Hi Danny, thanks so much for doing this! I've heard from at least 10 companies that know me, and knew it was a scam. It's the others that get screwed, and I don't know about it. So if anyone out there was cheated by someone posing as me please reach out to law enforcement!
impersonation is not a crime Steve if a crime has not been committed. probably a 14-year old kid who just want some gear. and that wouldn't be his name either or is real phone number. anyway Steve looks like you're on top of it.
Recently I had everyone who commented in one of my videos replied to by a scammer. Claiming they had won something. I ended up interacting with them and getting three Paypal emails out of them and reported to paypal and other places. 2022 in a nutshell.
I’ve only watched 20% of that video and I’m absolutely shocked at the behavior of these scumbags. None of us should be surprised this isn’t happening every day but it sucks when it hits our community.
There is several scammers that are doing the same thing. They will even use your channel name and channel pics. That's why all winners should be announced in a video and notified to refer to the youtube video.
He is probably not going to listen to them but flip them immediately and then a poor unsuspecting soul will get his/her house on fire. Be careful with vigilante justice, you can hurt people who do not deserve it....
I worked with a guy that knew that a neighbor that was stealing his firewood. He drilled a hole in a log and put an m-80 inside of it and put it back in the pile. Well a couple weeks later, the police showed up at his door. Cops said a log exploded in the neighbors fireplace, all he could say was what did that have to do with me, I didn’t give them any wood.
Change your screen name to Marshal WRONG. Only a Napalm loving warmonger would put "Chuck Hernandez's family and neighbors at risk of injury by explosion and fire because of what looks like a teenager writing emails for free stuff. I give the little mofo some credit. They aren't scamming Walmart for Gift Cards. This person has taste, a refined taste. I say if someone bends or breaks a law here or there to listen to music, they are Rock n Roll personified. Just like effects pedals and overdrive circuits dance on the edge of physics, "Chuck" here is tap dancing on his keyboard to "My Way." You, on the other hand, can have a free one-way ride to Antarctica for all I care.
Thanks for the heads up and alerting others in your line of work know about this. You did right by sharing this with Steve G. At least the fact that this has been reported will give the Authorities something to build a case on. Even if part of it isn’t actionable, with enough reports it can be used to build a case that there was intent to commit a crime.
It's difficult to do anything about it without checking to makes sure it's from who it claims to be from. I've email from someone pretending to be a cable provider, even having a web page that looks like the real think (this has happened twice), but the page they were pointing me to was not an HTTPS (secure) page and having an IP number instead of the name of the company. If they ask your SSN, never give it.
There should be a law that people sending false emails and false identity and identity theft are subject to arrest and trial and if found guilty, then quickly jailed. Our laws are way too liberal today, where the guilty seem to have more rights than the victim at times, in this age we live in. Good video recap of events and a warning to all.
One problem with this. There are few laws for internet stuff. Everything is mail fraud or theft of property or money. Somone has to pay to put these guys up in a hotel, and that what jail is a hotel With free room and board meantime the honest people have to pay for it with tax dollar's. Insted of jail time just publish his address and phone number with name, he's going to have to move and change his phone number to stopped getting harassed by scam artists. Its kinda giving him back he own stupid scam. It will teach him a valuable life lesson. And bounous we don't have to pay his room and board and security details or property management. Sure prison takes away some liberties But its still a country club compared to jail in other parts of the world.
Authorities are so freaking useless man, I BET that if you had sent something they would say "you sent it to them of your own volition so technically no crime has been committed".
Went thru the same thing with attempted check/identity fraud. The state authorities said next time let them obtain the check and then cash it and wait a couple of weeks to contact us and we'll try to locate them and get your money back. Shhheesh!
Doesn't surprise me you've got to deal with this crap. I've been renovating vintage gear for some years and selling it on eBay. Man, there are just sooo many scammers on there... not to mention the retaliatory feedback if they fail to scam you...
when I heard "boost in sales" I knew it was a fake, Steve would NEVER make claims like that about what his "influence" would do, he's too honest and strait forward to make such claims and such statements are absolutely out of character for Steve Guttenberg. Also I am pretty sure he has personally demoed and tested your products several times over and doubt he would need your stuff again to test out again.
