The courage displayed here is truly remarkable. These individuals faced real danger, yet you chose to confront the fraudsters and reclaim their stolen assets. Your commitment deserves great admiration, Stalwart Redeem. If law enforcement matched your dedication and ingenuity (not to mention integrity), our country would undoubtedly be a much safer place. Outstanding job!
I've had a string of unfortunate experiences with swindlers in the past, which left me questioning my ability to make smart tradingg decisions. But Stalwart-redeem has been a game-changer, a reliable and a special being who can get back your losses and start anew.
He is truly exceptional, and his tools are so impressive that I occasionally wonder if he’s even human, haha. The bottom line is that Stalwart-redeem is the ultimate expert in recvering from scaams.
Sadly, these kinds of scams are heavily advertised practically every day on RUclips. I am a heavy RUclips consumer and I have frequently reported such scams being advertised here to RUclips but the ads just keep coming back. What is RUclips doing about it? Nothing.
@AncoralmparoPiper: "What is RUclips doing about it?" Well, RUclips is making big bucks from it. Who do you think pays the bills for YT? In Business school (1983) our Professor asked us regarding TV infomercials, "why do they keep on beating us to death with these infomercials? No one responded. Then the Professor replied "because they work." Same principle here. A lot of people are beat to death by this marketing ploy just so a few can prosper. There are some people who were "born suckers". Why in the world would a normal person buy a "handheld electric heater" promising to "heat an entire room in minutes? Even more puzzling is the heater costs them a lot of money compared to the same heater Walmart was selling for under 5 dollars. Your original statement is answered by the huge amount of money the Ad(s) pay YT. Overall sales for these sales are low, the profits are very high, far more than the money they pay YT. These Ad(s) are f**King annoying. Look at all of YT ad's? Do you see any of them on "mainstream advertising"? That's a huge tip-off. It tells me TY is a "gold mine" for a lot of "Suckers'. PS: YT ad's are making many of us very angry. We are constantly pummeled by outright lies and gross exaggerations from the Ad's. As a businessman my interpretation is YT is losing Ad money from honest advertisers who don't want to be associated with the circus-of-lies on YT. Piper, also as a businessman this kind of activity tells me YT is desperate. So far all the stuff I see is YT is on a decline that may end its' life. The original idea was a great one. Greed and lies is changing that.
@@JoseFigueroa-yn1zd the first time i learnt of DW's existence in my 13 years on youtube was from the sheer amount of war in ukraine propaganda it was churning out lol oh god back then it was deleting and censoring comments left and right anything that revealed any information about the proxy war and the geopolitics behind it and what was really happening on the frontline,along with their best friend BBC.
True, tobad they also sponsor and help the Russian mafia investment scams like Juicyfields. They leaked our sources personal information and now 2023 they are media sponsors of ICBC
You don t need alot of money in Eastern countries to live to eat and to spend. For sure not in Kosovo. I am from a Western rich country - I am a spender - I can live freely on 150 dollars, eur, American dollar per month . Europe ,yes , read again , SO YOU CAN TOOOO...Kosovo is eastern Europe...
I like how all criminals justify their crimes with the line "i had to feed my familly" and then you see that the only things they are feeding, are their egos, and their greed. All they are looking for is luxurious lives, flexing on instagram with hot women and champagne, without working. Put them in jail, and don't fall for their bs. Enough documentaires and movies that glamourises thieves, human traffickers and drug cartels.
"i had to feed my familly" is just a official excuse... reality is simple, these guys have no place in the modern society build by our governments, then they seek ways to live, gain resources(money), to a similar degree as others around who could be integrated in modern society, and have a constant income and plans for future.
@@StarCo11 they seek to become criminals, that's what they are seeking. And buy expensive cars and watches by scamming other people, and then we can all see them flexing on instagram, quoting another human trafficker, rapist and scammer, andrew tate.
There's not a lot of information on this case when searching google. It feels like you shared a story with the world that only the police and the people involved knew about. Great stuff
Yeah, that´s what I like about DW documentaries, they investigate what isn´t widely known. Like in that documentary on the gemstones used in the beauty industry.
Great Report DW , I recently lost more than 10000 euros to scammers . Computer literate but I was too exhausted to comprehend. Started realizing it was a scam the moment I had vacation.
Bitcoin is blackmail or hide fear of fraud of own state, company and corporation in conect to the states . Only in criminal machine by ambiton ,dw hide that with good distration.
Suicide? What happen to the money hidden offshore? On another note, the sums involved are a drop in the ocean compared to how much UK taxed payers lost due to the 2008 banking crisis, and not one banker ever appologised, let alone handed back their bonus. So compare if you will the life decisions taken by the ex call centre worker interviewed here and the bank salesman knowingly selling junk bond insurance dressed as AAA rated credit default swaps. Not much difference, except the latter made much more and will never be prosecuted.
The biggest mistake we make is thinking it only happens to stupid people, brightest minds get conned too. Be careful out there and be careful of easy money.
Be careful of all the guys from the scammer, because day by this types of crime increase in every corner of the world. This Dw is very informative, thanks for the team.❤
Unfortunately, there are digitaly illiterate people in the modern digital world and these financial pyramid schemes are aimed at such people. People need to be brought up to date with such information so that such offices are in little demand, even from school; simply posting the necessary information on the Internet is not enough.DW reporting is excellent as usual.
