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  • čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
  • Gangs are always looking for new ways to launder their money, and in cities like London, Birmingham and Manchester, using money mules has become one of their favorite methods.
    Young and vulnerable people are convinced by criminals, often on social media, to let them use their personal bank accounts to receive and send on their illicit earnings. However, there can be serious consequences for those who get involved, from being locked out of the financial system, to even serving time in prison. This crime is still massively under-reported, which in part is what leaves many young people so vulnerable.
    00:00 Intro
    01:45 Meeting the money mule recruiters
    06:26 Speaking with a former money mule
    09:44 How international gangs launder illegal cash
    VICE investigates this new and booming form of crime and meets the recruiters, the police, and people who have inadvertently got caught up in it.
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  • @VICE
    @VICE  Před 8 měsíci +70

    ¿Quieres ver el video en español? Haz clic en el botón de configuración para cambiar la pista de audio.
    Want to watch this in Spanish? Head over to the settings button to change the audio track.

    • @cashlaplanta2854
      @cashlaplanta2854 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Gracias por la traducion ❤

    • @user-he5pu6mi3r
      @user-he5pu6mi3r Před 3 měsíci

      Money laundering CZcams...I like the part were you show the painting😑on the side of the wall by your office! So many colors. Who paint Ed it!

    • @westynufc90
      @westynufc90 Před 13 dny

      Oui

  • @DEXWrecksOfficial
    @DEXWrecksOfficial Před 2 lety +17895

    When you do a crime, make sure you always film it and post to social media, law enforcement thanks you in advance

  • @kevinandrewsphoto
    @kevinandrewsphoto Před 2 lety +6615

    This reminds me so much of old school Vice documentaries. This is what made this channel instantly ahead of the game. The reporter is a star in the making. I hope to see him in many many more of these!

    • @trickshot6710
      @trickshot6710 Před 2 lety +44

      This, this comment right here

    • @eaglesfannnn
      @eaglesfannnn Před 2 lety +25

      Yeah I like him

    • @paulocuento9949
      @paulocuento9949 Před 2 lety +63

      its all fake bro. these were just lame actors.. real criminals dont let their hustle be exposed for everyone to copy

    • @nickcage5741
      @nickcage5741 Před 2 lety +2

      @@eaglesfannnn FACTS!!!

    • @veryrare2337
      @veryrare2337 Před 2 lety +152

      @@paulocuento9949 lmao this hustle is literally nothing new and not complicated at all lmao

  • @nj7068
    @nj7068 Před 8 měsíci +63

    now interview the goons in suits and ties who do the same thing

  • @TheGIGACapitalist
    @TheGIGACapitalist Před 2 lety +9506

    I'm so shocked that people on social media offering easy money aren't being honest!

    • @jr3kg3
      @jr3kg3 Před 2 lety +131

      😂🤣😭👍🏾👋🏾👏🏾💯

    • @juanalmos1959
      @juanalmos1959 Před 2 lety +85

      real question is what money is that???looks like from a monopoly game...USA#1

    • @pinkeeluvr
      @pinkeeluvr Před 2 lety +53

      Exactly! Lol Like why do people fall for this

    • @SacramentoNativ3
      @SacramentoNativ3 Před 2 lety +329

      @@juanalmos1959 have you ever been to school? It’s British pounds 💷 lol what part of america you from

    • @TDOLLA
      @TDOLLA Před 2 lety +239

      @@juanalmos1959 is this a serious question? You know that each country has it’s own currency right? Maybe you can use context clues like the location and accents of the subjects and the fact the reporter mentions the UK multiple times to surmise that this video was filmed in a different country?
      Your killing me…. Please don’t post super dumb comments and end them with “USA #1” It makes us all look bad and feeds into the stereotype that Americans think the world revolves around them and are ignorant of how anything works outside of the USA.

  • @dbonechis
    @dbonechis Před 2 lety +4348

    This has inspired me to become a money mule for cash gained through illegal activities. Thank you, Vice!

    • @miroslavputinovic6650
      @miroslavputinovic6650 Před 2 lety +17

      @Rosalina Manny county lockup

    • @richards1708
      @richards1708 Před 2 lety +128

      Lol task failed successfully

    • @everlastbella8229
      @everlastbella8229 Před rokem +2

      Lol

    • @tiffetamusic
      @tiffetamusic Před rokem +1

      @ABC XYZ doesn’t always work like that. There’s so many schemes. This is just a child’s play. So much money can also be made . These guys in this video are making chicken change. People are owning mansions and buying exotic cars out of this game. And it’s life changing

    • @tiffetamusic
      @tiffetamusic Před rokem +2

      @Aaaronn

  • @zhongxina2614
    @zhongxina2614 Před 2 lety +463

    My best friend at our former school (15 years old then) was dealing drugs for some pocket money in a city of Belgium (Flanders) from a big network of gangs across Europe for a year.
    The police caught him and send him to a Jeugdinrichting (Youth detention center) for a few months, he got released after that without any major implications.
    He told me he brought a PS4 and a lot of candy/food with the money he got, the police let him keep the PS4 and the little money that was left over, they also didn't leave any permanent records on him because he still didn't understand the seriousness of his actions then.
    Several years later we're now going to the same university (KU Leuven) and studying Computer Science.

