Don't Accept Free Pianos from Scammers!

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  • Опубликовано: 16 июл 2023
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    i had a someone email me offering to donate a piano. It sounded too good to be true but I had to find out. I think you'll be pretty surprised by what I uncovered.
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  • @smolexfundie6458
    @smolexfundie6458 10 месяцев назад +796

    Anytime ANY person who is selling goods asks for Friends and Family through PayPal it is a RED FLAG! Never do this ever! As a seller, they should factor fees into the cost, and they should want you and them to be protected. If you pay F&F you can't get a refund, keep that in mind, always! Thank you for this video! WHat a horrible scam!!

    • @adammonahan687
      @adammonahan687 10 месяцев назад +46

      Meh. Or just know who your doing business with. People sell stuff on Instagram and many other platforms and take friends and family PayPal all the time. Not everyone is a scammer

    • @betrix3000
      @betrix3000 10 месяцев назад +33

      Yeah, I know an artist who does commissions who charges through Friends & Family. Cause he had been burned too many times where he'd deliver the final product, then customers would file a complaint and get their money back. And there was nothing he could do about it. So you really gotta know your people on both sides.

    • @chriscab8333
      @chriscab8333 10 месяцев назад +11

      Unless you do it in person face to face and receive what ever you are buying there outright. Saves the 600.00 threshold

    • @teekue
      @teekue 10 месяцев назад +13

      I have sold and bought around fifty items on vinted exclusively via PayPal friends and family and have never had a bad experience.

    • @Daniel-ox2zr
      @Daniel-ox2zr 10 месяцев назад +8

      You would have thought he would jump at the chance to just ship it locally. Wonder what's wrong with him?

  • @kristirae858
    @kristirae858 10 месяцев назад +378

    This explains why I had a hard time getting rid of our piano when we were moving 😂 I had no idea it was a common scam tactic.

    • @averagejoe404
      @averagejoe404 10 месяцев назад +23

      So you are a scammer lol

    • @R3TR0R4V3
      @R3TR0R4V3 10 месяцев назад +70

      Nah not necessarily, it's just a big commitment.. People give away pianos all the time and believe it or not, they're difficult to pass on, even when they're free. They're big/take up a lot of space, heavy, require maintenance, etc.

    • @jwrightgardening
      @jwrightgardening 10 месяцев назад +19

      I've moved cross country several times and the last time, I just gave my piano to a friend who needed one rather than move it cross country because I had another one waiting in my new state. They are SO annoying to move and not worth it if they are older, since pianos do not get better with age.

    • @keithbender2061
      @keithbender2061 10 месяцев назад +4

      These pop up on our community FB page about once a year, they are usually those 60 year old piano's that were in schools and look it. People plead for someone to pick them up.

    • @AJR-zg2py
      @AJR-zg2py 10 месяцев назад +9

      The issue goes beyond space and weight in the moving processing - which are major factors in not being able to offload a piano. If you have a traditional piano with strings and hammers, it's getting MUCH harder to find someone who can repair and tune the damn thing. If I ever buy a piano, it will be an electronic keyboard. Smaller, easier to transport and it's always in tune.

  • @alanwheeler3309
    @alanwheeler3309 10 месяцев назад +388

    I am a piano technician and have warned people about this many times. Thanks for putting this on youtube! The last one I got a call about was a free Steinway.

    • @joshmallon5754
      @joshmallon5754 10 месяцев назад +14

      How often do people legitimately give away pianos? I see them all the time on Craigslist, Facebook etc. so was surprised to see it used as a scam.

    • @23Butanedione
      @23Butanedione 10 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@joshmallon5754never

    • @schooltechnology
      @schooltechnology 10 месяцев назад +13

      @@joshmallon5754 usually the legitimate free pianos are “come pick it up”. Unfortunately they also are worth every penny they are asking. If you are in need of a low cost piano for lessons or such, ask a local piano technician/mover or a local traditional church. Even for a free piano expect to invest in tuning costs plus repair if needed and moving (2-3 person at plumber hourly rates)

    • @user-ks1jr5op1u
      @user-ks1jr5op1u 10 месяцев назад +5

      There are scams for EVERYTHING these days.... No matter what you're into, there are scammers trying to get your money...

    • @user-ks1jr5op1u
      @user-ks1jr5op1u 10 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@joshmallon5754in my area, people give things away all the time... It really depends where you are

  • @chadhiggins9944
    @chadhiggins9944 10 месяцев назад +218

    I just can't believe how much work these people will go through. Their customer service is actually pretty good. WHY NOT JUST HAVE AN HONEST BUSINESS WITH ALL OF THOSE SKILLS?

    • @Azurethewolf168
      @Azurethewolf168 10 месяцев назад +21

      The website honestly looks really good, how do they know how to make such a good website but can’t even figure out how to properly scam?

    • @somark28
      @somark28 10 месяцев назад +10

      It’s just like people who spend thousands on the lottery every year. They would have made infinitely more money if they had invested all that money but here they are chasing the dream

    • @RarebitFiends
      @RarebitFiends 10 месяцев назад +18

      ​@@Azurethewolf168It's possible to buy pre-made themes for websites. Setting up a WordPress site (which this likely is) with a custom theme doesn't really require any knowledge of software development.

