Inside a Pig Butchering Scam

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  • čas přidán 24. 02. 2024
  • Pig butchering scams are one of the most devastating scams around. They are a combination of a Romance Scam and an Investment Scam, usually involving crypto currency.
    In this video, I worked with someone who infiltrated a pig butchering scam in Dubai, UAE. He was able to take undercover video and audio to help expose how the scam works.
    So let's have a look deep inside one of these scams...
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  • @mrwnSB
    @mrwnSB Před 2 měsíci +6099

    It was a pleasure unveiling this with you, sir.

    • @grabasandwich
      @grabasandwich Před 2 měsíci +773

      If you're the one here risking your life, thank you and good luck exposing more!

    • @MrUssy101
      @MrUssy101 Před 2 měsíci +54

      Nah tell us the truth bro, you need to spit fax, Jim hired all these actors for the CZcams content.

    • @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza
      @KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza Před 2 měsíci +451

      ​@@MrUssy101 you can really call me stupid but you're joking right?

    • @TrippyShasta
      @TrippyShasta Před 2 měsíci +152

      Hes either trolling or braindead ​@KGBColonelGeorgeCostanza

    • @hammeredbassman88
      @hammeredbassman88 Před 2 měsíci +74

      @@MrUssy101🔔🔚

  • @PleasantGreen
    @PleasantGreen Před 2 měsíci +4975

    I don’t know who I have more sympathy for, the victims or the employees held captive. The stories I’ve heard haunt me.

    • @andjkh
      @andjkh Před 2 měsíci +319

      I was watching a news story about this style scam out of Cambodia, the scammer compound was surrounded by barbed wire.

    • @bluewinterwolf
      @bluewinterwolf Před 2 měsíci +15

      Nice to see you here, mate 😊

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 Před 2 měsíci +131

      Yeah, these are pretty desperate people.
      No one with a supercar will give 2 sh1ts about me out of the blue.
      Even if I met someone who was flashing objects to impress me I'd not be interested, friends only...
      Reminds me of when aa few co workers across my life got upset when I didn't want to join in on pyramid schemes, they quickly stopped liking me as much, and later on all the schemes fell apart and guess who lost...

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před 2 měsíci +4

      E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

    • @nr289
      @nr289 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Hi Ben!

  • @stephdau
    @stephdau Před 21 dnem +26

    A neighbour of mine is going through the very same at the moment, and now I have a great video to show him to validate what I've already explained to him. Thanks!

  • @mitchellnavea7242
    @mitchellnavea7242 Před měsícem +99

    I was a victim of this type of scam in early 2020 and it is incredibly shocking to realize how well they work to get you to fall for their entire scheme. Back in time, when the scammer asked me to take out loans to withdraw my "profits", I decided to stop following their instructions and then they become very aggressive afterwards. As I was trying to understand what was happening, I came across a subreddit where people were sharing their stories and my heart broke as I realized that my loss was nothing compared to theirs. Some of them were involved for more than a year, some others lost tens of thousands of dollars.
    In the end, I'm glad that this process taught me a lot about how they do things and that I was able to help people who were engaging in such a degenerate scheme.
    Thanks Jim for what you have done so far, and good work as always.
    Be wary, be cautious, and stay safe out there people!

    • @harveythompson1756
      @harveythompson1756 Před 24 dny +4

      ..more fool you and them.

    • @MisterFreeKey
      @MisterFreeKey Před 24 dny

      so I am curious. Were you that horny or just plain dumb to fall for it?

    • @minerva2958
      @minerva2958 Před 22 dny

      If you fell for this then you are an idiot.

    • @dreadsocialistroberts
      @dreadsocialistroberts Před 21 dnem +2

      They're all over bumble and tinder these days too.

    • @KlovneMonkey
      @KlovneMonkey Před 20 dny +3

      Well I feel like an idiot.. i just became a victim to this, but luckily it was only with money I could afford to loose 😢

  • @darkhorse505
    @darkhorse505 Před 2 měsíci +2618

    Why would CZcams not monetise this content?
    It’s factual, informative, educational.
    Jim is a legend and is saving millions of people from these horrific scammers everyday. CZcams is a strange beast.

    • @JimBrowning
      @JimBrowning  Před 2 měsíci +1242

      But it's scary and real life. Not all advertisers want real life :(

    • @m.m.4609
      @m.m.4609 Před 2 měsíci

      it's youtube man. ultra leftist socialist ideology that likes censoring.

    • @gflo2781
      @gflo2781 Před 2 měsíci +82

      @@JimBrowning look what happened for example when a load of well known CZcamsrs were promoting the Lord and Lady scam from Scotland (forget the name of it now, but it was all over for a few months). Such a grey area with it, none of them could tell if it was genuine or not, hence went along with it. Kinda goes against your mantra of helping people save money too!

    • @spankeyfish
      @spankeyfish Před 2 měsíci

      @@gflo2781 Established Titles?

    • @xcom9648
      @xcom9648 Před 2 měsíci +119

      Remember when the adblocker was broken i could see adds of scams all day, youtube is supporting scammers.

  • @KarlRock
    @KarlRock Před 2 měsíci +2053

    The scale is shocking! Even having an in-house model. That’s next level. I hope Dubai Police will take swift action.

    • @JimBrowning
      @JimBrowning  Před 2 měsíci +708

      I did report them to the Dubai police many months ago. They initially showed interest. Enough interest that I had a team travel from Australia to Dubai with known Aus victims. The police took all of this evidence, but then went silent and stopped correspondence.
      I'm not sure what to do, but I had hoped for better in UAE

    • @KarlRock
      @KarlRock Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@JimBrowning hmmm well that’s interesting! They’re probably worried about their international image being tarnished if it hit the news. I wonder if they quietly shut it down and deported them - or not.

    • @Francis0206
      @Francis0206 Před 2 měsíci +365

      @@JimBrowning
      UAE is still a middle eastern country. Corruption may be the issue here.

    • @Bozebo
      @Bozebo Před 2 měsíci +63

      "I hope Dubai Police will take swift action." I see what you did there :P

    • @Tatchko
      @Tatchko Před 2 měsíci +127

      @@JimBrowningsounds like money exchanged hands somewhere.

