Internet Scamming in Ghana

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  • čas přidán 28. 02. 2013
  • Fraudsters in Ghana show us how they use internet scams to steal thousands of dollars from unsuspecting victims all over the globe.
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    While Nigeria's 401 scammers may have written the book on West African internet fraud, their shtick looks like Compuserve compared to what's going on in Ghana. Unsatisfied with the meager winnings from emailing thousands of random Westerners in hopes of convincing one poor sap they're the treasurer of the Ivory Coast, Ghana's scammers decided to stack the odds in their favor the old-fashioned way-witchcraft.
    Taking a page from cyberpunk, traditional West African Juju priests adapted their services to the needs of the information age and started leading down-on-their-luck internet scammers through strange and costly rituals designed to increase their powers of persuasion and make their emails irresistible to greedy Americans. And so "Sakawa" was born.
    Now not only is Sakawa Ghana's most popular youth activity and one of its biggest underground economies, it's a full-blown national phenomenon. Sakawa has its own tunes, clothing brands, Sakawasploitation flicks, and even a metastatic backlash from Christian preachers and the press. When we were in Accra over the summer it was impossible to walk more than 10 feet without seeing the word Sakawa in blood-red Misfits letters on a poster or tabloid, often accompanied by bone-chilling horrors of the photoshopped variety.
    The government is freaked out because Sakawa is threatening Ghana's business reputation, the Christians are freaked out because they're losing money to the Juju priests, the press is freaked out because being freaked out is what sells papers, and the public is freaked out because their government, preacher, and media are all telling them they should be. All the while the Sakawa boys are living the high life and racking up debts to the spirit world, just waiting for the axe to fall.
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  • @CatastrophicCupcakee
    @CatastrophicCupcakee Před 8 lety +5561

    ''It's eggs''
    ''Why does he throw them?''
    ''He likes eggs''
    Best part omg

  • @griffin6636
    @griffin6636 Před 4 lety +2292

    Imagine emailing back and forth with a girl and she sends you pictures and messages and you fall deep in love with her, but it turns out to be some African dude trying to scam you

    • @Darydude10
      @Darydude10 Před 4 lety +90

      Your pic would be my reaction

    • @sunnyj4226
      @sunnyj4226 Před 4 lety +46

      Griffin lol happened to you? Don’t be shy tell us, I promise I wont judge 😅

    • @griffin6636
      @griffin6636 Před 4 lety +12

      Sunny J lmao

    • @inXsights
      @inXsights Před 4 lety +34

      get a load of this simp

    • @mouaideltayebosman5639
      @mouaideltayebosman5639 Před 4 lety +27

      Griffin ~Rule #1 never chat with emails 😂😂

  • @parabellum1002
    @parabellum1002 Před 4 lety +526

    That reporter has some balls going into that juju ritual. Hell no.

  • @LayJohnsonTV
    @LayJohnsonTV Před 4 lety +699

    “They’re already up to Sakawa Boys 8..... and the series just started last year” 🤣

  • @tommytucker5464
    @tommytucker5464 Před 7 lety +2540

    "Uhh, so why is he throwing eggs?"
    "He likes eggs".
    LMAO! That was the most bizarre shit

    • @ionlymadethistoleavecoment1723
      @ionlymadethistoleavecoment1723 Před 7 lety +100

      I guess if you have a god of not getting cut... There is also a god that likes eggs, and a god that likes to give alcohol to babies.

    • @ChristGodinyouItrust
      @ChristGodinyouItrust Před 7 lety +18

      i was just going to write that same line. Lol. Its funny what we all see simultaneously. These guys are crazy.

    • @danquay9504
      @danquay9504 Před 4 lety +1

      Tommy Tucker I agree ☝️ they believe anything that someone would say

    • @prisminc158
      @prisminc158 Před 4 lety +10

      HowToBasic wants to know your location

    • @TRXLLGE
      @TRXLLGE Před 4 lety +1

      Um, _What?_

  • @SmartK8
    @SmartK8 Před 8 lety +1480

    One of them is my Nigerian prince. If you're watching. I'm still waiting for my reward for helping you.

    • @titiowo7083
      @titiowo7083 Před 8 lety +24

      you need to be careful he might not be Nigerian. If scammers are caught in Nigeria do you know the harsh punishment they given. Now a lot of people use the Nigerian name and they are not so be careful.

    • @Alex-hn3cy
      @Alex-hn3cy Před 8 lety +81

      +titi owo You dont really humor do you?

    • @titiowo7083
      @titiowo7083 Před 8 lety +19

      Alexandre Boutin Katzmann Nope because with comments like yours you are helping spread the sterotype

    • @Alex-hn3cy
      @Alex-hn3cy Před 8 lety +51

      You dont really get sarcasm right?

    • @titiowo7083
      @titiowo7083 Před 8 lety +16

      Alexandre Boutin Katzmann Not interested in getting it.

  • @PAPOTTV
    @PAPOTTV Před 3 lety +687

    "He likes eggs" 😅

    • @lloydortega5225
      @lloydortega5225 Před 3 lety +1

      Boss balita sa Disstrackan diyan ? Ahahaha.

    • @PAPOTTV
      @PAPOTTV Před 3 lety +1

      @@lloydortega5225 😅

    • @jamesclark7415
      @jamesclark7415 Před 3 lety +6

      The white guy is like what is the purpose of the eggs? It's entertainment! He likes eggs! lol

    • @zhao4113
      @zhao4113 Před 3 lety +4

      “Whys he throwing them”
      “Eggs”
      “But why”
      “HE LIKES EGGS”

    • @lucio7331
      @lucio7331 Před 2 lety

      GAGU HAHA TNG INA

  • @AnimatedStoriesWorldwide
    @AnimatedStoriesWorldwide Před 4 lety +142

    if i meet a mofoker carrying a coffin in the forest at night, you bet i'm going to run.