    • @blackqweenmars
      @blackqweenmars 10 месяцев назад +7

      Fr like, instead of starting a business and get employees to scam people why not just start an actual legit business

    • @koonley
      @koonley 10 месяцев назад

      Short answer: they're all lazy and want to live big!

  • @AeroGuy07
    @AeroGuy07 10 месяцев назад +87

    I made a living as a courier for 20 years. We never moved a piano, or any other furniture. I also worked part-time for a small, local moving company. One of the things they specialized in was piano moving.

    • @256NATO
      @256NATO 10 месяцев назад +4

      Sounds like this video lol

    • @AeroGuy07
      @AeroGuy07 10 месяцев назад +1

      @K.MONTANA then you missed my point. People that specialize in moving pianos know what they're doing, moving your piano isn't like moving your couch. Generally, couriers work alone, piano movers work in teams.

    • @256NATO
      @256NATO 10 месяцев назад

      @@AeroGuy07 I got your point and was agreeing with you but okay whatever, I was simply saying your story favored the video I think you missed my point

  • @gregcctrn
    @gregcctrn 10 месяцев назад +86

    I work in the world of insurance - the word "kindly" is used quite often with communications between brokers and underwriters - I find myself avoiding it now after watching your videos lol.....
    Kindly keep up the good work Ben!

    • @whattheflimflam
      @whattheflimflam 10 месяцев назад +5

      I must have used this word 7 times today communicating with agents - it's definitely an "insurance" word!

    • @1988dgs
      @1988dgs 10 месяцев назад +8

      Confirms my belief in insurance companies 😉

    • @gregcctrn
      @gregcctrn 10 месяцев назад

      @@1988dgs yes!! We are very kind people!!

    • @alessandrobaggi6129
      @alessandrobaggi6129 10 месяцев назад +1

      "Would you kindly..."
      Andrew Ryan was a scammer then... 😏🤣

    • @CurlyChop
      @CurlyChop 10 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah I work in insurance and I only realised how strange it was that we use kindly all the time after I started watching this channel lol

  • @-Subtle-
    @-Subtle- 10 месяцев назад +19

    Pianos are so ubiquitous that people will pay you to take them.
    I can't give mine away. And I've tried all the charities, including the ones that exclusively work with schools.

    • @nodsib
      @nodsib Месяц назад

      Yeah, that’s true for many older pianos, but a more modern Yamaha in excellent shape will still bring decent money

    • @robertthomas5906
      @robertthomas5906 Месяц назад

      That could be the problem. Sell it for $100.

  • @mtmadigan82
    @mtmadigan82 10 месяцев назад +37

    A month ago we were moving into a new place and there wasn't room for our piano. Nice, tuned, no roblems. We tried giving it away on line, schools locally etc and couldn't get anyone to take it. Even offered to bring it to them for no charge. Ended up having to pay a junk removal place to take it. This might explain my trouble getting rid of it😂

    • @kevinmach730
      @kevinmach730 10 месяцев назад +3

      It's clear from the comments here that a lot of people don't understand the work involved in moving a piano both out of and into a new place- so they assume no one would give something like that away and it's an obvious scam or is some major piece of crap- which isn't true. Unless it' a really high end or literally new, they've always been difficult to rid of.

    • @barbarabrown9269
      @barbarabrown9269 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yep. Same here. When dad died and we had to empty his house we couldn’t get rid of the baby grand. Our realtor tried, but those things are real bad - not only to move but where to????? We were told if it was a Yamaha MAYBE we could rid of it. I was in a pinch! The new house buyers sure didn’t want he hassle! It looked like we would have to hire a junk company to haul it to the dump!!! Luckily my niece took all of the stuff we didn’t want. Yay!! Never again!! No pianos !!

    • @tb12goat69
      @tb12goat69 8 месяцев назад +1

      Same thing happened to me ended up dropping ours off at a dump because we couldn't find a soul to take it, thing was in perfect condition

    • @NanaWilson-px9ij
      @NanaWilson-px9ij 4 месяца назад

      Any time you move a piano, it should be tuned again.

    • @NanaWilson-px9ij
      @NanaWilson-px9ij 4 месяца назад

      ....unless you moved it to the dump.

  • @matthewshippin8156
    @matthewshippin8156 10 месяцев назад +63

    "This piano will be cherished like a key to my heart, treasured and played with the utmost love and care. It's melodious motes will resonate through my soul, creating symphonies of gratitude that will echo through the years." Had me in tears lol

    • @Robert08010
      @Robert08010 10 месяцев назад +12

      "I will caress its keys in intimate ways an lavish all my affection upon it." Make it sound so intimate no husband would want you to have his dead wifes piano.

    • @pattido777
      @pattido777 10 месяцев назад +3

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @tompiper9276
      @tompiper9276 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@Robert08010I don't even want to think about the action that piano's seen. 😳

    • @Robert08010
      @Robert08010 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@tompiper9276 All those musical interludes!!

    • @mh-tb9lu
      @mh-tb9lu 2 месяца назад

      @@Robert08010this was hilarious to read lmao

  • @stefanjohansson2373
    @stefanjohansson2373 10 месяцев назад +714

    100% of the viewers knew from start that it was just another Nigeria scam.

    • @NoraIconiq
      @NoraIconiq 10 месяцев назад

      Well nigeria is known as the scam capital, like 80% of all internet scams are run through nigeria.

