Scammers Are Coming For Your Phone Numbers!
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- čas přidán 18. 02. 2021
- Ever tried to sell something online and a scammer tries to send you a verification code? This is known as the Google Voice verification scam and I think you need to watch out for it!
In this video I'll tell you what you need to do to reclaim your phone number if a scammer manages to link it to his Google Voice account. - Zábava
The sound bar has been sold!
That is amazing
Dang I was actually thinking of buying it
I just got a text from someone in Ethiopia for a code of some sort? Also I know it’s Ethiopia because the country code was 251.
Nice
@@budzilla1077 call them and put your phone under a metal pot and bang a spoon against the pot
"This is great because I don't do business with scammers either."
Sends $200 to a scammer for insider info.
Haha 😆
@@PleasantGreen lmao
@@PleasantGreen get rickrolled
XD
@@PleasantGreen you deserve a million subscribers I hope you reach your goal
There is a website for youtubers to advertise their channel there
I had this scam happen to me after posting about my lost cat. The jerk pretended to have found him and got my hopes high before bringing up the stupid code BS. I was _so_ disgusted and furious that someone would try and take advantage of my fear & desperation like that. Luckily, found my kitty the next day safe and sound!
That’s good u found ur cat I’m happy for u bro
@@sodarino3918 aww! Thanks dude. Me too!!! ❤️
@@mobiusstripper7279 Find his email. Put it here. Share it on the internet. I will not have that jerk go scott-free.
@@mistermegagaming9032 That's awesome of you!❤️
This was a year or so back and they contacted me via text message on my old phone. I'll look and see if I still have it. Yeah, it was a really awful and infuriating thing to do... SMH
Guys I just gave my number to a scammer. Is there anything that I should worry about
I'm a 24yrs old Nigerian, thank you for uncovering this scammers. they have destroy the reputation of our dear country all in the name of making money and i hope this scam awareness is well disseminated across board in the US and other nations across the world.More grease to your elbow, 100% love all the way from Nigeria. God Bless You
So true! Not all people judge people by the bad actions of their group members so stay well! Nigeria is a beautiful country with many great people! ❤️
And great government too
Yes now I do feel sorry for you and what they did to your home land but know that there's multiple types of scams and frauds they commit and always attack any person in America for that kind of garbage
Word has it that there are people in Europe who will pay big money for scammer balls in pickle jars... looking for a new job?
I bet your a scammer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This gent deserves a nobel peace prize. Fighting the war on scammers. Respect to you Pleasant green.
Lets scam him for a noble prize ! 😅😂
I agree
So true!
It's all about the pound notes me old mucca, if you would like to generate pound notes just get ya head down and arse up jobs a gud un
I swear there's a scammer for everything nowadays.
But I can assure you thousands of dollars through scam with out you getting into trouble
Scammers these days are known as democRATs!
@@kpdvw And "the police".
@@kpdvw You're absolutely WRONG!!!!!!!! It's really the ReTHUGlicans!!!!!!!!
@@kpdvw no one asked for your political opinion
Thank you for both notifying us and being very concise. Because I can't always tell if I'm hearing a new scam or something I already know about and I don't want to spend 20 minutes in on a conversation to realize I'm not receiving new information. That earns you a follow!
Thank you for telling your story. I get so tired of trying to trust everyone out there!
This was actually just an elaborate plan to sell the sweet LG soundbar, we all know it, Pleasant Green.
Ahem ... an “autographed LG sound bar” thank you very much. That just doubled the price :-)
I kinda thought this was the case lmao
Well, that's enough out of this channel then.
😅😂🤣
Sent him a grabify linl just to make sure
Hey Ben I am only 14yrs old and started watching ur videos like 2 months ago and u helped me stop my mom from getting scammed thank u
wholesome
Great!
What was the scam?
@@pickettfence my mom got a message saying the government was giving farming machinery to random people so my mom called them then they lied saying they were holding her papers and if she wanted it delivered to anyone or anywhere she would want she would have to pay them $1200.00 and it would be delivered straight within 2 days then she told me about it then I showed her pleasant green videos
@viper204nice
It’s a good thing that I watched this video; I had no idea the trouble that I could have gotten myself into. Thanks for helping keep me out of trouble.
