lots of hours at work. But I'd definitely be cautious and verify the situation and caller's identity.

[@randomanimallover3196]

The first one was pure greed on her part: she was a victim to begin with but when not only her friends/family told her it was dodgy but the POLICE as well...and she still continued due to the promise of a 'big payout,' my sympathy ran out at that point.

[@hifijohn]

No kidding she's very greedy or incredibly naive.

[@iceguy9723]

My dad fell for the "I need access to your computer" scam. I told him to just reformat. He got annoyed at me and called Dell support, who then walked him through the steps to reformat. He later sheepishly apologized to me. (Mind you, he's a retired PhD research scientist. Boggles the mind.)

[@patoren3gou653]

Tech does move fast

[@amandaeachus1398]

Some people are all brains and no common sense . Glad he got sorted though .

[@anEizBerg]

when you are being told repeatedly that you are being scammed (by police, family, friends etc), yet continue sending money anyway, you are no longer a 'victim'..you are a willing participant in them taking your money.

[@abelieversperspective9595]

Yep. Stupid greedy.

[@sparklywastaken1426]

Yeah, that First Lady was blinded by pure greed.

[@Mia-ln1zs]

No, she actually fell for a psychological quark in humans. That works sometimes. It is called escalation of commitment and there's a lot of info about it. I recommend you read up on it if only to catch yourself before you fall prey to your own "innate tendencies."

[@AngPur]

@@Mia-ln1zs yeah, it's like chasing a straight in poker

[@anythinggoesguy]

It's sad to see people blame the victim; in my experience, they're the ones most likely to be scammed because they think they're immune.

[@ZimVader-0017]

About the taxi scam, my father works in tourism as a supervisor, and he's always warning people to read the fees written on the signs at the airport. There was this taxi driver who didn't speak English but wanted to scam some American tourists by telling them that the taxi drive to the nearest hotel was $40 per each person that boarded the taxi. He called my father over to be the translator because he knew that my father knew enough English to understand and speak it even with his strong accent. What my father did was explain to the tourists that the taxi driver was trying to scam them, that the drive to the nearest hotel was in reality $10, and that if they're taking the same taxi, it is only $10 for the whole group. It wasn't like he was going to drive each person individually, so there was no reason for them to each pay the $10. The taxi driver was furious when he found out what my father had actually told the tourists, but calmed down when he got reminded that people have the right to report him to the authorities for scamming and theft.

[@jerrylum8760]

You forgot the biggest scam of all, an expensive college education .everybody knows if you get a Harvard business degree you are guaranteed to be a CEO in 5 years or less.or why less spend all your parents hard earned $$$$$$$$.

[@scottwebster2135]

The taxi driver should have been reported hell yes !

[@almamater489]

People who scam elderly people for fake medicine deserve a special place in hell....

[@mialevi1341]

OhmySweetlittleBlackheart I hope they go to the 9th circle of HELL

[@brendanwood1540]

Zionists are scamming more people than anyone; taking far more money, and costing us far more lives. Each lost is loved. They even made a place named Israel; aka Is real hell.

[@Kaniela6759]

Brendan Wood Where is your evidence?

[@brendanwood1540]

This could take a while, are you sure that you want to wake up?

[@brendanwood1540]

If you would allow it; I will come back here on Monday and provide you with well cited sources. I will unfortunately be working today, and visiting my Mom this weekend. She is not fond of the subject. Somehow it makes her sick to hear the we are paying for illegal settlements, bombing hospitals, and construction equipment used to build illegal settlements; Settlements for the nation with the most patent ownership, advanced desalinization plants, world leader in drone technology, world leader in agricultural technology, and world leader in renewable energy. Somehow it's a hard pill to swallow because my public school couldn't even afford toilette paper at one point, and we are still drinking leaded water. All to pay for Israel to have nuclear weapons without signing an agreement on what they will do with all the cancer causing waste. So yeah be patient and I will blow your mind wide open.

[@whatyousaidbud]

Red Flag No.1 If you turn up to a modelling job and there's a black leather sofa.

[@Nate-bn5kk]

Awe man but that's where the most fun happens!

[@JoeyLamontagne]

I would think it would be hot thought...

[@Ruby321123]

But... how else am I supposed to prove my skill set to the director?

[@justrosy5]

A newb wouldn't know what to expect in the first place. That's why it's the fault of the scammer, NOT the victim's fault!

[@DorothyGTyas]

*Leatherette....* ☜💀

[@pamelatorres2219]

Years ago, a friend who was a beginning model, went to L.A. to interview for a job, and I went with her so we could meet up with some friends aftwrwards. Go to find out, the "job" was in Japan, working with very influential, rich men. All sounded pretty good until they asked her for a topless photo. She was going to do it, but I thought it was weird, and told her that we should leave. We went to the bathroom so she could change clothes, but I convinced her we should sneak out without letting them know. She agreed but had second thoughts, so we argued all the way back to San Diego about how I had just cost her the big break she had been looking for. We avoided each other after that. However, about 8 months later, she showed up at my house, very shaken, because she had heard from other models that a white slavery ring had just been caught. Turns out many of the girls who were "hired" were never heard from again. She got enough info to prove this was where we went and left. Apparently, this is a somewhat common scam.

[@BJGvideos]

Pamela Torres So...was the information you guys had used to bring them down or at least investigate them?

[@FrancescaEleonora]

Yes this is common, goes way back before the internet

[@mariasolano9837]

Pamela Torres so scary 😢 your friend is lucky thankfully she didnt go through with it.. Pple r so sick :/

[@jecitivaz3097]

She wasn't very smart if she wanted to go through with a top less pic for a modeling job even if it was real. If women in general weren't so willing to do things that they're uncomfortable with, then there wouldn't be such a disparity in power. We need to start saying no a lot more often.

[@eriklinza2249]

Yes this is a horrible crime, but you openly admit that you want to violate another human beings rights and end their life?! What is wrong with you that you disreguard your morals and humanity when simply presented with a story of those who actually are lacking morals or judgement, compassion or empathy, or whatever ailment society labels them with. Perhaps you should re familiarize yourself with the seven rights of the Sixth Amendment. What you are suggesting is just as much a crime as what was commited, that which you condem. "Ignorance is not a crime but it should be"

[@caroljomartin3051]

Speaking of scams: Scientology.

[@John_shepard]

Michael Jones mega churches with pastors who plead to their members to donate so that they could get a helicopter

[@puspita282]

I have researched a bit about Scientology a long time ago. Many people say that they have benefitted from their services. The videos are on their website itself. I don't know whether to believe this or not. Everything about Scientology seems confusing and also intriguing to me.

[@taninsam7893]

Ohio recently just got a new 'church' of Scientology

[@taninsam7893]

@Michael Jones I am a christian and dont go to church. So Christianity isn't a scam. Plus you dont have to give money. Whats so wrong with people wanting to believe in a higher power? It gives us a reason to make the best out of the short life we have.

[@markcadieux3445]

Religion in general is a scam.

[@Ajehy]

Anyone remember Enron? (It was a $100 billion energy company that collapsed in 2001 after it was discovered that their business model was basically 90% accounting fraud) When they were in their prime and riding high, they sent recruiters to college campuses, including my uncle’s. They gave a complicated (and BS) description of how the company worked, and my uncle started asking questions. He couldn’t understand how Enron could possibly be making money with that model. The presenter basically said “not everyone understands how it works, you have to be really smart.” Well, my uncle WAS smart, smart enough not to work for Enron!

