The amount of bravery this took was INSANE. These people all had their lives in danger, but still decided to go through with the recovery for the sake of busting bad scammers. True respect *Strong widget!* If the FBI was half as dedicated and ingenious (and honest) as you guys are, the USA would be a much safer country. Amazing work!
Working with the industry where people come to them after being exposed to these guys makes me feel like there is some hope in the tech world. This scams needs to stop and I feel like *Strong widget* on the internet have the power to do it. Keep it up!
@@davidaaa3523 honestly. Like they are actually so stupid. It’s so obvious some scams and they just sit there and give them money. The ones that make my head spin are the ones who’s family are stopping them from getting constantly scammed but they just keep doing it
the real issue is that gullible senior can be u in 20 years. stuff starts moving too fast for them to keep up in the world but the older u get the more stubborn u are about being old. look at Biden.
@@SPYSpreads seniors are very stubborn when their family members tell them stuff; they rather believe in strangers. My parents are like that. They find me annoying for keep telling stuff so I just let them do whatever they believe in since they don't believe me anyways
Every destroyed scam office is a rescue for the humanity. I really appreciate your work. Thanks They deserve everything that coming to them. What they do to innocent people is awful. Thank you so much for what you do. It clearly is getting to them and love to see it. *STRONGWIDGET*
Hearing these people's voices over the phone so thrilled to be evil, almost giddy sounding, is utterly disgusting. Thank you *STRONGWIDGET* all you and your team does to shut them scammers down.
Real estate. She probably bought an apartment building in 1975 for $60,000, and sold it last year for $3 million. It’s simple supply and demand. As our population increases, there are more people who need somewhere to live, and the price of real estate keeps going up and up.
Why? She was probably $1 million ahead of you and apparently she has over two more. most people probably don’t make that much in a lifetime, let alone save it. Why feel bad only for the one that has lots of money? i’ve heard lots of people say they feel bad for Bill gates or Alon musk when they lose $1 billion, but I don’t believe them.
he is the MULE (picking up and acting tough during the physical exchanges).......mastermind is some CCP wearing a chestful of cheap medals on his chest......lmao
FEDs need to track it down and most likely it ain't in the country (bars converted and wired transferred outta the country asap).....Hmmm Too bad USA LE can't be like the COMMUNIST Police....PERP would be talking in 24 hours!!!
They are traceable they have a serial number on them.... Unless somebody melted it down... More than likely they're sending them overseas... But if somebody melts it down they have a hard time selling it because the person is buying it don't know if it's real or not... Most of the time people buy the bars with the serial numbers....
We really need to have laws that require banks to contact the clients if they try to move more than 25% of their money at once or if they have multiple transactions in a short time before they approve them.
damn just accidentally saw this news, about about the scam of gold bar. But the reporter, she does have a smile of angel~ thanks for reporting by the way, and love her smile.
Now what an ineffective punishment that won’t help change the mindset or behavior of the sinful thief. To me part of the punishment has to include the thief making the victim whole. In other words, if the thief stole $900,000, then the thief will be required to repay the victim $900,000 even if this means the thief will spend the rest of his or her life as a slave or indentured servant.
Put someone with a creative imagination in a room with him and let them do whatever they want to him. I guarantee that most of the gold if not all will be found.
What consumer software would cost 40k ? These old people were born way before the advent of the Internet and not tech savvy. They're easy to dupe. Do yourself a favor if you're an elderly person,read and read and read. Keep up with what's going on out there in terms of politics, technology and whatnot. Don't be a victim. These scams are so laughable but once someone falls for it the scammer knows they got a sure victim.
My guess is she's a widow and her late husband took care of all the bills and investments so she has very little financial savvy, making it easier for these swindlers to operate.
Hate to say this…are they all in Washington DC? Both sides of the aisle! I wish they would learn from Singapore’s government! Big problems if they are found to be corrupt!
Exceptional works, *STRONGWIDGET* -I'm glad you're battling these jerks out there. We must take every precaution to safeguard the elderly and the general public from these disgusting scam artists! You've earned it!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping us safe, brother.
Part of the problem is that so many people don't read or watch news. Anyone who is tuned into their local news anywhere in the country has heard endlessly about these scams. But if you have turned off news because its depressing, then you don't know what is happening. One of these victims on another video said "I had never heard of pig butchering before". That is somebody who just doesn't read news.
Why did it take her so long to figure out something was up. $40,000 for a software is first clue. And if that didn’t jolt your brain, directions to covert your savings to gold and handing it over should.
Out on bond? And who's money was that posted with? This is his profession. He doesn't have any clean money, nor does anyone that would post bond for him.