Thank You!!! You saved my son from such grief. So sad that they get away with this. You're A++
Perfect! I've not heard of this scam before. I'll be on the lookout and warn my geriatric, techno-ditzy friends to steer clear of giving and sharing ANY codes they receive.
This was a new one for me!
@@PleasantGreen hi
Scammers be like :0
There are lots of new scams everyday
I kinda have to give it to some of these scammers though in how creative they get with these scams... I would have never thought of doing this google voice scam, but I'm not a scammer so that's probably why.
Great video! I'm in Canada and we don't have Google Voice available BUT I've been dealing with a grant scammer from Nigeria for 10 months...and he recently messaged me from a new number...when I called it, it said it was a Google Voice number. I'm pretty sure he's done exactly as you've said.
Yep...now you know how he got it :/
Use a VPN
@@techhelpportalextras3007 a VPN can't protect u from that
@@techhelpportalextras3007 you need an American number to link with Google Voice so a VPN won't do that.
@@PleasantGreen oh
Almost fell for that as well. Your content was straight and to the point. Thank you for making us aware of it. There's so many scams out there it's scary.
I appreciate you so much for immediately teaching people how to fix the problem!
Help me
Gotta say that the way to secure your life from scammers is to make sure all your online conversation partners are grammatically correct.
YES
@@green_firefly Maybe don't take comments like mine too seriously? Anyone reading between the line will recognize that the comment was made to make fun of scammers.
Drawing everyone with poor grasp of a language as dishonest is clearly close minded and not even implied in my comment.
@@DKannji I can't help the way my brain takes up and processes information. If it was intended to make fun then make sure this intention is visible as well. Not everyone can read between lines.
@@green_firefly You can help how you react to information. You assumed ill intent and reacted by speaking out on the matter.
@@green_firefly good point
Indeed
I just randomly found this channel by accident and been watching it.
Best channel
I watched all the scam vids in the span of a week :((( now time for all the series
Try "the hoax hotel" same interesting.
His videos are really easy to get into
I just fell for this and just followed your steps. I even questioned it being a scam and sent a pic instead of the link as if that would make it better. I realized my error instantly but it was too late. Hopefully these steps work. Thank you!!!
Did it work?
Did it work?
DUDE!!! This one has me absolutely ROLLING WITH LAUGHTER🤣🤣🤣 You're the best. I need to learn a bit more computer skills so I can start driving those silly scammers crazy. I'm on disability due to a 4 story fall in 2005. I have a lot of extra time and would LOVE TO dedicate my life to destroying scammers ops. You're my HERO. 🤣🤣🤣
How does this guy keep running into scammers. You would think the scammers would be like that’s the person you don’t scam
Eh, if you check his videos he only gets one every 2-3 weeks. 1 week if lucky. Most of his videos are usually just follow-ups from previous scams.
I get scammer calls everyday! EVERYDAY 😳🙄
Dude i get random calls from Maldives and Lesotho EVERY day
I agree, why do he ran into scammer so much 😂
Cindy FromNC I got 5 calls in the last 2 days. Today I bought an air horn . Next call I blast them. They called me and when I called them out on it he said he didn’t call me.
the text message says “Don’t share it with anyone”, what a convincing scam
Ikr lmao
Most people wouldn't but they only need one person to send a code and then it was worth it..
Exactly
to be fair iv had verification codes that dont tell you not to share it, of they find the right site I guess they could do some damage
They will send you a google verification code from another country so you cant read what the text really says.
Your videos are so enlightened.. I have been trolling these scumbags and rocking their world.. Scammers are the lowest form of life, I just want to burn it down
Thanks for exposing all these scammers. I watch your videos from time to time. And I like to learn new things about scammers. Thank you very much.
As an employee for an unnamed company's fraud team I can tell you the demand for stealing phone numbers and using them to bypass things like two step verification is EXTREMELY high. Same thing for stealing your phone and popping your sim in their phone.
Well what do you do if you want to advertise something with your phone number you are already giving it to the
@@joyfulpreterist7532 I know I don't give my number to Kijiji or FB buy and sell groups.
