Scamming a Car Wrap Scammer!

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  • čas přidán 15. 04. 2021
  • Have you ever been offered a job to wrap your car with with the Frito-Lay logo or some other brand? Spoiler alert: it's a scam! Thanks to KEEPS for helping me tell this story. Prevent hair loss by visiting www.keeps.com/pleasantgreen and get 50% off your first order.
    Never spend money from a fake check before the check clears and share this video with anyone who gets an offer to wrap their car for money!
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  • @PleasantGreen
    @PleasantGreen  Před 3 lety +954

    Thanks to KEEPS for helping tell this story. Check out keeps.com/pleasantgreen to prevent hair loss before it's too late!

  • @Sam-qg1dy
    @Sam-qg1dy Před 3 lety +3731

    Having scammers send checks to real law enforcement officials is genious

    • @coffinrodriguez3150
      @coffinrodriguez3150 Před 3 lety +162

      Especially when they are FBI level law enforcement 😂

    • @littlejackalo5326
      @littlejackalo5326 Před 3 lety +82

      @@YearsOVDecay1 if only you knew how bad it really is. The amount of scams that get shut down on a daily basis is insane.

    • @zeerock2178
      @zeerock2178 Před 3 lety +1

      Change that

    • @azwildcats69
      @azwildcats69 Před 3 lety +10

      So why do I get 3 calls every single day.

    • @brysonmerrell575
      @brysonmerrell575 Před 3 lety +72

      I had a scammer send a check to my local police station with the name Immah Skammer

  • @iEatChocoMilk
    @iEatChocoMilk Před 3 lety +6508

    I swear Grabify should sponsor this man.

  • @XD-rd9ig
    @XD-rd9ig Před 2 lety +543

    I love how offended they get when they think you're trying to do to them what they were originally trying to do to you. How much of a scumbag can you be?

    • @WlatPziupp
      @WlatPziupp Před 2 lety +22

      They always have some flimsy justification to fool themselves into thinking they aren't being horrible bastards. "The people I'm scamming have too much money anyway, what they would waste will keep me fed for weeks", or "the only people who fall for this are greedy and trying to swindle me. Just imagine if this was a real offer, I would be fleeced!"
      They also often don't have and can't find a real job, doing these scams can actually take a lot of time and work, there aren't all that many people willing to do this crap all day if they have alternatives.
      The worst are the ones who run scam offices, where they actually get a whole bunch of people to work for them trying to rip people off and of course take a good chunk of the profit

    • @LBFescape
      @LBFescape Před rokem +6

      Gaslighting is a beautiful thing. "How dare you? How could you even think that about me?"

  • @shanewilson4158
    @shanewilson4158 Před rokem +13

    I ALMOST fell for this scam in 2014. I was desperate and suffering from addiction. Glad I eventually saw through it.

  • @MrJeffcoley1
    @MrJeffcoley1 Před 3 lety +1403

    The part where you get him to send a fake check to the FBI is the best part of all

    • @bigmike-
      @bigmike- Před 3 lety +26

      Absolutely legendary.

    • @MarcGyverIt
      @MarcGyverIt Před 3 lety +7

      I did the same thing

    • @MarcGyverIt
      @MarcGyverIt Před 3 lety +8

      But it was fake money orders

    • @MrJeffcoley1
      @MrJeffcoley1 Před 3 lety +39

      @m c Yes, but if this agent is specifically tasked with investigating this sort of crime, and the evidence literally falls into his lap like this, he might be able to do something about it.

    • @jerryboics9550
      @jerryboics9550 Před 3 lety +142

      Update: the guy at the FBI sent Walmart giftcards. Getting his car wrapped on Thursday..

  • @deztroyer76
    @deztroyer76 Před 3 lety +441

    The biggest red flag of any scammer is the use of the word “kindly”. Every. Single. Time.

  • @justice5150
    @justice5150 Před 2 lety +77

    I remember several years back dealing with one of these scammers (or similar). My father proceeded to talk to the guy and when my dad cashed the check he just kept the money and spent it all thinking he was scamming the scammer lol. Needless to say my dad owed a large amount of money after that.

    • @di_spencer7372
      @di_spencer7372 Před rokem +3

      Receipts do wonders

    • @hannahn3868
      @hannahn3868 Před rokem +9

      @@di_spencer7372 not everything is returnable, like spending a night at a fancy hotel or something

  • @YuckFou0x0FFFF
    @YuckFou0x0FFFF Před 2 lety +160

    You do more to punish these scammers than the whole US government

    • @tealnoise
      @tealnoise Před rokem

      You do realize these scams are out of the US government's reach? Most likely because these take place in India.

    • @YuckFou0x0FFFF
      @YuckFou0x0FFFF Před rokem

      @@tealnoise You do realize the US government occupied parts of the middle east for over a decade, and is now dropping bombs on Somalia. They have gone "out of their reach" in the past, and will continue to.

    • @tealnoise
      @tealnoise Před rokem

      @@YuckFou0x0FFFF Still, they don't control India or Nigeria, so they can't do anything about the scams. That's up to their government over there, but it's so corrupted that they allow the scams to happen.