  • @-psilo-9071
    @-psilo-9071 Před měsícem +31

    As a lonely person, these scams make me so angry! Thank you for stopping these people!

    • @johnjjohningtoniii2439
      @johnjjohningtoniii2439 Před měsícem

      How am I supposed to know when an actual, 9/10, 24 year old, wealthy Asian woman is randomly interested in my average ass for no reason and it's not just these scammers?

    • @joseph1845
      @joseph1845 Před měsícem +2

      Ok but careful because labelling yourself something can end up making you stuck in a situation

    • @sepachortels6366
      @sepachortels6366 Před měsícem

      Lol not what the vids about

  • @peecee1384
    @peecee1384 Před měsícem +13

    You deserve a medal for sharing this information. God bless you.

  • @thesehandsart
    @thesehandsart Před 2 měsíci +1760

    Slavery and scamming, does it get more disgusting!?! Thank you Jim, and thanks to your contact for bringing awareness❤

    • @nootnewt9323
      @nootnewt9323 Před 2 měsíci +14

      I was thinking the same :( these scammers literally can’t go back home. That’s just evil.

    • @user-hq8wm8giyujcg
      @user-hq8wm8giyujcg Před 2 měsíci

      irqi rp/pst vietmi rp/pst , pink skin cucsin p/gg

    • @ElectricalExistence
      @ElectricalExistence Před 2 měsíci

      diversity is never going to be a strength.

    • @cococock2418
      @cococock2418 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I mean what do you expect lmao. This is par the course in black and brown countries. All leftist clowns who constantly harp about the supposed evil nature of western nations and white people are conveniently silent on this stuff going on Scot free in black and brown garbage dump countries.

    • @thomasbecker9676
      @thomasbecker9676 Před 2 měsíci

      @@nootnewt9323How do you think Dubai was built? It's all slave labor.

  • @humble.genius
    @humble.genius Před 2 měsíci +407

    Shoutout to the whistleblower. Huge respect for the integrity.

    • @magnum333
      @magnum333 Před 2 měsíci +18

      It must be really dangerous to f around with these gangsters in the middle of the desert.

    • @DudleyaSetchellii
      @DudleyaSetchellii Před měsícem +9

      Imagine the worst when you mess bad with people's money stream.

    • @magnum333
      @magnum333 Před měsícem +1

      The butchering may become real @@DudleyaSetchellii

  • @Ok_Cabbage
    @Ok_Cabbage Před 29 dny +2

    Appreciate every investigation you dive into to make the world more aware of these scamming operations. Making vidoes like this to educate the masses on this serious matter is a noble feat that I'm sure most of us who watch are more than thankful for.

  • @RalphieRoper
    @RalphieRoper Před měsícem +15

    Thank you for creating this. More people need to be aware.

    • @albertbresca8904
      @albertbresca8904 Před 23 dny

      it is scary... indeed...
      very clever they actually have a real model sending out fake videos and pictures... interesting... i wonder how she justifies this to herself? she must know they are stealing people's money and she is happy to be a part of this... i do hope her family find out and shame her... for willingly being a part of this thievery

  • @tibor29
    @tibor29 Před 2 měsíci +4626

    I asked chatgpt if it knew what pig butchering scams were. Here is what it wrote lol: "Yes, I'm familiar with pig butchering scams. These scams typically involve a seller offering to sell a live pig to a buyer at a seemingly good price. However, once the transaction is made, the seller may provide a pig that is either dead, of much lower quality than promised, or not even a pig at all (such as a different animal disguised as a pig)."

    • @AlpineArts
      @AlpineArts Před 2 měsíci +497

      How incredibly simple-minded is ChatGPT? 😅

    • @XANDER.....
      @XANDER..... Před 2 měsíci

      A different animal disguised as pig??? WTF 😂😂😂

    • @adrianmalacoda
      @adrianmalacoda Před 2 měsíci +361

      There's a Wikipedia article about it. It explains that the term pig butchering scam alludes to a pig being fattened up before a slaughter.

    • @frgmented-dreams6140
      @frgmented-dreams6140 Před 2 měsíci +44

      It's big smert

    • @Popernicus
      @Popernicus Před 2 měsíci +216

      LOL died at (such as a different animal disguised as a pig).. that's a big brain move

  • @patrickchubey3127
    @patrickchubey3127 Před 2 měsíci +489

    One of the best ways to avoid being scammed is to watch videos like this. Education is power.

    • @Sashazur
      @Sashazur Před 2 měsíci +43

      Another way is to have some common sense!

    • @ApinofArc
      @ApinofArc Před 2 měsíci +25

      @Sashazur
      Common sense is a developed skill. You learn it through critical thinking and/or experience.
      Sadly, critical thinking is in short supply nowadays, and often muddied with misinformation. So you're stuck with experience...and that's not a fun way to learn not to get scammed.

    • @urbanprojectz
      @urbanprojectz Před 2 měsíci

      This is the problem with the snowflake, not prepared for the real world.

    • @rmkensington
      @rmkensington Před 2 měsíci +8

      Not being a total idiot helps a lot

    • @lemonke5341
      @lemonke5341 Před 2 měsíci

      @@ApinofArcnah some ppl know its a scam but still believe in that 1% that its not a scam

  • @theonefood
    @theonefood Před měsícem +2

    Wow, this channel has become even better since I last watched a couple of years ago. Better than Netflix.

  • @Zorgot.
    @Zorgot. Před měsícem +7

    I've seen scams like this, didn't know it was called a pig butchering scam though. Thanks for the video and exposing it

  • @Rudolph-1
    @Rudolph-1 Před 2 měsíci +1441

    UAE local here (not from Dubai). I know a few higher up authorities in Dubai and I’ll definitely share this with them. Great work as always Jim!

    • @JimBrowning
      @JimBrowning  Před 2 měsíci +448

      Thank you. I did try to raise it with them, and after some initial interest, it seemed to stop. This was over 6 months ago.