Damn so it's that easy for someone to just take another person's phone number!? That is wild!!! So if that happens will your phone no longer work or do u end up paying their phone bill
I would never put any of my personal info on any type of page that has to do with FB they don't check anything out about the ppl who put business ads on their site and I have paid for 2 pairs of jeans that were supposed to be here 2 weeks ago and haven't gotten anything & now the email they sent the receipt from is non active and fb of Course isn't held responsible for anything like that.... I go on there once a month to quickly see new posts from my friends and family and log right back off . I guess I'm just out 120.00 and that's a lot better than what it could have been so I'm not going to fuss about it , just wanted to let ppl know to beware of sellers on fb
Being Nigerian is like having a huge weight on your shoulders. Nothing works except the internet and that's why a few perverted fellows motivated by their greed and inability to put in some real work make a career out of scamming others.
I am a Nigerian, I live on the internet but instead of becoming a scammer, I learned Copywriting. Now my skills provide real solutions for businesses worldwide and my conscience is as free as a kite in the wind.
The painful part however, is that I miss out on several opportunities just because of my nationality. I proudly Identify as a Nigerian but as soon as I reveal that fact in my business discussions, many of my prospects act like I am radioactive and just bail.
I guess the moral of my story is, don't automatically close your mind to someone because he/she is Nigerian.
Thank you for exposing these scammers though, your work is helping a lot of people protect their privacy and finances.
Im sorry that happened to you
You need to get your government to prosecute these scammers.
@@cruisecrazy7066 I think they won't since only the elite run the place and they would bribe their way out
I am in the US and have several Nigerian friends who are GOOD PEOPLE. Shame that some bad apples have to ruin it for the others. There's plenty of American con artists here. There's good people and dishonest people in every country.
You are such a life saver!!! This just happened to me and right as I started panicking I found your video. Thanks a heap!!! Your spot on!!!
This is more common than you could imagine. Thanks for informing the public.
The one person who disliked is the scammer.
10 dislikes now 🤨 must be more of them
@@JMartin7865 19, I think scam nation is coming in...
@@JMartin7865 multi accounts same guy
64, entire scam center here
@@jameywamey7827 75 scammers!!!
My Head is Spinning with All these Scams!!!! Thanks for your Hard work uncovering and sharing!
Thank God for this video! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! SCAMMERS SUCK!!!!!!
Thanks for helping me out. I’m a first time seller on Facebook and I fell for it. Your video made my life less stressful. Thanks
This time around the scammers are smart and doesn’t want to click the link. You are really doing a great job. Keep it up.
Pleasant Green: "I don't do business with scammers either"
Me: "Bullshit"
ORORORORO!!! I spend half of my day sleeping! ORORORO!!! Then I sometimes get up and tell you that I am a famous content creatorORORORORO!!! Please don't sleep while driving, dear mr
@@AxxLAfriku god, f off
@@AxxLAfriku the hell?
"Sends 200$ to a scammer for inside info" 😆😆
@@titifredie3056 haahhaaha
Lol...loved your video. I also loved what you did to that scammer. I had the very same thing happen to me when I was trying to sell a few things through Facebook Marketplace. I have taken that down because even though I reported what was happening, I still had people try that 3 more times. It's a shame these people ruin everything for everyone else. Thank you for sharing your story and creating this video.
This just happened to me ? I don’t know what to do? Did they do anything to you?
Thank you for all your information in this video. Man this is a crazy world now. Hard to trust buying or selling things online anymore without some Nigerian or someone from the Far East trying to scam us.
Benjamin Dover will forever be in our hearts 💗
Haha. Yeah
Nah... Ben Dover
So will Jenny. Do you want her #?
@@daBEAGLE1017 ;)
Ben Dover 3639 long view lane Man-Hatten NYC , NY 10069
I've been following ur works on CZcams and am very impressed and happy with the good work especially on scammers from Nigeria and Ghana. I want you to know that this unfortunate situation do not represent the vast majority of youth in west Africa who are working hard through creative and innovative ways to survive. At least i can speak for the youth in my country Ghana. Some people use the fact that they can't pay their fees as an excuse to scam innocent people across the world which is wrong and should not be tolerated. I hope you continue to do the good work for us for now till we the youth take over the mantle of leadership some day and effect positive change on the people of our various countries and the continent of Africa as a whole. If you read this then thanks for taking time to do so. God bless you
Hi! I'm from far away, not that far away, but still, quiet far away: Norway. We don't think this is "how people in (some) land" are, we think this is how scammers are.
