I'll add the dubbed tracks to this one, you can go back to the original English audio by clicking the gear/settings button on the UA-cam player, then going to "Audio Tracks" and "English Original". I'm trying a new "multi-lingual" voice across all of them, so if you've seen any of my previous videos with dubs let me know how this voice compares.
I had one call telling me I would be arrested due to not going to court. He said i could pay the fine over the phone or the police would be there in 20 minutes. I told him I'd put the coffee on and make some donuts. There was silence for a few seconds then he hung up.
When I first started watching scam-baiting videos, I thought it was ridiculous that scammers would say that there are multiple sheriffs coming to arrest the person they're calling, but since I started watching corrupt-cop videos last year, I now know that cops can't do ANYTHING on their own, not even wipe without half the department for "backup", so that's actually realistic. 🤦
I don't ever answer my phone unless the number shows it is someone I know. I let it go to voice mail and see if they leave me a message that I "might" call back. If all of us would do this...there would be less of these scams going around..
My uncle who died in 1978 would often say "Believe NOTHING that you read, and HALF of what you see!". How prophetic a statement back then that applies to today.
*Quick Rico Tech* on the web I would like to sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart! So many from tough harsh living conditions that suffer and you helping and giving them something that they desperately need just to survive. I thank God for wonderful people like you that are making the differences that truly matter most! God Bless you Love from Greenville NC.
• They DO know about it, but don't have the manpower to moderate it all fast enough. • They make money from the scam ads, so as long as they aren't getting enough pressure to stop it, why would they? 🤷
It's not ineptitude; it's unwillingness. They are a company who care about nothing except profits, and ads (real or fake) pay them to be on the platform
@@I.____.....__...__ All ads on Facebook are manually approved, so they are actively approving all of these ads. The scammers have to pay Facebook for them.
Awesome work, Team *Skillful Recovery Tech* ! It's so satisfying to see you putting in the effort to stop those shady characters. Protecting the public, especially the elderly, from those despicable con artists is crucial. You truly deserve recognition and appreciation for keeping us secure and for the recovering my lost 0.2 btc. I'm thrilled for you because you're my sibling. Your accomplishments definitely make you a strong contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. Keep up the outstanding performance
Sadly, unless they are held financially accountable for it they won't. Because most of their responses to reporting is made by bots, I just report them in the hopes that others do the same, even though I just get the same responses that the posts/ads "don't go against our community guidelines".
I live in Toronto Canada since 1998, I'm from Mexico and in one day I had a voice mail in Chinese, I asked a friend of mine who speaks the language to translate the message and it said that my visa has expired and I was going to be deported to China, if I didn't want to be removed from Canada, I had to pay some fees. Of course I ended up having a good laugh. I can't imagine being deported to a country I've never been and of course I don't even speak chinese.
I was a victim of a scammer 3 years ago He had me so scared I did what he told me to do and he got me for $2000 It took me 2 years to pay it back. I learned a hard lesson and it also made me feel so stupid and victimized. The FBI or someone in this country needs to do something and get this people put in prison. I'm in my 60's and on disability so that $2000 he stole from me was very damaging. They prey on older people and just don't care. Something needs to be done to catch these criminals
I've had people call me with scams like this. As soon as they try to identify themselves as law enforcement I tell them to stand by... need to stop and activate my trace. "Oh, don't worry, as an employee of the FBI/CIA I've got some perks, hang on a sec." They always hang up.
Due to the large amount of calls/messages I've been getting from these scammers lately, it's actually became a form of entertainment for me to just mess with them and waste their time, hearing their voice after finding out that they were tricked is priceless! maybe that'll teach some of them a lesson to be a little more useful to the world
These are actually surprisingly good for people who have social-anxiety; at first, it might be stressful, but they keep doing it so much, that it quickly loses the anxiety and the person will be able to get comfortable not just speaking with the scammers, but actually getting hostile with them and using insults at them (especially in the scammer's own language). It can actually be therapeutic, like using ASMR videos to desensitize to eye-contact. Imagine that, scammers HELPING people. 🤯
I aim to do that as well, except, as time went on in the conversation, the person's English deteriorated to the point that I could not understand them.
@@billa1870 To be honest, their English is almost always broken, and assuming they're not natives, I wouldn't really expect them to have good control over any other foreign language, even one as easy as English, I mean if scamming people is the only money making way they could think of, that tells you a lot!
One scam I recently had the pleasure to put an end to: female voice asks, "Hello............don't you remember, you asked me to call you back." I asked, "What country are you calling from?" and they hung up! They are trying to get people to say "Yes" and that "Yes" response will cost you big time. Just say "No" to everyone you do not know and they won't call you again. Most re AI anyway and they a trolling for that "Yes" answer. Also, they are preying on anyone regardless of age.....all they want to hear is "Yes"--------- If you do not know the person, just say "NO"----or you can play with them if you want just to take up their time as long as you don't say yes to anything. When anyone calls that I don't know and they call me by name, my first question to them is, "Who wants to know?" Some hang up when you ask who THEY are.
Scammers are often so entitled. They do not deserve your money or wallet - they have not worked for it. Scamming is not a real job, despite how it may pay some people; it is a crime that hurts vulnerable people mentally and physically.
I had never shown up at any courts. When I was in college, some instructors toll me don't show up if you don't want to. Eversince, I had many letters and I had never responded. I did not see any police show up at my door. Most letters warned you for a fine and being in the jail!