    • @UltraGamma25
      @UltraGamma25 Před rokem

      True

    • @North_Name
      @North_Name Před 5 měsíci

      No way a public employees is going to work

  • @weldrocks
    @weldrocks Před 3 lety +466

    I emailed a guy a fake money gram receipt and he went to Walmart to try and cash it. He was pissed. The check was from Harry Houdini from a credit union in Arkansas.

    • @powercatjeffy
      @powercatjeffy Před 3 lety +5

      As Nelson so eloquently puts it.... "HA! HA!"

    • @GhostsQueen85
      @GhostsQueen85 Před 3 lety +1

      Lmfao 😂😂😂

    • @Robert.a._
      @Robert.a._ Před 3 lety +5

      Dude you’re a f-ing legend.

    • @chasedeigo2221
      @chasedeigo2221 Před 3 lety +1

      Haha That's The Best one iv heard "scamming the scammer..Your definitely switched on good for you👍💯

    • @fir-endflames
      @fir-endflames Před 3 lety +1

      as an arkansan, this is amazing. thank you :D

  • @HeliRy
    @HeliRy Před 3 lety +906

    “I’m busy in a meeting...”
    Ah yes, those Nigerian princes usually are.

    • @robertkelliher1327
      @robertkelliher1327 Před 3 lety +6

      Yeah in a meeting you can believe that their discussion is on a new script or how to spend the scammed money

    • @racker5108
      @racker5108 Před 3 lety +9

      @Aquatic Ape yeah, his grabify location saying Nigeria don't mean shit

    • @invalid-7968
      @invalid-7968 Před 3 lety +1

      so many grammatical errors jesus christ

    • @Robert.a._
      @Robert.a._ Před 3 lety

      Who should I scam tonight?

    • @nailbitter310
      @nailbitter310 Před 3 lety

      @Aquatic Ape he did say Nigeria.

  • @rabrab3682
    @rabrab3682 Před 2 lety +15

    I highly recommend you report this to the US Postal Inspection Service.

  • @Queen_of_chaos
    @Queen_of_chaos Před rokem +8

    You do amazing work getting back at these scammers and taking care of these bad situations. Your doing Great man!

  • @riskingperfectgaming2533
    @riskingperfectgaming2533 Před 2 lety +375

    As an actual wrap specialist who has traveled for jobs, I was actually surprised how close the price was to an actual wrap in my area. Including custom design and installation.

    • @XD-rd9ig
      @XD-rd9ig Před 2 lety +21

      You're a "wrap specialist" and a gamer? I think I've found the coolest guy on YT.

    • @tomfisher9844
      @tomfisher9844 Před 2 lety +5

      @@XD-rd9ig agreed

    • @grafitea
      @grafitea Před rokem +4

      but then the scammer called it a "decal"

    • @jjlegend3922
      @jjlegend3922 Před rokem +1

      That’s a cool job to have! I can’t imagine the steady hands needed for that..

    • @jesper164a
      @jesper164a Před rokem +1

      Nice ad

  • @sandwichqueen
    @sandwichqueen Před 3 lety +386

    I love how not only he sent it to someone in charge, but he sent a check to a company with a prank name which they will probably report it to the police as well.

    • @Mihai-mb4ew
      @Mihai-mb4ew Před 3 lety +49

      yeah then the police will do close to nothing.

    • @wickedcabinboy
      @wickedcabinboy Před 3 lety +21

      @@Mihai-mb4ew - Nothing. They will do absolutely nothing.

    • @arposkraft3616
      @arposkraft3616 Před 3 lety +1

      no they wont ..since i can guarantee you they engage in illegal practices

    • @caade_1967
      @caade_1967 Před 3 lety +2

      @Lassi Kinnunen 81 Nothing they can do. The man is in Nigeria.

    • @JasminMiettunen
      @JasminMiettunen Před 2 lety +4

      @@caade_1967 The person who sent the check was in the United States, though

  • @atoz4399
    @atoz4399 Před 2 lety +2

    This guy is a good guy. Keep up the good work. The world needs more people like you.

  • @Kremmen2001
    @Kremmen2001 Před 2 lety +4

    That. Was. AWESOME!!!!! I love playing with scammers, but this is on another level. You sir are the master and I bow to your superior skills.

  • @tim_sessions
    @tim_sessions Před 3 lety +719

    I'll wrap my car in the Pleasant Green logo.

    • @paulandrewhope
      @paulandrewhope Před 3 lety +29

      I'll wrap my ca- oh wait I don't have a car...

    • @HassanAlibhai
      @HassanAlibhai Před 3 lety +27

      ok we sent payment to ur bank via USPS, did u receive, plz download ZELLE APP in your phone to make payment thanks.

    • @nathantanner4330
      @nathantanner4330 Před 3 lety +6

      You won’t do it

    • @tareqyasin7747
      @tareqyasin7747 Před 3 lety +2

      Ill do it too!

    • @JA-tu3iu
      @JA-tu3iu Před 3 lety +4

      Ill wrap my truck in his logo if he paid for it, dead serious I just wouldn't pay for it but hey ill rock my ranger with his logo cause he deserves more views.

  • @hineshgudka983
    @hineshgudka983 Před 3 lety +541

    I love how the guy went from trying to hustle to just straigt up give me your bank account 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @sachadee.6104
      @sachadee.6104 Před 3 lety +23

      Right? AND password too please :-D

    • @lexiochoa9043
      @lexiochoa9043 Před 2 lety +2

      They think their smart like people would just give them all their info🤣🤣🤣

    • @austinlane5533
      @austinlane5533 Před 2 lety +2

      I bet there are plenty of people out there that willing and gullible to give that info out.
      Then cry when they realize they got scammed..

