I used to have a “SCAMMER “. She has a uncool photo of me. I made a deal with her, if I give her $20 in cash, but I would like to “Cuddle with her.” But she needs to give me her house/ Building number. But she’s wouldn’t give it to me, so she blocked me.
Hi, please consider either not using AI art in your videos, using an artist, or, at least, marking your videos as using AI content. It's difficult as an artist to compete with the surge of AI material, but it would be better if people with large platforms either didn't use it or noted the source. Thanks!
Hey, KITBOGA just developed software with his team that REJECTS REMOTE ACCESS SOFTWARE and displays scam warnings when they try to install. You should check it out. This should really help to protect the older members of our community. It's called SERAPH SECURE.
I'm 67 years old, and i wish that more boomers watched your channel and others like this. The elderly need to realize that they are considered easy targets for scammers.
I called my grandpa and I guess he got a new phone and didn't have my number saved yet but he was immediately cautious to make sure it wasn't a scam, it made me happy that he's aware and cautious of random numbers.
My friend Mike Rafone had exactly the same experience as you. The scammer appreciated the $25 gift card and used to change his life. He is no longer scamming.
Obviously. Pleasant Green really seems to want to see the good in everybody. That's a nice quality to have, but not everybody has some good in them. Some are absolutely rotten to the core.
Yep, all they see is the $ signs, and will do whatever it takes to get whatever money they can. They typically have many victims on the hook at once, so I'm sure he would gladly type "sorry" in a text message to get that $25 while he's probably scamming someone else for hundreds of dollars at the same time.
I can't believe they expect you to believe both you *and* your cousin happened to have won a random lottery they didn't ever enter! You're a very moral and sweet scam baiter, in the end. Love your videos!
To show that it's working, that's why they keep on doing it. Yesterday Donald Trump messaged me saying I won the MAGA franchise and a trip to Trump's golf resort. I laughed
@@MinimiMax He only said sorry for the money. Either that or he was just gifted $25 for admitting that he's a scammer.. neither of those options are good
@@il3arn260 Literally what I just said. I did not say it is good. I was just commenting on your "doubt it was even genuine". The money, like I said, was not for him being genuine. It was for him admitting he is a scammer by saying he is sorry, because the implication was that if he says he's sorry, he is a scammer.
@@il3arn260 Literally the concept was this "If you are a scammer and want me to give you money, say you are sorry.", he was like "So you give me money if I say I am sorry?", so yes, he was admitting it. Because the reason he said sorry is because he was a scammer. It is not a very complicated concept to grasp. Again, I am not claiming he said sorry because he was sorry. He said sorry because he was prompted to do so for being a scammer.
Pleasant Green is definitely a unique scambaiter. Unlike so many of us, he hasnt become jaded and still believes these thieves arent beyond redemption. I respect that. I really wish they deserved his good will towards them. We could learn a lot from PG about not holding a grudge towards these ppl. I will probably never be that magnanimous
It’s not about holding a grudge. It’s about being so naive. They aren’t beyond redemption, but his actions aren’t going to lead to their redemption. They couldn’t care less.
To "Ben's" credit, he has changed the life of a handful of former scammers. He has a pretty good record when it comes to that. Sure, less than 1% of who he has had contact with, but it's a non-zero number.
Also they provide content for his channel, and even though this scammer wasn't really repentant yet, maybe he will be in the future. He used the Les Miserables example and in that story Jean ValJean wasn't repentant until after he received a second chance.
@@PatrickMcveigh-ue8xh I've scambaited people myself, and it's SOOOO much easier to get funny content doing that than it would be to make it up. Pleasant Green has been gullible a few times (nobody's perfect) and has a few sponsors that people in the comments wouldn't recommend, but he's an honest person.
Awhile back I had a pig butcher contact me. I told her that I was a personal assistant for Dick Johnson who was the vice president for Omni Consumer Products in Detroit. I continued to tell her about how he was working on the Ed 209 project and later I had to inform her that ED 209 shos someone during the presentation. It was a lot of fun messing with her and wasting her time. You are giving me ideas for how to deal with future scammers..
The Nigerian football team apologize for their poor performance in yesterday's match. They will be issuing refunds for anyone who purchased tickets. Just send in your bank details and pin number.