Danny, well done. I lost $600 last year from a seller on Canuck Audio Mart here in Canada, who took my money for a pair of drivers and then moved and will now not give me a refund. The admin folks are trying to help but, lessons learned I guess. I am happy to review any of your speakers and I don't have a UA-cam channel. Stay safe out there everyone!
Wow! Cannot believe someone would try to scam you out of speakers. Quite bold. A couple of years ago, some scamhole tried to re-sell us our own ads we had already placed (and paid for, of course). I have ZERO patience for these thieves. Too bad law enforcement is not very interested in this kind of crime.
Well done Danny! I got scammed by a “seller” - selling a set of Kef Ref 3 that “belonged to his father” - he had an passport driver’s license etc - anyway after I deposited $2400 he disappeared.. and I could do nothing. The police couldn’t help etc. It makes me so sad that people would go to such lengths to defraud other people. AND keep doing it.
WOW! That is so lame. I mean, I am a total & permanent Disabled USAF Veteran and people try to scam me all the time for various things. I mean, I'd love to get one of your upgrade kits for my SSCS5...but I will do that when I can budget it...not when I can steal it. Thanks for all you, Steve, Cheapaudioman, and the rest of the audiophiles out there do.
Their everywhere! Jerks ripping people off. They have tried me twice! No luck but still pissed me off ! Like to spend some quality time with one of them!
Danny, you missed a golden opportunity to really put this guy through. You should have slapped together a bogus pair of speakers and sent them on to him. That way he would have received said goods and then been guilty of committing a crime. Imagine his excitement at getting the speakers, but when hooking them up he realizes that they have 5 dollar drivers and no crossovers and the boxes are stuffed with damp, mouldy towels. Man, have some fun with these jerks.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing take some junky equipment, polish it up, install tracking device, then ship it. Once it's delivered Share the GPS with law enforcement and have them pay the perp a visit
Unreal! Not considered a crime? Well now you know why this kind of thing is happening all over!. PASS LAWS instead of arguing which political party is more corrupt! Sorry for the rant Danny. Glad you didn't get taken and pointed out how this happened.
How can anyone NOT know Steve's voice?? I am surprised he didn't offer to renew your car repair warranty. Hope this saves some other hard working audio company from a guaranteed loss.
This kind of low-integrity stuff affects all of us (or it attempts to) It's good that you inform your listening audience and those who could possibly be taken in by such low moralistic behaviour. 🇨🇦
I know of Steve as I was involved in the audio industry for over 30 years, I have never met him in person but I regard him as a fine person, thanks for your approach to this matter.
Thanks for the PSA. Be an idea to have a webpage for ppl to post when scammed by counterfeit product, white van schemes etc. "Old timers" are gonna be almost impossible to scam....but an online resource for newbies and the general public could be helpful.
What a Low-Life ! I hope he ends up getting life ! I can’t stand a Thief, he deserves everything he gets ! With everything going on in the World, we don’t need petty thieves. You did the right thing. When ever I buy something from someone I’m not sure of, I tell them if it’s stolen look for me on the witness stand pointing at you !
Damn, missed opportunity. I'd contact Mark Rober, and implement a faux XLS Encore shipment... then see the individual's reaction upon opening up the packaging! For those unfamiliar, it's genius UA-camr Mark Rober and his glitter bomb, fart spray, multi-camera, accompanied by fake police coms etc... Almost as cool as Fat Gus and the squirrel obstacle course... brilliant btw.
Good job Danny, hopefully you shut this guy down. Sad to say he will probably never be investigated or prosecuted and therefore he will be emboldened to create a new scam.
It’s the cancer of “ influencers” and their unethical tactics that seems to be well suited to email scammers .i had one myself two days ago and their language is always a big give away .
