Phone Scammers Tried To Fool The Former Head Of The FBI (HBO)
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- Phone scams are big business. The FTC says Americans lose billions of dollars falling for them, and it’s estimated that at least half of all cell phone calls this year will be from scammers. Senior citizens are especially vulnerable.
William Webster and Lynda Webster are the wrong targets for a phone scammer.
In 2014, William got a call from a man who had told him he had won a grand prize. The scammer told him he had to pay a tax up front to claim the money. What the scammer didn’t know was William wasn’t your average retiree. He’s the only man who has ever served as the director of both the FBI and the CIA.
“Ultimately we were able to use the telephone number he listed on his visa application to tie him to the times of the telephone that was making the threats,” Matthew Disarno, Special Agent In Charge at the FBI’s Washington field office, told VICE News.
Last year, the FBI got a lucky break. Keniel Thomas, the Jamaican national behind the scam phone calls, boarded a flight to New York. After passing through customs, Thomas was arrested and eventually sentenced to six years in prison, after which he will be deported to Jamaica. Thomas didn’t get any money out of the Websters, but he did manage to steal an estimated $300,000 from Americans.
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William Webster and Lynda Webster are the wrong targets for a phone scammer.
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I don't answer calls I don't know, but they keep calling and it is annoying....we even got calls from "Microsoft" saying "Your Windows License in about to expire, if you want to renew it, please uninstall windows and reinstall it"....now, I know that Windows Licenses do NOT expire
William Webster: the man who put Leonard Peltier in prison. Criminal. Free Leonard Peltier.
Roses are red
Silent as a mouse
Your door is unlocked
Im inside your house.
The life is good.
But the end is near.
There is no escape from dying.
We can run but we can't hide.
:)
Show less? No.
You're 17 now?
Even Judge Judy never tolerates fraudulent scammers.
Scammer: We have your address and everything about you
This couple: Uno reverse card
ejano Crowsnatcher hahahha.....
:))))))
Good one
*NO WE*
Well if that were true, then he SHOULD have known he was calling the home of the former director of the FBI XD
The secrets this man must know.
i wonder if he thinks russia manipulated u.s. elections
Don't worry. In a few decades we'll know of the secrets of what the governments have conducted during this generation, just like MK Ultra was exposed. It will probably be methods of torture this time around, or maybe trying to replace body parts with technology. Or maybe some sort of super soldier program where soldiers are drugged?
I think US military has more dirty secrets than FBI or CIA.
UFOs exist and lizard people are among us...
Probably doesn’t give af by now honestly. Man is just living his best life
Scammer: "We know where your home is. We have your address. We have everything about you."
Will & Lynda: "Look out your window."
I have your address..
I have everything about you..
😂😂
3:21
Fbi opened up
I have a particular set of skills....
Scammer: we got this old man!
Old fbi director: I’m about to end this mans whole career
more like end their lives if he really wanted to
@James Mara I have the same cases but a little different a Phone scammer said I am about to get deported and I should pay $4,600 Dollars
Literally
oh look another generic youtube comment
He only managed to end the man's career for 6 years
"Your car insurance has expired" Is one that I get all the time. I don't even have a car, I'm 14.😂
Edit: I'm 16 and I now have a car.
Same!! 😂😂
😆
They told me that and asked what car model and year I had. I told them I had a Porsche 911 and they hung up.
I’m 14 and this is so deep
Mason Klabunde 😂😂😂😂
FBI and CIA director. Jeez the scammers picked the wrong guy
very wrong guy
There's nothing like preferential treatment. You and I would never have received that kind of help.
This man must know Obama's last name for them to try.
@@numbzinger350 preferential treatment my ass. The guy led the fbi and cia. One of those being a federal law enforcement branch. Of course he has direct connections to many former and current FBI special agents. You think if you threatened your local chief of police, that you wouldn’t find officers at your doorstep?
Scammer:why god why did it have to be me out of all the people why me and why his number
This man knows if aliens are real or not
So do I...
