I'm nigerian, i'm sorry for this unruly behaviour on the behalf of all nigerians, we are not all like this. he cursed your mum at the end of the call, but don't worry it's all going back to him 10 folds. God bless you and your family for everything you do. i have been watching you for 4years now
Don't worry, I think any rational person knows it's not all Nigerians and these people are not representative of Nigerians as a whole. I once heard someone question what it must be like to be a real Nigerian Prince. Those guys are never getting taken seriously 😂
Sounds like Kelly is a middleman playing dumb. He went straight to the scammer and ratted you out, then pretended like he was also playing the scammer.
No that doesn't make sense. Pleasant warned Kelly and after that the Scammer still insisted on the money and wanted to send more information to Pleasant.If Kelly was in on it he would have just told the Scammer that he is getting baited by pleasant but clearly he didn't because he himself started to Bait the Scammer. The first theory Pleasant put up at the end seems to be what is most likely. At no point did Kelly anything to "rat" Pleasant out
They aren't as smart as you think. The smart ones aren't actively involved in the scam. Those ones stay in the US researching loopholes in the system. Then they write out detailed scripts of the scam and sell those scripts to the scammers at home
@@SubparInternet asked to change his voice because he’s guilty lol why would he respond to a random text asking if that’s his email? something fishy went down there
It’s really awful of them to target college students who are often hard up for money and naive enough to fall for something like this. I’m glad you’re exposing the scam
When I first came to the US to pursue my higher education, within 2-3 months of being here, I was targeted by a similar scam. I had been searching for an on-campus job and mistakenly fell for a scam that resulted in me losing a couple hundred dollars and getting my bank account closed due to a fake check. It was a very traumatic experience and I wouldn't wish it on anyone else. I hope that the videos you are creating are helping to raise awareness about these scams. Thank you for producing such valuable content!
I received a email for the exact same scam just 10 days ago with our school's email address. Luckily our school sent a crime alert warning people about fake job offer emails and not to respond or cash any checks they give you. It is interesting seeing a video covering the exact same scam.
Same as my daughter, who was a freshman at a college looking for a job on campus. Thanks GOD! She gave me the check to deposit and so I asked her what did you do to get this much money ($4.5K). She said just being someone personal assistant for a few hours and an easy browsing the net. I know right away that this check is a scam. I told her to block the phone# and email, and never answer to that # again. Life lesson learn... when you feel that thing is being offered to you is too good to be true, it is most likely something wrong about it, in this case it is a scam.
We’ve had some teacher email accounts get compromised at my college and they send out emails like this to all the students. We are quick to lock down the account and send out a follow-up email to everyone letting them know not to respond but there’s always someone who falls for it anyways
This is a very common scam. I attend a public university here in the US, and these emails come in all the time. Have no idea how they are able to send emails to our university emails anyways, as only people within our university can send to each other. I’ve definitely given these emails a look over but luckily I’m smart enough to know it’s a scam. Thanks for spreading the word so others don’t fall for this scam!
@@TTIOttioI’ve gotten a few of these, the emails aren’t usually spoofed, but are from compromised accounts. A spoofed email would trigger a “This comes from outside your organization” message
Yeah I feel like Kelly is in on it.Tried to play dumb, but magically knew how to contact original scammer to mess with him, while also pretending he had no idea his Zelle was being used, but also has had other people send him money and sent it back but wasn't contacted by original scammer on that instance? Those are the halfbaked lies of someone who is a willing accomplice to the scam
Great one PG! Just had a poor young man who fell for a similar scam- the email was sent to everyone at his college in India to their college email address. He notified the College after he was scammed. Thankfully the college took some action on the email address.
this is a pretty confusing situation. its easy to just believe kelly right away at his word, but he really didnt go very far, and i think its more suspicious that he went straight to talking to the scammer AFTER he JUST SAID ive never heard of this person. if he never heard of him, why did he know who to respond to right away?
I mean it's ingenious that people can get so desperate to set up all the scams, but it sad that millions of people have been too stupid to fall for them
My wife had a scam sort of like this, but it never got as far as them sending money. It was an 'interview' over Telegram (first red flag). I looked into it a bit more and it was pretty obvious it was a scam, so I did a fake interview with them and answered their questions in pretty ridiculous ways, causing them to act 'tough' and ask questions like "Is this an appropriate answer in an interview??', etc. They had terrible grammar, similar to the scammers you deal with. In any case, they got frustrated and stopped talking to me as most of my interview answers pointed out that it was a scam. Good times.
Sadly I can see how an inexperienced college student could get scammed by these jokers. When I think back to when I was in college many years ago I could have easily fallen for a scam like this. I was young and naive about these things and could have been easily fooled by some slick talking huckster. Ben, thanks for all you do in exposing these fraudsters and educating people on how to avoid being scammed.
I was recently in a class at the local college. The kids I was in class with were unlikely to fall for this, but then it was a computer security course🤣🤣🤣 And, the internships were orchestrated by a professor that knew you, often in person. Nevertheless, I understand your point. My Dad who had built and troubleshooted computers as I hobby p, and who had to deal with calling Microsoft to install some OEM software, did fall for one of the Microsoft calls. He was about 96 at the time and actually fairly security savvy. When he suspected this was a scam he called Microsoft who worked to try to trap the guy and restore what had been damaged. I found out in the middle of the mess because he asked me what else he needed to do -- like freeze its accounts. Unfortunately I had to tell him he had to change all his passwords 3 double column 4-line entries. He did those from a different device. What a mess. He did call the credit card immediately, before calling me, and they trapped the charge.