It is not digital illiterate, they did exactly the same as big platforms like those from Wall Street, except more obvious and faster to figure that it is scam. It can be different and after several months after losing money people will think "oh well, it is market".
the education system is a scam. most people are all...."blinded" to the puppet masters, a slave to the system, made from the system, trained in the system, and not capable of escaping the system, as to most this "system" is life, as things shall be.
@@vladimirseven777 Greed is always the biggest factor when people get scammed. It doesn’t matter if it’s the Nigerian Prince or anything connected to Crypto. Another common aspects is that criminals don’t report other criminals to the police so it’s the perfect target group to steal from.
I used to work for an ex-cop (Baltimore City) at a liquor store he owned. He gave me a very solid piece of advice: "Never break more than one law at a time."
There should be government programs to regularly educate senior citizens on cyber fraud. Maybe a helpline where they can consult before making any investment to check the legitimacy of the platform.
Nor all is good, the internet do exchange Who want. The bitcoin is describe like fraud ,awfull ,crook for hide Who state is like this. Already think Who pay debet is thief to the people like documentary acuse ,siber business is? Bitcoin is future and don't have like state see profit in that.Hide fear is word.
let me guess the right question isn't being asked... Why aren't Facebook, RUclips and so on being held accountable for bombarding us with scams and fake profiles. if my local shopping centre allowed a salesperson to rip off visitors, it would be stopped immediately
Thats, because they have a huge lawyers corporations that wrote their EUL-as and when you open your account and go through all those "I accept" without reading you are actually confirming that they are not responsible for (anything) any damages that may ocure from your actions on their platforms, ie. we give you "a tool", its up to you if you are going to use it to do good things or harm someone. But, as long as they are havina a profit our of you they will turn their attention to other side. If you are doing good by scamming people they are also doing good but they are not scamming anyone so their hands are washed and if you get caught they can just say "you should not have done that, by signing our terms & conditions of use you "pinky sweared" you wont do that and we believed you, we are so dissapointed in you".
I reported adds that I knew were scams and I was told it does not go against their rules ( Facebook, RUclips, instagram ) . Those adds are paid so they dont care
Quite few same scams are happening here in INDIA as well, and the worst part is all the social media platforms are advertising them openly without any fear of law enforcement. I think that the law's needs to changed about advertising in every part of the world, especially in countries where the people are still unaware of the cons of using the internet and social media. I personally blame the responsible platform for such acts as they are promoting such thing just to gain a few dollars as an advt. revenue.
This used to happen in Bulgaria and I believe that’s still the case - I heard a grim story from an insider whos client took his own life after learning that he had lost all his savings which this person supposedly” invested” in a stock whose price fell dramatically…
I’m sorry but why would you invest everything you have on some random stock from some random person. I’ll tell you why, GREED!! These peoples are greedy and they get tricked out their money! I’m sorry but I don’t feel bad unless you’re very old and not mentally capable anymore. It’s greed and stupidity, just like the criminal who robs a bank. Nobody feels bad for their stupidity! They will go to prison!
Always follow the Golden Rule "If something sounds to good to be true if properly is!" If you going to get say more than 12-15% on investments its a con. The only way to become rich by investments is to either become a Qualified Investor yourself or create a investment. There are not short cuts. "Qualified Investor" most will never ever be able to achieve!
Agreed. Unfortunately, the greed of the victims is their demise for the scam. It’s sad they lost their savings but they were greedy- expecting those kind of returns.
38:21 Once you fall for a scam once, your information is put into a database of potential targets. Not just for the actual people that scam you, but many of these groups share information on targets, or rather sell it to other groups.
Gouverments should release a program for citizens to let people aware of cyber crime ! It's very common across the world that victims loses large sums of money
@arr8577 What's wrong with that ! Does a photo indicate who I am or what I've done in my life ? Second Even if I'm a thug I do believe in humanity and choose between what's right and what's not right 💯.
Rule number 1, someone who finds a way to turn €250 into €10,000 will use it for himself, not pay money for adverts to share it because they're so nice.
I think people who fall for this sort of scams are a bit dumb, because if they stop and think for even one second, if these people can guarantee you a crazy high return month after month why on earth would they help you and only take a percentage of that earning? Of course if it were true they'd just make all of the profits themselves, why would they bother with you?
Upscaling investments through getting more money involved is still a real and absolutely common and normal thing. But yea, on the net from Mr XY it's scam of course.
This happens all the time to people in the UK. It even happened to a friend's parent and he tried to tell her to stop but she wouldn't listen to him. I had to go round and explain it all and tell her it's not real and then got her to call the banks and citizens advice. As you can imagine it was a thankless task. Lots of tears. Great fun.
Greedy and stupid are the most annoying type of people. The same type of people who fall for these ridiculous scams. Trying to convince them they're wrong is like talking to a brick wall.
Ambition came by behind of profit , lost in slander that don't fault of freedom marketing. Crook in acts ,be in human feel . Without freedom marketing, the people lost own freedom.
