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    There are scammers on Facebook pretending to sell items from their Dad's house. If you engage with them, you're going to be scammed.
    Here's the full paragraph they are using. Feel free to paste it over at Facebook and see all the results!
    "Hello guys, we are clearing out items from my Dad's house (he got moved to aged care) and he is no longer in need of these items and he is glad to have the extra money for other expenses on coming holidays. We have a truck and can deliver at a small extra fee. Send a Dm if interested in any item."
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  • @PleasantGreen
    @PleasantGreen  2 месяца назад +118

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  • @DanielAbernathy
    @DanielAbernathy 2 месяца назад +388

    It is shameful how little effort Facebook puts into preventing this.

    • @dave30076
      @dave30076 2 месяца назад

      Facebook is utterly incompetent when it comes to stopping scams. They also actively look the other way with sponsored posts that are scams. They won't take the posts down. No way do they turn down money.

    • @eryanc
      @eryanc 2 месяца назад +5

      I agree

    • @joshsimmons2663
      @joshsimmons2663 2 месяца назад +39

      But I say a bad word and my account gets locked

    • @makojuicedaniel9307
      @makojuicedaniel9307 2 месяца назад +19

      Prevent it? They condone it.

    • @davidparker9676
      @davidparker9676 2 месяца назад +19

      Why would they? They value clicks and eyeballs above anything else. You are the product, not the customer.

  • @poochiew.9302
    @poochiew.9302 2 месяца назад +378

    The fact that people steal pictures of someone's child in a hospital setting is just downright vile! Love the work you do Ben!!

    • @TransistorBased
      @TransistorBased 2 месяца назад +12

      People probably shouldn't be posting pictures of their kids in the hospital anyway

    • @poochiew.9302
      @poochiew.9302 2 месяца назад

      @@TransistorBased That is their prerogative as a parent though. And in these cases I believe they posted those pictures in GoFundMe pages. People tend to be more giving I think when they see pictures.

    • @Tb0n3
      @Tb0n3 2 месяца назад +4

      Yeah. These people are despicable. Zero empathy as long as they get their money.

    • @zxyatiywariii8
      @zxyatiywariii8 2 месяца назад

      Ikr! 🤬
      It does make me super grateful my parents didn't post pics of me when I was in the hospital at age 5 with a serious disease; I definitely looked pathetic -- I was tiny for my age and had a huge bandage after surgery. Parents need to be careful what pictures they post. 🙏🏽
      Also it (unintentionally) proves the scammer is in a third-world country -- asking for money _for the child's hospital food_ -- where things like food aren't routinely provided as part of hospitalization, like they are in developed countries.

    • @markm5287
      @markm5287 2 месяца назад

      You comment under the assumption that these people in Nigeria have souls.... they destroy lives daily and laugh about it when they go home at night, and they curse out anyone that questions their validity.

  • @MusiciansRule07
    @MusiciansRule07 2 месяца назад +1185

    Ben, I want to thank you. Thanks to your videos, I was able to save my little sister from The Research Position Scam a few days ago. As soon as she mentioned that they were using the word KINDLY, I literally started screaming SCAMMER, SCAMMER, SCAMMER and guess what? Her university sent out a warning about said Scammer 3 days later! Thank you SO much! You helped me and my siblings save one of our own! Keep doing what you're doing. We need folks like you now more than ever. Mad Love from The Motor City, MR07. ❤️🚗🌃

    • @SionMusica
      @SionMusica 2 месяца назад +40

      wait Kindly is a scam word now? This is sad.

    • @Tim-007
      @Tim-007 2 месяца назад +82

      @@SionMusicaWho uses that word nowadays except for scammers? Exactly.

    • @PooplePie
      @PooplePie 2 месяца назад

      ​@@SionMusicaI work in IT. If an email asks you to "kindly" do anything it is a scam 99.9% of the time.

    • @PleasantGreen
      @PleasantGreen  2 месяца назад +151

      Wow, glad you were there to step in!!