I was scammed (for like $5) within a week of starting college. It was a good lesson for life. Thank you scammer dude! You made me suspicious of everyone claiming to do good forever.
8:40 "I'm gonna report You to school authorities right now. Your'e gonna get sent away from school". Hilarious! Laughed my pants off! He wants back money he never sent. WOW!
Or they realise they’ve been busted and don’t want the cops at their door. It’s plausible in that scenario could play dumb and place a hold on their account.
I love how u sow distrust between the mule and the scammer if it stops them for even 1 day it saves someone else from being scammed!!! Great video brother
Kelly is clearly involved, you can tell straight away by the way he paused on the phone call before answering. I love these videos and love scam baiting so I went straight to Gambit Show to find the website so I can use the tools, but as always with literally everything online these days, it's a paid subscription 😒
This is why I subscribed to this channel. The scammers live in a world much different than the rest of us live in. The reason why they hate the world of reality because just about each time you turn on the news, there are always reports of violent crime such as shootings. If we tell the scammers that their tiny little world is about to be scrapped, we are automatically guilty of bullying. To me, it would serve them right for all the nonsense they have caused.
I'm a student in the UW school system. We have this email go through our school account about once a month. People know that it's not real but it still gets through our system. I believe there are advertisements for it on campus via chalk on the sidewalk. I've been meaning to bait them sometime but you got to them!
I’ve received a ton of these types of emails in my university inbox. Professors do periodically send out warnings about certain emails but, I’m sure some students still fall for them.
That's something completely different than anything that is showing on Pleasant's channel. These are straight up scams. And MLM is often a legitimate company that's claiming you can make money but only 1% of them do make anything of any significance.
@@kartikiyer-3335We already have Scammer Payback for the guy that speaks Hindi. Also, it’s not the country, but the type of scams that exist out there. The tech support and refund scams come from India; the advanced fee fraud and scams based on hacked accounts come from Nigeria, and the lottery scams come from Jamaica.
I got a similar email and looked up the person on LinkedIn (not the email provided). He said he doesn't have any role available, but did receive nessages from other students. Felt bad for him, his name being used for a scam.
I almost fell for a scam like this once. Although I was applying for a freelance position and not a student job, the process this video showed was identical to my experience. I'm so glad my dad stopped me from making a huge mistake when I was about to deposit the fake check I received.
Pleasant, I've gotta say that your videos are crazy enjoyable to watch. Many other videos I see online lose my interest so fast but I've watched your videos in a minimized view from start to finish so many times on accident while procrastinating on other things :) keep messing with the scammers
This actually happened at my college as well. They sent us 2 emails. One stating "This is the last time we will notify you that we will stop processing incoming emails in your school account, and the reason is you failed to verify your Microsoft account which may lead to the permanent deletion of your account from our database" and another for a Job position at the school. Luckily, I told the director of the school who sent it to the IT department.
I'm a graduate student in the University of Wisconsin system. I remember getting an email a while back warning us about this scam (I wonder if I still have it). Never did I think it would end up here on this channel, but thanks for yet another great video, PG! Keep up the awesome work! 💪
@@B.H.56: that’s exactly right. I am a senior citizen and through many years of experience and knowledge gained I can recognize the telltale signs of a scam. But when I was a college student long ago I can see how I could have been fooled by some smooth talking fraudster, especially one promising easy money when I didn’t have much and was making $2.25/hour at a part time campus job.
Fools are easily parted from their money. Younger people might be naive but if you fall for this, still, in 2024 with all the warnings and knowing you should always wait for a check to clear, it is beyond naive and being plain stupid. Harsh truth.
@@B.H.56 there is a simple explanation for this. The only reason younger generations are more likely to be victims of online scams is because there are far more young people using the internet and they use it much more often.
Things probably balance out. Some younger people don’t have the common sense or life experience to help them avoid scams, and some seniors are either equally common sense deprived, or are undergoing cognitive changes that make them less discerning about scams.
When I deposited a large check from my retirement account, my bank took the time to question me about the origin of the money to be sure I wasn't being scammed.
Me, too. I deposited a $7000 check that came from Schwab broker. The manager questioned me about where the check came from, and if I had ever gotten a check from them before. Turns out that also they must get permission from the bank headquarters to accept for deposit a check for more than $5000. Moral: do large amounts via direct deposit or ACH.
I get a lot of text and emails from fed x and UPS about a shipping box can’t be delivered to my place and tells me I need to pay to get it delivered. So I ignored it and deleted it. You should make a video about that. Cheers 😎😎😎🔥🔥🔥
They are a thing when you first payed or bought..they don’t throw a surprise fee for customs or anything else..I get same emails..I know better, I ship and receive goods from Eastern Europe almost every week for over a decade now..no surprise fees ever, it’s a scam straight up..
I get spam like that all the time! Luckily not texts - instead I get political texts all day like OMG THE WORLD IS ENDING UNLESS YOU DONATE RIGHT NOW 🙄
I never ordered anything outside of USA. Occasionally I order stuff from Amazon I have no problems with that. And I don’t Donate anything on anything. 😎😎🔥🔥
I would have loved to give that scammer a piece of my mind for trying to steal from college students. When I was in university in the early 2000s, a scam email was sent out offering lucrative wages for doing surveys if you pay $20 for "training". They probably would have followed up with other supposed costs to get more. Disgusts me. The scammers should do what I did to make money as a college student - janitorial work.
