Tracking Too-Good-To-Be-True 'Free Vacation' Mail Offer

"Nightline" set out on a mission to find out what happens if we accepted one of these offers.

[@billypurdy8581]

Isn’t it wild that a man got to a point in his life where he puts a suit on everyday to pull this shit?

[@grimendancehall]

But itz not illegal so its okay.

[@brycerichardson3687]

@@grimendancehall uh, scams are illegal

[@lanz9649]

@@toddjones6463 Are you so stupid that you can't even use your tiny mind to stay on topic without being racist? All the scammers in the video are American

[@toddjones6463]

@@lanz9649 yup. They are all american on camera. I agree. If americans walked into a room full of patel salesman ...they would turn around. The money guys behind the scenes are probably indian. It fits the scam parameters. Promise something for nothing.

[@six159]

The first one was an african...

[@topend2282]

“To put it frankly” Thorn is a con man.

[@Jasonoid]

He said that like 5 times LOL

[@robloxvids2233]

But he put his hand on her, which shows how aggressive and condescending he is. She should have told him to stop assaulting her.

[@photostudio6788]

When someone constantly peppers their speech with "frankly" and "believe me", it is the sure sign of a liar. There is this guy I see on TV all the time who does this. He also wears this weird orange face paint and has his hair done like a whispy bird's nest. I forgot what he sells, but I can't believe there are people out there who buy it.

[@Shellcase1]

@@photostudio6788 TDS

[@ladistar]

He seems like an upstanding guy, I don’t think he’s lying at all

[@Starhopper6]

That old lady that said “alright alright alright” 100% got scammed lol

[@xyeB]

Yea

[@valuecalc]

Alan, seniors are the biggest target. Scammers see them as easy pigeons.

[@valuecalc]

Alan, seniors are the biggest targets. Scammers see them as easy pigeons.

[@explorationgmer1336]

Actually she didn't she was on the news

[@SolidSonicTH]

I almost wonder if she was a plant to try to whip up enthusiasm for the real attendees.

[@prateektopinkatti2487]

I love his audacity to keeping saying "I'll be frank with you" and proceeding to definitely not be frank with them.

[@valuecalc]

The best way to handle these scam artists is to pay them absolutely no attention.

[@iplz]

Who falls for this shit.. Alright alright alright Oh

[@dmitrybayer]

Ni...

[@DietscheMejal1]

🤣

[@michaelangst6078]

Old people with no common sense

[@derekfreeman1505]

so★ sadly people prob do ! Scum scammers

[@salvadorjrzuniga9409]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@sbolden123]

They left like roaches when the lights come on😁

[@harshrana3518]

Samuel Bolden hahaha

[@jayr55555]

😂😂😂😂

[@XxBrutalBradxX]

Hahaha 😆

[@PhayzinOut]

ABC News & Exterminators

[@johncullotta304]

Hahahahahaha 😂

[@oakinwol]

This is what media should be doing. Just chasing things like this down and putting people on TV. This is the power of a platform, to put fear in those who actually have something to lose. Not repeating the same tired political garbage or bad news every day that doesn't change anything. At least expose some of these clowns

[@foxfire1112]

I mean they did it, what else do you want

[@alyssahamlett]

He wants more of this instead of 45 minutes of news being consisted of bullshit coronavirus information or or pushing a narrative for their political party

[@thl205]

They tried exposing the scam at Trump University, doesn’t make a difference when people reward the scammers

[@JackChatelle]

@@foxfire1112 More of it

[@mcmtlcgy]

Trust me when I say every good reporter wants to do this, but this stuff takes so much time and resources that most media companies either simply don't have or are unwilling to provide

[@ohhhsnap17]

The way thorn touches her shoulder as he tries to explain things is just very unsettling to me.

[@andybub45]

ABC: shows up to hotel Salesmen: "Ight ima head out"

[@Getawayfromme12]

Haha

[@john-paulhunt4541]

IM not buying anything!

[@chadthundercock6594]

Communism is bad tho

[@chadthundercock6594]

Also, I don't think these people are "salesmen", more like scammers

[@badmonkey2222]

Like snakes slithering out the door...

[@IAMASELENATOR92]

"I'll be frank with you" "I'll be forward with you" And then he is neither frank nor forward

[@robroby7416]

Nor backwords

[@jnmwtkns]

Crooks!

[@GamingIncMasterTroll]

His name is frank forward the 2nd

[@DirtyAstronaut]

"I actually stole this shirt from Frank" - Billy Madison

[@reggie8370]

He’s Thorne 😎

[@bubblesgray5698]

Real journalists are straight GANGSTAS!! Not bloggers but real journalists. They do WHATEVER to get that story. I can't do anything but respect them.