    • @HayesTransport
      @HayesTransport 2 месяца назад

      @@SionMusicausing “kindly” out of meaning is a scam word yes. Kindly send me your login details for free subscribers. Can’t really do that kindly…

  • @RepentAndBelieve43
    @RepentAndBelieve43 2 месяца назад +177

    “You dey mad” 🤣 That was perfect. 😂

    • @sharpedgeize
      @sharpedgeize 2 месяца назад +28

      @arsiarskila means "are you crazy"

    • @HazelByers_Bbl
      @HazelByers_Bbl 2 месяца назад +1

      Werey

    • @thebasketz
      @thebasketz 2 месяца назад +2

      indians also use dey...it is the same as hey

    • @KolaOyeyemi
      @KolaOyeyemi 2 месяца назад +2

      ​@@sharpedgeize It's more like, you are crazy

    • @TheEric1203
      @TheEric1203 16 дней назад +1

      Love how they just lose their shit every time

  • @user-op8fg3ny3j
    @user-op8fg3ny3j 2 месяца назад +935

    12:28 Reusing that voice recording was genius! 🤣
    Now he's going to be even more confused

    • @PleasantGreen
      @PleasantGreen  2 месяца назад +86

      I hope so!

    • @KantusKid
      @KantusKid 2 месяца назад +37

      Probably one of his buddies sitting next to him in a call center. 😂😂😂

    • @dahumbleprof
      @dahumbleprof 2 месяца назад +23

      @@KantusKid In Nigeria, the term used to refer to a call center is HK (Hustle Kingdom) 🤣

    • @emmaoye2704
      @emmaoye2704 2 месяца назад

      Surprised we even have that ​@@dahumbleprof

    • @TengsuangFaith
      @TengsuangFaith 2 месяца назад +5

      That was lit 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Aquabob1
    @Aquabob1 2 месяца назад +11

    My parents friend in DE fell for a “love” scam earlier this year, he’s in his 70’s, was lonely, and somehow lost his entire life’s savings. He’s in the process of selling everything he has, and is getting food from a local food bank….it’s really sad, and I can’t understand how he gave away everything away to someone he never met.
    Thank you Ben, I have been watching this channel for a long time, and I send people here to get educated. ❤✌️

  • @lostfan5054
    @lostfan5054 2 месяца назад +588

    Dude i love how Ben busted in and took a mixer.

    • @PleasantGreen
      @PleasantGreen  2 месяца назад +168

      I have bread to make.

    • @carolerosario1201
      @carolerosario1201 2 месяца назад +12

      @@PleasantGreen😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @juhohanninen4043
      @juhohanninen4043 2 месяца назад +18

      This was best I've seen on this channel. :D

    • @pippa3150
      @pippa3150 2 месяца назад +4

      @PleasantGreen 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🫣🤭💪💪💪🫵👍

    • @Farquad76.547
      @Farquad76.547 2 месяца назад +5

      Ben busted in a mixer? Sickening.

  • @MrTurtlebar
    @MrTurtlebar 2 месяца назад +32

    The trolling of the scammer here is on another level. Brilliant. But on a serious note thank you for raising awareness of these scams.

  • @SolidSonicTH
    @SolidSonicTH 2 месяца назад +422

    Atomic Shrimp taught me that "alaye" is something to throw out in order to fish out scammers. They use it as kind of a code word to determine if the person they're communicating with is a scammer as well.

    • @SCSilk
      @SCSilk 2 месяца назад +65

      I’ve been cussed out by so many scammers when responding with Alaye.

    • @AdamOBrien29
      @AdamOBrien29 2 месяца назад +35

      This comment should be pinned, invaluable

    • @ianpilkington2037
      @ianpilkington2037 2 месяца назад

      I do that all the time especially on Tiktok and Instagram which are rife with scammers, they're sooo easy to spot

    • @SadieMccollough-mf3jl
      @SadieMccollough-mf3jl 2 месяца назад +9

      @SolidSonicTH
      I'd love to try this! What is the pronunciation, phonetically?

    • @abby04x
      @abby04x 2 месяца назад

      @@SadieMccollough-mf3jluh-lie-aye

  • @ericthompson749
    @ericthompson749 2 месяца назад +141

    11:38 had me in stitches. Really enjoyed Ben/Mike "stealing" the KitchenAid. One of my favorite scambait videos for sure.