    • @UgherzCookies
      @UgherzCookies Před 2 lety

      @yellowtailfan what do you mean?

    • @basvandenabeele3231
      @basvandenabeele3231 Před 2 lety +39

      @@UgherzCookies he means it sarcastic because its show how low the punishments are

    • @monicarenee7949
      @monicarenee7949 Před 2 lety +48

      Here in the US, he’d have 10-15 years and get out with a permanent felony record that would make it hard to get another legitimate job

    • @jasonMomoa1092
      @jasonMomoa1092 Před rokem +2

      @@monicarenee7949 that’s more legit 😁

    • @AnnaCN78456
      @AnnaCN78456 Před rokem

      @@monicarenee7949 in the US because everything is private all institutions want to make a profit of it healthcare and jails they want people arrested because its more profitable. The issue with USA is there is no net if you make a mistake or you have bad luck you penalized like hell… its an hazard country in certain ways no possible way to compare to belgium at all

  • @GimmeAHullYeah
    @GimmeAHullYeah Před rokem +3

    Thank you for all the work on these videos - really useful!!

  • @Xippone2093
    @Xippone2093 Před 2 lety +6558

    “I talk in a way that makes them feel like they have no choice”
    “Manipulation “
    “Nah you can’t say that knock it off”
    😂💀🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @turbotonic27
      @turbotonic27 Před 2 lety +124

      @@homedecore4135 ur only gonna attract trouble by spamming

    • @joshuacunningham3918
      @joshuacunningham3918 Před 2 lety +22

      @@rarity902 he in the game for the shootouts

    • @TheRealPigula
      @TheRealPigula Před 2 lety +225

      Dude is such a little poser, he runs the money for actual hustlers and is trying to claim all the clout like an idiot. The same reason why they launder is the same reason these little turds are the ones handing it off. To add a bumper of protection for the real dudes. 😂😂

    • @KB325
      @KB325 Před 2 lety +85

      @@TheRealPigula lol the only who understands how the game goes.

    • @unorthdoxcleric6953
      @unorthdoxcleric6953 Před 2 lety +151

      Probably the most important part of the whole video. These guys will have all your info and your bank card. To be Black Listed By A Bank will no doubt ruin your life. Think about it, no PayPal, no buying online, no chance of owning a house or flat, no Loans for say a car, no inheritance money cause u ain't got no Bank Account to put it in. You would probably think ok I will do this a few times and bookit outta there but as the Guy says they will try and force u and they know where u live. They would not risk there Accounts.

  • @ogskullomania3119
    @ogskullomania3119 Před 2 lety +5716

    People of this new generation can’t even commit major crime without wanting clout lol
    It’s mad

  • @claireandcatshtx
    @claireandcatshtx Před rokem +6

    vice always giving us ideas

  • @polar4356
    @polar4356 Před 2 lety +140

    I love Vice's way of illustrating the negatives that come along with this type of lifestyle.

    • @Jaquannamir
      @Jaquannamir Před rokem +5

      There’s no negatives lol i ran up 400k due to scamming and I’m chilling lol

    • @jennherry2231
      @jennherry2231 Před rokem +4

      @@Jaquannamir who be putting you on? I need to learn

    • @jennherry2231
      @jennherry2231 Před rokem

      @@Jaquannamir goodlooks

    • @charliebyron6583
      @charliebyron6583 Před rokem

      @@Jaquannamir yo you got any Australian holders?

    • @Jaquannamir
      @Jaquannamir Před rokem

      @@charliebyron6583 methodmanx6__________ on be putting me on bro

  • @MindvsMastery
    @MindvsMastery Před 2 lety +5745

    Imagine self snitching and telling millions of people your tactics

    • @rajasvlogs2061
      @rajasvlogs2061 Před 2 lety +255

      Imagine these two look like squid game security in UK version

    • @sinepnam
      @sinepnam Před 2 lety +187

      Oh yea cuz the police don't know about it

    • @chrisfricker7025
      @chrisfricker7025 Před 2 lety +665

      This scam has been going on for years now, this is nothing new, it's just the younger generation are stupid enough to put it on social media🤣🤦‍♂️

    • @rell127
      @rell127 Před 2 lety +29

      Well that happened on January 6 in America.

    • @bongoseropersa5240
      @bongoseropersa5240 Před 2 lety +34

      It doesn't matter because people are still desperate enough to do it

  • @tminusnyc2915
    @tminusnyc2915 Před 2 lety +2351

    Timeless Rule of Thumb: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

    • @Stoney-Jacksman
      @Stoney-Jacksman Před 2 lety +36

      Its a very idiotic rule. And sooooo cliché.
      What is too good to be true..and where does it become 'ok' to be true.
      There's a lot of bad happening in the world that is too bad to be true.
      Just need some sense. And also stop spreading generic comments with bias.
      Bye

    • @mynameisjeff6988
      @mynameisjeff6988 Před 2 lety +46

      @@Stoney-Jacksman Its a very smart rule actually. Major criminals dont grow old. Most drug dealers dont grow old, most gangbangers don't live past 30, most robbers don't live out their old age on the outside of a cell. If it requires harming others to get ahead with little to no work, it's too good to be true. Hotheads dont last.

