Youtuber Scammed Out of $1 Million

[@oompaville]

This really sucked LOL Thank you Charles White. You are a gangster.

[@Lunar-dx8pv]

I know this guy. I know karma is coming the scammers way. Damn I haven't seen this many likes since the paper mario incident

[@RecRoomGuyHere]

yoo hope that asshole gets his karma

[@bendover7841]

Jakerton is terrible. I'm so sorry man.

[@Lunar-dx8pv]

​@realyozsure you did

[@Nation_of_Imagination]

Damn, I'm 44 secs early, ah...idk what to say, ah... Here's a toothbrush 🪥

[@JonSudano]

His friend clearly meant to upcharge him 10 dollars, but fell asleep on the 0 key.

[@Mexican_Robobot42]

Yeah that’s a bummer!

[@Sets.]

Man that sucks

[@Zeph0s]

Hey homie, just found your content. love your vocal covers, good stuff 👍

[@Ryan_DeWitt]

I don't know about you, but I don't consider someone a "friend" much less a somewhat close friend that I never actually met in person.

[@bimble_bradberry]

​@realyozno one cares

[@ALaughingWolf2188]

I feel like being scammed is one thing, but having it done to you by a close friend is just another level of depravity and betrayal

[@DPM_DJ]

True. Feels like a huge backstab.

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 imspires me.. My parents said if I get 15k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging....

[@milesedgeworth132]

@@MbitaChizi If you need your parents to buy you a camera then you're way too young to be depending on KZbin.

[@Yonsu.]

​@angryasrielyfgatod1023 ok.

[@onewhogetsbread9975]

Yee there's a reason why killing your best friend or betrayal was the final criteria to join the evil cult in that one Swamp Thing comic

[@firefly3025]

The worst part about betrayal is that it never comes from an enemy

[@MadScientist126]

Correct my if I’m wrong but this is a great godfather reference

[@HorsesandCoffee]

Yeppers

[@Bllankly]

​@@MadScientist126I'm constipated

[@zuggett]

@@Bllanklyoh me too, me too

[@nathantrujillo471]

Yeah because that’s not how the word functions

[@Jakerton]

When you google “Jake and Oompaville” a video me and oompa did a couple years ago on my channel pops up… just wanna clarify that I’m NOT that Jake 😂

[@namantherockstar]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if i get 35K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging...

[@namantherockstar]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if i get 35K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging...

[@Abtin_g]

the amount of bots under this comment is insane

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if I get 15k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging....

[@TRVPHAUS]

Capp

[@TylPhumin]

All he wanted was to make his own candy. Such a wholesome person. Rly sad that it's not even a random person, but a supposed friend...

[@bendan2505]

it was a random person that he never met in person....

[@jittu_1462]

​@@bendan2505it's a friend, you can see it in the video and the title of the original video

[@alchemistnezumi9780]

​@@bendan2505What's it's like to be not only wrong but you couldn't be fucked to watch the video or at least look at Oompa video title? Not even his video, but the title? Come on, put in more effort.

[@lyssmarie5175]

@@jittu_1462in which he said he never met lol

[@GODDOG928]

​@@lyssmarie5175you can still have a friend you never saw

[@toufusoup]

It’s so much worse when the person that betrays you is someone you genuinely trusted and built a relationship with. Hearts out to Oompa and I hope it doesn’t stop him from achieving his goals.

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if I get 15k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging....

[@krystalsootoo8621]

I did not expose Charlie, Despite the bots claiming them too, But sad to hear that oompaville was scammed, Also no, im not a bot.

[@namantherockstar]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if i get 35K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging...

[@NuggetGX]

@@krystalsootoo8621you are a bot.

[@BoginTheOrange]

What is with all the bots? Goodness

[@Alex-wn3lc]

As a packaging/process engineering consultant I can personally attest to how common things like this are for businesses. Hope everything works out

[@bigjalapeno7061]

That's pretty stupid

[@likemysnopp]

I did assume it was fairly common since I mean its genius tbh.. cuz only another engineer in the field would know if its hand made or just put together from other pieces

[@jtjoemamma]

it's also the reason the US is so far in debt and why budgets are so high

[@twistedlight3432]

@@jtjoemammaits because of how much the US spends on military

[@aggressivelyamicable5987]

@twistedlight3432 Without their military, the US is nothing. Global control requires an overwhelming military.

[@augustgirl515]

Making candy and having a candy company seems such like....a wholesome thing, too. That's so shitty that someone would abuse their position as a friend like that

[@miraqen7801]

They're no friend but a hundred-percent serpent. Actual human waste.