You giving this scammer a small reward for being “honest” reminds me of how I used to view apologies from the felons I supervised as a correctional officer in Alaska’s only maximum security men’s prison (my husband was also a CO there). If I had to talk to an inmate about behavior that I found to be unacceptable, and they were willing to apologize, the slate was wiped clean. I didn’t care so much whether or not their apology was sincere, what was most important to me was the apology itself. Thankfully, no bad behavior, that was ever apologized for, was repeated. After I left my job as a CO I was blessed to become a full-time artist. Being an artist is not only more relaxing it’s also more fulfilling. 😄
@@PleasantGreen Missed the first two lines of Pink Floyd's famous "Money"... "Money, get away Get a good job with more pay and you're okay" Appreciate that you acknowledge that the scammers are people, too, who've just taken a wrong turn in life, and may self-rehabilitate when shown a better way to behave. PS: I think music was better back then, too... I sometimes wonder if billionaire Mick Jagger gets any satisfaction from all his money... Or how McCartney reconciles his wealth with "All You Need is Love..."
I almost fell off the chair when you text him back, My Godfather tells me never tell anybody outside the family what you are thinking. Too funny. Great video, keep up the great work
I just want to thank you for the entertainment and exposing of scammers. Because of you, I was able to use a Grabify link and trace a suspect scammer to Pakistan. They were playing along until I shared the screen shot. Then they confessed. Thank you!
Oh my gosh, I loved this! I hope the scammer learned something from this. I love the lessen you taught him, and how you kept your word. I hope spring is eternal. You’re a good man! And this was brilliantly funny! 😂❤
Actually he gives money to scammers all the time. He had one scammer record himself helping out the community. He gave that guy money. He sent money to scammers before if they admit what they do. That's just who he is. I think he's just a kind guy. He just wants scammers to be honest and do good deeds for the money instead of scamming. 🙂
Giving a scammer money in any situation is the LAST thing you should ever do. In fact, you should've just not done that at all. He definitely just kept on scamming.
I really enjoy how you have hope in these folks when many, myself included, would not. I know you're Mormon and I tend to disagree with your beliefs and organized religion in general, but there's no doubt that you're good people. You demonstrate that in a way that is informative, entertaining, and compassionate. Keep up the good work.
@@sarahberkner Dude will tell a story in Nigeria about how he became a scammer god after trying to scam someone, got caught, and still got rewarded for his perseverance. This story encourages the lil scammlets to follow his path. However, I agree with the second part.
As someone who has been almost scammed by this, know you’re not alone. I was really scared and thought my life was over. Every single thing he said in this video was spot on. You’re not alone
I did this awhile ago. And still have the screen shots of the conversation with a guy pretending to be one of my friends who's a mechanic on Facebook. However mine were all from "Back to the Future". My favorite line i used was "if you don't come over here and help me fix my Flux capacitor, I'm going to come over and punch you back into 1955 and make you wish you kissed your mother" which he replied ”just calm down.” if you want I'll share it with you no $25 gift card required.
@@PleasantGreen You have the patience of Job and the empathy of Mother Theresa. I have neither and would never tolerate what these scammers do; especially rewarding them for nothing. That makes you a better man than me. Anyways, love the videos and keep them coming.👍💯
this is hilarious! I found you from The People's Call Center (I'm catching up on Scammer Payback vids). I don't have any pop culture refs, but I do appreciate your reference to Les Mis. 🥰
@@gravityslave6277 Ben actually has a track record of rehabilitating scammers. It may be less than 5, but it's more than either of us, am I right? He knows it may do nothing, but his plan is to plant the seed. The $25 is surely paid from his UA-cam earnings for this video. So Ben isn't out anything.
Thanks to your videos, those "Microsoft" scammers is such a meme. One of them called me the other day and I couldn't say anything when I picked up. I just thought it was so funny. I just laughed and then hung up. They did not call back.
I had this scam happen to me a few years ago. I didn't end up buying a gift card & when the scammer asked "why i not do this?" I replied something suss about this & i never replied to anymore of his texts. I believe this is the scam that woke me up with don't trust text & emails from those i don't know.
Hi Pleasant Green I been watching you for 5 months I watch it all your new / old video and I loving it so much the way you are revenge for victims who got so much hurts lost money and no trusted in their life again and this what I am so grateful to watch your channel and thanks for be the voice and action for standing up for those voiceless people thank you god bless you Pleasant Green family❤
Giving him the gift card was like giving an addict his fix. It's just reinforcing his behavior. But it's not my money, just my opinion. Thank you for the videos 🙂👍
Ben has a proven track record of rehabilitating scammers. Not many, like maybe 5, but it's 5 more than me, and 5 more than you. He knows. He is simply planting the seed.