Now, I've never been to Ghana, but met a few people from Ghana and heard stories about how much better the Germans (supposedly) treated Ghana than the French did, have heard about old people who still (can) speak German, despite it being so long ago that...
Why am I mentioning this? Because I'll make a trade with you. If you don't think this is how all of us here in Europe are, despite how a lot of, if not most of, Africa was treated by Europe during the colonial era, which well, hasn't quiet ended yet, I won't think this is how Africans are. Nah, it's a bad trade. I already don't think this is how Africans are. I've met too many people from various places in Africa. All, yes all of them, have been nice people.
Don't worry, just like you don't think "all Indians are scammers", just because some scammers in India are acting really horribly, no one thinks, "this is how people in Africa are". We do think this is how some, really bad, people are like. Regardless of where they are from (there are scammers in the US as well).
Just want to say thankyou for all the videos you made for us. I actually get my kid to watch them and one other creator just so she knows what to look out for.
What I like about you is you tell us how you find out how you find out very important stuff like where they are from :)
I like the way you explain how you figure things out so just want to say Thankyou :)
thank u for showing this! my family was wise enough to not give them the code and im very grateful u made this vid because now they know what will happen
Thanks for the “heads up”, stay safe & best wishes from South Australia 🇦🇺
Ah yes. I've received sooooooo many texts like these when selling stuff on Craigslist. I like to have fun with the scammers for a while before eventually reporting the numbers to Google
thank you for sharing your wisdom. these scammers are crazy
I'm glad I found your channel. Thank you sir we really need you and what you do. Take care till next time
Honestly Grabify should sponsor you and let you create a link with whatever domain you would like to use, so scammers would fall into your trap!
Congrats to the 10 people who were "First"
lol
112th!
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Congrats on being the first person to congrat the 10 people who were first
Thank you for this!
This exact thing happen to me a couple years ago. I didn't do anything about it, not knowing it was a big deal and, like mentioned, it was a couple, maybe few years back.
Have I been screwed and just haven't noticed it?
Thanks again for posting this and I'm watching your vids as the days go on....
my wife fell for this scam today. your video helped her calm down.
This was the best video ever that saved me !! It was informative and so epic with the trolling of the scammer!! I’ve shared and can’t stop laughing at your awesome fun ways! Thank you !!!
This is so ironic. I was selling something a few minutes ago and within seconds I got a response and they asked me for my number. Luckily, my mom told me not to and I haven't heard anything from there yet.
I’d just mess with them but good on you
@@royalpain9281 i didnt know at first. the person stopped responding
@@missbambi3377 you could have said the code is 666-666-666
Royal Pain I got an air horn for just the occasion
Critter Whisperer my new fave prop
I have searched the internet since 9:00pm on how to fix and you showed me exactly what to do in just a few minutes. Cannot thankyou enough. Video is fabulous.
I actually had this happen to me on Facebook recently I had never seen that one before. Glad I found your channel.
This happened to me on a Craigslist Ad. I got that strange feeling when they sent me the code and told them to jump in a lake and blocked the number.
I’ve been putting up ads and I finally got one of them to click it. You’ll NEVER guess where it is...... oh wait, yeah their in Lagos,Nigeria
Thanks so much!!! I was selling something on FB Marketplace and immediately got three people doing this. I (unfortunately) gave one the code. And then.... thought better of it. Thankfully I found your video and did what you told me. Hope I'm safe!!! Very scary.
Thanks sooo much! I just got into that situation. I just gave my phone # not the code because I got suspicious. Then I start looking for info about that and found your video. You save the day! Thanks!
Looks like they are using automation bots and only respond to the specific keywords in your texts with preset replies. Like the product title was accurate and capitalized and the rest was like it was typed by a 3 yo. That could be the reason they respond almost immediately and never open associated links.