People get greedy. They get foolish. They are vulnerable. Hey, it happens...And scammers can swoop in. I remember talking about a friend' inheritance years ago. And suddenly she was 'attractive' and people she had not heard from in decades wanted to give her investment 'advice'...luckily she ignored them.
Thing is an 82 yr old mind may not be that sharp so people shouldn't be so critical of them. Old people will always be targets of scams, hopefully they have family that can help them with their finance
2 Chinese nationals were just picked up in East Texas for a traffic stop. Turns out they had $250,000 in gold bars on them. They came over the Texas border illegally in 2023.
I could never, and would never scam somebody out of their money or take their money for any reason but if they just wanna give it away, I’ll gladly take it cause that’s what seems to be happening. It is these these people are giving their money the way these scammers and not thinking about what they’re doing, if something sounds too weird or too good to be true you need to contact somebody that can tell you yay or nay
The amount of bravery this took was INSANE. These people all had their lives in danger, but still decided to go through with the recovery for the sake of busting bad scammers. True respect *Strong widget!*
If the FBI was half as dedicated and ingenious (and honest) as you guys are, the USA would be a much safer country.
Amazing work!
Working with the industry where people come to them after being exposed to these guys makes me feel like there is some hope in the tech world. This scams needs to stop and I feel like *Strong widget* on the internet have the power to do it.
Keep it up!
How can someone have that much money be that stupid?
millennial parents
Inheritance money is usually stoupid😂😂😂
???? WHAT???? IT'S STUPID TO HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY IN THE FIRST PLACE ??? HELLO??? they are only being CONSISTENT LOL
I agree
Gordon Gekko said “how can a fool and money get together in the first place?”
900 000 before you realized something is wrong ! thats just crazy!
To old to be on the computer.
Where can I find an old GranMa like that? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😃🥰😍
@@tomleykisfan7280 right
9 dollars and im suspicious .....
@@wolfyklip 😂😂😂 exactly!!
The problem is not the scammers, the problem are these gullible seniors. A normal person would not fall for this.
@@davidaaa3523 honestly. Like they are actually so stupid. It’s so obvious some scams and they just sit there and give them money. The ones that make my head spin are the ones who’s family are stopping them from getting constantly scammed but they just keep doing it
the real issue is that gullible senior can be u in 20 years. stuff starts moving too fast for them to keep up in the world but the older u get the more stubborn u are about being old. look at Biden.
The scammers are always the biggest and foremost problem in these situations.
Yes blame the victims.
If you make it that far and still can tell your tea from your coffee, you’re doing better than 99%.
I don’t feel sympathy for people who are that dumb. If it was a one day scam, maybe. But for it to go on for weeks, that’s just pure stupidity.
WEALTH IS PURE STUPIDITY WAKE UP
Lol. Ignorant AF. Wait till your old or your grandmother gets scammed lol. This guy thinks he won't be delusional at age 70 lol
82 years old. Let us know what you think when you will be there.
Old people need to have an educational class about money and scams before touching any computer or phone 😂
@@SPYSpreads seniors are very stubborn when their family members tell them stuff; they rather believe in strangers. My parents are like that. They find me annoying for keep telling stuff so I just let them do whatever they believe in since they don't believe me anyways
No class or course can fix the mind slipping or give people common sense
They all have their ACCOUNTANTS (CPA) and FINANCIAL Advisors (CFA)....those prof'l should be their FRONT LINE Defense, yes?!?......Hmmm
@@luckylindy1776 no, not all of them, that's an ignorant statement
It isn't just one scammer, it's organized crime,
organized and sanctioned by CCP...???
NORTH Koreans would also do this type of criminal activity (esp. in the IT Field issues).....Hmmm
Every destroyed scam office is a rescue for the humanity. I really appreciate your work.
Thanks
They deserve everything that coming to them. What they do to innocent people is awful. Thank you so much for what you do. It clearly is getting to them and love to see it. *STRONGWIDGET*
Senator Menendez from NJ knows all about gold bars. Call him for his thoughts on this.
Hearing these people's voices over the phone so thrilled to be evil, almost giddy sounding, is utterly disgusting. Thank you *STRONGWIDGET* all you and your team does to shut them scammers down.
This 19 year old is just a low level courier, the police needs to get his boss.
It's really sad, but how could people who are smart enough to get so wealthy in the first place, lose it so easily?
Most likely inherited. There's no way someone that dumb can make all that money on her own. Just no way. I refuse to believe it.
Real estate. She probably bought an apartment building in 1975 for $60,000, and sold it last year for $3 million. It’s simple supply and demand. As our population increases, there are more people who need somewhere to live, and the price of real estate keeps going up and up.
@@lauraa.g.bracken1764 they aren’t smart that’s the problem. It’s generational wealth or given the right resources from a person
white privilege.
