The Dark Truth about Fake Gurus - The Thing I Never Talk About...
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- Throwback Thursdays are about studying the psychology and history of fraudsters. Today we talk about one of the most uncomfortable truths about con-men. They're likable.
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this video is an opinion and in no way should be construed as statements of fact. scams, bad business opportunities, and fake gurus are subjective terms that mean different things to different people. I think someone who promises $100K/month for an upfront fee of $2K is a scam. Others would call it a Napolean Hill pitch. - Розваги
Scammers prey on emotions, which will always work sadly.
Hi spencer, love your channel
Stop being so wise and sexy, Spencer 🥺🥵😍
Or happily, depending on the emotion
@@stevegables3303 yeah man he is handsome man
@@avocadolfhirsehiedler742 *creams based jeans*
Didn't Brian Rose say American Psycho is a blueprint to success? 🥺
The mental toughness behind all of these scammers amazes me though. How can you live knowing you destroyed thousands of lives?
because in the end you bank so much money you forget about the pain
Sociopaths don’t have a conscience.
Do you really think anyone cares?
Coz they are psychopath
They firmly believe if someone is dumb enough to fall for a lie then they deserve it.
The fake guru ad dissing fake gurus before the coffeezilla video about fake gurus was a few levels too deep 🤣
*Meta*
Guruception
I love getting fake guru adds before Coffeezilla video’s 🥲
Same! I feel like I am getting a small win of the ad budget.
Click them, so they basically pay Zilla
@@Chitzui does it acc work like that😂
@@EughGetBack yes it does. If you book ads, you pay for each click (and views) and if you're a creator you get paid for each click with a part of that money, the rest goes to the bank (youtube hahaha)
@@Chitzui Also because of the way the YT ads work, the guru ads would start getting placed on Coffee's videos more because of the high click through rates, reducing the chance they'd get shown one someones video who's fans aren't as savvy. Its a win win.
The "Con" in ConMan is short for Confidence. The best Con Men tend to be either very Good Looking, Charming, Tall, Dominant and or Charismatic.
A great voice, great personality and great looks can work wonders for Con Men.
Even meek and humble looking people can con you because they look harmless.
Basically appearance and an air of legitamacy.
I didn’t realize that, I knew about confidence men, and con men. But I didn’t realize that con was short for that!
Nah - best ones are just average nondescript (with the charisma)
Instagram has the six-packs and a Lambo - but Bernie Madoff, at $65Billion, I'll wager he's taken more than the top 1000 put together.
TRUE, con men have that look with curved eyebrows with kinda surprised expression seeming innocent
The thing they all have in common is charisma. Their appearance means nothing... look at tai lopez lol.
Even radio commercial people have charisma.
@@goldcd Bernie Madoff actually had a real reputation on Wall St. so he leveraged that do build his billion dollar Ponzi scheme. He had the social proof and expertise to warrant initial trust.
I would love to see that Tai Lopez guy in jail then we would get to see a infomercial that's like "Hey, I'm here in my jail cell" lol
here in my jail cell just lost my new lambourghini recently
Why would he go to jail? I bought two of his courses and I didn’t like and he refunded me...
"Give me a tin of mackerel today, and I'll train you how to sell a mackerel trading-course, that'll double your tinned fish in two weeks"
I suspect the scam won't end as well as it does on the outside though.
Knowledge!!
“Here in my cell and I’ve got the Lamborghini of a toilet in the back, but today I want to talk about some knowledge I’ve acquired lately... the value of bartering. Did you know spicy chicken ramen is worth double of any other flavor? The more you learn the more you earn.”
Con men attract the desperate. And when you have this charismatic, happy, friendly good speaker tell you all your dreams will come true then its easy to see why it works.
(Fake) empathy really does magic on desperate people..
@@NetSkillNavigator smh
Hence religion
I followed Grant Cardone since about 2013, I suffered serverd depression and anxiety. One of his mantras was to say you don’t need medicine for anxiety and other mental health conditions. I listened to this advice and became very sick for many years. Please everyone do not follow this type of advice from ‘Gurus’ the consequences can mean your happiness, life or even an early death.
That's because Grant Cardone is deep into Scientology, a cult that believes all psychiatrists and psych meds are evil and bad for you. He's pushing the beliefs of the cult he belongs to onto the victims of the success cult he started.
The guy exploits everyone around him.