[@bigjalapeno7061]

Yea it does seem kinda wholesome

[@simplicityofme]

It’s unfortunate, like seriously unfortunate.

[@creed22solar123]

happens quite often, this.

[@teijaflink2226]

Yeah, makes me specially so damn angry that scammers always seem to target, use and destroy good and wholesome people.

[@Adurite]

the amount of heart break is literally immeasurable, not only did he get scammed, but he got scammed by a close friend.

[@alwayshere6956]

​@realyozbots for nothing yo

[@Moyukso]

why tf u on here😂 real talk tho lemme get some robux

[@themudpit621]

they were not close

[@bigjalapeno7061]

Yea. It's pretty hard and sad to imagine

[@angelascotney3204]

@realyozGOKU??

[@snazzyhead]

never in a million years would I have expected Oompaville to get scammed

[@VivisSymphony]

Ong

[@RedLightz_TV]

Bro same I was actually shocked

[@TJ_Sports314]

fr

[@Meisprogamer18274]

Fr

[@miriscool123]

LITERALLY

[@ScammerPayback]

Such a sad story :-(

[@YTbubba]

A verified channel that gets payback on scammers with no comments? Let me be cringe and fix that

[@ahmadsultan2870]

YO its the dude who scams the scammer

[@syedhassanali5837]

Bro why does ur comment say it has no replies but when i tap it it shows me 2 replies

[@Sets.]

Truly the saddest story of all sad stories

[@Ohms1on1]

it's payback time babyy

[@NoName......]

Sucks to see someone losing everything for such an unjust reason.

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 imspires me.. My parents said if I get 15k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging....

[@desperatelycravingahamsandwich]

w Godspeed pfp

[@Cerpin39]

I was listening to "Storm" right before clicking on this video aint no way

[@desperatelycravingahamsandwich]

@cerpin39 imo the greatest song ever created

[@Ayeejakes-]

most of the people above me are bots 😬

[@abrahamlincoln1600]

The hardest thing to believe about this situation is that a brute like Charlie, has actually eaten candy.

[@Vindicee]

That's a given since he has a sweet tooth

[@MyGuy158]

@realyozshut up dude, no one cares

[@MoneyStack95]

@@Vindiceeyea why wouldn’t he lol 😅

[@OfficialTasman81]

@realyozfor what? Go away bot

[@ruinthuessia1078]

​@realyoz😱😱😱🖕😱

[@SxullXyz]

Oomp is a chill guy, definitely didn't deserve what happened to him, hopefully he recovers this incident.

[@anemoia6]

fr, feel bad for him

[@filipe.282]

@@YY-ln1ol get something better to do, seriously

[@threehundredandtwo5991]

@@YY-ln1ol i think you'd be way happier if you didn't actually believe these things

[@WetBet]

This isn’t a scam, the “scammer” was just being shrewed that oompa bum is just slow enough to not do a little bit of research before actually knowing what he’s buying 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@acid_tongue_4315]

what did je do that makes him so awful? enlighten us

[@bilinasmini3480]

I feel so bad for Caleb, its crazy how he can still stay funny and so calm after losing 1 million dollars, much respect to him.

[@Newown1]

Caleb is honestly such a genuine guy, sucks that this happened to the guy. Hope he comes out of this well Edit: So apparently me wishing the best for a good dude is unacceptable and yall are in the replys trying to start shit. Please, chill out internet warriors.

[@TrianglePants]

GET THAT BOTTER BANNED

[@T..C..M]

Is he HONESTLY though? Like honestly? For real for real? No cap? Honestly?

[@TheMajorLeagueGinger]

​@TheDevilsJointhe's autistic, that friend probably took advantage of that

[@Marksman_12]

Yes.

[@bendan2505]

@@YY-ln1ol exactly he hired and worked with only family and friends with 0 experience and then didn't even do any research into the machines used for this production. he didn't price out any competition and never went to the factory where this machine was supposedly made 🤣

[@snaz7y786]

I think it’s important to mention that not only did Caleb and his family get scammed, but the guy sent out, Will, was sent out with improper information and no pay in order to take the fall. He too was scammed and lost all of his money in the process but Caleb and Crew have decided to keep him around due to his continued help and trustworthiness which is a bittersweet ending note

[@Juan_001-thegoat]

@realyozwhat are you even talking abouttttt

[@ba_sic]

​@realyozyou aint making it out your mom's basement making that kind of content lil bro

[@L16htW4rr10r]

Will has been scammed by Jake too, and he had to move his entire family to where Caleb was

[@angelascotney3204]

@realyozREAL GOKU?? It’s a bot

[@DrChainsawHandz]

What if will is jake? Maybe will hired a tweaker to act as jake and use him as a scapegoat. Hes going to get even money making them believe hes trustworthy

[@Racecardriverguy]

This would put me on a life long path to get my “scammer” wiped out for good , props to you guys for keeping it professional and civilized

[@loli_cvnt5622]

Clearly, doing super well mentally🤡

[@Racecardriverguy]

@@loli_cvnt5622 get some sun.