    • @josevillarreal9920
      @josevillarreal9920 Před 2 lety +1

      @@austinlane5533 It's true, I spend a lot of time explaining to family members not to click on everything.

    • @austinlane5533
      @austinlane5533 Před 2 lety +1

      @@josevillarreal9920
      There's a 75 year old man with a prepaid phone that lives across the street from me. He's fairly new to it, but comes over asking all the time about random numbers calling him and its always spam or someone trying to sell something. He eats 60 minutes a week easily talking to telemarketers that kill his phone time. I try to explain over and over what's going on, but sometimes I feel like he just likes to talk to them out of boredom.
      I just hope he doesn't get a con call that ends with them getting his bank info.

  • @HUSTLERSINC
    @HUSTLERSINC Před 2 lety +5

    I love how this convo went from him getting a job to sending money directly on zelle to a random person in like 5 minutes

  • @MuffinLorde
    @MuffinLorde Před 2 lety +3

    I love it and laugh so hard when he gets disappointed to find out the scammers come from Lagos, Nigeria.

  • @jjeongx
    @jjeongx Před 3 lety +563

    I got a call from a scammer today (Marriot hotels referral) and when i got a live person he asked me what my name was. I replied “Ben” and he answered “Dover?” And then hung up on me. 😂

    • @ayylmaoo5315
      @ayylmaoo5315 Před 3 lety +18

      @Pat Mynuts I believe em pretty specific not that crazy scammer probably gets prank names all day but still funny

    • @slopoke8656
      @slopoke8656 Před 3 lety +8

      I get the same call like 2-3 times a day....

    • @DoNE021
      @DoNE021 Před 3 lety +11

      Are there any one in USA that has that name, Ben Dover ?. hehe
      We have a town in Sweden 'Asshole', but in Swedish it is 'Rövhålet'.
      He may have been there as a turist.

    • @harrysweeten9417
      @harrysweeten9417 Před 3 lety +19

      I got a call from a scammer who told me to go f--- myself when I said hello, I didn't even get started to mess with him yet.

    • @slopoke8656
      @slopoke8656 Před 3 lety +10

      @@harrysweeten9417 lol I’ve a had a few of those.... now I always start aggressive.... not gonna beat me to the punch lmao

  • @whoshotya117
    @whoshotya117 Před 3 lety +457

    "The car is getting wrapped at Walmart?" LOL, the playing dumb is so funny.

  • @MrDinero313
    @MrDinero313 Před 2 lety

    This is such good timing. I actually just received a similar text message and found it peculiar that I was instructed to send the money to another party in order to have my car wrapped. This video just confirms my gut instinct that this is a scam! Thanks for your content it’s a life saver!

  • @jubjub7101
    @jubjub7101 Před 2 lety

    Very well done and keep up the good work. I despise scammers and anyone making money off the hard work of others. Coming from a working class family, that owns their own business, I know personally how devastating these scammers can be.

  • @militaryliferoxanne
    @militaryliferoxanne Před 3 lety +75

    The Email Thing And FBI Part Was Freaking Priceless.
    You're So Smart

  • @KHTimeProtecter
    @KHTimeProtecter Před 3 lety +84

    I work at a financial institution. I cannot tell you how many times my customers come in with checks from these scammers an not even realize it.

    • @gagaklumayung7995
      @gagaklumayung7995 Před 3 lety +15

      You mean the victims

    • @brentfarvors192
      @brentfarvors192 Před 3 lety +5

      How much does the bank charge for a returned check fee...?

    • @KHTimeProtecter
      @KHTimeProtecter Před 3 lety +12

      @@brentfarvors192 We’re not a bank. It costs the amount of the check plus $25 in a return fee. So if you bring in one of these checks for $1,000 and it returns, it would be $1,025, which we would never be able to collect on. Terrible for the victims, and the institution. Which is why we’re trained to spot these scams a mile away.

    • @danielch6662
      @danielch6662 Před 3 lety +4

      @@KHTimeProtecter why does it take so long for a cheque to clear in the US? Where I live, it takes half a day. If I deposit a cheque before 12pm, my bank will phone me if there's a problem with the cheque before 5pm. Yes, they make a phone call for every cheque, because usually, most cheques clear with no problem. I don't get charged. Issuer gets dinged $25 if it bounce for insufficient funds. Its a smaller country, but cheque images are sent electronically, so distance does not cause delays.

    • @KHTimeProtecter
      @KHTimeProtecter Před 3 lety +4

      @@danielch6662 If your country is small enough that it only has a few banks, then that’s probably why the checks clear so quickly. We have a large number of different banks and credit unions, but LOTS of customers and money coming and going between these institutions. And that’s not taking account of some banks coming from different states with different banking jurisdictions. We also have to keep in mind how much the check actually is, i.e. if the check is $200 then it should clear quickly if there aren’t any problems. A check over $1,000 may take longer (On the rare occasion, I handle checks well into the mid-to-high five digit range, and even six-digit). Because of this, coupled with not-so-fast programs and internet, it takes a while to process and clear the checks.
      There’s a phase about banks being “too big to fail”, but that also means that they’re slow as molasses.

