'I'm living a nightmare': Toronto woman loses $395K to employment scam

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  • Опубліковано 18 вер 2023
  • A Toronto woman says her life has been turned upside down after she lost $395,000 to an employment scam online.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 106

  • @kevin_huewan
    @kevin_huewan 10 місяців тому +81

    Lol. How does a student have a disposable 395 k lmao and why does she need a job if she can afford to liquidate 350k 😂 😂 😂

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC 10 місяців тому +3

      Yeah that’s rich for you and me but not rich enough to not work lol what kind of interest would you have to live off that, 1800 a month? Poverty

    • @pxxnxh
      @pxxnxh 10 місяців тому +3

      In the article they said she borrowed 250K from family and friends

    • @sudarshansuppiah8192
      @sudarshansuppiah8192 8 місяців тому +1

      Listen to the news carefully she is not a student

    • @Anna-po1sb
      @Anna-po1sb 7 місяців тому

      @@pxxnxhshould have spent that money on herself tbh, borrow 400k for your family and friends over the span of multiple decades, use it to pay your rent n buy your food

    • @RalphSmith-cj5he
      @RalphSmith-cj5he 2 місяці тому

      L😂L

  • @nixcya3180
    @nixcya3180 10 місяців тому +51

    This is really her own fault, who gives money to their new job ?

    • @BLURTHEGHOST
      @BLURTHEGHOST 10 місяців тому

      🙌

    • @user-gn8eb4ii9p
      @user-gn8eb4ii9p 5 місяців тому

      If I want to give employer of mine that kind of amount, I have every right to do that. That is choice I've made and you aren't going to tell me what to do or I would have the administrator here ban you!!!!!!!!!!

  • @wolfecanada6726
    @wolfecanada6726 10 місяців тому +28

    I'm sorry, but how do you lack any common sense whatsoever? What person in their right mind would do this?

    • @dimitriosotis8632
      @dimitriosotis8632 10 місяців тому +3

      as soon as they get SOME money, they just reel you in....

    • @saphire5271
      @saphire5271 2 місяці тому

      Mind control, your ability to make sound judgment is compromised.

  • @theindependentcanadian7698
    @theindependentcanadian7698 10 місяців тому +41

    Who can afford to pay that amount to get a job??? Lmfaooo zero sympathy sorry…

    • @RazorRamonElJefe
      @RazorRamonElJefe 10 місяців тому +1

      Someone with a mental disability.

    • @James-eq8cq
      @James-eq8cq 7 місяців тому +1

      Don't feel bad for her at all. Look up Fatima Imran Oshawa - got in trouble for fraud.

    • @xana5649
      @xana5649 2 місяці тому

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @captaintrips9606
    @captaintrips9606 10 місяців тому +27

    You mean to tell me that Nigerian I gave money to isnt a prince needing to unlock his inheritance?

  • @JessT-vg7ib
    @JessT-vg7ib 10 місяців тому +12

    Who pays their employer to work? They have it the wrong way around...they're supposed to pay you...not the other way around.

    • @user-gn8eb4ii9p
      @user-gn8eb4ii9p 5 місяців тому

      You haven't lived in Canada to know that

    • @JessT-vg7ib
      @JessT-vg7ib 5 місяців тому

      I do live in Canada and anyone who does that should take an IQ test.@@user-gn8eb4ii9p

  • @nickel2442
    @nickel2442 10 місяців тому +27

    With $400k, you can buy an older house in Windsor renting to students and make $2000 - a month while living in a room yourself. Too bad.

    • @xana5649
      @xana5649 2 місяці тому

      Sooooo true

    • @xana5649
      @xana5649 2 місяці тому

      Here in Portugal you can buy at least 5 houses with such money

  • @ctawab
    @ctawab 10 місяців тому +9

    You have that kind of money

  • @sudarshansuppiah8192
    @sudarshansuppiah8192 9 місяців тому +7

    All those commenting as if they are any better. Anyone could be deceived. The amount of social engineering modern criminals use are extreme.

    • @larrybethune3909
      @larrybethune3909 8 місяців тому +1

      Exactly

    • @WindofChange2023
      @WindofChange2023 7 місяців тому

      She is a liar look up Fatima Imran Oshawa

    • @user-ex2ff5io7o
      @user-ex2ff5io7o 6 місяців тому

      the desperation to feed our families is pretty extreme too

    • @kiana9941
      @kiana9941 2 місяці тому

      no because I am not giving a dime to anyone

  • @vannasoukphilavong6996
    @vannasoukphilavong6996 10 місяців тому +8

    How she have so much money anyways. Here I’m working 60 hrs a week .

    • @HR-uf9sj
      @HR-uf9sj 9 місяців тому

      Offshore money laundering

    • @larrybethune3909
      @larrybethune3909 8 місяців тому

      @@HR-uf9sj Stupidity has found a home in you.