Hi Danny, thanks so much for doing this! I've heard from at least 10 companies that know me, and knew it was a scam. It's the others that get screwed, and I don't know about it. So if anyone out there was cheated by someone posing as me please reach out to law enforcement!
impersonation is not a crime Steve if a crime has not been committed.
probably a 14-year old kid who just want some gear. and that wouldn't be his name either or is real phone number. anyway Steve looks like you're on top of it.
@@rc6717 Steve is not a criminal, come on!
Or you are joking, right?
@@hoobsgroove Hey Charles.
Can't blame someone for trying to get high end audio equipment like this...
I am Spartacus! NO I AM SPARTACUS! No I am Spartacus. No I am Steve Guttenberg...
Good on you Danny! Way to call out a scammer. INTEGRITY is the key my American brother. Respect from Canada!✌
Tight.
Well done 👏
It's disturbing that "no crime has been committed " is the response from the authorities!!! No wonder these scumbags get away with it.
ist doch nicht der erste sack mit sowas. schaut doch euren donny an!
We all love Steve Guttenburg thank you for this video
Recently I had everyone who commented in one of my videos replied to by a scammer. Claiming they had won something. I ended up interacting with them and getting three Paypal emails out of them and reported to paypal and other places. 2022 in a nutshell.
Yup
Good work!
Way to go Zeos!
I’ve only watched 20% of that video and I’m absolutely shocked at the behavior of these scumbags. None of us should be surprised this isn’t happening every day but it sucks when it hits our community.
There is several scammers that are doing the same thing. They will even use your channel name and channel pics. That's why all winners should be announced in a video and notified to refer to the youtube video.
When Steve Guttenberg calls the police; he only talks to Sgt. Mahoney.
Or the cop from the Village People.
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Or Sting
You should rig up a speaker that will fry his amp when he hooks it up and send him that. Call it the IAED, “improvised amplifier exploding device”
He is probably not going to listen to them but flip them immediately and then a poor unsuspecting soul will get his/her house on fire. Be careful with vigilante justice, you can hurt people who do not deserve it....
I worked with a guy that knew that a neighbor that was stealing his firewood. He drilled a hole in a log and put an m-80 inside of it and put it back in the pile. Well a couple weeks later, the police showed up at his door. Cops said a log exploded in the neighbors fireplace, all he could say was what did that have to do with me, I didn’t give them any wood.
@@andykeena8767 gotta love thief logic 😂
Change your screen name to Marshal WRONG.
Only a Napalm loving warmonger would put "Chuck Hernandez's family and neighbors at risk of injury by explosion and fire because of what looks like a teenager writing emails for free stuff.
I give the little mofo some credit. They aren't scamming Walmart for Gift Cards. This person has taste, a refined taste.
I say if someone bends or breaks a law here or there to listen to music, they are Rock n Roll personified.
Just like effects pedals and overdrive circuits dance on the edge of physics, "Chuck" here is tap dancing on his keyboard to "My Way."
You, on the other hand, can have a free one-way ride to Antarctica for all I care.
That's right...play along.
Our World is getting Sadder everyday .
Much Respect Danny 👍🏻
send him out a sand cast resistor and an electrolytic capacitor. the real cheezy stuff haha. that technically counts as product.
Makes Mate...Great idea, then the "authorities" could get involved...I like the way you think.
Yes, exactly what I was thinking. And how set of those B&Ws with the chipboard cabinet.
That was comedy gold my friend , im pissing my pants laughin. Thankyou....
How about a spring-loaded fresh cat turd. He opens the box, it hits him in the face.
Good job recognizing and calling out a scammer when you see one. Thanks for sharing what you found with the rest of us.
Got to watch out for scammers
i been watching scammer payback for years ! Great share Danny
You should have sent him two boxes of manure with a note, "in case you need a refill!"
Thanks for the heads up and alerting others in your line of work know about this. You did right by sharing this with Steve G. At least the fact that this has been reported will give the Authorities something to build a case on. Even if part of it isn’t actionable, with enough reports it can be used to build a case that there was intent to commit a crime.