[@douglasw9624]

the ex signed us up for a time share presentation once. It was a pretty safe bet anyways because I dont "push". at the end of the presentation and the closers' pressure I politely said " I going to need to think it over" He got kind of frustrated saying "the statistics say that if you leave today without committing, you won't" To which I responded..."that is your problem not mine" ha ha

[@douglasw9624]

another gag I used to pull is when you have a solicitor offering something "free" I'd respond...I'm sorry I dont accept free gifts...used to blow their minds.

[@shanaleah6757]

Those dudes raced out that room lol

[@player18792]

Shana Leah like rats when someone walks in the room 🐀 🐀 🐀 💨

[@TehHijack]

They know what was going on. They are most likely paid a commission of each sale.

[@mannygomez7208]

TehHijack a foe sho z myy white dev¡| z z z

[@vwoday1872]

scatter like the roaches they are when the light hits em

[@player18792]

manny gomez you speaking English brah?

[@morethanthrills1616]

The typical hotel banquet room seminar scam.

[@DairiesofaDarkSkinBeauty]

Michael yep

[@marcusmcfall8167]

I've gotten tons of free shit from these seminars lol. I used to eat for free at these things, as well as art galleries, in college too

[@davidchan9632]

All scams when anyone is offering free stuff like this.

[@Blaisefiyah]

Michael basically

[@AngelOfMusic20]

I dont understand why the hotel even hosts them

[@FreshAppleSlices]

this is the kind of reporting i enjoy. helping out the common man. thank you for these 🙏

[@valuecalc]

And the reporter is doing quite a service. She makes her own cash by exposing trash.

[@roxiedoodle9582]

U wanna know something funny? I actually attended something like this with my dad with the promise of a free cruise afterwards. It was a time share presentation. We were there 3 grueling hours. We didn’t buy it…. But we really went on a cruise afterwards. It’s a miracle it wasnt a scam.

[@SnapEtaco]

Thorn!!! Is this really you posting this so suckers go to more of your presentations??? Nice try buddy.

[@Zeh_ny]

Time shares are usually legit on their offers, most I've gotten was brunch though haha. After a tough morning through sales.

[@Getawayfromme12]

Look at all those guys in on the scam, sliding out the door like snakes

[@InHellBaby1]

Slithering

[@badmonkey2222]

Creepin,sneaky slimy snakes

[@jvolstad]

Out of work Realtor's?

[@davidchan9632]

They just left him there. They don't give a damn about each other. What a way to live ! It will catch up. It does take common sense. If someone offers you free money or free anything just say no. No one gives away anything free. At times I have strangers approach me by sweetalking & charm. I walk away. Those are signs of cons & scams. I've known people who have been scammed. It's awful.

[@zakkrick]

And they all look like rich men’s, doctors, business men’s, lawyers but they’re here to dress to impress and take your money.

[@meep3035]

Now this is journalism.

[@Calisby]

yes

[@bwalko5674]

But are YOU even a real journalism?

[@DailyCzak123]

se

[@questionableidentity1]

yuuup

[@lord-bingo]

Now this is journalism.

[@Laveluvcrew]

Something very similar happened to me. I had filled out a "raffle" ticket at the state fair to win a car. Several months later I got a call saying I basically won. I was like 17-18 at the time, and because I wasn't 21 I needed a parent to come too. Well, it was a scam for time sharing! They pulled the exact same scam that these people did. Thankfully I learned this lesson at a young age. 😂🤷

[@RM-lk1so]

They teach marketing in College. This is BUT one type. Read and wake up. Companies all over the world do this. It's called building your contact base. OR funneling. Marketing 101.

[@ya00007]

The laws need to be changed so that they can be prosecuted properly.

[@valuecalc]

Yes, but people should understand that nothing's free.

[@TheLouis6555]

"I'll be frank with you," "Let me be frank," "To put it frankly..." Someone found their favorite word.

[@kevinjohnson7300]

Frank sure can be a dick

[@jimmbobb]

That someone is Frank. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@NYCDom]

😭😭

[@ComputerLearning0]

When you see someone using the same word or phrase like that it typically means they're extremely nervous - lying bastards...

[@tommybasham-oo7qf]

Any fucking ass wipe that says "I appreciate ya" is a greasy, dippity doo, con artist.

[@jermar1979]

A bunch of cockroaches scurrying out of the room. 😂

[@GinaBush-gb6tk]

How do they make a living consistently?

[@markheckerman7343]

@@GinaBush-gb6tk timeshares are cancer.

[@DC2022AZ]

Hope they go out of business.