And many more
Carson Ramos you mean there is a chance they are not real ? !
I don’t think the FBI and CIA do stuff like that I think they just investigate crimes ( I’m just doing this for people who think this isn’t a joke )
MaggotDiggo1 Are they real
He was dead ass serious when he responded to the last question
I was thinking that.
@Hamsa Hamsa
It's an old spy joke. If i give you secret info, i'd have to kill you so you don't tell. He was making the joke in reference to the journalist asking the question. Instead of saying, no, she wouldn't make a good spy, he made the spy joke.
Not the kinda guy I’d want to cross the wrong way.
How I viewed it was that she probably did (or does ) work for the C.I.A. So yeah he probably would shoot him and the film crew . But was all still a joke .
I felt the same
Shout out to Lynda being in the bootleg game back in the day.
Lmfao
Yeah I’m thinking if this was a bootleg DVD they must have hooked up fairly recently... like within the last 20 years? So she would have been ...at least 40? Why you bootlegging DVDs that late in life? Hmmm
@@NAConen when napster came even if its a grandmas the got something from napster
@@caturmuharjab5947 What?
You asked why 40 years old woman want too booleging ?
The answer probably because napster kazaa etc
Saying that you’re going to blow someone up is a bit different to trying to fleece them out of their money
Yup I agree but how far would he go, he has a lot of time before I would hope he gets deported.
Depends. It’s definitely an escalation.
I wish I could see the reaction of that scammer when he found out he tried to scam the former director of the FBI and CIA and threatened to bomb their house
kr tu Doesn’t matter. It’s a terroristic threat. Much different than trying to scam someone.
If you can, record the call and the threat, then hang up and report it to the cops and submit the evidence and all the details you know.
If the retard actually does show up, the evidence will be crystal clear as day and will lead to the retard most likely dying in prison of old age.
I just want a wife that looks at me in that old age the same way she looks at him
So you also noticed that hey basically the old man's a freaking clown Illuminati 1 and that old bag is his handler just in case he breaks down and falls on the floor
That depends a lot on how you have treated her over the years.
You basically need alot of money
Well he was already an old man when he married her. That's the secret.
@@positivementalattitude9344 ,You're the only one here that really gets it.
my favorite one is when its a call that says “theres a warrant out for your arrest” like they would ever call to tell you that.
I know right! Everyone knows that they send you an email.
Yea my grandfather actually fell for that. He went up to the police station and everything to turn himself in. The police were like "that was a scam, sir".
I’m a court clerk and I’ve actually had to break that news to people. They call about court dates and I have to tell them “uh sir are you aware that you have a warrant?”
I get those too.
I know right? Everyone knows the IRS contacts you through Whatsapp.
This fuckign dude.
ww2 naval officer.
judge.
FBI director
CIA Director.
government adviser at 94 and still chugging along.
Damn.
They don't make men like him anymore. People bash men like him.
Sad.
Role model
Badass
I dont get how you can be both cia and fbi director like imagine cia vs fbi you would be fighting yourself
@@reddyup9713 I believe this was around the time the CIA was caught doing clandestine shit without any goverment oversight, and Bush senior, was appointed to reighn them in, it was he who appointed this man to head the CIA.
Scammer: why do I hear boss music?
FBI former boss: cuz u do...
Now they just need to find that Nigerian prince that keeps calling me
Apparently, the prince is a relative of mine and I'm whiter than sour cream.
That Nigerian prince has a high chance of being Indian czcams.com/video/SSgpcjJ0isE/video.html
I was sent a scam via email by some guy claiming to be the ceo of an existing chemicalbcompany, he tried to fleece over $ 2000 from me.
@@siyabongamngomezulu9743 so who won??
@@mandystop1077 I didn't take the bait
Not only was he the director for both the FBI and the CIA, but he was also a US Attorney, a federal judge, and the chair of the Homeland Security Advisory council. Talk about quite the resumé.
they got to him through a leak in a database of retired judges...
@@alexm566 Um…okay?