@@dave30076 " _Proven Record_ " 5 people you say? They're still doing the right thing today? Wow. That's great. You know hes been doing this for 25 years right? (At least that's what Google says). That's not a good turn over dave. Scambaiting is about wasting scammers time and resources on the baiter rather than an actual victim. *Not rehabilitation* , Certainly not actually GIVING scammers any money. He's break the #1 Scambaiting rule. Its very irresponsible giving these people any money. This scammer simply gave a fake apology for his $25 (I'm sure hes done worse for less). That $25, might seem insignificant to you and me but is a lot of money in Nigeria. ($1,671 to be exact.) That's probably 2 months rent in his scam shack. PG just bought this guy more time to scam another victim. Finally, he didnt convert these people out of goodness and sheer will...he *paid* each and every one of them. Who is to say they didnt go back to their old ways. Back to scamming? Something to think about dave
@dave30076 " _Proven Record_ " 5 people you say? They're still doing the right thing today? Wow. That's great. You know hes been doing this for 25 years right? (At least that's what Google says). That's not a good turn over dave. Scambaiting is about wasting scammers time and resources on the baiter rather than an actual victim. *Not rehabilitation*. Certainly not actually GIVING scammers any money. He's break the #1 Scambaiting rule. That $25, might seem insignificant to you and me but is a lot of money in Nigeria. ($1,671 to be exact.) That's probably a 2 months rent in his scam shack. PG just bought this guy more time to scam another victim. Finally, he didnt convert these people out of goodness and sheer will...he paid each and every one of them. Who is to say they didnt go back to their old ways. Something to think about
@@dave30076 Proven? He's been doing this for almost 25 years. He converted 5 people? (maybe, who knows if they went back). Scambaiting is about wasting scammers time and resources so they aren't using it on actual victims. You're not supposed to give them *anything* . You know what $25 USD can do in Nigeria? Thats like a months rent for them. It's weeks of food and supplies to keep them scamming. PG's actions were irresponsible knowing the abysmal odds of making this guy good.
I get the message you're trying to give but all you're doing is rewarding a scammer and making him continue what they're doing since the amount you gave him they'd have to work for at least one week so why would they get a job?
Awesome well done here! I always tell people in other scam forums about your channel. Nice that you gave this guy a chance. Will he change? Most likely not but you never know.
Omygaashhhh😂 I been getting these types of scams... lmao I didn't know how to respond..I was so lost for two years....I just came to my senses and just stopped all communications ... Once I stopped contact I kept getting messages and I just refused to answer. This video has really made me feel better.... Scamming is definitely isn't fun to do anyone.... I hope penalties are charged with every scammer
Nah nah Ben, you shouldn't have done that $25 line. He's just sorry he got caught. You should have done that once you actually see through his sorry...
I NEVER watch ads.. whether they are inserted by YT or they are sponsored in the video. But that was THE BEST SEGWAY I EVER SAW.... so for that.. I'm watching the ad!
I just read a newspaper article about scams where it mentioned if you see the word “kindly” used in a message, it is likely a scam as Americans don’t use that word. It said generally it is a word used in former British colonies. Just as you said in an earlier video.
Dude!, The scamemr for sure wasn't sorry, he just typoed that in text to get free money. Scammers will lie, cheat, and fake anything to get cash, scamming dozens of folks simultaneously.
Sir, I just wanted to say that there are so many scammers trying to "hire" people to work from home on facebook market place. Some say data entry job and the price. If you see everything they sell they add the same listing in multiple states. My Facebook marketplace is full of those listing. They also use family pictures and random people for their profiles. I was not even looking for a job 😂😭. Thanks for doing your job.
Your a good guy, it doesnt matter if that guy wasnt honest, you did have alot of fun with his time and believe me that interaction will still affect hos conscious no matter what these haters say
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I used to have a “SCAMMER “. She has a uncool photo of me. I made a deal with her, if I give her $20 in cash, but I would like to “Cuddle with her.” But she needs to give me her house/ Building number. But she’s wouldn’t give it to me, so she blocked me.
Hi, please consider either not using AI art in your videos, using an artist, or, at least, marking your videos as using AI content. It's difficult as an artist to compete with the surge of AI material, but it would be better if people with large platforms either didn't use it or noted the source. Thanks!
This exclude Africa right ?
Hey, KITBOGA just developed software with his team that REJECTS REMOTE ACCESS SOFTWARE and displays scam warnings when they try to install.
You should check it out. This should really help to protect the older members of our community. It's called SERAPH SECURE.