    • @opportunistictraveler4449
      @opportunistictraveler4449 10 месяцев назад +9

      Dude, how the crap will he please his sponsor then?😅

    • @flacko353
      @flacko353 10 месяцев назад +4

      nah i didnt

    • @Asif24960
      @Asif24960 10 месяцев назад +19

      Or India

    • @princeobia1537
      @princeobia1537 10 месяцев назад +22

      As a Nigerian watching this I’m laughing hard because it’s facts 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @TheBashfulScambaiter
    @TheBashfulScambaiter 10 месяцев назад +19

    How could anyone not want to follow through with helping a sweet lady like Eileen? She only wants to provide good music for all those children 🤗 Good work as always Ben ❤

    • @davedavid7061
      @davedavid7061 10 месяцев назад

      Eileen Dover was her name😅

  • @_ed21
    @_ed21 10 месяцев назад +26

    Imagine if a genuine person who wanted to give away a piano was just very kind and said "kindly" alot just for people to think they are a scammer 😭

    • @almendratlilkouatl
      @almendratlilkouatl 10 месяцев назад +3

      My friend learned English with some elderly fellas and he always says kindly, add a foreigner accent and watch him fail, he is super honest and hardworking tho, it’s the stereotypes and racism that matters in America

    • @-Subtle-
      @-Subtle- 10 месяцев назад +1

      I can't give my piano away. No one will respond to my Facebook marketplace (except scammers), I've tried NextDoor.
      This sucks because I legitimately have a piano and everyone thinks it's a scam.

    • @lenitaa7938
      @lenitaa7938 6 месяцев назад

      @@almendratlilkouatlI doubt anyone would confuse ur Friend with the scammers! He sounds like a wonderful person and we wish him the best! ❤

  • @KudaXD
    @KudaXD 10 месяцев назад +155

    What I find the most amusing is when they are on the phone they slightly struggle saying the company name they chose 😂

    • @clray123
      @clray123 10 месяцев назад +19

      Instead of Swiftship it came out as Shipshit

    • @ImperatorClass
      @ImperatorClass 10 месяцев назад +21

      ​@@clray123not gonna lie, Ship Shit Couriers would be a really great courier company name

    • @rosaria8384
      @rosaria8384 10 месяцев назад +3

      Ship shit.

    • @temich1985
      @temich1985 10 месяцев назад

      Or it could be just Pajeet from the IRS😅

    • @dejangrozdanoski5456
      @dejangrozdanoski5456 10 месяцев назад

      He could barely string a sentence. No one falls for this

  • @cherish867
    @cherish867 10 месяцев назад +143

    Even without a scammer, a free piano usually just means they don’t want to pay the cost of getting it out of the house and it’s so old it’s not worth using. And if they want to donate of “free piano“ to a church or something, they usually just want the tax write off even though it is likely not working right, if they’re in the US.

    • @braydengaming6455
      @braydengaming6455 10 месяцев назад +1

      Mine does

    • @bryanlariviere5702
      @bryanlariviere5702 10 месяцев назад +11

      Or you are my family who donated a Piano that belonged to my grandmother after her passing... Not a tax write-off, just no one wanted to keep it as none of us played the piano and it took up a lot of space,.

    • @notubercharged
      @notubercharged 10 месяцев назад +2

      yea all the free ones on facebook and that are only worth preparing if you're wanting to experiment with John Cage's music imo

    • @goldeneagle256
      @goldeneagle256 10 месяцев назад +4

      in my country alot of pianos are beeing given away, like easily over 100 of them, and some of them looks really nice and are in quite good condition. the issue are people dont want them anymore, because they want small easily transported digital pianos instead, where the kids can use headphones wile practise playing them. theres so many of them given away, that when my parents tried to give one away little wile ago, noone wanted it, so it ended up as wood instead

    • @teekue
      @teekue 10 месяцев назад +4

      If they want the tax write off the church would have to give him a donation receipt. You can't just make this up.

  • @Puggalug
    @Puggalug 10 месяцев назад +5

    What I absolutely love is that you come across as a nice guy and that you’ve actually befriended some ex-scammers, but that you also wouldn’t hesitate to give a scammer a hard time if they deserved it. Another great video.

  • @arfriedman4577
    @arfriedman4577 10 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you for exposing these scams . I hope lots of people see this and can save people from getting scammed.

  • @NickCharles
    @NickCharles 10 месяцев назад +64

    On a related note, any "free" or "cheap" piano, even ones that aren't "scams" per se, are often neglected or damaged, often beyond its value to repair. Be sure you understand the condition of the piano before you take it, otherwise you may not be able to get it properly tuned or repaired. I've had piano tuning technicians tell me a piano cannot be tuned because the tuning pins are damaged and do not properly hold tension. The cost to redo the pin block and then restring it is *thousands*. They tell me straight up it's better to buy something else than to try to fix the current one, unless it has any sort of significant sentimental value.

    • @TheFBl
      @TheFBl 10 месяцев назад +5

      Pretty much every thrown out item ever

    • @JB-et7zs
      @JB-et7zs 4 месяца назад +2

      Maybe but I’ve found in Utah that so many families get pianos because it’s very common to have piano lessons for kids and also for church related things. It is hard to move pianos so if you don’t really need it anymore it’s common to just give it away if someone will pick it up. There are tons of good condition pianos being given away. There are just so many pianos out there and for sale and fairly cheaply that sometimes people just want to be rid of it before they have to move.

