76-year-old retired man left homeless after getting scammed out of $800k | FOX 13 Seattle
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- A King County man went from having $800,000 in his bank account to being homeless in just a few days due to a scam, family and investigators said.
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If this happened to my 70 something year old father, I would have him living with me, not in a hotel.
Immediately. I have talked to my elderly parents about scams. My mom says she turns off her iPhone on them! 😂
@@AnneCaulder Smart move yeah
why would she have the father live with her? he has no money, she would have to pay for him until he dies. she lost that 800k inheritance! the US taxpayer will have to pay for his food stamps, section 8 rent, and Medicaid. hahahaha
I thought so too until seeing the GoFundMe. The daughter mentioned a complicated past.
"While I would like to portray a positive image of my relationship with my father, the reality is quite different. Growing up with him was traumatic. I have undergone years of therapy to develop a sense of compassion for someone who used to physically and emotionally harm my sister, mother, and myself."
@@onetwothreeintothefour3997 maybe it’s why he lost the 800k.
Live close to your elderly parents and protect them.
I'm military and while my parents are deceased it would have been impossible when rgty were alive
This guy is big time dumbass though 😂 i bet he didn’t even play lottery
Old people stay off the internet.
It doesn't matter. My mother is 2 blocks away from me. But she does things, makes mistakes, without asking me or grandchildren. And then we have to run around to change her doings. She changed her medical insurance just because someone knocked on her door and she let that stranger in. We had to fight to cancel and reinste old insurance. She believed the person who told her that she would have free internet and he had installed equipment and then she started getting billed $70 a month. We had to remove and drive to the company to return equipment. And it never stops.
it is not intelligence, it happens to engineers and doctors when they get older too@@Peekaboo-Kitty
My bank's fraud department calls me the minute I purchase anything out of the US and I love them for it!
Not just abroad but also in US. Absolutely poor man.
@@CC-kl4nh
Greedy man!
@@CC-kl4nhwhat a dumbass 😂
Went to Bahamas got food card was locked like a mf 😂
Which bank🏦
I believe scammers have folks working on the inside at some of these banks. Someone knew he recently sold his house and had $800K in his account. The fact that they asked for that exact amount is suspect. I saw one story where the scammer knew one woman’s four most recent charges down to the penny.
I saw that too. Chase bank again. Very suspicious. They need to return his money. Very sad situation😔
Well said. 👍🏻 The timing of the sale and the call was more than just a coincidence.
They need to check for Nigerian employees
@@AuToBoLic I would say if they are a recent immigrant or doesn't have American sounding accent; not allowed to work in banks fir this exact suspected reason
I wont even oder pizza online anymore because they all sound like they are residing in India. I want an American(who is currently AT the location I'm attempting to order from), to take my order; not some Richard-bag from across the planet.
@@iceonthesun8880you literally don't even know how to spell or properly write in English, but want to admonish other people for being foreign. LOL
He had *800k* , but wanted 17 Million and lost his 800k in the process. *Don't be Greedy*
Greed.
It has nothing to do with greed if he genuinely thought that those 17 million were his. So, more like, don't be gullible.
Exactly
@@Crazzzycarrot-qo5wr Wrong. Greed and he paid for it.
He's old enough to know better
Before watching the vid, I thought it was some elaborate scam. But no, how do you fall for the oldest and dumbest scam out there? $17 million in free money, really? Cmon man
And he didn't even play any kind of lottery
"Of all the things I miss...I miss my mind the most"...
Is easy for the scammers to scam older people the older people trust more then us now because they use to live in a different world surrounding with good people now we are not we are more aware and also things happens to us too
@@stevek343 lol
They said , the scamers told him it was a sweepstakes
After 70 or 80 the brain stops working right... Scammers know this... This is how scammers make a living off of old people who get confused.. I seen a 80 year old woman try to buy gift cards from my store to "pay her phone bill". I strait up told her, "your being scammed". I refused the sale. Her response, "i'll just have to go some place else to buy the cards" I begged her to call family to help. I think she still got scammed because she had so much trust in the scammer.
wow
So, how is Joe Biden still President?
Good on you for trying to help her. 🫡
@@kennethtennysfan6101 --His cabal fraternity watches over him.
good for you for doing the right thing! the world needs more people like you
He believed he won $17 million from a text message? The banks needed to ask him questions about the withdrawals for those large amounts. This should never have been allowed especially from the bank account of an elderly person without investigating where the money was going.
scammers usually tell the victims to lie to the banks
What a fool. Sorry, but believing such a thing at any age is foolish.