[@billyboy9675]

Had the scandal not broke when it did Ken Lay would have been the energy secretary for Dubah.

[@greensteve9307]

I'm surprised he didn't mention Enron.

[@thedwightguy]

The VP to Lay just had a flag go up: his friends want him OUT of custody so he can start making them big money, again, and find a way to fleece to public.

[@maidavioletaasi80]

The first time I heard Enron was when I was in college.

[@jeisselima]

Ajehy Haha funny once a company tried to do the same with my husband and when he started to ask questions they got confused. He has a masters in energy engineering 😂😂😂

[@bertiepimplebum5633]

Avoid ALL scammers and thieves. Say this to Everyone. ☆ I DON'T HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT. ☆ I AM POOR. All the thieves and scammers will avoid you.

[@billybill3807]

OR say all I have Welfare cash n food stamps They hang up faster then they j o .

[@emmabakri4892]

I always say this 😆

[@sadaann17]

Ha ha ha!!! I love it!

[@justhereforthetea9866]

Lol the truth huh?

[@andyanderson1612]

When approached by a pan-handler I say "sorry, I'm not allowed to have cash". That's an answer they can relate to and they never bother me again.

[@childofpersia1213]

Why use Americas Next Top Model as the thumbnail!?! That's clickbait! This is a scam!

[@seaghan6412]

4th was about modeling?

[@shannonadams887]

It's a scam you fell for and clicked it.

[@christiangeiselmann]

Oh, and I thought it was a 19th century oil painting showing a harem scene.

[@chrisyu98]

One man's scam is another man's clickbait.

[@hopegold883]

And some of the writing sounds like those scam emails too, like it was written by a computer.

[@dx1450]

My telephone psychic warned me to be aware of these types of scams...

[@billolsen4360]

I called a telephone psychic but when she couldn't tell me my name I knew she was a fraud

[@rhi3rhi391]

Joe Mama 😂 this is brilliant

[@HighestRank]

Bill Olsen but she knew you were going to call, which is why the phone service was set up.

[@HighestRank]

Rhianna J that* is cliche

[@nb73950]

😂😂😂

[@twinkiebandit0933]

Why would you buy a plane ticket off craigslist?????

[@worldrover436]

That was MY question as well!

[@cillyhoney1892]

I've had calls where they told me they were from 'mumbled' Pharmacy and was I ready to reorder my meds. Intrigued because I get all my prescription meds from the VA and defiantly not from an internet Pharmacy but this woman assured me I did in fact get my meds from her pharmacy. She and subsequent callers had a strong Indian accent. So I asked what meds had I ordered before (this never happened) and I was told I had ordered Cialis and Viagra and Propecia. Well those meds would make sense if I was an older man but I'm a middle aged woman and have no need for those meds. To suggest that I had ordered them before was preposterous. I pretend confusion for a long time before I tell them you're a scammer. This is a scam. At which time they hang up. I don't know who I would report these scammers too as there seems to be no legal recourse. It's astounding how readily they lie. Sociopathic grifters abound!

[@Raven.flight]

I had an interesting one recently. My bank rang me with a problem with my account. "... but before we continue, I need you to verify your details". The red flag went up, and I said to them "You rang me, I don't want to talk to YOU specifically, but you called me, so since you got my number from your records, you can be assured that I am who I say I am". The funny thing is, that I'm 99% sure it was my bank, and I ended up having to call them back (but I didn't use the number that they provided, I used Google to find my banks number and call them). It was so strange having a discussion with someone sounding like a scammer, who probably wasn't a scammer (and eventually was shown to not be a scammer) and them not realizing that it sounds highly suspicious. Ultimately, nothing is ever so urgent that it can't be resolved over time. If someone has done something suspicious with your account and your bank calls you to verify, you can always say 'ok, block my account until it gets sorted'. If it's a scammer, nothing will happen. If it's genuine, it will inconvenience you, but your money will be safe. Similarly, if you've won a gazillion dollars, and need to give them money to release it, that money will still be there in a week when you've had a chance to have your lawyers look into it.

[@smachael07]

When my bank calls, I always just tell them I'll go in to a branch and talk to someone. Can't trust anyone!

[@markcadieux3445]

I always tell them to just deduct the fees and send in a certified government receipt with the check.

[@codybear4you]

$12 per envelope should have been a red flag right there.

[@seaghan6412]

Helo ma nam is mr nbanweygo, grat oportunes. $500000000000 an envelope plez send $1000000 to stirt

[@adamhart1808]

That’s the power of greed. And maybe laziness. Most Americans in skilled jobs still don’t make near 120 a day, but this person thought if they stuffed 10 envelopes they would be paid that much. You have to want to believe that’s true to fall for it. Greed makes you want to believe

[@taelorwatson9822]

Depends on when I'm stuffing that envelope with.

[@WarPigstheHun]

@@adamhart1808 yup I once had a small decent paycheck, and I didnt even feel satiated. Now, i put it all in a diversified stock portfolio that i constructed myself because the rules and regulations of the SEC make it difficult to withdraw and do impulse buying.

[@oliviadauber2150]

I thought it was going to say $12/hour and I was like "okay thats believable, she might not know about envelope stuffing machines" but then I realized it said PER ENVELOPE.

[@MissFoxification]

One of the best things about your videos is that they are watchable. They are not sensationalised, Simon is not talking like they he is trying to keep the attention of a half deaf 5 year old.

[@xdeler]

I love the analogy!

[@smoothmicra]

I remember a scam years ago where a newspaper ad invited you to send a company £5/£10 or so for a start-up pack to begin your own business from home (no details). When the "pack" arrived it was basically an instruction to start putting adverts in newspapers asking people to send you £5/£10 for a start-up pack to begin your own business. Genius!😁

[@lunarmartian3840]

I once responded to a job offer as an english teacher for an online class. It seemed legit at first, they interviewed me and I had to send in a CV and motivational letter and all. Then they requested that I'd pay 180 USD for the company headset before i could get started. they claimed I couldnt use my own because of quality assurance purposes. Luckily my BS radar went off at that point.

[@GustavoTeixeira-hu1ck]

I think its common sense. If someone as a job for you they must pay you, not the other way around. Personally I think its very obvious and if for some miraculous reason it was a real job it says a lot from the company that dont have money and ask for money to they´re employees... So how you will be paid in the end of the month?

[@xaenon]

@@GustavoTeixeira-hu1ck I had something similar while I was applying for work via a temp agency. I had to throw $80 for a 'tool kit'. No, I couldn't use MY tools, even though mine were professional quality (theirs were Harbor Freight stuff) and already available to me, it had to be THEIR tool kit, and it was worth maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of that price. And no, I couldn't just go to Harbor Freight and buy part number for part number my own; it had to be THEIR KIT or nothing. I mean, how obvious could it possibly be? I noped out, of course. I later came to find out this particular job had a six-week turnover rate of some 70 percent. Put another way, there was roughly one in three chance I'd have a job six weeks hence. Oh, and I also had to pay for their background check and tox screen. Another $100 or so. Of course, they'd break it all up into payments over the first few paychecks. See if you can guess how MANY weekly paychecks. If you answered six, go to the head of the class. Remember the the period of 70 percent turnover? SIX WEEKS. I don't believe in coincidence.