    • @joostfloot5279
      @joostfloot5279 Před 2 měsíci +10

      W

    • @LiquidTurbo
      @LiquidTurbo Před 2 měsíci +10

      Please keep us updated

    • @MacSaxe
      @MacSaxe Před 2 měsíci +49

      @@JimBrowningreally surprising you had no uptake - also live in Dubai and in my experience their cybercrime division is next-level.

    • @Na7lasterone
      @Na7lasterone Před 2 měsíci +4

      @Rudolph-1 let's go fam. I'm rooting for you. Please keep us updated.

  • @4RILDIGITAL
    @4RILDIGITAL Před 2 měsíci +919

    This is an eye-opening revelation about cyber threats. It's shocking how deceptive people can become. This information is definitely valuable to prevent such online scams.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Před 2 měsíci

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    • @ravik007ggn
      @ravik007ggn Před 2 měsíci +14

      Simple logic. If a model looking girl matches you on a dating app, go to the bathroom and look at your face.. That should tell us all we need to know 😂

  • @dxbbred
    @dxbbred Před měsícem +3

    Born and raised in Dubai, will be showing this to people who should see it.

  • @josephsisson
    @josephsisson Před měsícem +3

    Amazing work Jim!
    Thanks for doing what you do!

  • @DokaRyan
    @DokaRyan Před 2 měsíci +455

    Let’s go Jim!

    • @Akari_Reinhart
      @Akari_Reinhart Před 2 měsíci +10

      I dont think we will see any things in jars here. 😊

    • @Ganvy
      @Ganvy Před 2 měsíci +19

      Can you put a scammer in a jar for a month or until something interesting happens?

    • @BradW-ye8cn
      @BradW-ye8cn Před 2 měsíci +4

      Daj boze

    • @callofdutylova18
      @callofdutylova18 Před 2 měsíci +5

      @@GanvyNOOONOOONOOONOO YOU DONT HAVE TO DO THAT YOU DONT HAVE TO DO THAT NOOOO

    • @L_Train
      @L_Train Před 2 měsíci +2

      This guy has millions of subscribers? For what? Eating jellybeans m

  • @simonhebert4089
    @simonhebert4089 Před 2 měsíci +216

    I never heard of "pig butchering" scams before. Very insightful, thank you for sharing!

    • @immortalsun
      @immortalsun Před 2 měsíci +3

      I recommend you check out the episode on Pig Butchering on Last Week Tonight that just came out!

    • @afrobian1
      @afrobian1 Před 2 měsíci +4

      It’s real. And anyone can fall for it. My friend, a smart man. a doctor. Was scammed 150k. No romance involved but some bogus investment.

    • @Teribus13
      @Teribus13 Před 2 měsíci +3

      I'd never heard of these scams either. Every day is a school day.

    • @Tyiriel
      @Tyiriel Před 2 měsíci +7

      I guessed it was chinese the moment i heard the term

    • @HermanWillems
      @HermanWillems Před 2 měsíci +4

      how can you not know this? The whole dating online scene is now destroyed because of this. :) You can't date online anymore because of this because 99% of woman on those apps are these fake profiles. This is already going on for 8 years+ or so now.

  • @LAINYTAVARES
    @LAINYTAVARES Před 27 dny +5

    I found myself addicted to your videos ❤
    The purpose of it, the justice, inteligence well used, a straight to the point explanation, not a single annoying yell to sound "cool" like they do on other channels and etc...
    If I could give you a bear hug, I would! 😂
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @controlx238
    @controlx238 Před měsícem

    Thank you for everything you do Jim! You are a great person and much respect to you!

  • @FlamRackett
    @FlamRackett Před 2 měsíci +349

    Big props to the person who got that footage. Solid work as always Jim, these people are lower than filth.
    Also, heard you on BBC Radio 5 Live couple of weeks ago. Brilliant, you are getting recognition for your work.

    • @dinth
      @dinth Před 2 měsíci +12

      Ohh could you say more about that BBC Radio audition? Is it still on iPlayer?

  • @pgj1997
    @pgj1997 Před měsícem +502

    The fact that so many people have no idea how to spot an obvious catfish really worries me.

    • @SupremeInvigilator
      @SupremeInvigilator Před měsícem

      You sound so sexy when you say that...

    • @Valanze
      @Valanze Před měsícem +66

      I can see your point. What you have to keep in ming that some people are lonely. Some people ache for companionship. Then you find some beautiful person who has taken interest in you and actually cares (or appears to). What makes these scams extra disgusting to me is that element. While it is not everyone (who doesn't like easy money) a lot of people fall for it because they need that emotional connection. The money is just the icing on the cake. We have to educate and help everyone. This is really the only way to fight this thing.

    • @maxpotenza9868
      @maxpotenza9868 Před měsícem +46

      I used to think like that, but now that my parents are in their 70's and starting to struggle with cognition and memory, I can see how the elderly fall for these scams. My mum keeps sending me screen shots of a facebook post claiming $1.00 iPhones. It is only a matter of time before they become victims .

    • @pickachuwu
      @pickachuwu Před měsícem

      @@maxpotenza9868thats so hard to see. im sorry you and your parents are going thru that. i hope they stay safe from scams 💛

    • @jaykilborn2508
      @jaykilborn2508 Před měsícem

      My dad lost $17,000 on an oil and gas scam. He fell for it because he was lonely and he looked forward to talking to the scammer. I almost fell victim to the pig butchering scam. Winnie followed me on Twitter. She was a 30 year old, hot looking Chinese babe. She DMed me to ask if we could start a conversation on WhatsApp. Every day we would talk, and that went on for months. After she had built up my trust, she said she could show me how to make some money, if I would buy digital currency. I was saved by my bank because they refused my transaction. I asked Winnie if we could continue our relationship if we didn't talk about digital currency and that was the last I heard from her.

