Tracking Too-Good-To-Be-True 'Free Vacation' Mail Offer

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  • čas přidán 19. 12. 2014
  • "Nightline" set out on a mission to find out what happens if we accepted one of these offers.

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  • @billypurdy8581
    @billypurdy8581 Před 4 lety +5263

    Isn’t it wild that a man got to a point in his life where he puts a suit on everyday to pull this shit?

    • @grimendancehall
      @grimendancehall Před 4 lety +19

      But itz not illegal so its okay.

    • @brycerichardson3687
      @brycerichardson3687 Před 4 lety +324

      @@grimendancehall uh, scams are illegal

    • @lanz9649
      @lanz9649 Před 4 lety +33

      @@toddjones6463 Are you so stupid that you can't even use your tiny mind to stay on topic without being racist? All the scammers in the video are American

    • @toddjones6463
      @toddjones6463 Před 4 lety +27

      @@lanz9649 yup. They are all american on camera. I agree. If americans walked into a room full of patel salesman ...they would turn around. The money guys behind the scenes are probably indian. It fits the scam parameters. Promise something for nothing.

    • @six159
      @six159 Před 4 lety +7

      The first one was an african...

  • @topend2282
    @topend2282 Před 4 lety +5308

    “To put it frankly” Thorn is a con man.

    • @Jasonoid
      @Jasonoid Před 4 lety +89

      He said that like 5 times LOL

    • @robloxvids2233
      @robloxvids2233 Před 4 lety +86

      But he put his hand on her, which shows how aggressive and condescending he is. She should have told him to stop assaulting her.

    • @photostudio6788
      @photostudio6788 Před 4 lety +81

      When someone constantly peppers their speech with "frankly" and "believe me", it is the sure sign of a liar.
      There is this guy I see on TV all the time who does this. He also wears this weird orange face paint and has his hair done like a whispy bird's nest. I forgot what he sells, but I can't believe there are people out there who buy it.

    • @Shellcase1
      @Shellcase1 Před 4 lety +10

      @@photostudio6788 TDS

    • @ladistar
      @ladistar Před 4 lety +4

      He seems like an upstanding guy, I don’t think he’s lying at all

  • @Starhopper6
    @Starhopper6 Před 2 lety +145

    That old lady that said “alright alright alright” 100% got scammed lol

    • @xyeB
      @xyeB Před rokem

      Yea

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Před rokem +11

      Alan, seniors are the biggest target. Scammers see them as easy pigeons.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Před rokem +1

      Alan, seniors are the biggest targets. Scammers see them as easy pigeons.

    • @explorationgmer1336
      @explorationgmer1336 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Actually she didn't she was on the news

    • @SolidSonicTH
      @SolidSonicTH Před 8 měsíci +6

      I almost wonder if she was a plant to try to whip up enthusiasm for the real attendees.

  • @prateektopinkatti2487
    @prateektopinkatti2487 Před rokem +41

    I love his audacity to keeping saying "I'll be frank with you" and proceeding to definitely not be frank with them.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Před rokem +1

      The best way to handle these scam artists is to pay them absolutely no attention.

  • @sbolden123
    @sbolden123 Před 4 lety +3092

    They left like roaches when the lights come on😁

  • @shanaleah6757
    @shanaleah6757 Před 6 lety +8872

    Those dudes raced out that room lol

    • @player18792
      @player18792 Před 6 lety +268

      Shana Leah like rats when someone walks in the room 🐀 🐀 🐀 💨

    • @TehHijack
      @TehHijack Před 6 lety +193

      They know what was going on. They are most likely paid a commission of each sale.

    • @mannygomez7208
      @mannygomez7208 Před 6 lety +1

      TehHijack
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    • @vwoday1872
      @vwoday1872 Před 6 lety +59

      scatter like the roaches they are when the light hits em

    • @player18792
      @player18792 Před 6 lety +10

      manny gomez you speaking English brah?

  • @oakinwol
    @oakinwol Před 2 lety +817

    This is what media should be doing. Just chasing things like this down and putting people on TV. This is the power of a platform, to put fear in those who actually have something to lose. Not repeating the same tired political garbage or bad news every day that doesn't change anything. At least expose some of these clowns

    • @foxfire1112
      @foxfire1112 Před 2 lety +9

      I mean they did it, what else do you want

    • @alyssahamlett
      @alyssahamlett Před 2 lety

      He wants more of this instead of 45 minutes of news being consisted of bullshit coronavirus information or or pushing a narrative for their political party

    • @thl205
      @thl205 Před 2 lety

      They tried exposing the scam at Trump University, doesn’t make a difference when people reward the scammers

    • @JackChatelle
      @JackChatelle Před 2 lety +47

      @@foxfire1112 More of it

    • @mcmtlcgy
      @mcmtlcgy Před 2 lety +9

      Trust me when I say every good reporter wants to do this, but this stuff takes so much time and resources that most media companies either simply don't have or are unwilling to provide

  • @ohhhsnap17
    @ohhhsnap17 Před 2 lety +16

    The way thorn touches her shoulder as he tries to explain things is just very unsettling to me.

  • @iplz
    @iplz Před 4 lety +3743

    Who falls for this shit..
    Alright alright alright
    Oh

  • @Getawayfromme12
    @Getawayfromme12 Před 4 lety +4077

    Look at all those guys in on the scam, sliding out the door like snakes

    • @InHellBaby1
      @InHellBaby1 Před 3 lety +74

      Slithering

    • @badmonkey2222
      @badmonkey2222 Před 3 lety +26

      Creepin,sneaky slimy snakes

    • @jvolstad
      @jvolstad Před 3 lety +17

      Out of work Realtor's?