    • @loturzelrestaurant
      @loturzelrestaurant Před 2 lety +1

      The 'Rise' of Anti-Science is way more
      Worrying, if you ask me.

    • @paddington1670
      @paddington1670 Před 2 lety

      @@Stoney-Jacksman What is too good to be true? Crime that ruins your life, and knowing what to look for. That's why there's a saying to remind people. Wisdom happens

    • @virgie4715
      @virgie4715 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Stoney-Jacksman right I agree. When you find things are “too good to be true” you’ll jinx yourself by thinking something will ruin it, this subconsciously self sabotaging. It’s all just another little bs saying that gets stuck in people’s heads and they live by it.

  • @harrisonkl
    @harrisonkl Před rokem +1

    Great video doc. Super entertaining

  • @valeman82406
    @valeman82406 Před rokem +20

    A guy I knew recently asked who i banked with randomly and began telling me how he could make us bank… i’m fascinated that this is a real thing and even I could have gotten involved. it’s kinda mindblowing to see something online and realizing you’ve already seen it with ur own eyes.

  • @bradleysmith9431
    @bradleysmith9431 Před 2 lety +3610

    They do realize that the cops won't just bust in and arrest them after one or two times. They may investigate you for at least a year, recording every move you make. Then once they have an encyclopedia of evidence for crimes you have committed then they arrest you, and give you min 20 yr.

    • @ridwanomar5351
      @ridwanomar5351 Před 2 lety +188

      @ihavetobenicenow v3 this is why the federal government in American have 90-98 conviction rate.

    • @IndepenisDay
      @IndepenisDay Před 2 lety +159

      Kids this age don't even get 20 yrs for murder, jail time will not be that harsh

    • @DansGlowing
      @DansGlowing Před 2 lety +96

      Why you think people "get away" with stealing from department stores like target? Target has their own freaking forensics team

    • @beeeazy9818
      @beeeazy9818 Před 2 lety +123

      Yep, they sit back and let you dig your hole deeper and deeper while they add charge after charge

    • @divine6732
      @divine6732 Před 2 lety +3

      @ihavetobenicenow v3 Or they're poor

  • @philipmc4326
    @philipmc4326 Před 2 lety +3375

    Obi should do more with vice..
    He's genuine.
    I enjoyed this episode.

    • @philipmc4326
      @philipmc4326 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jaimesandoval5774 do you really know..like your name..do you actually have universal knowledge of mma? Do you claim more than originality..hmmm
      That's cringe tbh.

    • @philipmc4326
      @philipmc4326 Před 2 lety +32

      @M1A1 VET What?

    • @karunk7050
      @karunk7050 Před 2 lety +16

      @M1A1 VET lol shut up

    • @PiMaC1985
      @PiMaC1985 Před 2 lety +2

      100% agree with you! Thought the same

    • @7ngel
      @7ngel Před 2 lety +14

      @M1A1 VET you make 0 sense. He has a uk accent and they’re literally interviewing people in the UK. Vice is news from around the world. Get your head on straight.

  • @RyanMurphy571
    @RyanMurphy571 Před rokem +1

    Love this video

  • @mediaslave6899
    @mediaslave6899 Před rokem +46

    You have to be one of the most genuine and most contributing members of society to have an instagram account and followers. It's really doing us a great service and they should be thanked for making the world a better balanced place, and denying their own ego to make something that will serve humans into future. You great job!

  • @Lien0120
    @Lien0120 Před 2 lety +1611

    Obi is probably one of my favorite reporters out of all the Vice episodes. His style of reporting, sense of humor, he was perfect for this job! Would love to see him in more episodes!

    • @xenuone509
      @xenuone509 Před 2 lety +8

      ​@@lazy5373 It is a good report. He showed how easy it is.

    • @krisjanis9
      @krisjanis9 Před 2 lety +8

      @@lazy5373 Ah yes, stories of people losing their money and getting jailtime really motivated me to get into the business.

    • @finnbell8236
      @finnbell8236 Před 2 lety +1

      @@lazy5373 Yh the stories about getting 15 years in jail and ruining their life must really motivate people lol, you’re the one with no common sense. Whole point was to show how easy it is, while having insane consequences

    • @felixrogers5796
      @felixrogers5796 Před 2 lety +1

      Please open your eyes to see this is intentional and the times are becoming more evil and tumultuous. Get the holy bible and study revelation beginning with new testament because all your anxieties and worries will answered by doing so. Don't let yourselves be diverted by the dramas going on and hold fast to the moorings even if you encounter persecution/prosecution because only those who persevere will enter the kingdom of heaven.
      2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there be a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself over all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God; showing himself that he is God.

  • @kyetes.866
    @kyetes.866 Před 2 lety +1347

    I really like this reporter's vibe, would love to see more from him

  • @adamtady9288
    @adamtady9288 Před rokem +1

    Inspirational thanks

  • @dmd7472
    @dmd7472 Před rokem +1

    Good work

  • @youtubedeletesmikewhochees639

    I’m more concerned about the money launderers that are posing as politicians

  • @etcot8220
    @etcot8220 Před rokem

    Good video as usual.
    Thumbs up.