It's happening in India too. Scammers are so talented that they use emotions, gain trust of people and prepare their mind to invest and loot money not allowing to withdraw money saying it's system that allows to withdraw money when task completed. Scammers ask for more, more more and more money saying you can withdraw this time, you can withdraw after investing more to complete task but it's never ending process they creat by them through system. Later their links and they disappear. They also force and tell to ask burrow from friends, relatives or apply for loan and complete task and withdraw the money and return to friends, relatives or the loan amount. But the task never ends, they go on looting more more more money making people without any Penny in their savings, increase debts, and make them commit suicide as the people atlast realise after loosing completely left nothing and remain in shocked. And scammers simply disappear and their links doesn't work. I experienced faced huge loss of money six lakhs. 😢😢
Everything bought with this stolen money is tainted with negative energy.... imagine buying your kids or partner something that is contaminated like this... from a lamp on the bedside table to the car someone drives... I could never live like that....obviously some people can.
That's not the reality, can't you see politicians using public funds to buy luxury products and drinks, buy cars to their loved ones 😂 still living happily and getting praise from people.
@peacenotwar9267 It is reality, and I can imagine it.....in fact I don't need to imagine it...I live in a country where that is beyond prevalent and no, I don't admire them Sure, there are people that do, just like the people in that group photo... so I will say it again...., I couldn't imagine being like that, but some people clearly can.
It's amazing how the intelligent people are capable of understanding how wrong it is to scam someone, even if the person getting scammed did something that seems stupid. At the same time it is appalling how stupid some people are to think someone deserves to be scammed. Great video!
It's based on the good old saying "Too good to be true". If only those victims could have realized that and be not greedy, then nobody can do any harm to their money. Sadly still many people keep being greedy and not realizing that simple rule of "too good to be true".
@@tomlxyz Well, of course, there is no any precise measure of what is “too much”. But there are references everywhere in our daily lives. For example, if somebody told you that he drinks 5 kg of milk every day or eats 2 kg of deserts per day, then I think any ordinary normal human beings would think that is too much. Likewise, if people claim that they can make 10% of return or more per month from an investment consistently, then that will be called “too good to be true”, and any normal ordinary human beings should think twice.
the irony is that the scammers are still essentially working a 9-5, which probably pays the equivalent of a good tech job or something like that, except the work is even shittier
27:08 The chief investigator: "We couldn't imagine that there would be entire floors dedicated to these [fraudulent] call centers." Sir, you need to visit Cambodia or India one of these days😔. There are buildings and apartments complex dedicated for scamming in those places.
Only slightly more criminal than the "legal" system of financial speculation in official banking under late-stage neoliberal capitalism. And the latter does far more damage when it plunges world economy into recessions like 1929 and 2008.
Happy new year DW, want to express my colossal thanks for your reporting these last many months and years, your doing this in english language (my native language) I think you folks are now top of the game rather than another source I used to rely on not far from you. Bravo! and always, thank you.
Thank you so much for your kind words! We appreciate you taking the time to comment and are glad you like our content. Best wishes and happy new year to you too!
I sometimes translate police documents to investigations like these, and I was a bit sad the documentary made it look like all the work was done by the German police. For an investigation to work, the police departments of all the states have to cooperate effectively. So this definitely involved some good work by the Czech and Kosovan police. Not to mention the translators 🙂
My thought as well but I still feel sorry for these folks. I’m no cyber genius but I think I would investigate before rather than after. That being said I’ve been ripped off by contractors a few times.
And the corruption did by state father? The corruption company friend of governament? The corporation to support the state, to control little shop, to employ poor is other poor . Who governamental forbiden of work three years ago..That don't is a form of corruption in name of science and life?
These are the guys Serbia was fighting in the 90s. What did Germany and NATO do? Bombarded Belgrade, including foreign embassies, and empowered Kosovo and its radicals. Causes and Effects Law.
@@petermaina2818 and India? Are you even following? American has more scammers than Nigeria, they can the media and they can change the narrative. We are loud and that has given us both good and bad reputation
The best things in life are free. Never come across any advertisement for the sun rise, coming rains, oxygen in the air, night fall, day break. Life is such a beautiful thing. It costs no money
I really can't understand people who scam people for a living, being criminals & they are celebrating. Acting like they've really earned the money by proper honest work. I really dont understand how they sleep at night & are SO comfortable even using that money they stole from someone who's whole life they just destroyed. Knowing they drive people to the brink of, trying to commit and commiting suicide...
The second indignity to these fraud victims happens in the rare occasions the scammers are apprehended and processed through the legal system. The penalties and sentencing are so lax and light, that it makes it worthwhile for the perpetrators to continue scamming people. This crime pays well.
Don't the internet companies have any responsibility to kick off websites that are facilitating fraud ? These billion dollar tech companies just sit back and allow this on their space ?
Sorry for her €10k loss but come on.... €250 in , and get €10k out 4 weeks later.... "If it sounds too good to be true....." Her own naiveness was the root of her loss...
Have you ever heard of the New York Stock Exchange ??? For almost 200 years, the goal of ALL who participate there is to make free money without earning it. The difference is that the Scam Artists at the NYSE have the Law of The Land protecting them. Essentially, the NYSE is a Government sponsored Scam, while those Scam Artists in Kosovo were essentially doing the same thing but with no "official cover". How can you expect the common people to be morally conscious when their role models at the top of the food change are Crooks ??? Monkey see - Monkey do !!!