It really bothers me the way certain people in certain countries (Nigeria, India, poss Bangladesh) all try to scam Americans out of hard earned money. They must all think all Americans eat steak and lobster every other day and have money to burn. I think of the BILLIONS of dollars Americans, usually the elderly, loose to these scammers and it makes me really really sad. People loose thousands of dollars that probably took many years to save, it’s gone in an instant.
When I was applying for jobs, there was an ad for a well-known travel agency. It was during lockdown so it was work from home and I was immediately 'accepted'. All of the correspondance came from (company) but at a yahoo address so I knew I wasn't dealing with the same company (who I let know immediately that they were using their name and logo). They had zoom 'interviews' so I signed on and the 'interview' was just a presentation of people in nice clothes and perfect teeth and clips with current employees saying how great it was to work there with phrases like "we're more like a family than a job" and "I paid back all my student loans with my commissions" etc. but they didn't ever say what the job is. Just that I could work there and I, too, could have nice jackets and perfect teeth - and an all expenses paid company holiday somewhere exotic. I only watched about 10 minutes. Then I got an email "We noticed you didn't watch all of the video". I said "you didn't say what the job is." so they stopped. I DID...however get them to stop using the travel agent's name and logo though.
I almost fell for this exact same scam! Me being broke became a blessing when I couldn’t pay the 80$ entry fee, which lead me to discovering they were a MLM scam
If you pay attention to their wording, you will always know it’s a scam. We don’t say “ wage” for one, but they don’t know that. Pay attention to what they say and how they word it.
Love your videos. I fell for the Microsoft phone call tech support. However, my Frontier new technology router foiled the scammers, & I disconnected the router to break the contact. A surprise crisis can dupe even the best of us. Lesson learned.
i get so many emails about getting a job. i send them to the stop spoofing email and they all end up fake. i think these types of scams need to be dealt with more
I got a similar one at the beginning of the year from the CEO of a local business with a school email address. He wanted me to mail something. I didn’t get far enough to figure out what he was trying to do.
I'm a victim to an online scam this past week. I just wish I could get my lost funds. Would you know any professionals I can speak to about this? Any help would be much appreciated.
Ya'll, don't believe anyone in this comments section saying they can get your money back. It is another scam. It is unfortunately very rare to be able to get your money back after being scammed, unless you open a claim with your bank or credit card. Don't get scammed a second time. No random stranger on the internet is going to be able to retrieve your money.
Sons of a been on endless scaming rampages for decades robbing of westerners all over! Yet do many still falling in heads over heels for the sons of a 🥴🥺🙏🙏🙏
It must work on some level or the Nigerian scammer wouldn't be putting in the effort to " frighten " the student into complying. As far as the American Mule, I have zero confidence he is not involved and I hope you reported his Zelle account as involved in Scam.
Hi there the same thing happened to me two months ago someone from my school sent a email saying they got a personal assistant job. I applied and got the job. Unfortunately I did end up sending 950 dollars for “toys”. Horrible mistake :( I hope these scammers can be stopped. Because of that scammer my bank closed my account and wants nothing to do with me.
I encountered a job scam last year. Most things seemed legit and I was hopeful- the company was a real company, the person I spoke with had a LinkedIn profile. I had a written “interview” through Microsoft Teams, and then I had a second interview over the phone with a guy with a strong Indian accent. They asked for my sensitive personal information and that’s when I started to feel fishy. I eventually got in touch with the real company and they weren’t hiring
You know it's a scammer when they say 'my money' (which I find cringing), they use personal accounts and emails and curse and swear at you. All these are very common with scammers.
I've had this happen to me on discord. Someone was going out there looking for some entry position. Played around with it, sent me exactly what he sent you a payment slip, told me to do some researches on couches, etc. How smart these people are man
i wish somebody would actualy have the baIIs to call them out on the cheque garbage and say to them `do you really think im so stupid to withdraw a cheque before it clears`?
Either Kelly was in on it, or Kelly didn't know it was a scam but was sharing their zelle willingly with a promise of getting to keep a percentage. Anyway, her might have gotten cold feet or figured out it was a scam so now they are not participating and playing dumb
I see these posts in Facebook groups all the time saying “work from home weekly pay $1700-1200” (second number always smaller than first) and there’s always like 50+ comments on them from legit profiles. People really need to be smarter.
As a Nigerian. I am sorry about this . Some of us are very honest and hardworking . The end was funny bcs we was angry he got caught and swore in Yoruba 😂😂😂
I had a friend that went to UW Parkside. It's in a large area so I doesn't surprise me that scammers targeted that area. It's close to Milwaukee and it's expensive so I'm sure students are looking for extra money.
Ice cream tasters make over $20 an hour to start. You have to have the gene to taste rancid. Not a joke. Not a scam. There is a large turnover though, I guess it's not a job that people keep for long...
Yeah these Nigerians play nice then start to play tough to get their money. People usually get fired for non payment. time to quit and get a job elsewhere. I love your videos and always learning something new.
Oh I was almost scammed by this a few years ago after I graduated. I wasn’t exposed to these scams back then but something was off when they mentioned the check and then got mad when I didn’t reply to them quickly. I directly emailed the company they were claiming to be and figured out it was a fraud. Learnt my lesson then.
