Annoying a Scammer Until He Gives Up

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  • @PleasantGreen
    @PleasantGreen  Місяць тому +82

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    • @michaelcaywood6070
      @michaelcaywood6070 Місяць тому +4

      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.

    • @ShawnProctor1
      @ShawnProctor1 Місяць тому +6

      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!

    • @andremtetwa9780
      @andremtetwa9780 Місяць тому +2

      This exclude Africa right ?

    • @morpheusmemnoch4160
      @morpheusmemnoch4160 Місяць тому

      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.

    • @jesselee7076
      @jesselee7076 Місяць тому +1

      I love messing with these scammers

  • @FDS3rd
    @FDS3rd Місяць тому +991

    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😂

    • @deedeedoit5901
      @deedeedoit5901 Місяць тому +77

      Yea man That was such a dumb move

    • @deedeedoit5901
      @deedeedoit5901 Місяць тому +40

      A dumb move indeed

    • @outofthisworld4437
      @outofthisworld4437 Місяць тому +15

      No,they're not after that, believe all ppl needs sometimes is a lol kindness and it

    • @melissamcclain34
      @melissamcclain34 Місяць тому +25

      As if Pleasant Green would fall for that

    • @sks220
      @sks220 Місяць тому

      @@outofthisworld4437 scammers deserve zero kindness.

  • @djensen470
    @djensen470 Місяць тому +492

    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.

    • @lindalawson7400
      @lindalawson7400 Місяць тому +28

      Am 70 and always watch Ben 😊

    • @ajmomoho
      @ajmomoho Місяць тому +9

      Well done, both of you

    • @johngardner1290
      @johngardner1290 Місяць тому +21

      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!

    • @oliverc.griffin1304
      @oliverc.griffin1304 Місяць тому +12

      I'm 63. There are so many good scam baiters out there. I enjoy watching quite a few.

    • @sks220
      @sks220 Місяць тому +14

      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.

  • @ashleyr6809
    @ashleyr6809 Місяць тому +421

    The scammer wasn't truly sorry. He just said sorry just so he can get that gift card. 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @IceTTom
      @IceTTom Місяць тому +4

      Derp derp 🥴

    • @JustStop19
      @JustStop19 Місяць тому +9

      Exactly.

    • @billbombshiggy9254
      @billbombshiggy9254 Місяць тому +45

      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.

    • @BackwoodsFilms
      @BackwoodsFilms Місяць тому +21

      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.

    • @gavinrabinowitz1255
      @gavinrabinowitz1255 Місяць тому +3

      Wow , you are so perceptive

  • @theSamielle
    @theSamielle Місяць тому +314

    Love that scammers don’t know how to lay off the caps lock

    • @IceTTom
      @IceTTom Місяць тому +3

      Why… do you love that?? 🥴

    • @lionelherselman84
      @lionelherselman84 Місяць тому +1

      Or suck at spelling 😂

    • @ClipZone111
      @ClipZone111 Місяць тому

      @@IceTTom u dumb?

    • @Hellwyck
      @Hellwyck Місяць тому +20

      @@IceTTom It was sarcastic, Tom...

    • @imeimenic
      @imeimenic Місяць тому +9

      @@IceTTom It was sarcastic, Tom...

  • @vladimpaler9274
    @vladimpaler9274 Місяць тому +86

    He thought you were Ben Dover 😂 PRICELESS

  • @Fogghorn_Legghorn
    @Fogghorn_Legghorn Місяць тому +86

    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.

    • @PrimeEnigma
      @PrimeEnigma Місяць тому +3

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @chriss2452
      @chriss2452 Місяць тому +5

      Same happened to my cousin Gofak Jasselph from Calcutta. He owns his own sewage now.

  • @inkgoeswildalaska8439
    @inkgoeswildalaska8439 Місяць тому +20

    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. 😄

  • @il3arn260
    @il3arn260 Місяць тому +41

    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

    • @MinimiMax
      @MinimiMax Місяць тому +4

      The gift card wasn't for a genuine apology, it was for honesty. By saying sorry he was admitting he is a scammer.

    • @il3arn260
      @il3arn260 Місяць тому +6

      @@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

    • @MinimiMax
      @MinimiMax Місяць тому +4

      @@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
      @il3arn260 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@MinimiMaxyou're too innocent if you think he was admitting anything. That man just wanted free money.