[@jessh5310]

I had an Indian sounding gent ring up claiming to be from Microsoft, after pretending to follow his instructions for about 20 mins constantly asking "is this right?" as i tapped a switched off keyboard, I eventually asked why my apple computer would have sent a error message to Microsoft and told him I was yanking his chain, he swore and put the phone down .....

[@SayGee476]

Unfortunately, I lost $100 with that scam.

[@DrSweet1210]

I received a similar call and told them my computer was off so how could someone be hacking it and that I would talk to my work's IT department since everything Microsoft on my computer was through work. I didn't realize until afterward that it was a scam. I wish I had realize sooner so I could have intentionally mess with them.

[@billolsen4360]

I just answer those guys in my own India accent & tell them all I have in my bank account is curry.

[@IO-hh2fz]

Tell them you are part of interpol/fbi and that you are tracing them and if they would please hold for a moment. Laughs garanteed

[@DayZeroChannel]

@@billolsen4360 I put on an accent as well and try to talk them into timeshares😂

[@Kendrahf]

You totally missed the worst sort of scammer: the kind that'll contact families of missing children and claim they have the kids, in an effort to get ransom money out of them. There are people who try to scam families like that. Not only does it divert and distract the search efforts, bilk the parents out of tens of thousands (because, you know, almost every ransom note says 'don't go to the police with this' and who'd want to risk their kid like that?), but it perfectly plays into the mindset of frantic parents. Most would agree a kidnap for ransom is better than a pedophile serial killer. It's just so cruel.

[@IslandBarbie420]

I never understood how anyone could scam the elderly and sleep at night 😒.

[@weemac4645]

Do you visit Earth often.

[@alanhorowitz3796]

@@weemac4645 Ha! Excellent!

[@MrJayehawk]

There are plenty of horrible people out there.

[@jamesmeppler6375]

Say in India or Nigeria, they have no way to make legit money, what happens when you run out of money? You become homeless and could die of hunger. Now imagine a faceless person who has more money than they could ever spend thats probably insured...so these rich people can live ok while the poor...so life or death. Would you chose death or steal? Sleeping at night is the least of their problems. Must be nice to be so well off that you can't possibly relate to the poor

[@philcorris5899]

DIRT people don't care. They have no conscience. (ANY scammer is dirt)

[@mablenorman5915]

"IRS" phone calls- the real IRS will never call you.

[@Christinebanks11]

Ownage pranks irs pranks

[@DetroitDanielle]

Not true, if you owe them money they absolutely call you. I’ve been called by them myself. Just ask them to provide you with proof before providing them any information.

[@samsignorelli]

The IRS itself has said they do not call.

[@louisacapell]

I get 2 or 3 calls a week from the " IRS" they even threaten legal action..... still waiting. Lol

[@Fazzel]

I got a message on my answering machine that there were going to send the sheriff to arrest me if I didn't call back in an hour. But I didn't play back the message until the next day. And the sheriff never did show up.

[@joeyjamison5772]

And of course, with an infinite supply of human stupidity and greed, this isn't going to end anytime soon either. "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." -P. T. Barnum

[@mediocremaiden8883]

I saw that Sopranos episode, too.

[@rogerknights857]

That was actually said by H.L. Mencken.

[@joeyjamison5772]

@Kaptain Kid That would also be true if Hillary had won.

[@MysticWanderer]

@Kaptain Kid Actually he never said it. A rival claimed he did hoping to give Barnum bad press. Barnum however understood there is no bad press when you need your name to be known.

[@georgeanthony7282]

@Kaptain Kid From what I see... I still think many of these fools still don't get it about our glorious leader (Trump)!

[@Starswake]

I just don't know why the elderly fall for these scams so easily. Because they're so trusting? What??? You're old, you've lived through some stuff, you have life experience. These should be the hardest people to scam.

[@mothra__13]

i can only think that maybe their brains are turning to mush. kinda like how elderly drivers have a habit of driving their cars right into storefronts.

[@azelmamortlake4471]

At least when it comes to the online scams, they haven't grown up with or acquired a suspicious mindset like younger people. When they were our ages, it was probably much harder to scam people and seem legit, as it pretty much had to be face to face.

[@MsAngrybutterfly]

They are trying to prey on people in the early stages of senility

[@TahoeJones]

Simple greed.

[@odigonX]

It might be because they arent as sharp as they once were. My mother got a call from a scammer and sent her packing; a year later she gets a similar call and falls for it.

[@rogerwilco1777]

I remember when a gamble-aholic at work came in all excited and prancing around one day, bought us doughnuts and was about to quit in a blaze of glory when he announced to a few of us that he was related to a 'Nigerian Prince' and was now a millionaire!.. everyone busted out laughing because this was like a decade after that scam had been busted(and he was as white and Irish descendent as you could get), but the greedy dope actually gave them a few thousand to process the 'overseas transaction fees'..

[@MindfulMatters734]

This is the funniest thing I've read on here.

[@markcadieux3445]

Today it's called Demurrage.

[@weemac4645]

Roger Wilco funny story but a load of old shite.

[@rogerwilco1777]

@@weemac4645 nope its true, he would even go through the trash at gas stations to get the losing scratch off tickets so he could write them off on his taxes.. some people have pretty bad gambling addictions

[@barbaralynnjoy3840]

I make them propose to me and sing songs. These idiots do anything I ask in hopes of getting Itunes cards 😂

[@WillWilsonII]

There is an ad next to the screen "make $1000 per day online". *Irony*

[@christopherhall5361]

i don't find it ironic, i very much expect to see a scam attempt on every webpage

[@ApsaraMenaka]

I don't even have half a million dollars to lose to a scam... :'(

[@dangerousdanger8161]

Carmen, pffft I have 1000 billion.

[@MrBeard17]

You're in luck. I know a nigerian prince that needs your help and you'll make lots of bank.

[@tinaspringer651]

What do you have? I'll work with you. I have some investors in Nigeria

[@franl155]

I can't help but notice that she had half a million dollars already, but she was so greedy for more that she ended up losing what she already had - which is more than most of us would get in a lifetime.

[@tinaspringer651]

@@franl155 even if you only make $25,000 a year you make half million in 20 years. Most people definitely make that in a lifetime in western society. I know what you mean though

[@Nstone53]

I put my wedding dress up on craigslist and was getting bombarded by a bunch of people asking how low I will go for it. After I told them. I would get asked the same question. "ok that is a fine. I will send you the check for the dress and use my personal shipping company to get it." Which was instantly a red flag. I mean I was having like 5 people all tell me they had personal shipping companies. So I told I would only accept money orders or cash in person and they had to wait for the money to be cashed first if it was a money order. Everyone ran away back into the shadows. xD

[@horsepanther]

That's a lot of scumbags.

[@dx1450]

What they'd likely do is send you a fake cashier's check for way over the amount of the dress, then have you send the extra to "the shipping company," aka the scammer, and then you find out a week later that the check is fake.

[@BoringDad88]

Craigslist is the worst. I have been renting rooms on the lower level of my split floor house after I added a kitchen. I always get offers from someone who is out of country and wants to secure the room. All they need is my bank account information so they can send me the money. I always tell them that they can wait and I will hold the room anyway. Or I tell them that they can send a check in the mail. One person sent me a word for word copy of the same reply each email lol. The same reply 3x in a row ha ha ha.