[@stephenpaea177]

HELL NO! I FUCKING HATE COCKROACHES! I HAVE CONSTANT BATTLE WITH THEM LIVING IN MY ROACH INFESTED APARTMENT! I COULDN’T EVEN GO OUT BECAUSE OF IT! I HAVE NO LIFE!

[@MrGrim504]

4:15 "ABORT ABORT...EVERYONE FOR THEMSELVES"

[@azolivas]

MY wife and I did this while at Disneyworld back in 2008. Our boys were approx. 4, 6, and 8 years old at the time and we all sat through a presentation on our last day there in Orlando at a Sheraton. They tried to sell us on the Disney timeshare but we kept saying no and they did give us our free gift which I believe was a Visa gift card. Guess we were lucky to have them honor the deal.

[@nickgilmer8788]

I work in sales on a smaller scale and it’s very common knowledge that if someone straight up says they’re not going to buy anything today, they’re not going to buy something. It’s honestly a blessing because you then know not to waste anymore time and move on to the next customer.

[@findmeanewplanet]

I never buy the day I visit, but I always return and buy within a few days. They always say you won't return...lol

[@SteveinSanFrancisco]

My grandmother would keep these guys on the phone for hours mostly just complaining about her life... and then when she got bored she'd just hang up on them... priceless 😂

[@cmc5207]

I hope it extended her life an extra decade. I'd even give her a year of my own life just to sit and listen to her own those people.

[@IAMASELENATOR92]

🤣🤣🤣

[@fukc26]

My great aunt used to do this too 😂

[@wystrix439]

@@fukc26 what if your great aunt is his granny 😳

[@millsykooksy4863]

Rofl 🤣

[@kuriaki71]

Roaches scatter when the lights turn on.

[@Jonathan-zj6to]

it is metaphor

[@boisebadboy93]

2:02 man that lady was excited about her free trip! 🤣🤣

[@TheINFJChannel]

I've been to 3 timeshare presentations. At 1, I got free SeaWorld tickets (back in my unenlightened days). At the 2nd, I got 2 free nights at the Loon Mountain resort in our mtns (in NH) which was awesome. The 3rd, I got dumb airline tickets I could never use just like this video shows. The key is to hold strong and stick by your "no". They'll all get pissed at you and send 8 salesmen but just keep saying "no", get your free gifts then leave.

[@bigmike4758]

"Why does that free trip cost so much money?" LMFAO

[@lamurcribb985]

bigmike4758 I laughed too hard 😭😭

[@bowlofcinder482]

“I’ll be frank with you, I’m full of shit”

[@davidchan9632]

A bunch of scumbag bastards.

[@davidchan9632]

It's a scam. A bunch of phoney bastards.

[@jamesavery6671]

Nothing is free hommie. Hell you cant even flush a turd down with paying the water bill

[@jagrcantakeyou]

It's always a good sign when everyone runs away LOL

[@Getawayfromme12]

jagrcantakeyou 😂

[@Fiberglasser03]

LMAO!!!

[@lethrneck4]

@@Fiberglasser03 4:30 the best part was then "Thorn" was mid explanation and looked at 3 more of his buddies running out the door haha

[@davidchan9632]

Look @ Thorn. His scamming buddies just leave & no one stays & helps him.

[@valuecalc]

@@davidchan9632, the reporter did a great job of blowing the whistle 😙 on these clowns.

[@ajword81]

My wife and I did the whole thing with this free trip stuff. They skipped on the airfare, gave show tickets instead, and still got the 2 nights stay. ...luckily...

[@user-vb4dt2tt4d]

I literally had this happen a few years ago in California. Me and my girlfriend spent 2 hours getting pressured by Frankie Muniz’s dad, it’s the first thing he mentioned of course. And then he got super pissed when we told him we weren’t buying anything. I googled him and it was really was his dad but it doesn’t seem like they have the best relationship. He came across as a greedy scumbag who was using his sons name to try to rip people off. It was a very weird and unforgettable situation.

[@TheBluestreak147]

I pictured Walter White for just a second.

[@user-vb4dt2tt4d]

@@TheBluestreak147 Lol no, his other dad.

[@YourGrannysThong]

Thorn wakes up every morning and tells himself in the mirror he’s a great salesman. “you got this Thorn. you can sell anything. you could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman wearing white gloves. you’re that good.”

[@kerimca98]

"I'll be frankly with ya, you're that good."

[@randyweaver6543]

His brother Briar and his sister Stickers work there too.

