Casanova conman: how Hamish McLaren swindled women out of $70 million | 7NEWS Spotlight
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- This story originally aired on May 26, 2019.
Hamish McLaren may be Australia’s greatest ever conman - he stole women’s hearts and then their life savings, and stashed $70 million away somewhere in the world. So who the hell is Hamish - and how did they bring him down?
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Note to self: If his showing you he has money; yet is spending YOUR money..RUN!!!
They didn't know he was spending their money. They thought he had invested it for them.
you need to rewrite what you just said
Lovie Smith EXACTLY!!
@@zarasbazaar those women were blind. All women are blind when it comes to love.
@@danielobara4692 And men.
big props to the guy who searched him up and found him as a runner. Scammed the scammer. You love to see it.
Hi what's this called please see I can look it up.
I assume he went to jail or prison for a hood long time. He certainly was crafty and
convinced many who were needy and vulnerable. The man in London who “smelled a rat” with Hammish was the smart one… skeptical. There are female scammers too, who go after men with money. Maybe a widow or divorcee.
People want to believe in a charming man or woman. They are flattered, and maybe feeling lonely. One of you mentioned making a lot of money before making a
commitment. Smart idea, but if a single snd young woman got pregnant in a first marriage with her spouse, it’s really important that she gives her child a secure environment and access to mommy. I know we are all different, but most if us don’t have that kind of money. I guess the scammers wouldn’t get interested. Never tell a new man how much you have, especially if you have a lot. That’s like catnip for a scammer!
He has a good friend.
Had a boyfriend in college who "borrowed" $5 here, and $10 there. When the total got to $50 and he had never paid back a dollar I ended it. It's a sign of disrespect in my opinion. I consider that my $50 lesson that I've never had to repeat.
50 measly bucks? Lol. I bet he was testing to see I you were a keeper. You failed.
@@GUITARTIME2024 Not really, depends on situation .
I had a friend flashing expensive clothes , I have this I have that blabla...
Always freeloading , hey do you have 5 here , 5 there... you just recognize the pattern when you are alert.
The eyes never lie.
If you are asking for 10 bucks while you have 400€ shoes and you always brag about money you should give me a reasonable explanation.
@@dimmacommunication point taken.
@@GUITARTIME2024 Sorry if I wrote a long post 😂
@@dimmacommunication lol
What stays most with me is the goodness of the one woman whose neighbor paid off her 8 figure mortgage and was willing to await payment when she sold her home. That depth of kindness is wonderful, they were not asked but learned of the dilemma and offered. I feel so bad for men and women wanting no more than to be part of a couple and end up swindled.
7 figures
@@learningenglishthroughtran8540missing the point.
He may have done it out of the goodness of his heart, but he likely also didn't want the property values to fall in his neighborhood. And he knew she was good for it, and would repay him upon sale. If the bank foreclosed, it would be sold for a much lower price.
Real wealth
Right! I had major brain surgery & my neighbors didn't even offer to bring up the trash bin from the curb! Lol 😂
What I’ve learned after my own share of mishaps, is you never tell someone specific details about what you want in a partner. I always say, “I know exactly what I want. I’ll allow you to show me the qualities you have as we progress”. That way, they can’t shape themselves into the image of the person you’ve shared with them, they have to present the true qualities they have. Listen twice as much as you talk.
Thats why you are single
@@samoriab5999 There is nothing wrong with being single.
@@sarahd1457 thats why you are single..
@@samoriab5999 And that's exactly what I want, hun.
@@sarahd1457 I dont believe you, hun
To all the folks who have been scammed out of money, please do not beat yourself up, these people are very good at their game, and know that the humiliation does go away. Went through something like this and it made me a stronger person.
Karen Lowe owned a multimillion dollar mansion after the marriage breakup. And where the hell did she get that mansion? Of course, from her ex-husband whom she conned in the divorce process. She met Hamish bacause she was greedy, too.
@@ericephemetherson3964 so youre aware of the divorce settlement? Or are you divorced and bitter?
@@christinemomy8018 Neither one. I have never been married. Never sought to marry any member, saturated of lying and exclusively self-mariginalized, deception infested society of opposite sex.
@@ericephemetherson3964 Most women who have wealth got it from their families or from their ex husbands. I’m a woman and I know that is true for a fact. It’s kind of embarrassing for them admit to being scammed by some random dude who showed interest.
@@kutie216 We are all random.
I had a housemate like that. Put on his suit every day to go to his “job” at KPMG. One day I came home early to find him on the couch. I called reception next day and they’d never heard of him. We kicked him out and I only lost a few hundred, but if it weren’t for instincts and swift action it could’ve been worse. Beware.