Next time tell them “thanks for the heads up! I better get this dead body out of my house before they come by! I’ll flash my porch light, 3 times, when it’s ok for them to approach my door.”
I'm getting a lot of emails that claim to be from my email provider, saying that I must agree to new terms and conditions and upgrade to their new system or my email would be shutdown. Just ignore these. Nothing will happen.
Always have multiple emails from other domains. Close the one you been receiving scammers emails. Don’t ever create emails with your real name and Date of Birth.
As a crocheter who has seen complaints in various FB/Reddit groups about fake patterns, it's less clothing (although I'm sure that exists) and more amigurumi (3d stuffed creations, like plushies) patterns that we're seeing be AI generated and fake. Some popular crocheting YTers have had AIs generate patterns to try out, with hilarious results, but more frequently you will find an ad for an item pattern, but an experienced crocheter can look closely at the stitches in the "finished product" and tell that the finished result is actually not possible. (For example, yarn colour changes that go beyond perfect to actually invisible, an insane number of colour changes within a small section of the project, etc.)
I found a weird website selling camping gear at ridiculous low prices. I was looking for a canvas spring bar tent... which costs about $600 normally. These were $250 on this site. I searched for reviews and found nothing. I searched for the company by name and found nothing. Obviously, they just wanted me to put my credit card number in there. I'm glad I passed up on the "deal." Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
I got scammed online when I bought an outdoor grill. I got a confirmation email that looked squirrely and the next day the site did not exist. But since I paid by paypal with my Discover card.....I was able to get all my $ back. Discover helped a lot to get my money back.....great customer service.
I once called a police department for some questions. People there did not help me much. After a week and several months later, I got the same person kept calling me and pretended to be someone at the police department. He was trying to collect money for the department fund. The last time, I screamed at him and saying, "Hey, you got the federal pay you more than me, why do you still want to get more money". That was the last time for him to call me!
We called the police and went IN person to the station, AND the sheriff's office the con told us to meet him at, to see if he actually worked there before doing anything else, but either there was no one there to help, or they couldn't be bothered to answer the ****ing door, or the phone.
Omg tonight driving in the "wealthiest Co. In Wisconsin". I'm from Texas. NOT IMPRESSED. One of the Tesla's crossing lanes in front of me in my 19 year old magic winter car. Jerk with Iowa plates were custom. "FB ADS". They drive like legit race drivers. I am irl. These people have not street or track raced. I can tell obviously bc of the suspension non-racers. But they were going less than 130 mph. That would have been painfully hard to experience. Houston rich people,the owner of Darque tan chain I went to. Yellow Lamborghini, custom plates "Obnoxious". That wins over "FB Ads" all day.
Brought tears to my eyes!!! Thank YOU!!! I was a victim of these assholes but now I'm a survivor enjoying you helping other victims and really screwing with the heartless pr*ks!! Thank you for all that you do. *xia cyber genius* WHY doesn't our government/police get involved like ou do????? I reported it but " nothing they could do!!" Much respect!!
I am going through this, I can’t understand what should I do I really wanna cry what same time I can’t they are asking for money I don’t knpw what to do, what should I do??
Facebook is horrible. I have seen several ads for "fuel filters" which are really firearm suppressors that don't have a hole in the bullet exit end. However they do have a dimple for the drill to be centered. I have heard that people who buy them are getting a call from BATF.
@@Joey856721 yeah they are real, that being said you can make a suppressor out of pretty much any metal can with baffles in it, so even if they get removed people will still make their own suppressors
@@Joey856721 ya. As a member of the liberal gun club I get these ads all the time. I have reported them but Facebook doesn’t care. Now I don’t necessarily agree with the law. Even countries that have strict gun laws like the UK allow suppressors. And you can get them in the US with the right paperwork to the BATF and if your state allows it. Mine does but it is a $200 tax plus the cost of the suppressor your local sheriff has to sign off on it and the wait period is normally close to a year. But it is illegal without the paperwork.
My Cousin fell for a scam and I told him it was a scam. Promised him a $600 bluetooth speaker for $6. He said, what about the reviews. I told him, those were contrived and were fake. They took out the $6 and kept trying to take out more money.
"They" finally stopped calling me to extend my car warranty, but within the last year of so I have gotten mail through the USPS about an extended warranty. If they only knew that my 'new' car came off of the production line in 1998. Maybe I should ask fro a 'free sample' to see if their warranty is any good. 🤣
Thanks for this, I'm a self proclaimed scam expert and I got scammed last year trying to buy some old glass cookware on Ebay. so this is so much more info that's needed to go out t the public
Good video, when I was younger I received a physical mail saying I won $9,999,999,99 I was so happy until they told me they need my checking account so they can deposit it, 😅 I think if I had a checking account I would done it. 😂
The elderly are especially vulnerable unfortunately. The really sad part is that you can warn them about all this but they can't comprehend it. Going through this at the moment.
I kept stumble on people asking "Is this Lego set real?" on an AI image every few days or so. I reckon AI can never create a truly convincing Lego build, at least to a trained Lego fan like me, because Lego only produce so many pieces, therefore only so many possible connections can be made, plus some other stuff. Essentially, it's still those who aren't familiar the most vulnerable.
