Stopping Microsoft Scammers from Stealing $20,000!
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- čas přidán 10. 10. 2022
- These scammers are ruthless! They pretend to be Microsoft AND your bank in an attempt to steal thousands from you. I thought it would be fun to screw up their system and save some of their victims.
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Hi Ben. Love your videos :)
I use surfshark because of you and I’m very grateful!
Hey pleasant green I got a scam you should talk about.
Hey do you want a free gift card! Answer this 20 page essay- jk but love your vids keep up the good work
So glad to hear the bank professionals recognizing the scam. Well done again Ben.
Jim!!!
jim
Hero Jim
I don't think Ben.... last name,,,, Dove is his real name ;) unless he is ben from the town of dover. and he is picking up his news paper
Jim reel it you lug!
"You got outsmarted by a 17 year old kid from Serbia and we're about to really mess things up". The greatest line I ever heard in relation to scammers.
Him, and I*
@@xandro8309 ?
Serbia 💪💪
Who ever that kid is, hes a friggin legend!!!!
Fr
I work at an electronic retailer and we ask what the gift cards are for and mention scammers every time someone comes up with over 100 dollars. Let's all do our part and protect the elderly and the desperate!!
Good job! If everyone was getting the word out, scammers would steal less.
Awareness is the best prevention.
what are the gift cards for. if I got annoyed by that. I would tell you. oh I am just buying them for the garderner. he is comming in 5days and wants me to prepay with this $500 steam card
Amen brother.
THANK YOU. I buy everybody gift cards at Christmas and had trouble doing it last Christmas. Luckily, I was also buying a Happy Holidays package of greeting cards. I also had the list of everybody's name and what card they liked. I was thrilled to provide the cashier with this information !
At our local WalMarts where they sell gift-cards, there is a LARGE printed sign, and it says something like, "If you have been asked to purchase a gift card to pay a debt..these are scams.." Or some such. Delighted that retail outlets are stepping up. I have seen an employee intervene, no hesitation - and ask an elderly person, "Is this for some tech support call you received?" Heroes!!!!
Saw one like that and they called over an Assistant Manager to talk to the guy who was trying to buy $5000 in gift cards to send to "a family member who needs to get his car fixed" and became quite agitated that Walmart was stopping it. NOTHING added up and management explained it calmly to him what was going on, but he just left, swearing, and yelled that he would just go to another Walmart and try it over there.
Horse to water and all that, I just hope that manager called ahead to the other locations to be on the lookout for him.
That bank teller deserves a reward. That made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, hearing her show true compassion and care for someone who was about to lose their life savings.
Absolutely 💯!!@
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Agreed that teller deserves a raise
Absolutely, that lady is just the best. If we could get bank staff all over the world doing this then the scammers would be badly hit.
Absolutely. Like a huge raise and a promotion.
This guy is amazing. My mom was trying to buy a house and almost sent this dude 9k but before she did I asked if I could do some research , I found the realistate agent and found out that this dude didn't exist on their system. I did some stuff and funny enough found out they were located in.... Lagos nigeria. Saved my mom 9k thanks to this channel. thanks pleasent! :D
thats amazing!
Congratulations
lagos nigeria *toooo doo*
It has to be lagos
I love how he not only uncovers and prevents the scam but also helps this gentleman with his actual problem. That's a great thing you did!
Hold on, are you a ZAPATISTA?
BASED!
@@zenothemeano4381 Not located in the autonomous regions but I very much support them! Nice that someone noticed.
If only you could get that kind of service from the real Microsoft.
I work in a grocery store and I have stopped numerous attempts of people buying gift cards for scammers. It is sad that people are falling for these scams.
Thanks for doing your bit.
Education, warnings and a helping hand from a real person, can make a difference.
Stupid tax is high
I love that you actually spent the time to help that man with tech support lol. that's often harder than stopping scams in the first place :P
Ouch, a scammer troll didn't like your comment! YT removed them.
Ty for helping these victims, especially the elderly. Thankful for the bank teller too.