  • @tamiz8895
    @tamiz8895 Před 16 dny +1

    The only way that this can be stopped is by educating people, which is why your video is so important for others to see. Thank you 🙏🏻

  • @alexmugglefartfernandez3362
    @alexmugglefartfernandez3362 Před 2 měsíci +132

    Bro I’m glad you’re posting again not seeing you’re videos had me worried … i love you’re videos , my grandma almost lost 40,000 from her savings, i watched one of you’re videos years ago and spotted the scam right away ..thank you jim you are the 🐐🐐🐐🐐

  • @Finkelfunk
    @Finkelfunk Před 2 měsíci +337

    "If you recommend it to 5 friends and they each recommend it to 5 friends you get a share of their profit!"
    My brother in Christ this is called a pyramid scheme, what poor soul still falls for these?

    • @joshuacr
      @joshuacr Před 2 měsíci +23

      Ignorant people often on social media.

    • @timothius9000
      @timothius9000 Před 2 měsíci

      @@joshuacr don't forget AMWAY & the scientology cult are both massive pyramid schemes that the USA is unwilling to stop

    • @WingMaster562
      @WingMaster562 Před 2 měsíci +37

      Vulnerable people

    • @raptorjesus6120
      @raptorjesus6120 Před 2 měsíci +43

      @@WingMaster562This. Being poor and desperate figuratively rewires your brain. You cannot think straight if you're poor. The same goes for being lonely.

    • @alexrecuenco
      @alexrecuenco Před 2 měsíci +12

      The people I’ve met that fall for these know it is a pyramid scheme, but they think they can outsmart it

  • @mr.ks.6499
    @mr.ks.6499 Před měsícem +2

    Man you are an eye opener , thank you for your hardwork

  • @ALLGOOD_MUSIC
    @ALLGOOD_MUSIC Před 2 měsíci +284

    Thank you so much for posting this JIM!!! My friend is involved in 3 of these relationships as we speak! Sending him the video now!!! Thank you again

  • @rigilchrist
    @rigilchrist Před 2 měsíci +52

    I'm not on any dating apps, but have encountered these scammers on Instagram. They are fairly easy to spot. Always an Asian woman with a glob-trotting lifestyle. I had no idea of the scale of the operation though. Well done for exposing it.

    • @krazownik3139
      @krazownik3139 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I heard about this scam on an incel/self-improvement forum around 2020. So it isn't anything new. I guess that this early scammers are just beginning to expand their operations. Your description of their profiles are spot-on. I really hope that they would not try to better camouflage themselves, as if finding somebody wasn't too hard already.

    • @nootnewt9323
      @nootnewt9323 Před 2 měsíci

      @@krazownik3139it’s been a thing on tinder even before that

    • @DudleyaSetchellii
      @DudleyaSetchellii Před měsícem

      They are on X or Twitter, too.

    • @Nihad840
      @Nihad840 Před 21 dnem

      @@DudleyaSetchellii tiktok too recently

  • @nathanryan8555
    @nathanryan8555 Před 26 dny

    wow, i did nearly get done... thank you so much for your amazing work exposing this crap and making people aware, i can only imagine how many you've saved...

  • @noor.mohmand
    @noor.mohmand Před měsícem +1

    Good work, you really help people avoid being scammed. Real hero.

  • @bjornlinde2669
    @bjornlinde2669 Před 2 měsíci +89

    Shout out to the brave guy risking his life for everyone to see what is going on! He deserves huge respect and even a medal!

  • @Athfan
    @Athfan Před 2 měsíci +317

    So glad this video was released, I was also contacted multiple times by scammy numbers (I have no idea how they get our phone numbers) and I have watched enough of Jim Browning videos to know that it is a scam. So a BIG THANK YOU JIM !!!

    • @Hecker9974
      @Hecker9974 Před měsícem

      Never give your phone to facebook! Out of my last 3 phone numbers, the only common denominator for the ones that got a shit ton of scam ads was Facebook. My current phone number has not been given to facebook (I deleted my accounts long ago) and I only use it strictly for services that require it for safety measures, so far not a single scam has reached this number.

    • @edzymods
      @edzymods Před měsícem

      Any website or service you sign up to sells your data to data brokerage firms, and then they sell it on to cunts like in this video.

    • @orionxtc1119
      @orionxtc1119 Před měsícem

      It's called "pig butchering" because they see white men as pigs

    • @topokhancom
      @topokhancom Před měsícem

      Data breaches, buying phone number lists from sites that you signed up for online or apps you downloaded for free, and also from contacts' phone numbers of friends who might have downloaded the app, etc
      .
      Nowadays, event comments and reviews are taken from the source and used by bots. That's why you can't trust videos on CZcams, even if they have good comments. Shame on CZcams for removing the dislike button.

    • @M_Usagi_Y
      @M_Usagi_Y Před měsícem +4

      Bro go reverse and try to scam them back, i always get atleast some money out of them and its quite entertaining

  • @marknaylor9394
    @marknaylor9394 Před měsícem

    great work Jim...I can't believe they're not out to get you by now! Keep it up...if you can!

  • @RyanH-yr5tu
    @RyanH-yr5tu Před měsícem +1

    The world needs more people like you Jim

  • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
    @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Před měsícem +17

    My jaw actually dropped when you said Dubai. The UAE does not mess around with punishment for criminal activity among those who are not ultra wealthy. There must be some sort of loophole the scammers are abusing.

    • @Pull_upp
      @Pull_upp Před měsícem +12

      Trust me the local police are aware. I went for an interview in that building when I was in search for a job. there is more Jim didn't talk about.

  • @doitwithnick501
    @doitwithnick501 Před měsícem +10

    The amount of effort they put in to scam is astonishing

    • @allanshpeley4284
      @allanshpeley4284 Před 4 dny

      Why? They make a ton of money. Why wouldn't it be worth the effort?

  • @nishant8sep
    @nishant8sep Před měsícem

    Thanks a lot for creating awareness about this issue.

  • @Foxner
    @Foxner Před 2 měsíci +266

    Just the other day I went to your CZcams page cause I hadn’t seen anything from you in a while and was worried the scammers finally caught up to you.
    Im glad to see you still around and stopping these scammers.

    • @greek_freak5429
      @greek_freak5429 Před 2 měsíci +4

      How would they catch up to him? Isnt he too far away? What can they do?

