"I couldn't look my family in the eye": Scammers steal over £400,000 | ITV News

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  • @JoiseMark-25629
    @JoiseMark-25629 7 днів тому +52

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    @DemetriusMack-rk7yydeme 7 днів тому +49

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    @AGAB-oc7di 7 днів тому +51

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    @Wildivn 7 днів тому +51

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  • @kelvinfred9093
    @kelvinfred9093 7 днів тому +50

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    @WestinHarrington_hsjdjiiw 7 днів тому +51

    Hey bud, I just wanted you to know that everything you do is necessary and thank you so much for what you do. It's more than just a recovery service, you're helping people. You're actually the push for me to get my degree in Information Technology so that I can protect people from heartless people like this.
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  • @YSUPERJOSHhh
    @YSUPERJOSHhh 7 днів тому +51

    I don't normally post comments...but you guys were Ana's angel. From the depth of my heart, thank you *Strongwidget* for protecting our most vulnerable!!
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  • @DoloresPatrick
    @DoloresPatrick 7 днів тому +49

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  • @JacksonDorisDJ
    @JacksonDorisDJ 7 днів тому +51

    Thank you *Strong widget* for being a logical, reasonable voice when everybody seems to be freaking out. I'm in the process of getting my money back now so when you mentioned how you got into it, it really resonated with me.

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    @LeraRajjajla 7 днів тому +51

    Roses are red, violets are blue. I love *STRONGWIDGET* , and so do you.
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  • @MrChanJackmille
    @MrChanJackmille 8 днів тому +48

    30 days. We've overcome a lot of ups and downs, joy and tears, THE GREAT RECOVERYs, amazing game plans, slapping scammers, a total of $14 million recovered, and here we are - the end of the journey. It was fun while it lasted, but every series has an ending. Hope *STRONG WIDGET* reach 10 mil subs soon for your hard work!..

  • @MyKeyReviews
    @MyKeyReviews 2 місяці тому +269

    Banks will never tell you to move your funds, the more people can get that in their head the less will get scammed 🤦‍♂️

    • @elysianlagom2113
      @elysianlagom2113 2 місяці тому +13

      A message as old as time, I am surprised the bank teller did not question any of the back story to investigate further

    • @MyKeyReviews
      @MyKeyReviews 2 місяці тому +4

      @@elysianlagom2113 yea, that's also a huge oversight, could have stopped it all at that point.

    • @Onmysheet
      @Onmysheet 2 місяці тому +7

      She should've spoken to an advisor at the bank in person. They would've warned her it's a complete scam

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC 2 місяці тому +2

      @@elysianlagom2113have you met bank tellers? They’re the worst

    • @elysianlagom2113
      @elysianlagom2113 2 місяці тому

      @@M_SC Thankfully no, but I have heard they employ anyone these days 🤣

  • @Ecrin-p9v
    @Ecrin-p9v Місяць тому +232

    I am grateful for the information that you shared with us. As someone who is interested in learning more about recovery, I appreciate that you display the tools that you use to evaluate a company before making a decision about working with them. It is already a challenging decision to make, and the game itself is difficult to play; the fact that someone is giving the world strategies to defend themselves makes this information much more significant.
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    • @michaelmina4519
      @michaelmina4519 Місяць тому

      ???

    • @Ecrin-p9v
      @Ecrin-p9v Місяць тому

      I was scammed out of my live savings and totally lost good news they intervened Universaldispute

  • @schawnettarobinson8584
    @schawnettarobinson8584 2 місяці тому +131

    I don’t get scammed because I’m broke.

    • @Theimperialone-o2g
      @Theimperialone-o2g 2 місяці тому +6

      Good for you... I think

    • @missmervz
      @missmervz 2 місяці тому

      @schawnettarobinson8584 I would ask them if they can give me their bank accounts. Hahhaha

    • @corneliuscornia3189
      @corneliuscornia3189 2 місяці тому +3

      😂😂

    • @misscbrown9179
      @misscbrown9179 2 місяці тому +1

      I through that two, than someone received unemployment in my name $7,000😢

    • @missmervz
      @missmervz 2 місяці тому

      @@misscbrown9179 that's crazy. I am assuming it took a while for them to figure that out. Did they try to pin it on you first?

  • @charlajones8641
    @charlajones8641 Місяць тому +209

    If you are reading this it probably means that someone took advantage of you when you were vulnerable, don't blame yourself, it happens to most people including me and I want to say that I am grateful to *Universaldispute* for a job well done. I can't thank you enough for bringing me back to life, I don't know what I would have done without you.

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    @ValSchrum-cm1hrval 7 днів тому +50

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  • @godofcycling
    @godofcycling 2 місяці тому +59

    She didn't gather that money through sharp business practise, clearly

    • @frodotheewok
      @frodotheewok Місяць тому

      Scammers are sophisticated and take advantage. Don’t blame the victim

  • @missmervz
    @missmervz 2 місяці тому +169

    Lets say she didnt know banks would never ask to move your money into a safe account, but when they said not to discuss it with anyone at bank because some of them are criminals should have been a big clue.😮

    • @babajaga158
      @babajaga158 2 місяці тому +24

      Yeah not the smartest cookie

    • @missmervz
      @missmervz 2 місяці тому +16

      @babajaga158 agreed. Not sure why people don't just say let me call the bank myself before I say yes.