[@alid6060]

Some people actually DO have accounts with shipping companies. I have one with FedEx. I get cheaper rates and pay a lot less for shipping. However, I will always PayPal the money the same day and then wait for them to take the item to a FedEx drop off location. Otherwise, I will have them put the item on Amazon and buy it at a slight mark up from there, but that ensures I get it shipped by Amazon. Both have insurance in case I'M the one about to get scammed. 🤷‍♀️

[@mikewilson3836]

I just wasted my time reading this comment

[@buffalosoldier19d42]

When my sister and I were stationed in Germany in the mid 80's my mother came to visit. Since my sister lived in Officer quarters my mother would fly into Nuremberg where I would meet her. We had dinner and then I said that it was time for us to get to the train station (Bahnhoff) for her to go to my sisters place in Stuttgart. We started to walk toward the Bahnhoff and she asked why we weren't getting a cab. I asked her why she wanted to get a cab when the Bahnhoff was about a 5 minute walk away. She then tells me about the 20 minute ride she took in a cab to get to our meeting place. She got got.

[@mquietsch6736]

I'm so sorry. I live near Nuremberg and have been told by a taxi driver that there were some colleagues of hers who did this kind of thing. She was very vocal about how those taxi drivers destroyed the trust in the whole taxi business. She accidentally had come across it when she picked up a group of tourists who wanted to go to one place and when they arrived, it turned out that another part of the group had taken a taxi to the same spot half an hour earlier and hadn't arrived yet. She told us that when that taxi finally arrived she shouted at the driver and threatened to report him, and I even believe her, she was that kind of a woman. I was very sorry to hear about this kind of thing. smh

[@05017351]

Number one, Scientology!

[@Christinebanks11]

05017351 the last episode was quite touching ! A and E fan?

[@tsfbaf303]

05017351 Hilarious you would write that, I was watching Scientology exposing videos and got this video in my recommended. KZbin knows they belong together

[@tsfbaf303]

George Leah Remini is great in that documentary

[@kaisersoymilk6912]

Hippy(Bboomer) Catholicism? Why so specific? Just say Christianity.

[@jasonmontgomery3736]

How about, all religions. They're all BS

[@cheshirepat30]

I had a phone scammer ask me for my IP. They said they were from Windows, not Microsoft mind you, Windows.

[@ord2mia]

I just got that 🤣

[@damienk7311]

"Because they're so trusting;" you haven't met my grandmother.

[@Amghannam]

I find most elderly people are afraid of me just because of how I look. Even last day I was going back home (which is in an appartment building), there was an old woman entering the building, so I grabbed the door after her to go in, and she said no let get go and she closed the door leaving me outside. When I took my keys to open the building door she was like WTF and got so surprised that I lived in the same building.

[@DeltaDeuces]

Another important note, especially for Craigslist and the like, is never pay anyone in gift cards. You can't trace where the money goes so it's a favorite of scammers. It happens every day.

[@DestinyHime]

I saw a stuffing envelope job. Though: cool. Started the sign up process. Had them ask me for money. And then I just noped right out of there.

[@Siggy4844]

Most work from home job offers do that. I always back out at that point too. Unfortunately by that time most will have your contact info and email and will bombard you with spam emails or blow up your phone with calls. Usually they start out with something like: "you have recently been to our website...."

[@b.f.2461]

DestinyHime Smart.

[@GustavoTeixeira-hu1ck]

I think its common sense. If someone as a job for you they must pay you, not the other way around. Personally I think its very obvious and if for some miraculous reason it was a real job it says a lot from the company that dont have money and ask for money to they´re employees... So how you will be paid in the end of the month?

[@priscilalondon]

Same. It was 20 years ago.

[@meccamitchell3076]

How many of u clicked the thumbnail because u thought America's Next Top Model was a scam ?

[@maddumass]

Mecca Mitchell tyra banks doesn't like (nearly) anyone."you're beautiful " she'd just say something cruel.

[@Regrettable-Username]

Mecca Mitchell I did. Is it because of the modeling scams?

[@PurpleSilk]

Me. 🤦🏾‍♀️😂

[@jamesryan6008]

Mecca Mitchell : I did. Oops.

[@meccamitchell4337]

Frank Kepler that sounds true

[@original_mr_pineapple4693]

Me and my family were vacationing to Mexico, and even though we look pretty white, my parents and their parents and al their relatives were born in Mexico, so they knew how things worked, my generation was the first to be born in the US, so when we were eating at a restaurant In a touristy area they had a ridiculous mark up if you weren't paying with pesos, and the food was mediocre at best, so instead of paying up when we saw that the bill was kinda sketchy, we did the math and then instead of paying in us currency( which is why they had the mark up) we went to a currency exchanger nearby (touristy area) and just payed in pesos

[@coolcatmcfat7658]

The elderly scam about the grandson in an accident happened to my grandfather. One day I got an angry call from my dad asking if I had killed someone in a car accident in Pennsylvania. I'm from Louisiana and have never been there. Apparently someone called my grandpa posing as me and told him I did that, and not to tell anyone but that I need 1500 for bail. My grandpa thought he was helping me out but finally told my dad a week later. My dad covered the losses but I felt so bad, but also grateful to have such a badass grandpa that he would do me a solid like that

[@northshore1000]

I get it! My mom, in her 80s, got a call from someone claiming to be her grandson. She said it sounded like him, for the most part; she did ask why he didn’t sound like himself, and he said he was fighting a cold. Said he was arrested and facing a DUI. At the time he was trying to get into the fire department, but that if my mom could pay $4000, they’d drop the charges and the arrest wouldn’t ruin his future. Long story, short, she sent money but was surprised that he didn’t call to thank her. My mom called my sis, her grandson’s mom, only for them to figure out it was a scam. She worked quickly with the police and was able to quickly cancel the money she sent. It all worked out in the end, and she was interviewed on a few news programs to warn other people, especially the elderly.

[@randomgirl01300]

Honestly? Now you know you can trust your grandpa with anything

[@phlodel]

Just because there are scammers that claim to be a Nigerian Prince, that doesn't mean my Nigerian Prince is a con man. He is a very honorable man.

[@phil6748]

Truth Hurts excuse you?

[@phil6748]

Truth Hurts go to bed sweetheart. Your wires aren’t working properly.

[@phil6748]

Truth Hurts the word negro actually has no significance to me so idk care about it.

[@phil6748]

Truth Hurts it’s the internet anyone can be white

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

@dangboof must not have read many threads

[@princesslisamarie7860]

Omg! A scam commercial came on! About “earning thousands of dollars while shopping on amazon “!

[@HighestRank]

Princess Lisa Marie a scammercial for a secret shopper. Hey where do you think you’re going?

[@TelephonePlays]

I got one for Steady lol

[@denisegore1884]

I've watched videos about people getting into debt with payday loans only to have ads for payday loans pop up.

[@eggaweb]

Biggest Scam: Inkjet Ink.

[@PrinceSwaggy]

So true

[@TheShadowSentinel]

No, the world's biggest scam is religion. It goes for hundreds of years and has millions of followers.

[@dx1450]

@@TheShadowSentinel You mean billions of suckers.

[@ForumCat]

@@TheShadowSentinel Well, there are thousands of religions. Stands to reason one of the must be true. Now, if only I knew which one.