It says a lot about people who from thousands of miles away will call elderly and vulnerable people to try and steal their life's savings. I've always wondered why it's the same people that do it over and over, and am now convinced that some kinds of people are just designed that way. Some would argue that it's due to poverty, terrible living conditions and desperation, but that would mean over half the world would do the same, but they don't. Given that millions of people from there, and not just the "criminals", but people from all walks of life, do this daily 24/7, tells me that it's something cultural. All cultures value certain things, but here we have one that values stealing and dishonesty. It's hard to imagine, and harsh to say, but true. Many people I've spoken to who have immigrated from india tell me that bribery, payoffs, lying and cheating are just a way of life. It's just sad all round.
VERY Thankful, tellers and Bank Managers like this are so so helpful
I agree its espionage!
Appalling, that someone would try to cheat someone out of their hard-earned savings, especially an elderly person.
Scammers should burn in Hell, I do not have any sympathy for them whatsoever. They are disgusting specimens of humanity.
@@BiblicalTeachings It really is sad that a nation with such potential is having that potential eroded. It shows that the scammers/people are only concerned with themselves are don’t care about their own image abroad. The damage they’re doing is serious and lasting. Cheers.
That was sweet of you to spend an hour with that man. Thanks Ben.
Hello
This was perfect! Instead of stopping a few scams, now you stopped all scams in a call center and it’s just perfect. Having access to their admin system allows you to do so much and stop all the scams that they have going. Tremendous work and hopefully that Serbian kid can help you out more in the future.
@@xandro8309 are you the guy who helped Ben out? Great work!
@@xandro8309 How come you have two subscribers, with no content?
Surely you would have some fascinating videos by now?
Created account 2018, so you were 13, that's underage as far as YT goes...
I work for Dollar general and we are actually trained on gift card fraud/scams and try everyday to prevent it. I've seen a few and love the videos to know what new story lines to look out for.
It's good to hear that cashiers are being trained on looking out for scam victims. All of us together will put a huge dent in this monumental problem.
Thank you for doing your bit!
Education, warnings and actual real assistance can make a diference.
I remember when I was at work (Security in a supermarket) and an elderly woman came up to me asking me to help her email a photo to someone. I said yeah I can help. When she said she wanted to email this gift card number of a sum of £500 so she could get £250k transferred to her made my heart sink. I tried all I could to convince her it was a scam but she kept saying "but my friend got his money and sent a picture of the money" and I again tried to tell her that his FB possibly got hacked and to call him directly but she wouldn't listen (I obviously didn't tell her how to send the picture) and told all colleagues not to either. A few days later she tried buying £2500 worth of gift cards and it got so bad it escalated to the police cos she already lost £2500 already. A police officer came and asked for any CCTV or information from me and I basically told the officer "you'll be wasting your time as the money is gone."
Ohh man.. that's heartbreaking
The worst thing was the colleagues were making little jokes like saying. "Hopefully she'll split the money with us" and I'm thinking they wouldn't be saying things like that if it was their grandparents being taken advantage of.
@@Zenith_95 the world in 2023 is very different to the world 20 years ago. Decency and politeness has disappeared from the west. I blame social media and the internet for making people selfish and self absorbed.
This was a lot of fun to work on with you! The best part was getting the message that they shut down and were afraid to go back to work. So much more to come. Let's Go!
I appreciate all your efforts working behind the scenes 👍
Best result ever!!!
Can I ask please, in what capacity did you work with Pleasant Green?
Gorgeous Women 🤗😇
Well done Chappy, huge respect, especially now I know the reason why.
PleasantGreen, you’ve inspired me to mess with the scammers who contact me. I’ve used many of your tactics such as grabify and editing photos. I have everything documented, and eventually got the scammer to send me his personal PayPal account after I sent fake error messages from Bitcoin wallet and trust wallet. I successfully reported him to PayPal. I’m currently in the process of trying to get him to hold a pleasant green sign on an African street for some money. You rock 😂
Thank you lady bank teller for helping the person being scammed out, you really saved them big time
Thank you for your service. It warms my heart that there's people out the like you helping the less knowledgeable. My friend and my sister, both 10 to 15 years older than me, got scammed. I wouldn't consider them old old, but old enough to have missed learning about newer technology and scams. Breaks my heart. Both can't afford losing thousands, but they did. Now I try to educate anyone I know. And sharing content like this is a helpful tool. Again, thank you....and the scambaiter community.