And they can choose any reputable broker or even set up an account at their house bank, but no they want it cheapest. Meanwhile the police cannot tackle crime and help Real victims
There´s nothing wrong with investing a small sum. People are looking to diversify their incomes in these uncertain times, especially retired people who can´t work anymore and can´t influence the size of the amount they get every month from the government. Sure, a lot of people got into it by wanting to be very rich, but not everyone.
This is good investigative journalism. However, just quick point, 4:24 there is no point in providing a victim with a pseudonym if you will show their face on the video, someone will identify them because they know them and have interacted with them.
The courage displayed here is truly remarkable. These individuals faced real danger, yet you chose to confront the fraudsters and reclaim their stolen assets. Your commitment deserves great admiration, Stalwart Redeem. If law enforcement matched your dedication and ingenuity (not to mention integrity), our country would undoubtedly be a much safer place. Outstanding job!
I've had a string of unfortunate experiences with swindlers in the past, which left me questioning my ability to make smart tradingg decisions. But Stalwart-redeem has been a game-changer, a reliable and a special being who can get back your losses and start anew.
He is truly exceptional, and his tools are so impressive that I occasionally wonder if he’s even human, haha. The bottom line is that Stalwart-redeem is the ultimate expert in recvering from scaams.
I need this recvery expert for my romance scaams case also
He mostly interacts on Tele grams using the user
@stalwartredeem THAT IS HIS USER NAME
Sadly, these kinds of scams are heavily advertised practically every day on RUclips. I am a heavy RUclips consumer and I have frequently reported such scams being advertised here to RUclips but the ads just keep coming back. What is RUclips doing about it? Nothing.
Yes i have reported, too! And nothing happens, they reappear
Yeah, because RUclips are more interested in removing “bad” words like “fruck”, and the likes…..It’s a joke 😮
It needs legislation to force them to vet these adverts. It is the only way to make a soulless corporate entity like Google act like they give a f*ck.
@AncoralmparoPiper: "What is RUclips doing about it?" Well, RUclips is making big bucks from it. Who do you think pays the bills for YT?
In Business school (1983) our Professor asked us regarding TV infomercials, "why do they keep on beating us to death with these infomercials? No one responded.
Then the Professor replied "because they work." Same principle here. A lot of people are beat to death by this marketing ploy just so a few can prosper.
There are some people who were "born suckers". Why in the world would a normal person buy a "handheld electric heater" promising to "heat an entire room in minutes? Even more puzzling is the heater costs them a lot of money compared to the same heater Walmart was selling for under 5 dollars.
Your original statement is answered by the huge amount of money the Ad(s) pay YT.
Overall sales for these sales are low, the profits are very high, far more than the money they pay YT.
These Ad(s) are f**King annoying. Look at all of YT ad's? Do you see any of them on "mainstream advertising"? That's a huge tip-off. It tells me TY is a "gold mine" for a lot of "Suckers'.
PS: YT ad's are making many of us very angry. We are constantly pummeled by outright lies and gross exaggerations from the Ad's.
As a businessman my interpretation is YT is losing Ad money from honest advertisers who don't want to be associated with the circus-of-lies on YT.
Piper, also as a businessman this kind of activity tells me YT is desperate. So far all the stuff I see is YT is on a decline that may end its' life.
The original idea was a great one. Greed and lies is changing that.
@@smoothmicra maybe a little class action
DW, this is a step in the right direction. Awareness of cyber crime and its features will be minimized when all of us have a clue.
as opposed to war in ukraine propaganda i suppose.
Wtf does Ukraine have to do wit this..
@@JoseFigueroa-yn1zd the first time i learnt of DW's existence in my 13 years on youtube was from the sheer amount of war in ukraine propaganda it was churning out lol oh god back then it was deleting and censoring comments left and right anything that revealed any information about the proxy war and the geopolitics behind it and what was really happening on the frontline,along with their best friend BBC.
@@JoseFigueroa-yn1zd The point is DW is a Government propeganda tool .
True, tobad they also sponsor and help the Russian mafia investment scams like Juicyfields. They leaked our sources personal information and now 2023 they are media sponsors of ICBC
There is a big difference between feeding a family and living a life of luxury.
There's no difference at all. You steal my money ? I don't care what you do with it.
You will pay the price and so will your family.
You don t need alot of money in Eastern countries to live to eat and to spend. For sure not in Kosovo. I am from a Western rich country - I am a spender - I can live freely on 150 dollars, eur, American dollar per month . Europe ,yes , read again , SO YOU CAN TOOOO...Kosovo is eastern Europe...
You said, what I was thinking.
250 Euros to 10,000 euros within 4 weeks is all the RED FLAG , I need to run a million miles!
😂😂 of course
It's the classical "get rich quick" swindle.
I like how all criminals justify their crimes with the line "i had to feed my familly" and then you see that the only things they are feeding, are their egos, and their greed. All they are looking for is luxurious lives, flexing on instagram with hot women and champagne, without working. Put them in jail, and don't fall for their bs. Enough documentaires and movies that glamourises thieves, human traffickers and drug cartels.
did u ask your local goverment how much money they scamming from you ur paychecks tho, and morgage, basically everything....?