Homa "Hash" Bash got suspended for a week in high-school. Threw a tray at the lunch lady and lady threw it back. Crazy!
So sad. My heart goes out to this elderly woman 😢
Why? She was probably $1 million ahead of you and apparently she has over two more. most people probably don’t make that much in a lifetime, let alone save it. Why feel bad only for the one that has lots of money? i’ve heard lots of people say they feel bad for Bill gates or Alon musk when they lose $1 billion, but I don’t believe them.
No way that person arrested was the ringleader
Default life in prison, 5 years off for everyone he turns in, 20 off if they find the ringleader.
he is the MULE (picking up and acting tough during the physical exchanges).......mastermind is some CCP wearing a chestful of cheap medals on his chest......lmao
Recently in East Texas two Chinese men were pulled over with a quarter million in gold bars
Look at the scammers eyes. EVIL!
I want a gold bar too, Imma be waiting outside the jail until they let him out. We gotta talk
in the ghetto and your momma cry-song by Elvis Presley in the1970's.....young blood like you dont know anything.
This lady must be very wealthy to had that much money
Chinese Mafia
😱😱
YOU PAY NOW!
Now guess what the FBI is going to keep ALL OF HER MONEY
FEDs need to track it down and most likely it ain't in the country (bars converted and wired transferred outta the country asap).....Hmmm
Too bad USA LE can't be like the COMMUNIST Police....PERP would be talking in 24 hours!!!
For a million bucks, life in prison. Suddenly that gold will be totally findable.
Hmmm. All that money before you notice. It could be police they would have to arrest me.but no one ain't telling me to send them that amount of money.
They are traceable they have a serial number on them.... Unless somebody melted it down... More than likely they're sending them overseas... But if somebody melts it down they have a hard time selling it because the person is buying it don't know if it's real or not... Most of the time people buy the bars with the serial numbers....
Do not go to new york, no matter what.
Do not trust anyone, on the phone or in person.
Do not fork over your life savings.
@@HYL-c9z do not go to Baltimore,Md
What are you talking about she NEVER went to NY!! 🙄
19 year old "Zenyong Wang". Shame on you.
Get rid of your computer
People are so dumb!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She looks a lot like Priyanka Chopra..
Homa you are fine!!!
You have been reported for sexual perversionary responses.
@@adarrinsmith7491 Second that lol
Me Homie, you Homa.
How do you live 85 years and not have common sense, where is her family?
@@susanrice5597 dementia, mental decline, lonelyness.
This is the problem. You catch the culprit and release him back to society to scam more people. It's true that MONEY rules the world.
Deport!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As Trump said "They are not sending their best"
It's terrible that these criminals are targeting helpless elderly people 😮
It's bad regardless, but targeting elderly people is just pure evil.
We really need to have laws that require banks to contact the clients if they try to move more than 25% of their money at once or if they have multiple transactions in a short time before they approve them.
Those scammers have operated in Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos as well.
Keep that guy in prison indefinitely until his teammates return all the gold bars.
Stop buying online find your local trusted dealers that is registered to do business . This online thing is very risky
He doesn’t Look like a bad person in the mugshot in the thumbnail. He looks very innocent.
that guy on the mugshot looks like he took a hit out of a rugrats fent cart
Like really! U dont need to invest when it's 1 mil. just leave it in the bank and chill. And Where is her Family not involved?
damn just accidentally saw this news, about about the scam of gold bar. But the reporter, she does have a smile of angel~ thanks for reporting by the way, and love her smile.
Who has this money in this economy?
A lot of people still have money. Economic downturn hasn’t hit them…yet
MD got so many wealthy humans😂
Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Hunter Biden, Donald Trump and other criminals.
Just because YOU'RE broke doesn't mean everyone else is!! 🙄
@@Wazabanga1 Yes
People need to keep their money in their retirement and savings account instead of falling for gold and silver scams.
sad sad sad...well @ least she has 2.5m or more left...hope she can get the 900k back
Now what an ineffective punishment that won’t help change the mindset or behavior of the sinful thief. To me part of the punishment has to include the thief making the victim whole. In other words, if the thief stole $900,000, then the thief will be required to repay the victim $900,000 even if this means the thief will spend the rest of his or her life as a slave or indentured servant.
Holy smoke, he looked like an outstanding citizen
Put someone with a creative imagination in a room with him and let them do whatever they want to him. I guarantee that most of the gold if not all will be found.
What consumer software would cost 40k ? These old people were born way before the advent of the Internet and not tech savvy. They're easy to dupe.
Do yourself a favor if you're an elderly person,read and read and read. Keep up with what's going on out there in terms of politics, technology and whatnot. Don't be a victim.
These scams are so laughable but once someone falls for it the scammer knows they got a sure victim.