  • @scottloring6188
    @scottloring6188 Před 5 lety +1420

    They used bugs bunny’s voice for the skeleton.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @lockedoutofaccount
    @lockedoutofaccount Před 5 lety +1317

    as "low quality" the African movies are and stuff these guys are very impressive for as little to no budget they have I'd honestly want to see what they could do with Hollywood tech

  • @o.camenzind2696
    @o.camenzind2696 Před 4 lety +839

    Juju priest is the biggest o.g he scams the scamers 😂

    • @jessssssgames
      @jessssssgames Před 4 lety +28

      Got them eating out of the palm of their hands, too.

    • @burlhorse61
      @burlhorse61 Před 4 lety +8

      the whole thing is a scam

    • @kasee7735
      @kasee7735 Před 4 lety +6

      burlhorse89, It was always a scam...

    • @hul8376
      @hul8376 Před 3 lety +13

      the whole country is scamming eachother, then i understand why the country is fucking poor and bad lol

    • @matteusdev23
      @matteusdev23 Před 3 lety +5

      I don't know if you derserve thumbs up or thumbs down

  • @mooncake4371
    @mooncake4371 Před 3 lety +17

    These guys are so intelligent and creative. Imagine what they could do if they used their brains for good instead of scamming people.

  • @ISOCZAR
    @ISOCZAR Před 5 lety +3362

    If you get scammed by these guys you deserve to lose your money

    • @cristianmena7059
      @cristianmena7059 Před 5 lety +30

      David Alves yesterday they tried but instead they failed

    • @avfc85
      @avfc85 Před 5 lety +267

      David Alves I'd agree with you on most counts but once you get old you get confused easily. I feel terrible when it's an old person.

    • @4rnorthwest
      @4rnorthwest Před 5 lety +29

      Yup! You gotta be dumb as fuck!🙄

    • @joebob4218
      @joebob4218 Před 5 lety +3

      All them take accounts on FB that’s where they come from

    • @richardgullick1867
      @richardgullick1867 Před 5 lety +88

      Just because someone might be a bit slow or naive, it doesn't mean they deserve to suffer.

  • @Tlevids
    @Tlevids Před 7 lety +2609

    19:53 - "On a lighter note, Ghana recently discovered oil off its shore..."
    USA: Sounds like Ghana needs some freedom.

    • @TheMiscTutorials
      @TheMiscTutorials Před 7 lety +9

      Lol

    • @Tobeydude20
      @Tobeydude20 Před 7 lety +34

      This joke is not only old and boring but also so wrong a war costs way more than any oil you could get out of a country.
      Do your research and stop repeating this stupid phrase.

    • @carlosapiang8256
      @carlosapiang8256 Před 7 lety +225

      triggered?

    • @Tlevids
      @Tlevids Před 7 lety +124

      rhetorical ABM Sprint Apologies, I'll put a trigger warning next time I post the joke.

    • @carlosapiang8256
      @carlosapiang8256 Před 7 lety +13

      rhetorical ABM Sprint I think we're done here. Bad day?

  • @nickfaust206
    @nickfaust206 Před 4 lety +328

    "On a lighter note Ghana just discovered oil off its coast"
    USA: did someone say terrorist?time to deliver some freedom😎

  • @Aaron_leonard
    @Aaron_leonard Před 4 lety +45

    This hit home with me . I went to a small private college and my economics proffessor was arrested for using fraudulant credit cards to buy computers online and then mail them or send money to Africa .

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB Před rokem

      Lies again? Glory Hole Beware Of Scams

  • @pnfndltn3086
    @pnfndltn3086 Před 5 lety +2101

    "On a brighter note, Ghana has just found oil off its shore"
    America has joined the chat

    • @mikapika8059
      @mikapika8059 Před 5 lety +49

      @@speeddex4745 you don't get
      aids by drinking stuff

    • @mikapika8059
      @mikapika8059 Před 5 lety +56

      @@speeddex4745 no it was not and stop liking your own comments.

    • @mikapika8059
      @mikapika8059 Před 5 lety +29

      @@speeddex4745 speed Dex :OK google: can we get aids by drinking stuff?
      Google: no
      Speed Dex: ... Anyway I will win the argument .

    • @alfonsochavarria2771
      @alfonsochavarria2771 Před 4 lety +10

      Sounds to me like they need so freedom !!! Merica

    • @manojbala6870
      @manojbala6870 Před 4 lety +1

      Lol

  • @theschof96
    @theschof96 Před 7 lety +381

    "Why's he throwing eggs?"
    "He likes eggs."
    Makes sense.

  • @barontetteh
    @barontetteh Před 2 lety +22

    😂😂😂 I’m Ghanaian and this documentary just cracks me up every time i watch it. The accuracy of the miss just blows my mind.

    • @daddym3860
      @daddym3860 Před 10 měsíci

      Hey where do you live in Ghana? Have you also been into this business?

    • @barontetteh
      @barontetteh Před 10 měsíci

      @@daddym3860 I live in Accra Spintex Rd and yeah as a kid getting copper from burning old telephone wires was a go-to

  • @sumprson2707
    @sumprson2707 Před 4 lety +235

    Sakawa boys 5 is so overrated I liked when there was only 3

    • @jourdonjohnson3450
      @jourdonjohnson3450 Před 4 lety +32

      You trippin bro. Everyone knows that Sakawa Boys 4 & 5 are ultimate peak in film history.

    • @gregoryt.miller6852
      @gregoryt.miller6852 Před 4 lety +5

      It started to get a little stail at 2

    • @conversationtosaurusrex
      @conversationtosaurusrex Před 4 lety +7

      I don't know, I feel that Sakawa Boys 10, really put a emphasis on the importance of Sakawa

    • @RaviSingh-po9fp
      @RaviSingh-po9fp Před 3 lety +5

      You guys are still on part 10?