I think either Kelly recognised you or recognised the fact that he was talking to a scam baiter or the actual authorities. He has no reason to protect the Nigerian scammer which is why he didn’t tell him you had texted him, but pretended to “playfully scam this guy too”. Also scammers have ti attempt several times before they actually get someone to send them money. There is NO way the scammer would send his “hard earned” 900 bucks to some stranger? “I don’t want people to hear my voice” - he knew this was likely going on social media “Once someone sent me money before so I sent it back” - you’re meant to report it to the app that you received a huge sum from a stranger, not send it back straight away Also funny how he quickly agreed to join you on your mission and was so active in scamming the scammer:.. most people would’ve answered your call, spoken to you and dropped it there and then But you knew that, which is why you said there’s a 3rd reason 😉
Hey Ben. What’s the that tool you’re using called? My mother gets targeted by scams and me having extra time I usually mess with them, most of to e time I use Canva to fake a screenshot but the gambit show tool looks a lot easier and faster. If you don’t mind could you help me use it?
I think Kelly is his money mule. How did the scammer know that you have been talking to him? I think Kelly is bs'ing you! It's the only way it all makes sense. The scammer knows Kelly will send him the money.
My college email gets a lot of these. The administration is usually pretty good at removing them, but I've gotten a lot more than usual recently. I hope no one actually falls for them, because you can tell some of them are obviously sketchy. I had someone with a name I couldn't pronounce and a Czech email address offer me a "job" one time...
I'm nigerian, i'm sorry for this unruly behaviour on the behalf of all nigerians, we are not all like this. he cursed your mum at the end of the call, but don't worry it's all going back to him 10 folds. God bless you and your family for everything you do. i have been watching you for 4years now
Don't worry, I think any rational person knows it's not all Nigerians and these people are not representative of Nigerians as a whole. I once heard someone question what it must be like to be a real Nigerian Prince. Those guys are never getting taken seriously 😂
Amen
@Jesus_Iced 😂😂😂
@@idkanymore3382 Looks like the irrational one arrived
Did you know that Darth Vadar is watching you 🤣
Sounds like Kelly is a middleman playing dumb. He went straight to the scammer and ratted you out, then pretended like he was also playing the scammer.
I doubt Kelly too
100%
No that doesn't make sense. Pleasant warned Kelly and after that the Scammer still insisted on the money and wanted to send more information to Pleasant.If Kelly was in on it he would have just told the Scammer that he is getting baited by pleasant but clearly he didn't because he himself started to Bait the Scammer. The first theory Pleasant put up at the end seems to be what is most likely. At no point did Kelly anything to "rat" Pleasant out
Yehp! Clear as day!
100% this is what it is.
i like how these scammers are smart enough to think of all these schemes but dumb enough to not recognize "Ben Dover"
They aren't as smart as you think. The smart ones aren't actively involved in the scam. Those ones stay in the US researching loopholes in the system. Then they write out detailed scripts of the scam and sell those scripts to the scammers at home
After coming up with the scheme, they have no brainpower left for anything else.
I think it's because English usually isn't their first language. And we know how bad these scammers tend to be with names, too.
Also they did not read "Toilet tester" Lol how did he came up with that
These idiots didn’t think this up, a group of scammers thought it up years ago and the sell these scams. Likely for $50.00 or something stupid
3rd theory is Kelly is in on the scam , knows he’s a mule but is playing dumb cuz he’s scared he’s about to be busted
I was thinking the same thing
Same
He asked to change his voice... Why would he do that lmfao.
Kelly needs further investigation for sure.
@@SubparInternet asked to change his voice because he’s guilty lol why would he respond to a random text asking if that’s his email? something fishy went down there
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It’s really awful of them to target college students who are often hard up for money and naive enough to fall for something like this. I’m glad you’re exposing the scam
Thankfully Biden is paying off their student loans.
College students of today have never known life before the internet. They’re very very unlikely to fall for obvious scams.
If a college student is stupid enough to fall for something like this, then oh boy what the hell is going on in colleges these days
@@Maximilian1990so lazy they click on jelly bean counter
@@Maximilian1990my exact thoughts 🤔
He got something wrong in the middleman's information and his real middleman is wondering why no money ever shows up.
That might be possible, good thought!
Nah, Kelly is in on it and playing dumb so he doesn’t catch on
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When I first came to the US to pursue my higher education, within 2-3 months of being here, I was targeted by a similar scam. I had been searching for an on-campus job and mistakenly fell for a scam that resulted in me losing a couple hundred dollars and getting my bank account closed due to a fake check. It was a very traumatic experience and I wouldn't wish it on anyone else. I hope that the videos you are creating are helping to raise awareness about these scams. Thank you for producing such valuable content!
I feel for you. I'm already a broke college student as it is. I couldn't imagine how it must feel having all that money vanish.
I received a email for the exact same scam just 10 days ago with our school's email address. Luckily our school sent a crime alert warning people about fake job offer emails and not to respond or cash any checks they give you. It is interesting seeing a video covering the exact same scam.
Everyone in this country is confronted by scammers multiple times on a daily basis. It wasn't always like this. Started about 10 years ago.
Same happened to me, but I thought I was getting a grant, and they took my money
Same as my daughter, who was a freshman at a college looking for a job on campus. Thanks GOD! She gave me the check to deposit and so I asked her what did you do to get this much money ($4.5K). She said just being someone personal assistant for a few hours and an easy browsing the net. I know right away that this check is a scam. I told her to block the phone# and email, and never answer to that # again. Life lesson learn... when you feel that thing is being offered to you is too good to be true, it is most likely something wrong about it, in this case it is a scam.
The real scam is when you have a bachelor's or masters degree but you still need 10 years of experience for a entry level job...
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He cursed your mother at the end of the call 😂
What did she do to him? 😢
@@PleasantGreenGive birth to you I guess.
@@Tim-007 😂😂. She trained you to be smart and not fall for his scam so he’s mad at her.
@@PleasantGreen 😂😂
@@PleasantGreen Anytime you don't understand, just assume its an insult aimed at your mom.