[@dontatmeimmoody2895]

@@loli_cvnt5622i dont think anyone named “loli cvnt” can offer any sound advice on another persons well being

[@Jc-dc2jg]

I consider myself a normal cunt too, family, well paid job, but I would absolutely merc someone for doing this to me lmao

[@dddaaa6965]

@@loli_cvnt5622 dam u got roasted by iPad kids on KZbin

[@etherraichu]

Damn. That it was done by a 'friend' makes it so much worse. Getting ripped off by a shady company, that's one thing. But a person you know and trust? Disgusting.

[@statesminds]

Caleb seems like such a nice guy. Hope the guy who did this to him gets what’s coming to him. People saying look up prices he wanted a well made built in America made to order machine not a cheap premade Chinese one

[@freezysyahz]

That's why it's sad that instead, this is what he got, a Chinese machine just the same because the scammer was a lazy ass. I don't think he even knew how to make it in the first place. Worse is that scammer STILL proceeded with forwarding Oompa a Chinese-made machine, and jacked its prices in total so high, just because of greed. What a waste. All things again made in China. I hope Oompa eventually found what he wanted, an American-manufactured machine, sometime down the road. I haven't seen Oompa's video yet, so no idea if he can proceed with making candies using the machine they've already got at this stage, to start with, then look for something better down the road.

[@bendan2505]

@@freezysyahz its sad that he didnt even put the effort into going to the factory for the machine. all of this could've been avoided if he actually put in the effort of learning the business but he didn't.

[@taurinebeast61]

​@realyozhey its me goku, you think that exposing charlie will get you any fame? Too bad he is more famous than you sour boy.

[@L16htW4rr10r]

​@@bendan2505Like he said, he trusted his friend to not betray him. But he did anyway

[@AgrestisAnima]

​@@freezysyahzhey hey. There ARE good things made in china. High quality products even. And that's coming from a german. Can't send you the link, because my comment will be deleted, but it depends on the company.

[@nuthomemusic]

I feel so bad for Caleb. He's such a solid dude and you can tell he had so much passion for his work and candy project. Definitely did not deserve what happened to him. I believe he will get through this even stronger, smarter and better than ever.

[@acne-xg3qu]

When you were 13 years old your dad left and never came back, this did irreparable damage to your social skills, at 18 years old your mom kicked you out because you had no purpose, you got extreme anxiety and depression issues, and now you are here typing I am first under a video. You. Are. Nothing.

[@Phil_McCrackenツ]

4 bots and a dumbass all in one reply section. KZbin really needs to change this.

[@ragnaroking]

​@ExposedKidyour handle name is very sus

[@pinecone_archive400]

It's also important to mention that Will was also lied to by Jake. Will was completely unaware of the fact that Oompaville and the team believed that the machine was built by him and Jake. Jake also ended up scamming Will, causing his family to have to relocate and a whole bunch of other shit. I don't remember the details, but it's all in the video by Oompaville.

[@Prinkey]

@realyoz🤡

[@ragdude7323]

Lol my name is will

[@chrisbeaumont4630]

​@@ragdude7323dude that's so crazy, what's the odds

[@vincent2053]

@@ragdude7323You’re lying

[@DrChainsawHandz]

What if will is jake? Maybe he hired a tweaker to act as jake? And now will get even more money now that they trust him

[@kalxco]

Caleb is such a wholesome guy. The best thing we can do for him is support his candy company when it finally launches ❤

[@kalxco]

@mariangelrivas3290 no

[@vexonusoftelvari638]

@mariangelrivas3290 Thats subjective to the viewer

[@mani-ei5kq]

@@vexonusoftelvari638his 3 subscribers sure say so

[@Site17]

You fell for the marketing tactic lmao

[@kalxco]

@Site17 marketing tactic? If you mean trying to get sales from sympathy that's definitely far from what I'm talking about. I've been watching oompaville for the past few years and he's just a genuine guy.

[@EarlFaulk]

If he tries to go after him legally, the scammer is probably already preemptively shipping all of his cash to Switzerland and getting ready to flee.

[@Proserpira]

The money being in Switzerland no longer grants you secrecy in an investigation. The law keeping bank accounts private was axed a while ago now.