    • @ADAM00717
      @ADAM00717 2 місяці тому +17

      A Fool and Her Money are soon parted.

    • @Iceageonmars
      @Iceageonmars 2 місяці тому +8

      @@missmervzthey keep the phone line open so when she rings, she’s probably still talking to them.

    • @Iceageonmars
      @Iceageonmars 2 місяці тому +6

      My policy in such situation is go in to the bank and discuss. It’s the banks problem and it is for them anyway to lock the account if there has been evidence of fraud on it.

  • @doresca1634
    @doresca1634 2 місяці тому +123

    Scammers are the lowest of the low. Very wicked people with very bad morals. We have to look after our elderly family members and friends. Talk about these things so that people click on. Your bank will NEVER ask you to move your funds.

    • @bobjames6622
      @bobjames6622 2 місяці тому +6

      a) she wasn't elderly
      and
      b) even if she had been, does that mean that their brains suddenly slip out of their ears the moment they retire?

    • @doresca1634
      @doresca1634 2 місяці тому +10

      @@bobjames6622 no non no…i was just talking in general about looking after those who might not be so up to date with what is going on out there. Yes sorry to mention elderly…it has nothing to do with her of course

    • @cancon88
      @cancon88 2 місяці тому

      ​​@@bobjames6622my old man is 78 you couldnt get two pence off the cnt no matter what you tried

    • @harmoniefaerielove
      @harmoniefaerielove 2 місяці тому +6

      ​@@doresca1634I understood exactly what you meant. Anyone who didn't understand needs one of them talking too's as well.

  • @RustyShackleford66
    @RustyShackleford66 2 місяці тому +91

    How can you be so thick and yet have 400k in the bank?

    • @adriannasmith6931
      @adriannasmith6931 2 місяці тому +10

      Lol 😂

    • @coderider3022
      @coderider3022 2 місяці тому +11

      House sale or inheritance ??

    • @AquarianNomadic
      @AquarianNomadic 2 місяці тому +12

      Certainly didn't earn it through their intelligence.

    • @joshleveridge
      @joshleveridge 2 місяці тому +9

      Obviously gone through life being handed everything, you don’t earn 400k being this dumb

    • @CastleHassall
      @CastleHassall 2 місяці тому +3

      maybe she was in on it.. she said she got coached.. sounds highly suspect

  • @borispomponius8021
    @borispomponius8021 Місяць тому +2

    You can clearly tell that this company is tired of playing nice guy. You can see the anger and frustration towards these scumbags in his eyes.
    *UNIVERSAL DISPUTE* I support you 100%. You are doing AWESOME work. Never give up. This is the kind of recovery agent that should get a tv show. National platform to show the scammers their days are numbered.
    Thank you for what you do!!

  • @duj15
    @duj15 Місяць тому +5

    *Universaldispute* thanks for keeping up the war against the common folk.
    Give this *universaldispute* man a Nobel Peace Prize. He truly deserves it.

  • @SK-lt1so
    @SK-lt1so 2 місяці тому +25

    She was "distracted" by one of her children being ill?
    She's going to have a tough time in life.

    • @CastleHassall
      @CastleHassall 2 місяці тому +4

      not very distracted if she could get coaching off the scammers..i think it sounds like she could have been in on it

    • @Patricia-pp3mr
      @Patricia-pp3mr 2 місяці тому

      Did the child have the flu? Or was the child seriously very sick in the hospital with some thing really bad? Kind of vague.

    • @Shaun7638
      @Shaun7638 Місяць тому

      ​@@CastleHassallAgreed

  • @MarthaRox
    @MarthaRox 8 днів тому +48

    I totally get the sense of how genuine these guys are and how they're helping people! I will be sharing this resource for sure! He might be the chillest, most down to earth money recoverer I've seen on this internet. He is fast, outgoing and humble, how can you not respect *Strong widget* after seeing this?

  • @anunzioross3223
    @anunzioross3223 2 місяці тому +123

    Curious why Sensitization and awareness against crypto SCAMS isn't done ENOUGH by creators.

    • @SargisFarter
      @SargisFarter 2 місяці тому

      Many creators like Spencer do but people don't LISTEN!
      Fortunately, there's a possibility of tracing your lost assets if you have valid info to back your claim
      Thanks to Dave I've been able to recover for the most part what I've lost to these bad actors

    • @anunzioross3223
      @anunzioross3223 2 місяці тому

      Really? How can he be reached
      i have over 80 conversations to show!

    • @SargisFarter
      @SargisFarter 2 місяці тому

      daveharriss

    • @SargisFarter
      @SargisFarter 2 місяці тому

      His mostly on the
      TE LE GRAM!!!...

    • @anunzioross3223
      @anunzioross3223 2 місяці тому

      Thanks mate, This is helpful

  • @livinganddyingabroad
    @livinganddyingabroad 2 місяці тому +70

    If I get a call from the “bank” offers etc i immediately drop the phone
    If I need something I’ll call the bank
    How are people still get scammed like this 😢

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC 2 місяці тому +5

      One of her kids was sick. People in a state of alarm believe other warnings that confirm their fear. It’s normal human psychology. Unfortunately it’s our weakness. That’s why it worked before and always will.