  • @jubalcalif9100
    @jubalcalif9100 Před 2 lety

    Great video ! THANKS for uploading for us to enjoy ! Love to see the tables turned on those scumbag scammers. I keep seeing comments on lots of Facebook pages supposedly from Pepsi-Cola, offering to pay people lots of money to advertise Pepsi with signs on their cars. Scammers certainly do seem to be everywhere. Keep up the good work ! 😄

  • @martinezjake
    @martinezjake Před 2 lety +1

    I'm a new subscriber and I gotta say your ad transitions and dad jokes are chefs kiss 😘 🤌

  • @Johnr37us
    @Johnr37us Před 3 lety +170

    The worst thing is you never got your car wrapped and Frito-Lay will never get any good advertisement... 😭 so sad.

    • @Chief_5
      @Chief_5 Před 3 lety

      😆😆👍👍 that is sad.

    • @ntvypr4820
      @ntvypr4820 Před 3 lety +3

      All those unsold Cheetos. going stale in the bags! Tito, hand me a tissue!

    • @lowiqhtz
      @lowiqhtz Před 3 lety

      We found the John in the video

  • @raterus
    @raterus Před 2 lety +262

    Imagine the fun in the Kaiser Permanente mail room when the clerk looks up "Mike Rotch" to see what department to route the mail to. When he/she can't find them, they'll ask their boss, "Do you know Mike Rotch?, I'm looking for Mike Rotch", and then it gets awkward from there.

  • @learnwtea
    @learnwtea Před 2 lety

    DUDE FREAKING AMAZING JOB DONE!!! Couldn't stop watching this video and loved every moment of it.

  • @Freebirdstudies
    @Freebirdstudies Před 2 lety

    Idk why CZcams started suggesting these videos but I freaking love them! Easy entertainment while I’m recovering from an illness.

  • @ChaiKarl
    @ChaiKarl Před 3 lety +97

    I have had to explain countless times to my grandma and grandpa that "Gift cards are used for GIFTS, NEVER for payment" My grandparents are so susceptible to scams :(
    Thank you for bringing awareness to all these types of scams by the way.

    • @althearenn4529
      @althearenn4529 Před 3 lety +4

      Yes I have to look out for my grandmom as well she really doesn't get how ppl can easily get your info.

    • @justintime753
      @justintime753 Před 2 lety

      Its sad they really do target the elderly which are so vulnerable to it

    • @LRM12o8
      @LRM12o8 Před rokem

      Those are the things that really make me wonder what's going on in some people's heads:
      It's right in the name!
      Just like the saying "less is more": No it's fucking not, evenmry toddler knows they're literal opposites. Do people not process the meaning of words?

  • @squib2807
    @squib2807 Před 3 lety +24

    This man is about to single-handedly eliminate scammers entirely

  • @setghanbingfest4988
    @setghanbingfest4988 Před rokem

    You are one of the best PG! Thanks for caring & sharing.

  • @peteraltman3477
    @peteraltman3477 Před 13 dny

    beyond words. This is great-THANK YOU

  • @michaelduncan6743
    @michaelduncan6743 Před 3 lety +110

    I don’t know if anyone really says this but really, your a hero! People lose there life saving to people like this and others you have covered. You spread education and awareness and it is really appreciated!

    • @joatmofa0405
      @joatmofa0405 Před 3 lety +3

      you're

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n Před 2 lety +2

      Typically a hero risks his life or serious injury to hep others for no reward. He is getting paid to sit on his couch and talk. You may have a different definition of hero than most people.

  • @creamyalmondz
    @creamyalmondz Před 3 lety +32

    I LOST IT when he asked “Is the car getting wrapped at Walmart?” 😂😭
    When Kiser Permanente and the FBI gets that check, boyyyy somebody is going to JAIL.

    • @benj3911
      @benj3911 Před 3 lety +2

      Can't do much if the scammers are in nigeria. I think what happens is that they steal someone's identity and use that bank to mail checks, then they use the victim to "launder" the money for them and send it to their personal account or via crypto.

  • @kayodeabrahamijanusi2614

    Good job 👍
    Thanks for wrapping him up (we need more of these pls 🙏)
    I love it ❤

  • @VlogsWithLove2227
    @VlogsWithLove2227 Před rokem

    HEY THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR STORY, YOUR INFO IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

  • @kewanitlg9263
    @kewanitlg9263 Před 3 lety +197

    Another day, another person is saved from being scammed thanks to pleasant green.

    • @techsupport154
      @techsupport154 Před 3 lety

      cringe

    • @KelticTim
      @KelticTim Před 3 lety +1

      Not really. Anyone watching this video odds are have either seen other videos from Pleasant, are aren’t dumb enough to fall for these scams anyways. It’s just entertaining, it doesn’t actually save anyone from getting scammed. Someone dumb enough to fall for these scams isn’t on CZcams watching Pleasants videos, they are watching squirrels fight over a peanut, or a screaming goat or something.

    • @Micahshot
      @Micahshot Před 3 lety

      @@KelticTim your funny you do relize hes wasting the scammers time and money meanig he is saving people from being scammed.

    • @KelticTim
      @KelticTim Před 3 lety +1

      @@Micahshot I mean I know the scammers aren’t the smartest people in the world, but I think they can handle dealing with Pleasant and scamming someone else at the same time. It’s not like a phone line, they can nail multiple ppl at the same time online.