    • @MinimiMax
      @MinimiMax Місяць тому +2

      @@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.

  • @brightballoon
    @brightballoon Місяць тому +42

    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!

    • @elliotalderson4568
      @elliotalderson4568 Місяць тому

      There aren't that many eligible people in the world, so it seems right that they both won.

    • @danieldt9439
      @danieldt9439 Місяць тому +1

      sadly a lot of people do fall for these scams so they will try to get money from anyone they can

    • @luckynhlanhlatshabalala2475
      @luckynhlanhlatshabalala2475 Місяць тому +1

      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

    • @luckynhlanhlatshabalala2475
      @luckynhlanhlatshabalala2475 Місяць тому

      They wouldn't be doing this even today if people never fell for it.

  • @StarChasersHere
    @StarChasersHere Місяць тому +138

    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.

    • @thanda1423
      @thanda1423 Місяць тому +6

      😂

    • @AdamOBrien29
      @AdamOBrien29 Місяць тому +7

      Who would fall for that? 😂 Nigeria's match was postponed

    • @DELvEK
      @DELvEK Місяць тому +2

      I did not even knew people were ready to pay and went to watch that match 😂🤣

    • @SuperFamiKing
      @SuperFamiKing Місяць тому +1

      Nice try Diddy 😂

    • @ManOfSorrowsAcqaintedWithGrief
      @ManOfSorrowsAcqaintedWithGrief 26 днів тому +1

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @tornadokegan
    @tornadokegan Місяць тому +37

    I love seeing scam baiters messing with scammers, Great content

  • @Bintexas
    @Bintexas Місяць тому +57

    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

    • @qwerty112311
      @qwerty112311 Місяць тому +1

      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.

    • @dave30076
      @dave30076 Місяць тому +2

      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.

    • @PatrickMcveigh-ue8xh
      @PatrickMcveigh-ue8xh Місяць тому

      "unique" mmmm only for the fact that his videos are all faked.

    • @sarahberkner
      @sarahberkner Місяць тому +1

      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.

    • @sarahberkner
      @sarahberkner Місяць тому

      @@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.

  • @imfosher
    @imfosher Місяць тому +52

    I have stopped using kindly in all my conversations after watching your videos 😂😂😂😂

  • @ericthompson749
    @ericthompson749 Місяць тому +240

    Both humored and surprised that the scammer didn't catch on to the pop culture references sooner, if he did at all.

    • @PleasantGreen
      @PleasantGreen  Місяць тому +74

      He was too distracted by the thought of getting my money

    • @Lukelovell2
      @Lukelovell2 Місяць тому +5

      I read that as humbled

    • @John-Smith02
      @John-Smith02 Місяць тому +5

      ​@@PleasantGreenhe's like Dutch, he has a plan, he just needs MONEH

    • @Batcave4956
      @Batcave4956 Місяць тому +2

      @@PleasantGreen love the vids!

    • @XZ-ws2ed
      @XZ-ws2ed Місяць тому +2

      Eh
      Tbh they were still pretty subtle they're referenced like all the time

  • @EresTremulent
    @EresTremulent Місяць тому +28

    I feel at this point you can avoid 70% of scams by not talking to people who keep ending their sentences with "okay"

    • @Revvs7
      @Revvs7 Місяць тому +4

      Or say ‘kindly’ every sentence

    • @Hollowcrisis
      @Hollowcrisis День тому

      ​@Revvs7 kindly give me your kidney

  • @joeconti2396
    @joeconti2396 Місяць тому +22

    0:30 You know the kind of information you should never share with a stranger on the internet.

  • @stevieAmi
    @stevieAmi Місяць тому +16

    You should have ended the video with “Hasta la vista, baby” 😂

  • @cherrybubly1774
    @cherrybubly1774 Місяць тому +8

    He always loses me when he decides to be nice to them 🤣why pity someone who lies and steals for a living?

    • @sarahberkner
      @sarahberkner Місяць тому

      Because then you won't be as bitter?
      I pity them because lying and stealing for a living is a miserable existence.

  • @chappygrey3603
    @chappygrey3603 Місяць тому +44

    Awesome Ben! Thanks for making me laugh! "arm robbers?!!! TELL THE FAM TO HIDE THEIR ARMS!