    • @lostpropertyguy7862
      @lostpropertyguy7862 2 місяці тому +1

      Very good indeed

    • @CastleHassall
      @CastleHassall 2 місяці тому

      ​@@M_SCdon't believe everything a person says.. she paid enough attention to get coached by the scammers.. she sounds like she was in on it

    • @wendyyoung7950
      @wendyyoung7950 2 місяці тому

      If someone rings you claiming to be from a bank, insurance company, or whatever, hang up straight away and call the organisation. Also on line. I am always getting dodgy emails from people to be my bank,insurance company, I'm not insured by the way, I know scammers are getting cleverer but pay attention!

  • @deltaechomusicnh555
    @deltaechomusicnh555 2 місяці тому +39

    How can someone be so brain dead and have 400k at the same time?
    Edit: I actually answered my own question. She no longer has 400k.

    • @Steven-ze2zk
      @Steven-ze2zk Місяць тому

      lol

    • @georgegoodyear9631
      @georgegoodyear9631 Місяць тому

      Very unkind.

    • @RaynaZ-y
      @RaynaZ-y Місяць тому

      @@georgegoodyear9631 Right, I don’t know why people are being so nasty 😢
      Just making it worse, putting salt on the wound.. it is easier to do stupid things when you not in your best state.

  • @AnthonyAnton764
    @AnthonyAnton764 Місяць тому +2

    I'm working with them on something major right now, and I just wanted to tell you that you're a godsend to all the fraud victims out there, and that you're the hammer that will finally bring those con artists to justice. Internet's *Universaldispute* thanks for keeping up the war against the common folk.

  • @jodypat5054
    @jodypat5054 7 днів тому +51

    Only people who didn't come from UA-cam are worthy of liking this *Strong widget* 🏆 what a journey it’s been! this £200,000 recovery has been an inspiration to us all, congrats!!! ❤️

  • @Beeee185
    @Beeee185 2 місяці тому +41

    This is ridiculous. She was stupid for going into the bank and not trusting legit bank staff that were RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER in a BRANCH but instead she trusted a voice on the phone. No bank will tell you to transfer your own money to an another account.

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC 2 місяці тому +9

      It’s actually quite normal, it happens over and over and over. Blaming the victim is your intellectual blindness and emotional self soothing

    • @Beeee185
      @Beeee185 2 місяці тому +15

      @@M_SC so going into a branch and lying to them so you can move your money into a fraudsters account is NORMAL? She trusted a scammer over the phone rather than bank staff in the branch. Her low level of intelligence is shocking. And so is yours if you think she isn't partly to blame for this.

    • @bdegrds
      @bdegrds 2 місяці тому +5

      ​@@M_SCa person needs to take responsibility for their own failurea, she failed to protect her families money

    • @dulaman
      @dulaman 2 місяці тому +4

      ​@@M_SC it's called accountability.

    • @Ben-xe8ps
      @Ben-xe8ps 2 місяці тому

      @@Beeee185 Are we really to believe that this lady had £436,000 just sitting there in an instant access account with Lloyds Bank waiting to be transferred out? It has been suggested in comments that this may be money from an inheritance or house sale, but even so just leaving it there in a current account paying zero interest or an instant access savings account paying peanuts in interest defies belief.

  • @user-xu5vl5th9n
    @user-xu5vl5th9n 2 місяці тому +21

    Another scam is where somebody is in on the fraud poses as a victim to claim compensation from the bank. That is what makes this difficult for banks.

    • @rabbitsonjupiter6824
      @rabbitsonjupiter6824 2 місяці тому

      @@user-xu5vl5th9n I've never heard of that before. That's so horribly devious. It must make it even more difficult for genuine victims of fraud to be believed. What a world we live in 😔

  • @amgcadence7676
    @amgcadence7676 2 місяці тому +23

    She really couldnt ask herself “if I can’t trust my bank and I’m being told to move it elsewhere, why I’m I even with them” 🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @UKGeezer
    @UKGeezer 2 місяці тому +39

    I feel very empathetic for this lady losing all that money, it must be absolutely devastating.
    But how many times do people have to be told that banks will NEVER call or text them out of the blue and ask them to move their money, let alone telling them not to query it with any of the staff at the bank. So many alarm bells in this case, but the bank should have done much more to check the validity of a transaction this size.

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC 2 місяці тому +2

      People know lots of things but in an emotional state can’t access that information. It’s why people occasionally forget their keys

    • @Ben-xe8ps
      @Ben-xe8ps 2 місяці тому

      Are we really to believe that this lady had £436,000 just sitting there in an instant access account with Lloyds Bank waiting to be transferred out? It has been suggested in comments that this may be money from an inheritance or house sale, but even so just leaving it there in a current account paying zero interest or an instant access savings account paying peanuts in interest defies belief.