    • @AR-gb4du
      @AR-gb4du Před 3 lety +1

      Sakawa boys 54 has to be the best one no cap

  • @johnnymcblaze
    @johnnymcblaze Před 5 lety +482

    Dude with the machete and no chin will haunt my dreams.

  • @djspair
    @djspair Před 5 lety +1007

    7:43 Let's not ignore that the JuJu priest just bit the chickens head off.

    • @rickard1200
      @rickard1200 Před 4 lety +17

      Yeah. Uhm.

    • @Porter5habazz
      @Porter5habazz Před 4 lety +8

      😂😂 right

    • @AbsoluteMiniacGena
      @AbsoluteMiniacGena Před 4 lety +99

      Thanks for the warning as I will skip past that bit.
      At 5:30 with girl on computer screen and man rubbing his cock lol 😂

    • @blackjesus4461
      @blackjesus4461 Před 4 lety +11

      @@AbsoluteMiniacGena LOL both of them were fucked 😂😂😂

    • @Katie-mw7pd
      @Katie-mw7pd Před 4 lety +32

      Yeah honestly y’all can’t tell me that’s not a sign of how fucked up these people are. Jus casually biting the head off of a living animal... ya know, stuff that would be considered an early sign of being a serial killer anywhere else.

  • @junipermoth
    @junipermoth Před 4 lety +155

    not gonna lie, that "ooh sakawa" song slapped hard

  • @Vpy2023
    @Vpy2023 Před 4 lety +23

    There is so much potential these African countries have, it is so sad to see them slide downhill like this :( I hope the best for their future, God bless them !!

    • @NJ-wb1cz
      @NJ-wb1cz Před rokem

      This is them sliding up because they were much worse before being occupied and abused. The money they bring in they spend on the local economy

    • @kalajarvi
      @kalajarvi Před 6 měsíci

      LOL

  • @Bot-ch9vu
    @Bot-ch9vu Před 5 lety +330

    "..... For magic email powers"
    Modern problem requires modern solution

    • @louistournas120
      @louistournas120 Před 4 lety +6

      My car broke down. I bent down and prayed to Jesus to fix my car. We call that jewish juju.

    • @lisalangille2071
      @lisalangille2071 Před 4 lety +1

      Zediah - “Magical email powers”
      Me “WTF?!?...and all along I’ve been writing emails like a chump! Now...what are these powers you speak of?....
      no spam?...direct-to-trash-ads?..”hmmm🤔

    • @eranarankin2023
      @eranarankin2023 Před 3 lety +1

      So weird as I red your comment he frickin said it 😯😶

    • @banko1808
      @banko1808 Před 3 lety +1

      it's working obviously lmao

    • @Bradmhj
      @Bradmhj Před 3 lety +1

      louis tournas except black magic is praying and worshipping evil powers and using curses. Jesus and most religions don’t have curses to pray for people to get. That’s the difference between these wackos, they worship the darkness and most religions worship the light. There was more pagan religions in the past

  • @marlonjimenez1735
    @marlonjimenez1735 Před 8 lety +350

    ''It's eggs''
    ''Why does he throw them?''
    ''He likes eggs''

    • @danielgorzel7222
      @danielgorzel7222 Před 8 lety +52

      +Marlon Jimenez HowToBasic confirmed.

    • @NikorasuChan
      @NikorasuChan Před 8 lety +3

      +Marlon Jimenez
      Me: -_____________-

    • @awdrifter3394
      @awdrifter3394 Před 8 lety +17

      +Marlon Jimenez The HowToBasic juju god.

    • @Oonggaboong
      @Oonggaboong Před 6 lety +1

      Me: uhm... Ok, then?

    • @golden4730
      @golden4730 Před 6 lety +1

      Marlon Jimenez that was the funniest shit in this entire documentary

  • @pheksy
    @pheksy Před 3 lety +64

    “Seriously is this any weirder than communion “ - proceeds to hold baby by one arm and feed it whisky

    • @kingsleyoppong-wereko7239
      @kingsleyoppong-wereko7239 Před 3 lety +8

      Well I mean they don't drown babies. That's weird as hell.

    • @cucumber623
      @cucumber623 Před 3 lety +2

      it was only rum so the kid wouldve been fine

    • @snanoopis6584
      @snanoopis6584 Před 3 lety +2

      @@kingsleyoppong-wereko7239 baby’s aren’t always dunked in plus a guy in foot powder doesn’t chuck eggs in the air

    • @spinrash6000
      @spinrash6000 Před 2 lety

      you haven't seen anything yet there is another video of what they did to the poor baby hunts my dreams.

  • @HaneeFannee
    @HaneeFannee Před 4 lety +457

    "Whitest man on Earth visits blackest place on Earth."

    • @litztactics5056
      @litztactics5056 Před 3 lety +4

      , he ex bff he EC he Thu web cast ur ebb he ebb yes ? Jut yes cģ gifting dhal i.e. Hz cU JCP cU I bbs j

    • @tyzo2782
      @tyzo2782 Před 3 lety +13

      high key racist wtf

    • @adanperez648
      @adanperez648 Před 3 lety +30

      @@tyzo2782 stfu hows this racist?