[@SirGrimly]

The worst part is that he's someone who spends a lot of time exposing and reporting on scammers... so I can only imagine how much it must sting for him getting scammed by someone he thought he could trust (and not being able to see the signs that something was off)

[@likemysnopp]

yep.. I just laughed when he said he talked with Jake on discord and thats where he met him and he never met jake in real life. Like come on Oompa.. youve seen this type of scam plenty of times so how could you be so blinde this time

[@DetectiveMannyPardo]

Caleb does not deserve this. He is so sweet and I don’t understand why someone would use him like that. Shame on the guy that scammed him. What a jackass.

[@Prinkey]

@CeedayGaming🤡

[@Prinkey]

@@yozlolYFGA🤡

[@apk4381]

This whole thing is made up to generate views on a new business. Can't beleive people are falling for this.

[@OsamaBinBeefin]

@@apk4381oh no. You’re one of those people who thinks everything on the internet isn’t real 😱😱😱

[@smeersmcdunkurmom]

@@apk4381 Put on the tin foil hats guys, apk4381 said the only "true" statement on the internet! (the only thing I don't believe is your spelling)

[@Volron265]

I've only ever been scammed out of about $120, though I got it back much to my surprise, but the feeling it creates haunts you. I feel for Oompaville. Best of luck to him, and I hope there's some recourse for him.

[@ADDICTEDTOFORECASTING]

If 120 bucks of ponzi money HAUNTED you what would 200k or 1 million do??

[@JustAFewTurtles]

Being scammed by a stranger hurts and stings. Being scammed by a friend feels like dipping a grater in lemon juice and putting it to the skin.

[@rovad55]

Remember to do your part and report spambots guys

[@tillitsdone]

I believe in Karma. This so called friend will get what he deserves.

[@apk4381]

This whole thing is made up to generate views on a new business. Can't beleive people are falling for this.

[@funnymannotfunny]

@@apk4381what evidence is present that he was faking this? Many of his close personal friends (closer than the person who scammed him) have talked about this and nothing seems to suggest that he is using this to give his company more money.

[@bendan2505]

@@funnymannotfunny its either fake or he is genuinely an incredibly dumb person let alone business person. also he wasn't friends with the guy. he never met him in person and knew him for less than a year before problems started occurring.

[@alexyssaubrie1606]

I can’t wait to support him when it’s out. He really deserves the best

[@pumkin610]

Are you real? Is anyone real?

[@Endaretainer]

Bot

[@ATfox9665]

just finished watching oomps video, this is absolutely soul crushing because he's a genuine cool guy.. he doesn't deserve that. im glad charlie is giving light on the situation 💔

[@BestOfAnimalss]

I agree

[@BestOfAnimalss]

​@DontReadMyProfilePicture-sg9fpratio

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 imspires me.. My parents said if I get 15k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging....

[@TrippyVirgo]

Not oomp 😢😢

[@namantherockstar]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if i get 35K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging...

[@GalacticStudios69]

This actually makes me feel so happy inside to see a huge youtuber Caleb loves, and a bunch of other KZbinrs coming to watch 😭

[@desperatelycravingahamsandwich]

Oompaville is one of the most funny and creative people on this platform and I’m glad you’re bringing light to this situation. This situation should never happen to anyone, especially someone as hard-working as Oompaville.

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if I get 15k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging....

[@desperatelycravingahamsandwich]

yall really think that you’re going to get followers from this 💀

[@gabrielagbaeze2229]

Guys just report the bots

[@statesminds]

@@gabrielagbaeze2229there’s too many to report

[@dankiedork-et1gr]

Oompville makes terrible videos glad he got scammed.

[@Lileewri20]

Oompaville seems like the KZbinr that nothing bad would ever happen to him because he’s so chill, at the same time being honest and down to earth. It’s really sad that someone he trusted shitted on him.

[@bradentheman1373]

the saying “bad things happen to good people” wasn’t for nothing, very sad indeed

[@likemysnopp]

I mean he is autistic.. so of course someone would use and abuse him

[@KlutzKalico]

Diagnosed autistic and idk what that has to do with it. We still learn to look out for scams especially if you spend a lot of time online like I did growing up, it’s just in general for most people it’s unexpected from a friend. :T

[@KlutzKalico]

To add on maybe its just me but I don’t really tell people I’m autistic (unless I’m talking from personal experience online) unless they’re extremely close and are going to spend more time with me when I open up to them. But maybe it’s because we can be a bit naive? I haven’t fallen for any scams but I might have if it turned out my boyfriend was scamming me x)

[@ohio72213]

lmao shitted on em

[@Idk-wg9gl]

I feel so bad for him. A tenth of that is an incredible amount of money that could change practically anyones' life, and he lost 10 times that. I hope oompaville takes jake to court and gets his money back.