[@TheShadowSentinel]

@@ForumCat not really. Religion was born out of people's lack of understanding of the world around them, so they invented explanation for it. Now, with science explaining how world works, religion is nothing more than outdated relic. And this relic is dangerous one. There've been cases when people refused certain medical treatments because of their religious beliefs, endangering their own health.

[@p1xelpasta691]

Finally a top ten channel that isn’t extreme clickbait/just empty words with no substance!

[@coolguystorm1248]

I was almost scammed but it was a twist on the Nigerian Prince. An elderly woman dying of cancer wants to give me 3 million dollars. I was told to contact her lawyer so I did, but was asked to send money to receive money. I told them to find someone else

[@speedy01247]

Scammers are terrible, like a scab on society only stealing and harming it rather then helping it. I can understand not wanting to help society, but if one is unwilling to take part in society then they shall not have the same rights as those who are willing, as while it is fine to help those who are willing, but currently unable to, one cannot state that permanent uselessness is allowed or else to many will take that route and society cannot sustain them all.

[@IAmStayingAnonymous]

Coolguystorm YT Plot twist: you actually would have received the money but now someone else is living large.

[@coolguystorm1248]

It seemed suspicious, she lived in Germany and her lawyer is from California

[@darthgorthaur258]

Coolguystorm YT you just need to ask yourself why some random would want to give away millions to someone they don't know to spot these scams. I really don't see how people fall for it.

[@berryberrykixx]

I have a friend who sends about half of his social security check (about 440$/month) to a woman in the Philippines. He honestly thinks he's going to marry her. He's flown there three times to meet her but it's always fallen through somehow. He won't listen to anyone about her; he's in love and she loves him back. Now he is moving out of a nursing home and into a "room" with strangers because he didn't save the money from his SS in order to find himself a new place once he was well enough to go home and there is nothing we can do to help him. If we give him money, he gives it to her, so we can't trust him with that. It's a sad situation and we have no idea how to stop him.

[@roberthaworth9097]

A close relative should petition a court for the right to assume legal guardianship of this individual. Then they can take control of all his finances (as if he were their minor child), while being overseen by the court.

[@ValerieJNorse]

@@roberthaworth9097 -- Right on!

[@sirflimflam]

The 419 scam has been around longer than email. It used to be physically mailed.

[@geraldgrenier8132]

Yes and no, they weird Mail Fraud then and a federal offense. 419 is much more common and harder to prove in court justify calling them something different.

[@MrNeboff]

true. Also it was derived from the spanish prisoner scam that originated in the 16th century .en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Prisoner

[@ewe392]

Ben O is this link a scam?

[@MrNeboff]

hahaha. it is a wikipedia article.

[@T-P.]

Ben O wiki is hoax created by the Chinese

[@HagakureJunkie]

Everybody: “You should NEVER have to pay for a job.” Colleges: *RollsEyes

[@mattdinero5870]

Everybody: “You should NEVER have to pay for a job.” Government: Pay us to let you be in business.

[@0Flow0]

Education is free in my country.

[@ValerieJNorse]

J. -- I'm sorry, I don't get it. Where in colleges do you pay people for a job?

[@Blendercage]

Paying for college isn’t buying a job, it’s gambling for a job.

[@stormisuedonym4599]

@@0Flow0 Just because someone else is being forced to pay for it doesn't make it 'free'.

[@KneesBitten]

Heh, my grandma got a "grandson needing help" call, but it was from my late brother, so that must have been awkward for the scammer.

[@Siggy4844]

My inlaws got one of those scam calls too. The person claimed to be their oldest grandson, even sounded like him and used his nickname that they called him. He said he was in jail and needed bail money. Seeing as he had been in trouble with the law several times, they believed him and almost sent the money. But then they thought it better to check with the rest of the family to see if they knew anything about him being arrested and it turned out he was not in jail at all and was just fine. They almost fell for it, but were wise enough not to. Whoever it was definitely did his homework though. Where he got some of the personal information I don't know, maybe Facebook?

[@hayliedlr]

A whole bunch of people got one from my late mom too. Disgusting

[@Siggy4844]

@@hayliedlr yes, those scumbags won't shy away from anything. No shame.

[@nicholasschoonbeck6866]

I love that the adds for this video is one of those guys trying to convince you to just follow his program to get rich.

[@Yan1nc]

Same lmao

[@paulriggall8370]

He's so rich he just wants you to be rich too! Such a nice guy.

[@LobsterPuncher]

Sucker! You dismissed it too quickly. I'm only $16,000 into his program and it's really going to pay off soon!

[@sdoj76]

Same here. Ah the irony.

[@ziparis]

HAHA!

[@00NishaLuvsMJ00]

This thumbnail was a scam to get me to watch this video..

[@1310Robbo]

Adriana Black so true!

[@AngelusaNobilis]

Truth Hurts species?

[@phil6748]

Truth Hurts tf?

[@seby826]

@Truth Hurts so toxic

[@raewilding]

Pretty sure that was the point....

[@octopibingo]

"If you send me a thousand dollars I'll send you a million." "I'd be a fool not to!"

[@greenskye7937]

This made me legit laugh out loud 😂

[@doaftheloaf]

deal, on the condition that i receive the million first.

[@marthaarevaloortiz6345]

1.When he told me he loved me.

[@MadisonM1]

Martha Arévalo ortiz 😂😂😂😂

[@thesaucyRN]

This comment is underappreciated 😂😂😂

[@riskitforthetriscuitt2548]

Perfect

[@SaraH-jn5db]

Dramatic af, and same

[@dashiajames1882]

Who would send $$$$ to a person they just met...?? I barely lend money to my friends....!!

[@timothydillon5670]

My friends know I'm the last person to ask for a loan. The only time I have friends, is when they're broke down and need rescued. Or when they call to remind me of a favor I owe them, so I'll be obligated to them and they won't have a "favor to return".

[@ZhangtheGreat]

Some scammers are brilliant at using fear to manipulate people. That's why it's so important to be aware of signs that someone is trying to scam you. Some people just aren't aware enough that they get baited by that fear. We have to remember that, once we're scared, the logical parts of our brains shut down, and we'll do anything to make that fear go away. That's how politicians win votes: "elect me and I'll make your fears disappear."

[@melanielazare9]

Dummies.

[@firechick36]

I almost got caught in a modeling scam when a modeling agency set up a table and scouted high schoolers while they were eating lunch. I was concerned when they kept calling me at weird hours and sounded very angry and frustrated when I told them I had no interest in going into the field.

[@MBFLA45]

My stupid aunt actually sent the "Publisher's Clearing House" a thank-you letter for considering her for a prize. She had gotten one of those " you or Joe Smith" has won $1M letters and thought there was a 50/50 chance she had won. When I asked if millions of people were getting letters with them or her as the winner she got angry. She wasn't concerned though... she stated "I have three evangelists praying for me..."

MBFLA45 😆😆😆

[@nissen4700]

What about romantic scams, last i was single I was approached by serval people who wanted me to send them money .

[@LD-qj2te]

claus nissen yes or they tell you they have health problems or suck parent etc

[@agriperma]

Even on legit sights you have attractive women, acting like they are interested, they will play the scam for months too, sending letters, pictures etc. then something tragic happens and they need money all of a sudden.