    • @PleasantGreen
      @PleasantGreen  Місяць тому +7

      Can't be too careful!

    • @artistknownaslisa2850
      @artistknownaslisa2850 Місяць тому +1

      😂

    • @melissamcclain34
      @melissamcclain34 Місяць тому

      😂😂😂😂😂😂 💪

    • @thegameczar
      @thegameczar Місяць тому +1

      Dr. Richard Kimble has been looking for a victim of those "arm robbers". (See that a pop-culture reference.)

  • @Tamay.
    @Tamay. Місяць тому +16

    You appreciate his honesty? Seriously? He didn‘t even admit it. He just said sorry so he can get that gift card.

  • @kevinokey1064
    @kevinokey1064 Місяць тому +20

    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..

    • @KellyTheReiss
      @KellyTheReiss Місяць тому +1

      Same

    • @donfarang
      @donfarang 28 днів тому

      Life in the big city. I hope you worked in "I'd buy that for a dollar!" somewhere.

  • @BackwoodsFilms
    @BackwoodsFilms Місяць тому +84

    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... 😂

    • @royalrex25
      @royalrex25 Місяць тому +4

      and that he would never run around and desert him.

    • @Nunya_b1
      @Nunya_b1 Місяць тому

      That would of been gold

    • @olderandwiser5916
      @olderandwiser5916 Місяць тому

      ​@@royalrex25
      🤣😂🤪😵‍💫😵

    • @SheilaDeBonis
      @SheilaDeBonis Місяць тому +1

      I was hoping he'd say some Ned Flanders-isms, like hi diddly daddly doo!

    • @dave30076
      @dave30076 Місяць тому

      @@SheilaDeBonis Yes indeedily doodily!

  • @daddrums
    @daddrums 16 днів тому +1

    Not answering the phone with "Hi-diddly-ho, neighborino" was a missed opportunity!

  • @blacki4268
    @blacki4268 Місяць тому +10

    Hens love roosters, Geese love ganders, Every scammer loves Ned Flanders.

    • @Laynel8
      @Laynel8 Місяць тому +1

      Not me!

  • @akbxr-1090
    @akbxr-1090 Місяць тому +15

    I like that you added one of my favorite Steve Miller and Dire Straits tracks in your video...

    • @PleasantGreen
      @PleasantGreen  Місяць тому +7

      Music was better back then wasnt it

    • @rustycherkas8229
      @rustycherkas8229 Місяць тому +1

      @@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..."

    • @akbxr-1090
      @akbxr-1090 Місяць тому

      @@PleasantGreen Yep... Loved those bands

  • @shaz118
    @shaz118 Місяць тому +55

    Even giving him $25 is not a good idea. That will just encourage him scamming.

    • @redhunter1535
      @redhunter1535 Місяць тому +21

      Yeah that was so stupid and has nothing to do with him be honest, he would have said anything to get the money

    • @ValkyrieRiderIPT
      @ValkyrieRiderIPT Місяць тому +11

      @@redhunter1535 You're 100% correct.

    • @akenjah
      @akenjah Місяць тому +9

      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. 🙂

    • @shanethrelfall416
      @shanethrelfall416 Місяць тому

      True Story

    • @dabradmp1
      @dabradmp1 Місяць тому +6

      Yes that's what I hate about this channel....

  • @pleegjepleegje
    @pleegjepleegje Місяць тому +5

    I never would have thought that Americans knew about NEDerland having a FLANDERS region. I'm impressed!

  • @barbarachambers7974
    @barbarachambers7974 Місяць тому +6

    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.

    • @leonard5606
      @leonard5606 Місяць тому +2

      I guess you don't watch Vicki's channel that's all she gets is PCH scammers....lol

    • @barbarachambers7974
      @barbarachambers7974 Місяць тому

      @@leonard5606 😅🤣

  • @coc1841
    @coc1841 Місяць тому +27

    What a world to live in. We are at the point where scammers will get rewarded even if they have been caught.

    • @sarahberkner
      @sarahberkner Місяць тому +1

      If it eventually changes him to be a better person it was worth it, besides, he's helping provide content for this channel.

    • @coc1841
      @coc1841 Місяць тому +1

      @@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.