    • @CastleHassall
      @CastleHassall 2 місяці тому

      ​@@Ben-xe8psit all sounds highly suspect.. the fact she said she got coached..i think she might have been in on it.. get the refund plus a cut of the original withdrawal.. maybe she was in a position where she could not pay the bills but had the capital

    • @sensimania
      @sensimania 2 місяці тому +1

      Whenever I move money or pay into an account other than my list of "trusted accounts" a warning message comes up (on the banking site) which says something like "Are you sure you're not being scammed? Read these handy tips about scammer techniques before clicking the final submit button"

    • @Ben-xe8ps
      @Ben-xe8ps 2 місяці тому

      @@sensimania Agreed. But it appears that she did not make this transfer herself (it would have been over the faster payments limit anyway) but went into a Lloyds Bank branch and gave the instructions in person to the staff responding to any questions that they may have asked her by repeating the lies that she had been instructed to tell them.
      However, I still find it difficult to believe that she had £436,000 just sitting there in an instant access account with Lloyds Bank waiting to be transferred out. If she really did have £436,000 on deposit with Lloyds Bank they would have been all over her trying to get her to come into a branch to be upgraded to Private Banking and/or get investment advice.
      Also, the video states that it looked as if the text she received was from her 'card provider'. What sort of card? Why refer to the bank with which she held her account as a 'card provider'?

  • @malikrahman8649
    @malikrahman8649 2 місяці тому +11

    Stupidity shouldn't be compensated. Dark thought, but I feel like she's the involved insider. Maybe she needs investigating. How can you be that trusting? Mind blowing. 🤯

  • @richardclarke376
    @richardclarke376 2 місяці тому +11

    On what planet does a bank require you to move money around? They can (and do) freeze your account at the click of a button! I understand if someone very elderly or with cognition issues gets caught, but this woman is clearly neither of those. I read about this scam every day, how has it escaped her?

    • @Ben-xe8ps
      @Ben-xe8ps 2 місяці тому +5

      Are we really to believe that this lady had £436,000 just sitting there in an instant access account with Lloyds Bank waiting to be transferred out? It has been suggested in comments that this may be money from an inheritance or house sale, but even so just leaving it there in a current account paying zero interest or an instant access savings account paying peanuts in interest defies belief.

  • @stephendiggines9122
    @stephendiggines9122 2 місяці тому +4

    Imagine being so naive that you believe another person would ever contact you to help.

  • @ВасяИванов-щ6з
    @ВасяИванов-щ6з 2 місяці тому +16

    Don't ever try to solve such case solo. No matter how educated you are, isolating youself is direct way to get on hook. Call family, friends, bank, police before you even step out of house.

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC 2 місяці тому +2

      Now THIS is good advice

  • @barefootprofessor3455
    @barefootprofessor3455 2 місяці тому +26

    What if she was working with the scammers .i don’t believe her

    • @RustyShackleford66
      @RustyShackleford66 2 місяці тому +8

      Yeah, probably a part of the reason she had that much in a random account (i.e not tied up in shares or investments) in the first place.

    • @markford-h7l
      @markford-h7l 2 місяці тому

      ​@@RustyShackleford66not everyone has shares and investments.

    • @shaggydawg5419
      @shaggydawg5419 2 місяці тому +9

      exactly my thought. Split the profit (with the "scammer") if the bank is responsible for returning the money. Easy money.

    • @behappy-lg8fg
      @behappy-lg8fg 2 місяці тому +6

      I agree that’s a lot of money to fall for a basic scam. Banks constantly warn us of fraud these days too. I think she tried to pull a fast one on the bank to get money. She seems disingenuous to me just my opinion.

    • @danelaw1902
      @danelaw1902 2 місяці тому +3

      Yes, I'm not convinced that it is genuine, it does seem to me that she is reading from a script.

  • @HudaLlilmuttaqin-v6i
    @HudaLlilmuttaqin-v6i 2 місяці тому +10

    I’m waiting for scammers to scam me but to no avail. Maybe because I’m penniless. I don’t know. I give up!

    • @RevealedFilms
      @RevealedFilms 2 місяці тому +2

      I’ve been scammed. Even made me pay for the wedding day 😂

    • @corneliuscornia3189
      @corneliuscornia3189 2 місяці тому

      ​@@RevealedFilms😂😂

    • @glory1ify
      @glory1ify 2 місяці тому

      Lmao! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @truthseeker9975
    @truthseeker9975 2 місяці тому +6

    It's not the bank's fault why on earth should they pay?

  • @benu_bird
    @benu_bird 2 місяці тому +13

    For years, the advice has been if you receive an email or text (or even phone call) about your money, contact the financial institution directly to confirm the problem. I feel terrible for this lady, but it's a well known scam.

  • @jamessouth5600
    @jamessouth5600 2 місяці тому +15

    wow she is a clown, when they phone you, put phone down, grab card phone number on card, job done.

    • @NettiieB
      @NettiieB 2 місяці тому +3

      use a different phone to call your bank, scammers will keep the line open so you are re connected to them and a different scammer will answer as if they are your bank.

    • @rabbitsonjupiter6824
      @rabbitsonjupiter6824 2 місяці тому +1

      @@NettiieB So awful. How on earth do these scammers always seem to be one step ahead of everyone else? 🤔 These are very sophisticated, cunning techniques. I detest scammers with a passion.

    • @NettiieB
      @NettiieB 2 місяці тому

      @@rabbitsonjupiter6824 Yes same here, very suspicious that they knew she had a large sum of money . If you can even trust the bank staff it's very worrying.

  • @nowsheenanwar291
    @nowsheenanwar291 2 місяці тому +12

    I have £20 in my account, why arent criminals calling me?
    How do these scammers even know how much money is in someones account?