    • @sarahberkner
      @sarahberkner 4 месяца назад

      ​@@TheFBl They were talking about items people are wanting to give away not throw away, you know there is thrift stores that take free things from people all the time and they're able to sell a lot of them.

  • @lionelherselman84
    @lionelherselman84 10 месяцев назад +45

    Easiest way to piss off scamner tell them cash on delivery

  • @KodyWebb
    @KodyWebb 10 месяцев назад +6

    well played. I always get a bad vibe when someone types something like ' I hope my message finds you well" as well as "kindly"
    no one I know speaks that way.

    • @yarightpro
      @yarightpro 10 месяцев назад +1

      I'm seriously in trouble. I say "trust this message finds you doing well, does it?" All the time.. eesshh. I also say "kindly confirm receipt".
      Wow. I guess now I know. Lol

  • @noordinyusufaly8465
    @noordinyusufaly8465 10 месяцев назад +6

    Kudos to you and the time you spend exposing these scumbags. Keep up the good fight ❤👏

  • @wtf1185
    @wtf1185 10 месяцев назад +210

    Man, they sure do play the sympathy card mentioning the late wife every chance they can. I loved the poetic way you assured the slimy weasel that you would take care of "his late wife's piano." 🤣🤣🤣

    • @zenithperigee7442
      @zenithperigee7442 10 месяцев назад +4

      @wtf1185, and Ben, I mean "I leaned over" lol, did it so sneakily too, because he didn't use the word "kindly" in his own response!😄

    • @psychotixxbeats3580
      @psychotixxbeats3580 8 месяцев назад +1

      Don't forget he was in the hospital the passed couples days before he could reply 😂

  • @tiffanyhaynes3817
    @tiffanyhaynes3817 10 месяцев назад +147

    As soon as you see the word “kindly” you know for sure it’s a scam cause nobody uses that word hardly lol. Thank you for always keeping everyone up on all the diff scams ❤

    • @hiinsanity
      @hiinsanity 10 месяцев назад +12

      HEY, i use that word

    • @ramonalvarez8559
      @ramonalvarez8559 10 месяцев назад +15

      Also two first names like Nicholas Xavier is a strong red flag of a scam.

    • @TorazChryx
      @TorazChryx 10 месяцев назад +6

      * BIOSHOCK INTENSIFIES *

    • @cbeautifulworld11
      @cbeautifulworld11 10 месяцев назад +4

      I use that word too!
      Won't be doing so anymore after seeing this.

    • @Y2hottie
      @Y2hottie 10 месяцев назад

      Ma’am with all fear of God I come with and respect, I no u are not a Good Samaritan I hope I get notice by someone before I commit suicide, I need help pls anyone who can here me out pls help

  • @zabooka
    @zabooka 10 месяцев назад +67

    This is crazy. Thank you for bringing these scams to our attention, Eileen.

  • @edhill8341
    @edhill8341 4 месяца назад +1

    I LOVE when I see “kindly” in the email, message or text. It saves me time and I can play it out it little more.

  • @itzsneakz2791
    @itzsneakz2791 10 месяцев назад +50

    This scam is going on through Craigslist currently too. I've never seen so many free pianos in my life 😂

    • @johncameron4194
      @johncameron4194 10 месяцев назад

      Right 🤣😂🤣😂

    • @BalloonBugle88
      @BalloonBugle88 Месяц назад

      Most free pianos on Craigslist aren’t scams, it’s just people trying to get rid of them. I got a working player piano from Facebook marketplace for free

  • @star-stonelegend
    @star-stonelegend 10 месяцев назад +97

    thank you for teaching all of us how these scammers try to steal our money. And Thank you for teaching these scammers a lesson about stealing.

    • @harleyme3163
      @harleyme3163 10 месяцев назад +1

      obvious, if your have to pay anything for a free (anything) itas a lie simple because its no longer free

  • @MohaAsmr
    @MohaAsmr 10 месяцев назад +5

    Love your videos! I enjoy scam baiting videos but you always seem to find scams I haven't heard of yet, and you're a great story teller!!

  • @jonathannerz1696
    @jonathannerz1696 10 месяцев назад +11

    Funny enough, there actually was a lady at my church who really was giving away an old piano she had, and all I had to do was pay for shipping. It just got delivered today.

  • @queeg6473
    @queeg6473 10 месяцев назад +35

    I'm a piano tuner, so as soon as I saw the title of this vid I clicked on it faster than a scammer in Nigeria can think of different ways to scam people out of their money ! People really do give away free pianos to churchs, unfortunatly they are nearly always a pile of cr@p......

    • @mason96575
      @mason96575 10 месяцев назад

      If they're giving them to churches they're aiding in the spread of hatred and bigotry.

  • @kostyp5489
    @kostyp5489 10 месяцев назад +11

    I played with piano scammers for a long time now! It's fun! I make them create an invoice and then trek them that someone else is offering me a free piano, then come back in two day, tell them I never got the other piano and make them Photoshop another invoice. Their Photoshop skills are getting better thanks to me.