Maybe . . . the scammers . . . banks . . . big tech . . . gov authorities . . . are all in this together.
Then you wonder why certain people don't want the elderly around them.. they do intentional dumb 💩. Rumors are that some countries in Europe and Asia, they abandon the old parents and old folks.. they're liability.
I used to work at a bank, and we were trained to warn people when we suspected scams, but people always knew better than us apparently. You can't stop most people from making dumb desicions. I hope they find the scammers and can give him at least some of his money back.
yep, i would bet he lied to the bank when they asked him questions. that is why the bank wont repay any of it
@@multitablez7825 Damned if you do, damned if you don't. People here always want to point the finger at someone else.
Correct. The man is a fool, plain simple. 17M and for a lottery he never played. What an idiot! 😂 He got played.
I work for a bank. This is correct. This is why we ask questions that pisses off alot of people. They lie and get scammed.
I had a guy call in to get wire instructions. Said he won millions and a car in a sweepstakes but they required him to pay the taxes. Said he tried to do the wire in the branch but once they found out what he was doing they told him it sounded like a scam and refused. So he wanted to do it himself online.
I asked him did you even enter a sweepstakes. He said no. I said well how can you win something you never entered. I told him it sounded like a scam and they’re just trying to get him to send money that he won’t get back. He got mad and hung up on me🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
We can try to warn as much as we can but even when you point out the glaring red flags ppl will still choose to do whatever they want
Greed on both sides, the scammer and the victim.
I'm an old geezer and ain't no way I'd be that stupid. Greed
Lmao
Never forget half the folks you meet on any given day are below average.
@@shootshellz Sad, but true.
Yeah, don’t fall for these ridiculous scams
When they ask you for a giftcard, don't bring it to them
Scammers have no souls!!!
but what's left will burn for eternity.
correct they will pay at the end
I hate them all
That’s the truth. We used to like to mess with the scammers, and when they would figure it out, they would call us cu*ts and f**kers. Scumbags.
just plain greed. He wanted the millions so badly he gave away his life savings.
800k ??? Death penalty for that
Nah, give them one chance, and one chance only to compensate the victim double his losses. If they can't we go with your plan.
Now your talking.
Nah. It’s his own fault. Legally, he didn’t know better and AUTHORIZED the transfer.
Next time, don’t be duped.
@@mikenelson8377 Just plain greed. He wanted the millions so badly he gave away his life savings.
Nah. He’s an old fool
His daughter is RIGHT ! Those damned banks should have caught this. We tried to move MUCH less money than that, and we got GRILLED by our Credit Union. Wanted to know if anyone was FORCING us to move the money, the list of questions went on and on. I now sit back and am thankful for those questions.
the bank tried to stop him. if they didnt, the bank would have already returned the money. i bet he lied to the bank, therefore, they cant do anything to help him.
Nah fuck that they have already made it hard enough to withdraw your own money and send transfers.
Why won't she take him in?
Credit union vs big bank. Big different?
Patriot Act is always requiring banks to question such transactions now. Chase Bank and Bank of America totally dropped the ball and should be sued. Bank of America itself stole 1700.00 from me years ago.
I know an elderly lady who received a phone call just like this claiming that she won millions of dollars but she needed to pay a tariff in order to receive her "winnings" so that her winnings could be wired to her bank account in the United States. However, she worked at a bank as a credit manager and wasn't dumb. She told the scammer that she would make him a deal he couldn't refuse. She told him to go and take out a loan for the amount of the so-called tariff for over $100,000 and pay it himself with the loaned money and that she would split the winnings with him 50/50 once he paid the tariff and she received the winnings.
Smart woman
😂 I like it..smart women
Why waste time talking to these animals.
They now have a confirmed working number and will now just sell your information.
@@Kamala_sux This happened over 25 years ago and the lady I spoke of has already crossed over the rainbow bridge. But, you do have a good point. With these scammer phone calls these days, getting rid of them is harder than fumigating a house full of roaches.
A case of stupidity and greed.
You can't win lottery if you don't buy a ticket.
He didn't buy a ticket. It should have been obvious.
Did your brain not retain the information long enough for you to remember that this was a sweepstakes scam? Wow & you’re blaming the old man for stupidity? 😂
I would agree but it was someone vulnerable, the elderly are new to our technology and should be protected. The bank also didn’t find it weird at all that he took out or transfered nearly 1 Million in cash:/
@@OfficialKequanHe’s not that new to technology, there has been texting for at least 22 years with cell phones. He would have been in his mid to early 50’s
Then. He just ignorant and greedy
The problem is trust. We love to blame a human for trusting a human.