[@aidang7182]

lol context pls

[@PartnershipsForYou]

That’s a pretty rad idea. Now I’m gonna start doing that

[@nick56677]

Thorne has a Facebook and Twitter, he goes by Thorne Alexander Greene. He is still a slimeball😂

[@deeryproductions7347]

Only reason that guy thorn stayed is cause he thought that news reporter was the love of his life

[@aspiknf]

Maybe he touched her to make her feel more attracted to him

[@ewan6782]

@@aspiknf wow I saw you on the carpet beetle video

[@aspiknf]

Yes my friend! :D

[@personincognito3989]

He is probably the new guy and was too stupid to leave. He probably thought he could just placate them with his rhetoric

[@Kidnapthegovernor]

Thorn thought he was about to get some pussy

[@GirlLunarExplorer]

I went to a time share meeting in Cabo San Lucas. They drove us really far away from our hotel to a different hotel which is scary! It went okay for the first hour but once they get in your face with the high pressure it’s SO stressful. Eventually I started bawling until they found an American employee to come help to me. I said get me TF out of here NOW. And she did. We did follow the instructions to receive our discounted activity package. We went parasailing, snorkeling, and on a sunset catamaran cruise across 3 days all for $120. We never would have done those activities on our own, so I guess everything happens for a reason!

[@carlalongerbeam774]

My grandmother got 1 of those type mailers in early 80s. If we would come listen to their sales pitch to purchase land we would receive a choice of 3 items. She chose the refrigerator, which my grandmother thought they would deliver it. So imagine our surprise and anger when the salesman brought out an igloo with a car cigarette lighter plug-in. Kid you not. She was so furious, that she said she was not going to talk with her bank about purchasing the property. Wasted over 4 hours and we left without taking the refrigerator. LOL

[@carnage_v11]

I cant wait until they scam the wrong person and they get the shit kicked out of them lol.

[@c.a.greene8395]

Or they get to meet the Manson family up close and all personal like and shit...

[@jetjazzdauntless3236]

Then the good guy gets arrested. Where's the justice in that?

[@pcrack86]

@QuIgYx I like the 2nd part better. Liars usually have sweet & savory meat.

[@thorandil1]

Or killed

[@MamaMOB]

QuIgYx Yes because salesmen are very well known for going into bathrooms with random people and the US is known for their warlords. You get that this is a US only thing right? 🤦‍♀️

[@Chase-rq7gh]

Crack head that said “alright alright alright” was on a Mathew Mcconaughey level of confidence

[@I_dont_want_a_stupid_handle]

She was definitely placed there to try and hype the others up

[@Lambdamale.]

Bahahaha that's great lol

[@randyweaver6543]

She does Lincoln commercials now too. Matthew is walking out to the car flawlessly dressed talking in his mind with some nouveaux riche commentary on transcendental meditation. He gets into a spotless car parked on the driveway of some immaculate beach house she is in the passenger seat dressed in a short black dress, and in her best crackhead voice says “alright alright alright!”

[@1BillT]

The woman was a shill.

[@pedobear8071]

the old lady that went "alright alright alright" was so excited to get her free tickets.

[@oldfarmer9004]

These people are predators. There’s a reason it’s too good to be true. Really makes you wonder how someone like that sleeps at night. I imagine they’ve bilked a fortune out of people that were not even interested to begin with. It almost happened to us! We did the same thing. Go in, listen to the schtick and cop a free trip. Nope. They wouldn’t let us leave. Moved from room to room and different salesperson trying to push us to sign. Two and a half hours later my wife was mad at me for setting it up! We left totally mad! Now, we think about it and laugh.

[@valuecalc]

Old Farmer, notice how the reporter herself wouldn't fall for this garbage ever? She's paid good cash to expose trash.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Wouldn't let you leave? Call the police.

[@valuecalc]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823, then the cops could charge those snakes with additional crimes.

[@jimmysgirl1029]

I went to one of these presentations once and the guy who was our guide got so mad at us for declining to buy the package. We said we just came because we were promised certain free gifts. He got so angry and said we wasted his time and took food off his kids table. Um, okay. Stop promising free gifts then get mad when people don’t or can’t drop $20k on a vacation package. These people are sketchy as hell.

[@lauren3495]

jimmysgirl1029 did they still give you the gift that was promised?

[@jimmysgirl1029]

Lauren Harman actually we got a $100 gift card to a fancy restaurant and the reason we went. But their main gift was a cruise vacation we never took because of all the added costs. And on top of paying for the free cruise, they tack an inflated value to it which if we took it we have to claim on taxes at their stated value. It ended up being too complicated and we left it alone.

[@3iheartbf3]

jimmysgirl1029 LOL U FELL FOR IT?!?!?!?!