    • @kalirocketdev
      @kalirocketdev Před 3 lety +1

      He's not the whitest person! He is not even near white. LOL

    • @lucaswaggoner2524
      @lucaswaggoner2524 Před 3 lety +6

      It gets a lot whiter and a lot darker

  • @Magicmushroomboi
    @Magicmushroomboi Před 7 lety +468

    These are the guys stealing knives from 12 year olds on csgo

  • @REGAC83ONE
    @REGAC83ONE Před 7 lety +971

    In my intire life i have never ever seen a man hold a baby like that... then give baby alcohol... classic

    • @jbmp1390
      @jbmp1390 Před 7 lety +22

      Ikr, crazy

    • @bennartey3409
      @bennartey3409 Před 7 lety +159

      I come from Ghana and the Juju priest called the baby "aboa" meaning animal. He asked the mother to give the child a cold bath. Down here people do not treat their kids like eggs. The treatment is a little rough, but not too rough to hurt the child. Westerners treat their kids like eggs. The kids grow up sensitive too sensitive and too entitled and have allergies and all sorts of schtit. Contrary to what you see on TV, majority of Africans are healthy and strong and will probably endure a lifestyle that will kill a Westerner. People walk more, eat lean and natural. To the Western observer, that is bad. In reality, the people in question are just different in a way that Westerners cannot understand

    • @belajadevotchka2
      @belajadevotchka2 Před 7 lety +61

      +Ben Nartey Treat kids like eggs? Like who's eggs? You guys throw eggs! We don't throw babies! You throw eggs and swing boozed up babies around by the arm.

    • @Bakedtater116
      @Bakedtater116 Před 7 lety +36

      belajadevotchka2 that's not what he meant... he's saying Westerners are usually too soft on kids....

    • @belajadevotchka2
      @belajadevotchka2 Před 7 lety +20

      +Charrelton Platero Lol! I know he meant it that way. I was making a joke- I read his comment while still laughing about the scene with the eggs and the baby. It was a sort of a bad joke that I guess you would have to have that scene of the documentary in mind at the exact moment when he says we treat children like eggs. Get it now? I know. It was stupid. Maybe I ought to lay off the reefer? But I do agree. We are far too soft on babies. Babies are rubber. They're built so an occasional head bouncing off the floor won't harm them. They're resilient little bastards!

  • @dsause3194
    @dsause3194 Před 4 lety +161

    At least my Nigerian prince friend is real I give home money every day.

    • @SySyPlayDay
      @SySyPlayDay Před 3 lety +12

      I married a Nigerian prince and damn is he fine lmao lol nah he is not internet prince but a man with a strong back and beautiful mind lol

    • @cucumber623
      @cucumber623 Před 3 lety +4

      i was wondering how long it would take before i found a nigerian prince comment, i got my money back and then some once he found his wallet to get the bus home

    • @omomeidontaya3143
      @omomeidontaya3143 Před 3 lety +1

      I’m Nigerian and it’s sad to see our reputation.

  • @odonata9838
    @odonata9838 Před 4 lety +7

    An intelligent, hilarious, and extremely sobering piece. Great job VICE!!! Videos might save the world after all.

  • @exacrystal8059
    @exacrystal8059 Před 7 lety +896

    if only vice still made awesome documentaries like this and did not become like buzzfeed

    • @ReTr093
      @ReTr093 Před 7 lety +22

      CrystalGTX they completely stopped man. they lost what was special about them.

    • @Adeel808s
      @Adeel808s Před 7 lety +6

      Buzzfeed went from informative show to circus.

    • @GO30tv
      @GO30tv Před 7 lety +30

      CrystalGTX this video has almost 2 million views in almost 4 years. Some of their new click baity video get that in a month or two plus they those cost less and take less time to produce.

    • @Ravenuscze
      @Ravenuscze Před 7 lety

      so true

    • @Danne9000
      @Danne9000 Před 7 lety

      Oh well then it's okay

  • @dmkdrums
    @dmkdrums Před 8 lety +33

    "He's the Martin Scorcese of Ghanian internet fraud-based gangster films."
    I'm so glad my favorite genre is picking up momentum.

  • @KingShaun2019
    @KingShaun2019 Před 4 lety +25

    Another episode of “why is this in my recommend 6 years later”

  • @musicachilling
    @musicachilling Před 4 lety +42

    "If you meet the ones carrying a coffin, you will die" april 2020 viewers will know.

  • @soynymphfaery
    @soynymphfaery Před 6 lety +160

    "If you want a glimpse at how deeply Sakawa has penetrated the public conscious, check this out. They're already up to Sakawa 8!"
    *shows Sakawa 4*

  • @naweedsediq1299
    @naweedsediq1299 Před 7 lety +450

    my coworker an old white dude sent 400$ to one of these guys in Ghana. he was lonely and he talk he is dating a beautiful half German blonde and he was about to pay for her ticket to fly to the US. i told him about how poor Ghana is and does not have blondes but he did not listen. some people are just dumb

    • @hearestthou5714
      @hearestthou5714 Před 7 lety +8

      what happened after that?

    • @naweedsediq1299
      @naweedsediq1299 Před 7 lety +47

      Ayy Lmao some more money to a girl in Wisconsin to visit him but i think he eventually learned that they are playing with him. i still see him texting girls after 3 marriages he will never learn

    • @hearestthou5714
      @hearestthou5714 Před 7 lety +10

      Naweed sediq oh my God

    • @vinx1350
      @vinx1350 Před 7 lety +5

      damn shame

    • @joseheredia2609
      @joseheredia2609 Před 7 lety +11

      Naweed sediq nobody is perfect but at least you warned him immediately.

  • @hmarci
    @hmarci Před 4 lety +66

    "the Martin Scorsese of Ghanaian internet-fraud-based gangster films" :DDDDD

    • @skribe
      @skribe Před 3 lety +1

      I DIED LMAO

  • @thomasfoster7842
    @thomasfoster7842 Před 2 lety +1

    This is fascinating. Great work.

  • @antonlevay3851
    @antonlevay3851 Před 6 lety +308

    "here in ghana we dont know about space"

    • @zart3374
      @zart3374 Před 5 lety +12

      @Nadine Schneider
      Here in the US we kill babies up to the day they are born.

