The iPhone Soap Scam
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Michigan mother spent $450 on two bars of soap instead of an iPhone for her daughter. We attempted to help. This is what happened.
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~~~#Timestamps~~~
0:00 - iPhone soap scam. Lew sent iPhone 11 Pro to help out.
6:16 - Samsung will abandon the "waterfall" screen design on the Galaxy S11. Also some new leaks.
10:57 - Apple event coming soon.
14:19 - AirPod competitors from Razer.
22:15 - Ford Mustang Mach-E and how the doors work. Also Tesla news about being locked in and not being able to open the door.
29:19 - Microsoft xCloud is beating Stadia?
35:22 - Why you should think twice about plugging in to public USB power stations.
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ᛏᛟᚱ C Our heroooooo
Have you changed your Display Name. Earlier it was "Thor C". ❔🤔
Now its indecipherable.
@@Rajat-Sharma1 It is the runic alphabet we used in Sweden long time ago, it says "Tor" which in English means "Thor".
ᛏᛟᚱ C you are the a,axing because he makes it on clips but you do this anyway thanks
@@cam-mz4xv You're welcome.
Willy Du: “hmm”
Lew: wow ladies and gentlemens that’s Willy Du right there!! Would you look at that!! What a great time to be alive!! What a game changer!!
Thats a boatload of hmm
'Yes"-Willy Du
Mm hmm
Willy Du, guy like you..
The new "ifoam"
That is pure genius! Thanks for the laugh! 😂😂 iFoam!!! 😂😂😂😂
I can’t wait for the iAir. 700$ for some air from the Apple Store
Lew: Shoutout to Ice Universe
Willy Du: *says absolutely nothing*
Lew: Willy Du!
The OG’s know
Willy du -2019
The scammer put soap inside thinking it would washout his traces 😥
Maybe he thought he could make a clean getaway?
They took a rough situation and cleaned it up.
Soap keeps slipping out of my hand.... “You’re holding it wrong. “
This should have much more upvotes :D
But people seem to have forgotten about that statement..
@@spenarkley thanks.
Benjamin Niess just as apple planned 😈
jail guy? dropped it?
That's great of you Lew. For giving out an iphone to a person in need who actually paid and got scammed
There were similar scams that have been around for a while. People buying tech hardware boxes due to wording of the ad. Happened a lot with Xboxes and PlayStations. Buyer beware of predatory jerks using misleading verbage on ads. You are awesome for taking care of the fam!
That was very kind of you to give a new iPhone to the family that got scammed ❤️
Lew: "The OGs will remember"
Me: "Yeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh!"
Nick Mowen I’m actually so happy they got in touch with Lew 😂
I cannot physically love these videos any more guys. Never stop Lew Later.
I used to live in Dearborn which is few miles away from alen park. thank you Lew and your team for helping the family
Millenials : Lets get this bread
Lew : U goota send us the SOAP
Hey, Lew, I was scammed, when I was buying my Tesla. Can I get a new one? I'll send you soap
This is pretty common in our country, they usually replaced it with a stone or soap.
How about a pack of soy sauce for an iPhone 11...
They better pray I don't find out its stone.
Nice
Thats why i still buy brick and mortar
I'm assuming these are online classifieds? Otherwise if it is an in person transaction, why would someone not look inside the box first before buying it?
Lew: I have to keep you in a loop.
Me: I have to keep you in a LEWp.
You guys are awesome. Great way to turn it around for the family. Thanks for the added "feel good" incentive for being your subscriber. 👍🤘
That’s so nice of you Lew to have sent the phone out to the family ❤️
The soap still has more features than the iPhone so it's still a win
LAUGHS IN ANDROID
😂😂😂
moreover there is 2 for the price of 1 ;-)
The fact you came through with your promise has garnered more respect from me as a subscriber. Keep up the good work Lew,, Willy Du & friends.
If your parents have to pay for your phone, it should probably not be an iPhone. And how can a 14 year old be "in desperate need" of a smartphone
too early, no timestamps 😂
Up now.
Good on you Lew & the team for helping the girl with an iphone, true MVP's!
Holy shit, that Razer ear phone bit had me dying
It’s a normal thing in Ghana. You’ll be scammed in a second.
Circle movement my guy......it's going international. ....lol
🤣🤣🤣
lol u bi the guy. Lew come to Ghana
Plot twist: detective stayed with iPhone 11 pro.
That thought crossed my mind to be honest...