Recently, a local shop got their email hacked and I received a message from the scammer pretending to be the merchant.
I kept him entertained so that at the same time I could call the real owners up and inform them that they were compromised.
Well done, that's what it takes, someone to take notice and do something.
I've enjoyed watching your videos for years, but seeing you get access to a scammer's phone network and disrupting their "business" is the most exciting development yet! 👍
That teller is life saver to that poor person who almost lost everything to a scammer, you and the whole scam baiting community are awesome
I am impressed with your infiltration into their phone network. You are getting better every time. It would be just amazing having the possibility to speak during their scam calls. You could very easily save millions of dollars and much unwanted suffering to those poor victims.
Maybe soon you will find someone who can help you with that too 🍀🤞
Keep up the great work Angel Ben, we need you big time. 💪😇👏🍀🙏
Had a funny phone call today from Microsoft technical department telling me that over $1,000 has been taken out of my bank account, because my Norton and my Netflix subscriptions need renewing, so that we can continue to watch Amazon Prime for free.....imao....I love this....
You should have played with them 😂
Please "restart" your computer, not reset. Reset is an option that deletes alot of stuff. Just turn the computer OFF, then back ON, that's all. (PleasantGreen accidentally said the wrong word).
I had that same thought
I am so glad the teller spoke up!! I am trying to wrap my head around why you would think the "bank" would tell the you to lie to your local branch of the bank? Wouldn't they let the local branch know there is a breach of the account? Unfortunately, It appears they use confusing quick double-speak to frighten the victim. My friend's dad who has demetia lost thousands of dollars twice to these terrible scammers.
This video had a great outcome. Great work by the banker. Maybe she has watched these types of videos in the past. The things you can do to intercept scammers from their victims is priceless. Keep up the great work.
The scammers get scared every time! Seeing them mad is hilarious because they have nothing to say afterwards lmao
Right? they are rlly scared and they just insult you lol
😂😂
This is not scam ok give me your credit card information and funny digits on the back 🙂
@@peep346 Lmfao fr tho
It says a lot about people who from thousands of miles away will call elderly and vulnerable people to try and steal their life's savings. I've always wondered why it's the same people that do it over and over, and am now convinced that some kinds of people are just designed that way. Some would argue that it's due to poverty, terrible living conditions and desperation, but that would mean over half the world would do the same, but they don't. Given that millions of people from there, and not just the "criminals", but people from all walks of life, do this daily 24/7, tells me that it's something cultural. All cultures value certain things, but here we have one that values stealing and dishonesty. It's hard to imagine, and harsh to say, but true. Many people I've spoken to who have immigrated from india tell me that bribery, payoffs, lying and cheating are just a way of life. It's just sad all round.
Great that you tell people to talk to senior citizens at Walmart or wherever when you see them buying gift cards. Most older people will engage you, and be thankful for help.
Great job Pleasant Green! You were a great addition to the People's call center!! Keep saving the unsuspecting victims of these scams!😘😍🤗
Well done! When I hear these calls, my stomach goes into knots until the person on the other side of the call is saved.
Recently, I had some banking business that required a lot of cash. This was a legit transaction involving some house renovations and when I was taking the cash out of my savings I said to the teller, "No this isn't going to some scammers in India". She laughed and said "Don't get me going on those".
Great work Pleasant Green! Heart of gold with the tech support. The scammers must have seen a dip in calls after you changed their front message.
Me: **Looking around at WalMart to buy a BassProShop gift-card for fathers day**
Pleasant Green: **Grabs me by the shoulders, shakes me and screams** "ARE YOU OKAY?! WHO IS MAKING YOU DO THIS???!"
You: The FISH.!!...the FISH are making me do this, please help! My father's addiction to FISHHHH...! ARGGGHHHH!