    • @myopinion6092
      @myopinion6092 2 месяца назад +3

      very funny ! 😁

    • @tb6303
      @tb6303 Месяц назад +2

      I loved that part, too.

    • @Theunicorn2012
      @Theunicorn2012 Месяц назад +1

      11:38 had me in stitches. Really enjoyed Ben/Mike "stealing" the KitchenAid. One of my favorite scambait videos for sure

    • @ericthompson749
      @ericthompson749 Месяц назад

      @@Theunicorn2012 Why did you copy & paste my original comment?

  • @PunctualGuy
    @PunctualGuy 2 месяца назад +109

    Sending a video of you "stealing" the Kitchen-Aid was brilliant. Bravo.

  • @ModlrMike
    @ModlrMike 2 месяца назад +34

    It's really important to read these ads for syntax and grammar as well. I knew this was not a US based ad when the seller used the phrase "aged care". Someone from the US or Canada would use a completely different phrase. It's not just "kindly", that you have to look out for.

    • @WarPoet-In-Training
      @WarPoet-In-Training Месяц назад

      This was my first red flag as well. However, I didn't listen to my gut😅

  • @-DeeKay-
    @-DeeKay- 2 месяца назад +158

    Wow, you went the extra mile with the KitchenAid clip, very nice. 😆

  • @JBKiser
    @JBKiser 2 месяца назад +13

    Ben, you might notsee this, but your videos have taught me a lot about fraud and scamming prevention. I have been able to help my mom avoid a couple different scams that I learned about from you. So thanks.

  • @gaf1964
    @gaf1964 2 месяца назад +75

    The sad part is that FB does not care. I have flagged several obvious scams only to receive the reply that they were reviewed and were not in violation of their TOS.

    • @tonykourounblis1854
      @tonykourounblis1854 2 месяца назад +7

      I report them too and get the same lame response

    • @FidgetyGuy
      @FidgetyGuy 2 месяца назад

      Like RUclips, Facebook spends all their time censoring normal speech between consenting adults.

    • @gerriplourde1517
      @gerriplourde1517 2 месяца назад +2

      Facebook is dang crooked! Would never go back on their site!

    • @Theunicorn2012
      @Theunicorn2012 Месяц назад +1

      The sad part is that FB does not care. I have flagged several obvious scams only to receive the reply that they were reviewed and were not in violation of their TOS.

    • @EndLess_Racket
      @EndLess_Racket 10 дней назад

      Exactly another reason why Instagram is a bit better. They at least ban accounts for enough misleading things like those scams.

  • @shay8575
    @shay8575 2 месяца назад +15

    It's astounding what profiles can and will be hacked. My dad got hacked and I assumed he had clicked a link he shouldn't have but the profile of my cousin also got hacked a year after she had passed away. The entire family received messages from her urgently encouraging us to follow certain links. As I'm sure you can imagine it was very painful to receive these messages

    • @nwerd7584
      @nwerd7584 2 месяца назад

      Same thing with steam and all these other services. person get phished, then they try to phish every account on the friends list, rinse and repeat.. You'd be shocked how many people clock the shit and will even sign in on the page and find out they got phished and do nothing. On some level its that persons fault everyone connected to them also got hacked justg because that first person doesnt value their account. Specifically with steam people lose thousands to millions of dollars worth of games. It happened to my steam account once luckily everyone I was friends with was smart not to click it, and after all that all they did was play PUBG til Valve got my account back.. Them not trying to sell it immediately was very dumb on their part as I was going to get it back regardless because I could prove who I was.

    • @Theunicorn2012
      @Theunicorn2012 Месяц назад

      It's astounding what profiles can and will be hacked. My dad got hacked and I assumed he had clicked a link he shouldn't have but the profile of my cousin also got hacked a year after she had passed away. The entire family received messages from her urgently encouraging us to follow certain links. As I'm sure you can imagine it was very painful to receive these messages.

  • @DoodleThis
    @DoodleThis 2 месяца назад +145

    This is why I’m too skeptical to buy ANYTHING from Facebook, especially since I’ve sadly been scammed myself

    • @DoodleThis
      @DoodleThis 2 месяца назад

      @@GabrielaLtc To make long story short, I tried to buy a charm bracelet, I waited almost 2 weeks and never got a response or anything. I wrote to the guy asking what’s the deal, he never gave me an answer to which I later responded I want a refund. He said he’d refund the money….. never happened. Shortly after his lil shop just vanished.