It’s when I watch programmes like this I’m glad I’m paranoid 🙏🏼
Yes ,paranoid and poor too.
@@donnakerr4997 😂😂😂😂
Crooks like him make women paranoid which makes it difficult for ethical men to gain their trust.
Then you're seeking out something to back up your ignorance. These are ultra rare situations. It's like me seeking out and watching all the many videos online of dogs mauling little children and then saying "This is why I hate dogs and dogs are evil". Same mode of oversimplified ignorance.
The best comment 😂
Thank God the man with the disabled child got his money back
Mary Wilson he scammed the scammer. Love it
that guy with disable kid... sorry too said.. he also a Ex scammer... google research it up u find him..
@@jamesrandy8298 Nope, did not find anything on Simon Shone. Post a link.
But the money he was scammed out of was someone else's money. At least it was put to good use. I'm sure the victims wouldn't mine it was for the disabled child.
@@clt5991 , they didn't get their money back, if they did that would have been great too! However, we are thankful the man with the disabled child did.
My heart broke when the first woman’s son said he wanted to know if Hamish ( the fugly casanova) faked his love for him. 💔💔💔💔
Clown World devastating 💔 I feel sad for his girlfriend too who were groomed by this ugly old man. I kind of feel sorry for the women too, it’s easy to say “ I would never get caught up in such a scam “ when you are not in their situation. I think it’s easier than we want to believe.
@@katarinanoren2867 Groomed, big lol. She thought she had snagged James Bond.
Clown World a very ugly James Bond 🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
All of us with a soul felt the same way.
@will lol exactly was thinking the same thing
Hamish is a total sociopath. period. I'm happy these women at least escaped from him and found the truth. Court Systems need to put people like this away for a long, long time to stop them from damaging others.
I agree and they should also lock up the MEN!
Damn smart conman
He is going to be more clever when he is out of the lockup....then make a grand comeback with a better scam....there will be foolish women falling again...
@leoniea138 sadly yes😢
Casanova?
He doesn't deserve a second look!
I cant even trick my girlfriend to buy me large pizza with three toppings.
wadi gaji 😂😂😂 🍕
😀
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Learn how to put it down really really good and they will do anything for you. Lol
@@crackerjack_1390 lol glad she is not reading this
He got jailed for 16 years yesterday. Justice!
Waarom what about the victim money? Can they get some back
Not long enough by far he'll be out in no time :( He is truly the worst kind of criminal, as soon as he's out he'll be right back at it, it's what he does :(
Ruined lives for 16 years
I would do 16 years for 70 million
@@alihs1 Nah, people lose their minds in prison (no matter how cushy, behind bars).
I'm one of these women... just a different conman!!! Thankyou for sharing ladies... you've no idea how much hearing you sharing means to me. I pray that your lives are beautiful from here on in....A xx 🙏💜
So am I. Conned out of £10k through threats and controlling & coerced behaviour. He was a professional petty criminal and scumbag.
He is a narcissist, no empathy and no soul. I hope these ladies can find peace and move on and have a good life
More than a narcissist, he’s a psychopath
Psychopath… narcissists tend to be pathologically insecure, angry, malicious intentions to bring down others.
Probably a sociopath. Didn’t they say that he took on different personalities along with the aliases? At any rate he was very manipulative and had zero remorse or concern about anyone else.
Karen Lowe owned a multimillion dollar mansion after the marriage breakup. And where the hell did she get that mansion? Of course, from her ex-husband whom she conned in the divorce process. She met Hamish bacause she was greedy, too.
@@ericephemetherson3964 . Are you Karen's ex-husband? You seem to have a real 🐝 in your bonnet about her.
Hamish should run for government. He wouldn't feel out of place.
espec not as a repubican
Yes, many politicians are, indeed, extreme narcissists. NPDs crave the limelight and power.
Or a corporation.
😂😂😂
I totally agree!!!
When a man doesn't introduce you to his family, his siblings and has no friends... Ladies : beware.
what if you have none
@@kiput3647 no colleagues you can get along with? No friend from work? Then you are anti social and shouldn't be with s lady coz you'll torture her. And instead should get a dog. Peace
Wonder Woman good advice!
Many people like that around Wonder Woman, they are called hermits or recluses they are either woman or man though.
wow you are so right
A TRUE gentleman NEVER asks for money. Never.
Ok, simp.
Dahm right bruva
@@sheldonpearce2365 The supreme gentleman doesn't pay for anything and allows the free liberated womyn to.