  • @deflepprocks1
    @deflepprocks1 9 месяцев назад +3

    Well I responded to a Facebook ad about several free pianos that had been uncovered in an abandoned storage facility. It was legit! I fell in love with a player piano from the 1940s, complete with hundreds of music sheets! I picked it up with a truck, polished it up, and LOVE IT!

  • @loveistheanswer687
    @loveistheanswer687 10 месяцев назад +11

    So glad my wife told me no about a piano last year lol thanks for the video. Kindly keep making these kindly please

  • @davidwootton683
    @davidwootton683 10 месяцев назад +14

    We had this done to us as well. My wife is a music teacher. We strung them on for a long time. We left them on the hook as we said we could not afford the exorbitant transport costs.

  • @JewishKeto
    @JewishKeto 10 месяцев назад +42

    I feel horrible for these mules and it’s horrible the victim gets punished when the real criminals are left untouched

    • @deadandblue
      @deadandblue 10 месяцев назад +1

      My sentiment is the same there should be law changes for that issue

    • @nickr3441
      @nickr3441 10 месяцев назад

      That's bc the police are stupid

    • @Azurethewolf168
      @Azurethewolf168 10 месяцев назад

      That’s because the criminals are in a third world country where law enforcement doesn’t really care, and the victims are in the US where the police are more than happy to arrest someone over being involved in something they didn’t know about

    • @sakurakitana3087
      @sakurakitana3087 10 месяцев назад +5

      I don't think that person Ben was talking to was a Mule & Also it sounded like a Man!!🤔

    • @madizzle90
      @madizzle90 10 месяцев назад

      The biggest issue is that these scammers are almost impossible to find.

  • @asiamcilwain1357
    @asiamcilwain1357 10 месяцев назад +1

    After a long day seeing you post a video is such a blessing. Thank you for all you do to help people. I love watching your videos.

  • @bentv4895
    @bentv4895 10 месяцев назад +2

    I absolutely love your videos! Thank you for exposing scammers and for being so calm and amusing about it 😅

  • @fancyme.alter1311
    @fancyme.alter1311 10 месяцев назад +23

    Thank you for bringing this scam to our attention. I am 62 years old and do not trust on line shopping.
    I want to beable to see it, touch make sure it is there. Thank you for watching out for us seniors.

    • @TorazChryx
      @TorazChryx 10 месяцев назад +2

      There's plenty of online shopping that's entirely reliable and trustworthy, but "Oh just paypal friends and family this random name who you can't even connect to the company" is an instant and complete red flag, just... all of the alarms should go off. all of them.

    • @neonshadow5005
      @neonshadow5005 10 месяцев назад +2

      It makes sense that you want to know what you're buying but shopping online when doing business with recognizable, reputable companies such as Amazon is safe.
      Just never trust random, out of nowhere emails or links especially attached to suspicious offers or communications you did not request. When in doubt, go to the site yourself by typing in the URL yourself. Never, ever click on links in an email. I don't even do that when I receive email invoices regarding my orders. I go to the site myself through my own bookmark that I know is right.

    • @samwilson1216
      @samwilson1216 10 месяцев назад

      Im so sorry we live in a world people will scam innocent little old ladies out of their money...

    • @Sashazur
      @Sashazur 10 месяцев назад +1

      This is online, and it is a form of shopping, but this is not online shopping. If you stick with well known large retailers you’ll be fine.

    • @winxwest2964
      @winxwest2964 10 месяцев назад

      It sounds like you have crossed the line from being smartly cautious on the internet to just being paranoid. Almost all online shopping from reputable brands are perfectly safe.

  • @davidjonathan3312
    @davidjonathan3312 10 месяцев назад +10

    Watching these videos are hard as a Nigerian there are good people here 😢

    • @Kero7th
      @Kero7th 10 месяцев назад +4

      Honestly it goes without saying. There are horrible people in all of society. It's crazy what desperation can do to people.

    • @suziemacdonald7220
      @suziemacdonald7220 10 месяцев назад

      We all know that every country has bad apples, so please don't be sad and hard on yourself. We know that there are more good people than bad out there. Hugs!

    • @davidjonathan3312
      @davidjonathan3312 10 месяцев назад

      @@suziemacdonald7220 thank you its appreciated 👍

  • @kellywilliamson2187
    @kellywilliamson2187 10 месяцев назад

    I love that you do all this and post it for our entertainment and education. Thanks so much! Oh, and the old woman voice is very nice touch.

  • @rebeccaellis5892
    @rebeccaellis5892 10 месяцев назад +2

    I am grateful for your knowledge in how to get these scammers. The videos are learning resources and entertaining.

  • @Suebe1962
    @Suebe1962 10 месяцев назад +22

    Thanks Ben for helping us see through the scammers out there!!!

    • @Y2hottie
      @Y2hottie 10 месяцев назад

      Mummy pls I no for real am a total stranger and moreover it’s risky to reply peoples messages on sites this days cause we don’t no who’s is real do to how corrupt the world is buh pls I come for peace, u just need to see me through, I have every evidence u want me to proof to you to show am a real human pls help me I need help ma’am

    • @coolman36kmaway34
      @coolman36kmaway34 10 месяцев назад

      @@Y2hottie Are you good ?

    • @Y2hottie
      @Y2hottie 10 месяцев назад

      @@coolman36kmaway34 not really, I hope to be

    • @coolman36kmaway34
      @coolman36kmaway34 10 месяцев назад

      @@Y2hottie What does this mean ?