I love messing with these scammers
I’m sure the scammer is sending your information to all his buddies telling them they can pick up a quick $25 from you if they play honest😂
Yea man That was such a dumb move
A dumb move indeed
No,they're not after that, believe all ppl needs sometimes is a lol kindness and it
As if Pleasant Green would fall for that
@@outofthisworld4437 scammers deserve zero kindness.
I'm 67 years old, and i wish that more boomers watched your channel and others like this. The elderly need to realize that they are considered easy targets for scammers.
Am 70 and always watch Ben 😊
Well done, both of you
I'm 68 and have been watching Ben for several years now. I also watch Scammer Payback and Jim Browning.
Keep up the good work guys!
I'm 63. There are so many good scam baiters out there. I enjoy watching quite a few.
I called my grandpa and I guess he got a new phone and didn't have my number saved yet but he was immediately cautious to make sure it wasn't a scam, it made me happy that he's aware and cautious of random numbers.
My friend Mike Rafone had exactly the same experience as you. The scammer appreciated the $25 gift card and used to change his life. He is no longer scamming.
😂😂😂😂😂
Same happened to my cousin Gofak Jasselph from Calcutta. He owns his own sewage now.
That is a down right awesome miracle...how does happen twice in 2024.
Love that scammers don’t know how to lay off the caps lock
Why… do you love that?? 🥴
Or suck at spelling 😂
@@IceTTom u dumb?
@@IceTTom It was sarcastic, Tom...
@@IceTTom It was sarcastic, Tom...
The scammer wasn't truly sorry. He just said sorry just so he can get that gift card. 😂😂😂😂😂
Derp derp 🥴
Exactly.
Obviously. Pleasant Green really seems to want to see the good in everybody. That's a nice quality to have, but not everybody has some good in them. Some are absolutely rotten to the core.
Yep, all they see is the $ signs, and will do whatever it takes to get whatever money they can. They typically have many victims on the hook at once, so I'm sure he would gladly type "sorry" in a text message to get that $25 while he's probably scamming someone else for hundreds of dollars at the same time.
Wow , you are so perceptive
I can't believe they expect you to believe both you *and* your cousin happened to have won a random lottery they didn't ever enter! You're a very moral and sweet scam baiter, in the end. Love your videos!
There aren't that many eligible people in the world, so it seems right that they both won.
sadly a lot of people do fall for these scams so they will try to get money from anyone they can
To show that it's working, that's why they keep on doing it. Yesterday Donald Trump messaged me saying I won the MAGA franchise and a trip to Trump's golf resort. I laughed
They wouldn't be doing this even today if people never fell for it.
I love seeing scam baiters messing with scammers, Great content
Not sure if he deserved the $25.. he is a scammer after all, and all he did was say sorry.. doubt it was even genuine
The gift card wasn't for a genuine apology, it was for honesty. By saying sorry he was admitting he is a scammer.
@@MinimiMax He only said sorry for the money. Either that or he was just gifted $25 for admitting that he's a scammer.. neither of those options are good
@@il3arn260 Literally what I just said. I did not say it is good. I was just commenting on your "doubt it was even genuine". The money, like I said, was not for him being genuine. It was for him admitting he is a scammer by saying he is sorry, because the implication was that if he says he's sorry, he is a scammer.
@@MinimiMaxyou're too innocent if you think he was admitting anything. That man just wanted free money.
@@il3arn260 Literally the concept was this "If you are a scammer and want me to give you money, say you are sorry.", he was like "So you give me money if I say I am sorry?", so yes, he was admitting it. Because the reason he said sorry is because he was a scammer. It is not a very complicated concept to grasp. Again, I am not claiming he said sorry because he was sorry. He said sorry because he was prompted to do so for being a scammer.
Awesome Ben! Thanks for making me laugh! "arm robbers?!!! TELL THE FAM TO HIDE THEIR ARMS!
Can't be too careful!
😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂 💪
Dr. Richard Kimble has been looking for a victim of those "arm robbers". (See that a pop-culture reference.)
I feel at this point you can avoid 70% of scams by not talking to people who keep ending their sentences with "okay"
Or say ‘kindly’ every sentence
@Revvs7 kindly give me your kidney
@@Hollowcrisis okay
He thought you were Ben Dover 😂 PRICELESS
😂
Say it with me now, "bend. over."
I have stopped using kindly in all my conversations after watching your videos 😂😂😂😂
You and me both 😂
Both humored and surprised that the scammer didn't catch on to the pop culture references sooner, if he did at all.