    • @Foxner
      @Foxner Před 2 měsíci

      @@greek_freak5429 The US thought the same thing until Pear Harbor happened. Just because someone is far away doesn't mean they can't harm you.

    • @JediMasterBaiter
      @JediMasterBaiter Před 2 měsíci

      @@greek_freak5429 Yeah, it's not like they can trick him into deleting his CZcams account, right?🙂
      😐

    • @piedpiper1172
      @piedpiper1172 Před 2 měsíci

      @@greek_freak5429Just this style of scam, only by the organizations operating in Cambodia, is estimated to bring in revenue equivalent to half of Cambodia’s annual GDP.
      Individual victims have transferred millions of dollars.
      No where on earth is too far away to reach for a million dollars.

    • @insomniacfirehorse6425
      @insomniacfirehorse6425 Před měsícem

      Even im.subscribe to Jim, YT dont give notification

  • @rebus_x5313
    @rebus_x5313 Před 2 měsíci +151

    Some years ago i noticed that on many dating apps/websites there are profiles of models (too perfect), and they ALL have extremely similar backgrounds (a room in white colors), and the photos also look like they were shot on the same camera. That's when i started suspecting some organized scheme. I tried to look these photos up through reverse image search, got no results - i.e. they were not taken from other websites, and thus came to a conclusion that someone had actually involved models into shooting those, specifically for doing something on dating platforms.
    Once i saw these offices from the footage, i recognized those rooms. Now i finally know a much more detailed answer for what's this about. Thank you

    • @Gerardo-nz2gp
      @Gerardo-nz2gp Před měsícem +5

      At this moment some of those pictures are on Instagram

  • @luluweder
    @luluweder Před měsícem +1

    shocking and thank you for educating us Jim !, we receive a lot of such sms regularly here in North America.

  • @umranaydnalp4394
    @umranaydnalp4394 Před měsícem +2

    wow I saw you on instagram and now I'm here and you're good at this.

  • @StargateMax
    @StargateMax Před měsícem +24

    I was a victim of a romance scam in 2020 from Tinder, the handwriting was very similar to this. And I lost a ton of money via "investing" even though I saw red flags, but "she" hypnotized me and knew what buttons to push. After that I have seen many more with the same handwriting, and I dodged all the subsequent bullets. I have no mercy for scammers, none whatsoever.

    • @squirrel9760
      @squirrel9760 Před měsícem +1

      She didn’t hypnotize you, you’re just stupid.

  • @THEPAPASMURFTHEOG
    @THEPAPASMURFTHEOG Před měsícem +282

    all scammers are pure filth. I hope the proper authorities take swift action quickly!! thanks for sharing Jim!

    • @hannesbaum9318
      @hannesbaum9318 Před měsícem +18

      For the low level staff i would be more carefull with my judgement.
      Of course they know what they are doing, but it is easy to say its disgusting while you are not in the same position as they are. If you or I would be a immigrant worker and had to choose to work as a slave construction worker or a near slave scammer im sure alot of people would compormise their morals.

    • @Jxcollin1
      @Jxcollin1 Před měsícem +11

      As a scambaiting fan myself, I HAD this same opinion until I saw John Oliver's cover of these scams from a couple of weeks ago. At least some of them are scammed/human trafficked into doing it themselves, it's not always their choice. I'd recommend giving that video a watch too if you haven't seen it already. Have a great day!

    • @einhalbesbrot
      @einhalbesbrot Před měsícem +1

      I dont think thats true. A scammer in a poor country with a yearly avg. Income of lets say 50$ can scam a small percentage of for example a csgo inventory.
      If you steal 50$ but the victims have 3000$ in skins in my opinion the scammers are not automatically pure filth.

    • @apbecker
      @apbecker Před měsícem +6

      @@einhalbesbrotso basically, "I think those people deserve it, so the scammers are better"? good moral footing you've got there.

    • @einhalbesbrot
      @einhalbesbrot Před měsícem

      @@apbecker no i dont believe they deserve it.
      But it isn't a huge loss.
      I myself have been scammed out of 30€ and later after talking a bit more to the scammer i understood.
      He had the ability to take hundrets of my Euros but decided on 1 item.
      I have empathy for those misfortuned of us.
      It also thought me a valuable lesson about safety on the internet.
      All in all i'd say the 30€ for an exploit that coule have cost me thousands is a valuable lesson aswell

  • @maxinef6654
    @maxinef6654 Před měsícem

    Wow. This is just sickening. The level and debt these scammers will go through is unbelievable. Countries need to have PSA running at least once a month warning people of these types of scams. Thank you for showing the inside works of these scammers.

  • @maschet
    @maschet Před dnem +1

    Brilliant initiative, *VortexTrace* It's encouraging to see that you are actively opposing these dishonest individuals. It is imperative that the safeguarding of the general public and the elderly from these abhorrent con artists be a top priority. Excellent job, my companion! Because of your dedication to ensuring our safety, you merit the Nobel Peace Prize.

  • @nievelsteinmusic612
    @nievelsteinmusic612 Před 2 měsíci +24

    The amount of scams nowadays is breathtaking.

    • @YepSmoke
      @YepSmoke Před měsícem +4

      You have to train suckers early not to be suckers or this will never stop, unfortunately. Education earlier and earlier about human deceit is a very necessary thing.

    • @johnjjohningtoniii2439
      @johnjjohningtoniii2439 Před měsícem +3

      @@YepSmokeIf you train the suckers, the scams will just get better and then you might have a harder time seeing the con. The suckers in this world are what allow the scammers to be so obvious and still make profit.

    • @YepSmoke
      @YepSmoke Před měsícem +1

      @@johnjjohningtoniii2439 TRUEEE DOOOOOD

  • @tilak231
    @tilak231 Před 2 měsíci +24

    Hey Jim, I have encountered such people on Matrimonial sites! Fake profile pretending to be a nurse in UK and the whole chat was so damn weird!!Thank you for highlighting such issue for public!!