    • @ShyAnn291
      @ShyAnn291 2 месяца назад +13

      I’ve gotten several things from facebook marketplace, luckily I haven’t encountered any scammers yet, I hope I never do!
      I’m sorry that you were scammed!

    • @DoodleThis
      @DoodleThis 2 месяца назад

      @@GabrielaLtc To make a long story short, I tried to buy this bracelet from this guy who made a little shop. I waited 2 weeks after purchase but no response so I finally reached and asked what was happening, he just kept making excuses so I demanded a refund. Spoilers: Never got my money back AND his online shop vanished.

    • @MIW_Renegade
      @MIW_Renegade 2 месяца назад +14

      I’ve bought off marketplace, and buy/sell groups a bunch with no issues, but I won’t buy the item if I can’t pay in cash, or e transfer the money AFTER arriving and seeing the item

    • @pf4773
      @pf4773 2 месяца назад +2

      I'm sorry to hear this. Usually the scam involves money paid prior to verifying the item in person. Did you pay up front? Again, sorry to hear this.

  • @ebaylistinginfo
    @ebaylistinginfo 2 месяца назад +13

    I reported like 20 of these exact scam to FB and they did nothing as usual. Glad at least to see you did a video about those. Maybe that will get some attention from people using FB.

  • @rutamasiliunaite1044
    @rutamasiliunaite1044 2 месяца назад +211

    On the other hand- it is impossible to post anything for sell without tons of scammers in the inbox asking for send item without paying

    • @RedSliceGaming34
      @RedSliceGaming34 2 месяца назад +26

      Yea I was selling a Graphics Card for a computer and someone asked me to send it to them before payment and I asked the person does Amazon send you a product before recieving a payment and they got all angry at me and told me Im not Amazon lol

    • @ikramrafi6481
      @ikramrafi6481 2 месяца назад +4

      Happened to me when I tried to sell my macbook, so annoying

    • @new2me78
      @new2me78 2 месяца назад +1

      @@RedSliceGaming34lmao yeah they asked me if they can give me a check then I ship it to them and I’m like nah bro, cash only 😂

    • @pf4773
      @pf4773 2 месяца назад +5

      @@RedSliceGaming34 Your experience reminds me to not even bother responding to buyers who ask for fake arrangements. I buy from Craigslist and will only consider sellers who state "cash (money order, etc.) local buyers only--meet in a public place. I would never buy from someone far away without a physical verification and a paper trail of receipts for the item.

    • @RepentAndBelieve43
      @RepentAndBelieve43 2 месяца назад

      That’s crazy lol, I did not know about that.

  • @CraigRodmellMusic
    @CraigRodmellMusic 2 месяца назад +29

    The Facebook scam I tend to get the most where I am, is where they set up fake accounts of real people, and send out Friend requests to all the real person's friends, hoping to draw them into some get-rich-quick scheme. For this reason, nowadays when I get a Friend request from someone I'm already Friends with, I check up with the real person to see if the request was genuine. If - as is most often the case - it wasn't genuine, I proceed to tell the perpetrator exactly what I think of them, no holds barred.
    The annoying part is, Facebook had the cheek to reprimand me for telling thieving bar stewards the truth about themselves. I don't get it: I'M being reprimanded for doing exactly what Facebook SHOULD be doing!?!?

    • @drunkensquirrel7545
      @drunkensquirrel7545 2 месяца назад +1

      FB just seems to add so many more layers of complication to people's lives these days. O_o

    • @Scooter30FTW
      @Scooter30FTW 2 месяца назад +3

      Yes,I've gotten a few of those. I knew the person was fake when they were telling me about some government program thing where they got 200 grand they don't have to pay back.

  • @benedits5206
    @benedits5206 2 месяца назад +41

    The production value and acting is better than any recent Netflix series 👏👏🤣🤣 I loved it

    • @Soffity
      @Soffity 2 месяца назад +1

      And there wasn’t loud repetitive “music” that goes on and on and you can hardly hear what the people are saying.