This is true, real men work 6 jobs to earn their own money, they'll never ask money ever from someone they love.
Never talk about money in relationships
These women were seduced by his status, and his projected affluent image. If he looked poor , I bet they would not given him the time of day.
Unfortunately you are correct.
Well said
And now Every man after this will be blamed
What a crock! The women are the ones who had money. They were after a relationship
None of the woman he went after were poor....or he would not be interested in them. Yes he had to appear to be rich to be in their class....but these woman were not after $
Poor Women 😢
What wonderful neighbours to help the Lady not lose her house. ❤️
That’s how sophisticated the rich can be when your In trouble, I bet she does not even have to pay any of it back”.
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Nothing poor about them. They were targets as they were shallow gold diggers in the 1st place
@@graguitar6493 finally someone with common sense
@@graguitar6493 how are the women hold diggers when they had loads of money to start off? Typical man victim blaming as usual
pretty sure she took that house from her husband through a divorce
The world is run by remorseless psychopaths like this specimen.
No he's a narcissist. They love themselves, put blame on you if the relationship becomes shaky & they feel that if you are naive enough to trust them, then you deserve the con that they run on you. They leave a wake of financial & emotional devastation. If he was also a psychopath, he would have physically or psychologically tormented or threatened her and/or her son! psychopaths sometimes attempt to cover up these cons with killing the women! She's fortunate that he didn't do that as well!
Not approving of what he did. But where did these single mothers get there assets? Divorce raping an ex husband.
@@janetcampbell9286 I agree . He is a narcissist not psychopath
@@fredlachy maybe they worked to get it ..like I do ?
Men AND Women
Soooo, we're just going to skip over the fact that this man is a child predator?? 😐 I get that the main story is him scamming women/people (and I don't know if the age of consent is that young where they're from), but everyone seems to be overlooking something that's also pretty serious and really sick. 😒
I always question people's motives when they're around me. When it's too good to be true, I tend to run away as fast as I could.
Yep, I can relate, when they fall “in love” in less than a week…and oh can I borrow a bit of money for my dog’s surgery… 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
Messing with a person’s heart is the worst, not the money. These ladies were vulnerable and sincerely thought they had found a good mate. Being conned out of money is just pouring acid on a wounded heart. Glad to see them helping each other to heal.
I don't really think so! Beck KNEW something was going on or was OFF with him having coffee in coffee shops with her son's girlfriend!!! She felt something was off. You can get over someone "messing with your heart." If you really NEED that money to live, I think that's worse!!!
@@t.j.7789 oh shut up
Karen Lowe owned a multimillion dolar mansion after the marriage breakup. And where the hell did she get that mansion? Of course, from her ex-husband whom she conned in the divorce process.
It is the money because it wreak their life!!u get over broken heart!
@@Froggie757froggiefroggiefroggi Greedy women do not deserve to be sorry for.
I don’t see how he passed for 41. He clearly looks at least 50. I guess people will believe what they want to
Kristen C exactly! Minimum 50.
Some people don't age that well. 🤷🏽♀️
Yes. It is not uncomon for a lot of women to accept almost ANYTHING when she realize he had a lot of money
Yet women believed him. You women are too emotional sometimes you look past the face.
Which is probably why he was able to swindle so many people.
Don’t ever feel silly, you are dealing with a type of intelligence that is beyond our understanding. A master manipulator. By the way, I simply love Henry! What an unpretentious person! For a rich guy! She should marry him
So she could do to Henry what Hamish did to her?
@@mkast2815 that is not what she said, I don't know how you interpret it that way.
I kind of think it's counterproductive to call these criminals "intelligent." They're morally bankruptcy, not intelligent. They don't think better, they think in a distorted way.
I am 76, have owned my own companies, traveled the world and been engaged 5 times. I just cannot say "I do!", and they were all good men. The one thing that would have saved these women was in realizing that all the feeling of "love" is nothing more than a chemical reaction we cause in our self. It is the same reaction you get from chocolate, ice cream and many other things. It works when you like something enough to keep repeating it. Same reaction you get with drugs. Your body releases endorphins, dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin, which together, make you feel very happy. So what we call "love" is not real. It is what makes the rest of the relationship that is real. To know you have a "real thing", you have to get past what you believe to be "love", as it simply is not real.
I have been hurt so much, primarily because I refused to see the red flags and did not bother to ask God if it was the person he had created for me. However, just as miserable I have been, how much hurt and disappointed I've been through, I believe good people exist, and love is real
How cynical!! love when real is better than chocolate and drugs, its actions of care, respect and shared interests and values. Maybe you have never been in love?