That was a super good video ! It is so vile , creepy and appalling the way the scammers are now pretending to be from a person's bank. I can see why some people would fall for this, and you did a great job explaining how it works ! I'm glad that bank employees are learning about this scam and are able to warn potential victims. I love the voice mail message you created😆 "I'm 70 years old, I don't give a crap about porn" That was a great exchange from that person😂
Ben Dover making the world a better place, one scambait and one informative video at a time
I really like watching your videos because it's clear you're not just making click-bait and you're not just baiting the scammers but you're actually trying to help people. I think that's such a wonderful thing you do and you're such an amazing person for doing it. I'm sure you're don't do it for random people on CZcams to tell you how great you are but I'm also sure that it must be pretty draining to see what you see all the time. So, I'd just like to say thanks for making the world a little better with each video
I can't believe these scumbags. Thanks for helping all of us by messing with them.
Man that part where you helped the elderly gent out with his computer was pretty heart-felt. You are awesome!
Great job, Ben. Two saved IRT and thousands of others with your tweaking.
HUGE thanks to the 17 year old, you've picked a noble profession. Respect to crew.
This is why I'm a fangirl. Heroes.
@@xandro8309 Hey cool, what roll did you play in this video? Someone else in comments said she was also part of it. It's nice to hear from people that work with Pleasant Green.
That was very sweet of you, to spend one hour with the victim. You are an amazing man thank you so much for everything you do 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️🥰
that bank teller is the true hero thank god for people like go beyond
It happened to me at work, once day, a guy came to ask for a pre-paid card which I knew it was frequently used by scammers, before bitcoin ransomware arrived to the scene. I asked this guy if he needed this kind of card because on his PC he received a pop-up asking for money... yes, it was that. So I advised him to go to the police to report the hack or go directly to a PC repair shop, or asking to some friend expert of PCs, to remove the trojan. People should be educated about this kind of scams, to avoid them and give no chances to scammers to win.
It is up to us, and people like you to educate, don't wait for "someone else", the Gov Depts are not going to get involved.
Spread the word, lend a hand, like you did, thank you.
You and Jim Are the best, I always waste scammers time every time they call.
Loved the replacement Microsoft greeting you created 😂😂 Wish more bank tellers were as cautious as the lady in your video !! Thanks for all you do to make the world safe from scammers!!!
Every transaction needs to be double-checked, even if it upsets people.
Hope you get to 1mil soon. These clowns out there who scam people for a living gives you quality content! I love watching bad guys getting stopped in their tracks.
This was a joy to watch, and it was great to see both you and the bank teller prevent from those folks from getting robbed by those thieves, Pleasant Green. The work you and other scambaiters do is truly appreciated!
Man I just found out my brothers buddies parents got hit for 20k from a hey grandpa call scammer. I was furious when I heard this because I’ve been watching all the scam baiters on yt for years including yourself and everyone else in this group on yt. I tell everyone about the scams and the channels but yet it still gets close to my family Wich really pisses me off. These scammers need to be stopped seriously. Thank you for your time and effort you put in . Thank you 🙏
They missed your memo?
Keep spreading the word, it all makes a difference.
goosebumps. when you call victims and really trying to help them out there.
Another good deed! Life saving for them. Keep going!
You (and others scambaiting) are real heros!
Of course you are my favorite for showing us your work. I know wasting the scammers time slows them down, but I like how you actually step in and stop a scam in progress. Bravo 👏 ❤ ty
Outsmarted by a 17 year old kid from Serbia. I love it!!!!!!
I work as a teller….omg “I’m buying a car” is the most common response😢
You are a hero. This was so awesome. And it was so nice to hear, that the lady from the bank saved the old ladys money. These scammers are so horrible. I've been watching a lot of this kind of videos and i know that they are not all doing it willingly, but still. It's horrible.
And that line "You got outsmarted by a 17 year old kid from serbia". I had a hard time stopping from laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love your content. Keep up the good work
I've never commented on your videos,but closely watching every video you make,and putting all your efforts to stop those scammers stealing from innocent people. I've decided to leave the comments because I'm from Serbia. I really appreciate your dedication to save All these people. Fully support you and will continue to watch all your excellent videos. If there's more people like you, the world would definitely be a better place. Thank you.
It always scares me when people buy big amounts of gift cards. I work customer service and as a cashier. Unfortunately scams are still pretty high.
Are management preventing you from helping?
That makes them culpable, handling stolen money, assisting the scammers!
@@stpfs9281 we cant technically get involved, we can ask if this for a gift or anyone asking over the phone.