*I don't normally post comments...but you guys were Ana's angel. From the depth of my heart, thank you* Quick Rico Tech *for protecting our most vulnerable!! Thanks so much for the hard work, you do on this world. I been watching you for, a while and amazes me every. Time when you save someone that has being Scammed I wish you all, the best saving more people*
Car owners that have had a scratch repaired in your car's windscreen, WATCH OUT. It could be that some glass repair company calls you to inform you that they have a "recall" on your windscreen and that they need to replace it FREE OF COST. NOT TRUE - They do NOT have a recall order and it will NOT be free but it will cost 10 times the amount of replacing it with an actual windscreen replacement. Some folks got bills for 6000 Dollars and the work order has some weird scribble on it that is not yours.
Small dings caused by stones on the road will be repaired at no cost to you by the car insurance company. It's not hard for an expert to fix the ding and it's a lot cheaper than replacing the whole windshield.
The manufacture or dealer will notify you by postal mail. You can contact your local dealer and they have a list of recalls that they can look up using your vin number.
Amazing. It's getting harder to determine what is fake and what is real. I check on everything to confirm that it is real - like calling the county to find out if a summons or something else was sent from them.
Several years ago I got the same call numerous times. They used my sisters name and said she was in trouble and I needed to call the court. I never answered any of the calls.
Really? Our government has become a Corporatocracy, ruled by corporations. The Walton family who owns Walmart is worth a trillion dollars. Those are the people "government" cares for.
I'm just amazed people buy anything on Facebook Marketplace or give out their number to non-friends or other essential businesses. The doctor needs your phone number. _The rest of the world does not._
just found you and love it, maybe you are not real and I am being duped. Keep up the good work and I have already spotted one of the scams you talked about. thanks again
@@stephenswistchew7720 So I should hang up on my Indian friend Daniel! I never knew that he was a snake scammer but yeah...I'm convinced now bc you say so! Another Forrest Gump stoopid thing to say.
so true... I get scammed and wish I would have known this a few days earlier, things would be different 😢 I posted what happened to me in the comment section
As a Retired combat Marine I want to tell you that as what you are doing is just as important as any warrior on the battlefield. You are waging warfare against these criminals and terrorists on the digital battlefield. You are defending and protecting the most vulnerable of our society against these predators. Keep up the good work *Vortextrace* …..!!!!
Thanks so much for the video! I'm going to share it because a lot of people older than me aren't up on the most recent scams and I don't want them to get hurt
My sister in law had a scam call of a hostage situation . He daughter had went to the hospital for migraine . My sister in law left her daughter at the hospital to go get the husband of her daughter n while they were on their way back to hospital, the husband got a call from his wife's number n they would hear chaos in the background , ppl screaming , n a man would take the phone from the daughter n do the ," do as I say n no one gets hurt" the man demanded money then hung up . When my sister in law got to the hospital , all was calm , her daughter was fine , there had been no hostage situation. Apparently there had been 3 other incidences that very day. Police were called n reports were taken but no way to track the bad guys down or no clue how they got their #.
as a crocheter, i would actually love to see one of those scam patterns. i wonder if they even make anything remotely close to the ai generated image...
❤ Mr *Adroitkey* , I would like to sincerely thank you from the BOTTOM of my heart! So many from tough harsh living conditions that suffer and you helping and giving them something that they desperately need just to survive. I thank God for wonderful people like you that are making the differences that truly matter most! God bless you *Adroitkey* !!! Love from Greenville NC 😊
I usually pay for my gas inside at the register, which means the pump will stop letting me pump out gas at the amount I paid for. I'd love for one of those pump switch scammers to offer to pump my gas. I'd be like "sure," just so I can see the expression on their face when they realize that they can't get any gas. 😆
ublock origin is your friend. Even on your phone (android firefox) If you have an iPhone, the malware is part of the experience that you paid extra for. Think different, right?
A jury summons scammer called me. When they got to the part about them sending the deputies to arrest me unless I pay immediately I told them, "Send the deputies. We've got 16 rifles, 23 hand guns, and enough ammo to stop a platoon of Marines." For some strange reason, they hung up.😇
There was a friend on FB that got hacked and looked like she had placed lots of items for sale, saying it was a relative moving into seniors care and has these items for sale. the thing is they are always out of town and want a deposit on the items and if you change your mind they say they will refund you.
I have gotten a couple of calls after placing an Amazon order that my order was held up in delivery center. It goes on to ask for .96 to correct the problem needing my card number. I just hung up and ignored calls. Usually I don’t answer phone calls from unknown numbers but my mother was in Hospice and I felt compelled to answer calls from all calls.
Someone stole my facebook account and then tried to get me to pay him $100 to get my pictures back. I reported them over and over to FB and they kept telling me that the person had not violated any FB guidelines by putting his name on an account with my pictures. When I was finally able to send FB a copy of the message where he wanted money, they finally said they were sorry it happened and they take our security seriously and blah, blah blah. The guy is still on there and nothing appears to have been done. Be careful on FB too.
A coworker just got scammed by being convinced to download an app. Something to do with her trying to reset her Facebook password or maybe be told to reset it because it was compromised.
Just Yesterday American Express Fraud department called to refund my $2840.00 stolen in March. Long story short. It was the criminals who emptied it initially trying for round 2.
I never do personal business via apps! I have an Android phone, maintain a very low profile, rarely turn it on. It’s to keep with me when I’m out driving in case of emergency. People put their business in the street, so to speak, when they run their lives from a phone.