"i had to feed my familly" is just a official excuse...
reality is simple, these guys have no place in the modern society build by our governments,
then they seek ways to live, gain resources(money), to a similar degree as others around who could be integrated in modern society, and have a constant income and plans for future.
@@StarCo11 they seek to become criminals, that's what they are seeking. And buy expensive cars and watches by scamming other people, and then we can all see them flexing on instagram, quoting another human trafficker, rapist and scammer, andrew tate.
cute
And their DRUG DEPENDENCY!! 😮
There's not a lot of information on this case when searching google. It feels like you shared a story with the world that only the police and the people involved knew about. Great stuff
It's funny I live in kosovo and I never heard a more detailed story than this
Yeah, that´s what I like about DW documentaries, they investigate what isn´t widely known. Like in that documentary on the gemstones used in the beauty industry.
Um because DW is an actual news outlet and not those online rubbish "news" sites?
shame on scammers. they looted people who are innocents and who are already financially unstable.
Great Report DW , I recently lost more than 10000 euros to scammers . Computer literate but I was too exhausted to comprehend. Started realizing it was a scam the moment I had vacation.
Love DW Documentary. Great quality, thorough, good editing. 👍
Bitcoin is blackmail or hide fear of fraud of own state, company and corporation in conect to the states . Only in criminal machine by ambiton ,dw hide that with good distration.
Suicide? What happen to the money hidden offshore? On another note, the sums involved are a drop in the ocean compared to how much UK taxed payers lost due to the 2008 banking crisis, and not one banker ever appologised, let alone handed back their bonus. So compare if you will the life decisions taken by the ex call centre worker interviewed here and the bank salesman knowingly selling junk bond insurance dressed as AAA rated credit default swaps. Not much difference, except the latter made much more and will never be prosecuted.
I agree. And we didn't have a say in the scam.
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That's because that was all legal, socialism but only for corporations
Well said.
I don't think it was suicide, it was probably an accidental overdose
The biggest mistake we make is thinking it only happens to stupid people, brightest minds get conned too. Be careful out there and be careful of easy money.
But Bitcoin Iz an easy money and It isnt a con
Anybody can be conned ; it's just a matter of time.
Be careful of all the guys from the scammer, because day by this types of crime increase in every corner of the world. This Dw is very informative, thanks for the team.❤
there are lots of scam syndicates in those developing countries in eastern europe and south asia, too easy money to make
How can Germany sentence him for only 12 years yet ppl lost their lives 😢😢😢
Unfortunately, there are digitaly illiterate people in the modern digital world and these financial pyramid schemes are aimed at such people. People need to be brought up to date with such information so that such offices are in little demand, even from school; simply posting the necessary information on the Internet is not enough.DW reporting is excellent as usual.
Combine that with greed and you have a dangerous mix…
It is not digital illiterate, they did exactly the same as big platforms like those from Wall Street, except more obvious and faster to figure that it is scam. It can be different and after several months after losing money people will think "oh well, it is market".
the education system is a scam. most people are all...."blinded" to the puppet masters, a slave to the system, made from the system, trained in the system, and not capable of escaping the system, as to most this "system" is life, as things shall be.
@@vladimirseven777 Greed is always the biggest factor when people get scammed. It doesn’t matter if it’s the Nigerian Prince or anything connected to Crypto.
Another common aspects is that criminals don’t report other criminals to the police so it’s the perfect target group to steal from.
Is this not why people need to be protected by the state and criminals severely punished?
I always enjoy Dw documentaries; they talk about what people want and prefer. Thank you.
I used to work for an ex-cop (Baltimore City) at a liquor store he owned. He gave me a very solid piece of advice: "Never break more than one law at a time."
For real, the greed of the investors is the cause of the problem that the criminals nurture
Yes... but fraud does not always stem from nor is it justified by victims' greed.
@@comets4sale for all we know the root cause of the criminal behavior is the inequality between the rich and the poor aka karma
@@peanutz1943As per your twisted logic there are no decent poor people . Very disingenuous and condescending.
@@xcel5203 I’m saying; the rich/investors exchanged some of their inner wealth for the paper version of it. Don’t get it twisted
What if the fake brokers didn't exist? It would be a better and safer world.
Ignorance is a expensive lesson
Salutes to the investigating team.
There should be government programs to regularly educate senior citizens on cyber fraud. Maybe a helpline where they can consult before making any investment to check the legitimacy of the platform.
Absolutely.
Thank you DW for good documentaries
Nor all is good, the internet do exchange Who want. The bitcoin is describe like fraud ,awfull ,crook for hide Who state is like this. Already think Who pay debet is thief to the people like documentary acuse ,siber business is? Bitcoin is future and don't have like state see profit in that.Hide fear is word.
let me guess the right question isn't being asked... Why aren't Facebook, RUclips and so on being held accountable for bombarding us with scams and fake profiles. if my local shopping centre allowed a salesperson to rip off visitors, it would be stopped immediately
because the scale isn't remotely the same?... a lot easier to police 100 shops than 150,000,000.
Thats, because they have a huge lawyers corporations that wrote their EUL-as and when you open your account and go through all those "I accept" without reading you are actually confirming that they are not responsible for (anything) any damages that may ocure from your actions on their platforms, ie. we give you "a tool", its up to you if you are going to use it to do good things or harm someone.