Finally some recognition from Serbia :D We have probably one of best IT dudes on planet... if only pay was right and they were not going overboard once they finish their studies.
I'm lucky that I'm tech savvy and get at least some how scams work.....BUT, you take it to a new level with you amazing insider education. Thank you so much for what you do.
That Alicia had a very good American accent . Not American,though I could tell. That was great what u did! Great job! Good for the teller. Yes we must speak up. 👏🏻❤️✌️much support.
The sad thing is that someone could create a viable business doing this but instead scammers decided to rob people of their choice in their time of need.
Because the scammers are lazy
@@MasonRuinsEverything greedy more than lazy.
Yep. It says a lot about people who from thousands of miles away will call elderly and vulnerable people to try and steal their life's savings. I've always wondered why it's the same people that do it over and over, and am now convinced that some kinds of people are just designed that way. Some would argue that it's due to poverty, terrible living conditions and desperation, but that would mean over half the world would do the same, but they don't. Given that millions of people from there, and not just the "criminals", but people from all walks of life, do this daily 24/7, tells me that it's something cultural. All cultures value certain things, but here we have one that values stealing and dishonesty. It's hard to imagine, and harsh to say, but true. Many people I've spoken to who have immigrated from india tell me that bribery, payoffs, lying and cheating are just a way of life. It's just sad all round.
It's so cold hearted, I would never be able to do anything like that, and live with myself and conscience no way.
@@clubnaked IKR? Other "people think it's okay.
Is Amazing how you took time of your day to help the gentleman that was about to get scammed with his computer issues... is good to know there's still good people like you...
Absolutely brilliant. I just love it when scammers are stopped in their tracks.
These videos need to be playing 24/7 at banks and stores.
thank you, Mr. Green! You are doing excellent work. I love also that you actually spent time troubleshooting for the scammed individual you'd intercepted. Good job.
Pleasant Green is one of my favourite youtubers. i do watch his videos daily for educational reasons and i always have something to learn from him. The people like him must be more promoted than those who make tacky content. Do you even realise this guy is more useful than 80% teachers from school? He is like a teacher. Ly man!
worked retail and stopped SEVERAL scams of the older folk in my area - it always made me feel soo good to help them
Happened to my grandma. She sent 2k to a Indian “lawyer” who was hired to defend me in a dui. They told her not to call any other family members because I wanted to tell them, requested 2k in iTunes gift cards, barely speaks English and CVS had no questions. I personally made it a point to meet with the regional managers and now they probe when elderly people are buying gift cards that raise eye brows. Keep up the good work.
Just exactly what I needed today thank you for the hard work Pleasant Green 💚
As a Hilti rep I'm glad you saved one of our customers!
You are great at what you do. I absolutely love your videos and stopping these scumbag scammers wish it was more people like you that actually help people.
Thankyou so much.
We all need to start speaking up when we have concerns or see something wrong, speak up people!
I wish folks would stop acting as though you can use VPNs to bypass Netflix geo-location restrictions. Netflix can tell your using a proxy and will not allow you to play anything like that.
VPN should be called Proxy Tunnels. Lol don't get me wrong it works but there is always more to it for anyone into the tech specs.
VPNs are not entirely safe, they're open public servers to tunnel traffic by proxy location and ports. There is almost multi-tunneling encryption features that could enstrengthen connections theoretically that hasn't been entirely explored. I hope this little tid-bit in the tech-world read this one and could probably fix this patch up to work stronger to keep from spy-free from others using that server.
So amazing to see the awareness the tellers end !!! I even noticed now my chase app has been giving warnings about scamming
You all are heroes in my eyes and I believe we will eventually win this war!!
One of my favorite episodes, thank you for caring!
I'm glad that you are involved in this sort of scamming now!!! Great work! I watch you all of the time ! I can't wait for the peoples center!
Well done mate you guys do a great job helping people out and stopping scammers you guys put a smile on a old man's face Respect from Oz
i don’t have a lot of things that make me angry but, man, these scammers targeting the elderly REALLYYYY gets to me
especially hearing how distressed they get :(
Scammers are brainwashed (or use this as some form of justification) into believing all elderly westerners are millionaires.
Im the same. Im pretty chill about most things, but this shit does boil my blood....