Therapy and meditation have no substitute. Learned that the hard way myself. Hope you're doing well these days, my guy.
@@razorwireclouds5708 I’m doing well man, thanks 🙏.
Wow, so sorry hun!
The relationship between scammer and scammed feels a lot like the relationship between a cult leader and their followers, it's kind of like a relationship between a narcissist and a codependent.
I got scammed for a few years in an MLM. Worst point in my life and I got recruited by a girl I had a crush on... she only wanted me for her recruiting bonus.
Almost 3,000$ in I finally realized this was a cult scheme and I was quickly losing friends and family due to my brainwashing. I appreciate the work you do by exposing these scummy salesmen. Keep up the great work, you got my sub
Glad to hear you made it out!
Stay strong brother
Anyone can fall to a scam
MLM scams are the worst. pyramid scheme.
I'm so sorry that happened to you.
Sorry that happened to you. You sound totally awake now though and innocculated against future scams. We all get scammed in some way in life the important thing is to learn from it and still be willing to take some chances when the time and situation is right.
Life lessons baby
It's all good bro
I actually grabbed a coffee ☕. His psychological tricks are unbeatable😂.
I need to go to sleep but I really want coffee now also! 😂
@@brooke9147 😂😂😂
Im sure in a few months he will release a coffee brand
me too!
i grabbed a coffee because of your comment
The really bitter pill is knowing even the ones who get fined are earning so much it's just a basic expense.
Bernie Madoff looked like a kindly old rich uncle. I think about that every time I see his photo. He doesn't look like someone that could destroy so many lives.
I thought the same thing! However don’t let the gentle looks fool you. I remember he got into a fight his first week in prison and won!
mm.. i never thought about that
@black wolf101 Is your life that sad that the first thing you bring about is race? Projecting much.....
@@randomdude4110 Wow, you got triggered. I think you are the one projecting.
@black wolf101 cause clearly other than white guys other grandpas looks like evil overlord lmao
I was literally just watching the Dark Truth about making millions from online courses by James Jani. Amazing timing.
James Jani is one of the most underrated creators on youtube btw
I learned about coffeezilla from James Jani.
James Jani's content is like watching a documentary.
He is like little cousin of Coffeezilla
I just subscribed to him because of this comment!
The irony of Brian Rose is that he needed that money to pay off his QLA loans from Dan Pena’s castle courses. 😂
that's what being a c with a hard t gets you.
Really? That's hilarious!
I disagree. Whenever someone is too chatty and too exuberant, I automatically distrust them. I don't consider that likable.
Same. That small clip of the.... Jan Joni or whatever made me hold on to my wallet like a vice.
@black wolf101 Don't know much about him. But I did see an article on Forbes was done about him, or he wrote an article for them.
@black wolf101 Cardone is a scammer imho.
I never trusted these guys. There’s always something about them that’s off and idk how other people can’t read them. Chances are if you feel something isn’t right, TRUST YOUR GUT
Absolutely agree
Petition for him to adjust his headphones equally on both sides.
You should sell him a course on how to adjust headphones
Why does it matter?
@@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 OCD
@@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 I cannot witness such inequalities and stand by with my hands in my pockets. Stand up before you become the subject of these cruel acts.
@@billybillson9831 the one I learned from a Buddhist monk in Tibet?
After your last episode on Napoleon Hill, I now look at Napoleon Hill as a old hustler 😥 you shattered my noble image of him!
Noble! Even in death, he still got you conned🤣
@@ArtfulDodger566 i dont mind him the book was actually useful to me and i didnt pay for it myself it was a gift. So he hasnt had a penny from me and gave me some decent things to thing about. Maybe he was a hustler whilst alive but doesnt mean you cant learn anything from his work.
@@bran2355 I can learn to do hardwork from watching ants.
I can learn patience from Crocodiles, lions, etc.
I can learn humility from an elder grandpa in park
I can learn bottle flip... by myself but the point is
We learn something new from an experience of other person or entity.
Obviously, experience from others gives different perspectives but he still finessed everyone though... 😅
If you read any book from 100 years ago, you realize that a lot of the same shit was around back then
Kind of like how serial killers can be charismatic because they lack a coherent personality, lack a large part of their humanity, and are able to put on any mask they want because of it.
Its called superficial charm
Not sure how one measures humanity, or what a "coherent" personality is, but being able to "put on any mask" is something that most people do anyway.