    • @dkmike2299
      @dkmike2299 16 днів тому

      They said she borrowed from family, so I’m guessing the bank if mommy and daddy.

  • @cb613
    @cb613 10 місяців тому +16

    Haha i dont feel bad for her..

    • @larrybethune3909
      @larrybethune3909 8 місяців тому

      Compassion and Kharma are cousins you know. The less that you have, the lower you go. (Free rhyming couplet just for you CB).

    • @cb613
      @cb613 8 місяців тому

      @@larrybethune3909 if I was as smug as you, I'd probably agree.

    • @James-eq8cq
      @James-eq8cq 7 місяців тому

      Don't feel bad for her at all. Look up Fatima Imran Oshawa - got in trouble for fraud.

  • @mathbeast8939
    @mathbeast8939 8 місяців тому +3

    Is there to contact to this person. I am in similar boat.

  • @EmordiClementina
    @EmordiClementina 3 місяці тому +1

    Great work, *Vortextrace* - I’m thrilled that you’re actively combatting these scammers. It’s crucial to prioritize the safety of the elderly and the public by taking every necessary measure to protect them. You truly deserve recognition for your efforts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @jumbome7420
    @jumbome7420 10 місяців тому +8

    Lol if you think that’s normal to pay to work somewhere then you deserve to be ripped off

  • @LuisPeterson
    @LuisPeterson 10 місяців тому +3

    Wait, 395k for a job prospect? who does that in 2023? She gotta be living in the 1st century .

    • @HR-uf9sj
      @HR-uf9sj 9 місяців тому

      It’s illegal money earned abroad. They send their kids here to study and launder that money by Canadian banking system

    • @WindofChange2023
      @WindofChange2023 7 місяців тому +1

      She is a liar look up Fatima Imran Oshawa

  • @Coldbird1337
    @Coldbird1337 10 місяців тому +2

    I saw this last year

  • @fatyogachick
    @fatyogachick 10 місяців тому +6

    Omg it's bad enough that she was dumb enough to fall for it without question. But even worst that she put her face online after it as if just anyone would fall for this. 😂😂😂 How embarrassing!

    • @luisfernando5998
      @luisfernando5998 9 місяців тому

      Her only chance is now to goon only fans

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 8 місяців тому

      Reetrards often have serious Dunning & Kruger as well. Look at all the pity junkies on here claiming "anyone could fall for this". I think this one grew up drinking water from lead pipes. Whadda Tralalagoondeay.

    • @WindofChange2023
      @WindofChange2023 7 місяців тому

      She is a liar look up Fatima Imran Oshawa

    • @user-gn8eb4ii9p
      @user-gn8eb4ii9p 5 місяців тому

      The lady needs to contact the cops. The cops take care of that

    • @WindofChange2023
      @WindofChange2023 5 місяців тому

      @@user-gn8eb4ii9p look up Fatima Imran Oshawa

  • @user-yl7rh3bc8h
    @user-yl7rh3bc8h 14 днів тому

    I can't image how tough it would be to decide which position to play in the fight against these con artists. It is imperative that the past not be forgotten!! Regards to the *Grind Techiei* team for accepting this duty and fighting these evil swindler’s! 😡

  • @UrbanBricks
    @UrbanBricks 10 місяців тому +5

    lol, why the hell does she have so much.

    • @larrybethune3909
      @larrybethune3909 8 місяців тому

      Rich family. Intergenerational wealth. Successful business. It's not rocket science although it pays more.

    • @WindofChange2023
      @WindofChange2023 7 місяців тому

      She is a liar look up Fatima Imran Oshawa

    • @user-gn8eb4ii9p
      @user-gn8eb4ii9p 5 місяців тому +1

      There is not a single immigrant that doesn't have that kind of money and there are simps who pay ladies that kind of money

  • @Lifeisapartydresslikeit
    @Lifeisapartydresslikeit 10 місяців тому +1

    I get these emails and texts all the time!! I would never give anyone payment information for a job!!

  • @floare79
    @floare79 2 місяці тому

    How did she have 395k to lose?

  • @cindyorgill6619
    @cindyorgill6619 10 місяців тому +1

    Should've known better

  • @mathbeast8939
    @mathbeast8939 8 місяців тому +1

    I lost 12k with similar situation. But 400k..that is a lot!!