    • @augustineopokujuniorantwi881
      @augustineopokujuniorantwi881 Před 5 lety +4

      @Nadine Schneider he wasn't getting the baby drunk

    • @neverbrokeagain3866
      @neverbrokeagain3866 Před 5 lety +1

      Nadine Schneider calm down damn 😂

    • @adamweisshaup
      @adamweisshaup Před 5 lety +1

      Stop killing your own babies Nadine.

    • @darkdreamsdontdie7785
      @darkdreamsdontdie7785 Před 5 lety +1

      Nadine Schneider wtf lol calm your tits. It’s okay to kill babies because god told me in a dream that there are 15 golden tablets with instructions on how to send his children to him.

  • @sergios9338
    @sergios9338 Před 5 lety +348

    Juju Dude straight up gave liquor to a BABY! Lmao. TF
    I’m going to hell for this. 😂

  • @g.agenaral6543
    @g.agenaral6543 Před 3 lety +3

    I love how this video showed all the different part of Ghana

  • @ameliabrittain158
    @ameliabrittain158 Před 3 lety +11

    I kinda just. Love this stuff? The creativity man, the resourcefulness. Gotta respect the hustle. And the juju. Always respect the juju.

  • @Veyronp87
    @Veyronp87 Před 8 lety +211

    LMAOOO that priest. gave the baby some alcohol to stop crying

    • @brookeeavenson6847
      @brookeeavenson6847 Před 8 lety +8

      He might be teething so it might help lol

    • @booxwee3804
      @booxwee3804 Před 8 lety +7

      +Veyronp87 it worked..

    • @bobdole7851
      @bobdole7851 Před 8 lety +13

      why does he have eggs ? A - he likes eggs

    • @makeupbygloria
      @makeupbygloria Před 7 lety +8

      he called the kid bad names too smh

    • @proud2bpagan
      @proud2bpagan Před 6 lety +3

      Believe it or not,my grandma told me that used to be a cure for teething babies..you'd dip your finger in whiskey and rub it on the child's gums. They also used to do the same thing with cocaine.

  • @brians7901
    @brians7901 Před 7 lety +74

    "Hes the martin scorsese of ghanian internet fraud based gangster films" might be the greatest resume i have ever heard

  • @bossyspaghetti
    @bossyspaghetti Před 4 lety +8

    That film director in the red shirt needs to pursue a side gig in ASMR. He has the most soothing voice I've ever heard.

  • @andrewrivas3989
    @andrewrivas3989 Před 4 lety +18

    Mom: why don't you play with the neighbors kid?
    The neighbors kid: 7:43

  • @privateusername9000
    @privateusername9000 Před 7 lety +306

    He likes eggs

    • @farhia711
      @farhia711 Před 7 lety +25

      Him: why is he throwing eggs
      dude: He likes eggs

    • @lemonboat4417
      @lemonboat4417 Před 7 lety

      André I was thinking I was tripping hearing that

    • @victornarvaez5210
      @victornarvaez5210 Před 7 lety +2

      I frequently think ever now and then of the glorious food of the noble hen E g g s

    • @N64ROCKS
      @N64ROCKS Před 7 lety

      8:35

    • @lafete6863
      @lafete6863 Před 6 lety

      Hahahaha. Actually he meant to say the gods like eggs

  • @stephent7379
    @stephent7379 Před 5 lety +624

    Is anyone else disturbed by the juju priests chin?

    • @azraelbatosi
      @azraelbatosi Před 5 lety +18

      Stephen Timperley I think he had clay on his neck....

    • @sandroofficial8094
      @sandroofficial8094 Před 5 lety +34

      There's no chin🤣

    • @TheBaron97
      @TheBaron97 Před 5 lety +29

      What chin?

    • @im2groovy
      @im2groovy Před 5 lety +17

      You mean lack of it

    • @braakwame_
      @braakwame_ Před 5 lety +41

      @Jiří Krajňák yes he claims dwarves did that to him when he refused to heed to their calling.
      His name is Nana Kwaku Bonsam

  • @edinhoguzman4525
    @edinhoguzman4525 Před 2 lety +3

    They call it Scam
    We call it repatriation
    Vybez Kartel
    I am so proud of yall boyz well earned money ! Congrats!

  • @user-cx1jn2nc1z
    @user-cx1jn2nc1z Před 2 lety +2

    One thing so special about Ghanaians as observed, most of them are proud of their black skin and dont bleach it

  • @mstchiefa7892
    @mstchiefa7892 Před 5 lety +364

    "magic email powers"

    • @shripalbaghel9477
      @shripalbaghel9477 Před 5 lety +5

      Some people claim that internet is created by god's.lol

    • @YugiohMaster1987
      @YugiohMaster1987 Před 5 lety +9

      @C S
      I can top that.
      Some people believe that the ruler of the entire universe, who's all powerful in every shape and way, turned himself human for 33yrs, prayed to himself, preached about himself and his other form, sacrificed himself into himself to forgive mankind of the evils for which this great god created, but rose 3 days later, flew up into a magical place called heaven and had people write a book about it 350yrs after the events but left not a single trace of evidence of any of the events especially his son's (him) sacrifice. But there's this supposed evil guy called the Devil, who hasn't done anything wrong other than trying to get mankind to think for themselves and to question authority and to seek knowledge.
      That shit is dumb af!
      But magical emails is right up there.

  • @anchovy3565
    @anchovy3565 Před 5 lety +564

    They use paint to edit pictures?

    • @namelastname4077
      @namelastname4077 Před 5 lety +54

      Wakanda tech raised to power of infinity ⁉️

    • @suuwooski6416
      @suuwooski6416 Před 5 lety +78

      I think all he did was add a little hidden dot so the other person cant trace the picture using reverse image search

    • @christomict12
      @christomict12 Před 5 lety +27

      Actually he was cropping out the nude portion of the pic to be sent for later. I believe it's called the nudes for sale scam.