Yeah they fucked with the wrong guy. If he knows how to topple governments can can do so with the stroke of a pen then I don’t think trying to fight him is a good idea.
Stupid scammer didn't do his homework hahaha
The wife laughing uncomfortably at the end having a flashback to all the men that her husband killed because he leaked a secret to them
Then you found out that this guy is already 95! Dammnnn...
This dude is killing it.
.. badummtsssttt..
Come on he's a former director of c.i.a and fbi he has many secreta. Wink wink
Hes rich, best doctors best medicine money can buy
John Toledo he will live foreverr
This won’t work in 40 years when every elderly person is tech savvy
The fall of India
Lol, yes it will. They are you.
Back in their day they were considered tech savvy with all those IBMs and other stuff. We'll be in the same situation as them.
Remember tech is constantly changing at a fast pace and when we get older we wont be able to keep up.
@@bobcougar77
at the end of the day, tech savvy or not, its only dumb people who fall for this
when i am elderly i will still know NOTHING in life is free, its just common sense
@@toby099 I hope you retain your faculties at a high level throughout your life. For most of us though, our abilities drop as we age. some people get early onset dementia in there 50's and some people stay sharp as a tack until they die. Present Toby would never fall for this but you have no idea about future Toby. That's another good reason to defend our elders. Some day we might need that defense.
"I could tell you but I would have to shoot you" Be afraid, that man is the one who created that expression.
The interviewer looks like he’s 15 years old
Surprised the former director didn't try to molest him
Anyone else think Webster looks like George Soros
Paul B ok so?
He mostly looks 17 to 19
@@no.8466 yo that was like, not funny bro. Not funny. Didn't laugh.
Tells him they will bomb his their home and gets caught by the FBI, lmao!!!
All hail the king!
@@kingcrimson1916 how did his comment offend you? He was literally agreeing with your comment 😂
Pounds J lol
King Crimson No, he looks between 28 and 32 approximately.
@soham panda they literally said in the video that the scammer was Jamaican.
It's like calling John Wick and threatening to kill his dog 😂
Lol super accurate 🤣
Imagine threatening to bomb a Former Fbi Director’s house 💀💀💀
TheTrueGamer
Yeah he will go to jail for that...
Scammer: I know everything about you...
Red dot on his forehead.
What? Was the black man a hindu ? 🤣🤣🤣
Geo 999 a red dot laser, as in for a gun
@@geo9994 bruhhh
I love to see badass old people. I hope to become one someday.
Me too !
Thank you. Nice to hear.
Scammer: LOL you say you're the former FBI director, funny. Let me guess, you're also the former CIA director, In that case I'm Snow white.
Two weeks later: "FBI, open the door Snow White!!!"
🤭😂🤣🤭😂🤣
He also was a judge and on the homeland security committee
One time when I got a call saying they the police were coming to arrest me for not paying child support for the last 6 years unless I paid an amount upfront. I’m a girl who’s never had children and I got this call when I was 14 😂😂
linda seems like a lovely wife hell yeah get em linda
I'm more interested in their love story than the actual scam hahahahah
Dude got someone to marry him without telling her he’s the FBI director.... a real ass director
I love how they are all laughing about his joke at the end, but he’s probably killed a lot of people lol 🤣🤣
He definitely has look at his eyes lol
That scammer guy is probably dead
lol that slow laugh at the end when he said that "id have to shoot you" the slow laugh like "Yeah it happens kid." And his wife knows it too lol.
Scammer: I am going to hunt you down and find you!
The couple: Uno reverse card
threatening a FBI or CIA director or relatives of said FBI or CIA directors is an easy surefire way of getting thrown in jail or worse.
people trying to commit crimes against the elderly never look up what the person did for a living... robbers who try to break into/attack someone who was a marine, or this...
😂😂😂 Imagine not only being low enough to threaten people like this but to try it on with the director of the FBI & CIA!!! What an absolute bellend. 👊🏽
people trying to commit crimes against the elderly never look up what the person did for a living... 😂 robbers who try to break into/attack someone who was a marine, or this...