Had similar scam buying an 'Unlocked' LTE LG tablet. Went to buy it, asked if it was unlocked he said it was. I wanted to test it and he got flaky. Turns out it was locked to a different carrier so I never could get it unlocked as money was owed on it. Tough lesson. Feels for the people who get scammed trying to buy tech.
I’m so glad that I’m an OG watcher of the show and get to know that there was a good resolution to this story.
Hahah i remember that story! Im happy how it all turned out in the end, fun turn of events!
Willy Du: Where are you going with this?
This is me 90% of the time Lew is talking.
Product Name: iSoap
Flavor: Apple
Smell: Apple
Size: Small
Price: $249
When I saw this video pop on my feed, I was like, "Didn't they cover this story a while ago?" I clicked on it anyway. Now I'm glad I did.
Why do so many people think you *need* an iPhone? 🤦♂️
...many factors imo. I mean am using a iPhone 5 and not missing out on most of the latest scenes.
So technically it's Updates Support, Product Longevity, OS & Hardware
On other, it's ecosystem, "privacy" & hype due iMessage plus Camera
@Josue Hernandez by cutting edge do you mean implementing features that Android has had for years? Or by taking away other features like the ability to install apps from outside the app store or install different launchers.
I actually used to be an Apple fan boy and thought android was clunky and stupid. However I broke my phone and had to borrow an android phone from a friend (It was like 6 years ago and I can't even remember what model it was) But after having that phone for a week or so I was sold.
You just get so much more phone for you dollar with android. There are so many killer phones that are priced below $500 that are just as good as any iPhone. When you get older you realize how ridiculous it is to like a phone just because of the name Brand.
This has been going on since the iPod Touch 4 😂 I remember because instead of bars of soap, the boxes had those big pink erasers in them.
The Cadillac CTS Coupes had pretty much the same for door handles on the inside and outside and that was starting in 2011. There was a key that would unlock the trunk in case of emergency and then a latch that would open the front door from inside the trunk.
You know your early when Thor C isn’t here with his time stamps lol 😂
But it is up though ;).
ᛏᛟᚱ C oof lol this comment I posted was right after ur comment was posted lol 😂
Did I just get an ad for Unbox Therapy while watching Lew Later?
I once bought a 4s and got a rock and a game of card
You finally got it congrats lew on give em a new iPhone to the person who got scam....
So happy for them & hats off & felt so happy that u guys helped them♥️I almost cried by feeling for that family that how much happy they might be
If they were in desperate need of a phone for their 14 yr old daughter then why not buy a cheap phone at Walmart instead of $450 on an iPhone?
It's funny how someone desperately needs a luxury item... my daughter desperately needs a watch, let's try to find and buy a used Rolex...
If the family was really desperate for a phone for their daughter they could of gotten a 50 dollar phone
I fuckin love this show every night before I Goto sleep he’s back with another one ready for me
I was scammed $300 trying to get an iPhone 8 for my family back in Vietnam since the prices other there are much higher. And I just learn to deal with it.
Wow that was pretty cool of you guys to do man.
Good show as usual. Entertaining, thought provoking, comical yet sophisticated, even the quiet spots have content, (a look, a smirk), worthy of watching to the end, keep it up, I’m jealous of this great way of making a living...
this is really nice of you guys !!!! poor girl 14 years old. scam !
I'm from Detroit, this kinda thing is unfortunately pretty common. A friend bought a good 'ol Craigslist iPad, and as soon as he gave the dude the money, the guy ran off. In the box was a slab of tile. Obviously he made a huge mistake not doing it in a public place with people around, and not checking the box, also the price was suspiciously low...my friend is stupid as hell, but it's still a shitty thing to pull.
It is very nice of Lew sending out phone to people who were scammed with fake Iphones. Weird thing to say, I am kinda sad that I was not scammed lol.
Liked this video for the fact that u helped the individual out who got scammed. Good guys you are.
Congrats, I was waiting for this as soon I watched the episode where you first said about the scam. Good guys, keep it up.
I bought same back at a school at a black market in Ghana. The market place is called ‘circle’ at Accra-Ghana
That background with y’all in space suits!!! AWESOME! Hahaha
About the USB scam, Snowden said on Rogan that you can use your Powerbank as an intermediary to be sure only power is flowing
Thats absolutely amazing we love you Lew 💯
Only my girlfriend jacks my juice. :D
Lew, Willy, you both have a heart of gold. Scams are awful, but you have turned a tragedy into a special moment for both the family who were scammed with the soap in the box and for the Unbox Therapy family (subscribers and all).
The guy who sold this soap to the couple is probably from Circle, Ghana.