  • @Jay-ib7qg
    @Jay-ib7qg Před měsícem

    Wow...thank you for the video. Such an eye opener. Amazing

  • @thecoopermanproject
    @thecoopermanproject Před měsícem +2

    Another great video Jim. I was unaware of the scam but I know now thanks to you.
    Keep up the good work brother 👍😮

  • @wootle
    @wootle Před 2 měsíci +15

    You are a hero Jim, thank you for exposing these tools. Also a huge shout out to the dude who got hired there , realised what it was and filmed it. I hope he stays safe.

  • @010GLaDOS010
    @010GLaDOS010 Před 2 měsíci +7

    just wanted to thank you for bringing light to these types of scams

  • @SimTownGirl
    @SimTownGirl Před měsícem

    Hi Jim I'm a big fan of your videos and it's made me become more aware just how clever these scammers are. I've been having this scammer trying to call me all the time about "making my phone contract cheaper" I made sure its 100% a scam and I've blocked the number now. I'm just worried about other people getting scam and falling for it.

  • @timelapsephotography6650

    Thank you for preparing this video!

  • @EuropesNinja
    @EuropesNinja Před 2 měsíci +16

    This is some of the most powerful investigative journalism on CZcams right now. 1000+ people is actually insane. This is the top of the food chain of phone scamming.

  • @TheMostOrdinaryMan
    @TheMostOrdinaryMan Před 2 měsíci +21

    Ive been helping out a family friend that got scammed for 4 years by a pig butcher scam (he's also disabled from cerebral palsy). We finally managed to convince him they're scammers, I just wish I had a way to get back at them for causing distress to the family for years. They managed to get his social security number, drivers license, family member information, ect. It's extremely frustrating.

  • @nickadams2361
    @nickadams2361 Před měsícem

    This is truly amazing work.

  • @mike-ology22
    @mike-ology22 Před měsícem +1

    Great content. You never disappoint Jim. I've had this happen to me and thought I would play along. It's like they follow a script.

  • @krisr3868
    @krisr3868 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Thank you for bringing attention to the scam, and educating us. Nearly fell for this kind of scam (and by "nearly" I mean "lucked out"), and awareness helps everyone avoid being scammed.
    It's also ironic that I got a scam-ad on an anti-scam video. Oh well, reported.

  • @TRDiscordian
    @TRDiscordian Před 2 měsíci +320

    Weird to be more worried about your family thinking you're in the adult film industry than facilitating mass fraud.

    • @jamisanmatalonis8458
      @jamisanmatalonis8458 Před 2 měsíci +46

      That’s a societal problem as well.
      Plus we don’t know how bad the industry is in Dubai.

    • @Bananamations
      @Bananamations Před 2 měsíci +16

      Thaaaaat’s purity culture!

    • @geraldbroflovski3216
      @geraldbroflovski3216 Před 2 měsíci

      @nmatalonis8458 the reason for the social stigma around the adult film industry, is an obvious one. instead of working hard to add to society, you are using your body for money. few men want an ex pornstar, and the ones that do(typically overly s3xualize women), aren't the kind of men women want to be with, for good reason. no one wants their children in the adult film industry, and rightfully so. and for anyone wanting to scream mysogyny, at my words, i hold the same views for men who trick women with ideas of love, and working towards something just to use them. its disgusting and heinous. and i don't think men should be in the adult film industry. i don't think women should want to be with men who were in it either.
      Imo i have 0 remorse for these women. they knew what they were doing, and scammed people for money, who were pursuing a romantic relationship with them. if you view what the tates do as bad, then you should view what these women are doing as worse. imagine having the person you love take everything from you... and there was 0 mutual benefit to it, they were only in it for themselves, and to TAKE from you. youre just a cash cow to them. (kitboga has a video of a scammer who tried to be romantic with an older woman to get her to go through with their scam, promising her marriage, etc, and that was only over the course of a few hours on the phone, not weeks/months of getting someone emotionally invested... yet, at the time, i saw that scammer as the sickest most deranged person i have ever met... who uses love to get things from people... its disgusting)
      it also bothers me that even when women are doing something so heinous, people feel bad for them, because the women will face social repurcussion, based off of the type of person they are... as if thats an excuse: "im so scared of people finding out what im doing, im going to keep doing it so people never find out, beacuse im being 'blackmailed'..." that screams manipulation/cheater energy, and complete lack of remorse. youre being blackmailed with what... your lifes decisions, and people being told what they are?
      imagine viewing the tates as victims, for what they did to women, because they were going to face social repurcussions for what they did, by people telling everyone what they did.... like do people not see how backwards that reasoning is... yet SO many people have it, when it comes to women...

    • @snipeefox
      @snipeefox Před 2 měsíci +22

      Both are pretty shit outcomes. Imagine defiling yourself

    • @BlahBlahs1000
      @BlahBlahs1000 Před 2 měsíci

      @@JohnSala74 She should just stop being a who--re and marry a man to take care of her. "But I dont need no man!" Ok then, go be a scammer and who-re. Gee, she really showed us how independent she is.

  • @user-eg3pt1dl5p
    @user-eg3pt1dl5p Před měsícem

    Good work Jim and also with Scan intercepters on the BBc

  • @onenessisthekeyJISL
    @onenessisthekeyJISL Před 23 dny +4

    Jim I can see myself going fishing with you and having a blast with the Stories of Scammers exposed you are a breath of fresh air keep it up we need people like you to help the world one scammer exposed at a time.

  • @think-about-it-777
    @think-about-it-777 Před 2 měsíci +10

    I am extremely impressed by what you have done here. I didn't know there was a word for this, I've seen evidence that this has been done to a couple buddies over the years... I've tried explaining to them that they're being scammed but they don't believe me. your video is absolutely amazing and the investigative journalism you've done here deserves a Pulitzer prize.

  • @qyntifex
    @qyntifex Před 2 měsíci +3

    you’re truly doing amazing work, Jim! thanks for sharing!

  • @hanzosiku
    @hanzosiku Před měsícem

    Thanks for this. Really eye opening.

  • @ZZl3ZZ
    @ZZl3ZZ Před 22 dny

    Excellent analysis and work, Jim. Great.