We’ve had some teacher email accounts get compromised at my college and they send out emails like this to all the students. We are quick to lock down the account and send out a follow-up email to everyone letting them know not to respond but there’s always someone who falls for it anyways
Reporting him to the school authorities 😂🤣
Slightly racist don’t you think? To be honest, we should be offering reperations.
Consequences will never be the same
Reporting to the school authorities over a guy on the internet is so damn crazy
@@Fugvdfbh67what? They need to all go to jail
@@ForeverCactiLol it's a joke he's making a joke 😂
This is a very common scam. I attend a public university here in the US, and these emails come in all the time. Have no idea how they are able to send emails to our university emails anyways, as only people within our university can send to each other. I’ve definitely given these emails a look over but luckily I’m smart enough to know it’s a scam. Thanks for spreading the word so others don’t fall for this scam!
It’s very easy to spoof the from address. A spoofed from and a reply-to that looks similar at a glance is all you need…
@@TTIOttioI’ve gotten a few of these, the emails aren’t usually spoofed, but are from compromised accounts.
A spoofed email would trigger a “This comes from outside your organization” message
‘Why would you send me money just for me to send it back???’
- ‘ ……. I’m gonna report you to the authorities.’
Perfectly acceptable answer!
Am I fired, why did you fire me?
……… im gonna report you to the authorities ok
Yeah I feel like Kelly is in on it.Tried to play dumb, but magically knew how to contact original scammer to mess with him, while also pretending he had no idea his Zelle was being used, but also has had other people send him money and sent it back but wasn't contacted by original scammer on that instance? Those are the halfbaked lies of someone who is a willing accomplice to the scam
Great one PG! Just had a poor young man who fell for a similar scam- the email was sent to everyone at his college in India to their college email address. He notified the College after he was scammed. Thankfully the college took some action on the email address.
There's a certain ironic twist to that story.
this is a pretty confusing situation. its easy to just believe kelly right away at his word, but he really didnt go very far, and i think its more suspicious that he went straight to talking to the scammer AFTER he JUST SAID ive never heard of this person. if he never heard of him, why did he know who to respond to right away?
Right! Also, how did the scammer know he was contacting Kelly?
I shudder to think of the headway that humanity would make if we put this kind of effort into something productive.
I mean it's ingenious that people can get so desperate to set up all the scams, but it sad that millions of people have been too stupid to fall for them
Predators and prey.
There has to be a balance.
My wife had a scam sort of like this, but it never got as far as them sending money. It was an 'interview' over Telegram (first red flag). I looked into it a bit more and it was pretty obvious it was a scam, so I did a fake interview with them and answered their questions in pretty ridiculous ways, causing them to act 'tough' and ask questions like "Is this an appropriate answer in an interview??', etc. They had terrible grammar, similar to the scammers you deal with.
In any case, they got frustrated and stopped talking to me as most of my interview answers pointed out that it was a scam. Good times.
I love these videos when you call them out on their ridiculous attempts at scamming . Most of them are kids and it sure shows .
Kindly Pleasant Green, do not stop doing this!
You're the best.
Wow! The scammer, hailing from the southwestern region of Nigeria, swiftly hung up and swore after realizing he had been exposed.
yep. suprise suprise.
Sadly I can see how an inexperienced college student could get scammed by these jokers.
When I think back to when I was in college many years ago I could have easily fallen for a scam like this. I was young and naive about these things and could have been easily fooled by some slick talking huckster.
Ben, thanks for all you do in exposing these fraudsters and educating people on how to avoid being scammed.
I was recently in a class at the local college. The kids I was in class with were unlikely to fall for this, but then it was a computer security course🤣🤣🤣 And, the internships were orchestrated by a professor that knew you, often in person.
Nevertheless, I understand your point. My Dad who had built and troubleshooted computers as I hobby p, and who had to deal with calling Microsoft to install some OEM software, did fall for one of the Microsoft calls. He was about 96 at the time and actually fairly security savvy. When he suspected this was a scam he called Microsoft who worked to try to trap the guy and restore what had been damaged. I found out in the middle of the mess because he asked me what else he needed to do -- like freeze its accounts. Unfortunately I had to tell him he had to change all his passwords 3 double column 4-line entries. He did those from a different device. What a mess. He did call the credit card immediately, before calling me, and they trapped the charge.
The same happened to me months ago💔 I did end up sending money💔
I was scammed (for like $5) within a week of starting college. It was a good lesson for life. Thank you scammer dude! You made me suspicious of everyone claiming to do good forever.
8:40 "I'm gonna report You to school authorities right now. Your'e gonna get sent away from school". Hilarious! Laughed my pants off! He wants back money he never sent. WOW!
You laugh, but I could see my university side with the scammer and expel the student
If you see the word “Kindly” RUN!
Kindly run
"Let me tell you one thing" earns a hangup from me. Same with "Let me be clear" god i hate that stupid phrase that all politicians seem to use lately
@@JohnS-il1dr "Do one thing" is another one.
And dear . Only scammers call u dear
I hope you know even legitimate companies say “kindly” so stop trying to act dumb and stupid at the same time
The fact that Kelly put a hold on their account tells me they aren't a scammer.
Or they realise they’ve been busted and don’t want the cops at their door. It’s plausible in that scenario could play dumb and place a hold on their account.
I love how u sow distrust between the mule and the scammer if it stops them for even 1 day it saves someone else from being scammed!!! Great video brother
Kelly is clearly involved, you can tell straight away by the way he paused on the phone call before answering.