But, as long as they are havina a profit our of you they will turn their attention to other side.
If you are doing good by scamming people they are also doing good but they are not scamming anyone so their hands are washed and if you get caught they can just say "you should not have done that, by signing our terms & conditions of use you "pinky sweared" you wont do that and we believed you, we are so dissapointed in you".
I reported adds that I knew were scams and I was told it does not go against their rules ( Facebook, RUclips, instagram ) . Those adds are paid so they dont care
@@mariar3767 You Tube is full of scams and Facebook Marketplace is terrible for sxammers
nope its quite easy they just dont want to
Quite few same scams are happening here in INDIA as well, and the worst part is all the social media platforms are advertising them openly without any fear of law enforcement. I think that the law's needs to changed about advertising in every part of the world, especially in countries where the people are still unaware of the cons of using the internet and social media. I personally blame the responsible platform for such acts as they are promoting such thing just to gain a few dollars as an advt. revenue.
I'm waiting for when RUclips will start blocking scammer ads on their platform instead of bloggers
@@temphys They'll never stop, Ads are their main revenue stream.
Onpassive being one
Unfortunately we humans can be easily convinced to ignore all the red flags and believe that the "too good to be true" story is really true.
If you feel greedy - someone trying to rob you.
For this to work you need two ingredients: a scammer and a greedy customer.
When you have some extra money you try to increase it by investing it. When you don't have extra money you can't invest it.
This used to happen in Bulgaria and I believe that’s still the case - I heard a grim story from an insider whos client took his own life after learning that he had lost all his savings which this person supposedly” invested” in a stock whose price fell dramatically…
I’m sorry but why would you invest everything you have on some random stock from some random person. I’ll tell you why, GREED!! These peoples are greedy and they get tricked out their money! I’m sorry but I don’t feel bad unless you’re very old and not mentally capable anymore. It’s greed and stupidity, just like the criminal who robs a bank. Nobody feels bad for their stupidity! They will go to prison!
Never invest what you cant afford to lose
I'm investing in cat food and litter-feminists becoming single spinsters
Like marriage.
Or not trust strangers on the internet about money 💵. Simple
that has never been "invest" these "trading" scams online are very old, falling for that in years 2020 is really something else.
@@streetsarecold safe invest
The sad thing is this is what normal stock brokers do too.
Always follow the Golden Rule "If something sounds to good to be true if properly is!" If you going to get say more than 12-15% on investments its a con. The only way to become rich by investments is to either become a Qualified Investor yourself or create a investment. There are not short cuts. "Qualified Investor" most will never ever be able to achieve!
Agreed. Unfortunately, the greed of the victims is their demise for the scam. It’s sad they lost their savings but they were greedy- expecting those kind of returns.
She thinks an algorithm can turn $250 into $10k in four weeks? These people didn't get scammed, they got greedy and stupid.
Best analysis.
I was not greedy and stupid, for 42 months never though even a second for a money, I just tried to convince to give me a job in Germany
@@urimtefiki226what are you about here?
Scammers are just excellent in marketing.
Sad but true
38:21 Once you fall for a scam once, your information is put into a database of potential targets. Not just for the actual people that scam you, but many of these groups share information on targets, or rather sell it to other groups.
Great documentary by DW, as usual. It would be helpful if the government ran massive campaigns to educate the public about these scams.
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@@DWDocumentary DW please contact me I have a case to report is much bigger than this case
The biggest scam is government debt and current monetary policy. Who will educate about that?
Gouverments should release a program for citizens to let people aware of cyber crime ! It's very common across the world that victims loses large sums of money
And said some1 with Thug Life txt as photo😎
@arr8577 What's wrong with that ! Does a photo indicate who I am or what I've done in my life ? Second Even if I'm a thug I do believe in humanity and choose between what's right and what's not right 💯.
Agreed
Rule number 1, someone who finds a way to turn €250 into €10,000 will use it for himself, not pay money for adverts to share it because they're so nice.
I think people who fall for this sort of scams are a bit dumb, because if they stop and think for even one second, if these people can guarantee you a crazy high return month after month why on earth would they help you and only take a percentage of that earning? Of course if it were true they'd just make all of the profits themselves, why would they bother with you?
Just what my dad used to say
Upscaling investments through getting more money involved is still a real and absolutely common and normal thing.
But yea, on the net from Mr XY it's scam of course.
Good documentary, that is why I watch DW. Scams are so common that I think that everyone is vulnerable. Just based on the frequency of them.
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A good rule of thumb is, you stay away from anything that is being advertised, or pushed to you, on the web.
Wat If Its youtube?
Yea, real sound logic there. 🙄
This happens all the time to people in the UK. It even happened to a friend's parent and he tried to tell her to stop but she wouldn't listen to him. I had to go round and explain it all and tell her it's not real and then got her to call the banks and citizens advice. As you can imagine it was a thankless task. Lots of tears. Great fun.
Greedy and stupid are the most annoying type of people. The same type of people who fall for these ridiculous scams. Trying to convince them they're wrong is like talking to a brick wall.
@@Consul99 The scammers got her to take out £36000 in loans to 'invest'. Absolutely mental.