I'll add the dubbed tracks to this one, you can go back to the original English audio by clicking the gear/settings button on the UA-cam player, then going to "Audio Tracks" and "English Original".
I'm trying a new "multi-lingual" voice across all of them, so if you've seen any of my previous videos with dubs let me know how this voice compares.
Well, I must say that Polish track is very annoying. I will stick to your orginal voice :D
@@perzyk7720 Is it annoying because of the "talking through a fan" effect is has? I've noticed for a few languages this voice sounds worse with.
For me it was at English already
I can agree, polish is slighty annoying. Original better@@perzyk7720
The ukrainian dub does not work at all. You can barelly understands its even ukrainian.
I had one call telling me I would be arrested due to not going to court. He said i could pay the fine over the phone or the police would be there in 20 minutes. I told him I'd put the coffee on and make some donuts. There was silence for a few seconds then he hung up.
3 hots and a cot and lots of interesting friends. Hmmm. Ok send ‘em. LOL
When I first started watching scam-baiting videos, I thought it was ridiculous that scammers would say that there are multiple sheriffs coming to arrest the person they're calling, but since I started watching corrupt-cop videos last year, I now know that cops can't do ANYTHING on their own, not even wipe without half the department for "backup", so that's actually realistic. 🤦
Hilarious reply! I'm laughing picturing the scammer's face.
I have asked them if the police coming to arrest me are good looking! 🤣
Coffee and donuts….🤣 that’s hysterical…
I don't ever answer my phone unless the number shows it is someone I know. I let it go to voice mail and see if they leave me a message that I "might" call back. If all of us would do this...there would be less of these scams going around..
I do that too.
I too do the same thing. Most hang up when they hear a voicemail.
"Hello, this is XXXX. If you think your call is important, please leave a message. If I think your message is important, I'll call you back."
I just posted a similar comment. People should understand that you DON’T have to answer every single call. Specially if you don’t know the number.
Don't use your voice or any info on your voicemail. Keep it generic.
My uncle who died in 1978 would often say "Believe NOTHING that you read, and HALF of what you see!". How prophetic a statement back then that applies to today.
My father told me to question everything you’re told!
Nothing beats, "Trust No one"...
Its more three quarters what you see these days.
Actually the quote is ,believe non of what u hear and half of what u see
yeah right my grand father use to say that too,
These scams be getting out of hand.
This is why I don’t answer the phone, click on any links in email, nor do I use facebook!
Me too.
Very wise!
Very wise
I notice lots of scammers on Facebook nowadays. They start out asking you to add them to your Friends list.
DON’T add them.
congrats on living wrapped in bubble wrap. Sounds like a miserable existence. I come across scammers too but I play with them and then report them
*Quick Rico Tech* on the web I would like to sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart! So many from tough harsh living conditions that suffer and you helping and giving them something that they desperately need just to survive. I thank God for wonderful people like you that are making the differences that truly matter most! God Bless you Love from Greenville NC.
Crazy how some guy on UA-cam can find this stuff, but the multi billion dollar company Facebook is too inept to curb this behavior.
• They DO know about it, but don't have the manpower to moderate it all fast enough.
• They make money from the scam ads, so as long as they aren't getting enough pressure to stop it, why would they? 🤷
ask yourself how these scammers get through multiple layers and never get caught? They are being enabled by governments and social media like meta.
It's not ineptitude; it's unwillingness. They are a company who care about nothing except profits, and ads (real or fake) pay them to be on the platform
They know and don't care. It is a free infinite money glitch. You are the product
@@I.____.....__...__ All ads on Facebook are manually approved, so they are actively approving all of these ads. The scammers have to pay Facebook for them.
Awesome work, Team *Skillful Recovery Tech* ! It's so satisfying to see you putting in the effort to stop those shady characters. Protecting the public, especially the elderly, from those despicable con artists is crucial. You truly deserve recognition and appreciation for keeping us secure and for the recovering my lost 0.2 btc. I'm thrilled for you because you're my sibling. Your accomplishments definitely make you a strong contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. Keep up the outstanding performance
Imagine thinking Meta/Facebook would bother doing something about scam ads...
As long as you pay Facebook money or data they dont care about you.
Any report is useless af.
Facebook makes a lot of money on scams, so it's fine for them
Zuckerberg once said. "What's good for the world is not necessarily what's good for facebook".
Sadly, unless they are held financially accountable for it they won't.
Because most of their responses to reporting is made by bots, I just report them in the hopes that others do the same, even though I just get the same responses that the posts/ads "don't go against our community guidelines".
Seen a bunch of scam ads on UA-cam too
I live in Toronto Canada since 1998, I'm from Mexico and in one day I had a voice mail in Chinese, I asked a friend of mine who speaks the language to translate the message and it said that my visa has expired and I was going to be deported to China, if I didn't want to be removed from Canada, I had to pay some fees. Of course I ended up having a good laugh. I can't imagine being deported to a country I've never been and of course I don't even speak chinese.
I was a victim of a scammer 3 years ago He had me so scared I did what he told me to do and he got me for $2000 It took me 2 years to pay it back. I learned a hard lesson and it also made me feel so stupid and victimized. The FBI or someone in this country needs to do something and get this people put in prison. I'm in my 60's and on disability so that $2000 he stole from me was very damaging. They prey on older people and just don't care. Something needs to be done to catch these criminals
@@melissamartin632 I can get it back 😂
Please be careful here, they are a lot of scammers here, I know someone who can help you recover all your stolen assets
I've had people call me with scams like this.