I hate scammers. Thanks for getting the word out about this and the heads up.
You’re a good man! Thank you Danny I’m a customer for life.
Sadly these things have been going on for a long time. They seem to be getting worse because nobody will do anything about it.
It's difficult to do anything about it without checking to makes sure it's from who it claims to be from. I've email from someone pretending to be a cable provider, even having a web page that looks like the real think (this has happened twice), but the page they were pointing me to was not an HTTPS (secure) page and having an IP number instead of the name of the company. If they ask your SSN, never give it.
UA-cam is pro-scammers as well
Good job Danny, we need to see these people brought to justice.
Thanks for sharing this Danny! This is very helpful to us in the community. Cody
There should be a law that people sending false emails and false identity and identity theft are subject to arrest and trial and if found guilty, then quickly jailed. Our laws are way too liberal today, where the guilty seem to have more rights than the victim at times, in this age we live in. Good video recap of events and a warning to all.
There is a law. It's called wire fraud. www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/wire-fraud.html
One problem with this. There are few laws for internet stuff. Everything is mail fraud or theft of property or money.
Somone has to pay to put these guys up in a hotel, and that what jail is a hotel
With free room and board meantime the honest people have to pay for it with tax dollar's. Insted of jail time just publish his address and phone number with name, he's going to have to move and change his phone number to stopped getting harassed by scam artists.
Its kinda giving him back he own stupid scam. It will teach him a valuable life lesson. And bounous we don't have to pay his room and board and security details or property management.
Sure prison takes away some liberties
But its still a country club compared to jail in other parts of the world.
Good on ya for being so sharp and on the ball. Thanks for sharing this with your fans too
Fingers crossed the authorities actually do something
There's hundreds of thousands of scammers doing this daily....the authorities rarely, if ever do anything.
There can be disagreements on technical points but still we like both you and Steve. I wish both of you good luck 😀😀😀👍
Good lookin out, so glad to be apart of a conscientious community
Thanks
send him a throwaway speaker and then contact the authorities
And instead of speaker drivers have it full of backyard doggie doo doo
Hey Steve guttenburg called and wants his speakers back! 😂
Yes. Scammers are criminals, glad you caught this. I’m sure Steve is too!
"Helo, I am Steve Gutberg, Audiofeeeliac, famus youTuber - please for to be sending me speakers right away, do not delay."
Way to go, Danny! Thanks for all you do!
Authorities are so freaking useless man, I BET that if you had sent something they would say "you sent it to them of your own volition so technically no crime has been committed".
Went thru the same thing with attempted check/identity fraud. The state authorities said next time let them obtain the check and then cash it and wait a couple of weeks to contact us and we'll try to locate them and get your money back. Shhheesh!
Wow that’s crazy!
Glad you caught on!
Be safe
WoW! thanks for the heads up Danny !! 👍
For a minute there I thought there was someone peddling a fake prostate cure.... ;o)
Crazy. We have so much trust amoung engineers in the audio and pro audio business, I guess I'm not surprised scammers pray on us.
Doesn't surprise me you've got to deal with this crap.
I've been renovating vintage gear for some years and selling it on eBay.
Man, there are just sooo many scammers on there... not to mention the retaliatory feedback if they fail to scam you...
This is kind of surprising, because the printing press Steve reviewed from me has been selling REALLY WELL!
I was sick to my stomach. I thought this video was going to call out Steve as a thief. Relieved !!
when I heard "boost in sales" I knew it was a fake, Steve would NEVER make claims like that about what his "influence" would do, he's too honest and strait forward to make such claims and such statements are absolutely out of character for Steve Guttenberg. Also I am pretty sure he has personally demoed and tested your products several times over and doubt he would need your stuff again to test out again.
My tired brain saw PS Audio: A Thief Amongst Us. What a relief. Man I immediately thought to myself, "What the Hell has Paul done now?