I love these videos and love scam baiting so I went straight to Gambit Show to find the website so I can use the tools, but as always with literally everything online these days, it's a paid subscription 😒
Servers are not free😂😅
This is why I subscribed to this channel. The scammers live in a world much different than the rest of us live in. The reason why they hate the world of reality because just about each time you turn on the news, there are always reports of violent crime such as shootings. If we tell the scammers that their tiny little world is about to be scrapped, we are automatically guilty of bullying. To me, it would serve them right for all the nonsense they have caused.
I just ran into something like this, a company sent me a letter offering a flexible schedule for college students, but the interviewer never showed up
You lucked out - what made you decide it was a scam?
Thanks, Ben! Your sense of humor is always refreshing and your content eye-opening. I love your channel.
I'm a student in the UW school system. We have this email go through our school account about once a month. People know that it's not real but it still gets through our system. I believe there are advertisements for it on campus via chalk on the sidewalk. I've been meaning to bait them sometime but you got to them!
I’ve received a ton of these types of emails in my university inbox. Professors do periodically send out warnings about certain emails but, I’m sure some students still fall for them.
Yeah my daughter got a letter about something like this. After looking into it, I found out it was a pyramid scam.
That's something completely different than anything that is showing on Pleasant's channel. These are straight up scams. And MLM is often a legitimate company that's claiming you can make money but only 1% of them do make anything of any significance.
@@americarocks1776 no I realize that. Pleasant shows illegal scams, pyramid scams are legal scams.
@@popixel I don't think pyramid scams are legal, lol. But MLM can be. Depends upon the hustle.
@@jenanne31 I never knew that. They seem like they are very rampant and they are always around. Well, if they aren’t illegal, they should be.
@@jenanne31 It's mathematically impossible for anyone except the top couple of layers of the pyramid to make money in MLM. It should be outlawed too.
You can tell this is a scam because no employer will hire an intern in this 3-5 year experience economy
Why not? interns usually do work without payment..
and if they actually read the resume with the silly jobs he had listed that resume would have gone in the bin right away.
Stupidity really, or to create fake jobs or something. I have seen one that needs 4 years to be intern @@angaratosurion
@@angaratosurion and you need 3-5 years of experience to get a 0 pay experience "job"
@Taterzz and a bachelor's degree and you won't even start at 20 bucks an hour lol
What I want to see for Pleasant Green is to learn Yoruba, it's one of the National Languages in Nigeria.
I think it would make more sense to learn Hindi first as I think there are more Hindi speaking scammers from India unfortunately unless I'm mistaken.
@@kartikiyer-3335both
@@kartikiyer-3335We already have Scammer Payback for the guy that speaks Hindi.
Also, it’s not the country, but the type of scams that exist out there. The tech support and refund scams come from India; the advanced fee fraud and scams based on hacked accounts come from Nigeria, and the lottery scams come from Jamaica.
Alaye
@@kartikiyer-3335 idk, it seems pretty even 🤣🤣🤣😮💨😮💨
I got a similar email and looked up the person on LinkedIn (not the email provided). He said he doesn't have any role available, but did receive nessages from other students. Felt bad for him, his name being used for a scam.
I almost fell for a scam like this once. Although I was applying for a freelance position and not a student job, the process this video showed was identical to my experience. I'm so glad my dad stopped me from making a huge mistake when I was about to deposit the fake check I received.
How many years ago was this incident? Was it through Facebook?
Thanks!
Kelly is 100% in on it. No doubt. Should send his email to the cops. Not like anything will happen but maybe.
I don't think that's called for, personally, since we don't know for sure if Kelly's in on it.
Pleasant, I've gotta say that your videos are crazy enjoyable to watch. Many other videos I see online lose my interest so fast but I've watched your videos in a minimized view from start to finish so many times on accident while procrastinating on other things :) keep messing with the scammers
Darth Vader disapproves of scamming.
Yes Darth Vader! 🤣🤣😂😂😜😜
In his funny human voice before the cinematic one was added in post-production?
I don't like scammers. They're coarse and rough and irritating and they live everywhere.
Omg I was gonna point that out
ive been getting these same emails through my college email. so cool to see you make a video about it.
Hi, Ben. Glad to see a new video from you.
This actually happened at my college as well. They sent us 2 emails. One stating "This is the last time we will notify you that we will stop processing incoming emails in your school account, and the reason is you failed to verify your Microsoft account which may lead to the permanent deletion of your account from our database" and another for a Job position at the school. Luckily, I told the director of the school who sent it to the IT department.
“Why would you send money to me for me to send it back”😂😂😂
Congrats boys!!
I've throughly enjoyed your coverage this year. You certainly made up for you terrible luck last year.
8:37 'Are you firing me?' bro be playing his role perfectly 🤣🤣🤣
I love how you investigate all these smaller scams going on and informing the Internet about how they work. Keep up the great work Mr. Dover. Lols
9:07 he said "It’s the god of thunder that will kill your mother" 😂
I'm a graduate student in the University of Wisconsin system. I remember getting an email a while back warning us about this scam (I wonder if I still have it). Never did I think it would end up here on this channel, but thanks for yet another great video, PG! Keep up the awesome work! 💪
I have seen so many young adults fall into these scams. There is no convincing them otherwise. Critical thinking is a lost art.
and yet people say "The elderly need protection from scams". Younger people are more likely to get scammed, it's a fact.
@@B.H.56: that’s exactly right. I am a senior citizen and through many years of experience and knowledge gained I can recognize the telltale signs of a scam. But when I was a college student long ago I can see how I could have been fooled by some smooth talking fraudster, especially one promising easy money when I didn’t have much and was making $2.25/hour at a part time campus job.