No. The bastard who preys is to blame.
@@oloatis2182 Lmao blame the victim and not the scammers🤦♂️ Greedy or not, scammers were in the wrong!
How sad. I hope somehow he can get some of his money back. This stress can not be good for his health. Thank you for doing this story so others can learn from it.
Lol he's not getting it back. Whatever country the person who took it is living in they're living large.
This is a scam! PERIOD!
I feel bad for this innocent man.
I hope they get the justice they deserve.
This can happen to anyone so be cautious.
Same so sad for the more vulnerable people 😢 one day they gonna pay
He had 800k in his savings, his daughter clearly has lived nicely as well which makes her upset cuz she's just lost out on 800k once he passes....I don't feel bad. He's lived better for a good majority of his life while many millions suffer check to check never having more than a few dollars in savings. If he worked hard he'd have it installed do trust someone spewing scam BS
@@proudcerberushave some sympathy for an old man in a world that is probably pretty confusing to traverse.
NEVER will happen to me! If I don't recognize the Caller ID, I never answer. Likewise texts.
@@raallen1468ow can someone believe when told they won a million dollars sweepstakes when they know they never entered to win one????? Sm “freakin” h 🤦♀️
All he had to say to the scammers is, "Take the taxes out of the winnings." Financial companies do this all the time with 401K withdrawals. If the scammers refuse, you know it's a scam.
@@machinesnmetal : Even though, it doesn't cost $800k for an OTP. Maybe $100 max.
Really? You're advising someone to actually entertain this? Are there legitimate "You won" contacts out there?
Maybe everyone isnt as smart as you, smh
Bless him. 800k is exactly for his age. I hate he was scammed like this.
I love all these people saying things like "didn't anyone tell him that this was a problem".....have any of you actually tried to convince someone in their 70s that they don't know what they're doing? Good luck
This
Exactly
This. Have a family member who has been scammed several times now but still insists they can spot scammers 'better than anyone else'
Exactly. When people get to that age, some of them are so stubborn that it's crazy. My dad's home is so cluttered with furniture that it affects his mobility. The number of times I've tried to put things into storage for him. Nope, he won't have it even if it will be beneficial to him. I think they get scared that with age, they are losing independence to make their own decisions. So they stick their heels in.
So true. You get set in your ways the older you get and it's hard to all of the sudden accept advice from your children after being the leader and parent for so many decades.
The banks should have BEEN AWARE and FLAGGED his account just based on the amounts within the withdrawals that were being made along with the frequency of those withdrawals, tens of thousands of dollars and no one thought something was wrong or asked any questions.
The bank should be replacing all of his money
@@canna-envydiyinfusions8199So, the bank should be out $800k because a grown man made a series of stupid decisions? Banks can't be expected to babysit all of their customers. He was clearly able to sell his house and planned on buying another one. If he is suffering from dementia, or cognitive issues, his family should step in and get power of attorney. He doesn't appear to be though, and seems to know what's going on, just made really bad decisions and allowed himself to be repeatedly scammed. It's very sad, but it's hardly the bank who is to blame.
Chase didn't have no problem flagging my account when I went on vacation. I didn't have no where near that kind of money.
Maybe it's someone that works for that bank, they need to be taught how to block and report them text messages and unknown numbers and not answer them at all, they should leave their voice mail disabled so they won't have to listen to them spam scam calls.
@@a.h.s5152 "Someone" on the inside knew he had this money in his account.
This girl getting annoyed at the banks for saying they did everything they could...but what else are they supposed to do? Your dad voluntarily took the money out of his own account and sent it. They can't prevent someone from doing that, however advanced their security is.
They should setup new kind of account where family members also should approve transactions in thousends of dollars.
They should still text or call to approve it even if he did it. My bank does that. Chase has scammers working along side of them. Corrupt to the core.
@@Alex-jx5bxthat requires a court order.
@@janetdotson7829 👍
Idk
Bravo, *Charge backtools* -I'm so glad you're out there fighting these scumbags. We must do everything in our power to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable scammers. You're a true hero!! my brother
Not easy getting old. My father fell for the IRS scam and called me crying.