[@NoName......]

Unfortunately, I think he already fled the country and most likely changed his name by now...

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if I get 15k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging....

[@namantherockstar]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if i get 35K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging...

[@ZeroOverOne]

these bots are getting wild

[@Idk-wg9gl]

​@@LycanKai14 I know that. However, I have a question for you. Would you benefit from gaining or losing $100,000?

[@peachyjuice]

thank you for covering this critikal it means a lot. you're a good guy

[@AlphiePearce]

Being scammed is bad, but being scammed by the ones close to you is another level

[@MakenzieAlston]

I feel so bad for Oompa. Hes just such a genuine guy.. Sucks to see someone losing everything for such an unjust reason..

[@savehonor]

I feel so bad for Oompa. Hes just such a genuine guy.

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 imspires me.. My parents said if I get 15k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging....

[@BCFilmss]

@@MbitaChizino

[@AstroArkDev]

Damn look at all these bots lmao

[@savehonor]

@@AstroArkDev I know. It's gotten bad man

[@GrimDim]

The start-up business world is sadly filled with these kind of people.

[@serious_goose]

Shoutout to you for bringing eyes to this situation. Calebs a standup, empathetic guy that seriously doesn't deserve this

[@apk4381]

The whole thing sounds fishy, sounds more like a PR stunt to me

[@James_Randal]

​@@apk4381why? Do you have any proof to say it's a PR stunt? Or do you just wanna be the one guy who thinks he knows what's going on behind the scenes.

[@darrelsam419]

I remember hearing about Oompah's candy company for the first time when he was using its name to help Coffeezilla expose a scammer. It really sucks that one of his friends turned out to be another scammer and fleeced him out of a million. I hope he's able to recover financial eventually.

[@rafflesmaos]

I've been scammed out of a few grand before and it hurts. In my case it was also a professional thing, where I paid for certain services thinking I was paying for an expert, and even though the person was all credentialed, turned out they didn't know anything at all. It also would have been hard to sue and too much effort to get the money back. Can't imagine how much losing a million would hurt.

[@LPChipi]

What I got form this is that Charlie will eat any candy that he gets without asking many questions.

[@the_nosferatu]

Caleb handled this so well. Its always the worst when its someone you trusted.

[@Prinkey]

@CeedayGaming🤡

[@Prinkey]

@@yozlolYFGA🤡

[@kkronkk]

I've been watching Caleb's videos for years and was really sad to find out about this. It's been amazing to see his idea for a candy company grow into a big thing. To see a gambling-obsessed "friend" screw him over like this makes me wonder if it's worth having faith in humanity.

[@leandrosalexsandrovich179]

@@yozlolYFGAi exposed your mom 💀💀

[@saltycracker1375]

I’m so glad that you touched on this topic, it truly is painful to listen to and Caleb needs all the support

[@maqux1041]

Man I feel his pain my best friend stole 3 grand from me for his truck. Money can truly bring the worst out of people.

[@spoobini]

It sucks to see it all unfold. Im really happy Caleb says progress is looking good, I cant imagine how devistating of a revelation that would be. I think his biggest setback was actual manufacturers looked at his inquiries and shut him out because they probably background checked his youtube channel and said "yeah we cant assosciate with this" when they shouldve been seeing easy dollar signs

[@Prinkey]

@realyoz🤡

[@apk4381]

This whole thing is made up to generate views on a new business. Can't beleive people are falling for this.

[@James_Randal]

​@@apk4381okay pessimist, got any proof?

[@miguelzavaleta1911]

I design control systems for industrial machinery for a living -- I've seen this very often. It's actually pretty common in a lot of industries. Companies will "outsource" their machine building to a Chinese company. The machine ships without a logo and generic schematics, the American company just puts their logo and redoes the schematics in English. Edit: to be clear, not all of them are crap, so it's not a total scam, just plants being overcharged for machinery, but it's still very scummy regardless.

[@DrChainsawHandz]

​@realyozbruh u needa stop tryna get views off us

[@msthecommentator2863]

@@DrChainsawHandz bots go away quicker if you don't reply and report instead bro

[@likemysnopp]

yup. Classic scheme. But like you pointed out, it still works even if its built in another country or made there anyway

[@2434-k3l]

Yeah like it sucks this happened from someone he trusted but this isn’t a “scam”

[@ravendow]

It’s sad, a person has a dream and the resources necessary, and then some slimy unsuspecting event happens like this, and it’s just soul crushing to see, I hope ompa has a great opportunity and embarrasses “Jake”

[@ZEthanEZ]

@@yozlolYFGAshut up

[@Prinkey]

@@yozlolYFGA🤡

[@mantovannni]

Damn, I hope he still launches the product and it does well worldwide.