He was too distracted by the thought of getting my money
I read that as humbled
@@PleasantGreenhe's like Dutch, he has a plan, he just needs MONEH
@@PleasantGreen love the vids!
Eh
Tbh they were still pretty subtle they're referenced like all the time
Pleasant Green is definitely a unique scambaiter. Unlike so many of us, he hasnt become jaded and still believes these thieves arent beyond redemption. I respect that. I really wish they deserved his good will towards them. We could learn a lot from PG about not holding a grudge towards these ppl. I will probably never be that magnanimous
It’s not about holding a grudge. It’s about being so naive. They aren’t beyond redemption, but his actions aren’t going to lead to their redemption. They couldn’t care less.
To "Ben's" credit, he has changed the life of a handful of former scammers. He has a pretty good record when it comes to that. Sure, less than 1% of who he has had contact with, but it's a non-zero number.
"unique" mmmm only for the fact that his videos are all faked.
Also they provide content for his channel, and even though this scammer wasn't really repentant yet, maybe he will be in the future. He used the Les Miserables example and in that story Jean ValJean wasn't repentant until after he received a second chance.
@@PatrickMcveigh-ue8xh I've scambaited people myself, and it's SOOOO much easier to get funny content doing that than it would be to make it up. Pleasant Green has been gullible a few times (nobody's perfect) and has a few sponsors that people in the comments wouldn't recommend, but he's an honest person.
0:30 You know the kind of information you should never share with a stranger on the internet.
Thanks mange
Aromic Shrimp!
Awhile back I had a pig butcher contact me. I told her that I was a personal assistant for Dick Johnson who was the vice president for Omni Consumer Products in Detroit. I continued to tell her about how he was working on the Ed 209 project and later I had to inform her that ED 209 shos someone during the presentation. It was a lot of fun messing with her and wasting her time. You are giving me ideas for how to deal with future scammers..
Same
Life in the big city. I hope you worked in "I'd buy that for a dollar!" somewhere.
The Nigerian football team apologize for their poor performance in yesterday's match. They will be issuing refunds for anyone who purchased tickets. Just send in your bank details and pin number.
😂
Who would fall for that? 😂 Nigeria's match was postponed
I did not even knew people were ready to pay and went to watch that match 😂🤣
Nice try Diddy 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
That was so funny. I really Loved # 9 and 10--microwave ovens, custom kitchen.....LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job!
I never would have thought that Americans knew about NEDerland having a FLANDERS region. I'm impressed!
You appreciate his honesty? Seriously? He didn‘t even admit it. He just said sorry so he can get that gift card.
2:24 You would think the scammer was like "haha very funny let me hit ya with one of my own" but no he just got pranked twice.
You should have ended the video with “Hasta la vista, baby” 😂
I was hoping during that phone call you would Rick Roll him and tell him that you'd never give him up or let him down... 😂
and that he would never run around and desert him.
That would of been gold
@@royalrex25
🤣😂🤪😵💫😵
I was hoping he'd say some Ned Flanders-isms, like hi diddly daddly doo!
@@SheilaDeBonis Yes indeedily doodily!
I keep getting weird texts and never respond. I block them, report as spam. I love how he finds new scams I don't know about. He really keeps me safe.
I guess you don't watch Vicki's channel that's all she gets is PCH scammers....lol
@@leonard5606 😅🤣
You giving this scammer a small reward for being “honest” reminds me of how I used to view apologies from the felons I supervised as a correctional officer in Alaska’s only maximum security men’s prison (my husband was also a CO there).
If I had to talk to an inmate about behavior that I found to be unacceptable, and they were willing to apologize, the slate was wiped clean. I didn’t care so much whether or not their apology was sincere, what was most important to me was the apology itself. Thankfully, no bad behavior, that was ever apologized for, was repeated.
After I left my job as a CO I was blessed to become a full-time artist. Being an artist is not only more relaxing it’s also more fulfilling. 😄
I used so many Harry Potter references in one Facebook scam. They didn't get it 😂
I didn't know the Nigerian scammers were doing the sweepstakes scam now. It's always Jamaican scammers calling me asking for gift cards.
They werent Jamaicans...they were Nigerians. They all sound similar though.
@@gravityslave6277 I know.
I like that you added one of my favorite Steve Miller and Dire Straits tracks in your video...
Music was better back then wasnt it
@@PleasantGreen
Missed the first two lines of Pink Floyd's famous "Money"...
"Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay and you're okay"
Appreciate that you acknowledge that the scammers are people, too, who've just taken a wrong turn in life, and may self-rehabilitate when shown a better way to behave.
PS: I think music was better back then, too... I sometimes wonder if billionaire Mick Jagger gets any satisfaction from all his money...
Or how McCartney reconciles his wealth with "All You Need is Love..."
@@PleasantGreen Yep... Loved those bands
I almost fell off the chair when you text him back, My Godfather tells me never tell anybody outside the family what you are thinking. Too funny. Great video, keep up the great work
Hens love roosters, Geese love ganders, Every scammer loves Ned Flanders.
Not me!
This wins all of the Pleasant Green videos for referencing "ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibbba dum!" Hahahahaha. Excellent!
I pressed the translate to English button 😂
Those "Arm Robbers" are handy with your prize funds
I just want to thank you for the entertainment and exposing of scammers. Because of you, I was able to use a Grabify link and trace a suspect scammer to Pakistan. They were playing along until I shared the screen shot. Then they confessed. Thank you!
7:47 My wife (Borat)
Oh my gosh, I loved this! I hope the scammer learned something from this. I love the lessen you taught him, and how you kept your word. I hope spring is eternal. You’re a good man! And this was brilliantly funny! 😂❤
Even giving him $25 is not a good idea. That will just encourage him scamming.
Yeah that was so stupid and has nothing to do with him be honest, he would have said anything to get the money
@@redhunter1535 You're 100% correct.
Actually he gives money to scammers all the time. He had one scammer record himself helping out the community. He gave that guy money. He sent money to scammers before if they admit what they do. That's just who he is. I think he's just a kind guy. He just wants scammers to be honest and do good deeds for the money instead of scamming. 🙂
True Story
Yes that's what I hate about this channel....
Giving a scammer money in any situation is the LAST thing you should ever do. In fact, you should've just not done that at all. He definitely just kept on scamming.
Does ‘Charles’ know his caps lock is on? 😅😂 like sir please stop yelling 😅🤭
"I've won enough money to buy me a Stairway to Heaven". Great video!
🤣🤣This is so good and funny at the same time 😂you are amazing Ben for giving him $25 because that’s probably all he’s going to make lol ❤️
The dumb ones are the fun ones :)
@@PleasantGreen 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
I really enjoy how you have hope in these folks when many, myself included, would not. I know you're Mormon and I tend to disagree with your beliefs and organized religion in general, but there's no doubt that you're good people. You demonstrate that in a way that is informative, entertaining, and compassionate. Keep up the good work.
What a world to live in. We are at the point where scammers will get rewarded even if they have been caught.
If it eventually changes him to be a better person it was worth it, besides, he's helping provide content for this channel.
@@sarahberkner Dude will tell a story in Nigeria about how he became a scammer god after trying to scam someone, got caught, and still got rewarded for his perseverance. This story encourages the lil scammlets to follow his path. However, I agree with the second part.
You proved your coolness factor with all those quotations..... I'm impressed. 👍😎👍
you should message that guy again on a different account and see if he will try to scam you again
As someone who has been almost scammed by this, know you’re not alone. I was really scared and thought my life was over. Every single thing he said in this video was spot on. You’re not alone
absoluty love your work man
LMAO .."word salad" Awesome description!!
They wouldnt get one cent from me.
"I'd rather that worm come in here and eat you all alive!"
I did this awhile ago. And still have the screen shots of the conversation with a guy pretending to be one of my friends who's a mechanic on Facebook. However mine were all from "Back to the Future". My favorite line i used was "if you don't come over here and help me fix my Flux capacitor, I'm going to come over and punch you back into 1955 and make you wish you kissed your mother" which he replied ”just calm down.” if you want I'll share it with you no $25 gift card required.
I love how you carry good values. You are a man of integrity 🙏🕊
Thanks for watching :)
Love your pfp ❤
@@PleasantGreen You have the patience of Job and the empathy of Mother Theresa. I have neither and would never tolerate what these scammers do; especially rewarding them for nothing. That makes you a better man than me. Anyways, love the videos and keep them coming.👍💯
Love your videos but snoop definitely delivered the “mind on my money and my money on my mind” line a little smoother… 😂
New pleasant green video while I’m home sick? WIN!
Me to am in bed 🛌 with a cold 🤧
I hope you feel better soon!
that "Fiddler" reference was great! lol - outta nowhere :)
Pleasnt green stop encouraging those scammers!! You're supposed to be a scambaiter not a politician. Why are you giving them money??