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 Před 3 lety +16

      They just left him there. They don't give a damn about each other. What a way to live ! It will catch up. It does take common sense. If someone offers you free money or free anything just say no. No one gives away anything free. At times I have strangers approach me by sweetalking & charm. I walk away. Those are signs of cons & scams. I've known people who have been scammed. It's awful.

    • @zakkrick
      @zakkrick Před 3 lety +5

      And they all look like rich men’s, doctors, business men’s, lawyers but they’re here to dress to impress and take your money.

  • @FreshAppleSlices
    @FreshAppleSlices Před 2 lety +13

    this is the kind of reporting i enjoy. helping out the common man. thank you for these 🙏

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Před rokem

      And the reporter is doing quite a service. She makes her own cash by exposing trash.

  • @bubblesgray5698
    @bubblesgray5698 Před rokem +5

    Real journalists are straight GANGSTAS!! Not bloggers but real journalists. They do WHATEVER to get that story. I can't do anything but respect them.

  • @TheLouis6555
    @TheLouis6555 Před 5 lety +2022

    "I'll be frank with you," "Let me be frank," "To put it frankly..."
    Someone found their favorite word.

    • @kevinjohnson7300
      @kevinjohnson7300 Před 5 lety +30

      Frank sure can be a dick

    • @jimmbobb
      @jimmbobb Před 4 lety +9

      That someone is Frank. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @NYCDom
      @NYCDom Před 4 lety +2

      😭😭

    • @ComputerLearning0
      @ComputerLearning0 Před 4 lety +10

      When you see someone using the same word or phrase like that it typically means they're extremely nervous - lying bastards...

    • @tommybasham-oo7qf
      @tommybasham-oo7qf Před 4 lety +9

      Any fucking ass wipe that says "I appreciate ya" is a greasy, dippity doo, con artist.

  • @IAMASELENATOR92
    @IAMASELENATOR92 Před 3 lety +3239

    "I'll be frank with you"
    "I'll be forward with you"
    And then he is neither frank nor forward

  • @douglasw9624
    @douglasw9624 Před 2 lety +16

    the ex signed us up for a time share presentation once. It was a pretty safe bet anyways because I dont "push". at the end of the presentation and the closers' pressure I politely said " I going to need to think it over" He got kind of frustrated saying "the statistics say that if you leave today without committing, you won't" To which I responded..."that is your problem not mine" ha ha

    • @douglasw9624
      @douglasw9624 Před 2 lety +1

      another gag I used to pull is when you have a solicitor offering something "free" I'd respond...I'm sorry I dont accept free gifts...used to blow their minds.

  • @roxiedoodle9582
    @roxiedoodle9582 Před rokem +46

    U wanna know something funny? I actually attended something like this with my dad with the promise of a free cruise afterwards. It was a time share presentation. We were there 3 grueling hours. We didn’t buy it…. But we really went on a cruise afterwards. It’s a miracle it wasnt a scam.

    • @SnapEtaco
      @SnapEtaco Před rokem +16

      Thorn!!! Is this really you posting this so suckers go to more of your presentations??? Nice try buddy.

    • @Zeh_ny
      @Zeh_ny Před 2 měsíci

      Time shares are usually legit on their offers, most I've gotten was brunch though haha. After a tough morning through sales.

  • @andybub45
    @andybub45 Před 4 lety +2788

    ABC: shows up to hotel
    Salesmen: "Ight ima head out"

  • @meep3035
    @meep3035 Před 5 lety +3359

    Now this is journalism.

  • @Laveluvcrew
    @Laveluvcrew Před rokem +16

    Something very similar happened to me. I had filled out a "raffle" ticket at the state fair to win a car. Several months later I got a call saying I basically won. I was like 17-18 at the time, and because I wasn't 21 I needed a parent to come too. Well, it was a scam for time sharing! They pulled the exact same scam that these people did. Thankfully I learned this lesson at a young age. 😂🤷

    • @RM-lk1so
      @RM-lk1so Před rokem

      They teach marketing in College. This is BUT one type.
      Read and wake up. Companies all over the world do this.
      It's called building your contact base. OR funneling.
      Marketing 101.

  • @ya00007
    @ya00007 Před 2 lety +29

    The laws need to be changed so that they can be prosecuted properly.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Před rokem

      Yes, but people should understand that nothing's free.

  • @SteveinSanFrancisco
    @SteveinSanFrancisco Před 3 lety +4051

    My grandmother would keep these guys on the phone for hours mostly just complaining about her life... and then when she got bored she'd just hang up on them... priceless 😂

    • @cmc5207
      @cmc5207 Před 3 lety +144

      I hope it extended her life an extra decade. I'd even give her a year of my own life just to sit and listen to her own those people.

    • @IAMASELENATOR92
      @IAMASELENATOR92 Před 3 lety +4

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @fukc26
      @fukc26 Před 3 lety +18

      My great aunt used to do this too 😂

    • @wystrix439
      @wystrix439 Před 3 lety +27

      @@fukc26 what if your great aunt is his granny 😳

    • @millsykooksy4863
      @millsykooksy4863 Před 3 lety +4

      Rofl 🤣

  • @YourGrannysThong
    @YourGrannysThong Před 4 lety +2315

    Thorn wakes up every morning and tells himself in the mirror he’s a great salesman. “you got this Thorn. you can sell anything. you could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman wearing white gloves. you’re that good.”

    • @kerimca98
      @kerimca98 Před 4 lety +84

      "I'll be frankly with ya, you're that good."

    • @randyweaver6543
      @randyweaver6543 Před 4 lety +18

      His brother Briar and his sister Stickers work there too.