So spot on its all a chemical reaction which tricks you to behave stupidly
@@charlottebruce979 May be you missunderstood Marlene Funk ? She didn't say love = chocolate, etc. She says: "It is what makes the rest of the relationship that is real."
She is referring to the chemical action of bonding. That’s why in earlier times a young woman always had a chaperonne and never get bonded before marriage.
My wife’s brother borrowed $300 from me 30 years ago. Within a month he paid back $200 of it. Still owes $100 and I’ve never said a word but I’ve never borrowed any more money to family or friends. It was the best $100 I’ve ever lost. Let this be a warning to others.
Same think happened to me
Smart
Why didn’t you just let him have it
You screwed up. You should have demanded that 100. Its about respect.
Clever
Scammed the scammer! that's a beautiful thing, well done!
Cracker Jack yes indeed! Sometimes you have to play the fool, to fool the fool, who is trying to fool you. Poetic justice I suppose. Oh! jolly well!.............xxxxxxxxxx.
That’s the best .
Spoiler alert
Cracker Jack I highly recommend for you to watch a Bollywood movie it is called Ladies versus Ricky Bahl, scammer and scammed women’s drama, I felt like I was watching that movie in different version.
He has just been sentenced to a minimum of 12 years in prison.
You can see how the son was even incredibly charmed by him... so sad :(
Boy he got them Chucky eyes! 👀 what the hell u mean “it was those eyes 😍”?!!
"He's a dick....don't you think?". Best line in the documentary. And yes, I do concur sir!
Agree!!!
He said it as it is.
the way he said that was way cool..!
my dad always told me to never give a man money.
@Jones Jones I always told my 3 sons to treat women as ladies, to treat them right, pay for dates, get to know them, do not rush things and at the same time beware of users and abusers and women that just want to take them for a ride. When younger that education comes first before women. That they have to take care of themselves first because if they don't nobody else will. Plus, to never rush into fire and get to know someone well first for many reasons i.e. scammers, users, disease etc....
Sweet heart he is training u to become a gold digger...get money..only inflow..no outflow
SEVEN WILLIAMS you’re dads absolutely right!!
What about orgasms?
Your Dad sounds a sensible man x
How Tracy believed he was 41 is beyond me 😳
Gold digger ... YES she was conned, but as you say; she fell for the 41 lie and the cars and luxury life style and she said it herself, HE was her future !!!
@@user-oe1mb9hu9i she had her own money, maybe she wanted an equally successful man but I don't think she was a gold digger per say. He was dying his hair too so likley why she belived he was only 41. I wouldnt know that's what someone looks like in their 40's and I'm in my late 20's.
@@FM-jo1jh Sorry miss, but you've just opened up a whole new business for me !
Making young 20 year old women think I'm 41 by simply dying my hair !!! LOL.
Unfortunately for me, the young women in my neck of the woods all know what a 40 to 50 to 60 year old looks like.
Don't you have parents ?
@@user-oe1mb9hu9iher future - using her own money. She thought she’d found a solid, caring and equally hard working partner
Thank you so much Simon and thank you to Simon's friend Steve, two of them really did some due-diligence , good friends do that, we protect friends to ensure that no one will take us like a fool. Thank you SIMON and STEVE !!!!!!
He found woman who were just getting out of divorces, very vulnerable. They probably felt beating up by the divorce and here he comes swoops in to save the damsel in distress...🤷♀️
clearly they werent beaten up by the divorce if they had 100s of thousands to lose
Omg . His stepsons girlfriend . So sickening. The poor woman . He not only betrayed her but her son as well . Sickening
Kevin Burrow A 16 year old girl ?? Are you being serious ? He’s a grown granddad ffs . He has the responsibility to decline any acts of foolishness on the girlfriends part . No typical sleazy sickening act of a sleaze bag old man . And a man does all the chasing . Woman don’t chase men , in this case 16 year old girl doesn’t chase older men . No the older men bring her into this by showing off with their wealth and being flash . She’s a young girl . Inexperienced. So yeah his fault all the way . Sickening !
@Kevin Burrow typical of women, chase the glitz and glamour
Kevin Burrow Yes I understand this . I think that the money will turn heads from any woman at any age .look this is the sons mother who is telling us this . So even though she was a mature woman she had her guard down . Imagine a 16 year old !?
No I wouldn’t dream of sleeping with my boyfriends dad even if he had all the money in the world . It’s not he done thing . It’s creepy
@Kevin Burrow he groomed that child.