    • @burmesepython393
      @burmesepython393 2 місяці тому +9

      Bank tellers, customer service representatives in the bank who get to look at people’s accounts are probably in on it and get kickbacks.

    • @electriccoconut
      @electriccoconut 2 місяці тому

      Because you will tell them.

    • @nowsheenanwar291
      @nowsheenanwar291 2 місяці тому

      @@burmesepython393 I was thinking about this as well, that's why cash is king

    • @mrcolemans4504
      @mrcolemans4504 Місяць тому

      Because u are a bum u broke ! Why would a scammer want to call a broke poss smfh 😒😒

  • @MK-wy3ir
    @MK-wy3ir 2 місяці тому +9

    This seems like a very obvious scam. She is proposing that the loss is socialised amongst all other customers of the bank.

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC 2 місяці тому

      No! The bank makes so much profit

  • @Ali01007
    @Ali01007 2 місяці тому +36

    How can you fall for that? You got to be naive.

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC 2 місяці тому

      So, you think stealing from children is ok?

    • @Ali01007
      @Ali01007 2 місяці тому +9

      @@M_SC you’re not very good at gaslighting. Try again.

    • @Gwenzzzfrifz
      @Gwenzzzfrifz 2 місяці тому +1

      Millions fall for it and shaming ppl is why people don’t come forward - grow up

    • @Ali01007
      @Ali01007 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Gwenzzzfrifz only the naïve people who need growing up fall for this. I’m guessing you’re one of them.

    • @CastleHassall
      @CastleHassall 2 місяці тому

      or in on it???

  • @judebutler535
    @judebutler535 2 місяці тому +20

    Sorry not the banks fault, people need to take some responsibility for themselves. Transfer nothing, banks will never ask you to….its not that hard people.

    • @jessieb7290
      @jessieb7290 2 місяці тому +1

      Yep, completely agree. You can always ask people at the bank or over the phone if your unsure.

  • @kevinshanahan6064
    @kevinshanahan6064 Місяць тому

    How many times do people need telling - the bank is capable of moving your money to another account. It doesn’t need you to take a strangers word with stories of a sting by police into a crook in your bank. If someone is a crook, they are suspended pending an investigation and can no longer enter bank premises or have access to bank systems.

  • @LloydMartin527mar
    @LloydMartin527mar 7 днів тому +49

    *mad respect for him.. i can't even imagine the physical and emotional toll this challenge would put on a person.*
    *no doubt this is the best pro on youtube!!! ❤️*
    *Been watching STRONGWIDGET for about 2 years now and to see his growth is still good to accept, hes so humble and normal its almost like hes been on UA-cam his whole life*

  • @jaysenb
    @jaysenb 2 місяці тому +2

    If I ever get a call from a bank I will just assume its a scam just to be on the safe side! that way you never get scammed!

    • @manoramareddy4662
      @manoramareddy4662 2 місяці тому +1

      when ever i get scam call, it shows on the screen and even dont ring ,it rings only who are in my contact

  • @yawfraser
    @yawfraser 2 місяці тому +18

    No actual bank will ask you to move your funds. Makes no sense. Besides if that happens, ain't you supposed to go to the bank to sign documents for that to happen?

  • @sahmedt9
    @sahmedt9 2 місяці тому +48

    She had 400k?

    • @moulaye7534
      @moulaye7534 2 місяці тому +13

      I thought the same. I feel bad for her. It's a lot of money!

    • @ira_herself997
      @ira_herself997 2 місяці тому +7

      😂😂 I felt sorry for 5k but that’s my level.

    • @3masouri
      @3masouri 2 місяці тому +8

      Could be inherited

    • @moulaye7534
      @moulaye7534 2 місяці тому +1

      @@3masouri even so. 400k!!!

    • @Omar_Zazzle
      @Omar_Zazzle 2 місяці тому

      £400,000 = 53,492 US Dollar

  • @marian2700
    @marian2700 2 місяці тому +4

    Really, pay back the full amount. Then people will take no responsibility for their actions.

  • @suziepickes702
    @suziepickes702 2 місяці тому +69

    Her own fualt, not the bank😅
    Sad but not the bank fault

    • @CandiceGoddard
      @CandiceGoddard 2 місяці тому

      Why is it her fault? If she were robbed in person would it be her fault? The simple fact is that it is the thieves' *AND* the bank's fault.
      Why?
      Well these so called scams are psychological abuse. They threaten the people with something scary ie losing their money, just as a highway man would threaten people with a gun to the face. Mentally vulnerable people might harm themselves after being robbed like this. Have you considered that? Gone are the times when we ignore the power of verbal manipulation.
      This lady was distracted by her sick child. How can it be her fault? Did she ask to be contacted by a worthless thief?
      The reason why the bank is at fault, IMHO, is because it should not be possible for anyone to clear out their entire account (assuming they have a significant amount of money in it) remotely. That should be something that they have to go into the bank to do and the bank should be able to verify the location of the receiving account and that it is legitimate. The fact that this doesn't appear to be in place is absolutely ridiculous, especially given that this kind of scam has been going on for a long time. Years even. It's just more evidence of the laziness and stupidity corrupting all sectors. People want to get paid but they don't want to do a decent job. Why haven't the banks put rules in place to prevent this?
      Also it makes no sense for a private individual to defend banks because they push us to use online banking so the executives can cut down on the cost of renting high street space and employing people at local bank branches, all to line their own pockets, but online banking is detrimental to vulnerable people and puts everyone at risk.
      Long distance theft ie people robbing you from a completely different country when they used to at least have to risk their personal safety robbing people in person, has increased exponentially to the point that it is a major industry in places like India (where they even scam their own fellow countrymen). These people set up call centres and employ graduates who can't find work elsewhere to take money out of our local economy to fund theirs. It's so known that there have been television programs about scamming. In one such show a man said that he had even forced, by threats and manipulation, a single mother who was crying and begging, to send his organisation the only few dollar she had left to feed her children.
      These people are demons. It's not the victim's fault.