    • @aidang7182
      @aidang7182 Před 4 lety +2

      lol context pls

    • @PartnershipsForYou
      @PartnershipsForYou Před 3 lety +2

      That’s a pretty rad idea. Now I’m gonna start doing that

    • @nick56677
      @nick56677 Před 3 lety +17

      Thorne has a Facebook and Twitter, he goes by Thorne Alexander Greene. He is still a slimeball😂

  • @boisebadboy93
    @boisebadboy93 Před 2 lety +2

    2:02 man that lady was excited about her free trip! 🤣🤣

  • @Qqxx22
    @Qqxx22 Před 2 lety +1

    Great work!
    This is the type journalism we need more of.

  • @jagrcantakeyou
    @jagrcantakeyou Před 4 lety +3307

    It's always a good sign when everyone runs away LOL

    • @Getawayfromme12
      @Getawayfromme12 Před 4 lety +2

      jagrcantakeyou 😂

    • @Fiberglasser03
      @Fiberglasser03 Před 4 lety +5

      LMAO!!!

    • @lethrneck4
      @lethrneck4 Před 2 lety +32

      @@Fiberglasser03 4:30 the best part was then "Thorn" was mid explanation and looked at 3 more of his buddies running out the door haha

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 Před 2 lety +8

      Look @ Thorn. His scamming buddies just leave & no one stays & helps him.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Před 2 lety +6

      @@davidchan9632, the reporter did a great job of blowing the whistle 😙 on these clowns.

  • @morethanthrills1616
    @morethanthrills1616 Před 5 lety +3029

    The typical hotel banquet room seminar scam.

    • @DairiesofaDarkSkinBeauty
      @DairiesofaDarkSkinBeauty Před 5 lety +16

      Michael yep

    • @marcusmcfall8167
      @marcusmcfall8167 Před 5 lety +34

      I've gotten tons of free shit from these seminars lol. I used to eat for free at these things, as well as art galleries, in college too

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 Před 5 lety +9

      All scams when anyone is offering free stuff like this.

    • @Blaisefiyah
      @Blaisefiyah Před 5 lety +1

      Michael basically

    • @AngelOfMusic20
      @AngelOfMusic20 Před 4 lety +2

      I dont understand why the hotel even hosts them

  • @ajword81
    @ajword81 Před 2 lety +3

    My wife and I did the whole thing with this free trip stuff.
    They skipped on the airfare, gave show tickets instead, and still got the 2 nights stay.
    ...luckily...

  • @GirlLunarExplorer
    @GirlLunarExplorer Před 3 měsíci +1

    I went to a time share meeting in Cabo San Lucas. They drove us really far away from our hotel to a different hotel which is scary! It went okay for the first hour but once they get in your face with the high pressure it’s SO stressful. Eventually I started bawling until they found an American employee to come help to me. I said get me TF out of here NOW. And she did. We did follow the instructions to receive our discounted activity package. We went parasailing, snorkeling, and on a sunset catamaran cruise across 3 days all for $120. We never would have done those activities on our own, so I guess everything happens for a reason!

  • @deeryproductions7347
    @deeryproductions7347 Před 4 lety +942

    Only reason that guy thorn stayed is cause he thought that news reporter was the love of his life

    • @aspiknf
      @aspiknf Před 4 lety +52

      Maybe he touched her to make her feel more attracted to him

    • @ewan6782
      @ewan6782 Před 4 lety +2

      @@aspiknf wow I saw you on the carpet beetle video

    • @aspiknf
      @aspiknf Před 4 lety +1

      Yes my friend! :D

    • @personincognito3989
      @personincognito3989 Před 4 lety +38

      He is probably the new guy and was too stupid to leave. He probably thought he could just placate them with his rhetoric

    • @Kidnapthegovernor
      @Kidnapthegovernor Před 4 lety +25

      Thorn thought he was about to get some pussy

  • @bigmike4758
    @bigmike4758 Před 5 lety +1704

    "Why does that free trip cost so much money?" LMFAO

    • @lamurcribb985
      @lamurcribb985 Před 4 lety +1

      bigmike4758 I laughed too hard 😭😭

    • @bowlofcinder482
      @bowlofcinder482 Před 4 lety +33

      “I’ll be frank with you, I’m full of shit”

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 Před 4 lety +3

      A bunch of scumbag bastards.

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 Před 4 lety +2

      It's a scam. A bunch of phoney bastards.

    • @jamesavery6671
      @jamesavery6671 Před 4 lety +6

      Nothing is free hommie. Hell you cant even flush a turd down with paying the water bill

  • @pedobear8071
    @pedobear8071 Před 2 lety +3

    the old lady that went "alright alright alright" was so excited to get her free tickets.

  • @nickgilmer8788
    @nickgilmer8788 Před rokem +2

    I work in sales on a smaller scale and it’s very common knowledge that if someone straight up says they’re not going to buy anything today, they’re not going to buy something. It’s honestly a blessing because you then know not to waste anymore time and move on to the next customer.

    • @findmeanewplanet
      @findmeanewplanet Před 2 měsíci

      I never buy the day I visit, but I always return and buy within a few days. They always say you won't return...lol

  • @jermar1979
    @jermar1979 Před 4 lety +1483

    A bunch of cockroaches scurrying out of the room. 😂

    • @GinaBush-gb6tk
      @GinaBush-gb6tk Před 4 lety +11

      How do they make a living consistently?

    • @markheckerman7343
      @markheckerman7343 Před 4 lety +6

      @@GinaBush-gb6tk timeshares are cancer.

    • @DC2022AZ
      @DC2022AZ Před 4 lety +7

      Hope they go out of business.

    • @stephenpaea177
      @stephenpaea177 Před 4 lety +1

      HELL NO! I FUCKING HATE COCKROACHES! I HAVE CONSTANT BATTLE WITH THEM LIVING IN MY ROACH INFESTED APARTMENT! I COULDN’T EVEN GO OUT BECAUSE OF IT! I HAVE NO LIFE!