Wasn't just the 16 yo girl. Perfectly happy to drag all these kids into it without any conscience what so ever, even a disabled kid, needing an operation. Couldn't not be a psychopath!
This proves love is a temporary stage of psychosis
Narcissists mirror their targets, that's why it's easy for people to believe that they are in love with them. They pretend to like what you like etc. However, the mask always falls off at some point and you get a glimpse of the true evil that they are. Very sad!!😭😭
It’s exactly like a hall of mirrors & they just look for those who will also mirror them in return 😂
If a woman has low self esteem or going through a low period, she may open herself to predators such as this. Family and friends sometimes can not even break the grips of the predator on her. 😞
pinkivy93 ud be suprised on how slick this ppl are..high self-esteem or not,they will get through to you
Bulls hit, greed makes you open up
True that. My mother had passed and my dad was in a tragic accident leaving him a para-plegic. I was clinically depressed and only 20. Here came this male gold digging moocher convinced my sister that he was in love with me and wanted to marry me. She arranged my marriage and within 10 years he wiprd me out, my business two homes and other assets devoured by him and his family from India. After three children and 8 more years of abuse I walked away with my children, a broken down vehicle, thousands of dollars in debt, my body too sick to work, no friends nor family who would stand with me i started crawling out of the deep hole. That was 25 years ago now life is great again and I'm a grandma of two absolutely adorable girls who I love as the apples of my eyes. None of my kids talk to him or have seen him since 1998.
Intruder naw......... These women already had money but I can see your point. However, some women who have low self esteem are not exposed to supposedly rich men like this. They will take even the poorest specimen of a man if he says and does the right things.
Sonia G Women are so much stronger than they think that they are. Men like this break down women to their very core and rebuild them to not see their horrible flaws. Thank goodness there is always a flicker of intuition and fight down in a woman’s core. I am so glad that you survived and prospered with a happy life.
I wish they had interviewed his parents since they're both still alive, and I wish we had more inside information about where he came from, how he grew up, siblings, former schoolmates, etc. .
why? All what he did has nothing to do with his parents.
Conmen find influence in themselves, not their family.
Yeesh, the dude was just wondering how this man actually grew up.
Try would be interesting to get to the root of his behaviour
Sam LSD of course your upbringing plays major role in how you behave as an adult, you idiot
He looks 60 years old not 41???
It was super cringe when they pulled up his picture and she drooled over his "beautiful eyes" I'm sitting here like 0_o to each their own
He looks Neanderthal
I don't think she drooled, she just remembered the feeling and probably secretly wanted to vomit.
the WORST thing that you can steal is someone's heart!!!! nasty piece of work that man
Jean and women never do that - they are all divine these women neither have taste nor intuition - the guy looks like a snake
STUDIO BENCIVENGA Marcus Bencivenga 🤣🤣
I'd rather have a broken heart than a broken bank balance. You need cash to buy a tub of icecream to help heal the heart. I'd rather someone leave me broken hearted than unable to afford the icecream to get over it.
the most dangerous kind of psychopath, smart and with great charisma.
Add good looking and they're deadly
My ex exactly.
@Tien Hoang exactly. The true psycho's are on top positions. Snakes in suites.
@Tien Hoang Absolutely. The one sitting at the White House and his minions : narcissistic, megalomaniac sociopaths
@@denniero6904 True psychopaths can be found in anywhere
This kind of story is a million dollars lessons for anyone. Much appreciated for delivering this story.
Men like him don’t work alone . If he’s conned investors out of $70 million and more , then there are a few people in the operation , who are the brains & he’s the hustler . He’s also the ‘fall guy ‘ . I wondered be surprised if he didn’t stay that long in p.rison . He probably has quite a few million stashed away , like the Cayman Islands or Jersey .
Henry was a gem. Best part of this documentary.
Thank God Karen had some real friends
Yeah with his English humour.
The funny thing about all this is that if he had just actively invested the money he was pilfering he probably could have become what he was pretending to be.
@Jerry Rawlings umm, everybody is pretending. That why is called "playing a role"
Talt Jones He probably is.Some people get a kick out of ripping someone off.And these ladies were asking for it!They didnt have much between their ears, did they?
@@poonambhatia3627 I wouldn't be that hard on these women. They all had been in broken marriages or broken relationships; they were grieving the loss of their relationship and they were feeling lonely and alone. Con men usually swoop in and and take advantage of those who are in a vulnerable state. These women might have been programmed that they were of less value, without a man. They could've been programmed to find a man ASAP to be fulfilled.