😂
It happened to my childhood friend and neighbor's father. The exact same Lotto/Tax scam. The son went off and became a Charter Boat captain in the Caribbean. His elderly father lived alone in San Antonio ,in an upper middle class neighborhood. The Son got an emergency call from the Dad's forty year neighbor, telling him, that his Dad's yard was un mowed, the electricity had been cut off and his Dad had just tried to borrow $7,000 from his neighbor. The loss was North of $560K. The Son had to move back to take care of his Dad but the damage was already done...
Elderlys are like a baby they shouldn't have these much money without supervise
This is a good reason to stay with smaller regional banks that know you as a person. Likely this man's account would have been flagged for such huge irregularities in a smaller bank. The big banks like Wells Fargo, in my direst experience, don't give rip about their customers except to exploit them. At WF I was signed up for things I never wanted and left in disgust.
That's because bank employees were under pressure to open new accounts so they opened accounts in people's names. Eventually they were fined by the federal government.
The banks had the red flags but ignored them.
Go to the bank and try to withdraw a big sum of $ and see the questions asked of you.
Often you can only do so over a period of days or weeks.
@@mikejohn0088 The banks are the only ones that know how much you have in your account. So sometimes I think the banks themselves are behind the scams. Who knows. Maybe they work with these scammers, saying, you do the phone call, and we'll pay you a percentage of the stolen amount. That's what I think is going on. These scams are mainly happening with customers from Chase Bank.
Once I was at Wells Fargo (2014) I saw long line of folks looking like 65 generation and happened to be fragile, now I know why…
I had problems with them, too, and pulled my money out.
This poor guy must be demented.
Just very GREEDY!
Like Joey biden
@@cyclops9125Ha ha! Good one! ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=trump+dementia
@@Peekaboo-Kitty Non linear dementia. not "demented" that means something else.
Maybe he is! do you care?
What is the point having kids? They move away and live their own lives and the elderly are on their own. That money is gone.
Get these scammers and put them away for life…period
They’re probably from India, so it’s not going to happen.
@@467076 you misspelled the white house
They should be in slavery for life on a chain gang
@@467076Nigeria
You going to go to India or Africa to arrest them Deputy Dog?
I feel bad for the elderly, but seriously having 800k on hand and falling for millions of dollars for sweepstakes is just crazy. Banks should have catch this. I hate sweepstakes. Nothing comes good out of this.
At 76 years old you as an individual need to realize that you already on short borrow time and it was better TO PLAY IT SAFE in just keeping your $800k and not make any moves without consulting someone else for their opinion.
Don't let Greed come for you at 76 yrs.old when you're better off with protecting those $800k and PLAYING IT SAFE.
What you say SOUNDS good, but many people around that age are mentally declining, so they don't make the most rational decisions. My mom is that age, and she thinks she's on top of everything, but a scammer had her running around town buying gift cards at Target. Fortunately, she came to her senses and stopped communicating with the scammer before he got anything out of her.
@pmhatefuls greed does not discriminate.
@batman9512 yes but its still driven by an underlying sense of greed, get rid of that sense and its less likely your elderlies will go around doing dumb shit
@theFORZA66 I would agree that greed may have played a role in this elderly man's decision-making.
Have you met old people? They can't even remember what they had for breakfast.
Congratulations, *Chargebacktools* I am relieved that you are out there fighting these thugs. We must take every precaution to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable con artists. Congratulations to YOU!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for ensuring our security
Yeah, I had a guy called my mom. I asked for her social security, but I was standing next to her, grabbing the phone, and asked what it was for.. They tried to convince me. But I knew what was going on. Told them get lost.
Sad to say, but after a certain amount of time and money, he should've caught on. Scammers like this should suffer severe penalties.
He was greedy!
He voluntarily withdrew money and gave it to them, they can kiss that money goodbye!
We are going to see more of this if the community can't pull together to protect the vulnerable.
You can't help stupid people.
This happened to my grandfather. He got a call from a guy claiming to be me his grandson. The guy said he was in jail and needed to get bailed out. My grandfather was smart. He hung up and immediately called my number and asked how I was and said someone claiming to be me needed to get bailed out. He said he was glad it wasn’t me in jail and that if I actually had been. He would have left me there to teach me a lesson. We both had a good laugh about that.
Ultimately, Greed and stupidity cost him.
Never did he ask "what sweepstakes did I enter?"
Never did he consider winning $16 million out of the blue seemed to good to be true.
Never did he consider sending many small amounts of funds was suspicious.