100% agree, I was thinking the same thing.
Could they be that smart? I doubt...
Someone got my number she used it for blk what I do
I got this exact same thing last week after posting on KSL. I thought it was pretty shady that they wanted to send me a code so I didn't do it but thank you for this because I wasn't sure if I lost a sale or not.
It's easy just say "No scammers". But seriously then you won't have to entertain anyone trying to get you to do anything that you don't feel comfortable about doing. They either want to buy from you or they are scammers. You obviously have a good sixth sense.
omggg thank you so much for this. legit had a panic attack when I realized what I did. thankfully you're vid helped out a ton with getting it back. you're a life saver ❤❤❤
Thanks so much! I think I'm pretty scam savvy, but hate to admit this obvious scam might have slipped past my radar! Good work.
I actually fell for this and didn’t realize how dangerous it could be. Thank you for this
I almost send the code !!!!! Then I was like waittttt
Question:
im not seeing the claim icon, does that mean I'm ok or?
i fell for it too, luckily the process to reclaim isn't complicated.
The message says: Dont share it with anyone else. Its not there for nothing...
Guys I only gave someone my phone number. Please tell me what I should worry about or what I can do
I knew that "code" sounded familiar, 5:21 thank you for throwing that in xD it would of taken ages for me to remember where that came from hahaha
Thank you so much for this and all of your videos! Just found your channel. THANK YOU!!!!!
I sooooo love this!!!! This is so me! I would love to mess with scammers for a living!!!
Wow I guess it’s a scam nowadays for everything. I never heard of this one but thanks for sharing Mr. Green.
Yes 75% of my calls are scammers. I even get text with scammers
I just had this happen last week, I'm naturally skeptical so I kept on sending them made up numbers 😂
Thanks for your info, Mr. Green. Last 2 month, I have had few bad scam experiences on a dating web that I want to share with you privately.
I sell allot of restaurant equipment used on the internet and am now getting these almost daily, glad to have seen this video before hand!
It's a beautiful day when Pleasant Green drops a new video
This scammer has the cheek to say "cheak" lol
Thanks, this is the video I was looking for this info wondering why all the scammers wanted my phone number. I recently posted two ads on Facebook Marketplace and had about six people trying to scam me!
Again, Thanks for the information!
That is a good tip and I hope many people will read this and look out for people who are looking to steal their information.
I love these videos! I am addicted to them and watched them all in 2 days!
Shhhhhhhh.....
Me too...
That’s such a dastardly trick, most people wouldn’t even be too suspicious of this (well that’s not true, what legitimate buyer would text you a code) but still, this is so much more plausible than buying Amazon gift card to pay the IRS
You would have to be pretty special to buy thousands of dollars of gift cards and give them over a phone line to some random voice in the airs.
Thank you so much. I almost got hit with the fake text saying someone ordered 593.56 on my Amazon act and they will deliver it tomorrow. So I called it up yesterday the front of it and it went just like on your video. I am so thankful for your channel cuz I know I would have fell for it if I hadn't watched so many of your videos thank you for what you do
Thank you for the education!!❤❤ Your videos serve so many purposes. Such high quality content. You are a credit to the human race.
Had this same thing happen 6 months ago. Would of believed it if it wasn't for your videos. With that knowledge I messed with him and wasted his time with fake codes/screenshots and grabify links. Found him in Lagos!
i've never dealt with scammers at all in my life but i like your content
Do you want to make loads of money ?
@@jordanarjun7014 dude i don't
Best sales video for a sound bar ever!!!
Great information man. The reason why I end up here is because this happened to me today Seling an item in craigslist, and he or they did exactly what you have just said, but I wasn't aware, and gave it to him. Fortunately, I did not had set up my #, so I believe he did not get anything. However, when I try to set up my google voice, it didn't let me setup my #, so I suspected they had gotten something with my cell phone#, I call my cell phone service company, but they couldn't help me either, so I had to go to an physical phone store to get help, and finally, they had to disconnect my service for a few minutes to reset the system, and after that, I could set up my google voice again. Thanks to you, I learn how they work, and I could do the right steps to fix my error. Hopefully this information adds something else to the people in the same situation. Thanks a lot bro, and have a Happy Valentine's Day
Pleasant: “I’m running out of email addresses”
Me who spent 8 hours making 300 email addresses to make my petition have lots of signatures: Impossible
at one point i had an auto email maker because i was botting on runescape and i needed like 1000 accounts so i needed 1000 emails. It only took like 30 minutes since it was linked to the API. Fun days.