Me too...of course Paul is the greatest so i instantly understood i read it wrong
Danny, well done. I lost $600 last year from a seller on Canuck Audio Mart here in Canada, who took my money for a pair of drivers and then moved and will now not give me a refund. The admin folks are trying to help but, lessons learned I guess. I am happy to review any of your speakers and I don't have a UA-cam channel. Stay safe out there everyone!
As an active user on CAM I’d love to know who it was. Is he/she still active? Did they have decent feedback? Thanks
Wow! Cannot believe someone would try to scam you out of speakers. Quite bold. A couple of years ago, some scamhole tried to re-sell us our own ads we had already placed (and paid for, of course). I have ZERO patience for these thieves. Too bad law enforcement is not very interested in this kind of crime.
That said, it would be interesting to hear Steve do a review of your products.
Well done Danny! I got scammed by a “seller” - selling a set of Kef Ref 3 that “belonged to his father” - he had an passport driver’s license etc - anyway after I deposited $2400 he disappeared.. and I could do nothing. The police couldn’t help etc. It makes me so sad that people would go to such lengths to defraud other people. AND keep doing it.
wrong on you don't buy if it's not a legit platform pay through PayPal using pay when received option
@@chriswelljack4910 you’ll be surprised how well scammers can be organised - I’m not stupid.
WOW! That is so lame. I mean, I am a total & permanent Disabled USAF Veteran and people try to scam me all the time for various things. I mean, I'd love to get one of your upgrade kits for my SSCS5...but I will do that when I can budget it...not when I can steal it. Thanks for all you, Steve, Cheapaudioman, and the rest of the audiophiles out there do.
That’s a trip. Y’all handled it well
Their everywhere! Jerks ripping people off.
They have tried me twice! No luck but still pissed me off !
Like to spend some quality time with one of them!
"STEVE is the ULTIMATE gentleman and audiophile....a legend !!!!!!!!!!! and love GR so muuuuuuch too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
You've got that right ... he's got that "no pretence" air about him... yet knows his stuff
He sent his real name and address?! We are all lucky most criminals are not that smart...LOL.
Thanks for the headsup....
Danny, you missed a golden opportunity to really put this guy through. You should have slapped together a bogus pair of speakers and sent them on to him. That way he would have received said goods and then been guilty of committing a crime. Imagine his excitement at getting the speakers, but when hooking them up he realizes that they have 5 dollar drivers and no crossovers and the boxes are stuffed with damp, mouldy towels. Man, have some fun with these jerks.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing take some junky equipment, polish it up, install tracking device, then ship it. Once it's delivered Share the GPS with law enforcement and have them pay the perp a visit
Like the guy with ghe cellphone glitter bombs for porch pirates.
Or an actual set of speakers that dials 911 when fed a signal!
I'm glad you exposed this person. Good job. Now we need to catch these WhatsApp scammers.
The hifi posts have been hit hard with scammers especially with the giveaways.
yep
Unreal! Not considered a crime? Well now you know why this kind of thing is happening all over!. PASS LAWS instead of arguing which political party is more corrupt! Sorry for the rant Danny. Glad you didn't get taken and pointed out how this happened.
How can anyone NOT know Steve's voice?? I am surprised he didn't offer to renew your car repair warranty. Hope this saves some other hard working audio company from a guaranteed loss.
I think I'm gonna try it with Ferrari Dealers!!! "Send me a new Ferrari and I will GUARANTEE a great review -- as long as I can keep the car!!."
When I first read the header, I initially thought you were referencing Paul at PS Audio. 😆
The way you knew this wasn't real is because Steve "isn't ready" to review your speakers. 😂
Yes! I'd be willing to try Danny's speakers if a reviewer I trusted, like Steve, was allowed to review them.
Yeah!!! I'm the real Guttenburg. Where do I get my free speakers?
Sounds like you should be sharing the address with Mark Rober and trilogy media for a good ol' glitterbombing!
Good thinking Danny! Right on!
The scammer was so stupid, he thought he was smart 😆😅😂🤣
The nerve of these people, really unbelievable 😱😱😱
Good job fellows. I hate thieves and scammers. I love your reviews, and that of Steve's.