    • @davedoesthingsdreaded
      @davedoesthingsdreaded Před 3 lety

      He didn't save anyone. Everything this guy does is staged and acted out from actors he pays. It's entertainment only

  • @Maddie-qf1ki
    @Maddie-qf1ki Před 3 lety +259

    This is the most underrated youtube channel I've ever seen...

    • @Plantyse
      @Plantyse Před 3 lety +2

      So you have never seen Christofer White :(

    • @ilmp1
      @ilmp1 Před 3 lety +2

      Agree !

    • @realadammason
      @realadammason Před 3 lety +2

      Agreed! I’ve only just discovered him yesterday!

    • @alexflosho
      @alexflosho Před 3 lety +4

      I saw a video of him on the news and I was like WHOO PLEASANT GRREN!

    • @edgarho007
      @edgarho007 Před 3 lety

      Waifu

  • @williamscoggin1509
    @williamscoggin1509 Před 2 lety

    The absolute blatant nerve of this guy. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
    It is a shame that some people do fall for this. 🤔
    And by the way that was the smoothest slide into a advertiser product commercial that I have seen so far on youtube. Well done 👍🏻

  • @satans_1st_disciple551
    @satans_1st_disciple551 Před 2 lety +1

    Omg wtf bro I watched this one a year ago!! And now that I’m watching this again ! I just noticed that the address on the check shows Louisville co. I love here!! 😱 keep up all the hard work Ben!!😅😂😂

  • @fonesrphunny7242
    @fonesrphunny7242 Před 2 lety +170

    You can actually tell when the scammer is writing personally and when he's copy&pasting stuff.
    Windows Notepad is stupid and will copy line wraps, even if it's an automatic wrap due to limited screen space. If sentences are awkwardly cut (see 1:19), that's why.

    • @tailnowag8753
      @tailnowag8753 Před 2 lety +6

      Now, that's pretty funny AND useful

    • @woapful
      @woapful Před 2 lety

      Good eye

    • @LRM12o8
      @LRM12o8 Před rokem +1

      Lol, these noobs don't even use Notepad++
      Also, what's up with all these double-blanks and blank spaces before commas?

  • @TamunoOpuboCooksCookeyGam
    @TamunoOpuboCooksCookeyGam Před 3 lety +123

    I am Nigerian in the west and thought I was immune. I almost fell for something like this at 18. Thank my bank manager who knew me and told me what was going on.

  • @simwaduncan777
    @simwaduncan777 Před 2 lety

    Best story teller.
    Thank you for entertaining and educating us.

  • @mikemclenison8200
    @mikemclenison8200 Před 2 lety

    Great job! Love your format.

  • @wilfredosoto2722
    @wilfredosoto2722 Před 2 lety +273

    Bwahahahaha! I have 2 of these scam checks myself. I didn’t fall for them, of course, I actually filled out the forms and played along with the scammers to teach my wife, daughter and a friend, about the scam. I went so far as to call the bank of Hawaii on one of them, and the other was Bank of America, and spoke with both of their fraud divisions. But I love how you got them to reveal where they were from. That was gold!

    • @RGC_animation
      @RGC_animation Před 2 lety +9

      So it's basically a free movie prop with custom name XD.

    • @ex2ex2ex2
      @ex2ex2ex2 Před 2 lety +2

      Nice work dude

    • @krissyridgelawnerd
      @krissyridgelawnerd Před rokem +2

      I got 2 checks and one was returned immediately but the big one for $9750 cleared!!! Is it mine now? What should I do?

    • @KakashiHatake-gp1pt
      @KakashiHatake-gp1pt Před rokem +8

      @@krissyridgelawnerd send me 1500

    • @christinaadams4187
      @christinaadams4187 Před rokem +1

      I think I have too many gullible people in my family lol. My husband fell for this (thankfully I stopped him before it got too far), my mother in law fell for the government grant one from a “friend” on Facebook, my father in law once had someone take over his computer and type out curse words on it, and I knew someone a long time ago who fell for the inheritance e-mail scam 🤦🏻‍♀️. Also my husband’s grandparents had money taken when they got gas because there was a chip reader. I seriously wish they’d tell me what’s going on, I swear I’ve spoken to so many scammers at this point, if they ran it by me, or even said it out loud to themselves, they’d see it’s a scam.

  • @lojosol
    @lojosol Před 3 lety +136

    That is genius to put the FBI special agent in the city where these FedEx shipments are originating.

    • @googlgfacef218
      @googlgfacef218 Před 3 lety +18

      Plot twist - The FBI special Agent is in cahoots with the Nigerian !

    • @TeddyT6
      @TeddyT6 Před 3 lety

      @@googlgfacef218 😆 🤣

    • @thekingofkingsrp
      @thekingofkingsrp Před 3 lety +3

      @@googlgfacef218 I wouldn't be shocked with how things are.

    • @djohnson3093
      @djohnson3093 Před 3 lety +4

      Top News!
      FBI agent gets scammed for 1000's of dollars! Story at 6!

    • @BoleDaPole
      @BoleDaPole Před 3 lety

      Lol the FBI don't give a shit about scammers.