    • @MrGrim504
      @MrGrim504 Před 4 lety +4

      4:15 "ABORT ABORT...EVERYONE FOR THEMSELVES"

  • @Sitharos
    @Sitharos Před 4 lety +847

    It’s hilarious how those guys ran out the door when they realized the jig was up 🤣

    • @JermelTaylor
      @JermelTaylor Před 4 lety +8

      Sitharos 🏃

    • @randyweaver6543
      @randyweaver6543 Před 4 lety

      Cut a flipping trail.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Před 2 lety +5

      Sith, the reporter's job is excellent. She's making cash by exposing trash from these sellers of snake oil.

    • @finsflexin
      @finsflexin Před 2 lety +1

      @@valuecalc yeah! I’ve been thinking that it’s especially great for a news anchor to do this with their different set of audience compared to more mainstream videos about it.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Před 2 lety

      @@finsflexin, yes. And it's a great service to the viewers. Avoiding these scam artists is the winning decision.

  • @azolivas
    @azolivas Před 2 lety +3

    MY wife and I did this while at Disneyworld back in 2008. Our boys were approx. 4, 6, and 8 years old at the time and we all sat through a presentation on our last day there in Orlando at a Sheraton. They tried to sell us on the Disney timeshare but we kept saying no and they did give us our free gift which I believe was a Visa gift card. Guess we were lucky to have them honor the deal.

  • @pepperthedemon884
    @pepperthedemon884 Před 2 lety +3

    My family did one of these, except the presentation was for some vacation homes at the beach. We were promised free tickets to Medieval Time and surprisingly, we got them. Didn’t buy/rest any of the homes. I know this is a lesser scale instead of the vacations, but 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @mako3498
    @mako3498 Před 5 lety +831

    2 nights of any of 1,000 marriot hotels...Seconds later they are in the basement of holiday inn....

  • @kuriaki71
    @kuriaki71 Před 6 lety +450

    Roaches scatter when the lights turn on.

  • @TheINFJChannel
    @TheINFJChannel Před rokem +4

    I've been to 3 timeshare presentations. At 1, I got free SeaWorld tickets (back in my unenlightened days). At the 2nd, I got 2 free nights at the Loon Mountain resort in our mtns (in NH) which was awesome. The 3rd, I got dumb airline tickets I could never use just like this video shows.
    The key is to hold strong and stick by your "no". They'll all get pissed at you and send 8 salesmen but just keep saying "no", get your free gifts then leave.

  • @saskewoo
    @saskewoo Před 2 lety +1

    I'm from Germany and I only know the kind of vacation presentation where you get a free meal (not including drinks). I actually really enjoyed it and got some really cool vacation ideas.

  • @jimmysgirl1029
    @jimmysgirl1029 Před 5 lety +2197

    I went to one of these presentations once and the guy who was our guide got so mad at us for declining to buy the package. We said we just came because we were promised certain free gifts. He got so angry and said we wasted his time and took food off his kids table. Um, okay. Stop promising free gifts then get mad when people don’t or can’t drop $20k on a vacation package. These people are sketchy as hell.

    • @lauren3495
      @lauren3495 Před 5 lety +39

      jimmysgirl1029 did they still give you the gift that was promised?

    • @jimmysgirl1029
      @jimmysgirl1029 Před 5 lety +96

      Lauren Harman actually we got a $100 gift card to a fancy restaurant and the reason we went. But their main gift was a cruise vacation we never took because of all the added costs. And on top of paying for the free cruise, they tack an inflated value to it which if we took it we have to claim on taxes at their stated value. It ended up being too complicated and we left it alone.

    • @3iheartbf3
      @3iheartbf3 Před 5 lety +12

      jimmysgirl1029 LOL U FELL FOR IT?!?!?!?!

    • @jimmysgirl1029
      @jimmysgirl1029 Před 5 lety +82

      DatGamerGurl we just went for the $100 gift card which we got. The cruise was their big ticket promised gift which we didn’t care for to begin with, so we didn’t care to pursue it further after learning of all the added expenses. We only wanted the gift card. Didn’t really fall for anything.

    • @outofit868
      @outofit868 Před 5 lety +18

      jimmysgirl1029 LOL bullshit you left empty handed. Why are you lying? These people are trying to TAKE money you wish you got a 100$ gift card 🤣🤣🤣 hahahahahaha LIARRRRRR

  • @Chase-rq7gh
    @Chase-rq7gh Před 4 lety +734

    Crack head that said “alright alright alright” was on a Mathew Mcconaughey level of confidence

    • @I_dont_want_a_stupid_handle
      @I_dont_want_a_stupid_handle Před 4 lety +47

      She was definitely placed there to try and hype the others up

    • @toiletseatscholar78
      @toiletseatscholar78 Před 4 lety +3

      Bahahaha that's great lol

    • @randyweaver6543
      @randyweaver6543 Před 4 lety +3

      She does Lincoln commercials now too. Matthew is walking out to the car flawlessly dressed talking in his mind with some nouveaux riche commentary on transcendental meditation. He gets into a spotless car parked on the driveway of some immaculate beach house she is in the passenger seat dressed in a short black dress, and in her best crackhead voice says “alright alright alright!”

    • @1BillT
      @1BillT Před 3 lety +2

      The woman was a shill.

  • @user-vb4dt2tt4d
    @user-vb4dt2tt4d Před 2 lety +6

    I literally had this happen a few years ago in California. Me and my girlfriend spent 2 hours getting pressured by Frankie Muniz’s dad, it’s the first thing he mentioned of course. And then he got super pissed when we told him we weren’t buying anything. I googled him and it was really was his dad but it doesn’t seem like they have the best relationship. He came across as a greedy scumbag who was using his sons name to try to rip people off. It was a very weird and unforgettable situation.