When I announced to my parents that I was going to nursing school to become a professional nurse, they told me that I needed to find a husband , get married, and have children because I was an old maid of 21. I didn't pay any attention. I have always been a nonconformist.
How would you have actively invested the money?
I don't think anyone can legally invest money without identity 🤔🤔
People like him rule the world because there emotionless and relentless. It’s the simple survival of the fittest rule, and these sociopaths are the most advantageous nature’s mutation for our modern human society.
Wow, that certainly is the scary truth which is why I place my faith in God and not in the world.
@@pa4765
Yeah, I place my faith in the tooth fairy. It helps me a lot to be delusional and bonkers.
We all need discernment in relationships.
Keep him in prison until he gives up the money, forever if needs be.
Probably in an offshore account or a Swiss bank account. The Swiss probably having billions of unclaimed funds
@Lynette Scribner Even if the government "finds it" they won't report it (all?) and -find a way to- keep it, because it's Australia. xF
@Lynette Scribner He got 12-16
I don’t trust myself with my money let alone a stranger.
😂😂😂😂
😆 right!?
😂😂😂😂
haha same
Anybody can be scammed even you .
Omgosh! I sat through this glued to this video, and then the last three minutes there is no sound????? WTH?
Oh really? I thought there was something wrong with my phone or earbud! I'm glad I saw your comment to explain it.
With this much charisma and talent with convincing people, he could have truly made money/wealth, legitimately!
I’m glad Karen had a wealthy neighbor to help her. What an terrible loss that would have been
thank the Lord she didnt have to sell her multi million dollar mansion and go live in a home that would have still been way more than the rest of the world.
Yeah so glad she got to keep her $11M house.
Karen Lowe owned a multimillion dollar mansion after the marriage breakup. And where the hell did she get that mansion? Of course, from her ex-husband whom she conned in the divorce process. She met Hamish bacause she was greedy, too.
Obviously her wealth didn't come frome good business acumen. I would have smelled a rat immediately upon hearing his investment proposition
@@antzpantzz8490 I do not trust one single woman in this world.
If you have money, alot of it, beware of strangers who are a little too friendly.
When your man sends you videos calling you •my love” or “my wife” it might be because that video is getting sent to multiple women ;-)
Hahaha yup
I disagree with this my love
Damn
Very true
Very interesting documentary. Frightening how you can be duped. My mum always said to me if it seems to good to be true listen to your instincts.
36:24 „We scammed the scammer!“ Well done!
With friends from Goldman sax its doable.
Imagine how much luck they had to locate him just by looking up large Australian events?
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British men. Pay attention.
"Hamis" means "fake" in Hungarian.
Hamish is Gaelic for James.
mackenzie
I never knew that, I should due to me being Scottish as Gaelic is spoken in parts of Scotland! Back to school for me...🤓🤓
@@southwoodside yes same as sheamus in ireland gaelic
@@dannyswift6519 Seumas is the nominative case, Hamish is the vocative case. Strictly speaking a person ought to to be referred to as Seumas when discussing him, and addressed as Hamish when talking to him, but, in Scotland the English version is almost always Hamish. Weird.
@@Girl-101 Yes. Alasdair is the Gaekic for Alexander. Iain is Gaelic for John. Rory is an Anglicised version of Ruaridh, which means Roderick. Calum is Gaelic for Malcolm. Mairi or Mhairi means Mary. Sine, or Sheena, translates as Jean.
A methodical thought through process, the antithesis of the scammer. Simon and Steve turned the table.
Tip to lonely ladies: con artists who are psychopathic or antisocial will con you out of money and scam you in every possible way. Love is a good excuse to steal from you.
The people who were scammed were not stupid. That scammer was a manipulative pro.
Ladies! Ladies! Ladies!
Alarm bells right from the start!
Such perfection *DOESN'T EXIST!*
The Fab Chef 😂😂😂😂😂
Yes, it does. Just not for you.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Secret: you can't tell em that...they would rather die single than believe that.
This should be teached on school, not only how to stay away from drugs.
Women fell for THIS GUY??? LOL
I don't get it.
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Classic narcissist. If someone seems too good to be true, they probably are.
I've always said that a beautiful smile can be the most deceiving thing a person can offer you, because you never know the true intentions behind it.
A a multitude of sins can be hidden behind the most beautiful charming smile.
Like many others I too have a beautiful smile. I also have morals, ethics and integrity. To say that people with a nice smile is deceiving is the biggest judgement call I've ever heard.