Fools are easily parted from their money.
Younger people might be naive but if you fall for this, still, in 2024 with all the warnings and knowing you should always wait for a check to clear, it is beyond naive and being plain stupid. Harsh truth.
@@B.H.56 there is a simple explanation for this. The only reason younger generations are more likely to be victims of online scams is because there are far more young people using the internet and they use it much more often.
Things probably balance out. Some younger people don’t have the common sense or life experience to help them avoid scams, and some seniors are either equally common sense deprived, or are undergoing cognitive changes that make them less discerning about scams.
just happened to my school email this month sent a link to this video to the group keep up the good work!
When I deposited a large check from my retirement account, my bank took the time to question me about the origin of the money to be sure I wasn't being scammed.
Me, too. I deposited a $7000 check that came from Schwab broker. The manager questioned me about where the check came from, and if I had ever gotten a check from them before.
Turns out that also they must get permission from the bank headquarters to accept for deposit a check for more than $5000. Moral: do large amounts via direct deposit or ACH.
Anyone else notice that Darth Vader is hanging out in the corner behind "BenDover "?? 😆
I get a lot of text and emails from fed x and UPS about a shipping box can’t be delivered to my place and tells me I need to pay to get it delivered. So I ignored it and deleted it. You should make a video about that. Cheers 😎😎😎🔥🔥🔥
They are a thing when you first payed or bought..they don’t throw a surprise fee for customs or anything else..I get same emails..I know better, I ship and receive goods from Eastern Europe almost every week for over a decade now..no surprise fees ever, it’s a scam straight up..
That text message just means your information has been leaked somewhere
I get spam like that all the time! Luckily not texts - instead I get political texts all day like OMG THE WORLD IS ENDING UNLESS YOU DONATE RIGHT NOW 🙄
I never ordered anything outside of USA. Occasionally I order stuff from Amazon I have no problems with that. And I don’t Donate anything on anything. 😎😎🔥🔥
I would have loved to give that scammer a piece of my mind for trying to steal from college students. When I was in university in the early 2000s, a scam email was sent out offering lucrative wages for doing surveys if you pay $20 for "training". They probably would have followed up with other supposed costs to get more. Disgusts me. The scammers should do what I did to make money as a college student - janitorial work.
Up in smoke...
Always with the 'Kindly`
It's so weird how that's become such a telltale sign of a scam, a single word. You'd think they'd stop using it.
It's baked into Nigerian English
It really bothers me the way certain people in certain countries (Nigeria, India, poss Bangladesh) all try to scam Americans out of hard earned money. They must all think all Americans eat steak and lobster every other day and have money to burn. I think of the BILLIONS of dollars Americans, usually the elderly, loose to these scammers and it makes me really really sad. People loose thousands of dollars that probably took many years to save, it’s gone in an instant.
When I was applying for jobs, there was an ad for a well-known travel agency. It was during lockdown so it was work from home and I was immediately 'accepted'. All of the correspondance came from (company) but at a yahoo address so I knew I wasn't dealing with the same company (who I let know immediately that they were using their name and logo). They had zoom 'interviews' so I signed on and the 'interview' was just a presentation of people in nice clothes and perfect teeth and clips with current employees saying how great it was to work there with phrases like "we're more like a family than a job" and "I paid back all my student loans with my commissions" etc. but they didn't ever say what the job is. Just that I could work there and I, too, could have nice jackets and perfect teeth - and an all expenses paid company holiday somewhere exotic. I only watched about 10 minutes. Then I got an email "We noticed you didn't watch all of the video". I said "you didn't say what the job is." so they stopped. I DID...however get them to stop using the travel agent's name and logo though.
I almost fell for this exact same scam! Me being broke became a blessing when I couldn’t pay the 80$ entry fee, which lead me to discovering they were a MLM scam
If you pay attention to their wording, you will always know it’s a scam. We don’t say “ wage” for one, but they don’t know that. Pay attention to what they say and how they word it.
Any time someone asks you to “kindly” send them the money, block them immediately. Nobody talks like that only scammers lol
Love your videos. I fell for the Microsoft phone call tech support. However, my Frontier new technology router foiled the scammers, & I disconnected the router to break the contact. A surprise crisis can dupe even the best of us. Lesson learned.
If he's doing the order then why send YOU the money? What a Sheister!
i get so many emails about getting a job. i send them to the stop spoofing email and they all end up fake. i think these types of scams need to be dealt with more
my college gets the same emails too, too good to be true
I got a similar one at the beginning of the year from the CEO of a local business with a school email address. He wanted me to mail something. I didn’t get far enough to figure out what he was trying to do.
I'm a victim to an online scam this past week. I just wish I could get my lost funds. Would you know any professionals I can speak to about this? Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks for the Info. Got scammed this past week out of 2.25 Bitcoin
Sorry about that, just don't understand how so many human beings can be so heartless to people like that
Ya'll, don't believe anyone in this comments section saying they can get your money back. It is another scam. It is unfortunately very rare to be able to get your money back after being scammed, unless you open a claim with your bank or credit card. Don't get scammed a second time. No random stranger on the internet is going to be able to retrieve your money.
Try contacting legal authorities ig
Sons of a been on endless scaming rampages for decades robbing of westerners all over! Yet do many still falling in heads over heels for the sons of a 🥴🥺🙏🙏🙏
I have received so many emails about job opportunities that seem too good to be true! I'm glad you were able to cover these annoying emails
It must work on some level or the Nigerian scammer wouldn't be putting in the effort to " frighten " the student into complying. As far as the American Mule, I have zero confidence he is not involved and I hope you reported his Zelle account as involved in Scam.