As soon as they try to identify themselves as law enforcement I tell them to stand by... need to stop and activate my trace. "Oh, don't worry, as an employee of the FBI/CIA I've got some perks, hang on a sec." They always hang up.
Due to the large amount of calls/messages I've been getting from these scammers lately, it's actually became a form of entertainment for me to just mess with them and waste their time, hearing their voice after finding out that they were tricked is priceless! maybe that'll teach some of them a lesson to be a little more useful to the world
These are actually surprisingly good for people who have social-anxiety; at first, it might be stressful, but they keep doing it so much, that it quickly loses the anxiety and the person will be able to get comfortable not just speaking with the scammers, but actually getting hostile with them and using insults at them (especially in the scammer's own language). It can actually be therapeutic, like using ASMR videos to desensitize to eye-contact. Imagine that, scammers HELPING people. 🤯
@@I.____.....__...__ Agreed, it's the very definition of getting comfortable with being uncomfortable!
I aim to do that as well, except, as time went on in the conversation, the person's English deteriorated to the point that I could not understand them.
@@billa1870 To be honest, their English is almost always broken, and assuming they're not natives, I wouldn't really expect them to have good control over any other foreign language, even one as easy as English, I mean if scamming people is the only money making way they could think of, that tells you a lot!
My 88 year old dad got one of those calls recently. Kept the loser on the phone for a good 30 minutes.
One scam I recently had the pleasure to put an end to: female voice asks, "Hello............don't you remember, you asked me to call you back." I asked, "What country are you calling from?" and they hung up! They are trying to get people to say "Yes" and that "Yes" response will cost you big time. Just say "No" to everyone you do not know and they won't call you again. Most re AI anyway and they a trolling for that "Yes" answer. Also, they are preying on anyone regardless of age.....all they want to hear is "Yes"--------- If you do not know the person, just say "NO"----or you can play with them if you want just to take up their time as long as you don't say yes to anything. When anyone calls that I don't know and they call me by name, my first question to them is, "Who wants to know?" Some hang up when you ask who THEY are.
Scammers are often so entitled. They do not deserve your money or wallet - they have not worked for it. Scamming is not a real job, despite how it may pay some people; it is a crime that hurts vulnerable people mentally and physically.
as a teen I've spent about 1000 hours on phones and emails driving them crazy with the classic "I'm a dumb American with plenty of money" act
Facebook absolutely does not care if you get scammed.
Neither does google & youtube. Almost every ad is a scam
Neither do eBay.... contact the seller
Seller says contact eBay
Just as long as you don’t use hurty words!
I only have a land line and a simple mobile phone . The rest at home over a secure internet connection .
How true and when I reported this iwas punished shadowbanned blocked obviously their profiting from scams
I got the Jury Duty scam call that I would be arrested. I told the guy to send the deputies on over cause I could definitely use 3 hots and a cot 🤣
I like that !
Yeah, tell him you're homeless, so he's saving you having to steal something from the dollarstore to get free room and board for the night.
I had never shown up at any courts. When I was in college, some instructors toll me don't show up if you don't want to. Eversince, I had many letters and I had never responded. I did not see any police show up at my door. Most letters warned you for a fine and being in the jail!
@@TT-dp8qh This corrupt and criminal gov. is ALWAYS putting FEAR in people.
We need a rev.ol and we have to govern ourselves.
Next time tell them “thanks for the heads up! I better get this dead body out of my house before they come by! I’ll flash my porch light, 3 times, when it’s ok for them to approach my door.”
General rules government agencies don't communicate by email. If an arrest warrant is made against you the police won't warn you by email or by phone.
UA-cam bad also for celebrity scam adds. These companies (Facebook, UA-cam, and more) These companies are basically in cahoots with these thieves.
Just like banks and bank employees. All scammers. Never give your current phone nr. to a bank.
As long as UA-cam continues to allow blatant scammers to advertise on its platform, I feel zero guilt about using an ad blocker.
I’m surprised UA-cam have done anything on scam ads
Why dont we go back to the old fashioned days where we actually go shopping in actual shops and actually talk to people...
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I'm getting a lot of emails that claim to be from my email provider, saying that I must agree to new terms and conditions and upgrade to their new system or my email would be shutdown. Just ignore these. Nothing will happen.
I get those too, except they say my system has viruses on it and my email will be shut down.
Always have multiple emails from other domains. Close the one you been receiving scammers emails. Don’t ever create emails with your real name and Date of Birth.
it's a bliss when one scammer is trying to expose another...
Scams are getting so bad online that I could see more and more people going back to brick and mortar stores
Assuming any brick and mortar stores are left. Have you been to the bank lately? Entry level people using web pages
They'll probably start making scam brick and mortar stores next.
@@clickallnight People get screwed by them as well.
I never left brick and mortar stores!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Support your local business!!
Thank you for keeping us informed!!
A scamer called me during the video 😂
You know their getting worse when that happens! The downward turn in the economy has probably turned product counterfeiters into phone scammers.