[@jimmysgirl1029]

DatGamerGurl we just went for the $100 gift card which we got. The cruise was their big ticket promised gift which we didn’t care for to begin with, so we didn’t care to pursue it further after learning of all the added expenses. We only wanted the gift card. Didn’t really fall for anything.

[@outofit868]

jimmysgirl1029 LOL bullshit you left empty handed. Why are you lying? These people are trying to TAKE money you wish you got a 100$ gift card 🤣🤣🤣 hahahahahaha LIARRRRRR

[@NoahD300]

“We know you’re scamming” Thorne: “To put it frankly...”

[@lvega5606]

Thorn and the millions of people like him are exactly why I'm pro-choice.

[@hansols1727]

What??

[@saskewoo]

I'm from Germany and I only know the kind of vacation presentation where you get a free meal (not including drinks). I actually really enjoyed it and got some really cool vacation ideas.

[@mako3498]

2 nights of any of 1,000 marriot hotels...Seconds later they are in the basement of holiday inn....

[@thegreatoutdoors2246]

TidePodsz 😂😂😂😂

[@weights250]

Hahahaha

[@youareababoonandiamnot4317]

Wait... Free night in a Holiday Inn basement? Where do I sign up?

[@trent6972]

Thought the same exact thing

[@irosefilmsllc]

😂😂😂

[@userone211]

Thorn looks like he’s sell his grandmas house with her still in it

[@SleepMachine314]

He looks like he'd live in his grandmother's house with her dead in the attic

[@Dockernan1977]

He looks like he’d burn it with her still in it for an insurance scam.

[@jmiller297]

Basically, he ain't s***.

[@-that_guy-1674]

don’t knock it till you try it 🤌🏿💰💰💰

[@nick56677]

His name is Thorne Alexander Greene and he has social media

[@Qqxx22]

Great work! This is the type journalism we need more of.

[@gianlucatartaro1335]

The guys running out the door at the sight of a camera is all you need to see. Also, gotta love how this “Thorn” guy was sweating BUCKETS at the simple questions 😂

[@Sitharos]

It’s hilarious how those guys ran out the door when they realized the jig was up 🤣

[@JermelTaylor]

Sitharos 🏃

[@randyweaver6543]

Cut a flipping trail.

[@valuecalc]

Sith, the reporter's job is excellent. She's making cash by exposing trash from these sellers of snake oil.

[@finsflexin]

@@valuecalc yeah! I’ve been thinking that it’s especially great for a news anchor to do this with their different set of audience compared to more mainstream videos about it.

[@valuecalc]

@@finsflexin, yes. And it's a great service to the viewers. Avoiding these scam artists is the winning decision.

[@mathematicalcowboy3166]

“Alright alright alright!” Shut up, lady. Lol

[@yougotgamesonyourphone6947]

Honey Dipper Dan 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@eeeesyywuwiz2836]

Andre Roestenberg follow suit?

[@rothbj1]

4:49 Thorn throws that earnest hand-over-heart gesture around like confetti

[@PogonaCraze]

I almost fell for the same thing except it was for becoming financially stable. Needless to say, they were sucking up to me and their presentations presented a literal pyramid scheme. I bounced 🤣

[@msvonnegutpunch5384]

Jfc thats even worse. Scamming people who aren’t even in it for a free vacation; they just want to possibly sleep soundly at night.

[@RM-lk1so]

Define a pyramid? The difference between that and a MLM. MLM IS now taught in Business school. In some of the counties most elite colleges.

[@horaciomartinez8424]

This guy doesn't know how to be frank, he's thorne

[@DoseOfNuance]

Horacio Martinez lmao most underrated comment

[@amyh77784]

Horacio Martinez thats HILARIOUS!! 😂😂😂😂 I LOVE YOU SINCE OF HUMOR!

[@vincentpasceri5132]

Horacio Martinez DON'T MESS WITH THORNE- HE'S MY BOY

[@stanleywolshin4769]

$59.95 More feed n she can get off her knees n go on vacation

[@zyxwvutsafara]

#LMFAO!!

[@miaouew]

"I'll be honest with you...", "I'll be forward with you...", etc. Nothing but the first thing you hear when you're about to be lied to.

[@terrysullivan5276]

hes also "gonna be frank with you"

[@WHU448]

(😂LMAO!😂)

[@TheMovieEditor]

not always, but from a car type salesman yes sadly, i use honest with you, to be honest, etc....and my thing is I really try to always be honest in life. So, its not always the case IMO

[@roadrunner9622]

Generally when someone uses those phrases, it's a signal that they usually are NOT honest, frank, etc, but they're going to make an exception.