Hi there the same thing happened to me two months ago someone from my school sent a email saying they got a personal assistant job. I applied and got the job. Unfortunately I did end up sending 950 dollars for “toys”. Horrible mistake :( I hope these scammers can be stopped. Because of that scammer my bank closed my account and wants nothing to do with me.
I encountered a job scam last year. Most things seemed legit and I was hopeful- the company was a real company, the person I spoke with had a LinkedIn profile. I had a written “interview” through Microsoft Teams, and then I had a second interview over the phone with a guy with a strong Indian accent. They asked for my sensitive personal information and that’s when I started to feel fishy. I eventually got in touch with the real company and they weren’t hiring
Exact same thing I went through! Desperation clouds judgement
You know it's a scammer when they say 'my money' (which I find cringing), they use personal accounts and emails and curse and swear at you. All these are very common with scammers.
I love you being too nice to call “Kelly” on his BS. We all know what’s happening, but Mr Green is too Pleasant to say it☺️
scammers take advantage of people's goodwill and inexperience. They suck
No its not goodwill and inexperienced its stupidity . You have to be stupid beyond imagination to fall for this.
This is part of the training of life.
Much better than being eaten by a lion.
I've had this happen to me on discord. Someone was going out there looking for some entry position. Played around with it, sent me exactly what he sent you a payment slip, told me to do some researches on couches, etc. How smart these people are man
Bro said school authorities 😂😂
i wish somebody would actualy have the baIIs to call them out on the cheque garbage and say to them `do you really think im so stupid to withdraw a cheque before it clears`?
Sophisticated! No wonder so many people get hacked. Thanks for your education.
Either Kelly was in on it, or Kelly didn't know it was a scam but was sharing their zelle willingly with a promise of getting to keep a percentage. Anyway, her might have gotten cold feet or figured out it was a scam so now they are not participating and playing dumb
I see these posts in Facebook groups all the time saying “work from home weekly pay $1700-1200” (second number always smaller than first) and there’s always like 50+ comments on them from legit profiles. People really need to be smarter.
As a Nigerian. I am sorry about this . Some of us are very honest and hardworking . The end was funny bcs we was angry he got caught and swore in Yoruba 😂😂😂
I had a friend that went to UW Parkside. It's in a large area so I doesn't surprise me that scammers targeted that area. It's close to Milwaukee and it's expensive so I'm sure students are looking for extra money.
"toilet tester and jelly bean counter"
sounds like there are jobs out there even i could do
😂
Ice cream tasters make over $20 an hour to start. You have to have the gene to taste rancid. Not a joke. Not a scam. There is a large turnover though, I guess it's not a job that people keep for long...
I read that and was lmao 😜 😂
@@christine8268
I always get those fake job scams! I hate it so much.
I am always looking for your new videos. You do a good job.
Unfortunately scammers have zero shame or compassion. They would happily take your last $50 without any remorse.
Yeah these Nigerians play nice then start to play tough to get their money. People usually get fired for non payment. time to quit and get a job elsewhere. I love your videos and always learning something new.
Oh I was almost scammed by this a few years ago after I graduated. I wasn’t exposed to these scams back then but something was off when they mentioned the check and then got mad when I didn’t reply to them quickly. I directly emailed the company they were claiming to be and figured out it was a fraud. Learnt my lesson then.
I think the obvious theory is kelly got caught so now he's acting like he doesn't know what's going on
I am waiting the check tommorow through my mail, thanks for your information
I swear scammers will scam anyone or anything!
I got a lot of these crap "interview" requests when I was unemployed this year. These sickos will target literally anyone!!! 😡😡😡
😂😂😂 Steven Seen How creative 😅. My money. Great job 👏
I think either Kelly recognised you or recognised the fact that he was talking to a scam baiter or the actual authorities. He has no reason to protect the Nigerian scammer which is why he didn’t tell him you had texted him, but pretended to “playfully scam this guy too”.
Also scammers have ti attempt several times before they actually get someone to send them money. There is NO way the scammer would send his “hard earned” 900 bucks to some stranger?
“I don’t want people to hear my voice” - he knew this was likely going on social media
“Once someone sent me money before so I sent it back” - you’re meant to report it to the app that you received a huge sum from a stranger, not send it back straight away
Also funny how he quickly agreed to join you on your mission and was so active in scamming the scammer:.. most people would’ve answered your call, spoken to you and dropped it there and then
But you knew that, which is why you said there’s a 3rd reason 😉
great work my friend 👏
I haven't found a single data entry work from home job posted online that hasn't turned out to be a scam
Hey Ben. What’s the that tool you’re using called? My mother gets targeted by scams and me having extra time I usually mess with them, most of to e time I use Canva to fake a screenshot but the gambit show tool looks a lot easier and faster. If you don’t mind could you help me use it?
(8:37) So he needs the imaginary board to hire you but can fire you without the imaginary board? That makes zero sense to me.
I think Kelly is his money mule. How did the scammer know that you have been talking to him? I think Kelly is bs'ing you! It's the only way it all makes sense. The scammer knows Kelly will send him the money.
You are pretty slow
My college email gets a lot of these. The administration is usually pretty good at removing them, but I've gotten a lot more than usual recently.
I hope no one actually falls for them, because you can tell some of them are obviously sketchy. I had someone with a name I couldn't pronounce and a Czech email address offer me a "job" one time...