When the monitor swings down from the ceiling...it legit looks like it's gonna knock zilla out!
Made me want to type, "Watch out for the TV!!!". How would THAT sound taken out of context?
Well it’s call a “confidence man” for a reason.
Coffee is pretty likable...
I must be getting conned >_>
there are exceptions to every rule. the key is to not trust people based solely on their likeability.
Trust RESULTS over CHARISMA.
"Look at his trusting, blue eyes" Coffee said before making the entire video grayscale
An illusion that makes it seem like they are there for your own best interest...
I Listened to Grant Cardone University to the T, and I Almost Died Homeless. This is REAL Life
I feel like being an engineer is an advantage in the realm of trading, i'm literally a walking bullshit detector, salesmen piss me right off, especially car salesmen, and i'm naturally suspicious of extroverted people who "seem nice".
Same here. I don't trust anyone who is:
1) Quick to smile
2) Overly enthusiastic
3) Quick to press flesh (e.g. hug or shake hands)
4) Uses terms of endearment too soon (e.g. friend, bro)
5) Flexes their "wealth" too hard
@@leonrobinson8180 1, 2, 4...Aw man, I'm not a greasy con, I'm just forced to be this way in my customer service job. :(
...Used to kinda be that way naturally back when I genuinely liked new people, too lol.
@@leonrobinson8180 All these points perfectly describe Tom Cruise.
Same here 💪🏼
@@leonrobinson8180 They believe that's how they can get people to buy their products. Lol
Jeez, this video is a stark reminder of why we need to be careful in trusting our intuititions of truth. Thanks much mr coffee man.
Scammers know rule #1 is being likable. Without it you can't scam anyone.
Bro, I am seeing so-called “educated people” get caught to these snake oil sellers every day.
I believe people need to start not only to think about themselves but also about others when deciding on something.
Most people only think about benefits they going to get instead of others who are going to suffer from that.
Met Tai Lopez a while back in Vegas. Very personable guy. Can see why so many fall for the hustle.
I cant trust someone that calles themselves a “guru”
Only the rapper. R.I.P.
"Concentrate on what cannot lie." - CSI
I read that as KSI at the end 🤦🏼♂️
Well said man . I myself am a victim of people with con traits. The sad thing is that even when my instincts screams red flag I still go along with the person with a benefits of doubt.
"This is something that is hard for people to accept". Until you realize the "con" in "con artist" is short for confidence.
Brian Rose once responded to criticisms by saying losers focus on winners, winners focus on winning. It could be summed up as: Scammers focus on losers.
"It's going to be fun and hopefully very profitable."
...is he talking to himself?
He's talking to the people who pitched him on it being a good idea
I love that line: many, many years ago, some might not remember, I had a program called Mega Memory... I guess only those who bought Mega Memory can remember.
Better Call Saul deals with this exact problem. Saul may be slimy, but he’s naturally funny and people like him. That’s why his scams are so successful and it’s why his straight-faced brother, who has problems dealing with people, is so jealous
I actually am really thankful you have throw back Thursday’s, they are so good. I literally need this information because I myself am currently conned
The whole world is run by scammers
Who else feels like they're getting 2 for the price of one when you get a youtube furu (fake guru) ad on coffeezilla vid
The whole looking trustworthy thing is true.
When I took part in a life insurance class I was invited to (it's one that they invite folks to to sell Life Insurance as an investment) one of the first things they told me was that I look and sound honest and relatable.
They actually took me to the side and wanted me to start selling Life Insurance based off of this.
The whole thing wasn't to my liking honestly, and being told this was honestly very disconcerting. It makes since that these traits make a good liar, but to actually hear it from folks selling Life Insurance as an investment option just sounded bad.
I never started. All I can say is they had a good cheese and wine selection for free. Got a free class on selling Life Insurance too. Oh, and some pretty hot ladies to be perfectly honest.
They were collecting people in customer service and other client facing positions that were low pay and promising a future of big bucks.
... shit, I had the same experience. A "friend" said I'd do well as an insurance agent because I have s "cute, guileless smile" that makes "people fall in love and old people happy to see". And then proceeded to say, "It would make them feel bad not to buy packages from you!"
Pretty sure this is an mlm/pyramid scheme company, maybe primerica?
I remember the last time I got scammed.... before I even began high school.