    • @felixbrauliovieracastello2448
      @felixbrauliovieracastello2448 Před 5 lety

      Yes xD

    • @Ls-ld4tl
      @Ls-ld4tl Před 5 lety +1

      Ikr they are evolving

  • @JOINTHEORG
    @JOINTHEORG Před rokem +2

    this was the one Vice hipster I actually liked back in the day

  • @IronMan-ti1hf
    @IronMan-ti1hf Před 3 lety +9

    West : We found computer
    Also West : Let‘s dump the broken computer in Africa.
    Ghana : I am gonna do what is called a pro move.

  • @dphinsfan6453
    @dphinsfan6453 Před 5 lety +196

    So the con artists are getting conned by black magic ..everything come full circle lol

  • @Marc-tn4zj
    @Marc-tn4zj Před 7 lety +104

    Now I understand why I always get friend requests from all those models on FB! Oh, Patricia... I'm still waiting for you.

  • @perialis2970
    @perialis2970 Před 3 lety +13

    “Why does he throw eggs”
    “He likes them”

  • @drunkduck274
    @drunkduck274 Před 4 lety +82

    18:42
    "The scammer is both the a victm and a violin"

    • @BBE22OOOWH
      @BBE22OOOWH Před 4 lety

      😂

    • @NativeVsColonial
      @NativeVsColonial Před 4 lety +5

      Can you speak any of their languages clearly?

    • @drunkduck274
      @drunkduck274 Před 4 lety +11

      @@NativeVsColonial Nono definitely not, not shit-talking his english i just found it hilarious because my mind interpreted it that way the first time i heard it and i was very confused. My english talking is probably worse than his tbh, but he also tries more words which makes his sentences flow better then mine do. But in return sometimes he misspronounces a word a little. And in combination with his accent we got a suprise violin! I speak more like a robot beep boop

    • @IsisMami215
      @IsisMami215 Před 4 lety +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @casiangeles21
      @casiangeles21 Před 3 lety

      LOL

  • @mwpickle929
    @mwpickle929 Před 5 lety +51

    When he said “he likes eggs” I absolutely lost it

  • @tgatez3566
    @tgatez3566 Před 5 lety +531

    Black dude carrying a coffin in the woods at night? I'd probably run also.

    • @tzeentch8281
      @tzeentch8281 Před 5 lety +1

      😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @tzeentch8281
      @tzeentch8281 Před 5 lety +5

      Hilarious racist joke.... I'm loving it 😂

    • @suuwooski6416
      @suuwooski6416 Před 5 lety +77

      Shit id run if i see any person, white or black in the fucken woods at night 😂😂 especially with a coffin

    • @mimi7434
      @mimi7434 Před 5 lety +1

      Loooooool

    • @florencesrp5934
      @florencesrp5934 Před 5 lety

      TGATEZ fooooooool

  • @jailmurdoch7131
    @jailmurdoch7131 Před 3 lety

    Nice video effects bro kkkkkkk that fire looks so realistic

  • @dr.quackenbacker5247
    @dr.quackenbacker5247 Před 3 lety +1

    You know it's gonna be a good Vice video when my boy Thomas shows up.

  • @Colonel1954Dz
    @Colonel1954Dz Před 7 lety +79

    Haha I keep observing the reporter's reaction to what people there tell him and he just can't hide that look of confusion xD

    • @jjarry
      @jjarry Před 7 lety

      At the he want to start new side job doing this aswell.

    • @makeibajames8240
      @makeibajames8240 Před 7 lety

      Colonel1954Dz

  • @cockroachman27
    @cockroachman27 Před 8 lety +208

    18:38 "for me I believe it's a game where the scammer is both the victim and the violin"

    • @tihkal
      @tihkal Před 8 lety +2

      hahahhahahah i thought that's what he said lmao

    • @izzytahir4346
      @izzytahir4346 Před 7 lety +1

      Lmao. Villain

    • @sleeexs
      @sleeexs Před 7 lety +9

      It's the a african accent

    • @jude7671
      @jude7671 Před 7 lety +4

      hes telling us they make enough money to learn music

    • @oscargomez4970
      @oscargomez4970 Před 6 lety

      I swear i will subscribe to this guy that's a stupid accent

  • @Face256
    @Face256 Před 4 lety +22

    15:05 bro this scene is something else 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Capnsb
    @Capnsb Před 4 lety

    Dude the breaking and burning of computer parts flashed me back to the Futrama episode

  • @hythsmskater
    @hythsmskater Před 7 lety +181

    8:47 what a waste...kids in Africa could've eaten those eggs.
    wait WHAT?

    • @nielascension958
      @nielascension958 Před 6 lety +4

      SkATAN plot twist

    • @anbuhyuga8299
      @anbuhyuga8299 Před 6 lety +1

      SkATAN plot twist ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude

    • @grammarpolice1380
      @grammarpolice1380 Před 6 lety +1

      plot twist ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude

    • @psychogenie6991
      @psychogenie6991 Před 6 lety +1

      plot twist ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude
      REPLY

    • @aripcbc
      @aripcbc Před 5 lety +1

      plot twist ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude ☝🏽👇🏽copied that other dude

  • @allamericandude15
    @allamericandude15 Před 9 lety +26

    I always thought "how can people fall for this crap?" But then I worked in a community computer lab. One day I walk in and there's this old guy sitting at a computer. He had about a dozen different internet tabs opened up, and they were ALL scam sites like "easy loans", "get cash fast", "claim your FREE Visa credit card", etc. They weren't even trying to look legitimate, they were so corny. But this dude had his driver's license, credit cards, social security card, and bank information sprawled out on the desk in front of him, and he was diligently typing in all the information the sites were asking for. He even had a piece of paper where he was adding up the money he thought he was going to get. I walked over and tried to explain to him that these sites were just going to trick him and take his money. He said "I don't care, I'll do it anyway", so I just reached over his shoulder and closed the browser for him.
    Desperate people will believe anything.