This is why financial institutions ask questions. They don't want to 'stick their nose in your business' just to be nosey. They are trying to prevent these things from happening.
You are either extremely naive or deliberately trying to protect the criminals.
I guarantee these people come out of israel. They pray on Americans 24/7/365 and the Federal agencies look the other way.
Yes if it’s a few dollars or if you are in line paying for something they will out a stop on it. Happens all the time to me when traveling. However if it’s hundreds of thousands of dollars to bank accounts in Africa or the Caribbean from a ninety year old woman’s account in the middle of the night they all of a sudden don’t have the resources. It’s truly baffling. Almost like they are criminals themselves.
Stop banking at big banks. They definitely do not care. Credit unions do care. I work for one and teach financial literacy classes on my own time - because I also care. 🤷♀️
@jerrymylove1754 It's definitely easier to stop fraud via a debit/credit card or bank transfer than it is a wire. The card agreement the financial institution holds with their card provider gives the FI certain permissions, abilities, and responsibility. Wires are more private, typically faster, and have fewer verifiers than transactional account use. They also are gone as soon as they're sent. You can cancel, trace, and monitor other transactions much easier than a wire or cash app service. The account transactions are also subject to stricter BSA requirements, meaning identification is verified on all sides. Wires typically don't.
Our greatest generation has been replaced by our worst generation. Protect your parents and grandparents. Talk to them EVERY DAY. Keep them safe.
None of my family would have fallen for this Scam! My grandmother was born in 1912 (dead now) but she was smart enough to smell a Scam from a mile away!
Huh? He's a boomer, not ww2
Sounds like someone that had inside information on the sale of his home and/or bank account balance is working with scammers. How did the scammers just happen to target him right after the sale of his home🤔
Real estate transactions are public record. It’s not hard to find.
You're doing an outstanding job,
*Charge backtools* I'm thrilled that you're out there battling these scoundrels. It's absolutely crucial to protect the elderly and the general public from these deplorable scammers. You truly deserve all the praise and recognition for keeping us safe!!!! Kudos to you, my brother. Your efforts are deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize. Keep up the amazing work..
A fool and his money are soon parted.
At 76, if you do not have someone to trust, like a trusted family member, you are to blame. NEVER make decisions of this magnitude WITHOUT confiding in someone you trust AT THIS AGE!!!
That's why they targeted him Einstein. Because as an elderly individual he is less likely to be wary of a scam. He is more likely to have some dementia and more likely to trust a stranger. Obviously if he suspected anything he would not have done it. The best scenario would have been for his daughter to help him put his funds into a trust or an account that required her to sign off before funds could be removed. Terrible story. I pray they catch the scum that did this and he gets his money back.
at any age.
Did you NOT watch all 3 min of the piece? He DOES have family, he just didn't tell them until it was over.
@@chizmo7not dementia just greedy and sleazy!
How many people young or old have the kind of money he had?
What makes you think you can trust family members? They are the first ones to Scam you! Mine did.
Older Americans can’t have it both ways: They want their freedom to do what they want without being told what to do. But if something goes wrong, they want to blame institutions for not protecting them. As far as I’m concerned, his daughter dropped the ball here.
I agree. People would lose their minds if banks stopped you from accessing your money because "we think this is fishy".
Facts, and this is the " get ride of government regulation generation from the 80's"@@nonawolf7495
Well said.
You also have to considered their relationship and some old people due to dementia or whatever cause just dont listen even to the most sincerest advice of their children, ie they are super suspicious and paranoid of their own children and yet child-like naive to total strangers
Guaranteed these scammers are probably out of either Nigeria or India. Seems like these are the most prominent breeding grounds for scammers.
Usually if offered something that seems to good to be true it usually is.
Only God knows who’s done this and He knows their nefarious heart. God will deal with them eventually.
Yes. They are !!
Are you kidding? It was probably an inside job.
Or probably work in the bank. How did they know he had all that money as soon as it was deposited? Maybe bank employees get a commission from scammers for turning over information about accounts. When I was younger there was a young woman who told me she works in the same bank where I had an account. It was another branch. She would tell me she knows how much money I have in my account.
I know! How many Nigerian Princes can there be???
Coincidentally, the people who bought his house have an Indian name. FBI should look in to this, see if there is a connection...
We need to protect our elderly better than this. And those who take advantage of them need to be prosecuted to the fullest.