@@greatleader4841 Could you release it on github? Or you deleted the file?
@@user-wv8lu3yx4z This was a decade ago. I've gone through 3 computers since then. Plus i doubt a decade old script would even work anymore.
@@greatleader4841 Me too, i will recommend to update the email maker and somehow get a lot of phone numbers in this day of technology
Doesn't that make YOU a scammer? Lol
Aww I miss getting to hear the Nigerian drums when they click the grabify link.
Nigerian drums... Lol
Stfuu
@@winnerchris4003 S - so
T - True
F - Factual
U - Undeniable
U - Undisputable
STFUU
I recently posted a table for sale on FB marketplace and was surprised at the first dozen inquiries asking for this code. I of course got suspicious and googled their text to find out about this scam. Good to see you warning people about this.
Thanks,I just got through dealing with 2 of these guys today,I almost gave them the code, but I didn't. You're doing a good job
My mom fell for this a couple years ago. Someone sent the exact same message for something she had posted on craigslist. I can't believe how often it happens, hopefully this video prevents a lot of people for falling for this.
Help! Did anything happen? I fell for this 5 days ago and I got my number back though.
Every time a Potential Business Partner tells me, "I don't do business with scammers", I know they are trying to scam me.
Straight business people are clear about what they will and will not do, they don't give a damn how your moral compass is oriented.
I got to admit it’s a pretty good and clever idea for dealing with such situations. For now I am stuck with phone scammers and easily shut them down (make them hang up the call).
Thank you sir for this very helpful video (and for trying to outsmart the scammer)
who else clicked this video as soon as they saw this in their notifications?
Oh wow! I met one of these trying to sell on Craigslist. I blocked him on like 10 different numbers but he kept texting me trying to get that code. I had no idea how the scam worked but I was sure it was a scam. Boy am I glad I didn’t send him any code LMAO. Pleasant, you truly are a lifesaver. If my mom had gotten this she totally would have done it. I’ll for sure let her know!
I love it. Good for you im always being bothered by scammers. Im in the process of trying to trace a google voice number. And since im from canada. Im having trouble setting up a voice account
Thank you for the vid. I sent the code 😢 but was able to get control of the situation again soon thanks to the vid 😅💪🏽 Thank you !!
I really appreciate how you’re trying to warn people on these motherless bastards ✌️ keep on keepin on
This happened to my friend over a $15 item she was selling. Thankfully she was like "I'm not doing all that for $15! You either want it or not!" Suddenly they weren't interested
If I could I would become a member. I have watched almost all of your videos and your content is great! I have like no money though. Also, IS PRIVACY AVAILABLE FOR AUSTRALIANS!?!? It sounds really good (I know it isn't the sponsor for this video)... but it says only US citzens...
I was laughing you’re so ingenious and funny. God bless you.
It's so amazing that you can catch these creeps in the act. I never have scammers calling or texting me when I'm trying to sell something and you get them all the time and show them not to mess with "Ben Dover " lmao not all heroes wear capes
Yep. My number has been spoofed several times, as well as people whom I got a call from, and called them back.
FINALLY, I understand! Some scammer on a dating app tried this with me about a year ago, trying to get me to repeat a code they were getting texted to my phone. I didn’t know exactly what they were doing, but it was obviously fishy. So I just wasted their time for a half hour or more giving them random, incorrect codes, and then insisting they were correct when they told me they weren’t… pretty sure I even faked a screenshot once they started becoming suspicious… they must’ve tried resending it about 20 times before they finally gave up 🤣
My husband was only able to do this through the Google browser and not the Google voice app. On the app it would not accept his phone number. It got a little scary for a second but we figured it out. Thank you so much for the help!