  • @PocketRocket_
    @PocketRocket_ Před 4 lety +17

    7:42 That's about the last place I'd expect to see a Celtic shirt

    • @godsaidhesaidtv
      @godsaidhesaidtv Před 4 lety

      Man...Ghana is one of the best cities in Africa..Celtic supporters are here too..there are parts of Ghana that comes close to any city in the world,London whatever..I dont know why they failed to show the old city,rege Manuel's...etc

    • @dinogaming4419
      @dinogaming4419 Před 4 lety +3

      Companies who aren't able to sell shirts just ship them to Africa. It happens a lot with American sports if a teams loses in the championship.

    • @rze2k48
      @rze2k48 Před 4 lety +1

      @@godsaidhesaidtv since when is ghana a city?

  • @deadgrl7740
    @deadgrl7740 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for the info 😀I have a romance scammer on the hook right now & want to keep him busy as long as possible

  • @mansashaka
    @mansashaka Před 8 lety +168

    dude that juju priest is a troll for real hahahha grabbing a bby and givin it some hard liquor hahha

    • @jmendoza328
      @jmendoza328 Před 8 lety +12

      Biting chickens heads off n shit!!

    • @lunafringe10
      @lunafringe10 Před 8 lety +1

      +mansa shaka sure, i m paid for it you moron,

    • @RodmanShah
      @RodmanShah Před 8 lety +2

      +Juju Rellama you get paid to force babies to drink?

    • @ingold1470
      @ingold1470 Před 5 lety +1

      I wonder what percentage of people there just view it as a kind of freak show, and pretend to take it seriously when Vice talks to them?

    • @ANITAACRUZ
      @ANITAACRUZ Před 4 lety +1

      @@ingold1470 Good point

  • @nana2g5
    @nana2g5 Před 11 lety +32

    am a proud Ghanaian and happy this show has throne light on issues we are afraid to touch. we have been crippled with ignorance and religion.

  • @megamortus
    @megamortus Před 4 lety +7

    I'm waiting to franchise my own store of the "Dwarf's Kingdom" chain in the US.

  • @Serkasm
    @Serkasm Před 4 lety +23

    The scammers get scammed willingly

    • @louistournas120
      @louistournas120 Před 4 lety

      They could get an education on how not to get scammed, if they are willing.

  • @jasmineedem7550
    @jasmineedem7550 Před 6 lety +394

    If juju gives you that much power, why can't the power be channelled towards the development of your country?

    • @noratek4286
      @noratek4286 Před 5 lety +107

      Woah there buddy, you cant just use religion and logic in the same sentence. That brings you bad luck or aids.

    • @KateDenthimamai
      @KateDenthimamai Před 5 lety +10

      David Evans Lmao

    • @yaaobenewaah1697
      @yaaobenewaah1697 Před 5 lety +9

      Yet many white people fall for their scams. They buy new cars and houses regularly.

    • @corymerry3399
      @corymerry3399 Před 5 lety +7

      @@yaaobenewaah1697 they take money from niggas too you know.

    • @helenmoran6689
      @helenmoran6689 Před 5 lety +3

      Not everyone sees 1st world civilizations as an ideal life I come from the islands and I rather it here than live in the city with a Starbucks on ever corner

  • @BUCKESPARTAN
    @BUCKESPARTAN Před 7 lety +239

    -why is he throwing eggs
    -Because he likes egss
    African dude

    • @dustinwrye
      @dustinwrye Před 5 lety +11

      Their version of How To Basic.

  • @matstarcher7630
    @matstarcher7630 Před 2 lety +2

    Wow.. planet earth is so lucky to have these people and this country. How lovely.

  • @jacobmcdonald3334
    @jacobmcdonald3334 Před 4 lety

    I found this video very informative and SAKAWA!

  • @greedostick
    @greedostick Před 5 lety +619

    Dear Sir, you are our long lost King of Ghana. There is a $1,000,000,000,000,000 dowry in your name. All you have to do is sent $2500.00 USD to us for your plane ticket, and to process your royal papers. Please send us the checking account information IMMEDIATELY so you can claim what is rightfully yours. Sincerely, you servant, Akeem of Zamunda.

  • @jaileesurf
    @jaileesurf Před 5 lety +7

    I used to work for a company selling ceiling fans online. We would get orders for 10+ ceiling fans shipping to Compton for example, paid for with a credit card. Once the fans were shipped we would get a charge back due to fraudulent activity. I started tracking the IP from the email orders and realized most of the fraudulent orders were coming from Ghana. If I remember correctly the IP always started with 41.

  • @themobilemidwife
    @themobilemidwife Před 4 lety +4

    This whole thing looks like a comedy movie
    Especially being in Ghana and knowing how real and serious this sakawa thing is

  • @blacksea90
    @blacksea90 Před 3 lety +3

    Tips for recognizing scammers
    - Check their fluency in English. If they claim to be from an English-speaking country, yet their English is bad, boom, scammer.
    - If they claim to be from some other country, ask them things about that country and say sth in the language of the supposed country they're claiming to be from. If they keep responding in English and ignore what you said, boom, scammer.
    - Check what they tell you. If they talk about serious relationships and exhibit strong feelings early on, without getting to know you better, boom, scammer.
    - Demand a voice or video call with them. If they constantly claim they aren't available, boom, scammer.