    • @Y2hottie
      @Y2hottie 10 месяцев назад

      @@coolman36kmaway34 am in a terrible situation right now, be homeless for the past five years

  • @sueyuen6611
    @sueyuen6611 10 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you for exposing scams.
    You are doing a great service to prevent people from being scammed of their savings.

  • @channelthree9424
    @channelthree9424 4 месяца назад +2

    Telling a scammer that they are a scammer or telling them to stop scamming is a waste of time. They are not going to stop.

  • @shanac5536
    @shanac5536 6 месяцев назад

    That's actually really enlightening! I have always seen the free piano ads and wondered why nobody wanted them!!!

  • @joshua.harazin
    @joshua.harazin 10 месяцев назад +3

    Sometimes I waste the time of vehicle shipping scammers (similar scam to this one, just with a cheap car/RV instead of a piano). It's scary how good some of their fake shipping company websites are. Some will also create fake web pages meant to look like popular discussion boards, with "people" favorably discussing the shipper. I've even seen some that registered with the state and have a Tax ID number.
    The most depressing part is, if you copy some of the text from the shipping Co website and put it in Google, you'll find dozens more just like that, waiting to be used by scammers.

  • @dr.acula124
    @dr.acula124 10 месяцев назад +10

    Until they send that fake shipping company website I think I could've fallen for this too. Makes you think, nobody is immune to scams. Thank you Ben for your great job, as always

    • @thebasketballhistorian3291
      @thebasketballhistorian3291 10 месяцев назад +3

      At the $500 shipping cost, I would have had 2nd thoughts already. 😂
      Even if it's not a scam, that may be too much for me to spend to get a free item shipped.

  • @keezstmango1267
    @keezstmango1267 10 месяцев назад +2

    Ive seen this scam going on for a while now, I've even baited a few of em. Great job Ben!

  • @TheVHSReviver
    @TheVHSReviver 10 месяцев назад +4

    Tickle the ivories made me smile. Thanks for that. Always enjoy your stuff PG.

  • @isaromantiqueo
    @isaromantiqueo 10 месяцев назад +24

    I was looking for a piano. And saw a free one on FB marketplace. As soon as they replied with "The scammer's favorite word" I KINDLY just stopped responding 😂

  • @willowwren7752
    @willowwren7752 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for all you go to keep us aware sincere appreciation❤

  • @mendel5106
    @mendel5106 10 месяцев назад +1

    I like your presentation on this one that is full of humor and wit.
    Thanks!

  • @khunopie9159
    @khunopie9159 10 месяцев назад +8

    A "lady" on Facebook once offered me complementary tulips for my organ.
    Oh yes please!

    • @zscout1288
      @zscout1288 Месяц назад

      What organ did she want? Was it your heart?

  • @elliottjones632
    @elliottjones632 10 месяцев назад +3

    Good job finding the new tricks of scammers! Keep on!

  • @Drjaycomedy
    @Drjaycomedy 10 месяцев назад

    I have been following u for 3years now, love ur content so much U are a God send to scam victims. pls live with caution ⚠️ and stay protected with security agency before scammer come for ur life.

  • @ainanzahid4481
    @ainanzahid4481 10 месяцев назад +6

    Thank you for making us aware. Kindly keep making these videos.
    Fun fact: People in my country, Bangladesh, use kindly way too much too*

  • @ajbonu02
    @ajbonu02 10 месяцев назад +9

    I always love when Ben posts! Great work!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Brian-L
    @Brian-L 10 месяцев назад +3

    Kindly keep the videos coming Ben!

  • @abikt1782
    @abikt1782 10 месяцев назад

    I love these videos. So cool and collected. Amazing stuff!

  • @AdamSternberg
    @AdamSternberg 10 месяцев назад +15

    It is absolutely amazing how gullible people can be to actually fall for these scams or be a mule for them.

    • @mason96575
      @mason96575 10 месяцев назад +3

      Look at how many people are religious... People will believe anything 😅

  • @dominiccarver7816
    @dominiccarver7816 10 месяцев назад +4

    I got this exact scam from a sweet old irish lady :D, one of the best ones I've seen tbf - because we heard about it from the church it felt more legitimate

  • @Wizil808
    @Wizil808 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the video. I saw a free yamaha piano pop up in my area today, and initiated a conversation (but knew that it was probably a scam). The person referred my to her sister's email and said to contact her. I sent a message and she replied back with the long paragraph of text basically with the same story as yours. So at that point I bowed out of the deal and cut off the conversation. I had seen your video about a month ago so I knew what was up.. Thank you.

  • @yarightpro
    @yarightpro 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks for sharing this scam. I actually run a piano store and get these emails all the time. Have read some of the other comments. Sometimes people do give away free pianos. You'll just have to pay movers to pick it up. As mentioned, most of the time the pianos are worth exactly what you're paying. Occasionally people will give away a decent piano. Couple of things: always hire a certified piano technician to go inspect it first (use "piano technician guild" to find technician). Hire an actual piano moving company, not some random furniture moving company.
    It's always wonderful to have a piano in your home.

  • @stephaniem87
    @stephaniem87 10 месяцев назад +3

    thankyou Mr Green , for all you do xoxo

  • @piikkiniska
    @piikkiniska 10 месяцев назад +5

    Shipping is more expensive than a nice new plastic piano that never goes out of tune.