  • @leftmikerightmike
    @leftmikerightmike Před 2 lety

    The FBI part at the end was a nice touch. Thumbs up, glad I wandered across this today.

  • @mannyvelez4437
    @mannyvelez4437 Před rokem

    Great content. I’m happy there is one less scammer out there

  • @thatcarguy0710
    @thatcarguy0710 Před 3 lety +143

    this guy is so smooth with sliding sponsorships into his videos

    • @GREGELZZ
      @GREGELZZ Před 3 lety +6

      didnt notice them im using sponsor block

    • @irma4337
      @irma4337 Před 3 lety

      @@GREGELZZ how does it work?

    • @GREGELZZ
      @GREGELZZ Před 3 lety +8

      @@irma4337 it’s a chrome plugin called sponsor block, it works by users watching the videos and submitting time stamps of sponsors this then skips the sponsored section of the video for all other users

    • @irma4337
      @irma4337 Před 3 lety +1

      @@GREGELZZ wow, I would never think of that. Thanks for the info

    • @fett4life250
      @fett4life250 Před 3 lety

      @@irma4337 As this commun I cation revolution picks up speed, I have thought of that to the point of giving up. Working around ads and, equally, making them bulletproof is the holy grail. 😳 There's an app for that? 👏👏👏👍...for now.

  • @Donzonda
    @Donzonda Před 3 lety +720

    This guy is fun, trying to catch scammers while advertising a scam product which won't prevent any hair loss. 😂

    • @DoNE021
      @DoNE021 Před 3 lety +35

      8:05 The scam starts, and ends 1min later.
      Hehe yea, that is little fucked.

    • @prinegonbevaris1788
      @prinegonbevaris1788 Před 3 lety +13

      My thoughts exactly.

    • @crichey56
      @crichey56 Před 3 lety +17

      This sounds like I'm kind of narcissistic but genuinely thought I was the only one who thought that!!!

    • @DoNE021
      @DoNE021 Před 3 lety +24

      @@rykehuss3435 If nothing works, Take a spray can that match your hair color. And spray on the skin where the hair should be. ;)

    • @featheryfemme
      @featheryfemme Před 3 lety +14

      It can prevent hair loss, it just comes with less than ideal side effects. Still a scam in my eyes.

  • @iimZeon
    @iimZeon Před 2 lety

    Its weird to hear that a scam originates from the city that I live not too far away from. Great vid!

  • @jfboulianne5926
    @jfboulianne5926 Před rokem

    Exposing a scammer, then having a hair loss prevention ad within the video. Priceless.

  • @geoninja8971
    @geoninja8971 Před 2 lety +74

    Love it! Genius on that email.... my 11 year old son overheard me watching your video - he says across the room - 'Is that Pleasant Green?' - well done! :)

  • @100percentcuban1
    @100percentcuban1 Před 3 lety +54

    This man had me so entertained. He is a genius great job on helping thousands from getting scammed.

  • @popixel
    @popixel Před 2 lety

    I absolutely loved this video. Thank you very much for what you do and entertaining me in the process.

  • @noone6905
    @noone6905 Před rokem

    I’m glad I saw this video. I had seen these texts a few times before and considered it but laziness was on my side and I never bothered clicking the links.

  • @arousedyoda
    @arousedyoda Před 2 lety +69

    "Why am I sending the money to Kermit?" made me spit out my coffee.

  • @popcorn5130
    @popcorn5130 Před 3 lety +66

    LOL Catching scammers, then scamming with "hair loss prevention medication." Oh, the irony!

    • @med8615
      @med8615 Před 3 lety +8

      Minoxidil actually works though. Plenty of guys use it and a lot of empirical research to back it up.

    • @jarateman6427
      @jarateman6427 Před 3 lety +11

      @@med8615 Yeah if u want to grow a few pubic hairs on your bald head. Also if you ever stop using it,it all falls out again. Bald people should just shave their heads. Its easy and cheap. I do it and Im not even bald.....

    • @med8615
      @med8615 Před 3 lety +6

      @@jarateman6427 Totally agree with you when it comes to already bald men. But baldING men is who this product is for. The main bulk of the balding process takes like 5-15 years before you reach the point where you'd look better fully shaven. With minoxidil they can at least add 5-10 years to that timeline before it's time to fully shave. Although not for everyone, minoxidil does work. After all minoxidil was made to be a drug for high blood pressure but patients who took it were complaining of getting hairier around their body so chemist used that to their advantage.

    • @deputydillhole
      @deputydillhole Před 3 lety +1

      @@med8615 what is the price per hair?

    • @HifeMan
      @HifeMan Před 3 lety +3

      @@med8615 This is the most educated comment about minoxidil and hair loss prevention medication. Just listen to a podcast from stuff you should know about hair loss and it was really interesting. It doesn't work for everyone but it has a lot of studies that show it does work for a lot of people.

  • @TheGlassySea
    @TheGlassySea Před 2 měsíci

    You are brilliant!! This country needs more real men like you!!!

  • @Dananne-yf6fq
    @Dananne-yf6fq Před rokem

    I ❤ how you just threw in that KEEP commercial 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @aritruths1452
    @aritruths1452 Před 3 lety +76

    I just love this guy! He is always catching these crooks and exposing them.