You're doing an outstanding job,
*Charge backtools* I'm thrilled that you're out there battling these scoundrels. It's absolutely crucial to protect the elderly and the general public from these deplorable scammers. You truly deserve all the praise and recognition for keeping us safe!!!! Kudos to you, my brother. Your efforts are deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize. Keep up the amazing work
Didn't he telephone his daughter/family/friends/neighbors and tell them he had "won" this money? Why didn't he? This seems unbelievable.
Didn't someone at the bank, financial place smell a problem? This report doesn't give any real informati9on; just the human interest view.
Second comment: Why doesn't he go and live with his daughter? I'm sorry, but in my eighties, living carefully, I cannot see paying into a "GoFundMe" account to bail out a fool. Both he and these banks really cannot smell rotten meat -just smell money.
@@kathleenardrey5094 I find it unbelievable that you have lived more than 80 years and never done anything stupid , never been taken advantage of , never done anything that you "should have known better".
I also find it hard to believe that you have lived more than 80 years and not learned kindness , compassion , understanding or empathy , that we are all human and we all make mistakes , to not kick others when they are down .
@@shari9721 Thank you for your comments. I am sorry to disappoint you: I have never done anything stupid, never been taken advantage of by someone, and have not done anything that I "should have known better". I am sorry that you do knot know me. Your assumptions about my lack of kindness, compassion, understanding, or empathy are insulting. Due to privacy, I will not share with you my lifetime professions and organizations (Hints: Something called Peace Corps, degree that has the word "medicine" about it, place where children are taken for big and little "owies"). I am human, but I choose where my monies are spent. peace
@@shari9721wait, so someone gives away 800k to an obvious scam, an anyone who doesn't open their wallet on a set income and give their hard earned, carefully guarded money to that person. Is kicking them when they're down?
Warped view of reality
@@LetsTalkAboutPrepping low IQ too
If my dad called me & told me he won 17 mil but had to cough up 800k first I would tell him it's a scam immediately. Did his daughter not ask these basic questions?
She did not know about it because he didn't tell anyone!
That's the oldest trick in the book, you gotta be really stupid to fall for that! He's from the Ukraine where they got some of the biggest scammers around and he lived here in USA for a very long time with scammers too so he should of known not to fall things like that. But then again he could be lying and trying to do a scam of his own, see if anyone feels sorry for him so he can get something for free?
I do think the scammers have the elderly mentality figured out. My mother does this. Was found trying to buy $1,000. gift cards at WalMart. A local employee alerted us, but she just got them elsewhere. NOTHING you say to explain seems to get through to her.
Such cases should be reported to Mayor_Fast_Fix cybersecurity team
On Instagram
He can help your mom!
You’re great . Seriously. You’re super likable at the same time. The FBI should seriously hire you right now based off of these videos. You’re a true patriot,
sir. Thank you *VortexTrace* for all you do please don’t stop. You’re so important to this country people like you. You’re putting fear into literal countries. On a funny note; your characters are legendary at this point!!!!!……
Seriously, I would vote for capital punishment for scammers. Governments around the world are not doing anything about this.
Probably because governments are scammers to
I agree!
Same thing happened to my mother. But, I was able to track down the scammers and got her money back. Me and a few of my buddies "took care" of these guys and let's just say that they won't ever scam anyone again.
Finally someone with a comback story,glad they wont
@fasteddie7276 bullshit.
How did you find them.
@@Laney322 I know a lot of people in the neighborhood so, it wasn't difficult.
@@fasteddie7276 why would "scammers" be in the neighborhood....
somebody in india or nigeria is living like a king right now
Retirement
The whole tribe set for life smh
@@reddeadjuju
In mexico.
I hope God gets them for this. This brakes my heart
So how is it not possible to track the payment?
Greed is what caused his financial demise. I cant feel sorry for him.
How is being told you won something greedy?
@@mhaas281 when you know you DIDN'T enter the contest! Also, when you heard 7 million. Also, when you're withdrawing money to win said prize.
If you win something, then why are you paying to get the prize.......GREED!
@@ac4498 how you know the thinking and logic of a 76 year old mind?
@@mhaas281 I'm 83
This is just stupidity. I know plenty 70/80 year olds that would catch on IMMEDIATELY and cuss those obvious scammers tf out.
Perhaps dementia
An elderly man with $800,000. No need for millions! Sounds like 'never enough' greed kicking in!
I felt bad for him until , the part he was promised 17 millions ! Congrats grand pa , you just made a bunch of scammers in India or west Africa rich . Gosh I can’t even digest losing 20 bucks how people can throw their entire life savings down the drain like that .