[@tiffanisullivan7262]

claus nissen it's called prostitution. Which is not technically a scam. It's a way of life for many young women. Nothing wrong with it

[@kimw8056]

claus nissen I remember hearing about a scam involving guys claiming to be in the military, even going as far as stealing pics from real people in the military. It's absolutely disgusting the lows these people will go. Playing with the heart of one person and using the pic from an innocent person.

[@seraphina985]

+agriperma Another classic variant of that one is them claiming to be from a foreign country so they ask for money to help with plane tickets or visa etc to come and visit the victim, course if the victim sends the money they suddenly disappear off the face of the Earth along with the fake dating profile they used as bait after all they have a dozen others with other victims they are cultivating at any one time.

[@beatnickblanket]

$12 PER envelope, and she thought it was legit?!?!?

[@lorielhassani]

That's what i said! Usually it's like .05 or .10 per envelope

[@notthemama7296]

probably 12 cents.

[@lilymariepereira8090]

At first I thought 12$ an HOUR, that seemed fine to me until I Heard again lol

[@hippiehoni]

Where are all these trusting old people at? My Grandma is cynical as hell!

[@DoveAlexa]

If they are so trusting why are they so racist, too?

[@BoringDad88]

My poor grandmother was scammed when someone pretended to be my brother in jail. They said that they needed 3k to bail out and didn't want my parents to find out. She had no money and that was nearly everything in her bank.

[@BoringDad88]

@@DoveAlexa Old people racism is usually casual ignorance racism, not mean racism. My great aunt LOVED Obama and once said "he is really smart for a negro." My dad said "you can't say that"..."equal" etc. I couldn't keep it together and laughed so hard.

[@crowleysgirl3257]

My grandpa bought $60 worth of lightbulbs over the phone from some telemarketer.

[@Timme091]

Germany. In my lokal Bank is a poster who wanrs about fake Policemen who try to call you

[@angelainejarrett1115]

I've always wondered how so many stupid people have so much money.

[@IO-kx9oj]

The sad things that the people who respond to scams are normally either desperate or vulnerable

[@tonypollock9900]

Barnum said there's a sucker born every minute

[@perryegolson833]

I think many times the scammers are just looking for access to banking or credit card information, not some big lump sum. The idea is to take a little bit of money from a lot of different people.

[@Will-tm5bj]

One doesn't have to be smart to have money

[@ginamartinez1654]

Exactly!

[@Waya525]

Thank you!!!! NEVER look for services on Craigslist! My nephew and his wife when they went on Craigslist to find a wedding planner. They had no idea the woman was a scammer until the Bakery making their expensive wedding cake called and said "Hey, we've got the ingredients...where's the money?" The woman scammed them and they had less than 48 hours to replan their wedding as my nephew's ailing mother was coming to Vegas to see the wedding, and was dying of cancer. This was a scammer that has to be lowest form of scum, to steal their dream.

[@elk9414]

The one realization I've come to regarding scams is that a scammer can only scam you if you're gullible.

[@lorrie9462]

Or desperate or greedy

[@KaitouKaiju]

Nope There's a reason they're called CONFIDENCE artists

[@brendareger1188]

You can’t cheat an honest man. PT Barnum quote. Nothing is free.

[@Theinsideoutsider]

had a guy from "Microsoft " call me and said there was an issue with my computer and they were calling to fix all he needed was access to my computer ... so I told him I have a Mac which he responded that's ok cuz Microsoft owns Apple 😕... lol

[@TXMEDRGR]

Did he fix it?

[@SCSilk]

Guy claimed he knew my computer had issues. I asked him to tell me what my IP address is, and he hung up on me.

[@Hyde_Hill]

There are actually quite some fun video's on youtube where a guy reverse hacks these people. He even eventually got control of their security cameras and everything and reported them to the authorities. Indians.

[@BroNumsi]

Prosperity gospel churches and seed money.

[@jessicastern8597]

They got a direct ticket to hell

[@markcadieux3445]

Religion itself is a kind of scam. Promising Eternal life in comfort after death, if you give them money now.

[@MiloTheCrotonian]

@@markcadieux3445 u don't need to give money.

[@thalia7104]

@@MiloTheCrotonian Actually, yes, you have to pay church tax if you are Catholic or evangelical.

[@camogrrl]

Mark Cadieux they also promise to give that to people who give zero money.

[@respectableaf9061]

What about the mail-odrer-bride scam. Women from Philippines or Thailand that chat up lonely men and ask for money for a plane ticket so they can visit. Men send the money but are left standing at the airport waiting for someone that will never come.

[@julosx]

In some cases the mail order thai bride became even lethal for the scammed guy. I remember this story about a British former Ford employee who moved in Thailand. His Thai wife not only spent all of his hard earned money away, she decided to get rid of him after that and hired gunmen to kill him, which they did. They disposed of the corpse by burning it and throwing the body parts into a zoo for the tigers to eat them. Then this devil "woman" went to the bank to collect her late husband money. But her plan fell as the cops were waiting for her, she was arrested on the spot. Now she can enjoy a lifetime of jailtime (and believe me, prisons in Thailand are quite a scary perspective, especially if you know it will end only when you're dead).

[@loraleijessick9581]

That would be Ian Beeston if anyone wants to read about it.

[@freshrot420]

Sometimes they do show up and marry people, then they divorce them and take half their stuff and the house.

[@MonicaJNYC]

lol

[@horsepanther]

That's really sad.

[@tsomon613]

The African you showed in the Nigerian scam is actually the Zulu king from South Africa an actual monarch lol

[@nataschavisser573]

He is a real scammer, however. Is currently trying to convert Zulu tribal lands into leaseholds with rent payable to him.

[@artmieseelizabeth8074]

Truth Hurts cool name. Could the same thing be said for Caucasian’s? Or any ethnic group?

[@EdwardOberon]

Truth Hurts No such thing as American Intelligence

[@thorkrynu4551]

I keep emailing him that I'm his long lost white son but he won't pay up!

[@jseden]

Truth Hurts forget truth.. does it hurt being that stupid?

[@dailysrt696]

Omg so hilarious, one of the ads for this video was for a get rich quick scheme. "Buy my program and sell stuff on the internet." Bwahahaha

[@crowleysgirl3257]

I got one of those, too. It was some seminars on selling on Amazon.

[@katiemcintosh3573]

Crowley's Girl I got that one too.

[@friedmanirit]

Same.

[@etonbachs4226]

I had no ads and I'm even on my phone with no ad-blocker.

[@HighestRank]

Those ads aren’t for Amazon they’re shills for flipping realestate. The Amazon products are all about one thing, but nobody can sell them because the motivational speaker market is saturated.

[@simonjackson7269]

In an attempted phone scam....NEVER SAY THE WORD YES!! They may say "Can you hear me?"...

[@kaylaself5573]

I was in college job hunting and ended up becoming a secret shopper, they sent me a check to go shopping with and then write reviews of the products purchased..... Being gullible I did what I was "hired" to do smh I was arrested a week later bc the check bounced, I beat the charge but damn that was a lesson learned

[@brendareger1188]

Kayla Self what was the point? Did you send the products to the company? What did they gain.

[@hayliedlr]

@@brendareger1188 I'd like to know too

[@kaylaself5573]

@M Detlef 🤣🤣🤣🤣 the hate

[@Beadledom2024]

Somehow, this description just sounds like a hot check you wrote...I feel scammed by your story.