[@rumdiculous7990]

I like how Charlie's chat is just like "why didn't he just-" Like they know anything about how to produce candy or manufacturing machinery.

[@RulerX.]

That is honestly super sad but honestly it doesn’t surprise me with how scummy how people can be. Hopefully he does well in the future.

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if I get 15k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging....

[@DrPlague_0]

Unfortunate it happened to a man as pure as oompaville, how cruel this world can be

[@Kaisarfire]

Anyone that knows oomp knows... scamming him is like kicking a puppy. Dude is a great guy.

[@trishamarie]

I can’t watch Caleb’s video yet. I already know it will break my heart because he seems like a really genuinely good guy. I am sorry this happened to him.

[@thelivingdrawing2262]

I was scammed out of $500 last year (it was my fault for being an idiot though). To say I have a personal hatred for scammers is an understatement. I hope Jake gets the pants sued off of him and goes to jail.

[@EngineeredFemale]

I swear. I wasn't scammed thankfully but my phone's been stolen. I'm still salty about it and will fuck up the guy if i ever meet him again. Can't imagine losing hundreds of thousands of dollars or fuck million dollars to scammers. Hope oompaville gets his money back.

[@ylondes9927]

Don't need to be scammed to hate one

[@VDR2612]

It's just drop shipping 101 dude You gotta do some price research before buying..

[@SmokeyChipOatley]

A few years ago a (former) friend asked to borrow $500 due to an emergency. I had extra money at the time so I agreed to help. As I handed him the cash, he assured me he’d pay me back the upcoming Friday his payday. Anyway, that Friday came and went… and so did the next 3 months. I came to a point where I was running low on cash myself. I would nicely mention to him that I wasn’t demanding all paid back in full immediately but would appreciate even the smallest amount on a weekly basis until his debt was paid (like $20-$50/wk). He blew me off repeatedly and when I eventually snapped and asked point blank about my money, he hits me with “IT’S NOT MY FAULT YOU WERE BEING IRRESPONSIBLE AND SPENT ALL YOUR MONEY! NOW I’M NOT PAYING YOU SHIT!” There’s so much more bullshit to this story but I’ll just end it there to avoid an even bigger wall of text. Fuck asshole scammers.

[@josecarranza9166]

I've been in the same situation

[@jackdren9974]

Charlie's chat doing mental gymnastics to blame Oompa instead of the scammer is crazy

[@bable6314]

@@oppossumsarecool It's because everyone is in the mindset of "well, that wouldn't have happened to me." When they probably get scammed monthly and don't notice lol

[@auspiciouscloud8786]

Imagine that there was a social media site that lists these certified scum bags and their bad deeds, that the public could view and contribute to.

[@HeavenlyiceDream]

this was sad, he was left homeless for a while, living in a storage unit with one of the other guys. How can you do that to someone?

[@MrFuzziiWuzzii]

@ExposedKid Give up now bro your YT career is never gonna take off

[@trutwhut6550]

By not caring about anything more than money which will be useless once the bombs drop.

[@thatonecanadian8712]

Man this is horrible. The scam is one thing, but being betrayed by someone he thought he could trust like that must be so crushing.

[@lucykabelowsky8515]

To see someone so passionate about something and then used by someone for their own greed is so sad😭

[@joeandorian7719]

The number of folks trying to justify the scam shows you how many people are scammers, just lack basic empathy, or seriously over estimate their vulnerability to good scammers.

[@squishybrick]

I have been scammed like this a few times.. Whenever I seek expertise from someone else, ALWAYS get a few extra opinions.. NEVER trust just one guy or one group on a subject.. Get different perspectives, and talk about it with the original guy. If the original guy suddenly gets real defensive and offended that you looked for alternate opinions, that's a HUGE RED FLAG. Real professionals, or people who actually know what they're doing won't get defensive when you approach them with other source's opinions.. They'll usually be relaxed, and honest with you. If they can do it better, they'll say so, and if they know why the other sources might be wrong on something, they'll always be more than happy to explain to you WHY and HOW.. What they'll NEVER do, is hide information, and pressure you into just staying in their corner, and threaten to bail if you doubt them.

[@tkps]

Once, that was common sense. It's usually encouraged by business you want to buy from if they're on the level. I get approaching mates who are plumbers, electricians or mechanica etc to get a better deal but they're usually in business themselves.