Just because "it happens all the time" doesn't make it right
Ambition came by behind of profit , lost in slander that don't fault of freedom marketing. Crook in acts ,be in human feel . Without freedom marketing, the people lost own freedom.
It's happening in India too. Scammers are so talented that they use emotions, gain trust of people and prepare their mind to invest and loot money not allowing to withdraw money saying it's system that allows to withdraw money when task completed. Scammers ask for more, more more and more money saying you can withdraw this time, you can withdraw after investing more to complete task but it's never ending process they creat by them through system. Later their links and they disappear. They also force and tell to ask burrow from friends, relatives or apply for loan and complete task and withdraw the money and return to friends, relatives or the loan amount. But the task never ends, they go on looting more more more money making people without any Penny in their savings, increase debts, and make them commit suicide as the people atlast realise after loosing completely left nothing and remain in shocked. And scammers simply disappear and their links doesn't work. I experienced faced huge loss of money six lakhs. 😢😢
Everything bought with this stolen money is tainted with negative energy.... imagine buying your kids or partner something that is contaminated like this... from a lamp on the bedside table to the car someone drives... I could never live like that....obviously some people can.
That's not the reality, can't you see politicians using public funds to buy luxury products and drinks, buy cars to their loved ones 😂 still living happily and getting praise from people.
@peacenotwar9267 It is reality, and I can imagine it.....in fact I don't need to imagine it...I live in a country where that is beyond prevalent and no, I don't admire them Sure, there are people that do, just like the people in that group photo... so I will say it again...., I couldn't imagine being like that, but some people clearly can.
@@peacenotwar9267 thats why i can never live and work together with them,
It's amazing how the intelligent people are capable of understanding how wrong it is to scam someone, even if the person getting scammed did something that seems stupid.
At the same time it is appalling how stupid some people are to think someone deserves to be scammed.
Great video!
12 years in prison for such crimes? I will give him 1200 years.
It's based on the good old saying "Too good to be true". If only those victims could have realized that and be not greedy, then nobody can do any harm to their money. Sadly still many people keep being greedy and not realizing that simple rule of "too good to be true".
Problem is that without a reference point you can't tell what's too good to be true.
@@tomlxyz Well, of course, there is no any precise measure of what is “too much”. But there are references everywhere in our daily lives. For example, if somebody told you that he drinks 5 kg of milk every day or eats 2 kg of deserts per day, then I think any ordinary normal human beings would think that is too much.
Likewise, if people claim that they can make 10% of return or more per month from an investment consistently, then that will be called “too good to be true”, and any normal ordinary human beings should think twice.
Very good documentary ,thank you.
the irony is that the scammers are still essentially working a 9-5, which probably pays the equivalent of a good tech job or something like that, except the work is even shittier
DW make the best and most informative documentaries
There should be a mandatory class to warn citizens of this stuff.
Speaking of fraud, the ads on this video have a banner which covers the skip button so you can't get rid of it.
Right now as we are watching others being scammed 😢
The most honest and interesting DW documentary is enlightening educational videos.
27:08 The chief investigator: "We couldn't imagine that there would be entire floors dedicated to these [fraudulent] call centers."
Sir, you need to visit Cambodia or India one of these days😔. There are buildings and apartments complex dedicated for scamming in those places.
Chinese scammers have the whole area near the border inside Mynamar.They have casinos,nightclubs also.
Another wonderful documentary shared by an amazing ( DW) documentary channel.. Thank you for these amazing documentaries
Thanks for featuring one of my favourite 50 Cent songs "Window Shopper" lol great touch
My Motto? " when it sounds too good to be true, it isn't!" A bird in hand is worth two in the bush." I do not gamble.
Don't you have an investment advisor or a banker with an actual street address which you know? Who throws money on the internet or to a call center?
Exactly and why not Google the trading platforms BEFORE and not AFTER as in the case of Schneider lady
great informative documentary, keep up the good work to inform more people
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This is an old problem that still exists since all platforms love their ad profits. As long as someone else is the victim they can’t care less.
It's a trap. The website shows a fake increase of your money. When you go to withdraw it, you can't get it back out.
thank you so much for your kindness and generosity
Excellent presentation. Previously lost about 10k USD a couple of years ago. Computer service group internet wise. Be ware of anything of line.
Both sides linked by greed!
Remember: If it sounds too good to be true, it is not true!!!!
Good work DW, 'm find of your documentaries
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Only slightly more criminal than the "legal" system of financial speculation in official banking under late-stage neoliberal capitalism. And the latter does far more damage when it plunges world economy into recessions like 1929 and 2008.
27:35 so clearly there are people in law enforcement who tipped them off.
That happens all the time with the Indian scammers, law enforcement is on the payroll and pick up bribes every month.
Happy new year DW, want to express my colossal thanks for your reporting these last many months and years, your doing this in english language (my native language) I think you folks are now top of the game rather than another source I used to rely on not far from you. Bravo! and always, thank you.
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I sometimes translate police documents to investigations like these, and I was a bit sad the documentary made it look like all the work was done by the German police. For an investigation to work, the police departments of all the states have to cooperate effectively. So this definitely involved some good work by the Czech and Kosovan police. Not to mention the translators 🙂
Thanks for the video
Fully awareness video thanks
It’s sad that some victims did due diligence after they got scammed.