    • @MargaritaDunn-nf1oz
      @MargaritaDunn-nf1oz 8 місяців тому

      Do you still have the payment proofs

    • @MargaritaDunn-nf1oz
      @MargaritaDunn-nf1oz 8 місяців тому

      If actually you have that, get in contact with mr Chris Holland

    • @mathbeast8939
      @mathbeast8939 8 місяців тому

      @@MargaritaDunn-nf1oz yup

    • @MargaritaDunn-nf1oz
      @MargaritaDunn-nf1oz 8 місяців тому

      @@mathbeast8939 you still have them right now

    • @mahayusari
      @mahayusari 7 місяців тому

      Hi, How do I get in contact with Chris Holland, I got 6000$, and now my savings account drain. I need help. Tried to fill case in FBI etcalso bitget but there nothing happend.@@MargaritaDunn-nf1oz

  • @KimberlyM-W
    @KimberlyM-W 2 місяці тому

    Disgusting and heartbreaking!!
    I want to hear about federal governments arrest to these scammers!!

  • @razelolivas1557
    @razelolivas1557 6 місяців тому

    Because they blackmailed me and they told me that they file a lawsuit on me for not completing the task

  • @pimentofume
    @pimentofume 10 місяців тому +12

    Rich kid from India

    • @pxxnxh
      @pxxnxh 10 місяців тому +3

      In the article it said she had borrowed 250K from family and friends. Indian international kids in Canada are usually not living luxury lives here, this seems like a weird case. I’d like more info about her situation…

    • @sabrinajames2576
      @sabrinajames2576 10 місяців тому +8

      ​@@pxxnxhShe is not being honest about borrowing money! Most likely hiding the money for a family member!

    • @HR-uf9sj
      @HR-uf9sj 9 місяців тому

      @@sabrinajames2576money laundering operation. Mumbai underworld and criminals use students to launder money in Canada

    • @robbyd3892
      @robbyd3892 8 місяців тому +1

      @@sabrinajames2576 doing such an amazing job hiding the money, she doesn’t know where she put it 😮

  • @TomFooleryTheAustere
    @TomFooleryTheAustere 3 місяці тому

    This is making me nervous. I’m starting to think Akeem, the Prince of Zamunda is not who he says he is….

  • @yokiryuchan7655
    @yokiryuchan7655 6 місяців тому

    She had 400k she could have bought a house, and rented iout different parts of it to students or something. I have NO sympathy for this woman.

  • @xana5649
    @xana5649 2 місяці тому

    She didnt need a job. So much money!

  • @b21raider27
    @b21raider27 2 місяці тому

    Usually it’s senior citizens they go after. Some seniors don’t have their full mental faculties anymore.
    These kind of simple scams are nothing.
    I get calls pretending to be from CRA et al, I just laugh it off. One from the “police” too. 😂

  • @Landis_Grant
    @Landis_Grant 10 місяців тому +6

    She could open a GoFundMe account and reap $500,000 in donations.

    • @JessT-vg7ib
      @JessT-vg7ib 10 місяців тому +1

      theres ppl dumb enough to donate

    • @pxxnxh
      @pxxnxh 10 місяців тому +2

      Messed up, but true

    • @luisfernando5998
      @luisfernando5998 9 місяців тому

      Only fans she’ll make diuble

    • @WindofChange2023
      @WindofChange2023 7 місяців тому

      She is a liar look up Fatima Imran Oshawa

    • @WonderingHead
      @WonderingHead 6 місяців тому

      Not from me

  • @SuperGreenguys
    @SuperGreenguys 6 місяців тому

    I just loose 3k dollars

  • @barneyrubbles2485
    @barneyrubbles2485 8 місяців тому

    WHAT SCHOOL DID YOU GO TO< THE DUNCE SCHOOL?> YOU NEVER PAY TO GET A JOB OK. ITS CALLED IF YOUR FRIEND CAN SCRCH YOUR BACK < THEY GOT YOU IN FOR A JOB> OK. I DID IT IN A GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS THERE FOR ALMOST 20YRS< NOW RETIRED @ 70 OK..

  • @WonderingHead
    @WonderingHead 6 місяців тому

    No common sense

  • @GoBlueGirl78
    @GoBlueGirl78 10 місяців тому

    WTF? 😂😂

  • @theastuteangler
    @theastuteangler 10 місяців тому

    lol bye

  • @WindofChange2023
    @WindofChange2023 7 місяців тому +2

    Look up Fatima Imran Oshawa

  • @daniellefielding924
    @daniellefielding924 9 місяців тому

    Idiots. I feel no sympathy for any sucker that gets got like this.

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 8 місяців тому

      Sympathy is free, even for you lower class grumps

    • @WindofChange2023
      @WindofChange2023 7 місяців тому +1

      She is a liar look up Fatima Imran Oshawa

  • @EmordiClementina
    @EmordiClementina 3 місяці тому +1

    Great work, *Vortextrace* - I’m thrilled that you’re actively combatting these scammers. It’s crucial to prioritize the safety of the elderly and the public by taking every necessary measure to protect them. You truly deserve recognition for your efforts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @xana5649
      @xana5649 2 місяці тому

      Shut up scammer