  • @DMX4LIFE09
    @DMX4LIFE09 Před 2 měsíci +58

    as a fellow northern irish man jim its great to see what you are doing for the world proud to call you one of our own keep up the amazing work

    • @JimBrowning
      @JimBrowning  Před 2 měsíci +13

      Thank you kindly

    • @georgewashington2930
      @georgewashington2930 Před měsícem +1

      And never stop feeling proud of our European kind! Many people want us to hate our own, and it’s heinous.

    • @PresidentFlip
      @PresidentFlip Před měsícem +1

      ⁠@@georgewashington2930lol. Pretty sure the Irish see the English, one of their “fellow European kind” with high disregard. Nice try though

  • @joesretrostuff
    @joesretrostuff Před 2 měsíci +27

    I almost got caught out by a scam on a dating site, turns out it was a group based in Paris who had a genuine in house model who coerces people into compromised actions on cam, records it, then blackmails them into transferring money. Thankfully I didn’t let it get to that point and got the police involved, but apparently others got severely screwed over. Basically f*k all these scammers, keep going with what you’re doing “Jim”, you’re doing an amazing job exposing these utter arse boils

    • @pnoodl3s775
      @pnoodl3s775 Před měsícem +8

      The in house models are just as bad as these scammers. Preying upon the naive and desperate. I'm glad you kept a clear mind and don't fall for these scammers

    • @TomGeek1980
      @TomGeek1980 Před měsícem

      @@pnoodl3s775I used to get women contacting me on dating apps asking me to visit a site or asking me to send them money. Either way I don't entertain scammers even a woman claiming she wants to get to know me.

    • @rahulrajaram6891
      @rahulrajaram6891 Před měsícem

      Yeah don't do anything on camera you wouldn't want other people seeing

  • @paulwalsh6734
    @paulwalsh6734 Před měsícem

    Thanks Jim. Keep uo the good work.

  • @ladyalicent705
    @ladyalicent705 Před 2 měsíci +27

    As a woman, I’ve always wondered why men I match with on dating apps say things like ‘oh thank god you’re not a scammer’. Scams like this don’t target women, so I was basically immune. Now I understand why a lot of guys are so wary, this is horrendous! Thank you for bringing this to my attention Jim, along with countless others!
    EDIT: I now understand that it can work in reverse. I’ve not experienced it myself but am grateful to know nonetheless!

    • @Deontjie
      @Deontjie Před 2 měsíci +1

      Many woman has paid Nigerians who advertised themselves as lonely attractive entrepreneurs from Britain that needs money to patent a winning idea.

    • @JimBrowning
      @JimBrowning  Před 2 měsíci +16

      It does work the other way too of course. I didn't happen to see any desirable male profiles, but you can guarantee happens.

    • @rob-xb3vp
      @rob-xb3vp Před měsícem +8

      @@JimBrowningMy sister in law is being scammed as we speak. A guy see met on FB has been sweet talking her for a month and is talking her into sending money to a fake trading website. No matter how much we try to warn her she belives this guy. Unfortunately she will have to learn the hard way.

    • @kdaveson
      @kdaveson Před měsícem +2

      ​@@JimBrowning it definitely does, I've had a few crypto scammers on Tinder and I know of quite a few ladies who have fallen for them, largely because they've been sucked in by facetiming with the person in the photos!

    • @moent00
      @moent00 Před měsícem

      What an ignorant thing to say. This is how women like you end up getting scammed.

  • @nik2rank01
    @nik2rank01 Před měsícem +289

    Keep it going pal. It is such a sad and poor state of affairs how people are being preyed upon.
    Edit: There, I have changed it from "prayed" to "preyed". Thank you all for correcting me and improving my spelling haha

    • @JimBrowning
      @JimBrowning  Před měsícem +34

      Thank you so much for the support Nik

    • @ryantseko4269
      @ryantseko4269 Před měsícem +3

      Are they fools to be falling into such things. People need to be wise, those who want to get scammed will be scammed the smart one will pass it

    • @ecargnz7762
      @ecargnz7762 Před měsícem

      @@ryantseko4269 I can understand this perspective, because some scams feel like they're quite obvious. This isn't the case for everyone, however. Scammers use a bunch of psychological and persuasive tricks to fool people into lowering their guard. Often, they target those who might not be as good at tech as others. That being said, even people in the industry will fall for scams. It's important we keep an eye out for ourselves, and our friends + family. Remember to slow down, breathe, and think to yourself "what is being asked of me?" when you receive unexpected "urgent" comms. Source: I work in cyber awareness.

    • @nik2rank01
      @nik2rank01 Před měsícem +3

      @@ryantseko4269 I believe the scammer alone is at fault. He/She instigated the event with obvious malicious intent, therefore, no further blame needs to be explored. Blaming the victim is always a difficult and contentious stance to take my friend.

    • @Thk10188965
      @Thk10188965 Před měsícem

      @@ryantseko4269 If I was going to pass blame from the scammers, I wouldn't pass it down to the victims, but up to the environment producing scammers. As it seems clear (to me anyway) that environmental factors are a large contributor to making scammers, given how most scammers are in India, (which then means you should probably pass blame further up to the world for being the way it is) but who wants to do that, then that means we might be part of the problem, and that *feels* bad, so it couldn't be that.
      So instead since one can't do anything about the scammers, and being at fault can't be right, that only leaves down, to the victim, where you can feel confident that if *you* were them you wouldn't get scammed, so that must mean it is the victims fault for being stupid. Sigh.

  • @delboy9234
    @delboy9234 Před měsícem +1

    I never realised these romance scams were run as big organisations, I thought it was individual people, but I know now from watching informative videos like this.

  • @2Madre
    @2Madre Před 2 měsíci +9

    Though I wrap myself up in your cozy voice, the bedtime stories you tell are the scariest. Tysmfs, you legend.

    • @selectionn
      @selectionn Před 2 měsíci +3

      weird comment, very botlike

    • @Hecker9974
      @Hecker9974 Před měsícem

      @@selectionndead internet... the dead internet theory is no longer a theory

  • @shashankkumar6335
    @shashankkumar6335 Před měsícem +17

    I have been the victim of a pig butchering scam in early 2021. Gold spot trading. Used MT5 software. Even did checks with other trader friends. Absolute rug pull with a carrot of $18,000. Ultimately lost close to $7500 of mine and my family's money. Thank you for making these videos and brining awareness.