  • @julianaFinn
    @julianaFinn 2 месяца назад +7

    They will never stop. These guys that send voice notes full of hate love what they're doing. I've received these and they are proud of scamming.

    • @jostockton.
      @jostockton. 15 дней назад

      Because they think westerners deserve it. They think we're swimming in money, and it's somewhat true- even most of our poor do better here than in Nigeria or India. They think we don't deserve this wealth so they're just stealing from ungrateful rich people

  • @Katiekooleyes
    @Katiekooleyes 2 месяца назад +88

    Omg that was too funny! Well played 😂😂😂
    There's currently another common scam going about on FB marketplace involving PS5's. The body of the text is something along the lines of "giving away my sons PS5. He sadly passed away and I cannot bare looking at it. Want to give it away to bring someone else joy" Then when you ask where they're from, they're miles from the local area of which it was advertised. They "know" someone who can ship it at a fee etc etc (you know the rest)

    • @PleasantGreen
      @PleasantGreen  2 месяца назад +30

      Maybe that's the next one!

    • @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307
      @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 2 месяца назад +2

      @@PleasantGreen Do you not realise what you are selling is a scam or just dont care?

    • @alexs2778
      @alexs2778 2 месяца назад

      Those "passing away of a ....." been on OfferUp, Craig and Marketplace for a while now, but hopefully most are deterred by very bad grammar and hard to understand English, they also use certain keywords that people from US won't use. It involves both the selling and buying side and all I can suggest is whenever it looks to good to be true then just walk away and don't let greed give you a hope that you're getting a deal of a lifetime.

    • @dxfootball4216
      @dxfootball4216 2 месяца назад +3

      ​@@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 How I don't get
      Please explain 🙏

    • @nardalis4832
      @nardalis4832 2 месяца назад +2

      @@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 Confused too

  • @RealfishingNL
    @RealfishingNL 2 месяца назад +5

    Thanks for being the down to earth guy that u are. My parents and grandma watch your video's. I tried to warn them of different scams by showing youtube video's. but i guess they are from a generation that dont use youtube and for sure dont watch any youtube video's. Than i showed your video's. They say its like having a pastor warning u of the latest scams. Very calm and normal and easy to understand for a 80 year old grandma. They have watched all your video's now and even tell me when u post a new one. Its like the usual tv garden chanels they watch. They text each other to watch your video together and make notes of it with pen and paper😂. Love u dude. Keep the word safe 👍

    • @lukegrant9526
      @lukegrant9526 2 месяца назад +1

      Yes, he did saved a lot of people as well. His video is easily understandable especially toward old folks.

    • @RealfishingNL
      @RealfishingNL 2 месяца назад

      @@lukegrant9526 for sure😁. He is a real hero just for making video's "old people " want to watch. Have a nice day

  • @newportcivic01
    @newportcivic01 2 месяца назад +64

    The government needs to crack down on these scammers. This is going on for way too long. The government better start going after people for this scamming. It's so wrong. I hate scammers

    • @nr289
      @nr289 2 месяца назад

      @@newportcivic01 the EFCC in Nigeria should be the ones going after people but I fear there may be corruption there.

    • @JohnDoe-bd5sz
      @JohnDoe-bd5sz 2 месяца назад +17

      Start off by blocking all african numbers from calling US numbers, and have anyone needing to get calls from there, to actively ask for it to be allowed for their number.
      Next go to the Nigerian government and threaten them with being cut off from the internet, if they dont stop this.

    • @Sashazur
      @Sashazur 2 месяца назад +14

      Facebook etc also needs to do more. They always say they care but if an obvious scam like this can be xeroxed all over Facebook they clearly can’t be bothered. The more users and engagement they have the more money they make from ads. They don’t really care if it’s fake as long as their customers (who are advertisers - not FB users) keep paying them.

    • @2oqh
      @2oqh 2 месяца назад

      @@JohnDoe-bd5szWhat? The United States does not control internet in Nigeria. Blocking all African numbers from calling into the US? I’m not sure what kind of country you think we live in. Also, how do you expect Nigeria to eliminate all scams in their country? It’s like asking the US government to stop all shootings and all theft committed in the country

    • @cedricvelarde
      @cedricvelarde 2 месяца назад +1

      Fb profile creation is way too easy and lenient these days.