Did you play the vid a max to scamer
@@fakelol699 no I did not
xD no way
Should have answered it
As a crocheter who has seen complaints in various FB/Reddit groups about fake patterns, it's less clothing (although I'm sure that exists) and more amigurumi (3d stuffed creations, like plushies) patterns that we're seeing be AI generated and fake. Some popular crocheting YTers have had AIs generate patterns to try out, with hilarious results, but more frequently you will find an ad for an item pattern, but an experienced crocheter can look closely at the stitches in the "finished product" and tell that the finished result is actually not possible. (For example, yarn colour changes that go beyond perfect to actually invisible, an insane number of colour changes within a small section of the project, etc.)
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I found a weird website selling camping gear at ridiculous low prices. I was looking for a canvas spring bar tent... which costs about $600 normally. These were $250 on this site. I searched for reviews and found nothing. I searched for the company by name and found nothing. Obviously, they just wanted me to put my credit card number in there. I'm glad I passed up on the "deal." Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
I got scammed online when I bought an outdoor grill. I got a confirmation email that looked
squirrely and the next day the site did not exist.
But since I paid by paypal with my Discover card.....I was able to get all my $ back.
Discover helped a lot to get my money back.....great customer service.
I once called a police department for some questions. People there did not help me much. After a week and several months later, I got the same person kept calling me and pretended to be someone at the police department. He was trying to collect money for the department fund. The last time, I screamed at him and saying, "Hey, you got the federal pay you more than me, why do you still want to get more money". That was the last time for him to call me!
We called the police and went IN person to the station, AND the sheriff's office the con told us to meet him at, to see if he actually worked there before doing anything else, but either there was no one there to help, or they couldn't be bothered to answer the ****ing door, or the phone.
Facebook is money hungry.that's why it's not going to block these ads as long as they give them MONEY
It is free to use, I want security, have to pay for it.
Goes for all social media. I saw those ads on UA-cam, too. 😡
Omg tonight driving in the "wealthiest Co. In Wisconsin". I'm from Texas. NOT IMPRESSED. One of the Tesla's crossing lanes in front of me in my 19 year old magic winter car. Jerk with Iowa plates were custom. "FB ADS". They drive like legit race drivers. I am irl. These people have not street or track raced. I can tell obviously bc of the suspension non-racers. But they were going less than 130 mph. That would have been painfully hard to experience.
Houston rich people,the owner of Darque tan chain I went to. Yellow Lamborghini, custom plates "Obnoxious". That wins over "FB Ads" all day.
HONESTLY, WHO CARES?@@AF_1892
@@LeshaTheBeginner class action needed against Facebook letting ads ,inside jobs from Facebook.
Do they know? Think yes.
Brought tears to my eyes!!! Thank YOU!!! I was a victim of these assholes but now I'm a survivor enjoying you helping other victims and really screwing with the heartless pr*ks!! Thank you for all that you do. *xia cyber genius* WHY doesn't our government/police get involved like ou do????? I reported it but " nothing they could do!!" Much respect!!
Love you bro
I've seen positive reviews on his web, he appears to be well-educated and well-read.
should i prob report the scammer to law enforcement before begining the recovery process
I am going through this, I can’t understand what should I do I really wanna cry what same time I can’t they are asking for money I don’t knpw what to do, what should I do??
Thank you so much man you don't know how much this helped.
Facebook is horrible. I have seen several ads for "fuel filters" which are really firearm suppressors that don't have a hole in the bullet exit end. However they do have a dimple for the drill to be centered. I have heard that people who buy them are getting a call from BATF.
Wait are you serious?
@@Joey856721 yeah they are real, that being said you can make a suppressor out of pretty much any metal can with baffles in it, so even if they get removed people will still make their own suppressors
@@Joey856721 ya. As a member of the liberal gun club I get these ads all the time. I have reported them but Facebook doesn’t care. Now I don’t necessarily agree with the law. Even countries that have strict gun laws like the UK allow suppressors. And you can get them in the US with the right paperwork to the BATF and if your state allows it. Mine does but it is a $200 tax plus the cost of the suppressor your local sheriff has to sign off on it and the wait period is normally close to a year. But it is illegal without the paperwork.
this just proves facebook is the best social media platform
@@bladedcrews true!
When you put you life on-line, you're putting your life on the line.
Not only online but any information you give to anyone.
My Cousin fell for a scam and I told him it was a scam. Promised him a $600 bluetooth speaker for $6. He said, what about the reviews. I told him, those were contrived and were fake. They took out the $6 and kept trying to take out more money.
Ah, the white van speaker scam. Variations of that have been going on for decades.
$6 is a cheap price to learn the lesson.
Bless your cousin heart
HOW, HOW, HOW do people fall for that crap?!
@@itisabirdexactly
I hope all scammers' hearts stop beating ASAP
What do you mean? They don't have any "hearts"
Cigarette smokers too!🤮🤮👎🏻
Yes
The domain renewal scam has been going on for decades, I was getting those fake letters 25 years ago.
Thanks for posting this. I’m sharing this on all my social media pages. Really good stuff.
As a kindred spirit Theo, this is actually heart breaking. The people who do this should receive serious jail time. Andrew from OZ.
Thanks for this! I saw an ad for eye glasses with a screw system that can adjust your power. Total scam. This ad pops up on UA-cam.
the fake app draining your bank is scary. if it's phishing it can be hard to tell.
Keep doing what you’re doing! The public needs the education as scammers and bad actors get more sophisticated. Our education is the strongest weapon.