  • @yaboieh7680
    @yaboieh7680 Před 6 lety +470

    Vice guy: Is this really as weird as communion, or circumcision?
    *African priest makes baby drink alcohol*

    • @gustopher6500
      @gustopher6500 Před 5 lety +6

      ya boi eh if you think about it not really, alcohol makes them feel good, why would the baby not feel good? And they probably got it too as a kid and therefore are even more unintelligent

    • @edwinquintanilla3036
      @edwinquintanilla3036 Před 5 lety

      Lol

    • @keegancook619
      @keegancook619 Před 5 lety +68

      *american doctor cuts off babies natural penis covering for religious reasons.*

    • @vids2002
      @vids2002 Před 5 lety

      ya boi eh So communion lol

    • @he_cat
      @he_cat Před 5 lety +4

      ya boi eh Have you seen some orthodox baptism?
      This is way worse than holding a baby on one arm, and pouring like 1 ml of alcohol in its mouth. It didn't even swallow it.

  • @Yoshi278
    @Yoshi278 Před 7 lety +802

    18:38 "The scammer is both a victim and a violin"

    • @sergeantscumbag2116
      @sergeantscumbag2116 Před 7 lety +21

      wonder how it sounds

    • @NTEDOG561
      @NTEDOG561 Před 6 lety +2

      Haha!

    • @rebeccakiarie616
      @rebeccakiarie616 Před 6 lety +26

      HAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!! i saw this comment before i heard it in the video...

    • @lonewanderer1776
      @lonewanderer1776 Před 6 lety +25

      Not surprised since they always get played by the juju dude.

    • @ivo.lipanovic
      @ivo.lipanovic Před 6 lety +3

      Scammer is someone who would get 30 rounds 7.62x39mm for all the shit he's done to my family.

  • @NiceRage2009
    @NiceRage2009 Před 3 lety +3

    Damn it...I was really hoping they’d have the Nigerian Prince in this video. After all, I did help him to locate his billions of dollars and all I had to do was send him $25,000 cash. I can’t wait till my cheque for 25 MILLION dollars shows up in the mail!🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @Al-hn5og
    @Al-hn5og Před 3 lety +2

    So much wasted potential with these young guys.

  • @randomguy2.083
    @randomguy2.083 Před 5 lety +185

    So this is where all the nigerian princes come from

    • @suuwooski6416
      @suuwooski6416 Před 5 lety +10

      No theure from nigeria

    • @anthonyjjj3417
      @anthonyjjj3417 Před 5 lety

      I see you everywhere

    • @JaseyStudios
      @JaseyStudios Před 5 lety +1

      Why does everybody have this profile pic all of a sudden

    • @anthonyjjj3417
      @anthonyjjj3417 Před 5 lety +2

      @@JaseyStudiosbecause they are the Aryan brotherhood skinheads and Nazis gay bitch ass wiggles.

    • @ye-xf5mw
      @ye-xf5mw Před 5 lety

      Anthony j Jj Proof or fake

  • @VanIsleBC
    @VanIsleBC Před 7 lety +115

    holds up sawaka boys 4, "they're already up to sakawa boys 8"
    me: "ok"

    • @jb403
      @jb403 Před 7 lety +12

      VanIsleBC he's saying that since he filmed it they already made 4 more

    • @HealthyAndrew
      @HealthyAndrew Před 7 lety

      lol

    • @afaf233
      @afaf233 Před 7 lety +7

      i taught this nigerian the apartment scam....he rented his apartment with a fake id then re rented it to 45 people taking a month deposit in advance before he moves out in a months time to go to a new job in a different country...the scam works as follows...rent a nice apartment with nice furniture all rented....then get a fake wife and fake baby and invite the person who wants to rent the apartment inside ....show packed boxes ready to move out at end of month....make coffee and cake for the guest....ask for one month deposit and give him a key and a depositi reciept...give him fake banlk account to deposit the future rents and fake name....take the deposit and meet other renters....take deposit from as many people as you can and then leave....the renters come at end of month and the apartment is empty and you move out before they all come at the same time...you are gone....do same in different town and repeat scam...make sure the rent you ask for is below market rate like its a bargain...they all fall for it....they will beg to be able to pay the de[osit to get the apartment..
      ....

    • @yab-_-yab6407
      @yab-_-yab6407 Před 7 lety +9

      that is quite a scam mate, although I think thieves and scammers are scum, I have to admire the intelligence of the scam

  • @Lewis-nc6wq
    @Lewis-nc6wq Před 3 lety +6

    vice should be on netflix, i feel blessed to have this stuff for free

  • @reggiesaidit513
    @reggiesaidit513 Před 4 lety +7

    When you realize that folks are making deals with the devil to scam you

  • @FHIPrincePeter
    @FHIPrincePeter Před 7 lety +12

    First well done to the producers of this documentary for being objective and trying to get to the bottom of the Witchcraft in Ghana. Very commendable. I think there needs to be more documentaries on this subject as it is very BIG in West Africa.

  • @Thempster
    @Thempster Před 5 lety +288

    Now i really wanna watch Sakawa boys 1-8. Where can i get this masterpiece?

  • @0bled121
    @0bled121 Před 3 lety +2

    It’s impressive to see what Ghana has done with a small economy

  • @G0ddessKelly
    @G0ddessKelly Před 4 lety +3

    The Juju priest holding that baby by one arm like that made me have such bad anxiety

  • @raynalovely5178
    @raynalovely5178 Před 10 lety +30

    I like the way Vice always remains respectful to other cultures. Even though some of the stuff may seem crazy or weird to us.

  • @Admiral_Jezza
    @Admiral_Jezza Před 8 lety +325

    Kids in Africa could eat those computers.

  • @toddhoward5947
    @toddhoward5947 Před 3 lety +1

    The director guy is a skeptical person and really wants to help their community

  • @nuel7594
    @nuel7594 Před rokem +1

    Would honestly love to see a follow up on where these sakawa boys are now