    • @boxer786ful
      @boxer786ful 2 місяці тому +10

      She went to the branch and must have explained what's going on. They actioned her request. That's why they gave her compensation. They was at fault aswel.

    • @gizmo5601
      @gizmo5601 2 місяці тому +7

      @@boxer786fulShe lied to the bank staff because she believed some dude on the phone that she didn’t know and never met.

    • @bobjames6622
      @bobjames6622 2 місяці тому +10

      @@boxer786ful As much as I hate big banking, they are NOT responsible for the idiocy of their customers.

    • @boxer786ful
      @boxer786ful 2 місяці тому +3

      @bobjames6622 it wouldn't have been as straightforward as they making it out. They will be missing out key parts of the scam so people don't copy.

  • @Chaoticom2
    @Chaoticom2 2 місяці тому +22

    There has to be more going on in her head for her to do something so stupid….she said she was distracted cause her kid was sick.
    How’d she make £400,000 in the first place ?

    • @garyh1572
      @garyh1572 2 місяці тому +13

      Probably inheritance .

    • @doresca1634
      @doresca1634 2 місяці тому +10

      She may have recently sold a property… many ways to have such money!!! Come on now

    • @bobjames6622
      @bobjames6622 2 місяці тому +7

      I would wager that there is never ANYTHING going on in her head, except whistling wind and tumbleweed! LOL!

    • @ItzIsaac
      @ItzIsaac 2 місяці тому +11

      How did the bank let her withdraw that much or to send it into another account without checks

  • @CandiceGoddard
    @CandiceGoddard 2 місяці тому +25

    I feel so sorry for this poor lady. It's tempting to think that we wouldn't be fooled as she was, but the report says that her child was sick and she was distracted. Surely anyone can have a moment when they aren't thinking straight. The -scammers- *thieves* are the only people to at fault. They purposely target single parents and elders.
    A similar situation happened to one of my cousins. It was just after payday and she was left with nothing to feed her young children after emptying her account just like this.
    This is why we should really resist online banking. In former times a thief had to actually rob the bank in person and the money stayed in the local economy. Now these people are overseas mostly in India and Nigeria stealing not only from individuals but the entire economy. They purposely target people in Western Europe and the USA.

    • @bobjames6622
      @bobjames6622 2 місяці тому +3

      I wouldn't be fooled by that. Then again, I'm not an empty headed moron.

    • @shahab3650
      @shahab3650 2 місяці тому

      how do u know that she was a single parent

    • @benu_bird
      @benu_bird 2 місяці тому +4

      This is a well known scam. If she had called her bank directly, they would have told her the same. Online banking just allows you to do the transfer easily yourself. If you transfer thousands just based on a text message, that's not very intelligent.

    • @MayorSom
      @MayorSom 2 місяці тому +2

      It's not like £30,000,000,000 of Taxpayers money spent on Track & Trace aren't unaccounted. Michelle Mone and all the other unscrupulous offshore tory donater have joined the chat.

    • @mohammeduddin2334
      @mohammeduddin2334 2 місяці тому

      I’m sorry, she went into a bank to do the transfer, she’s thick as they come

  • @chickenandchips8802
    @chickenandchips8802 Місяць тому

    My heart breaks out for scammed victims…. 😭

  • @Nini-fb1rx
    @Nini-fb1rx 2 місяці тому +3

    There is a special place in hell for ALL scammers of the world !

  • @ahmedalsharman
    @ahmedalsharman 2 місяці тому +16

    Why she has half milion in her account, i think she is on the scam

    • @FF-pq2ex
      @FF-pq2ex 2 місяці тому

      it was awful xDDDD

  • @nooraadib
    @nooraadib Місяць тому

    banks dont call you and ask you to move money....why not just hang up and call and find out how this happened...scamming stories have been shared so often she is not elderly.

  • @CastleHassall
    @CastleHassall 2 місяці тому +5

    maybe she was in on the scam.. the way she's talking and "crying" is very fake

  • @141Lav
    @141Lav 2 місяці тому +15

    My bank has sent out warnings to call them if anyone calls to ask you to transfer or move your money!!

    • @boxer786ful
      @boxer786ful 2 місяці тому

      Well, you do know phones have been hacked. So when you ring your bank, it diverts to the scammers. Scammers are sophisticated.

    • @141Lav
      @141Lav 2 місяці тому

      @@boxer786ful Okay in that case you should go into the branch then that’s if you can find one because they’re all closing down.