@@lillianlilo7447 Antoine said a beautiful smile *can* be the most deceiving thing a person can offer, not that it is or always is. You should take his words to heart, lest you be susceptible to being conned by someone with a beautiful smile, assuming they have morals and ethics and integrity just because you have those qualities and also have a beautiful smile.
Truth
Well said
After watching this, my heart truly aches for those victims. This dude was just so cold-hearted and greedy.
It’s not his fault he only does to them what they let him do to them
@@jovitavillalpando9127 -SO TRUE ON THAT!!!!
@@jovitavillalpando9127. Jeez. Can you hear yourself? Unbelievable.
While it’s terrible that these folks fell victim to this con man, it’s important to remember that while $100 000 is a lot of money for most folks, a lot of these women are from families in a league of they’re own where $100 000 is only a drop in the bucket.
He called himself Mr. James at The James hotel 😂😂😂 I’m weak afff !!!
It’s his narcissism move. Agree as he’s a bit full of himself only laughing at his own joke.
What an EGO! Lol.
Constance Weaver brilliant guy that Henry 😂😂
I'm mr. Hilton .
Okay!!!! Mr. James!!!! FLATLINES!!! LMAO!!! The only men who can get a dime from me are my two suns and they don't even ask-they work!!!
Max 41? Omg he looks 60!
Yeah he probably lied about his age.
Not necessarilly some people age badly! Ive seen one of my classmates a few years after we left high school he look like he was 40 years old, and he was only around 18 years old! He look like he was drinking heavilly and smoking , so this just made him looking even older!
His wrinkles are deep set and if he’s 41 he looks really bad. Maybe he spent some years on the street homeless. Very worn down skin on his face.
I love how at the end, the two girls refer to themselves not as victims, but survivors... Very powerful.
People have actually died in plane crash and 9/11. How could he even make that story up? Its disrespecful and disgusting.
I love Karen's friend Henry. WHAT A BLOKE
Jessica Blundell my Too!
With $ signs in his eyes. I get that a desperate, middle-aged woman could fall for all that. But a guy?
You like him for ££$$€€
Nobody should sign a paper before or without reading it, even if it is somebody very close to you, you always have to read what you sign!
Agustina agree although she assumed he was working for the bank who issued those documents. It’s always easy to be cautious after the fact. Poor women.
Kat Kat OK but no matter what, even if it’s your father or somebody close to you, we should read documents before signing, no matter what!
So true. I know a man who was conned by his own daughter and her husband because he trusted them and didn’t read through a contract they set up for a shady property investment thing. Cost him several thousand euros he’ll never see again.
Agustina,, Hindsight is 20/20, easier said then done. Not all are as perfect as you come across to be.
Listen. If it involves my home or money. I'm not giving over anything or putting my name to anything, especially if it's substantial, that I've not taken some time to look over, so he would not have bothered with me. He'd have left me alone. Because I don't believe in mixing up my finances with anyone, except the bank and I would visit the bank so I know I'm in the right place.
He'd be charming and I'd be just as charming in telling him how I operate. I suppose I might also have missed good opportunities in the past because of my oh, so cautious attitude. I'm one of those people who would rather give money, than lend, so might have given him some money if he needed it, which couldn't be much because, as I'd see it, he's not my responsibility; furthermore, I don't like men who 'eye up' women's money, especially if he's not bringing anything liquid to the table, I wonder about their self-respect as a man....sorry...I consider these things.
Perhaps too cautious, come to think of it.
His steps son’s girlfriend, flicking a 16 year old on the bum with a tea towel 🤢🤮. I am single since my covert abusive ex husband eventually moved out with me paying half his rent. It’s all my low self esteem that stopped me getting involved with someone else. I have 2 girls. I was paranoid. It is so horrible- it’s no win. I would not date. Women who accept they are worthy of a decent relationship in their new life are then used by a disgusting individual.
One thing people need in relationships, DISCERNMENT.
Absolutely!
As a young girl, my father was never around so to have someone coming in my life, being that father figure all for a scam would be devastating. I hope that disgusting manipulative man gets what he deserve and pray that the family heals from all of it
Yer those poor boys dealing with that scum bag , would give anyone trust issues , & even coming for his own girlfriends total scum
Hamish is my personal hero.
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@@Dragon_rlsdo explain why please
@@dianekeegan5250Rather NOT hear from another nut
My heart breaks for this mom of 3 boys and all the others he scammed. It's scarry that people like this man live among us, and most of the times they camouflage well, by the time they are being exposed damage is already done.