  • @dan.w.2432
    @dan.w.2432 Před rokem

    Great journalism

  • @fabrizioromano2931
    @fabrizioromano2931 Před 2 lety +171

    I love how tech fleece is the badman uniform

  • @Xenon-4300
    @Xenon-4300 Před 2 lety +2145

    So of his $4k, half was used to purchase gold... and the bank froze the other half. So the bank confiscated the other $2k and sent him a $25 apology card. Sounds like a win for the bank.

    • @GoatGonzie
      @GoatGonzie Před 2 lety +98

      They also reimbursed the 4k to him

    • @airhab
      @airhab Před 2 lety +214

      The banks are the real criminals

    • @yoshihorror1948
      @yoshihorror1948 Před 2 lety +70

      @@GoatGonzie where does it say that?

    • @GoatGonzie
      @GoatGonzie Před 2 lety +6

      @@yoshihorror1948 8.32 mark. My bad. I thought he got 4k from it

    • @jamesjenkins6093
      @jamesjenkins6093 Před 2 lety +127

      No because the $4k payment would have been reversed/frozen as it was proven to be fraudulent. The bank lost the $2k which was used to buy gold.

  • @Pqj613
    @Pqj613 Před rokem +2

    Woow a very good business idea. Thanks for the info. 👍

  • @vortexmdk6776
    @vortexmdk6776 Před rokem +10

    Imagine how successful these young guys would be applying this tenacity to legitimate business

    • @vyoufinder
      @vyoufinder Před rokem +2

      Ya, they've got mad skills as errand boys.

  • @jamesong.a.7695
    @jamesong.a.7695 Před 2 lety +475

    Imagine some shady dude you don’t know hits you up on Snapchat asking you to send him all of your personal/bank info + ID, and you comply… smh

    • @migosantanaIII
      @migosantanaIII Před 2 lety +101

      Believe it or not there are so many people in poverty that will be willing to give you such details for £15,000 and above

    • @spaceblob6368
      @spaceblob6368 Před 2 lety +15

      And then giving them your card 😂

    • @TheSense13
      @TheSense13 Před 2 lety +46

      There are people so poor that they have nothing to lose, so it's kinda and easy choice

    • @tinfoilhatcovidiot
      @tinfoilhatcovidiot Před 2 lety +33

      I did and ripped off the scammers twice. I had two awesome nights and blew $10k at the casino.
      I faked my birth certificate and where I lived and changed my address at the bank..
      It was good times.

    • @xUltraShadow
      @xUltraShadow Před 2 lety

      @@tinfoilhatcovidiot Damn

  • @rayh3899
    @rayh3899 Před 2 lety +35

    I avoid some Vice pieces because of the painful narration and storytelling, but I often re-watch the ones I really enjoy. This is one of those that I re-watch often, even if only in the background. Well done, Obi Juwah and whoever else worked on this.

  • @khalylsimmons9313
    @khalylsimmons9313 Před 2 lety

    never watched any of yo videos but i subbed

  • @felixvela1617
    @felixvela1617 Před rokem +1

    Very nice video!

  • @greypandatic
    @greypandatic Před 2 lety +162

    man tried to cut his buddy who said “it’s manipulating” really quick like “nah fam don’t say that” “but it’s the truth” “nah you can’t say that.” cuz he knows people are gonna see this video and want to get in on it too. they’re selling what they’re doing well and are clearly very smart regardless of it being such a severe crime. they make it seem so easy all fun and games making you believe it’s fast cash and a once for a week only thing to get something you want to buy, but then they increase your pay more and more then you get comfortable with lots of money and end up doing it until you’re way too deep

    • @dworm8559
      @dworm8559 Před 2 lety

      do u get caught the first time

    • @Saltiumine
      @Saltiumine Před 2 lety

      @Daz Windle lmk somthing bro.

  • @StoryBlogger.
    @StoryBlogger. Před 2 lety +51

    Many people don't know this but Making this type of interviews with the real culprits is hard to come by. It's truly a gift. Thanks VICE.🙃

  • @Sphyxx
    @Sphyxx Před 8 měsíci +2

    Funny thing is this kind of videos raise awareness to this and lessens their unlawful income

  • @primorock8141
    @primorock8141 Před 2 lety +824

    I like this host, I hope we keep seeing more of him in the future

  • @regularperson7
    @regularperson7 Před 2 lety +146

    This presenter/reporter does a great job. Relatable, breaks everything down and the subjects seem to feel comfortable with him as well.

  • @algochurch7379
    @algochurch7379 Před rokem

    I enjoyed this episode.

  • @catchandstackyourpips9310

    Good info 👍 👌

  • @jayjunglist7157
    @jayjunglist7157 Před 2 lety +466

    It`s interesting how people will do what they do and brag about it online like they`re unstoppable, until they get caught and they wonder how and why it happened. Brilliant!

  • @adamu1978
    @adamu1978 Před 2 lety +675

    Small time for a few thousand quid lands you in prison for 14 years, but being on the list of the Pandora/Panama Papers just gets you a yacht and several mansions.

    • @Sheeshening
      @Sheeshening Před 2 lety +24

      The pandora papers didn’t necessarily show anything illegal, they just hinted at possible crime.

    • @elisenefernandes5735
      @elisenefernandes5735 Před 2 lety +36

      Someone got 10 years for killing 2 people you really think this could ever give you 14??!