Glad it happened to me as a kid and not as a grown man.
I’m not surprised that charismatic scammers have fans, so did attractive serial killers (didn’t one marry a fan?).
Yeah I have to say I was very disheartened to see Brian Rose bounce back from the vice article. His enormous ego won’t let him throw in the towel.
That is another aspect of these guys. They have INCREDIBLE resiliency. Things that would destroy a normal human just shed off them like water on a duck. It's incredible.
I hardly enjoy watching anything lately but I'm hooked to your videos. And thank you for all your work, takes a whole lot of time, effort, and balls to do what you do.
Psychopaths tend to be very charming and tell you what you want to hear.
First there was Coffeezilla, then by manipulating the playback speed we get a more evolved protagonist, Cocainezilla.
Keep pushing boi I used to watch these guys growing up to be successful but even as a young lad I knew they were bogus good to see my gut feeling was right
Been watching your videos for a few weeks now and YOU NEVER DISSAPOINT. Keep up the good work 🔥🤌💯
The Trump induction into the Coffeezilla's Hall of Fake Gurus & Conmen was a really nice touch for the video. 👏👏👏
Oh man I love finding new quality content creators.
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I’ve met two genuine con men in my life, and I can attest to their likability. Confident, relaxed, witty… if you like someone immediately, that’s not a good sign.
great video, man! it feels really good to find other people that see these things, so i don't feel that i'm crazy. keep them coming, your work is appreciated.
Easily one of the top 5 youtubers. Love the content bro. Keep it up and helping people see the bullshit all these fools are pitching to make money for themselves and not care about the people they hurt.
Thank you for sharing this awareness, Coffee! I'm not a psychology student, and I learnt about narcissism via conselling session and videos/podcasts that are made by some psychologists. Narcissism is so real. In workplace settings, most companies' owners are not aware that narcissists can deceive others by making use of their charisma to manipulate others
Hopefully the awareness of scam will rise
Honestly, in Terry Pratchett's Going Postal the main character is great for helping understand the way these people think.
You are so right! I think people do like narcissistic people. I think it's "narcissism by proxy". Very sad, but seen and observed over and over again. I really appreciate your work coffeezilla, you're doing great work!! Well done 👍✅
One of the best UA-cam channels I've subbed to in years Coffee! I look forward to you becoming a household name in the years to come. You're work is awesome. Keep it up!
You know, psychopaths and sociopaths are very likeable when they want to be
I have called Brian a scammer on one of his Facebook posts and now I am permanently banned from commenting on his posts !
CoffeeZilla is back !!!!!!! Thank you! Great video !!! I criticized your last video about Sherlock in the comments.....but I'm so happy to see anther video on fake gurus and all that surrounds this topic........Thank you CZ.....more power to you !
Probably one of your most important videos - well done!
to appeal to his audience, brian rose recently posted a video saying that "hospitals are no busier than this time last year". glad nobody in his family is currently in an ICU to test that statement.
also, actions have consequences. brian posted lots of pictures on his community of him riding the tube without wearing a mask. because he knew his followers would like that.
a bit later, i found myself on a tube train where everybody was wearing a mask. all except one person - and that person had a londonreal t shirt on.
and like some bad movie, that person was coughing into his hands every now and then {eyeroll}. thanks brian, we appreciate your work ;D
Bullshit story
I've been binge watching a bunch of coffeezilla and have to agree, these con artists always have a charismatic "well they seem like a nice guy" attitude. The surprising thing I keep seeing is on small time grifters trying to sell gaming universities to people trying to push almost cult like social networks is how their followers just blindly follow with those excuses:
"Well you'll see if you join the discord they are all really are a nice person/people"
"Oh they don't see like the type to lie"
"You just need to try it to see it work"
"Oh, it doesn't always work if you don't try hard enough"
I just wish there was more that you could do to inform. these days, these con groups have media teams to downvote videos, sockpuppet accounts to harass people, & dox critics. It happens from the biggest names to the smaller ones, but it seems there is no real way to stop some of these people, they ALWAYS come back.
That echoey “hell no” scared the shit out of me, sitting way to close to my phone.
the most important thing to be aware of is that *everyone* is susceptible to being scammed, no matter how smart or savvy you are. we all have buttons that can be pushed and preconceived biases and expectations that can be exploited.
there is no shortcut for how to know who/what is trustworthy other than using your brain and thinking critically, because scammers' entire career is figuring out and mimicking those shortcuts. nobody is going to be wearing a trenchcoat in a dark alley asking you to donate to the Eating Babies Foundation.