  • @JohnSmith-4U
    @JohnSmith-4U 10 месяцев назад

    Came across this channel last week.....now I'm glued to this channel

  • @ncross1857
    @ncross1857 10 месяцев назад +1

    Another great video Ben. Kindly make some more.

  • @arcadiasarcade9902
    @arcadiasarcade9902 10 месяцев назад +3

    I stumbled upon your videos by accident but I gotta say you rule for all the things you are doing to these scammers.

  • @andyny29
    @andyny29 10 месяцев назад +4

    I guess I’ll stop using the word “kindly” when selling my piano! 😅😊🤣

    • @BoskiM
      @BoskiM 10 месяцев назад +1

      Hey kindly stop laughing 🤣🤣🤣

  • @SoFkingCute
    @SoFkingCute 10 месяцев назад +1

    For the voice changer, the quality of your sound going into the mic is extremely important. Minimizing background noise is also crucial. For the most crisp sounds you will probably want a a desktop condenser mic or directional mic (such as those used for singers on stage) if you have noisy backgrounds. Having some background noise intentionally added behind your voice (from the voice change app) also helps mask some of the audio artifacts, so long as your background audio also sounds low quality. This can help give the impression that the mic has built in background cancellation that is working hard to suppress the background, but is lowering the quality of your voice in the process. Something like a Scammers don't usually catch on to the voice changers, but you'll reduce your chances of that giving you away if its clean.

  • @mrblackj5787
    @mrblackj5787 10 месяцев назад

    thank you for your time and your work learning a lot

  • @jayboo1447
    @jayboo1447 10 месяцев назад +7

    Ben, your videos are cool and entertaining

  • @gotenblack2542
    @gotenblack2542 10 месяцев назад +3

    i really hate when they use someone in their family being sick or dying to get you to fell bad and help them they use peoples Fellings against them scammers truly are scum

    • @lasskinn474
      @lasskinn474 10 месяцев назад

      it's not just to make you feel bad. it's to make you feel like you can take advantage of the situation.
      best victims to scam are always at least a little bit greedy. makes them not think it through.

  • @TuzoAnime
    @TuzoAnime 10 месяцев назад

    Not sure why I don't get your channel recommended to me anymore. Every couple of months I came back and binge your latest videos.

  • @anndeefam
    @anndeefam 10 месяцев назад

    Fantastic, great job! Can't wait to see more of your content.

  • @SweetUniverse
    @SweetUniverse 10 месяцев назад +3

    Eileen is Ben's aged grandma, calling scammers from her orphanage/ old folks' home combo

  • @DebitAdams
    @DebitAdams 10 месяцев назад +4

    Great work as always Ben

  • @iEatcandy.
    @iEatcandy. 10 месяцев назад +1

    Anyone ELSE just LOVE hearing the SONG TUNE that plays when they are in Nigeria. You know its coming but such a Pleasant Green Staple Tune.

  • @CaptainMarvelsSon
    @CaptainMarvelsSon 10 месяцев назад +2

    "their CEO and co-founder Richard Hobbs apparently also works as a stock photo model."🤣🤣 Dead.

  • @escaperoutebritish
    @escaperoutebritish 10 месяцев назад +2

    Mr. Dover, it would be awesome if you have a video on Temu in the works. The site popped up out of nowhere and some things are 50-90% off, hell, shipping is free in the UK which is pretty suspicious. As a lover of all things sketchy or silly, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Seems like another Wish type thing.

    • @RichardWatt
      @RichardWatt 4 месяца назад

      The email scammers are already impersonating them.

  • @dangeroustoman
    @dangeroustoman 10 месяцев назад +3

    Should empty their bank accounts and redirect it to places that need it ( orphanage, hospitals ect).

  • @TOTALCAMARO
    @TOTALCAMARO 10 месяцев назад

    I have had emails where they say “ I hope this finds you well “ It’s like what? I had a call for my dad the other day on his answering machine telling him this guy was from Publishers Clearing House and it was very “urgent” for him to call about our prizes. And he ended the call with “god bless you” it’s like buddy you need the blessing. I got a good laugh out of that message. Keep up the good work dealing with these “scum of the earth” 😊

  • @pf4773
    @pf4773 10 месяцев назад

    Many thanks, Pleasant Green! That said, as many commenters have noted, depending upon how the free piano is offered, it can be easy to tell that it is not a scam---obviously if the piano is being donated and you can see it, it is local to you, and you meet the owner in person :). Payment is made to the MOVERS, not the owner of the piano (or any donated item) and you have reviewed the movers.

  • @pwnytale8799
    @pwnytale8799 10 месяцев назад +17

    A really good friend of mine had to move out of his house and had to give away a bunch of pianos and could barely even get people to take them free. It was so sad. He also converted a flop house homeless shelter into a place to get free help, make your life better get treatment, education, free concerts etc. It's still helping ppl.❤

    • @stanleyhape8427
      @stanleyhape8427 10 месяцев назад +1

      Yep, I've found a few free pianos. Most of the time, they are just junk that people want you to move out of their house for free . Up from the basement or down from up stairs and it's always narrow steps. The deal usually sours once I tell them they need to bring it outside, and I'll take it from there.