    • @thulanibucibo9697
      @thulanibucibo9697 Před 2 lety +23

      If you steal enough they make you a King

    • @KB325
      @KB325 Před 2 lety +16

      @@elisenefernandes5735 depends on criminal history. Realistically nothing will happen

    • @bdothoncho1871
      @bdothoncho1871 Před 2 lety +9

      @@elisenefernandes5735 you’d be surprised how the system decides someone’s time…. Most guys that go in for R and M kids or a woman serve about 2-5 years… get out in 2 years just to prey on the weak again 🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @JamesPhillipsOfficial
    @JamesPhillipsOfficial Před rokem +1

    The thumbnail is hilarious. GO WINNERS!

  • @dracticarchive
    @dracticarchive Před rokem

    i know this has nothing to do with this incredibly detailed documentary but at 5:09 i couldn’t help but notice the completely stock Logic Pro X sample going off in the background 😭😂🔥

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks Před 2 lety +838

    such a fire documentary

  • @MiffyTV
    @MiffyTV Před 2 lety +6

    This is the kind of videos from vice I love to see

  • @erhanzeren5746
    @erhanzeren5746 Před rokem

    Clearly a very professional company with their customers as main focus. Was lucky to be contacted by one of

  • @jchastain789
    @jchastain789 Před 6 měsíci +1

    We need a new vice. Someone who is willing to go above and beyond for stories we don't know about

  • @fasogeeek
    @fasogeeek Před 2 lety +25

    First time I’ve watched vice in years. Miss the documentaries!!

  • @prowlerpunk
    @prowlerpunk Před 2 lety +20

    Another amazing content... Thanks for the knowledge. This is happening everywhere..

  • @VICE
    @VICE  Před 2 lety +1148

    Watch more like this: From crypto entrepreneurs in North Korea to major banks in the City of London, VICE World News looks at money laundering - how it's done and why it’s so important for criminals around the world to clean their dirty cash. czcams.com/video/oxJ7wGpPuM4/video.html

    • @sophiastromina6717
      @sophiastromina6717 Před 2 lety +14

      North Korea?

    • @rell127
      @rell127 Před 2 lety +3

      @ShutUpIdiot No but ironic how English have more regulated banks

    • @BBishop27
      @BBishop27 Před 2 lety +6

      Dude said Rafael's name the amount of the fraud & the fact he received $25 years later.

    • @simp2234
      @simp2234 Před 2 lety +11

      your goverment doing it everyday with debt

    • @twakstar8041
      @twakstar8041 Před 2 lety +3

      @Money Man can I have some money please bro

  • @hxjdko.bbyudje
    @hxjdko.bbyudje Před 8 měsíci +1

    i listen to a lot of podcasts, read a lot of social justice + psychology, and even majored in sociology in college and i have to say- in todays media, vice has been really impressing me.
    compared to the new york times, forbes magazine, and the washington post- i’ve found that vice and pbs are the most objective and engaging news sources

  • @modaxdreamsabshara3312
    @modaxdreamsabshara3312 Před 2 lety +83

    Thank you for this video. I feel totally educated and aware of this issue now

  • @TimmyTints
    @TimmyTints Před 2 lety +347

    Should do one about companies and people laundering their money in NFT's

    • @suhayl3519
      @suhayl3519 Před 2 lety +1

      In NFTs? How?

    • @RustyRedRhombus
      @RustyRedRhombus Před 2 lety +45

      @@suhayl3519 like how people use art to launder

    • @jimmiexiong
      @jimmiexiong Před 2 lety +2

      Let’s try Rolex shall we?

    • @teal4675
      @teal4675 Před 2 lety +3

      @@vids595 if someone receive some money but want to make it seem like that got it legally they make it seem as if someone paid 1 million dollars for an art

    • @techtech4217
      @techtech4217 Před 2 lety +33

      @@vids595 I need to launder 1 mil. I create 2 metamask eth wallets. Mint a shitty NFT with 1 of the accounts and buy it for 1 mil on the other. Now the money came from purchasing an art piece which noone can tell you didnt cost 1mil

  • @londonghostar
    @londonghostar Před 2 lety +2

    This been going on for decades. Nothing new except social media better connecting everyone.

  • @hey_crabman
    @hey_crabman Před 2 lety

    The dude seems so chill

  • @punkle0
    @punkle0 Před 2 lety +22

    Best Vice presenter! More of this guy, his content is great

  • @snehaliitbhucse5523
    @snehaliitbhucse5523 Před 2 lety +41

    Vice news interviews everyone involved in the crime and it seems more of a game in which you see players of both parties playingg and then getting interviewed about the game (i love it)

  • @MykoMethod
    @MykoMethod Před 2 lety +4

    Realistically theres never gona be a time where criminal accounts arnt active on social media. Ive used snapchat to connect with some dealers in the past and it might take weeks/months for their account to be deactivated, but it takes them less than 10 minutes to set up a new one and do it all over again. Its literally impossible for any social media to monitor and act on affectively.

  • @dlaroc
    @dlaroc Před rokem

    Whats crazy is 10 years ago when you thought online scammer, you thought someone overseas. Now theyre all over the states.