    • @paulfuray8557
      @paulfuray8557 Před 3 lety

      We need more guys like this to expose these scams and alert people who may fall for them.
      Oh my shock, the source was from Nigeria, same as they catfish scams on dr Phil

    • @Amen.22
      @Amen.22 Před 3 lety

      @@paulfuray8557 There's lots of them, like scam baiter, scammer payback.

    • @Calamity_Jack
      @Calamity_Jack Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah, it's a good laugh. But it's disheartening when you realize this is just the tip of a very deep, disgusting iceberg. For every crook foiled like this, there are 1000 more who are successful. (That's why this kind of thing keeps on going and going.) And even if they're "caught", since they often live outside U.S. jurisdiction, nothing can or will be done about them by law enforcement. They'll just keep going until they find a desperate, gullible sucker. So frustrating...

  • @jessperspective1306
    @jessperspective1306 Před 3 lety +57

    “Well the economy’s in the toilet”
    You said that so casually like that’s how normalized our crappy system is we’re not phased anymore

    • @sameaston9587
      @sameaston9587 Před 3 lety +1

      I was an adult before the '07 crash. Life was good till the Big Banks dished out too many bad home loans and needed to bailed. We honestly never recovered from it. Covid shutdown is the cherry on top of this poo economy.

    • @FIXTREME
      @FIXTREME Před 3 lety

      @@sameaston9587 idk, 2019 was pretty good for me

    • @bbgun061
      @bbgun061 Před 3 lety

      @@sameaston9587 Thank the government for bailing out the banks and botching the COVID response. When will we stop them butting into our lives?

  • @DamionSuarez96
    @DamionSuarez96 Před 2 lety +1

    Hey pleasant green. I love your videos and as a victim of being scammed through real estate. Your videos help me a lot.

  • @krisaaron5771
    @krisaaron5771 Před 2 lety

    You had TOO much fun!!
    Think I'll try a reverse scam next time I get a "You have WON THOU$ANDS in our sweepstakes" or some equally hysterical bait.

  • @oksanti
    @oksanti Před 3 lety +125

    When Pleasant Green uploads, any day turns into a Pleasant day!

  • @darrenbishopsr.9562
    @darrenbishopsr.9562 Před 2 lety +43

    If this guy doesn't work for the Government by now, they're missing a great opportunity! Well-done!

    • @deusvult6920
      @deusvult6920 Před 2 lety +8

      The government isn't actually in the business of protecting people.

    • @richardcranium7899
      @richardcranium7899 Před 2 lety +3

      Government and work is an oxymoron.

  • @smartin23964
    @smartin23964 Před 2 lety

    Click a link on this video after what I saw? I'm not clicking on anything you send me! 😂😂😂
    Great video! Hope the 3-letter agency got the state-side helper.

  • @SeaPro360
    @SeaPro360 Před 2 lety

    Nice work, friend. Glad you are one of the good guys.

  • @Brandon_letsgo
    @Brandon_letsgo Před 3 lety +8

    Best 14 minutes I ever spent since the last Tuesday. My brother passed due COVID-19. I was no able to laugh since this tragedy but your video made me laugh after all BS me and my family went through. Thanks a lot, man!

  • @ZaPpaul
    @ZaPpaul Před 3 lety +58

    I went to a hair loss specialist and asked them for something to keep my hair in. They gave me a shoebox.

    • @dukenukem5768
      @dukenukem5768 Před 3 lety +7

      A jam jar would be better. Then you can look at it on a shelf when you are completely bald.

    • @adamdixon2251
      @adamdixon2251 Před 3 lety +2

      Brilliant

    • @TASMAN-1
      @TASMAN-1 Před 3 lety

      Exactly! Hair loss is genetic & thus cannot be cured with chemicals or good wishes.

    • @HenryPaulThe3rd
      @HenryPaulThe3rd Před 3 lety +2

      @@TASMAN-1 Hairloss is caused by DHT (di hydrogen testosterone) which can be lowered with the use of Finasteride (source: I’m doing it currently)

  • @joescott9999
    @joescott9999 Před rokem

    I love it!! Great job. keeps us posted.

  • @ZetaReticuli_
    @ZetaReticuli_ Před rokem

    That was brilliant. I love how you mess with these people.

  • @aspectaura
    @aspectaura Před 3 lety +27

    That car wrap in thumbnail is actually really cool, imagine the ad revenue every hour you drive that car

  • @Emily-rg8hm
    @Emily-rg8hm Před 3 lety +8

    I love how creative you’re getting and how you don’t give up when you hit a speed bump with these scammers! You’re videos are so entertaining to watch!

  • @mazsroy9
    @mazsroy9 Před 2 lety

    Excellent work! Thank you. Enjoyed listening to your video.

  • @ClaudioBOsorio
    @ClaudioBOsorio Před 2 lety

    Hey I really like this format. You should keep it up.

  • @A-FrameWedge
    @A-FrameWedge Před 3 lety +41

    My wife was so excited about doing this when she got a email about it. It took awhile for me to convince her it was a scam, she wanted it to be true so bad.

    • @metalface8515
      @metalface8515 Před 3 lety +2

      To be honest you can probably find an actual business that would do this! Just gotta look lol

    • @georgeteo8797
      @georgeteo8797 Před 2 lety +5

      Tell your wife that she will be contacted very soon about her expired warranty on her car…

  • @brianmonroe861
    @brianmonroe861 Před 2 lety +19

    You are awesome! I cannot stand a thief and the fact that you wasted this guy’s time made me smile.