Very well done.
Sorry to hear that.
Please carry on!
Just came here to say that since there is a thief among us, this is Sus. Thank you
This kind of low-integrity stuff affects all of us (or it attempts to)
It's good that you inform your listening audience and those who
could possibly be taken in by such low moralistic behaviour. 🇨🇦
Wow, the nerve of people, wanting something for nothing!
Mail them 2 speaker boxes full of dog shit. Then he technically stole something.
Make sure they're ported boxes.
steve, the guy that looks like my grandmother 🤣🤣
I don't understand how people have the heart to do something like this and tarnish Steve's reputation!
caller ID can be misleading, I get scam calls from fake caller ID's and always a different phone number so it can't be filtered out.
the second Danny started reading the 'email' i said, yes because steve needs to sell who he is...
Sadly this is the nature of the world today, we have to be ever alert for scammers.
Call them out and put it front and Center.
Bwahaha! Every line in that email reeked of fake. “Sorry, Charlie!”
Yeah but that's the Guttenberg from POLICE ACADEMY!!! LOL...
That would be the perfect sting operation if you had a competent police dept.
I know of Steve as I was involved in the audio industry for over 30 years, I have never met him in person but I regard him as a fine person, thanks for your approach to this matter.
I have met him at Canjam a couple times and he is a very polite, upstanding fellow. He would never talk like this guy. Also, nice user name :)
He has impeccable style. BS'd with me about UA-cam when he first started. Taught him everything he knows /s
Thanks for the PSA.
Be an idea to have a webpage for ppl to post when scammed by counterfeit product, white van schemes etc.
"Old timers" are gonna be almost impossible to scam....but an online resource for newbies and the general public could be helpful.
Really looking forward to Steve's review! :D
What a Low-Life ! I hope he ends up getting life ! I can’t stand a Thief, he deserves everything he gets ! With everything going on in the World, we don’t need petty thieves. You did the right thing. When ever I buy something from someone I’m not sure of, I tell them if it’s stolen look for me on the witness stand pointing at you !
Damn, missed opportunity.
I'd contact Mark Rober, and implement a faux XLS Encore shipment... then see the individual's reaction upon opening up the packaging!
For those unfamiliar, it's genius UA-camr Mark Rober and his glitter bomb, fart spray, multi-camera, accompanied by fake police coms etc...
Almost as cool as Fat Gus and the squirrel obstacle course... brilliant btw.
Good job Danny, hopefully you shut this guy down. Sad to say he will probably never be investigated or prosecuted and therefore he will be emboldened to create a new scam.
Conspiracy to commit fraud. That is such a thing.
My Nigerian banker prince handles all my Steve Gutenberg personal matters. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll let Mohammad know.
Audiophile family taking care of the audiophile family .Just a good group to be in.
That's horrible 😞 thanks for doing this video Danny!
The good news: UA-cam sent me a notice link to this video - I didn't know you had a channel, I just subscribed.
Caller ID can be faked easily. But they don't sound like they are smart enough.
I am surprised the authorities wouldn't act on that, after all identity theft IS a federal crime.
Send him a few empty metal cases full of scrap fuses etc and then he will be guilty of scamming you out of products , however much junk they may be .?
It’s the cancer of “ influencers” and their unethical tactics that seems to be well suited to email scammers .i had one myself two days ago and their language is always a big give away .
Oh man, you missed a golden opportunity to mail "Chucky" a giant box of used cat litter. 😼🤟
He's not the brightest bulb ... 😉
Heck, even I know Steves voice 😂
Thanks to the authorities for writing a loophole into the law so they don't have to do any work
Thank You Danny! Dang some people.
What surprises me is that this guy was dumb enough to think Danny wouldn't know Steve and would fall for it.
LoL! Nicely done! 😎👍🎸
Well done Danny ,you guys and Steve have great channels👍
I'd have mailed them a huge box of dog poop. LOL
These kind of people are getting Guttenberg a bad press LOL!