  • @poopiepantsmcgee456
    @poopiepantsmcgee456 Před 2 lety +49

    So glad I passed that offer up 10 yrs ago. "A friend" wanted to put xx,xxx into my account. I was like Isn't that sus af? I worked part time in those days. The conversation alone felt gross

  • @bryanrmcf
    @bryanrmcf Před 2 lety +423

    “You want to do something illegal with me?”
    “No! Are you crazy!?”
    “You’ll be famous overnight…”
    *leans in* “What do we have to do?”

  • @yamigurl822
    @yamigurl822 Před rokem

    I like the squirtle background 💙

  • @Riab4ik
    @Riab4ik Před 2 lety +42

    -It's the truth though!
    -Nah, fam, you can't say that.

  • @jonharvey6295
    @jonharvey6295 Před 2 lety +130

    Everybody's saying that these money launderers cant even do something illegal without wanting clout but it's the clout that enables them to launder money in the first place

    • @madde7
      @madde7 Před 2 lety +7

      Sometimes its cause their family actually needs money🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @IronIsKing
      @IronIsKing Před 2 lety

      @@madde7 Rarely the case nowadays. Nowadays it's highschoolers who just wanna flex. They end up getting greedy and being careless then they get caught and their life is fucked up. They think they will get away with it but just wait a couple years and they'll all be in jail and people will wake up and realize it isn't such easy money.

  • @cedrick0012
    @cedrick0012 Před rokem +1

    I'm so curious what kind of legendary smooth-talker a person has to be to convince two hardened criminals and their associate to enact illegal business transactions while a journalist interviews them and a cameraman records them. This is like Gonzo journalism but with cameras and signed contracts

  • @Bumsalad
    @Bumsalad Před 2 lety

    Good video

  • @Jay-jb9us
    @Jay-jb9us Před 2 lety +63

    “I’m guessing it’s something illegal” LOOOOL nah bro, it was for selling flowers on the sidewalk like a good Boy Scout 😂

  • @aimmazlan
    @aimmazlan Před 2 lety +4

    great content vice. keep it up

  • @PhelisaG
    @PhelisaG Před 2 lety +1

    I always see these accounts and ads, I always block them immediately I did not know that this was a thing. Its crazy

  • @krisja6301
    @krisja6301 Před rokem +2

    Christ I have money going in and out my account all the time so this ain't gonna look suspicious at all. Might have to look more into this. Thanks for the info vice

  • @ix5861
    @ix5861 Před 2 lety +582

    "Crypto is like cryptic innit"

    • @spn7351
      @spn7351 Před 2 lety +46

      Im dead

    • @fashionandtings6121
      @fashionandtings6121 Před 2 lety +28

      Not anymore feds have been raiding Crypto Crimes,, Keep up mate

    • @spn7351
      @spn7351 Před 2 lety +7

      @@fashionandtings6121 and how does that work?

    • @ContactReal
      @ContactReal Před 2 lety +7

      @@fashionandtings6121 lol probably not the smartest thing you have ever said bruv

    • @rumortrader2143
      @rumortrader2143 Před 2 lety +20

      @@fashionandtings6121 depends on the crypto in question.. they are probably using privacy coins like z cash and /or monero

  • @bigbang1331
    @bigbang1331 Před 2 lety +219

    Bro as days pass, im getting more and more grateful that i was born in 90s

    • @TotemYuri
      @TotemYuri Před 2 lety +6

      Why is that?

    • @UserForYouEh
      @UserForYouEh Před 2 lety +30

      @@TotemYuri kids born after the 90s don’t like to work a real job they want everything quick like how the internet is quick and fast and they think that’s the normal way of making money & life.. scamming people stealing/ drugs etc. (not all kids born after the 90s though but a lot of them do and have no work ethics )

    • @ChaoticMuchX
      @ChaoticMuchX Před 2 lety

      True im been fed my whole

    • @Anedoje
      @Anedoje Před 2 lety +34

      @@UserForYouEh that makes no fucking sense when, drug dealing and mulling among other quick cash schemes started prior to the 2000s

    • @loganwork7024
      @loganwork7024 Před 2 lety +5

      It's not hard to see scams. "Anyone want free money" is a scam. Period.

  • @lougtv753
    @lougtv753 Před rokem

    Dude was covered telling the story and the house gonna say his name right after the interview 😂😂😭

  • @joaojeronimo1309
    @joaojeronimo1309 Před rokem +1

    in the same video man went from talking to the bad guys to talking to the feds

  • @skaterdan4ever
    @skaterdan4ever Před 2 lety +14

    I had no idea this was happening with money! I mean I knew about drug mules on county lines but not about this! Very interesting and very sad for the people “mules” who are caught up in it!

  • @thecanookle
    @thecanookle Před 2 lety +72

    Bravo to all involved what a great piece of journalism from beginning to end

    • @martin2514
      @martin2514 Před 2 lety

      Really? How about that hand over of cash at the start. You know the one where he gives back the guy the money he just gave him. It is the worst bit of "acting" I have ever seen.
      If you think it is real. I have a tower in France to sell you.

    • @martin2514
      @martin2514 Před 2 lety

      Mug

    • @amvso2.0backup82
      @amvso2.0backup82 Před rokem

      @@martin2514 bro this is really u never heard of fraud before

  • @AbdiDjama
    @AbdiDjama Před rokem +33

    i work so far i spent 200£ on my new iphone xr , and im proud to say that was my moneey, if i did guilt money id firstly be too guilty to spend it, or just lose cash a lot of the time, like bro i work in warehouse part time im 16, its good for me seeing as the hard earned cash i get contributes to what i want, so far ive made a lot and i continue to make more especially during christmas.