    • @boxer786ful
      @boxer786ful 2 місяці тому

      @141Lav exactly, plus she did go into the branch. Yet they still actioned the request. She must have explained what she had been told. That's why they gave her some refund. So even going to branch your not entirely safe

    • @141Lav
      @141Lav 2 місяці тому

      @@boxer786ful So just don’t do it at all. Don’t transfer money into any other account just keep using your bank account as normal. If you are suspicious then call your bank and if you think they are scanning hang up and just go to the cashpoint. I don’t know any other way around it!

    • @bobjames6622
      @bobjames6622 2 місяці тому

      @@boxer786ful They're not hacked. They simply don't hang up, and when you use the same phone you're back onto the scammers. It ain't rocket science to use another phone, or go to the bank. Or, just leave it about twenty minutes and the line then clears itself, and THEN phone the ACTUAL bank using a number you get from the banks website.

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    @virginiaelmers7487 Місяць тому +4

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  • @johnobrien8398
    @johnobrien8398 2 місяці тому +3

    I was scammed out of ten million pounds by a man who said my money would set on fire in my bank if I didn’t move it I feel so foolish

    • @electriccoconut
      @electriccoconut 2 місяці тому +1

      So you should 😢

    • @rabbitsonjupiter6824
      @rabbitsonjupiter6824 2 місяці тому

      😂😂😂

    • @d.mfrost6801
      @d.mfrost6801 2 місяці тому +1

      I get scammed daily, but what can I do? I married her and had two daughters, I'm just gullible.......please donate to ease my plight....

    • @kayoarawo6116
      @kayoarawo6116 2 місяці тому

      You cannot be serious.

  • @PST101
    @PST101 Місяць тому

    Imagine working your whole life and then having half a million just disappear in the blink of an eye. That feeling must be unbearable. More power to her for managing to get through this horrendous incident.

  • @cliftonbrown8764
    @cliftonbrown8764 2 місяці тому +7

    Terrible just terrible.

  • @JESUSWONTHEWAR
    @JESUSWONTHEWAR 2 місяці тому +5

    I know a woman scammed $250,000NZD ...Horrible thing to go through

    • @wassupjg
      @wassupjg 2 місяці тому

      Did her bank give compensation like here?

    • @JESUSWONTHEWAR
      @JESUSWONTHEWAR 2 місяці тому +1

      @@wassupjg no because they warned her & she continued to give the man her money. By the time she realized he was a conman....too late

    • @wassupjg
      @wassupjg 2 місяці тому

      @@JESUSWONTHEWAR Ah, v sad, not sure why she didn't heed their warning. Thanks for answering.

    • @JESUSWONTHEWAR
      @JESUSWONTHEWAR 2 місяці тому +1

      @wassupjg she was in love & as we all know, love makes you do crazy things... like hand over $250,000 over 6 months

    • @Gada-y5f
      @Gada-y5f 2 місяці тому

      There’s a chance of she to recover her money back , *Fancyresolved* is saving victims 💯

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  • @donkeee785
    @donkeee785 2 місяці тому +1

    If 99% of frauds are covered by the 85k limit then banks can easily cover the extra 1%.

  • @Sabina-lo8fv
    @Sabina-lo8fv 2 місяці тому +10

    Yeah this is her fault, she should have gone to the bank and questioned it first. No bank will text a customer and tell them their money is in an unsafe place!!! Someone tried to buy something from Amazon for £500 in Ireland but my bank texted me to let me know and I declined the transaction.

    • @dennisd9554
      @dennisd9554 2 місяці тому +2

      Be careful with those texts as well. They can spoof any number and will text you with a "did you authorize this?" message, you reply back No, then they call you with a spoofed id of the bank/Amazon/whatever and that leads into trying to scam you.

  • @Billzloveschelsea
    @Billzloveschelsea 2 місяці тому +17

    Zero common sense. It's her own fault

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC 2 місяці тому +3

      Not at all. How illogical. Your logic means that the physically weak deserve to be physically attacked.

  • @MsFated
    @MsFated 2 місяці тому +3

    Why would a bank ask you to move money into another bank account you don’t know? Cmon now .
    In fact I’ve never heard of a legitimate bank to tell a customer to move their fund, it just never happens.
    Don’t use the excuse ‘my child was sick at the time so I wasn’t thinking’.
    It’s common sense especially moving £400k, like do you’re proper checks before ever transferring that much SMH
    Although the only thing that’s shocking is the bank not questioning like…

  • @jpandyaraja
    @jpandyaraja 2 місяці тому +3

    dying to be scammed....stop blaming the bank

  • @royfellows5468
    @royfellows5468 2 місяці тому +5

    What I cannot understand is why if a person is convinced that their accouint is compromised, why not move the money to a different account of their own? Your one step ahead of everyone then. UK National Savings is good to deal with for instance, or maybe a second account at a different bank, or whatever.

    • @bobjames6622
      @bobjames6622 2 місяці тому +6

      The reason for that is very simple. You're using logic and common sense, and most people are bereft of those two skills.

    • @dennisd9554
      @dennisd9554 2 місяці тому +1

      These scammers are very good, and they keep up the pressure on these people so they don't have time to think. And they're scared.

    • @user-xu5vl5th9n
      @user-xu5vl5th9n 2 місяці тому

      Yes, but every time a customer moves £1.50 the banks AI bot will scream "COULD THIS BE A SCAM?"

  • @antonysmyth2464
    @antonysmyth2464 2 місяці тому +7

    Brave lady, well done to help others with her story.