[@clarketownsend185]

never wire money to some one you don't know! I will remember that 1 thanks

[@NikkiMKarLen]

Never give money to a stranger. It's common sense.

[@TonySmith-dd8is]

Ebay allowing the SELECT option to add a .75 item to every listing to make it show the lowest price. Like .75 cell phone, .75 computer, and now EVERYWHERE ! EBay wont fix it either after reporting it many times even calling 3 times over pas 6 months ! Not it is IMPOSSIBLE to sort by price. It even defeats the price range on the left since .075 - $100 or 0.75 - $500 is within the range of everything less than $100 or $500. And listing random prizes too !

[@tracymcmillan1466]

Actually, I think many of the Madoff people were happy when they were informed they would be getting half of their money back 'cause they thought they lost it all, as 100%.

[@markcadieux3445]

Madoffs mistake was that he scammed rich people. If he'd done it to poor people, he would've gotten away with it.

[@FelipeBudinich]

@@markcadieux3445 he scammed poor people too. Pension funds specifically.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

My dad genuinely fell for the Nigerian thing. Not for money though for a lass. It was before I met him (complicated don't ask) so I couldn't warn him and he was lonely but on the internet a lot. It started on Yahoo chat iirc and then to emails (luckily). The dumbass even gave them his address, the people behind it sent him gifts and all sorts including a cheque. Then they asked him to go to the bank to cash it and he was kept waiting and then jumped on by old bill. Luckily he kept all the correspondents and they basically let him off as being thick and not part of a criminal ring lol. Swear down that's a true story as well.

[@DiamondMiningGirl]

Number one should have been American healthcare/college costs

[@richardroberts4355]

The last collage I made was free. I just cut the pictures out of a magazine. But its been many years ago. They may cost something now.

[@tyrssen1]

No argument there.

[@ebonimom6964]

Very true. No other scams can even compare. I'm currently a victim of the scam that is graduate school and I feel like a victim every time I attend a class....but I just don't know how to back out

[@austingode]

internet ! .... ??? How so ..... Canada 🇨🇦 is far more civilized than the USA 🇺🇸

[@psilvakimo]

@@austingode Let's see how well Canada can handle the US permanent underclass. Why don't you take them all in? Since Canada is so civilized I'm sure they can give them such a much better life without any racism. There is plenty of room in Canada to accommodate them.

[@Fr4ncM]

I found it really informative!... I thought it was going to be a collection of interesting stories about scams, but it is actually very thorough about some quite common scams... This is a must see!

[@ketikatz]

I had the scam where someone calls saying your SSN is being suspended. I knew it was a scam for obvious reasons and looked it up 🤦 Also been having people try and scam me by asking for my bank info to send me money 🤦 seriously how stupid do they think I am

[@Amghannam]

What's SSN? Ah I guess Social Security Number, never mind. I'm not American, sorry.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

Out of 100 calls, they will hit around 1-2 marks who are willing to believe them. That's about the same percentage as legitimate sales calls. It's just a matter of persistence.

[@kerriganm]

I got this one. How exactly can your Social Security number be “suspended”?! It’s like having your birthday revoked. 🤨

[@carlosedwardos]

You forgot reverse mortgages and multi-level marketing.

[@barryp9828]

Aren’t mlms basically pyramid schemes?

[@rickytorres9089]

@@barryp9828 They are basically the "legal" version of that but yea they only differ by you "owning" a factional part of their inventory.

[@MikeHawk-tj3dz]

He went over pyramid schemes which are MLMs

[@exillens]

What about religion and voting?

[@niviamaeva]

exillens lol lol exactly!!!

[@ferociousgumby]

One of the top 10 scams should be "clickbait"

[@Ironad]

Televangelist

[@geraldgrenier8132]

See John Oliver on Seed Money

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

A day without laughter is a day wasted..... ;-)

[@weezercakes1888]

I know! That one is really stupid

[@credendovides20]

imcrazygood1 Wait... Are you saying that the world is not gonna end and we're not be gonna teletrasported in heaven??? O.O

[@anon9801]

imcrazygood1 list 25 is just a forum for that guy's misogynist agenda.

[@flower_girl4983]

That lady who lost million for 2 years was probably targeted by someone that knew her,

[@superbabaganoosh]

"Some might argue the church already do that..." LOLOLOLOL

[@PoeticProse7]

When trying to find housing I told each potential landlord that I would be going through government assistance, that's a really quick way to get scammers terrified!

[@h2oteen]

Legit landlords will ghost you at that, too.

[@stormisuedonym4599]

@@h2oteen Absolutely. People on the dole are notorious for destroying the properties they live in.

[@edgarmachado6008]

I know from experience this does not work. When someone says their Section 8, all the landlord has to say is I have x people who have already paid the $25 fee for the background check. It's unlikely it'll be available. Do you still wish to fill out an application and pay the background check fee? They always say no and leave. Landlords are not required to accept govt assisted housing tenants.

[@salvatoremicheal2128]

one minor but important scam is "inventor submission"; years ago, i developed a neat Three Way Chess with rules, board and pieces; and stupidly gave it to one of those companies; they wanted money to develop and market it but i had none to give; a few months later, i saw a modified version available to the public that was an obvious rip-off of mine; ^^ live and learn i guess ..

[@hamishwishart6987]

Was it Matthew Whitakers company, you know, the new acting attorney general

[@angelicachavez6118]

Three way chess sounds like fun.

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

I had a sitcom idea stolen 3 years ago. It was made and was on TV about 18 months ago.

[@EdwardOberon]

Never tell anyone your best and biggest ideas. Not even your collaborators, the untalented will always rob you.

[@JosephFuller]

I also fell for something similar, except it was about publishing books I had written.

[@TitaT]

Mentions "Nigerian prince scam" shows picture of a south African Zulu warrior..🙄

[@TitaT]

@@WesternkindArt what tf do you mean these people? Who told you south Africans look like Nigerians? 🤔 both beautiful but entirely different 😑

[@unclekanethetiberiummain1994]

@@WesternkindArt It's easy, Nigerians are just Africans wearing muslim clothing.

[@lauraarcher1730]

Tita you do realise it was a joke. In poor taste maybe but a joke.

[@rielo9725]

laura archer like you said, ‘twas in poor taste

[@vito_k6479]

you got me on the "both beautiful". I think we can assume your political position only by this frase.

[@damgedroses]

Mom: I got a mail from Apple about paying like a hundred euros on Spotify. Me: *seeing the email is clearly fake* you have never owned an apple object and have never download spotify. Mom: yeah but what if they take money from my phone service. Me:... Goodgod mother we need to talk.

[@ewaleokadia76]

My mother would actually come to me and ask what the heck is that letter about.

[@HighestRank]

Apple is a north American company and in America only dollars work, not Euros. They cannot spend our Euros anywhere in America.

[@WillWilsonII]

My father owned a small building material business in the late 80's. One day my mother was furious ".......Yellow Pages sent you a notice for 860.00 for your ad! You need to pay your bills/be responsible/etc". It really was Yellow Pages but it was really an ad! Years later he said "If I need money I should just send her a bill for something bogus and wait for a check"

[@ewaleokadia76]

@@WillWilsonII That old familiar Yellow Pages versus Yellow Book scam. Yes, that happened to my ex-boss who received a phone call about not paying the Yellow Pages bill. Of course, he knew it was a scam and didn't pay. Of course, we received a few more phone call after but didn't cave in. Almost forgot about that one😅.