    • @ltamha
      @ltamha Před rokem +7

      Stay on the right path, sounds like you're wise beyond your years 🙏

  • @bootstrapr1830
    @bootstrapr1830 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Raphael "thinking": I am gonna wear a whole ski mask, balaclava, night vision goggles, full tac suit so that they get no idea who I am. Not even my name!
    Vice in the next second: "I think Raphael was extremely lucky!"

  • @AdviceFromJay
    @AdviceFromJay Před 2 lety +31

    I just want to Thank VICE for this documentary literally watched this video last week and today it prepared me for a money launderer trying to scam me to be a money mule Stay Motivated and thank you again VICE knowledge is power 👊🏾💯

  • @demon5758
    @demon5758 Před 2 lety +159

    My dad said to me once in my teenage years that not paying the govt their cut is one of the most punishable crimes of all except for murder. kinda laughed it off as a youngster, I know better now.

  • @cheebacheeobusiness3893
    @cheebacheeobusiness3893 Před rokem +102

    Are people really that stupid that they give all their personal information to a stranger via some freaking app!? Do they think at all that their identity will probably been sold forward as soon as they're worthless - or being blackmailed. OMG!

    • @vegeta9501
      @vegeta9501 Před rokem +17

      Its mostly teenagers who fall for it around 15ish

    • @fffuture
      @fffuture Před rokem +3

      Not stupid if you know the right people. They will genuinely break you off for helping them load up

    • @LooseChronik
      @LooseChronik Před rokem

      @@fffuture yeah if your patterned . If your a nerdy white boy or a boy who gets no girls. You think mandem gonna not scam a loser who’s obvisouly isn’t that serious , you just wana make quick moneu. That’s now how it works , when your a 1 time customers your gonna get scammed since you can’t stop anyone’s business

    • @abdikaafimohammad7328
      @abdikaafimohammad7328 Před rokem

      Honestly Before this video I would have give my bank details

    • @513hook513
      @513hook513 Před rokem +1

      If you know what you are doing you can scam the scammers. I used to do it *All The Time*

  • @MrCollector1000
    @MrCollector1000 Před rokem +2

    regular people will finally understand how important having a bank account is and how bad it is to be blacklisted and your credit score shut down, all because you wanted a couple of grand you could have got a job and worked for, or started your own business and built up.

  • @Andrew_572
    @Andrew_572 Před 2 lety +372

    Well my grandpa did this for 6 month. He was convicted for 3 years and his savings paid for my 4.5 year university tuition. Did you regretted it? “Not a single bit, I did what I had to do for my grandson to go to college and fulfill his goals.” - In United States Federal Court for the District of Puerto Rico. RIP Grandpa 😘

    • @Estebanmdp100
      @Estebanmdp100 Před 2 lety +18

      Damn das tough

    • @soulscons7353
      @soulscons7353 Před 2 lety +41

      legendary Grandpa

    • @paolagrando5079
      @paolagrando5079 Před 2 lety +41

      That's the thing. People do it because they are in difficult situations.

    • @user-ok6ub1cm2x
      @user-ok6ub1cm2x Před 2 lety +1

      👏👏👏👏

    • @maryramsey203
      @maryramsey203 Před 2 lety +17

      🤘O.G wit it, 😎GrandpaGang100 %💪,u already know wht da fukk going on !.!.!,🍔🍝Family gunna eat 🥩🍞,RESPECT 2 all the real ones👑👴R.I.P GRANDADDY.

  • @xxUrek
    @xxUrek Před 2 lety +77

    Woah, I would have never seen this. Thanks to bringing up to us.

  • @deeganhiggan-uz5dm
    @deeganhiggan-uz5dm Před rokem +1

    The little arguments they're having lol "knock that off" lol 😂😂😂

  • @georgefrances7702
    @georgefrances7702 Před 2 lety

    The way that mans arm twitched when he reached for that money XD 3:17

  • @Bergen98
    @Bergen98 Před 2 lety +441

    I remember seeing a video that Dutch Police made for the kids about this. I was shocked to learn that those criminals actually use (very) young kids to transfer their money. I hope that law enforcement would not penalize those who were forced/tricked into doing this

    • @Autistic_Pixel
      @Autistic_Pixel Před 2 lety +50

      and this is why they use young kids cause they can get pity.

    • @IronIsKing
      @IronIsKing Před 2 lety +2

      They like using like teenagers because they're dumb and are easy to get manipulated. They'll give anything for 2k, not realizing that they will get caught and blacklisted from banks for years

    • @skyeez2461c
      @skyeez2461c Před 2 lety +10

      *tricked*
      Yeah bro they are just "tricked"

    • @peeBjams
      @peeBjams Před 2 lety +12

      Depends on how young/old the kids are. but at the end of the day if the amount of money laundered is huge and it’s coming from illegal sources the pigs are gonna need someone to take the fall so they don’t look completely incompetent

    • @felixrogers5796
      @felixrogers5796 Před 2 lety +5

      Please open your eyes to see this is intentional and the times are becoming more evil and tumultuous. Get the holy bible and study revelation beginning with new testament because all your anxieties and worries will answered by doing so. Don't let yourselves be diverted by the dramas going on and hold fast to the moorings even if you encounter persecution/prosecution because only those who persevere will enter the kingdom of heaven.
      2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there be a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself over all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God; showing himself that he is God.