Atheist Mommy you can thank god u weren't scammed oh ~~~wait a problem
@@tomerphjudgemental much😂
WOMEN WHY ARE YOU SO DESPERATE ! CHECK THEM OUT FIRST
*scary
She had a good husband and betrayed him. Don't feel sorry for her.
There's a lot of image-conscious self-delusion going on here. He dressed up in a suit, rented flash cars, apartments, and that was all women needed to see. As soon as Tracy saw him in prison clothes, all her emotions for him were gone - how telling. In other words, she fell in love with the window dressing.
Yeah, unfortunately most shallow women tend to admire the outside appearance of a flashy lifestyle, a good talker and attractive personality . They love that in men first, somebody who can sweep them off their feet in the extravagance and over spending without knowing and realizing it’s all their money that was spent
Facts 0 sympathy for any of these dumb women
"..... falling in love with the window dressing"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That and losing all her money.
When it said he was 41 I laughed. He looks 60. How could an attractive young girl fall for that?
Money can do magical things. 😮😮😂😂.
Why would you give your life savings to man you dating!?
thats why men dont marry anymore, great point!!!
Did she say 320$ that's not worthy life savings unless I heard it wrong
Because she a gold digger that got conned
For services rendered ?
You must be YOUNG.......
I love these women's supportive friendship SO MUCH! From victims, to survivors, to advocates for one another and others as well ❤️
I wouldn't go as far as to say that they deserved it, but they CERTAINLY asked for it by being so gulliible and status driven (perhaps not the sixteen year-old girl though, she can be forgiven for her inexperience).
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Mr James...The james Hotel.
That got me ROTF😂😂
Such an amazing documentary ❤ thank you, greets from Europe 👏🏻
I feel for Bec's son. He was deeply hurt
Hamish was tappin that tight piece
@@huzcer loser
@@annrrf1464 you've hit the wall hard I'd say invisible woman
@@huzcer I can tell your dad did the same to you.
@@annrrf1464 take your noxious and dry wizard's sleeve elsewhere
The hurt in that young guys heart has made me tear up
Everyone needs a friend like Simon's.
****I wish there was a website where these crooks and conmen could be listed along with proof. This would mean women could go and check new partners' so-called details****
Yes why not.There was a U/tube channel for sex offenders in Aus called MAKO but it got pulled for some reason.
Guys like this make it harder for men who actually respect women and want to treat them right.
Do you know where to find those men?
@@emailfromme4275 I'm one of them, but already married.
No he makes it easier, just be a bullshitter
Life's for living as well as for learning.. my advice... Learn hard
@@emailfromme4275 yeah their with Peter pan
When I was young and my daughter was 13 or 14 I had a lot of men wanted to date me but I kept thinking yeah it’s no me you want you want my daughter
Or both of you
“That’s the way they are, SIN”.
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When someone always talks about their achievements, its a sign that they're faking it. Real success speaks volumes, you don't need to speak for people to tell that you're successful.
To Bec's son.....you are more of a man than Hamish.......even at 16.
He's a plain old narcissist. They don't have empathy, they don't feel empathy like us normal people. They're what you call people without a soul. They say that some of them turn out to be like that because of childhood sexual abuse where their emotional development is stunted and never grows past that age.
And some become high level conmen, some become scumbags who just take advantage of good people in relationships, one after another.
Ok Dr. Lol
Now people talk about Nigerians involve in dating scams however this dude from Australia acquired over $70 million over the course of his quest in swindling money from women across the world.
Don't forget Anna Delvey
Whites were doing it way before some Nigerians copied it! Con in English not Yoruba or Ebo!
@PearlPerlita Venegas Watch Scambait Central. They try to meet the scammers.
@PearlPerlita Venegas Not true as some do.
@ejiro okri We're all people. Good and bad everywhere. Don't fall for this tit and tat on race. Rise above it.
My mom was robbed for almost 450,000. Men like this need jail. Permanently
Why? She's an illiterate. She doesn't get to be rewarded with strife for being an arrogant illiterate.
@@samanthanelson5143 who is illiterate
One of the huge red flags that these ladies missed is that he did not introduce them to his friends/family circle that would collaborate his story, because it was all lies. He also never invited them to his place, because he had none. some of these women were in a relationship with him for over 2 years... He knew well how to pick vulnerable victims, who would dismiss all red flags... What is also very typical, that the last victim after his arrest wanted HIM to tell her the truth. Him telling the truth... Seriously? These types are pathological liars. Telling the truth for them is like admitting that they are losers. they keep lying until the last breath.