I always do mine before as my defensive mechanism!
My thought as well but I still feel sorry for these folks. I’m no cyber genius but I think I would investigate before rather than after. That being said I’ve been ripped off by contractors a few times.
@@waterwomaninFLI was to, but I helped get 1 locked up for 10 yrs. I gave them a chance to make it right.
Great DW documentary and a big shout out for the investigators that protect us from such scams!
How can you possibly protect people from their own STUPIDITY ???
🤭🤭🤭
And the corruption did by state father? The corruption company friend of governament? The corporation to support the state, to control little shop, to employ poor is other poor . Who governamental forbiden of work three years ago..That don't is a form of corruption in name of science and life?
These are the guys Serbia was fighting in the 90s. What did Germany and NATO do? Bombarded Belgrade, including foreign embassies, and empowered Kosovo and its radicals.
Causes and Effects Law.
greed greed greed. people want quick bucks without work.
Rich and poor both.
Yes ofcourse Who doesnt
Money without work?! Sounds like the scam they get you to believe in communism 😂
Nigerians
Like politicians
Thought they said only Nigerians scam.
It's funny how the whole world uses us as scapegoat😂.
I feel sorry for the victims
No but Nigerians make up the largest share
@@petermaina2818 and India?
Are you even following?
American has more scammers than Nigeria, they can the media and they can change the narrative.
We are loud and that has given us both good and bad reputation
I wonder how they do these international scams what a temptation if i was in a documentary i would be tripping
If someone calls you up offering riches and you fall for it? You're to blame..
The best things in life are free. Never come across any advertisement for the sun rise, coming rains, oxygen in the air, night fall, day break. Life is such a beautiful thing. It costs no money
Well stated, Mubizz, well stated! 😊😊😊😊
He who hastens to grow rich will not go unpunished - Proverbs 28:20
"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday - for a hamburger, today."
J. Wellington Wimpy
Emotional stimulation usually causes the brain to shut down, thus there are no foolish individuals here-just very emotional
Thanks for the information
The only thing I will tell openly on my phone to strangers is the name of my dog , Ralf !
I really can't understand people who scam people for a living, being criminals & they are celebrating. Acting like they've really earned the money by proper honest work.
I really dont understand how they sleep at night & are SO comfortable even using that money they stole from someone who's whole life they just destroyed. Knowing they drive people to the brink of, trying to commit and commiting suicide...
One fine example of fraud is your local bank where you deposit and withdraw your money daily 🤑
learn from history to prevent future losses
This is sick.
The second indignity to these fraud victims happens in the rare occasions the scammers are apprehended and processed through the legal system. The penalties and sentencing are so lax and light, that it makes it worthwhile for the perpetrators to continue scamming people. This crime pays well.
Nice work done by you
Always be a skeptic whenever you get yourself involved with any types of investment that you're unsure about.
one should ignore any phone calls promising "quaranted" and high profits. there is no such a thing
Why are you subscribed to Jake Paul?
Shoulda learned from RuneScape, never trust the guy offering to double your gold coins for nothing.
Well done DW.
Nice work @DW
Thanks for watching!
Excellent DW documentary. 👏👏👏👏
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Scamming is a whole industry damnnnnn! We need to protect our old paps and moms from these predators
Don't the internet companies have any responsibility to kick off websites that are facilitating fraud ?
These billion dollar tech companies just sit back and allow this on their space ?
Money Talks...
The law walks....
I mean that it's all about the money and noone really cares about the legal stuff.
@@GloryDaze73 yeah you're right. Morally corrupt world
First to fight off scammers💪👍👊💪
And unmask them
I don't know how these people can be so gullible with giving their hard earned money to someone without doing enough research.
Sorry for her €10k loss but come on.... €250 in , and get €10k out 4 weeks later.... "If it sounds too good to be true....." Her own naiveness was the root of her loss...
I have absolutely no pity for people that lose money when they are seeking free money without earning it.
Have you ever heard of the New York Stock Exchange ??? For almost 200 years, the goal of ALL who participate there is to make free money without earning it. The difference is that the Scam Artists at the NYSE have the Law of The Land protecting them. Essentially, the NYSE is a Government sponsored Scam, while those Scam Artists in Kosovo were essentially doing the same thing but with no "official cover". How can you expect the common people to be morally conscious when their role models at the top of the food change are Crooks ??? Monkey see - Monkey do !!!
And they can choose any reputable broker or even set up an account at their house bank, but no they want it cheapest. Meanwhile the police cannot tackle crime and help Real victims
The money you earnt whilst working where is it held? In the banks. The biggest scammers of them all.
There´s nothing wrong with investing a small sum. People are looking to diversify their incomes in these uncertain times, especially retired people who can´t work anymore and can´t influence the size of the amount they get every month from the government. Sure, a lot of people got into it by wanting to be very rich, but not everyone.
Think before you speak, nothing wrong with investing and trying to make more money, they are not criminals.
This is good investigative journalism. However, just quick point, 4:24 there is no point in providing a victim with a pseudonym if you will show their face on the video, someone will identify them because they know them and have interacted with them.
Here in Tetovo and in Skopje Norht Macedonia there are call centers too.
Do not send money to anyone you have not met.