  • @sonnyhartney
    @sonnyhartney Před 2 lety +327

    "Giving him a cut, and returning his square; which is roadman for bankcard" 😂😂

    • @Gypsyukgrow
      @Gypsyukgrow Před 2 lety +8

      👊😂😂😂

    • @herbalistng
      @herbalistng Před 2 lety +22

      I creased when he said that

    • @Dariocorral01
      @Dariocorral01 Před 2 lety +6

      Bank cards are more of a rectangle shape tho, or is that different in the UK?

    • @herbalistng
      @herbalistng Před 2 lety +23

      @@Dariocorral01 nah they’re rectangular here as well it’s just slang

    • @kitcatthatsmokescrack7380
      @kitcatthatsmokescrack7380 Před 2 lety +30

      Here in NY we call them something else and we use them differently. We call them “pieces”. A common hustle is to purchase pieces on the black market. You can easily acquire someone’s card info through the dark web which is a piece and then you use it to buy goods that you can then flip for cash on the streets. Like get a new PS5 and then sell it at a discounted price. Then after a few flips you dub the piece and buy another one and repeat the process. Ideally you’d keep your purchases under $2k with each piece. If you get too greedy and run up a piece for hella bread then that’s when you get caught

  • @asianrayan2066
    @asianrayan2066 Před 2 lety +2

    damn steven from Moonknight wildin

  • @calipdis2
    @calipdis2 Před 2 lety +256

    Banks dont want competition with their laundering practices, that is why there is such a high penalty.

    • @360.Tapestry
      @360.Tapestry Před 2 lety +10

      if law enforcement starts sniffing around your accounts, they might start sniffing around the banks', too

    • @m.robinson8497
      @m.robinson8497 Před 2 lety +11

      @@360.Tapestry they don't have to sniff around anymore... in us at least. The bank notifies them anytime we get 600 deposit. To catch rich ppl.

    • @notforafricans5644
      @notforafricans5644 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/L0rpkuk4WWU/video.html

    • @franklinteboh9568
      @franklinteboh9568 Před 2 lety

      m.czcams.com/video/FsWXPCoT5dI/video.html

    • @zyern2822
      @zyern2822 Před 2 lety

      @@m.robinson8497 anything 600+ the bank knows?

  • @Africanknight88
    @Africanknight88 Před 2 lety +60

    Poverty yields so much desperation, multiply that by adding social media which is the “digital devil”. And it plays to every human sinful nature imaginable.

  • @namjoonie936
    @namjoonie936 Před 2 lety

    the british ascent always makes me laugh i love it

  • @im_sincerely_sorry8812

    3:18 bro moved his hand like the reporter was about to steal his money 💀💀

  • @Qwepzy
    @Qwepzy Před 2 lety +70

    14 years for 2.5k, LOL it isn't worth it

    • @Shhshsusuu
      @Shhshsusuu Před 2 lety +8

      you aren't even gonna get a caution in the UK

    • @ayylmao1558
      @ayylmao1558 Před 2 lety

      @@mikakotabe8823 wtf is heavy sex?

    • @ThatNoFbody-ch9ky
      @ThatNoFbody-ch9ky Před 2 lety

      It’s way less time in the us

    • @thesaint8400
      @thesaint8400 Před 2 lety +2

      You won't get 14 years. You could well get a criminal record and be blacklisted from opening an account, though. These are two hugely limiting repercussions

  • @talaverajr391
    @talaverajr391 Před 2 lety +192

    It's not worth it man. When you are around these people, you are looking for trouble. They will bring violence to your life, and trust me you don't want none of that.

    • @hndz6355
      @hndz6355 Před 2 lety +6

      🐶👺

    • @notforafricans5644
      @notforafricans5644 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/L0rpkuk4WWU/video.html

    • @IronIsKing
      @IronIsKing Před 2 lety +19

      @Daz Windle Nah once they have ur id and address they will blackmail u into doing more gigs with them until u get caught up then they book it

    • @user-wg1gd5gg7s
      @user-wg1gd5gg7s Před 2 lety

      @Daz Windle yeah until you get wrongly blamed for something or extorted. Bruv its peak, any connection to the underground can get you fucked. I had a weed dealer's girl telling him I was undercover one time and honestly if I didn't nip that in the bud ASAP it could have ended up with me getting fucked up. What would have happened if man randomly got nicked after linking me, and that seed of me being an undercover is already in his mind?
      Its amazing what people will assume with such confidence and if you don't get a chance to correct those incorrect assumptions then simply an unfortunate chain of events could end your life.

    • @BigSmoke-xh5hi
      @BigSmoke-xh5hi Před rokem

      @@IronIsKing can’t u give them a fake adresss

  • @taliayana3192
    @taliayana3192 Před 2 lety

    2:22 - 2:33 I feel like this should be a personal conversation and I shouldn't be hearing it 😭

  • @johanjotun1647
    @johanjotun1647 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Those kids have some tires on them walkin around with 15 large.