  • @gianlucatartaro1335
    @gianlucatartaro1335 Před 2 lety +1

    The guys running out the door at the sight of a camera is all you need to see. Also, gotta love how this “Thorn” guy was sweating BUCKETS at the simple questions 😂

  • @NoahD300
    @NoahD300 Před 4 lety +578

    “We know you’re scamming”
    Thorne: “To put it frankly...”

  • @horaciomartinez8424
    @horaciomartinez8424 Před 6 lety +3198

    This guy doesn't know how to be frank, he's thorne

    • @DoseOfNuance
      @DoseOfNuance Před 5 lety +22

      Horacio Martinez lmao most underrated comment

    • @amyh77784
      @amyh77784 Před 5 lety +3

      Horacio Martinez thats HILARIOUS!! 😂😂😂😂 I LOVE YOU SINCE OF HUMOR!

    • @vincentpasceri5132
      @vincentpasceri5132 Před 5 lety +1

      Horacio Martinez DON'T MESS WITH THORNE- HE'S MY BOY

    • @stanleywolshin4769
      @stanleywolshin4769 Před 5 lety

      $59.95 More feed n she can get off her knees n go on vacation

    • @zyxwvutsafara
      @zyxwvutsafara Před 5 lety

      #LMFAO!!

  • @oldfarmer9004
    @oldfarmer9004 Před 2 lety +11

    These people are predators. There’s a reason it’s too good to be true. Really makes you wonder how someone like that sleeps at night. I imagine they’ve bilked a fortune out of people that were not even interested to begin with. It almost happened to us! We did the same thing. Go in, listen to the schtick and cop a free trip. Nope. They wouldn’t let us leave. Moved from room to room and different salesperson trying to push us to sign. Two and a half hours later my wife was mad at me for setting it up! We left totally mad! Now, we think about it and laugh.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Před 2 lety

      Old Farmer, notice how the reporter herself wouldn't fall for this garbage ever? She's paid good cash to expose trash.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Před rokem +1

      Wouldn't let you leave? Call the police.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Před rokem +1

      @@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823, then the cops could charge those snakes with additional crimes.

  • @rothbj1
    @rothbj1 Před 2 lety +2

    4:49 Thorn throws that earnest hand-over-heart gesture around like confetti

  • @miaouew
    @miaouew Před 5 lety +557

    "I'll be honest with you...", "I'll be forward with you...", etc. Nothing but the first thing you hear when you're about to be lied to.

    • @terrysullivan5276
      @terrysullivan5276 Před 5 lety +10

      hes also "gonna be frank with you"

    • @WHU448
      @WHU448 Před 5 lety

      (😂LMAO!😂)

    • @TheMovieEditor
      @TheMovieEditor Před 5 lety +1

      not always, but from a car type salesman yes
      sadly, i use honest with you, to be honest, etc....and my thing is I really try to always be honest in life. So, its not always the case IMO

    • @roadrunner9622
      @roadrunner9622 Před 5 lety +2

      Generally when someone uses those phrases, it's a signal that they usually are NOT honest, frank, etc, but they're going to make an exception.

    • @JOSE2012940
      @JOSE2012940 Před 5 lety

      If thorny says "I will be honest with you", ......so Mr Thorne...you have not been honest before this moment huh?

  • @userone211
    @userone211 Před 3 lety +531

    Thorn looks like he’s sell his grandmas house with her still in it

    • @andyb1404
      @andyb1404 Před 2 lety +10

      He looks like he'd live in his grandmother's house with her dead in the attic

    • @Dockernan1977
      @Dockernan1977 Před 2 lety +4

      He looks like he’d burn it with her still in it for an insurance scam.

    • @jmiller297
      @jmiller297 Před 2 lety +1

      Basically, he ain't s***.

    • @-that_guy-1674
      @-that_guy-1674 Před 2 lety

      don’t knock it till you try it 🤌🏿💰💰💰

    • @nick56677
      @nick56677 Před 2 lety +1

      His name is Thorne Alexander Greene and he has social media

  • @bjolly8924
    @bjolly8924 Před rokem +1

    Imagine that, a shakedown.
    I think I went through this when I was in my early twenties.😅
    Hopefully your exposé save some people some time and frustration. 👍

  • @carlalongerbeam774
    @carlalongerbeam774 Před 2 lety +2

    My grandmother got 1 of those type mailers in early 80s. If we would come listen to their sales pitch to purchase land we would receive a choice of 3 items. She chose the refrigerator, which my grandmother thought they would deliver it. So imagine our surprise and anger when the salesman brought out an igloo with a car cigarette lighter plug-in. Kid you not. She was so furious, that she said she was not going to talk with her bank about purchasing the property. Wasted over 4 hours and we left without taking the refrigerator. LOL

  • @peniparker7968
    @peniparker7968 Před 5 lety +937

    Thorn, is Frankly, one of the sketchiest people I've ever heard, to be totally forward with you.

  • @arkay238
    @arkay238 Před 3 lety +1740

    The fact that this actually works on enough people to make it worth doing is why we are, as a society, where we are.

    • @strangevisions5162
      @strangevisions5162 Před 2 lety +44

      yeah, they all voted for Sleepy Joe

    • @RicGillespie
      @RicGillespie Před 2 lety +2

      THIS!

    • @raymyers700
      @raymyers700 Před 2 lety

      I am fascinated by your exact statement and why people keep falling for it. My primary hobby is being besieged by counterfeiters. An items usually costs between $40-$80 and they'll see someone selling the same item, brand new, for $18 and debate whether to go for it. They do AND THEN get mad because they go burned. HOW IN THE #*@* DO YOU NOT GET IT!?!?!?!

    • @unknown-hb2to
      @unknown-hb2to Před 2 lety +36

      The Republicans of America.