[@JOSE2012940]

If thorny says "I will be honest with you", ......so Mr Thorne...you have not been honest before this moment huh?

[@JackTheRipper002]

my grandfather was a car dealership owner for over 20 years, and boy could he sell anything. He would keep these guys on the phone for hours, and try to sell them stuff off his desk. Bouncy balls, pens, and even rubber bands. it was so funny to watch him.

[@Jon-lo5de]

I love when these kinds of guys call I waste their time big time. i’m 81% deaf in my left ear and I let them know that right off the bat so I’m always saying huh what. Lol

[@wordisbondkema]

Everybody should send Monopoly money since they want play games !!!

[@UnboxMaster]

wordisbond kema Wow... Just wow...

[@WealthisoftheMind]

Yeah, I'm going to go 'head and stop scrolling. You're winning best original comment of the video, you get a free vacation to anywhere, through PPV.

[@Carlospjr]

wordisbond kema Top and Best comment/Post 👏👏👏🤑

[@Pining_for_the_fjords]

And then send them straight to jail.

[@outofit868]

wordisbond kema 😂😂😂

[@jackpepkowski4083]

Scattering like cockroaches when they knew they were busted. Why can’t these washed up salesmen get jail time for these scams, how is this legal?

[@betterthanmost9549]

Because it's in the fine print. Read before you sign

[@rudistorm3348]

@@betterthanmost9549 No better yet realize nothing is Free. When you get a call offering free stuff hang up.

[@andrewmeyer169]

@Bob Anon personally i dont agree with prostitution morally, but legalizing it would definitely make it safer. but to think it would stop human sex trafficking is idiotic.

[@andrewmeyer169]

@Bob Anon look up all the studies. the scale effect vs substitution effect. countries with legalized prostitution have higher inflows of trafficking

[@andrewmeyer169]

@Bob Anon im sorry dude i dont link sources in youtube comment sections cause i have better or more productive things. but i told you what to look up, now look it up. and no reason to use that demeanor this is a civilized conversation man.

[@felix_five]

“Congratulations welcome on board”

[@nines_tv]

So quaint, investigative journalism... I remember those days!

[@peniparker7968]

Thorn, is Frankly, one of the sketchiest people I've ever heard, to be totally forward with you.

[@JillyBean860]

😂😂

[@AmbitionIsaMust115]

Best comment😂

[@thorneagreen]

Hahahahaha

[@arlenlongoria9540]

Hahahahahahaa

[@Nathan-vj1tr]

Book Snake It’s a sales tactic. Touch communicates more than words, I’m sure he’s used to touching people on the shoulder. he is without a doubt a sleezeball though.

[@foreverrake9405]

Is No one talking about the black dude that sounds like Samuel. L Jackson

[@yeseniarivera1956]

Rake WasHere wait...he isn’t?

[@kageyamasmiling]

@@yeseniarivera1956 LMAOOOO

[@angelapantano4972]

With a hint of Steve Harvey!

[@jtm232556]

All black people look and sound the same.

[@foreverrake9405]

@@jtm232556 true true

[@pepperthedemon884]

My family did one of these, except the presentation was for some vacation homes at the beach. We were promised free tickets to Medieval Time and surprisingly, we got them. Didn’t buy/rest any of the homes. I know this is a lesser scale instead of the vacations, but 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jdc1988]

I love the enthusiasm from the crackhead at 2:00

[@jimmbobb]

This is why I stick with Nigerian email offers.

[@josephs-d8731]

Smart Man

[@Soul_Alpha]

You can get a piece of the fortune brotha

[@AIversonI]

@Panacatita Atom Indian tech support is the best - they fixed my computer just last week ;)

[@yesman121]

"Hi, my name is Thorne" Well right away that should be a red flag.

[@northwestwendover]

Help me destroy the ncr

[@JohnDoe-fr1id]

@@northwestwendover the Ncr isn't what it could've been

[@northwestwendover]

i will control the strip....

[@PartnershipsForYou]

LONG LIVE NCR DEATH TO THE LEGIONNAIRES

[@fernandobazo6369]

Great job Rebecca........please keep the eye on them 👍

[@mitchzurbrigg2403]

"I'll be Frank and Forward with you, my name is not Thorn, my name is Frank Forward."

[@padentuel5013]

“Ima be frank with ya” *delivers another heaping dose of bs*

[@ArmoredCricket]

This frank guy he keeps referring to, must be a liar

[@raymondcarver476]

Ok, you be frank with me. Who should I be with you?

[@ArmoredCricket]

That makes you Kelly. Duh...