Guys, call your parents, tell em about these kind of scams!
Why does the suspect look so evil?
My guess is she's a widow and her late husband took care of all the bills and investments so she has very little financial savvy, making it easier for these swindlers to operate.
Greedy
I ain’t handing over nothing
Since you don't have anything why should anyone be surprised?
And the reason so many Romanians and other foreigners love America.
How can she not realized the scam? Speechless!
Hate to say this…are they all in Washington DC? Both sides of the aisle! I wish they would learn from Singapore’s government! Big problems if they are found to be corrupt!
She handed over $900,000 then she got suspicious, Hello after $1 you should be suspicious
A lot of scam bots in these comments
Scammer nationality:
1) China
2) India
3) Pakistan
4) Iran
Google tell people for century.
@@truckway18wheeler45 Argentina
and turkey
Where do you get gold bars anyways??
A fool and his (her) money are soon parted.
There are all kind of scammers. I got calls from scammers pretending to be IRS and FBI asking to wire them money to avoid serious legal issues.
Age regression. Like taking money from a child.
When you have alot money be careful. Everyone wants a piece of it.
Exceptional works, *STRONGWIDGET* -I'm glad you're battling these jerks out there. We must take every precaution to safeguard the elderly and the general public from these disgusting scam artists! You've earned it!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping us safe, brother.
Great, but in this day and age, HOW CAN PEOPLE BE SO GULLIBLE???
Part of the problem is that so many people don't read or watch news. Anyone who is tuned into their local news anywhere in the country has heard endlessly about these scams. But if you have turned off news because its depressing, then you don't know what is happening. One of these victims on another video said "I had never heard of pig butchering before". That is somebody who just doesn't read news.
Why did it take her so long to figure out something was up. $40,000 for a software is first clue. And if that didn’t jolt your brain, directions to covert your savings to gold and handing it over should.
My mother called me saying she was a millionaire and won a sweet stakes. Was to meet them at Walgreens to pay a $800 dollar fee. I shut it down.
If yoi have a suspicious of being scamed call your local authorities thats the best you can do
How ignorant can someone be to play along with this scheme.......
Unbelievable SMH
Should send THEM IN JAIL FOR LIFE.
NO EXCUSES!!!
Who’s grandma was it
Out on bond? And who's money was that posted with? This is his profession. He doesn't have any clean money, nor does anyone that would post bond for him.
People get greedy. They get foolish. They are vulnerable. Hey, it happens...And scammers can swoop in. I remember talking about a friend' inheritance years ago. And suddenly she was 'attractive' and people she had not heard from in decades wanted to give her investment 'advice'...luckily she ignored them.
I don’t do business with Chinese.
I’m not a racist as I love Japanese and Koreans.
Bagaana dengan Vietnam, tailand, Mongolia😂😂😂
Where's Bob Menendez ?😮
A fool and his money......
He knew the americans weren't very bright...😂
Thing is an 82 yr old mind may not be that sharp so people shouldn't be so critical of them. Old people will always be targets of scams, hopefully they have family that can help them with their finance
we need the bee keeper
dont feel bad for her..she just not smart.
Make him work. Until everything has been paid.
Then deport him
OLD people need to watch the Action Movie - The BEEKEEPER.......lol
Hilarious to see so many comments of crypto scammers (bots) in this video about scammers...
THAT SAD PART HE WONT GO TO JAIL, POLICY IS SET ALREADY, HE WONT BE PROCESS IF HES A NEW CITZEN
“Chinese nationals arrested in East Texas, $250k in gold bars seized after traffic stop”. Connected ?????? Ummm????
YOUR R RIGHT THAT DID HAPPEN IN TEXAS
Is he a mainlander?
Rich people problems 😴
2 Chinese nationals were just picked up in East Texas for a traffic stop. Turns out they had $250,000 in gold bars on them. They came over the Texas border illegally in 2023.
Everyone has to learn at some point. I don't feel sorry for her at all. We lived and we learned.
If im that rich n old i dont need anymore money. Its time for me to give my money away anyways.
Life in prison for this man
So much for wisdom comes with age.
I could never, and would never scam somebody out of their money or take their money for any reason but if they just wanna give it away, I’ll gladly take it cause that’s what seems to be happening. It is these these people are giving their money the way these scammers and not thinking about what they’re doing, if something sounds too weird or too good to be true you need to contact somebody that can tell you yay or nay
Chinese.😠
@@farquad4192 that kid is gangsta. Lol
40K initially then 900K to 2.5mil lol luckily she wasn’t told to see a physic scammer to see how to prevent future scams for another 900K!
the driver is not the main criminal. the driver is always the one who is lower ranking and take the blame for the higher up
Well, he should have gotten an honest job.