    • @casefile5978
      @casefile5978 Před 2 lety

      Ever heard of foreigners dumbass

  • @PogonaCraze
    @PogonaCraze Před 2 lety +14

    I almost fell for the same thing except it was for becoming financially stable. Needless to say, they were sucking up to me and their presentations presented a literal pyramid scheme. I bounced 🤣

    • @msvonnegutpunch5384
      @msvonnegutpunch5384 Před rokem

      Jfc thats even worse. Scamming people who aren’t even in it for a free vacation; they just want to possibly sleep soundly at night.

    • @RM-lk1so
      @RM-lk1so Před rokem

      Define a pyramid?
      The difference between that and a MLM.
      MLM IS now taught in Business school. In some of the counties most elite colleges.

  • @nines_tv
    @nines_tv Před 2 měsíci

    So quaint, investigative journalism... I remember those days!

  • @carnage_v11
    @carnage_v11 Před 4 lety +1576

    I cant wait until they scam the wrong person and they get the shit kicked out of them lol.

    • @c.a.greene8395
      @c.a.greene8395 Před 4 lety +12

      Or they get to meet the Manson family up close and all personal like and shit...

    • @jetjazzdauntless3236
      @jetjazzdauntless3236 Před 4 lety +6

      Then the good guy gets arrested. Where's the justice in that?

    • @pcrack86
      @pcrack86 Před 4 lety +2

      @QuIgYx I like the 2nd part better. Liars usually have sweet & savory meat.

    • @thorandil1
      @thorandil1 Před 4 lety

      Or killed

    • @MamaMOB
      @MamaMOB Před 4 lety

      QuIgYx Yes because salesmen are very well known for going into bathrooms with random people and the US is known for their warlords. You get that this is a US only thing right? 🤦‍♀️

  • @wordisbondkema689
    @wordisbondkema689 Před 5 lety +806

    Everybody should send Monopoly money since they want play games !!!

    • @UnboxMaster
      @UnboxMaster Před 5 lety +10

      wordisbond kema
      Wow...
      Just wow...

    • @WealthisoftheMind
      @WealthisoftheMind Před 5 lety +34

      Yeah, I'm going to go 'head and stop scrolling. You're winning best original comment of the video, you get a free vacation to anywhere, through PPV.

    • @Carlospjr
      @Carlospjr Před 5 lety +2

      wordisbond kema Top and Best comment/Post 👏👏👏🤑

    • @Pining_for_the_fjords
      @Pining_for_the_fjords Před 5 lety +1

      And then send them straight to jail.

    • @outofit868
      @outofit868 Před 5 lety +1

      wordisbond kema 😂😂😂

  • @sandralynn6817
    @sandralynn6817 Před 2 lety +1

    Years ago my husband and I were invited to a presentation seminar. Its been so long ago that I can't remember what it was for but it was similar to what was going on here. After listening to their spiel for several minutes
    we told them that the whole thing was a con act (with the other attendees listening), and we walked out.

  • @mrcupcake5309
    @mrcupcake5309 Před 2 lety

    I’m forever late, but man this is what makes great stories

  • @foreverrake9405
    @foreverrake9405 Před 4 lety +1550

    Is No one talking about the black dude that sounds like Samuel. L Jackson

  • @jackpepkowski4083
    @jackpepkowski4083 Před 2 lety +866

    Scattering like cockroaches when they knew they were busted. Why can’t these washed up salesmen get jail time for these scams, how is this legal?

    • @betterthanmost9549
      @betterthanmost9549 Před 2 lety +33

      Because it's in the fine print. Read before you sign

    • @rudistorm3348
      @rudistorm3348 Před 2 lety +38

      @@betterthanmost9549 No better yet realize nothing is Free. When you get a call offering free stuff hang up.

    • @andrewmeyer169
      @andrewmeyer169 Před 2 lety +7

      @Bob Anon personally i dont agree with prostitution morally, but legalizing it would definitely make it safer. but to think it would stop human sex trafficking is idiotic.

    • @andrewmeyer169
      @andrewmeyer169 Před 2 lety +2

      @Bob Anon look up all the studies. the scale effect vs substitution effect. countries with legalized prostitution have higher inflows of trafficking

    • @andrewmeyer169
      @andrewmeyer169 Před 2 lety +2

      @Bob Anon im sorry dude i dont link sources in youtube comment sections cause i have better or more productive things. but i told you what to look up, now look it up. and no reason to use that demeanor this is a civilized conversation man.

  • @Matt1N1
    @Matt1N1 Před 8 měsíci

    I remember getting these in the mail several times a year.

  • @MTSGaming
    @MTSGaming Před 2 lety +3

    Thorn starts sweating when he sees everyone else booking it out of there

  • @padentuel5013
    @padentuel5013 Před 4 lety +590

    “Ima be frank with ya” *delivers another heaping dose of bs*

    • @ArmoredCricket
      @ArmoredCricket Před 4 lety +2

      This frank guy he keeps referring to, must be a liar

    • @raymondcarver476
      @raymondcarver476 Před 4 lety

      Ok, you be frank with me. Who should I be with you?

    • @ArmoredCricket
      @ArmoredCricket Před 4 lety

      That makes you Kelly. Duh...

    • @adam100a8
      @adam100a8 Před 4 lety

      Paden Martin guess he was being frank. Fibbing Frank

    • @adam100a8
      @adam100a8 Před 4 lety

      Marek Hampel woah is this top.comment.god or what

  • @mathematicalcowboy3166
    @mathematicalcowboy3166 Před 4 lety +361

    “Alright alright alright!”
    Shut up, lady. Lol

  • @felix_five
    @felix_five Před 2 lety +1

    “Congratulations welcome on board”

  • @fernandobazo6369
    @fernandobazo6369 Před 2 lety

    Great job Rebecca........please keep the eye on them 👍

  • @phoenixg9047
    @phoenixg9047 Před 3 lety +351

    Lmao all the guys sliding out like: “You know I never really got to look at all these pictures in the hallway”

    • @jimd2101
      @jimd2101 Před 2 lety +2

      LOL

    • @eroyal
      @eroyal Před 2 lety +7

      You spelled "slithering" wrong.