  • @Vicki_Benji
    @Vicki_Benji Місяць тому +13

    I didn't know the Nigerian scammers were doing the sweepstakes scam now. It's always Jamaican scammers calling me asking for gift cards.

    • @gravityslave6277
      @gravityslave6277 Місяць тому

      They werent Jamaicans...they were Nigerians. They all sound similar though.

    • @Vicki_Benji
      @Vicki_Benji Місяць тому

      @@gravityslave6277 I know.

  • @Yipper64
    @Yipper64 Місяць тому +3

    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.

  • @micaelacrochet
    @micaelacrochet Місяць тому +5

    I used so many Harry Potter references in one Facebook scam. They didn't get it 😂

  • @HelloKittyFanMan
    @HelloKittyFanMan Місяць тому +5

    "Arm robbers," eh? I think it would be pretty difficult to steal someone else's arms and start using them!

    • @Sashazur
      @Sashazur Місяць тому

      Well even if stealing them isn’t easy, it’s easier than using them after stealing them.

    • @HelloKittyFanMan
      @HelloKittyFanMan Місяць тому +1

      @@Sashazur: Yeah, but pointless.

    • @sarahberkner
      @sarahberkner Місяць тому

      I think it'd be super easy, barely an inconvenience (speaking of references, hopefully someone gets that one).

  • @nassman22
    @nassman22 Місяць тому +9

    you should message that guy again on a different account and see if he will try to scam you again

  • @KOSHIFROMTHEROC
    @KOSHIFROMTHEROC 15 днів тому +1

    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

  • @georgialeland7316
    @georgialeland7316 Місяць тому +5

    Does ‘Charles’ know his caps lock is on? 😅😂 like sir please stop yelling 😅🤭

  • @austinm2817
    @austinm2817 21 день тому

    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

  • @BelleRose11000
    @BelleRose11000 Місяць тому +38

    I love how you carry good values. You are a man of integrity 🙏🕊

    • @PleasantGreen
      @PleasantGreen  Місяць тому +8

      Thanks for watching :)

    • @ashleyr6809
      @ashleyr6809 Місяць тому

      Love your pfp ❤

    • @indolentcheese
      @indolentcheese Місяць тому

      @@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.👍💯

  • @SkeletonSyskey
    @SkeletonSyskey Місяць тому +6

    Those "Arm Robbers" are handy with your prize funds

  • @JasonBringhurst
    @JasonBringhurst Місяць тому +4

    This wins all of the Pleasant Green videos for referencing "ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibbba dum!" Hahahahaha. Excellent!

  • @Ian-of9oi
    @Ian-of9oi 22 дні тому +1

    4:03 I saw a deal on facebook marketplace for a car that was 4 times cheaper then it should be. I offered to pay in gift cards. The seller got real excited. I messed with him for 4 hours on and off until I called him a thief.

  • @andreabadalassi
    @andreabadalassi Місяць тому +58

    Please don't fund the scammers

    • @Space_US
      @Space_US Місяць тому +7

      He’s giving an incentive for the scammers to stop scamming. He’s encouraging them to stop scamming

    • @gravityslave6277
      @gravityslave6277 Місяць тому +7

      ​​​​@@Space_US
      If you truly believe that, you are the exact type of person who falls for these scams.

    • @Space_US
      @Space_US Місяць тому +3

      @@gravityslave6277 smh someone else liked it. How do i prove it

    • @Space_US
      @Space_US Місяць тому

      @@gravityslave6277 although, thanks for the heads up. I’m trying to ignore them

    • @dave30076
      @dave30076 Місяць тому

      @@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.

  • @kylegier
    @kylegier Місяць тому +1

    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!

  • @stephaniehumphries
    @stephaniehumphries Місяць тому +9

    🤣🤣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 ❤️

  • @martinarmstrong2206
    @martinarmstrong2206 Місяць тому +1

    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.

  • @CricketEngland
    @CricketEngland Місяць тому +5

    I never get any scammers calling or messaging me, this must most definitely be an American thing.

    • @karinafvx
      @karinafvx Місяць тому

      it is, I've never gotten a call from one in my life, though I very rarely get texts from them

  • @Damerlavis7055
    @Damerlavis7055 Місяць тому +1

    Him typing in all CAPS is a red flag itself

  • @artistknownaslisa2850
    @artistknownaslisa2850 Місяць тому +7

    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. 😂

  • @JA77159
    @JA77159 Місяць тому +2

    Ben Dover is back at it again, I hope you've recovered from the passing of Alexander Dover.