You clearly don't know what he does 😉
Not answering the phone with "Hi-diddly-ho, neighborino" was a missed opportunity!
"Arm robbers," eh? I think it would be pretty difficult to steal someone else's arms and start using them!
Well even if stealing them isn’t easy, it’s easier than using them after stealing them.
@@Sashazur: Yeah, but pointless.
I think it'd be super easy, barely an inconvenience (speaking of references, hopefully someone gets that one).
this is hilarious! I found you from The People's Call Center (I'm catching up on Scammer Payback vids).
I don't have any pop culture refs, but I do appreciate your reference to Les Mis. 🥰
This was fun with the pop culture references.
I have a challenge for you. In a scam call, use lines from Airplane! That would be hilarious. 😂
Surely you can't be serious...
@@davematthewes7446 I am serious.. and don't call me Shirley. 😂
Actually the best youtuber. Changing people for the best out here
I never get any scammers calling or messaging me, this must most definitely be an American thing.
it is, I've never gotten a call from one in my life, though I very rarely get texts from them
5:42 i remember seeing Alfred Molina doing this while dressed up as doctor octopus if you havent seen it you gotta look it up its hilarious
Please don't fund the scammers
He’s giving an incentive for the scammers to stop scamming. He’s encouraging them to stop scamming
@@Space_US
If you truly believe that, you are the exact type of person who falls for these scams.
@@gravityslave6277 smh someone else liked it. How do i prove it
@@gravityslave6277 although, thanks for the heads up. I’m trying to ignore them
@@gravityslave6277 Ben actually has a track record of rehabilitating scammers. It may be less than 5, but it's more than either of us, am I right? He knows it may do nothing, but his plan is to plant the seed. The $25 is surely paid from his UA-cam earnings for this video. So Ben isn't out anything.
Thanks to your videos, those "Microsoft" scammers is such a meme. One of them called me the other day and I couldn't say anything when I picked up. I just thought it was so funny. I just laughed and then hung up. They did not call back.
Someone, teach him how to take off Caps Lock
I had this scam happen to me a few years ago. I didn't end up buying a gift card & when the scammer asked "why i not do this?" I replied something suss about this & i never replied to anymore of his texts. I believe this is the scam that woke me up with don't trust text & emails from those i don't know.
Gosh these scammers are so stupid 😂
Him typing in all CAPS is a red flag itself
10:38 *holy eyeballs what monstrosity hath AI wrought upon us*
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womp womp
Hi Pleasant Green I been watching you for 5 months I watch it all your new / old video and I loving it so much the way you are revenge for victims who got so much hurts lost money and no trusted in their life again and this what I am so grateful to watch your channel and thanks for be the voice and action for standing up for those voiceless people thank you god bless you Pleasant Green family❤
I'm planning on a software that'll help prevent such scams. What do you think it should be like.
He always loses me when he decides to be nice to them 🤣why pity someone who lies and steals for a living?
Because then you won't be as bitter?
I pity them because lying and stealing for a living is a miserable existence.
Rewarding a scammer with $25 for wasting his time for us to watch your video & you earning would also be scamming us viewers. That makes sense 😂
Giving him the gift card was like giving an addict his fix. It's just reinforcing his behavior.
But it's not my money, just my opinion. Thank you for the videos 🙂👍
Yep. It was an awful idea.
Ben has a proven track record of rehabilitating scammers. Not many, like maybe 5, but it's 5 more than me, and 5 more than you. He knows. He is simply planting the seed.
@@dave30076
" _Proven Record_ "
5 people you say? They're still doing the right thing today? Wow. That's great. You know hes been doing this for 25 years right? (At least that's what Google says).
That's not a good turn over dave. Scambaiting is about wasting scammers time and resources on the baiter rather than an actual victim. *Not rehabilitation* , Certainly not actually GIVING scammers any money. He's break the #1 Scambaiting rule.
Its very irresponsible giving these people any money. This scammer simply gave a fake apology for his $25 (I'm sure hes done worse for less).
That $25, might seem insignificant to you and me but is a lot of money in Nigeria. ($1,671 to be exact.) That's probably 2 months rent in his scam shack. PG just bought this guy more time to scam another victim.
Finally, he didnt convert these people out of goodness and sheer will...he *paid* each and every one of them. Who is to say they didnt go back to their old ways. Back to scamming? Something to think about dave
@dave30076
" _Proven Record_ "
5 people you say? They're still doing the right thing today? Wow. That's great. You know hes been doing this for 25 years right? (At least that's what Google says).