  • @claudelebel49
    @claudelebel49 Před 11 měsíci

    Very confusing but also very very funny. Good work!!!😂

  • @louiec9534
    @louiec9534 Před 10 měsíci

    i'm so glad i found your channel and your videos, you have such great humor and your videos should be on netflix etc etc !!!! 😂😂😂

  • @mattdove766
    @mattdove766 Před 3 lety +16

    BRO THAT IS LITERALLY THE BEST THING I HAVE SEEN TODAY!

  • @kartman253
    @kartman253 Před 3 lety +18

    If I learned anything, it's the fact you don't click on any links in any description 😁

  • @Private_Library2
    @Private_Library2 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much for this info!!! I recently got the text, had a feeling they’re up to no good but I was curious. Thank your for doing this 🙏🙏

  • @gazzarafalemozzy4766
    @gazzarafalemozzy4766 Před rokem +2

    He should be hired professionally to catch these scammers

  • @jeffpearljam1976
    @jeffpearljam1976 Před 3 lety +21

    I used to work for Frito-Lay and they would never say Frito-Lay snacks. Nor would they pay someone else to advertise them.

    • @Amen.22
      @Amen.22 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm EverReady if you're Frito-Lay.

  • @brentsummers7377
    @brentsummers7377 Před 3 lety +27

    Thanks for this! The biggest red flag is $650 per week when a person might hide it in their garage or leave it stationary on the street.

    • @FFM0594
      @FFM0594 Před 3 lety +10

      The going rate is closer to $20 per month.

    • @jonrockson2685
      @jonrockson2685 Před 2 lety +1

      @@FFM0594 its actually a little closer to $100 depending on the wrap/exposure/mileage. and Brent they make you prove it by sending them footage of your odometer weekly.

    • @FFM0594
      @FFM0594 Před 2 lety

      ​@@jonrockson2685 Even if you are right, $20 is alot closer to $100 than $100 is to $650.

  • @christopherbaker8092
    @christopherbaker8092 Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks for everything you do!

  • @steve410
    @steve410 Před 3 lety +42

    Should of texted him back and say you were recently married and your last name changed and u cant cash it cus you used your old last name that way he'd have to send another check which would waste resources/time 😂👌

  • @NikonFM2n
    @NikonFM2n Před 3 lety +48

    I love that Nigerian music always played when you catch them there. I always wait for it. It's ao funny.

    • @siphojasperjosephatsobuwa429
      @siphojasperjosephatsobuwa429 Před 3 lety +2

      😂🤣😂🤣

    • @naijamusic4life794
      @naijamusic4life794 Před 2 lety

      😭😭😭😭 So sad. We still have good people in Nigeria. I'm a civil servant. I work hard for my money. It is shameful how most Nigeria make us feel.

  • @pii-chan8804
    @pii-chan8804 Před 2 lety

    The Nelson laugh response was perfect 😂😂

  • @27fenderbender
    @27fenderbender Před rokem

    This was excellent! Thank you for sharing this video, I enjoyed it thoroughly 👍🏻👏🏻

  • @CommonSenseSisters
    @CommonSenseSisters Před 3 lety +55

    OMG 12:51 😭😭😭 As Nigerians we were hoping that the scammer wasn't gonna come from Nigeria jeeeeez. Glad Pleasant green beat the person to their ridiculous scam👏🏽.

    • @gocthafirst5320
      @gocthafirst5320 Před 3 lety +6

      😂😂😂😂 As soon as i heard Cashapp . I knew it was a Nigerian😂😂😂.. God help us

    • @SECYBERSAFE
      @SECYBERSAFE Před 3 lety

      @@gocthafirst5320 he will o

    • @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley
      @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Před 3 lety +4

      The moment they wrote "routine" instead of "routing" number, I knew. I work for my state's unemployment office by doing online chat and they will often misspell it that way. We've developed a few tricks to help suss out these bastards as they'll try to hide themselves with a VPN, but without even needing to be told by our supervisors, we've gotten to work listing ways they stick out. Usually they want to update the payment method to a different bank account to launder the money. As of today, all payment method changes must have a photo ID submitted. That was music to my ears! We're also mandating claimants refile a new claim every three months so as to throw them off from receiving money from an account that may have passed under the radar. We can catch it the next time they file. Screw these scammers. 😈

    • @AtmxDawg24
      @AtmxDawg24 Před 3 lety +2

      Most scammers are from Nigeria or India.

    • @fasanucaleb8917
      @fasanucaleb8917 Před 3 lety +1

      😭😭😭 we don’t deserve this!!

  • @FIXTREME
    @FIXTREME Před 3 lety +44

    I love how the grammar in the sms messages get progressively worse as the story continues😂

    • @dukenukem5768
      @dukenukem5768 Před 3 lety +4

      It is because the conversation goes progressively off their prepared script.

    • @gasser5001
      @gasser5001 Před 3 lety +1

      They run out of macros and try to use their broken english/google translate. It's pathetic. Sadly, people still fall for this shit.

  • @jhuntosgarage
    @jhuntosgarage Před 2 lety

    Great stuff my man!! Thanks for sharing.

  • @Scienceguysherif
    @Scienceguysherif Před 2 lety

    I love this guy. Good vibes and great video!