[@MysticWanderer]

@@HighestRank If you believe that then send some Euros to Apple and see if they don't keep them.

[@skeletordanzig4999]

the best craigslist scam is where I look for a roommate but don't tell them I'm a complete psycho!

[@nb73950]

Forgot faith healing scams, etc. Honestly, a lot of religions have scams

[@willhuey4891]

im a christian and even i can tell those are total BS.

[@xaenon]

Yanira Rivas Honestly, -a lot of- religions -have- *ARE* scams Fixed that for ya.....

[@AttilatheThrilla]

ALL religions are a scam..

[@xaenon]

@@AttilatheThrilla Yeah, but its followers turn a blind eye to all the signs of it. It's built right into the dogma, and it does not matter how reasonable your arguments, nor how much evidence you show them, they will deny it until their dying breath. The only way out of religion is for them to reason their way out, and very few of them are even inclined to question the dogma even the tiniest bit.

[@nateab1994]

Religious scams are NOT religious. They are falsely using God’s name to do evil. Don’t worry, they will burn in hell Edit: typo

[@WelshGingerCat]

A few days ago I had a text message claiming to be from EE saying they'd been unable to take this months payment and to click on the link to update my bank info. I knew it was a scam because I'm not with EE. A friend also had one claiming to be from HSBC bank. She's not with them, so she also knew it was a scam. It worried me so much that I called my elderly relatives to warn them.

[@Lisa_MS64]

Craigslist isn't a scam, but it's easily accessed by scammers. I've been very lucky, finding great stuff for little money.

[@Siggy4844]

No, the site isn't a scam, but there are lots of scammers taking advantage of Craigslist as a venue for their scam. We were moving from WA to TX and looked for a home to get into once we got down here. Saw several promising places being advertised on Craigslist. The thing to be aware of is that some of the properties on there aren't even on the market or are being sold not rented out or being sold by a legitimate real estate agent for much more than the scammers advertise them for. We came acrossed quite a few fraudulent listings where we saw the exact same house listed elsewhere. The scammers always make up an excuse why they can't meet you in person to do paperwork, do a walk-through and get the key. (out of town because mother is very ill, please send the deposit and they'll send you the key etc. bla bla bla.). But there have been people who actually got to speak to the seller in person, did a walk around the property and look through the windows. The place was locked, couldn't do a proper walk-through but there was of course an explanation for why he didn't have the key with him (wife is out of town, has the key with her, just go ahead and sign the lease, pay deposit and first and last months rent, we'll give you the key when she gets back). Yeah right!

[@daviddixon9207]

The biggest scam: lotteries!

[@ricojes]

Surprise Mechanics, you mean.

[@davidmellish3295]

Not necessarily I know someone who's mother won £5.5 million on the uk national lottery, I'm sure there are all sorts of fake lottery but real ones exist

[@annalieff-saxby568]

Otherwise known as the Proletax.

[@xaenon]

Not not necessarily scams, per se. You know going in that you're throwing your money at a chance to win a big jackpot. I mean, it's fairly self-evident, and yes, people DO win. The scams come AFTER someone hits a jackpot. Very few people manage to actually hang onto their money, even IF they don't immediately start pissing it away on a lavish lifestyle. And it's largely because the average person does not know how to handle large sums of money, and certainly not the idea of being instantly wealthy. Once you hit the lottery, con-artists, scammers, long-lost friends and family, 'investment' schemes, and outright beggars will crawl out of the woodwork. And even if you're not inclined to help them or buy into their scheme, brace yourself for the inevitable lawsuits. Everybody will want some of your money, by whatever means they can pry it out of your hands. Theft, scams, extortion, kidnapping, murder.... Look it up sometime; it's remarkable how many people have stories of tragedy after winning a lottery or large financial settlement.

[@ettoremarinello3951]

Not a scam just a Tax for the dumbest

[@TarheelantsUSA]

This video should have intro music by Milli Vanilli.

[@preshisify]

😂

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Does Heaven know this is going on?

[@nb73950]

😂😂

[@paulriggall8370]

Nothing obviously fraudulent about Milli Vanilli.

[@meccamitchell6481]

😆😆😆😆

[@SamuelVain]

That Craigslist housing scam one really gets on my nerves because I've been looking for a room to rent for the last 6 months and most of what I've been getting is scammers.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Especially since she was shown around the home. Only red flag there was there was no lease offered upfront.

[@shannonkane296]

Also, a lot of aspiring authors are scammed by "publishing companies" and "agents" that want to publish their book, but only after they receive $500 or the like. There was an article in the paper about a teen girl who got her book published. She was like "They were really nice, and published my book for only $500!" The paper, (and the girl) weren't even aware that she was scammed. A real agent won't do that. They make a percent of the profits of your book after the fact, but they are willing to invest originally if your book is something that could sell well.

[@mothra__13]

sounds like a vanity press. still basically a scam, but technically they're still giving the customer what they paid for.

[@MBFLA45]

A while back a friend told me she was writing a children's book and already had a publisher. I warned her... but she kept saying things like "If Fergie can make a fortune with a book about a stupid helicopter... why can't I?" I asked if she would be on TV to publicize it... and she got mad. She still has over 900 copies in her garage.

[@jenniferhalliwell416]

I feel scammed...I clicked because I wanted to see the America's Next Top Model scam! lol

[@nkwhite]

@internet ! That's funny cuz no one fg asked you

[@kimmywimmy7305]

Antm definitely was a scam! Have you seen any of the girls anywhere? They got their 15 minutes, and then they were gone.

[@HighestRank]

I stopped listening at about 1:36 when Craigslist was mentioned. KZbin is an international platform just like ANTM is, and the digression from one to the next irked me immediately.

[@HighestRank]

nkwhite everyone asks The internet !Only you always seem to forget.

[@MarieAnne.]

@@nkwhite I didn't realize people had to have someone else's permission to comment. But at the risk of going against some unwritten internet rule, I will say that I too had no idea what the hell that thumbnail was, I was just interested in the title.

[@snowcap28]

How about the guys who call you claiming to be the IRS and that your being sued and your bank accounts will be frozen if you don't give them money

[@roberttrzaskus422]

Definitely a problem but I had some fun with them. Received a call from a police officer asking for money to settle my taxes. I told him to meet me at my office to pick up the funds but he never showed. I wish he would have since I was an IRS Agent at the time. The IRS will not contact a taxpayer by telephone or email. With the recent law permitting collection agencies to collect old tax debts, the taxpayer will receive a letter from the IRS informing them that their tax debt has been turned over to a particular collection agency before the collection agency contacts them.

[@duchessarcher66]

yeah, my guy had this happen to him. the IRS are gangsters. they don't need to call and threaten you. they court order themselves into your pockets

[@axisboise]

Speaking of which, I recieved a voicemail of that sort. And I got scared, since I’m an exchange student, I’m not American and being called about tax is scary. But the voicemail was so iffy, it sounded recorded and then played while calling me. From there I know it was already fake.

[@michaelbrennan6123]

Several years ago I attended a Christmas service and spoke with a friend. When I got home I had an email claiming to be from the same friend saying they needed help because they had been robbed. The email claimed they were in Haiti. I hadn’t seen that friend in a couple of years, what an odd coincidence.