  • @BlanketsAndLions
    @BlanketsAndLions Місяць тому +3

    New pleasant green video while I’m home sick? WIN!

    • @lindalawson7400
      @lindalawson7400 Місяць тому

      Me to am in bed 🛌 with a cold 🤧

    • @JayLeeBeanz
      @JayLeeBeanz Місяць тому +1

      I hope you feel better soon!

  • @jayjones5756
    @jayjones5756 Місяць тому +1

    If Santino would've kept quiet then Clemenza wouldn't have had to worry about keeping the cannoli.

  • @caligirlsmile
    @caligirlsmile Місяць тому +8

    Pleasnt green stop encouraging those scammers!! You're supposed to be a scambaiter not a politician. Why are you giving them money??

    • @angelhoney5844
      @angelhoney5844 Місяць тому +2

      You clearly don't know what he does 😉

  • @RogerRamjet156
    @RogerRamjet156 Місяць тому +1

    "I've won enough money to buy me a Stairway to Heaven". Great video!

  • @demeter-the-great
    @demeter-the-great Місяць тому +3

    10:38 *holy eyeballs what monstrosity hath AI wrought upon us*
    👁️👄👁️

  • @seanshepard2000
    @seanshepard2000 Місяць тому +2

    that "Fiddler" reference was great! lol - outta nowhere :)

  • @Mali-jw6im
    @Mali-jw6im Місяць тому +5

    Someone, teach him how to take off Caps Lock

  • @kev3d
    @kev3d Місяць тому +1

    I can't believe people still fall for these scams. Lord, what fools these mortals be!

  • @bojow8102
    @bojow8102 Місяць тому +13

    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 🙂👍

    • @gravityslave6277
      @gravityslave6277 Місяць тому +3

      Yep. It was an awful idea.

    • @dave30076
      @dave30076 Місяць тому

      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.

    • @gravityslave6277
      @gravityslave6277 Місяць тому

      @@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

    • @gravityslave6277
      @gravityslave6277 Місяць тому

      @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

    • @gravityslave6277
      @gravityslave6277 Місяць тому

      @@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.

  • @megameerkat2634
    @megameerkat2634 Місяць тому +1

    5:00 my favourite reference. classic book, classic movies

  • @MrKevinritsema
    @MrKevinritsema Місяць тому +4

    7:47 My wife (Borat)

  • @panfannation9166
    @panfannation9166 Місяць тому +1

    Bro is having a field day with these AI images lmao

  • @rat_dragon
    @rat_dragon Місяць тому +5

    Gosh these scammers are so stupid 😂

  • @markjohnson182
    @markjohnson182 Місяць тому

    I like the idea of sending a one time blank photo - thats a great way to frustrate them

  • @polandball2926
    @polandball2926 Місяць тому +2

    absoluty love your work man

  • @Randie89
    @Randie89 Місяць тому

    Man, when the word "Kindly" shows up, you know for sure that it's a scam. 😂

  • @TheOnlyIncognito
    @TheOnlyIncognito Місяць тому +3

    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?

  • @Randie89
    @Randie89 Місяць тому

    I feel like using puns on a scammer should be a series. 😂

  • @BloxC0r
    @BloxC0r Місяць тому +4

    YOO BEN DOVER PLEASE HEART MY COMMENT

  • @TheLydiaR
    @TheLydiaR Місяць тому +2

    They wouldnt get one cent from me.

  • @sethysaur
    @sethysaur Місяць тому +7

    No need for the AI generated images at the end :/ Do better

    • @dmw870
      @dmw870 Місяць тому

      Not everyone hates computers. A1 is cool.

  • @docfax
    @docfax Місяць тому +1

    With that money you can easily buy two tickets to Paradise!!

  • @beingdeeply
    @beingdeeply Місяць тому +5

    Please stop using AI-generated images to illustrate your point.

  • @geoffroi-le-Hook
    @geoffroi-le-Hook Місяць тому

    "How do you like them apples?" also appears in Rebel without a Cause

  • @smugshrug
    @smugshrug Місяць тому +7

    10:29 come on man, don't use AI slop in your videos. you're better than that.