Napoleon Hill is really good at being likeable. I fell for this bs 27 years ago. Still feeling stupid for that.
One of your best brother! Love your content and can’t wait to see where you go
Great content thanks for filling this much needed void, of truth and hopefully justice for exposing these scammers and protecting and educating the not so informed you are a true life super hero.
I bet it's not easy being yourself
You spot the scam but people keep buying from the scammers
Good job bro, Respect 👍👍👍
I thought i became scam proof until the last couple years but fortunately buying into these scams has taught huge lessons on what gets people to buy with a legitimate business
Glad to see this channel's growth. Been here since 85k
hey man glad i found your channel. funny and informative
I had a german business partner who moved from city to city ending up in my region. He admitted several business problems in his past. He was very charming. He believed his own fantasy and lies... the rest is history 🤣
That School of Trade thing sounds interesting, I might just try it out! Thanks for making a video on it! 😂
Videos like this are very useful for all of us yet there's only a very few who are taking these things seriously. SAD LIFE...
Hi Coffeezilla, Why most folks become victims to anything is Feeling desperate, a person usually get in a financial mess and trying to figure how to get out of it. Way, back in my 30's that what trap me, but I got out of it. Usually if one get in a desperate situation if you slow down you can get out of it as well.
Thanks for sharing this video.
Cult of personality? Oh we are headed back to the 90s....
I'm about to leave for work but you need to know about something I call this effect the "silver tongue" and although you may not believe me, there are people who when they talk can literally cause your mind to release endorphins and feel good...I had a friend who could do this and when I realized the effect it scared the c### out of me...be very careful when you are listening to someone and you start to fell tooo good.
One thing I hate about your channel is all the money guru ads I get after watching. But it’s definitely worth it 😊
i missed the old music when you finish your video, great stuff as always
Great video man! Con artists are so darn likable
So basically you’re saying all politicians are scammers?? Lol exactly.
Always has been 🔫
Politicians promise the world and deliver sh*t so yes, all of them are to some degree scammers.
No, he's not saying THAT, exactly. Some, like Trump, stand out as markedly psychopathic. But not all.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2016-08-23-presidential-candidates-may-be-psychopaths-%E2%80%93-could-be-good-thing
@@taofist you guys have such a weird fixation on trump. Dude seems less like a psychopath and more like a narcissistic egotistical idiot who says whatever enters his head, I think the left gives him a bit too much credit.
Democrats… Republicans..
You're conning me into watching your videos with your likeability.
I just subbed from binging a bunch of videos and now there is a new one. Good shit.
There's a mystery with these scammers: Their psychology, The "how" question has been answered, they're likeable, and seemingly they're completely shameless.deliberately trying to delude others - simply for cash.The rest of my answer was truncated by UA-cam
I agree. Charisma, rapport and likability are actually the Staples of scammers. It's because of their personality that they're actually able to sucker so many. AND might I add that many of them actually believe their own scam which makes them a lot more believable. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
This is also why we enjoy YOUR show, Coffee ;)
YOUR NETWORK IS SIMPLY INVALUABLE .....KEEP IT UP FOREVER, COFFEE!!!!
Coffee, the reason the comments and likes are positive is because they use automated engagement pods to give them a bunch of likes and comments.
A lot of it is fake clout to make them look legitimate.
I see it in Facebook ads ALL THE TIME.
the "wealthiest" person of the planet is a conman.
If it was possibile to smash that like button the times that I would like,I would certainly smash it during all the video of Coffeezilla! You are the best guys!🤗
I was waiting for the big dawg - GC!! Common coffee, don't do us so dirty!!!!
It is also because people relate and resonate more with positivity. In other words; people WANT someone to give them HOPE and not otherwise!!
name one person who talks and spreads negativity and is actually likable?! (regardless of whether or not what is spoken is the truth)
This is just the basic human nature, which marketers happen to know it.
That thumbnail is epic 😄
Suspenders + wonderful full beard = the FINAL Coffeezilla form
That “hell no” at 12:11 really spooked me lol
I also signed up for the emails with Trump, so I could understand what information he was sending to his supporters which the general public was not seeing. It's horrific