That nervous laugh @ 4:44...this guy might be pushing 100 but he'd snap your neck like a toothpick.
Scammer: "We know your secrets"
This couple: "Boi do got some news for you"
My grandpa got scammed by one of these. They destroyed his old computer and stole my mom's passwords. Don't give your parents your passwords fam
Asher Scott no shit
"We know everything about you"
Lynda: Honey, you're messing with the wrong people
Lynda: so that girl ashley, you like her huh
glad to see i'm not the only one getting 4-5 missed calls a day. I kinda enjoy cursing at them, good way to channel some aggression in a positive way.
"You picked the wrong house, fool"
Scammers: we bomb your house
This couple: check your doors sir
This man really said he can bomb the house of an ex FBI director goddamn this is hilarious
Omg this was so awesome. 😂😂😂
Men and kale don’t mix
mtb416 shut up man
**would linda be a good spy?** **both laugh in Dr.Evil manner**
4:31
Mr. Webster: (thinking) "But she's already a spy. With code No. 009"
maybe shes a foreign agent
When I was 19 I fell for one of these. Lost $1400 dollars of savings. I even asked them at one point if it was a scam and I still did it!!! I started crying at one point and the guy had the gall to tell me to be quiet!!! Educate yourself on the different scams because they seem so easy not to believe until it's happening to you. I feel like I really learned a lesson that day.
Considering he made a bomb threat to a former head of the Fbi, he should be in some black site somewhere with no daylight if they had pressed charges for that.
"Ooops"
lmao, this guy had no idea he was threatening to kill the FBI director, good job arresting him.
And the former head of the CIA
When you encounter the final boss
My favourite scam is answering and then leaving my phone on the side and going for a shower
Susie English
LMao that will just waist their time lol
"has ever served as the director of the FBI and CIA"
that clout is ungodly
So back in his days as a director, I wonder if there was a day when he forgot to bring his door keys -- so he just knock his own door going like: "FBI, open up!"
That awkward laugh at the end 😂😂
Whenever i received this kind of calls i just fool around with it and repeat what it says i know I'm not smart but I'm not stupid enough to fell for it🙄🤣
Did this fool just try to scam the FBI OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Imagine calling the ex FBI chief to scam him
Lol
Hahahahahahaha
Woah FBI and CIA director? A man knows secrets. Can calculate moves ahead, don't mess with him
"Steven? Yeah it's me again. I've got one of these calls again. Number is (...). You know what to do. ... yes... every single one of them. ... into the ocean, that's right. As always. Cya, buddy!"
*THE FBI WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*
[Dad: ]
[Why is the FBI here???]
Watching a pirated movie sitting next to a man from the FBI.🤣🤣🤣
Tip: if it takes 4-5 seconds to respond when you pick up its a telemarketer
this jamaican dude drew the ace of spades lmaooo
...”I am gonna have to shoot you”
Pause
Uneasy laughter...
Call an ambulance
BUT NOT FOR ME
😂
I love that the scammer threatened the last person you would ever want to threaten not even the former director of the CIA and FBI but his wife. The lady that can hold him down now that’s scary
They laugh so nicely at the end, but I love that there’s a thinly veiled inner dimension to it
hi this is patrick steward, im calling you about your bank account being hacked.
*with heavy indian accent*
“Hi this is Jeff from Microsoft” - actual scam call that i got lmao
My grandma got 3 IRS scam calls in 2 days. I told them there not IRS. They wouldn't listen so I had to threaten death before they got the idea.
I read that as " i had to threaten my grandma with death before she believed me" at first
@@camkraw893 Well that too.
Brah, They called the wrong person.😂
When I first heard this story about a month ago, I thought it was hilarious! So packed with irony that it boggles the mind. Seriously, the probabilities that this idiot would call the home of the *only* man to have ever been head of both the FBI & CIA are so unlikely as to be astronomical! Mr. Webster was lucky to marry a tough lady, too - she doesn't play!