  • @tritima222
    @tritima222 Před dnem

    I binged your channel all weekend! The work you do is incredible!

  • @proletariat9467
    @proletariat9467 Před měsícem +1

    Fantastic work, blessings.

  • @ytv2779
    @ytv2779 Před 2 měsíci +8

    Wow! Big thanks to this insider.. I am baffled at the scale of these scams going on.. I always imagined the scam messages i got came from some small office in India. I've had numerous occasions where someone would text me with the wrong number and they would actually try to engage in conversation. An immediate red flag, of course. In this day and age, basically anyone contacting me through phone or text that i do not already know is certainly a scammer!

  • @tasha3757
    @tasha3757 Před 2 měsíci +10

    It's messed up that scammers are also being scammed by their bosses

    • @arifsenpai1495
      @arifsenpai1495 Před 2 měsíci

      yeah, it's like.
      The devil is running the industry hidden in plain sight.
      To be fair, this was probably one of the reasons why I stopped using Facebook and Snapchat.

    • @MR-nl8xr
      @MR-nl8xr Před měsícem +1

      I don't care if I am being offered $300 an hour to feed my family, there is no F ing way I am giving my "boss" my passport.

  • @CurlyChrizz
    @CurlyChrizz Před měsícem

    Thanks for the great work!

  • @Joe_1sr9
    @Joe_1sr9 Před měsícem

    Thank you for uncovering this scam🎉❤

  • @theshelbypalace
    @theshelbypalace Před 2 měsíci +15

    Jim Browning, you're the best! Great video!

  • @StupidWeb
    @StupidWeb Před měsícem +51

    In December, i met someone on a dating app. We got to talking, and sending pictures back and forth. At a point they sent me screenshots they took, threatening to send my pictures to the authorities, claiming i was messaging a minor. Shit's eerily similar to this

    • @warrickmiller7651
      @warrickmiller7651 Před měsícem

      Happend to me too.
      I was full on bullying them the whole time
      The trick is to never give up any money
      They will keep chasing you in the future

    • @jennifercooper3846
      @jennifercooper3846 Před měsícem +4

      Moral of the story, the weaknesses of men is big business. Carry on. Or, you could stop being so weak…..

    • @warrickmiller7651
      @warrickmiller7651 Před měsícem

      @jennifercooper3846 you can't shame someone for falling for a scam. These are very very believable and people have killed themselves over this.
      Hindsight is always 2020 when it comes to these things
      Also noticed your a women. These scams also effect women and are much more common. Google the "lover boy" method
      And stop being sexist.

    • @adam7802
      @adam7802 Před měsícem +5

      @@jennifercooper3846 Wow, victim blaming. Would you be doing that if this scam focused on women?

    • @JesusChristF0rever
      @JesusChristF0rever Před 15 dny

      ​@@adam7802scared of a real woman spitting facts?

  • @Ryan-zf2ws
    @Ryan-zf2ws Před 13 dny +1

    Keep up the awesome work! Wish I could help otherwise! My only option is keeping these scammers on the phone for as long as I can to waste their time and prevent others from being called...

  • @user-wb4se6dc1e
    @user-wb4se6dc1e Před měsícem

    Even after the pandemic
    I've been watching Jim for over 3 years now

  • @JeesusChrist
    @JeesusChrist Před měsícem +4

    No way, i was contacted on reddit about a week ago, she said shes in new york and she originally came from Singapore, same script and she wanted my WhatsApp, i instantly realised its a scam and started wasting their time

  • @PagesofWisdom313
    @PagesofWisdom313 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Their texts look scammy right off the bat. "Now that we're good friends, allow me to make you money"

  • @HaydenMcM1
    @HaydenMcM1 Před 2 měsíci +41

    These scams are shockingly common on dating apps within Australia. I've personally been in conversation with probably 10-20 of these scammers over the last year and I'm happy to say have wasted a hell of a lot of their time.
    The moment that they make a comment about "watching the trends in crypto", I 100% know it's a scam.

    • @88kwthomas
      @88kwthomas Před měsícem +2

      Scam the scammers

    • @tinkerer67
      @tinkerer67 Před měsícem +2

      It's already becoming very difficult to discern scams in international dating because they don't try the investing scam always.

  • @GeoffFav
    @GeoffFav Před měsícem

    great work, again Jim... from Melb. Australia

  • @TiGGowich
    @TiGGowich Před měsícem +2

    I've personally never understood how people fall for this stuff...

  • @pricklycats
    @pricklycats Před 2 měsíci +15

    6:10 “see booty” 😂

  • @DiannSuominen
    @DiannSuominen Před 2 měsíci +31

    Great work to *Charge-backtools* I'm so glad you're out there fighting these swindlers. We must do everything possible to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable con artists!You deserve it!!! You should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping us safe

  • @richardc488
    @richardc488 Před měsícem

    Thank you Jim for your service

  • @cookinggerson4000
    @cookinggerson4000 Před 23 dny +1

    Funny thing about the animated Yomigt video: the background music sounds like a mix between a child's song, n a villian doing evil things. What a hoot!

  • @tjudawous
    @tjudawous Před 2 měsíci +6

    Jim you're a f@*#ing hero, like an actual one. I was on a dating app and this happened to me. Laughable attempt but, I do think of all the vulnerable and lonely men that are victimized by these bastards. Validation is a hell of a drug.

  • @ebayelblanco
    @ebayelblanco Před měsícem +5

    Outstanding job, *Adroitkey* ! I'm so glad you're out there battling these vile scammers. We must take every precaution to protect the general people and the elderly from these vile con artists!!
    Bravo to you! You ought to be awarded the Nobel Prize for protecting us. Big up, brother

  • @smartdoctorphysicist3095
    @smartdoctorphysicist3095 Před měsícem

    Hi thank you for this great information, I will be looking out for this.

  • @SindhuSaraswati
    @SindhuSaraswati Před měsícem

    Appreciate Jim. This is such a big scam across the world!