[@drjgjf-175]

Oompavile is just one of the nicest people and people still took advantage of that to scam him. Feel bad for him.

[@monkeman7371]

I feel so bad for him. I hope he gets back on his feet.

[@GoddessNyx2024]

I couldn't imagine trying to trust friends after this. He's a great guy and makes awesome content, and I wish you the absolute best Oompa.

[@1Grumpymonk]

Im honestly super impressed by Caleb and his team. Of course its a crazy and stupid situation, and he could have/should have put a stop to it far before he did. But the way it was handled was definitely better than i could have. And to still have the energy to press on... damn impressive.

[@bigjalapeno7061]

It's pretty crazy

[@weewoomemes]

​@@LycanKai14 your talking as if oompa is mr.beast 1m is a huge blow to oompa

[@Monius13]

In all the time I've watched Oompa that's one thing that's always struck me about him: his ability to just keep a smile on his face when most people might be completely breaking down. Absolute unit. Thanks for sharing

[@offensivecanadian683]

Petition to run his friend through the machine and sell him as candy to make the money back

[@rsclimbingtothetop1422]

Bahahahaa

[@shroomsoda]

@realyoz bros lost it

[@Rasupubegasu]

Caleb is the person I least expected to get scammed

[@YeetwithSwag]

My sister had a similar scenario last year where a close friend scammed her bad, not a million bad but for her at the time was a pain. They were good friends with lots of communication on what was going on but after a year the scam was done and her ‘friend’ disappeared instantly off of everything. Shit sucks, people are terrible sometimes

[@TheFreshPrinceOfSaiyans]

Thank you for bringing more light to this. Caleb is one of the most genuine people on this platform and absolutely did not deserve this.

[@YurttheSilentChief1]

Even my brother had a run in with friends who he thought were trustworthy enough to help him start up a restaurant. At the end of the day when it comes to pure business, NEVER give your friends a pass when it comes to trust and money. You need reputable and professional business partners if you want to survive in the world of start-ups.

[@badgerfool1980]

I was just talking with my friend the other day how the definition of friend seems to have evolved with the internet to mean a whole lot less than it used to.

[@VidManYT]

I feel so bad for him. He puts so much love and care into his content, and yet this happens to him. It’s disgusting

[@Prinkey]

@ExposedKid🤡

[@Prinkey]

@@yozlolYFGA🤡

[@Prinkey]

@CeedayGaming🤡

[@Ayeejakes-]

he kept his composure after losing 1million. *RESPECT*

[@TrippyVirgo]

He’s such a good, honest, funny guy. It sucks that someone would do this to him but I’m glad he’s better now and growing stronger.

[@haphazardprism]

My best buddy growing up, tried to scam when we were in our 20s. I burned that bridge real fast. Didn't get away with it but the fact he tried pissed me off so much at the time.

[@Prinkey]

@ExposedKid🤡

[@Prinkey]

@@yozlolYFGA🤡

[@Prinkey]

@CeedayGaming🤡

[@peytonguthrie-pu9ei]

definition of not being able to trust nobody, when it comes to money.

[@DMazz441]

Caleb is a content machine, and that has been helping me through some rough times these past couple of years. It's so infuriating to find out he was used and scammed for so much money. The one man who's a breath of fresh air, and can put a smile on 99% of peoples faces.

[@MbitaChizi]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if I get 15k followers They'd buy me a better camera for recording..begging u guys, literally begging....

[@namantherockstar]

Penguinz0 inspires me.. My parents said if i get 35K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging...

[@Unchainedful]

Everyone is part of the game, doesn’t matter how vile or great your personality. When you play the business game and aren’t prepared for the worse possible outcome, then you’re not ready for a business. It’s great to receive help from a friend, but you always want to be the one to make the moves so you aren’t getting bullshitted on. Lesson learn, if not, history shall repeat. 😊👍

[@TheJrerick]

I'm 36 years old and have always strive to be nice and moral. I've watched asshats and scammers become rich and powerful over and over for 2 decades now. It's hard to not break bad knowing how weathly I could become. No wonder so many people suck...

[@t_henny]

What a terrible thing to happen to such a good person

[@lucienmoolman8017]

I really feel bad for Daddy Oompa. Hope he is able to get all the money back

[@yourlocaltopfan]

@@yozlolYFGA I exposed george washington

[@kingsansskelton6495]

I exposed Senator Armstrong 💀💀💀

[@justsummers1559]

Dude included the receipt 😅 Glad your friend is still going ahead🎉 I love candy.