They know what information the banks need to be able succeed
I blame the banks for not constantly changing things
Great report. Thank you!
The scamming is getting out of control!
"They" finally stopped calling me to extend my car warranty, but within the last year of so I have gotten mail through the USPS about an extended warranty. If they only knew that my 'new' car came off of the production line in 1998. Maybe I should ask fro a 'free sample' to see if their warranty is any good. 🤣
Mine? 1987, 1992, 1993. Warranty? Yeah. Sure. My "warranty" is that I have a buddy who's a really good mechanic.
@@amazing763 The best kind of 'warranty' to have.
Thanks for this, I'm a self proclaimed scam expert and I got scammed last year trying to buy some old glass cookware on Ebay. so this is so much more info that's needed to go out t the public
Man, having a sixth sense of knowing what is scam or no scam is almost quintessential these days.
Thanks for keeping us updated. Appreciate it.
Good video, when I was younger I received a physical mail saying I won $9,999,999,99 I was so happy until they told me they need my checking account so they can deposit it, 😅 I think if I had a checking account I would done it. 😂
LOL
The elderly are especially vulnerable unfortunately. The really sad part is that you can warn them about all this but they can't comprehend it. Going through this at the moment.
Many Thanks ThioJoe for your videos informing people about these scams.
I kept stumble on people asking "Is this Lego set real?" on an AI image every few days or so.
I reckon AI can never create a truly convincing Lego build, at least to a trained Lego fan like me, because Lego only produce so many pieces, therefore only so many possible connections can be made, plus some other stuff.
Essentially, it's still those who aren't familiar the most vulnerable.
*I don't normally post comments...but you guys were Ana's angel. From the depth of my heart, thank you* Quick Rico Tech *for protecting our most vulnerable!! Thanks so much for the hard work, you do on this world. I been watching you for, a while and amazes me every. Time when you save someone that has being Scammed I wish you all, the best saving more people*
He's mostly on lG, using the user name
This isn't the first time l've seen her name on social platform.
Scammers’ biggest weapon is our own greed. thanks for helping my mum recover her crypto from fake investment platform
I sell my theta to usdt in same bybit but can't find on my usdt
he is on lG
Car owners that have had a scratch repaired in your car's windscreen, WATCH OUT.
It could be that some glass repair company calls you to inform you that they have a "recall" on your windscreen and that they need to replace it FREE OF COST.
NOT TRUE - They do NOT have a recall order and it will NOT be free but it will cost 10 times the amount of replacing it with an actual windscreen replacement.
Some folks got bills for 6000 Dollars and the work order has some weird scribble on it that is not yours.
aka windshield
Small dings caused by stones on the road will be repaired at no cost to you by the car insurance company.
It's not hard for an expert to fix the ding and it's a lot cheaper than replacing the whole windshield.
The manufacture or dealer will notify you by postal mail. You can contact your local dealer and they have a list of recalls that they can look up using your vin number.
Don't forget camera alignment for your ADSS systems too in that cost :(
Car Shield is the biggest joke.
Amazing. It's getting harder to determine what is fake and what is real. I check on everything to confirm that it is real - like calling the county to find out if a summons or something else was sent from them.
Thanks for sharing so important information. Hopefully a lot of people take a note of it.
Facebook never does anything about scam ads. As long as they pay, FB couldn't care less.
Several years ago I got the same call numerous times. They used my sisters name and said she was in trouble and I needed to call the court. I never answered any of the calls.
I had one call and tell me my son was in jail in Mexico on drug charges. At the time he was sitting in the same room with me.
They be doing that to my parents
I told them to let them come and get me😂😂😂😂
I once had a scammer from India speaking Spanish.brilliant.
Thanks for highlighting these TJ. The more we share them, the more muscles we put on everyone's scammon sense.
When isn't the government doing something?
Really? Our government has become a Corporatocracy, ruled by corporations. The Walton family who owns Walmart is worth a trillion dollars. Those are the people "government" cares for.
I know right?! They hate competition so much, you'd think they'd go after these crooks.
Quite often they spend lots of money and do nothing of value.
I'm just amazed people buy anything on Facebook Marketplace or give out their number to non-friends or other essential businesses. The doctor needs your phone number. _The rest of the world does not._
just found you and love it, maybe you are not real and I am being duped. Keep up the good work and I have already spotted one of the scams you talked about. thanks again
Yet more reasons to use adblocker
As long as UA-cam continues to allow blatant scammers to advertise on its platform, I feel zero guilt about using an ad blocker.
I use an adblocker and tracking protection with internet security
If the person who is calling you has a normal name and has a Indian accent he’s a scammer no exceptions
You have 100% right to say that 😉👍
Damn AI….
@@stephenswistchew7720 So I should hang up on my Indian friend Daniel! I never knew that he was a snake scammer but yeah...I'm convinced now bc you say so! Another Forrest Gump stoopid thing to say.
so true... I get scammed and wish I would have known this a few days earlier, things would be different 😢 I posted what happened to me in the comment section
"I'm surprised Facebook hasn't done anything about this"
I'm not lol, it's Facebook.
Yeah, I laughed when he said that. Apparently he doesn't now herr zuck & fakebook
As a Retired combat Marine I want to tell you that as what you are doing is just as important as any warrior on the battlefield. You are waging warfare against these criminals and terrorists on the digital battlefield. You are defending and protecting the most vulnerable of our society against these predators. Keep up the good work *Vortextrace* …..!!!!