  • @yesman121
    @yesman121 Před 4 lety +319

    "Hi, my name is Thorne"
    Well right away that should be a red flag.

  • @everythingisfunz
    @everythingisfunz Před 2 lety +2

    My parents got something similar is the mail once. It said they had won a free dinner at some fancy restaurant. But the catch was that they had to agree to let someone show them a water softener. So his sales guy comes out and proceeds to try and sell us a water softener for like 3 hours. My parents finally got feed up and kicked him out once it was clear they weren’t getting a free dinner lol

  • @mitchzurbrigg2403
    @mitchzurbrigg2403 Před 2 lety +1

    "I'll be Frank and Forward with you, my name is not Thorn, my name is Frank Forward."

  • @exciteddemonstrator9150
    @exciteddemonstrator9150 Před 5 lety +284

    That Thorne guy seemed super sketchy, like a criminal on the run

    • @hilo1389
      @hilo1389 Před 5 lety +7

      Cheez Nutz you mean frank😂

    • @Rahat-tw8vg
      @Rahat-tw8vg Před 5 lety

      He sure does have a nice suit I wonder how he bought it 🤔😂

    • @thorneagreen
      @thorneagreen Před 5 lety

      I bought the suit at Jos A Bank in Woodbury NY in 2013. Criminals on the run don’t typically interview.

  • @jimmbobb
    @jimmbobb Před 4 lety +438

    This is why I stick with Nigerian email offers.

    • @josephs-d8731
      @josephs-d8731 Před 4 lety +10

      Smart Man

    • @Soul_Alpha
      @Soul_Alpha Před 4 lety +1

      You can get a piece of the fortune brotha

    • @AIversonI
      @AIversonI Před 4 lety +1

      @Panacatita Atom Indian tech support is the best - they fixed my computer just last week ;)

  • @corneaterman
    @corneaterman Před 2 lety +1

    I’ve been to a couple timeshare meetings that actually did that whole sales pitch thing after the presentation. You had to stomach the pressure, but I did get a couple of gift cards out of them.

  • @99iwaena
    @99iwaena Před 2 lety

    Someone would’ve thought a bomb went off in that room, the way those salesmen ran out of there. 🤣😂

  • @gabkhoo5115
    @gabkhoo5115 Před 5 lety +802

    I feel I'm cheating on Lisa geurrero by watching this

    • @rpamb8807
      @rpamb8807 Před 4 lety +30

      Han Shen yes I was just imagining how hard she’d interrogate “Thorne”

    • @briannaa1609
      @briannaa1609 Před 4 lety +3

      THOUGHT IT WAS

    • @NerdLady100
      @NerdLady100 Před 4 lety +7

      She's going to confront you in a cheap mask and wig now.

    • @rhinestonecowboy9967
      @rhinestonecowboy9967 Před 4 lety +7

      I would like Lisa to investigate me now

    • @Samuelfish2k
      @Samuelfish2k Před 4 lety +2

      Yea except this lady is much more beautiful❤️

  • @arthurzlol
    @arthurzlol Před 6 lety +1243

    What! No free ticket! What a surprise!

  • @jameswhipple5658
    @jameswhipple5658 Před 2 lety

    Watching those guys leave the room is so satisfying to watch.

  • @mrtony80
    @mrtony80 Před 2 lety +1

    “Thorn admits you have to jump through hoops”
    “You have to jump through hoops”

  • @grimsquad273
    @grimsquad273 Před 3 lety +462

    I gotta say it was admirable/entertaining watching "Thorn" hustle and BS his way through the interview on the fly while the rest of his crew abandoned him lol.

    • @diegolaboy7320
      @diegolaboy7320 Před 2 lety +20

      Entertaining yes. Admirable no

    • @veneno276
      @veneno276 Před 2 lety +6

      Why admirable?!?!? Is a reporter, is her job to ask annoying questions, entertaining, yes. I like when thief can't answer the questions and start nervous

    • @Nandoswitharando
      @Nandoswitharando Před 2 lety +11

      @@veneno276 overall it’s not admirable, but if everyone else leaves and you stay to “explain yourself” it’s a little admirable. A little lol, not a lot, just a little. Could’ve tucked his tail and left like everyone else but he didn’t.

    • @nick56677
      @nick56677 Před 2 lety +3

      He has a Twitter and Facebook. His name is Thorne Alexander Green

    • @MrPathorn
      @MrPathorn Před 2 lety +3

      Sounds like he drew the short straw lol

  • @SilentPlayer1999
    @SilentPlayer1999 Před 3 lety +377

    Girlfriend: Are you cheating on me?
    Thorne: To put it frankly...

    • @joncampos5551
      @joncampos5551 Před 3 lety +18

      “You didn’t read the fine print”. Lol

    • @jay-lm4we
      @jay-lm4we Před 3 lety +2

      I doubt this creep has a girlfriend.

    • @letsthinkforamoment8904
      @letsthinkforamoment8904 Před 2 lety +1

      "See the third party company is offering a relationship, I never offered that relationship."

    • @matthewromme3490
      @matthewromme3490 Před 2 lety +1

      Best YT comment I’ve seen all year.

    • @nick56677
      @nick56677 Před 2 lety

      He has social media. His name is Thorne Alexander Greene ftw.

  • @JackTheRipper002
    @JackTheRipper002 Před 2 lety +1

    my grandfather was a car dealership owner for over 20 years, and boy could he sell anything. He would keep these guys on the phone for hours, and try to sell them stuff off his desk. Bouncy balls, pens, and even rubber bands. it was so funny to watch him.

  • @Bay_Area_Landlord510
    @Bay_Area_Landlord510 Před 2 lety

    The background music in the back is classic!