[@mimimi5656]

I'm so happy Charlie is talking about this. What happened to Caleb needs enormous awareness by everyone. Jake needs to get what's coming to him. I bought his sour candy around the same time as I bought Charlie's Godslap comic series, and I remember enjoying both of them simultaneously. Caleb's candy actually slaps and there were notes and stickers in there too and I could tell he worked really hard on the production of these guys. He was advertising it so much during that time too, it sucks to see that the money I paid to support him went to some scamming scumbag instead. If he launches his next shipment, I will definitely be buying it again for sure.

[@Eskii_NZL]

Bro idk how people get scammed like this… I double, triple check for better deals on any item I spend more then $100 on let alone spending 700k on somthing.

[@SwimWheat]

Been enjoying his vids for about a year or so now and I really feel for him. He's a great guy and it sucks people like that are out there.

[@Ayeejakes-]

Getting scammed is horrible. But a scam out of 1 MILLION DOLLARS is one of the most horrible things i have ever heard.

[@Ayeejakes-]

​@ExposedKidno u didnt kid shut up

[@bwoods311]

Love Caleb and I hate to see something like this happen to him. I hope he gets total justice.

[@jeffreyfreesen8530]

Its a friend, so he knows where he lives right? You scam me out of a million, im coming for you..

[@granolabar2237]

Betrayal by your enemy is never as hurtful as betrayal by your own close friend. I hope Caleb can bounce back from this okay.

[@HelloThere-fg4hd]

"No friends in the industry" -Drake

[@A.Mack1o2]

Why would being scammed by your enemy be hurtful, if anything it should be expected I wouldn't trust my enemies for anything

[@HeWhoTookADumpOnAPorcupine]

Betrayal can only come from someone you trust.

[@JesusTopG]

@@HelloThere-fg4hd quoting drake like he's some Albert Einstein or something 🤦‍♂️

[@killerbee1389]

How the hell do you get betrayed by your enemy?

[@MrWobblin]

I'm glad oompa was still able to continue with his business. such a nice dude who didn't deserve to get scammed like that.

[@MrWobblin]

@realyoz kewl

[@Prinkey]

@realyoz🤡

[@patrickbang3037]

i can understand getting scammed by a stranger, you never see them again and have never seen their faces for the most but a freaking friend... i hope oompa gets back to being able to trust people again and doesnt get paranoid, this shit hurts

[@staticbuilds7613]

betrayal is always from friends or family.

[@rhepto]

Unfortunately this might fall under the grey area of retail arbitrage/middle-manning. They will just argue that Jake was providing a service ("sourcing" the machine). Unless he explicitly lied about the actual manufacturers price that he paid for it in their agreement, there isn't much that can be done. It's no different than a drop shipper convincing you to buy a product for 10x what they paid.

[@thebananasam2897]

I deal a lot in the custom manufacture of industrial equipment for food and pharmaceutical. I do some fabrication in Canada and some in China and India. I feel bad for Oompaville, but it just sounds like he was too far removed from his money. He didn't have direct oversight and completely trusted his friend with an enormous sum. You make drawings and models before fabrication. You shop around to see who has the capacity to fabricate it and you go from there. He 100% did get scammed by a friend, but not overseeing such a big part of the project was negligence on his behalf.

[@TellusLS]

Yeah, I feel like Charlie tried to frame this as something that was hard to avoid with the whole "he was his friend" angle and the absolutely asinine response to a viewer who asked "Why did he not shop around?" as if Jake is seriously the only guy on earth who makes candy machines. While Oompaville did get scammed, he is at fault for it. The excuses used in this video would get you laughed out of a building in any professional setting.

[@JamesRockefeller45]

This is why you get consultants and multiple quotes when your doing something you know nothing about. This was so easily available it's crazy.

[@knockeledup]

I listened to this story and I’m like… this is how business and capitalism works. A person obtains a product for one price then sells it to someone else for a higher price. That’s the entire wholesaler-retailer model. If that’s a scam then we better start locking up every fucking store in the country! That’s why it’s necessary for the customer to do their own research.

[@DBG-fh7io]

Lmao imagine trying to chastise someone from behind a computer screen. Shut up neckbeard

[@yellowcard8100]

Hindsight is 20/20, you're being one of THOSE people.

[@outseeker]

i love that after being swindled, oompa is still like ok, that's bad. let's find the right parts to build a working machine, and make this candy!!! :D never heard of him before now, but what a legend- a lesser man would have given up.

[@proxlmao]

damn the feeling of getting scammed by a rl friend just hits differently. i once lend my $700 csgo knife to a friend and classmate because i was going on vacation after graduating. when i came back he had already moved. btw his ex told us later, that she catched him hacking (he was also participating at smaller lan events). i guess it fits...