[@adam100a8]

Paden Martin guess he was being frank. Fibbing Frank

[@adam100a8]

Marek Hampel woah is this top.comment.god or what

[@exciteddemonstrator9150]

That Thorne guy seemed super sketchy, like a criminal on the run

[@hilo1389]

Cheez Nutz you mean frank😂

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

He sure does have a nice suit I wonder how he bought it 🤔😂

[@thorneagreen]

I bought the suit at Jos A Bank in Woodbury NY in 2013. Criminals on the run don’t typically interview.

[@mrtony80]

“Thorn admits you have to jump through hoops” “You have to jump through hoops”

[@99iwaena]

Someone would’ve thought a bomb went off in that room, the way those salesmen ran out of there. 🤣😂

[@arkay238]

The fact that this actually works on enough people to make it worth doing is why we are, as a society, where we are.

[@strangevisions5162]

yeah, they all voted for Sleepy Joe

[@RicGillespie]

THIS!

[@raymyers700]

I am fascinated by your exact statement and why people keep falling for it. My primary hobby is being besieged by counterfeiters. An items usually costs between $40-$80 and they'll see someone selling the same item, brand new, for $18 and debate whether to go for it. They do AND THEN get mad because they go burned. HOW IN THE #*@* DO YOU NOT GET IT!?!?!?!

[@unknown-hb2to]

The Republicans of America.

[@casefile5978]

Ever heard of foreigners dumbass

[@gabkhoo5115]

I feel I'm cheating on Lisa geurrero by watching this

[@rpamb8807]

Han Shen yes I was just imagining how hard she’d interrogate “Thorne”

[@briannaa1609]

THOUGHT IT WAS

[@NerdLady100]

She's going to confront you in a cheap mask and wig now.

[@rhinestonecowboy9967]

I would like Lisa to investigate me now

[@Samuelfish2k]

Yea except this lady is much more beautiful❤️

[@jameswhipple5658]

Watching those guys leave the room is so satisfying to watch.

[@dbeaus]

From a salesman with 30 years experience in a variety of fields, time share and vacation salespeople were looked down on by the rest of us. They tended to be the scum of the sales business. Many had criminal backgrounds because they do no background checks. Hell, they preferred someone with a little criminal attitude. I know, I interviewed with a few when I was young and inexperienced. Anyone who calls you or mails or e-mails you you should be ignored period. There are too many scams to go over here. Anyone who asks you for up front money should be ignored. Walk away. I interviewed with a company who gave a slick presentation and then told people it costs $1500 to sign up. No one had ever heard of this company before this night and I was amazed how many people signed up. But there is sometimes justice, although severe is this case. 2 weeks after that night the 4 men who gave the presentation were killed in an elevator in their office building. True story. We figured someone found out they were scammed and took their own action. As long as there are people looking for an easy way to satisfy their greed or necessity, these folks will be around.

[@dbeaus]

That case was in Illinois and never solved, I always got the impression the city involved didn't try very hard.

[@phoenixg9047]

Lmao all the guys sliding out like: “You know I never really got to look at all these pictures in the hallway”

[@jimd2101]

LOL

[@eroyal]

You spelled "slithering" wrong.

[@Antiluddite]

"I'll be Thorn with you..."

[@bjolly8924]

Imagine that, a shakedown. I think I went through this when I was in my early twenties.😅 Hopefully your exposé save some people some time and frustration. 👍

[@AndI-ji4eo]

Reminds me of a company I used to work for. 😪 Full of sales sharks, lies, and illegal switch schemes. It didn’t take me long to walk away!

[@valuecalc]

But the reporter ends it with a great assignment. She makes cash by exposing trash.

[@SilentPlayer1999]

Girlfriend: Are you cheating on me? Thorne: To put it frankly...

[@joncampos5551]

“You didn’t read the fine print”. Lol

[@jay-lm4we]

I doubt this creep has a girlfriend.

[@letsthinkforamoment8904]

"See the third party company is offering a relationship, I never offered that relationship."

[@matthewromme3490]

Best YT comment I’ve seen all year.

[@nick56677]

He has social media. His name is Thorne Alexander Greene ftw.

[@jimizmat1144]

Seriously???? This has been around forever. Nothing is for free, EVER.

[@ritzoratso5517]

A car ride to jail is free. You just have to pay to get out.

[@MarcosGarcia-xg1rf]

That's the point of this

[@randyweaver6543]

You’ll never convince socialists of that. Bernie will tell you what’s free.

[@egoy34]

air is free.

[@jimizmat1144]

@Feedthe5000 I've had a timeshare for about 12 years, I got it off someone who was giving it away, so I just pay the yearly taxes on it. I love it. I sold timeshare at the time, and know all about it.