  • @misstbull
    @misstbull 2 місяці тому +2

    I don't think banks r responsible

  • @muhammadomer4674
    @muhammadomer4674 2 місяці тому +2

    How could she be so ....

  • @Stormystormy
    @Stormystormy Місяць тому

    Any transaction over $10,000 should require a person to physically visit the bank.

  • @ClownnZone
    @ClownnZone 2 місяці тому +16

    Tragic but surely it should of been too obvious, she should of known instantly, how do people fool for this such obvious scams? Even when it’s obvious. When does a bank ask you to transfer money into another account? Never.

    • @ToxCcc
      @ToxCcc 2 місяці тому +2

      She was also told to visit her local bank to transfer the money to the scammers account. Why wouldn't she mention anything to her local bank? the suspicious text and the suspicious way the call centre handled her call.

    • @mahuanhit
      @mahuanhit 2 місяці тому +5

      When people is constantly living in a status of depression, distraction, etc, their intelligence/ discernment will be impaired. Feel sorry for her.

    • @bobjames6622
      @bobjames6622 2 місяці тому

      @@mahuanhit Then you're clearly as soft in the head as she was.

    • @xx-wp3mq
      @xx-wp3mq 2 місяці тому

      @@mahuanhit No point trying to reason with these commentors. They're missing large parts of their brains capable of empathy.

    • @dennisd9554
      @dennisd9554 2 місяці тому

      These scammers are clever. This is their job, 5/6 days a week, 8 hours a day. After you've done your 100th call, you likely get pretty quick on your feet and convincing.

  • @carlosdeno
    @carlosdeno 2 місяці тому +2

    Obviously not the fizziest drink in the fridge, thick as mince springs to mind!

  • @jujutrini8412
    @jujutrini8412 2 місяці тому

    We need a proper consumer protection body in this country. One that genuinely puts consumers first.

  • @ianhousden3548
    @ianhousden3548 Місяць тому

    If anyone calls saying this sort of thing just say “no thank you goodbye”, or texts just delete.

  • @michaelmina4519
    @michaelmina4519 Місяць тому

    If you receive a scam call and want to speak to your bank you should pull out the cable from the phone socket (if they're calling to a landline) and wait a few minutes before reconnecting it to make sure your not connected to the scammer or contact the bank using a mobile. If they phone you on a mobile call the bank on another mobile or use a landline.
    Having said that, we are repeatedly told that banks will never phone you and instruct you to move money to a so-called safe account!

  • @naveedishaq1805
    @naveedishaq1805 2 місяці тому +22

    I want to feel sorry for her but how on earth can someone be so stupid! Her mentioning her sick child is her way out of her accountability or it’s purely a scam she is part of

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC 2 місяці тому +2

      No, it’s explaining normal human psychology

  • @shinobi2119
    @shinobi2119 2 місяці тому

    She only has herself to blame. Going to her physical bank, making a money transfer to a safe account and NOT telling the banking staff as they may be in on it is crazy.

  • @nikkster01
    @nikkster01 2 місяці тому +3

    just be thankful they arent Aussie banks because it will be totally 10000% your fault

  • @OlaBing-zl9iw
    @OlaBing-zl9iw 2 місяці тому +2

    Can scam 'loss' reduce one's taxes?

    • @AvP30
      @AvP30 2 місяці тому +2

      You think the government cares? Haha they want your money regardless

  • @intercarcleaning1208
    @intercarcleaning1208 2 місяці тому

    Watching this after I got scammed of £20k. That felt like a million to me, I really feel for her.

  • @711honved
    @711honved 2 місяці тому

    Even my 90 year old dad isn't that stupid! This is a years old scam & the scammers hit the jackpot with eager Rita!

  • @davehedgehog9795
    @davehedgehog9795 2 місяці тому +3

    LOL. How do people still get scammed in 2024. dim.

  • @persephone3309
    @persephone3309 2 місяці тому +1

    I was expecting it to be a lonely old woman who got scammed.

  • @cyberbros5621
    @cyberbros5621 2 місяці тому +3

    There s alot of scams on watts app and text message

  • @johnaboardviolet237
    @johnaboardviolet237 2 місяці тому

    If banks are not party to a fraud and are not negligent
    Banks should not be required to compensate bank fraud victims.

  • @M_SC
    @M_SC 2 місяці тому +1

    All the people in the comments blaming the victim are likely to be victims when they are old or in an emotional state. Because they think it can’t happen to them

  • @ellenekanem
    @ellenekanem 2 місяці тому

    If you even receive a questionable text or email from your bank, get a screenshot and send it to the bank's Twitter, asking if it's genuine. That's what I always do, and I can confirm it's saved me from financial ruin.

  • @carolr7823
    @carolr7823 2 місяці тому +1

    It's very sad. But the bank is not at fault and shouldn't be held liable IMHO. She didn't contact her bank herself, but willingly chose to believe strangers emailing her and talking to her on the phone. Also, who keeps that much money in a bank and not invested?

  • @jillclarke7264
    @jillclarke7264 2 місяці тому

    Always call your bank, credit card etc. Never trust a call that comes in.

  • @madanto2394
    @madanto2394 Місяць тому

    Banks will only send mail they will never contact you by telephone-people musnt read the small print on the letters.