    • @VerifiedWompWomp
      @VerifiedWompWomp Місяць тому

      womp womp new traveler, he's been using ai for a while!

    • @smugshrug
      @smugshrug Місяць тому +1

      @@VerifiedWompWomp ok? doesn't change my opinion.

  • @myopinion6092
    @myopinion6092 Місяць тому +1

    LMAO .."word salad" Awesome description!!

  • @DimJongUn
    @DimJongUn Місяць тому

    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.

  • @PedroBenolielBonito
    @PedroBenolielBonito Місяць тому +1

    ....eleven pop culture references, most of them about money, and no Shane McMahon 'Here comes da monaaaaayyyy'?

  • @IamCrass
    @IamCrass Місяць тому

    Thank you for taking the time. I appreciate the explanation and share it with all my stupid friends.

  • @SuperFamiKing
    @SuperFamiKing Місяць тому

    As if "Ned Flanders" wasn't funny enough... He came back with "Ben Dover" 😂

  • @crispycracker5103
    @crispycracker5103 Місяць тому +2

    We got ta move these refrigerators......we got ta move these color TVeeeeeeeeees

  • @TomGeek1980
    @TomGeek1980 Місяць тому

    Thank you Mr. Ben for providing us with a video that showcases on what scams we need to look for.

  • @Bonobos922
    @Bonobos922 Місяць тому +1

    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! 😂❤

  • @JPkilla8116
    @JPkilla8116 Місяць тому +1

    Man, those arm robbers are scary..... I wonder what they use the arms for 🤔

    • @Soffity
      @Soffity Місяць тому +1

      The arms they steal are handy.

  • @eleni_belle
    @eleni_belle Місяць тому

    I sometimes feel that scammers are just behind on any pop culture related things so they don’t burst out laughing with the stuff they hear. Great job Ben!

    • @kvo3542
      @kvo3542 Місяць тому +1

      Do you really expect him to understand? Different cultures bro

  • @aatheus
    @aatheus Місяць тому

    Even if the scammer doesn't do the right thing, I like that your left the possibility open for them to do so. If they reach out afterward, please share

  • @brianbonnell4849
    @brianbonnell4849 Місяць тому +1

    Love your videos but snoop definitely delivered the “mind on my money and my money on my mind” line a little smoother… 😂

  • @andrewvelonis5940
    @andrewvelonis5940 Місяць тому +1

    You. missed an opportunity. When you said "I'm just excited" you could have said "I'm so excited and I just can't hide it"

  • @rotitelor
    @rotitelor Місяць тому +1

    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.

    • @AtheistOrphan
      @AtheistOrphan Місяць тому +1

      Agree. They often use overly-formal, old-fashioned phraseology from the days of empire that NO ONE uses today.🇬🇧

  • @KDFantastic
    @KDFantastic Місяць тому +1

    Fun, fun, fun. That is the 12th reference 😂😂😂

  • @SheilaDeBonis
    @SheilaDeBonis Місяць тому

    You should've reminded him that he'd already said your cousin Ben Dover was also a winner. So you could just mooch off his winnings.

  • @sarahberkner
    @sarahberkner Місяць тому

    "I'm on my way" from misery to happiness to glee... 🎵

  • @Rogue0DK
    @Rogue0DK Місяць тому

    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.

  • @myrnasmith7664
    @myrnasmith7664 Місяць тому

    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.

  • @caseyHunter
    @caseyHunter Місяць тому

    It's so sad to know someone out there has or going to fall for this scam. Unbelievable

  • @sandynguyen1979
    @sandynguyen1979 Місяць тому

    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❤

    • @getfitquick2190
      @getfitquick2190 Місяць тому

      I'm planning on a software that'll help prevent such scams. What do you think it should be like.

  • @popixel
    @popixel Місяць тому

    I love that part and the story behind where Wolverine was given the candle sticks.

  • @KraftyKittenz
    @KraftyKittenz Місяць тому

    Charles Woodley ... Chuck Wood... WoodChuck ... VERMIN. 😂😂😂

  • @happyfeetlives5878
    @happyfeetlives5878 Місяць тому

    I got 20 pop culture references in! Where are my flowers?

  • @Kristinapedia
    @Kristinapedia Місяць тому

    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!