  • @Seis_seis69
    @Seis_seis69 10 месяцев назад +19

    They need to restrict all access to the internet in Nigeria

    • @Dude-dx5ns
      @Dude-dx5ns 10 месяцев назад +4

      Don't be so racist. We're not all scammers

    • @FrenkTheJoy
      @FrenkTheJoy 10 месяцев назад +5

      Cool, punish all the innocent people in that country, and then do nothing about all the scammers who don't live in Nigeria.

    • @Seis_seis69
      @Seis_seis69 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@Dude-dx5nstell your people to stop then

    • @Seis_seis69
      @Seis_seis69 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@FrenkTheJoymost them scammers do i see it all the time especially on tik tok i know this cuz once you say something about nigeria they block you immediately plus i get their ip address and it tells me

    • @Dude-dx5ns
      @Dude-dx5ns 10 месяцев назад

      @@Seis_seis69 You sound unwise, but that's not altogether surprising. Whatever country you come from probably has a lot of people famous for doing something evil. Only a person with a complete lack of wisdom would assume that the innocent people and the guilty run in tight enough circles for us to educate them. You need help, truly.

  • @benjaminchoadez3112
    @benjaminchoadez3112 10 месяцев назад

    I got this exact same email. Baited them for a while, claiming I would drive to the "storage facility" and physically pick up the piano. They gave up after that. 🤣The Grabify tip to fake an email from PayPal and link from the button is brilliant! Another Grabify tip: When creating a link, you can change the URL to a number of innocuous domains they provide so the word "Grabify" doesn't spook the scammer when they hover over it. Keep up the great work, "Mr. Dover"!

  • @IsmailaRahama
    @IsmailaRahama 3 месяца назад +1

    Kudos to you, *Vortextrace* , for your exceptional commitment to protecting us from these dishonest scammers. It is of utmost importance that we prioritize the safety and well-being of the elderly and the general public by taking all necessary measures against these reprehensible con artists. You are truly deserving of praise!!!!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @solivagant2172
    @solivagant2172 10 месяцев назад +3

    The names he chooses are always hilarious.

  • @DavidBanjokoOfficial
    @DavidBanjokoOfficial 10 месяцев назад +3

    I’m Nigerian but this is damn hilarious 😂

    • @nr289
      @nr289 10 месяцев назад

      mugu

  • @user-zj5om5lf6b
    @user-zj5om5lf6b 10 месяцев назад

    I’ve definitely had an experience with those Nigerian scammers, a few years ago, and they were really good at scamming. But still running at this time using the seventh day Adventist church as a money mule.

  • @ramlinman2004
    @ramlinman2004 10 месяцев назад

    Great video, love the pic of Batman and Robin! I watched it in primetime in 1966 when I was 10 years old every Weds and Thursday night. The Dynamic Duo couldn't be scammed either 🙂

  • @mysterionz
    @mysterionz 10 месяцев назад +5

    Glad to see eileen is doing well

  • @estezapatero2713
    @estezapatero2713 10 месяцев назад +3

    Ben and Eileen the most effective couple in the world

  • @newmoonrising5151
    @newmoonrising5151 10 месяцев назад +1

    Another one exposed, Excellent! 👏🏻❤️✌️thank you! Great job

  • @cactuspixel
    @cactuspixel 10 месяцев назад +3

    Eileen Dover = I leaned Over, lol

    • @dracula0
      @dracula0 10 месяцев назад

      Thx for explaining the joke

  • @legitlama288
    @legitlama288 10 месяцев назад +5

    Nicholas: This piano belonged to my late wife
    Eileen: -proceeds to write a wholesome message-
    Nicholas: Nice, here are contact details (in a nutshell)
    Jesus Christ are these scammers lackluster 😂

  • @kathrynmannyng3885
    @kathrynmannyng3885 10 месяцев назад +1

    A real piano mover will ask how many stairs/landings and book a time first. They will charge you by the landing and stairs. They will also be bonded and insured. Seeing the inside of the piano first is a good idea, and not just in a photo. I always play the instrument before considering taking it whether it's a donation or not. Then you have to find a tuner...

  • @batmanfanizationreborn6055
    @batmanfanizationreborn6055 10 месяцев назад

    Always fun and entertaining to watch your videos. Like always pleasant green, keep up the good work 💪

  • @user-fy2qc9gr6l
    @user-fy2qc9gr6l 10 месяцев назад +4

    Let’s go Pleasant Green uploaded🥳

  • @jayjohn9680
    @jayjohn9680 10 месяцев назад +7

    They ought to teach about the scam world at grade school and up. Much like sex ed and DARE.

    • @Sashazur
      @Sashazur 10 месяцев назад

      Obviously this would be a great success since there is no premarital sex or drug use anymore. 😉

    • @jayjohn9680
      @jayjohn9680 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@Sashazur Some people never learn.

  • @homey4523
    @homey4523 10 месяцев назад +2

    There's no such thing as a free piano unless you find it in a junkyard totally dilapidated, a sincere, donating person, from a friend or relative.. Scammers work hard to hook unsuspecting victims. It's like a chess game. They anticipate beforehand what scenarios to expect and apply resolutions. Like "what if ? " But some people are smarter than them. These scammers will meet their karma soon. They should burn in hell. It's good thing you brought up this piano scam. Thanks.