Scammer
Thanks so much for the video! I'm going to share it because a lot of people older than me aren't up on the most recent scams and I don't want them to get hurt
Some companies/businesses need to watch these. Recent ones have been hacked.
My sister in law had a scam call of a hostage situation .
He daughter had went to the hospital for migraine .
My sister in law left her daughter at the hospital to go get the husband of her daughter n while they were on their way back to hospital, the husband got a call from his wife's number n they would hear chaos in the background , ppl screaming , n a man would take the phone from the daughter n do the ," do as I say n no one gets hurt" the man demanded money then hung up .
When my sister in law got to the hospital , all was calm , her daughter was fine , there had been no hostage situation.
Apparently there had been 3 other incidences that very day. Police were called n reports were taken but no way to track the bad guys down or no clue how they got their #.
Thank you for making this video❤
Nice work alerting us to new scams. Thank you Sir ✔️
My answer to the Jury scams?
"Wrong person, I'm mentally incompetent and can't serve on a jury."
as a crocheter, i would actually love to see one of those scam patterns. i wonder if they even make anything remotely close to the ai generated image...
It's not even a pattern just a bunch of BS words
They have you make a sweater that says "I was scammed"
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❤ Mr *Adroitkey* , I would like to sincerely thank you from the BOTTOM of my heart! So many from tough harsh living conditions that suffer and you helping and giving them something that they desperately need just to survive. I thank God for wonderful people like you that are making the differences that truly matter most! God bless you *Adroitkey* !!! Love from Greenville NC 😊
I usually pay for my gas inside at the register, which means the pump will stop letting me pump out gas at the amount I paid for. I'd love for one of those pump switch scammers to offer to pump my gas. I'd be like "sure," just so I can see the expression on their face when they realize that they can't get any gas. 😆
I did that too - back in 1982.
I pay inside. Less chance of skimming devices on keypads when there is a ton of cameras inside the store watching everything.
Lol
We're going to get to a point where you can only trust things that physically exist OFFLINE.
And that time can't come soon enough.
So, that's what will save the world!!! Scams. I am serious.
Yes because they are not protecting people from scammers. I asked the bank how could they clear a check without verifying it first lol
i almost fell for one of those fake download buttons
ublock origin is your friend. Even on your phone (android firefox)
If you have an iPhone, the malware is part of the experience that you paid extra for. Think different, right?
It's hard to trust now online.
Nowadays u cant trust anybody or anything
@@rosedavila3547 you never could. It’s just easier these days for people to take advantage of each other sadly.
It’s getting scary what people are doing with Ai
Never act upon anything you didn't initiate is my motto.
A jury summons scammer called me.
When they got to the part about them sending the deputies to arrest me unless I pay immediately I told them, "Send the deputies. We've got 16 rifles, 23 hand guns, and enough ammo to stop a platoon of Marines."
For some strange reason, they hung up.😇
Google Facebook is a scam
If you can’t see it, touch it, or feel it - it doesn’t exist. Scammers are everywhere.
The way tech is expanding it blows my mind.
Thanks!
THANK YOU!
There was a friend on FB that got hacked and looked like she had placed lots of items for sale, saying it was a relative moving into seniors care and has these items for sale. the thing is they are always out of town and want a deposit on the items and if you change your mind they say they will refund you.
If I were to be potentially scammed, I'd be glad to waste their time as much as possible. 💀💀💀
I have gotten a couple of calls after placing an Amazon order that my order was held up in delivery center. It goes on to ask for .96 to correct the problem needing my card number. I just hung up and ignored calls. Usually I don’t answer phone calls from unknown numbers but my mother was in Hospice and I felt compelled to answer calls from all calls.
I've seen on Facebook a post saying due to an shipping error, you can get Dell or HP laptops for $50 or free. You just have to pay for shipping
And the shipping costs $500 right?
Those type of ads are a constant on Instagram. I report them all now but not sure it helps.
Someone stole my facebook account and then tried to get me to pay him $100 to get my pictures back. I reported them over and over to FB and they kept telling me that the person had not violated any FB guidelines by putting his name on an account with my pictures. When I was finally able to send FB a copy of the message where he wanted money, they finally said they were sorry it happened and they take our security seriously and blah, blah blah. The guy is still on there and nothing appears to have been done. Be careful on FB too.
Closed my account there 3 years ago, and never looked back.
Thank you for valuable information.
I like how this wasn't just tech scams, but just general things to watch out for. Really high quality content you got here!
I just got scammed, or rather extremely close to being scammed. I’m so pissed and I want to be prepared for the next time which is why I’m here.
This is a good one. Thx for doing this!
It's stuff like this that always keeps me paranoid. Anyways great video.
A coworker just got scammed by being convinced to download an app. Something to do with her trying to reset her Facebook password or maybe be told to reset it because it was compromised.
Just Yesterday American Express Fraud department called to refund my $2840.00 stolen in March.
Long story short. It was the criminals who emptied it initially trying for round 2.
Please be careful here, they are a lot of scammers here, I know someone who can help you recover all your stolen assets
I never do personal business via apps! I have an Android phone, maintain a very low profile, rarely turn it on. It’s to keep with me when I’m out driving in case of emergency. People put their business in the street, so to speak, when they run their lives from a phone.