  • @shidposting4011
    @shidposting4011 Před 4 lety +1475

    “I’ll be Frank with you.”
    You said your name was Thorne, you freaking con man

    • @delishaazra6210
      @delishaazra6210 Před 4 lety +2

      @@thesalandarian3314 scam

    • @bmis1
      @bmis1 Před 4 lety +1

      lmaooooo

    • @shidposting4011
      @shidposting4011 Před 4 lety

      VGV Tomato HEY! I just now saw this thread. Give me that fricken voucher!!!

    • @cire8122
      @cire8122 Před 3 lety +3

      I know this is late but being frank means to be open and honest.

    • @whitewalls7929
      @whitewalls7929 Před 3 lety +6

      @@cire8122 lmao it was a joke

  • @JohnDoe-jg3sv
    @JohnDoe-jg3sv Před 3 lety +665

    “Always have a white guy in the crew because somebody has gotta talk to the police”
    Dave Chappelle

  • @cman3893
    @cman3893 Před rokem

    This was a great segment

  • @melissacastro5006
    @melissacastro5006 Před 2 lety +1

    Yikes! I remember sitting with my parents through one of these for a time share years ago! They just wanted the free wireless stereo 😂😂

  • @InsideOutsider81
    @InsideOutsider81 Před 4 lety +475

    Who else thinks it hilarious how Thorne's "business partners" walked out on him? lmao!

    • @PartnershipsForYou
      @PartnershipsForYou Před 3 lety +11

      He was a patsy. Lol
      “Alright Thorne, here they come. Me and Levin are going out the back door”

    • @HomerDPoll
      @HomerDPoll Před 2 lety +2

      It just happened to be lunch time when the news reporter showed up!

    • @jvolstad
      @jvolstad Před 2 lety +5

      Just like rats on a sinking ship.

    • @horseandcart5978
      @horseandcart5978 Před 2 lety

      Not funny at all. They are bastards!!!

  • @brandonbandstra226
    @brandonbandstra226 Před 5 lety +1403

    5:25 first he says he is Thorn, now he's Frank... who are you!??

  • @AndI-ji4eo
    @AndI-ji4eo Před 2 lety +2

    Reminds me of a company I used to work for. 😪 Full of sales sharks, lies, and illegal switch schemes. It didn’t take me long to walk away!

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Před rokem +1

      But the reporter ends it with a great assignment. She makes cash by exposing trash.

  • @hellotorin
    @hellotorin Před 25 dny

    "I'll be Frank with you."
    "I thought you were Thorn?"

  • @levilively8643
    @levilively8643 Před 4 lety +125

    That black dude walks up and hands that paper to him like "show her this paper. We ain't doin shit wrong" 😂😂

  • @jimizmat1144
    @jimizmat1144 Před 4 lety +848

    Seriously???? This has been around forever. Nothing is for free, EVER.

    • @ritzoratso5517
      @ritzoratso5517 Před 4 lety +46

      A car ride to jail is free. You just have to pay to get out.

    • @MarcosGarcia-xg1rf
      @MarcosGarcia-xg1rf Před 4 lety +1

      That's the point of this

    • @randyweaver6543
      @randyweaver6543 Před 4 lety +2

      You’ll never convince socialists of that. Bernie will tell you what’s free.

    • @egoy34
      @egoy34 Před 4 lety +2

      air is free.

    • @jimizmat1144
      @jimizmat1144 Před 4 lety +1

      @Feedthe5000 I've had a timeshare for about 12 years, I got it off someone who was giving it away, so I just pay the yearly taxes on it. I love it. I sold timeshare at the time, and know all about it.

  • @mmichael5165
    @mmichael5165 Před rokem +1

    We went to a presentation last night in Anderson SC for Resort gateway travel. It was too good to be true. Upon some research this morning we are attempting to cancel our membership.

  • @purplebatdragon
    @purplebatdragon Před 2 lety

    I love how all the ads on this video's page are things like "Slavic women looking for single men" and "have gold delivered to your door."
    The algorithm knows.

  • @gman9525
    @gman9525 Před 4 lety +263

    It would have been better if they were arrested.

  • @ContactingTheDead
    @ContactingTheDead Před 5 lety +534

    *Tip: If you can’t tell how a transaction would benefit the other person, it’s a scam.*

    • @dagi_magna6446
      @dagi_magna6446 Před 5 lety +31

      Moviepass laughs in bankruptcy

    • @DelPiero2004
      @DelPiero2004 Před 5 lety

      Facts!

    • @Burrgametate
      @Burrgametate Před 5 lety +6

      not necessarily, the benefits can be presented however it could just be a straight up lie.

    • @J1428753
      @J1428753 Před 5 lety +4

      consumer, product owner, product, currency, transaction mechanism. if you can't understand or identify even one of them, you walk away.

    • @FKG0167
      @FKG0167 Před 5 lety +1

      @Hope Von Gremp hope you're reporting that money to the irs or I'll do it for you

  • @Joel-ci3no
    @Joel-ci3no Před rokem

    Honest to God, my whole family went on one of those free timeshare marketing trips when I was a kid, and I actually had a very positive experience! They didn't pay for our travel expenses, we drove a couple hours to a pretty lake with our pop-up camper and we and a nice summer vacation. They let us stay for almost 3weeks, and I remember the next reservation for our spot still wasn't scheduled so they didn't care if we stayed until someone else booked it. But I Think my parents were probably just board by that point 😂 they had free breakfast in the mornings, "community" activities for the kids every night, and yes it was free. But of course, the real price was my parents had to sit through the 1st 90minute seminar, and then have weekly "meetings" with a salesmen while we were there

  • @tempgirl00711
    @tempgirl00711 Před 2 lety

    U go girl!!!! Great friggin job!