That's not a good turn over dave. Scambaiting is about wasting scammers time and resources on the baiter rather than an actual victim. *Not rehabilitation*.
Certainly not actually GIVING scammers any money. He's break the #1 Scambaiting rule.
That $25, might seem insignificant to you and me but is a lot of money in Nigeria. ($1,671 to be exact.) That's probably a 2 months rent in his scam shack. PG just bought this guy more time to scam another victim.
Finally, he didnt convert these people out of goodness and sheer will...he paid each and every one of them. Who is to say they didnt go back to their old ways. Something to think about
@@dave30076
Proven? He's been doing this for almost 25 years. He converted 5 people? (maybe, who knows if they went back). Scambaiting is about wasting scammers time and resources so they aren't using it on actual victims. You're not supposed to give them *anything* .
You know what $25 USD can do in Nigeria? Thats like a months rent for them. It's weeks of food and supplies to keep them scamming. PG's actions were irresponsible knowing the abysmal odds of making this guy good.
9:26
"It's good to waste you are time"
😂😂😂
I get the message you're trying to give but all you're doing is rewarding a scammer and making him continue what they're doing since the amount you gave him they'd have to work for at least one week so why would they get a job?
Awesome well done here! I always tell people in other scam forums about your channel. Nice that you gave this guy a chance. Will he change? Most likely not but you never know.
YOO BEN DOVER PLEASE HEART MY COMMENT
Smh 😒
Omygaashhhh😂 I been getting these types of scams... lmao I didn't know how to respond..I was so lost for two years....I just came to my senses and just stopped all communications ... Once I stopped contact I kept getting messages and I just refused to answer. This video has really made me feel better.... Scamming is definitely isn't fun to do anyone.... I hope penalties are charged with every scammer
No need for the AI generated images at the end :/ Do better
Not everyone hates computers. A1 is cool.
Nah nah Ben, you shouldn't have done that $25 line. He's just sorry he got caught.
You should have done that once you actually see through his sorry...
10:29 come on man, don't use AI slop in your videos. you're better than that.
womp womp new traveler, he's been using ai for a while!
@@VerifiedWompWomp ok? doesn't change my opinion.
I NEVER watch ads.. whether they are inserted by YT or they are sponsored in the video. But that was THE BEST SEGWAY I EVER SAW.... so for that.. I'm watching the ad!
Please stop using AI-generated images to illustrate your point.
fr omg☠️
Fun, fun, fun. That is the 12th reference 😂😂😂
I just read a newspaper article about scams where it mentioned if you see the word “kindly” used in a message, it is likely a scam as Americans don’t use that word. It said generally it is a word used in former British colonies. Just as you said in an earlier video.
Agree. They often use overly-formal, old-fashioned phraseology from the days of empire that NO ONE uses today.🇬🇧
I love your content! Been following for about 3 years, I love the way you stay positive.
I was eating lunch while watching this. Bad move!! I kept spitting out my food from laughing so hard!
Dude!, The scamemr for sure wasn't sorry, he just typoed that in text to get free money.
Scammers will lie, cheat, and fake anything to get cash, scamming dozens of folks simultaneously.
Well done 😄 Don't stop Believin' that you are doing good things. I really enjoyed this 🙂Keep the Faith 😉
You're pretty smart man, Your whole show ROCKED! I learned a lot. Thanks, Animal
Charles Woodley ... Chuck Wood... WoodChuck ... VERMIN. 😂😂😂
Armed robbers! 😂 will they be in a stagecoach?
Merry christmas Mr. Ned
Sir, I just wanted to say that there are so many scammers trying to "hire" people to work from home on facebook market place. Some say data entry job and the price. If you see everything they sell they add the same listing in multiple states. My Facebook marketplace is full of those listing. They also use family pictures and random people for their profiles. I was not even looking for a job 😂😭. Thanks for doing your job.
Love your videos, my dad would record his long conversations with telemarketers back in the day on cassette haha Dire straits Nailed it
You reached the point of a new lvl of creativity. I'm proud of you.
7:14 ayyy rollin down da street smoking that endo sippin that gin and juice 🙂↕️
Your a good guy, it doesnt matter if that guy wasnt honest, you did have alot of fun with his time and believe me that interaction will still affect hos conscious no matter what these haters say
Thank you Mr. Ben for providing us with a video that showcases on what scams we need to look for.
I love that part and the story behind where Wolverine was given the candle sticks.