Read up on what happens there😭😂
Nobody:
Lew: I gotta get my hands on that soap
Lew, great show as always!
You should create a museum with those scammed object that you and your team helped out for.
And let people visit it one in a while :-)
The cat scene just made my night😂🤣
The amount stolen was $450, under $500 so the suspect was only ticketed for a misdemeanor. Detectives traced the suspect’s cellphone to the crime scene and saw that she bragged about the robbery on FaceBook. She has only been ticketed.
This question has probably already been asked why wouldn’t they open the box before they handed over the cash.
we even buy tiles here in Accra Ghana
Waterfall design on the Note series makes using the SPen near the edges impossible as well.
I think most phones give you an option to chose the USB mode you want to use when you plug them, like charge only, file transfer and other modes. So you don't need thise condom thing. Also remember to always disable USB debugging.
That atm card scanner was used in the UK, I know a lot of people that lost money through the scam
"Peak willy du"
My god! Top tier entertainment right there.
The lew crew is solid. That’s a nice thing to do.
Door handles should never be only electric. You should have a fail safe for the front doors. Rear doors. And trunk.
They bought a used iPhone without checking and testing the phone out??? What idiots
If the samsung removing the waterfall story is true then I may consider buying the S11 as I like many people hate a curved screen on a phone these are some of the problems
1) Watching videos becomes somewhat of a pain as sometimes depending on the app the content goes over the curve
2) Unintended touches when you hold your phone
3) Harder to touch anywhere on your screen in some cases as it can register the touches on the edges and you may not be able to touch in multiple places at once on some apps or whatever
4) it can be harder to touch your phone near the edges as they are curved such as swipe from the left or right or trying to touch a button on an app that happens to be near the edge and in some cases the on screen keyboard may be overhanging off the edge and it may make it harder to type
5) Because the screen curves it makes it EASIER for the screen to crack if it lands on the edge
6) Makes phone cases harder to do their job as a phone case is supposed to cover as much of the device as possible but it has less grip to the phone if the sides are part of the screen also ANOTHER thing many phone cases do is protect the screen by NOT being flush with the screen and being a couple of millimeters taller so if it lands straight on the screen side the screen is further from the ground
and possibly more reasons if I can think of them
That USB condom thing is unnecessary Just cut the 2 data wires in a regular cord but leave the power wires intact.
Just got my notification...guess I'm taking a 41 minute and 48 second break from work :-)
I have an s9 and I've never had accidental touches it has a beautiful screen but the only thing is that the phone is slippery AF first thing I bought was a screen protector to actually get a grip on the damn thing
You won't believe what happened to me Lew. I ordered a Mac Book Pro from a guy and received an original box full of toothpaste tubes. Can you please ... ?
Shoutout to the scammer too!
Lew's all over the place today and I love it
Idk, if you’re meeting up with someone from the classified, and handing them 450 cash without looking at the phone, you’re the real criminal.
This is so insane to me 💀 if she was in desperate need of a phone and her parents had a $450 budget they could have got a Samsung A70 and had money left over
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- 2019 & beyond
And before.
More stories. More Willy Du. MORE WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!
Hahaha good for the couple here in the Philippines this is very common when the courier tries to put in detergent powder or even soap in the box.
I'd say the Samsung Galaxy S12 will probably have a waterfall screen. They probably need extra time to get it right.
Most Android Phones default to Charge Only when plugged in to a computer or whatever unless you specifically change it to File Transfer as default.
You can change it to default to Charge only.
No idea if there is still a way to see the files while it is off though, but probably harder than if you gave it permissions by default.
Holly shit the Razer segment was hilarious!!
Nice gesture guys..bet she was buzzin🤣
That really sucks. I dont care how poor I was the one thing I'd make sure my kid had would be a smartphone. If I got scammed for the only $ I had to do that with I'd be so pissed. Hope she got a phone in the end
I want my waterfall display. I wont buy a phone that doesn't have it. Guess I'll be sticking with the note 10 for a while...
19:51
Lew is dying of laughter🤣
People thought that I was crazy about not using those data extracting usb ports.
Why didn't they....I don't know....LOOK IN THE BOX???
Wasnt this hinted in a previous episode?
Lew’s laughing makes me laugh uncontrollably
I’m fed up of all the sidetracking
Maybe you are deficient in vitamin B12 😉
That was wonderful thing to do! Class act guys.
Loving the Otis in outer space background!
Buys iPhone gets shower equipment...
I remember, I had to make sure I didn't already watch this one.