Greed got the best of him.
How would you react if you were told you won $17 million.
@edwardkirby5225 i would instantly know it was a scam lol
I’m praying for this awesome man. I wish that anyone who can help him with another home so he’ll feel safe and secure.
Help him with another home so he can lose it again to the next scammer?
I hope now that people know they will donate and help this poor man.
Whyyyy would he agree to pay the taxes even before he has the winning money in his hands????? There are too many scammers next door and around.
Ok I need to know how the police cannot track scammers down via the accounts he (victims) transfer them to
Yeah why don’t you tell Joe Swanson to track down that dirty a hole from Nigeria real quick 😂
even if they can track the scammers down, it’s hard to make them repay victims/suffer consequences because they’re often in other countries, so it’s an international investigation - international investigations become way more complicated
Police have NO authority in other Countries! Not even the FBI does!
Well, you need to call the Nigerian Police. Good Luck !
Because scammers hire people to pick up the money and open a bank account. The scammers don't pick up the money directly. They use mules. So when the police catch the mule, the real criminals are long gone.
Great work *Charge backtools* so glad you are out there fighting these lowlifes scammers. We need to do all we can to spare the elderly and general public from these despicable scammers!!
Kudos to You!! You deserve the Noble prize for keeping us safe. Big up brother
Don't keep blaming scammers,
Scammers only exist because of people's need for greed. PERIOD.
my god why would you ever let $800,000 sit in a bank account...
I hope the daughter can and will step up and take her father in.
Yeah, my mother lives with me. Daughter should just say "Dad, come home with me."
@@curliefro loool u people have no life if u wanna babysit your parent
She won't. That's what the gofundme is for. Please give her daddy money so she doesn't have to take him in.
@@somuchfortalent 😂
Criminals are smarter than Chase Bank. Makes sense.
The Banks are NOT accountable for what you do with your money. He gave it to them willingly. How is this the Banks fault? Should they not allow people to withdraw THEIR own money?
@@Peekaboo-Kitty Like it says in the video, the bank should of flagged it. I have had amounts as little as 10k where the bank asked me what was going on with the money. And the bank says they did everything they could in this case. Right. Also, the bank said in cases like this they would like to prevent this kind of thing from happening even before it happens and were fooled by the criminal's skillset. They admitted it. The banks also said they need more time to investigate the situation.
The Banks are NOT accountable for what you do with your money. He gave it to them willingly. How is this the Banks fault? Should they not allow people to withdraw THEIR own money?
Banks can stop it. They can put a cap on the amount of money that cal leave an account during any given transaction... Banks already put plenty of restrictions on the public to stop crime.
@@Laney322
You cannot control someone who is determined to give someone else their money! He would have done it no matter what!
NOT OLD PEOPLE! We need to protect old people!
Wanna bet? @@Peekaboo-Kitty
@@johntolof
You got it the wrong way around. Old people are supposed to protect their children!
Congratulations, *Chargebacktools* -I am relieved that you are out there fighting these thugs. We must take every precaution to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable con artists. Congratulations to YOU!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for ensuring our security
Wow, *Chargebacktools* you're doing an amazing job standing up against these scammers. It's crucial that we protect the elderly and the public from their deceitful tactics. You're a true hero!!
Why is it, if you go to Chase or Bank of America, and ask to withdraw $9,000 in cash, they give you the third degree as to the purpose, ask wouldn't you rather have a cashier's check... but this guy transfers .8 mill without a blink?
You would think it be in thier best interest to keep that money in their bank...
Apparently 800 thousand wasn't enough for him, he wanted more 😳
He did it piecemeal.
If it’s illegal or for the us government the charges go through with no problem. If it’s something you need or are legitimately buying they will put a stop in there.
Greed is a deadly sin. Unfortunately, when we get older we lose brains but never lose greed.
May not be what some want to hear, but this is a case of greed, he had 800K but his eyes were on 17 Million $.
I thought for a second this was a real scam. Instead it’s about an old guy who got greedy and got double crossed thinking he made it big. He had 800k and was comfortable.
Chase needs to go down! I hear so many horror stories about that Bank.
So true I hate that bank I was with them for 10 yrs theyre investigation when a bill collector takes money from youre acct without permission sucks.
BofA is worse!
Respect to Joe Kenny coming to the aid of this guy, when he really didn’t have to.
Well, with a pretty daughter in the immediate background, perhaps the incentives for helping an old, greedy fool looked a bit different.