[@everythingisfunz]

My parents got something similar is the mail once. It said they had won a free dinner at some fancy restaurant. But the catch was that they had to agree to let someone show them a water softener. So his sales guy comes out and proceeds to try and sell us a water softener for like 3 hours. My parents finally got feed up and kicked him out once it was clear they weren’t getting a free dinner lol

[@picmman]

#1 life lesson. If it sounds to good to be true then 99.9999999% of the time it is.

[@ContactingTheDead]

*Tip: If you can’t tell how a transaction would benefit the other person, it’s a scam.*

[@dagi_magna6446]

Moviepass laughs in bankruptcy

[@DelPiero2004]

Facts!

[@Burrgametate]

not necessarily, the benefits can be presented however it could just be a straight up lie.

[@J1428753]

consumer, product owner, product, currency, transaction mechanism. if you can't understand or identify even one of them, you walk away.

[@FKG0167]

@Hope Von Gremp hope you're reporting that money to the irs or I'll do it for you

[@gman9525]

It would have been better if they were arrested.

[@maysommers6360]

much better

[@MTSGaming]

Thorn starts sweating when he sees everyone else booking it out of there

[@CDS.2693]

“We may not remember what we promised you but you’ll definitely get it!”

[@JohnDoe-jg3sv]

“Always have a white guy in the crew because somebody has gotta talk to the police” Dave Chappelle

[@markymark6948]

Lmaoooo

[@edenanderson5184]

True ahah

[@Sherry-J]

Or maybe the white guy is the mastermind , manipulating vulnerable people

[@calvinklein6903]

😂 😂 😂

[@positivepessimist6853]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brandonbandstra226]

5:25 first he says he is Thorn, now he's Frank... who are you!??

[@taylorcarris5312]

His name is Jeff

[@lawrence2992]

I’ll be Frank with you, his name is Frank.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Frank Thorn: Tacky Salesman Extraordinaire!

[@ruthenican]

Taylor Carris no, my name is Jeff

[@nholt]

Now let me be Frank my name is frank with you.

[@jamesni4498]

2:38 That little wrist watch flex was a nice touch.

[@mistymoody6291]

All their doing is providing complimentary oversea information.,

[@arthurzlol]

What! No free ticket! What a surprise!

[@princealmighty5391]

atleast we get a free glass of water and luxery

[@Veromoi4]

They totally abandoned Thorne 🤣😂

[@teresahowick5197]

Olivia Emerson 😂😂😂 I didn’t even think of it that way but 😬😬😬😂😂😂😂

[@sean2015]

Olivia look at how he turns and looks at them like _"you guys are just gonna leave me here?!"_

[@randyweaver6543]

He got thrown into the briar patch.

[@UrbexAPeakInside]

He was left on the clothesline to dry

[@raymondgomez6193]

By the time you pay all these activation fees you bought the plane tickets

[@sandralynn6817]

Years ago my husband and I were invited to a presentation seminar. Its been so long ago that I can't remember what it was for but it was similar to what was going on here. After listening to their spiel for several minutes we told them that the whole thing was a con act (with the other attendees listening), and we walked out.

[@mmichael5165]

We went to a presentation last night in Anderson SC for Resort gateway travel. It was too good to be true. Upon some research this morning we are attempting to cancel our membership.

[@jonathanstaso2680]

This is actual investigative journalism. If this was a political story she would have just read an internet article and then posted a piece about how it made her feel.

[@chrismoltisanti2763]

Jonathan Staso project veritas

[@Ojja78]

She would have copied and pasted a statement given to her by the company explaining why their scam is actually legit. End of investigation.

[@Rick-bc2ds]

Jonathan Staso true

[@enmac500]

You've never worked as a journalist, I take it? But you seem to have a lot of insight into how politics journalists work. Interesting. How did you learn this, what newsrooms have you been in?

[@TheNickyVera]

They would've quoted someone from twitter

[@levilively8643]

That black dude walks up and hands that paper to him like "show her this paper. We ain't doin shit wrong" 😂😂

[@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118]

Confidence right there..lol

[@raymondcarver476]

@@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118 Seemed like it was scripted, as if he knew exactly when to hand him that paper!!

[@winenight7076]

He looked straight out of the 60s

[@michymc.2078]

Lmaoo the look of pure hatred he gave her was priceless

[@asantamaria7056]

Thorn. Wow what a name, it's like his mother somehow foresaw the future naming him close to a prickly shape that grows on certain plants and flower stems.

[@billygowhoop]

2:38 I love how the guy shakes his wrist to show off his god awful $200 watch.