Nothing pleasures me more after a long stressful day at work than to call up these scammers and waste there time! :D
trolling the trolls a fave passtime
imagine making threats to the former head of the FBI and CIA....AHAHHA you're lucky you didn't get sent to Guantanamo bay
Your money has been withheld by the FBI
guy: but I am the FBI?
Interviewer's laugh at the end is such a nervous one 🤣
I keep getting calls from Uganda. I think Knuckles is trying to show me the way
Lol XD funny funny lmao rofl 😂😂😂😂
The best ones are the ones that are like "we have learned you have recently been involved in an accident......"
If by that they mean my birth then yes they are correct
Scammer: *Tries* *to* *scam*
Couple: SO YOU HAVE CHOSEN DEATH.
Scammer: Your Windows 10 computer has been compromised with a virus
Me: I have a Mac, ya scammer
Scammer: F u **ends call**
ah! I don't get phone calls but e-mails.
If I sum total all the amounts I've been promised, it's almost $1 Billion.
It's like my accrued income.
They caught one, now there's only 9,999,999 scammers left to arrest.
I used to get "your car warranty is about to expire" I got so frustrated that I finally said ok to get an actual person on the phone. He asked what kind of car I had and I said a red one. He said no the model I said it has four doors does that help? I kept acting dumb till he started screaming and cursing at me. They stopped calling after that 😂
Scammer: we have everything about you. So easy that we go bomb your house
Fbi: *we have everything about you. So start to put your hands up*
3:11 imagine having guts to call the wife of CIA chief "sweetheart"....
FBI head:You picked the wrong phone fool
I wonder how many other people were watching this video on their phone while received a call from a scammer... It happened to me lol
Christian Traverse “hello, yes. This is special agent Traverse of the FBI. How may I help you?” See if they hang up at that point :P
I have a theory on blocking robo calls. If I see a number I don't know, I pick up but I stay silent, and few seconds later it hangs up automatically. I think this happens because robo calls can end up calling other robo numbers and be locked in an infinite loop with each other (or end up being useless to the scammer), so to avoid that, robo calls end up waiting for a response.
If there's no response, the robo call "thinks" it called a robo number and hangs up automatically.
This is all just some idea I had a while back and it still works for me, but Idk if it works for everyone else.
I do the same thing. A few times, it's resulted in an awkward "umm...hello?" from a real person, but usually it's a machine hanging up.
I will try this. Thankyou.
i do the same thing. interesting theory on why it works.
That’s interesting! I’ve heard if you pick up the call which tells the scammer it’s a working number so they would call again. I never answer the calls and block the number.
Lynda is a G. Bootleg DVDs, dropping the F bomb in the right way with the right cadence, so smooth...all while wearing pearls. 😁
I’m so glad this man was smart enough to have this scammer thrown in jail bravo
Lovely couple, I hope to marry and still be in love years later like those two, God bless them 🥰❤️🦋🙏
Having a landline in 2019....sign of a BOOMER
I'm a boomer, no landline anymore. Can't very well say it's all of us!
I'm 29 and I have a landline - in my own apartment 🙂
@@happycat307 maybe it's the slient generation then
@@diogeneslantern18 you're 29 and live in an apartment? Time to get rid of that phone bill and buy some property.
I'm 19 and have a landline phone
imagine inviting someone over to watch a movie and you pirate it, then it turns out the person you invited was the fking head of the FBI 😵
imagine a scammer calls the president of north Korea☠️
HAHA the guy at 3:15 sounds like someone I used to play MW2 with and he’d always be like “I can host mod lobbies” and he’d always come up with an excuse on why he couldn’t
1:30 I love their cat! :)
I get one all the time.
"Your student debt is due, blah blah blah."
I don't have ANY student debt.
Scammer: what you job
Former FBI: FBI
Scammer: *hung up*
Dude should have arrested her right on the spot for the movie. He summed up his whole career by not doing so. 🤣