Same!! That and MF’s that abuse animals! 😤😤
You can help by spreading the word, education, warnings
and help from a real person can make a difference.
Videos like this which actively disrupts the scamming activity warms my cockles big time! Thanks for everything PG
You are awesome for saving people. You are up there with first responders! Thank you for your service.
You're the best of all these who fight the scammers.
Huge love and support to yall who are fighting scammers thank yall so much for shutting down these scam centers
I will say, I've pulled out 500$ for rent once and the tellers asked me why I needed it and who it was for. I know my landlord and I don't use computers often so I wasn't being scammed, but it was refreshing to have them ask because some people do get screwed over
I did this where I work. The lady was buying like 5 steam cards and I was like bruh you don't look like a gamer at all. So I asked to help her. She told me to get lost and mind my own business. She looked super stressed so I felt I didn't help someone that day :(
Maybe she was addicted to buying games afterall 😅
@@oliveryt7168 she was messaging someone constantly and sitting there scratching off the codes and sending pictures. It was in front of Coles and I was mate come on :'(
@@dillyduck8664 You should have persisted and called for assistance!
Hope this channel grows.
Thank you for everything you do. Warms my heart to know that you and the others protect our elderly from these scumbags!
Appreciate all you do. Great work! Thank you!
I just love these videos this is amazing you are helping these people keep doing good Pleasant Green!
Seriously, you either need a TV show or open a corporation where you and others could help people that don't know about these scams. Maybe we can get the scammers out of business and exposed
I used to work for Bank of America for 7 years and I stopped hundreds of frauds. Check, Wire, Cash, transfers frauds you name it.
Good. You did a great deed
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO PLEASANT GREEN.
YOU ARE SERIOUSLY SUCH AN AMAZING PERSON AND I THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUT ALL THESE PEOPLE FROM THESE BAD TERRIBLE FRAUDSTERS OYYY! IM SO THANKFUL TO HEAR A MAN LIKE YOU IS STEPPING UP AND TAKING ACTION TO THESE .. THEIR ISNT A NAME DIRTY ENOUGH FOR THEM THATS WHAT. THEY ARE SOME OF THE WORST PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS TO ANYONE ESPECIALLY ELDERLY :( THIS IS HEARTBREAKING THESE CONVERSATION'S THAT'S WHY IM SO THANKFUL WHEN YOU STEP IN TO STOP THEM.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE TRULY YOUR AN AMAZING MAN.
PLEASE DON'T EVER STOP WHAT YOUR DOING ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Well played Ben! Great video.
When you said the teller had spoken to the victim I had goosebumps. So good. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💙💙 x
Lmao we called this number a few days ago to prank them and ended up messing with Kevin multiple times
Nice lol
YES!!!! This was SO amazing to watch!!! Thank you SO much for all your hard work!
Bravo bratu koji je provalio u scam centar. Great video i am glad my Serbian guy is helped you :) Love your vids keep good work.
Nothing but respect for this guy.
as always, you continue to make the world a better place!! beyond the scammer battle, providing support to the almost victim is an incredible act of kindness!! all the best Mr. Ben Dover 😀
I once was at a supermarket, where an old man at the checkout next to me asked to buy GooglePlay worth 500€. The cashier asked him, what amount of gift card he wanted, but the man just had a handwritten note with the words "500€ Google Play" on it. I asked him, if someone called him and told him to get these gift card, because the poor fella didn't know, what he was buying or what Google Play cards were.
He was very hesitant and defensive, but I told him very loud, that this was a scam, that he should hang up his phone and call the police.
He left the shop, before I was ready with my stuff, but I hope he followed my advice an hung up on these scammers...
Thanks to your videos, I knew what was up, because I recognized a pattern, that others around me couldn't see.
Keep up the good work👍
Ben you are an absolutely fantastic human being. ❤❤❤
I'm from India and really sorry to know that these scams are happening from india good job sir keep it up
Would you be interested in proving translation for the Peoples Call Centre?
Great work Ben! Lol im so glad you and others like you are out there helping people like this.
Ben for the win !!!! Spent an hour doing text support to save a person 🙌🏾 we love to see it
You do an amazing work,thank you so much for what you do