(BUT STILL, true charity toward the undeserving is a very good thing.)
@@davidowen9671 The fact that that's the very first place your mind went is totally about you and not him.
@@davidowen9671Weirdo
He was obviously trying to score with the hot daughter through the guise of “helping” her elderly father.
@@spirals73You don’t understand the male mind 😆
Blessings and good luck for this man; I hope he gets all the help he needs and maybe gets his money back
That's the oldest scam in the book....you mean to tell me the guy is 80 years old and hasn't learned that?
These scammers are overseas, so sad to hear. I am my mother's (89) POA
I protect her 24/7 in every facet of her life. The same way you protect your children....God will judge them....
Now the lady in Florida was scammed by saying her great grand son needed 7,000 cuz he was in serious trouble, they told her don't tell the bank why you are taking that much out and wait for it....put it in a SHOEBOX and someone would come to her HOUSE and pick it up from her porch...now that was STUPID!! She was 98 living alone, HER bank tried to help but the scammers told her they would hurt him...
"These scammers are overseas, so sad to hear." --------- they had help locally who knew him, his $ circumstances, his age and his venerability.
Teach your parents not to answer their phones unless they know whom is calling, never to give out any personal information on the phone. Especially concerning money.
Wow, *Chargebacktools* you're doing an amazing job standing up against these scammers. It's crucial that we protect the elderly and the public from their deceitful tactics. You're a true hero!!!!
Sorry, but my opinion will be against the norm. All I see is 800k in a bank account shows a hint of hoarding and greed. At 76 he is still not content with what he has but would rather have more by way of a multi-million win. His greed caught up with him. IMO he should have housed and supported Ukrainian refugees instead of tax payers flipping the bill
If something is too good to be true it probably is
Sadly as people reach retirement age, most of their brains are no longer as sharp as they used to be and easily scammed. Loved ones should keep an eye out for these signs
Not really true. What is retirement age?
Was it one of those indian call center scammers? How did he get cleaned out of 800k?
Usually India does the big money transfers, Kenya and Ghana do the catfish scams. They have huge manuals they study on how to scam vulnerable targets like eldsters and lonely older, vain, women/men. Their governments are, for all practical purposes, complicit.
OMFG, if that's not one of the dumbest things I ever heard someone do. The proper response would be is to tell the scammer "after I receive the money, I will pay the taxes". He screwed himself I don't have a lot of sympathy
I have been living in and out of hotels for 20 years. I've been working 50 years. I'm grateful I can still get rooms. Family never wants me around, I'm clean, I work, im generous, but some of us are spending our final years in hotel rooms.
His daughter is insane. I see why he keeps his distance. I feel bad for the man but 800K was not enough. so he went all in. It's sad. Where was his daughter then? Shouting at a rooster?
She's just mad her inheritance is gone now
Why isn't she rushing to help him
Why are you blaming her? She didn't do anything wrong? He was the GREEDY Fool who trusted a total Stranger. I wouldn't take him in either!
Greed got this man to do something crazy. He should be embarrassed.
Lol
You think so Einstein.
The banks need to be held accountable for this. s*** is getting out of hand.
They can’t stop what he does with his money there were many warnings from them I’m sure
No, the Banks are NOT accountable for what you do with your money. He gave it to them willingly. How is this the Banks fault? Should they not allow people to withdraw THEIR own money?
Why does he not stay with his daughter? No elderly father should be living in a hotel! He took care of you and now you need to take care of him. I hope he gets his money back.
While you feel bad for the victims, there was an element of easy money and greed from this elderly man. He doesn't appear cognitively impaired. I'm sure this man wasn't going to let bank staff get between him and his $17M payday.
I become offended when these willful scam participants feel that the public owes them the money that they willingly threw away by their stupidity and greed.
No sympathy here. He still gets a pension monthly. He'll have to learn to live modestly now. We don't owe the daughter a large inheritance!
A fool and his money is sooner or later parted! 😆
You gotta cut the elderly some slack yo.
@@Cucumberflavoredmustardthe guy was once young. Terrible excuse
EarlGray007 Ever wonder how the fool got his money in the first place?
@@Cucumberflavoredmustard
Na he was just GREEDY! My grandmother who was born in 1912 (dead now) she never gave away money to anyone, period.
@@Peekaboo-Kitty And yet she financed your parent, who in turn took what they learned from her and were able to finance your upbringing. Now it's up to you, but I would consider showing some respect for that.