  • @Fomogarage
    @Fomogarage 2 месяца назад +9

    Anytime you come across a scammer. Make sure you lead them on for as long as possible to waist there time so they make zero money and stay poor.

  • @simplydebby2530
    @simplydebby2530 2 месяца назад +37

    A friend's fb page had that same message posted on it, more than once. Both of her parents are deceased & I knew this was off. I messaged her
    privately to warn her. I also commented about this being a scam multiple times under the post. Many ppl were trying to be helpful to her & asking about items. Thanks for your detective work!

    • @Sashazur
      @Sashazur 2 месяца назад +7

      Good that you did that - but chances are the scammers stole her FB account and she never saw your message.

    • @maetessier9532
      @maetessier9532 2 месяца назад +4

      ​@Sashazur yup! Always try to reach out in a different way. Preferably straight to their number.

  • @RitzStarr
    @RitzStarr 2 месяца назад +26

    Pretending you stole the woman's kitchen aid was so good

  • @conejopestilente
    @conejopestilente 2 месяца назад +37

    This is trolling scammers on a next level.

    • @Theunicorn2012
      @Theunicorn2012 Месяц назад

      This is trolling scammers on a next level.

  • @Boertje247
    @Boertje247 2 месяца назад +3

    Wow! Your dedication is amazing! I’ve bought things off FBMP, and come across plenty of scammers. They always want money in advance! I always say I’m paying cash and don’t have any of their cash apps. The legit sellers are willing to work with you. I had one lady even leave an antique vase on her porch behind a pallet, trusting I’d leave the payment. I did, and it was all good.
    Thanks for teaching us new insults in Nigerian! Very useful in dealing with scammers!😊And thanks for all the work you do in educating us on these scams.

  • @retrolife4625
    @retrolife4625 2 месяца назад +31

    My smallish community knows this is a scam and spread it all around to let people know.

  • @Fomogarage
    @Fomogarage 2 месяца назад +32

    Scammers deserve nothing. One grain of sand is far more valuable than even every scammer combined on earth.

    • @joshua.harazin
      @joshua.harazin 2 месяца назад +2

      Well, they deserve some things, but they probably shouldn't be typed out here.

    • @Theunicorn2012
      @Theunicorn2012 Месяц назад

      Scammers deserve nothing. One grain of sand is far more valuable than even every scammer combined on earth.

    • @jostockton.
      @jostockton. 15 дней назад

      ​@@joshua.harazin you sound as out of whack as the scammers do. What they're doing is wrong but some people steal because they're uneducated or unable to provide for their families.

  • @disgruntled_veteran
    @disgruntled_veteran 2 месяца назад +7

    I love messing with scammer with the help of my students. Sometimes we call the scammers during down time in class and they listen to the calls on speakers. I let the scammer think they are about to get a payout when, on cue, the kids yell "Gotch you!" and we hang up on them. My kids love you videos. We watch them during lunch some times.

  • @nathanjones8064
    @nathanjones8064 2 месяца назад +2

    From an Admin on a FB group: If you are ever concerned about someone being a scammer; get them to send you a video saying your name and showing what you are buying.

  • @speedmasteriv1
    @speedmasteriv1 2 месяца назад +10

    This was for sure one of the funniest scammer videos I have seen. Keep up the good work.

  • @VIRAL_DNA
    @VIRAL_DNA 2 месяца назад +1

    Love your work, keep it up!
    I see these sort of scams ALL the time and am constantly dealing with friends and family members who fall for them, one friend was scammed out of $500. I told him it was a scam as soon as he showed me the listing. Now I'm always getting asked, "Is this a scam?" and my reply is always YES!. I always report them, but Facebook very rarely does anything about them and instead tells me there's nothing wrong and the account or listing was not removed....

  • @harrychick123
    @harrychick123 2 месяца назад +45

    It’s so funny that after I watched this video I got a RUclips ad for “Send money to bank accounts in Nigeria in a few clicks” 😂

  • @SNW8191
    @SNW8191 2 месяца назад +2

    Whenever someone says "on your name" it's a scam. We just don't talk like that in the US, in general. I've seen other scams where they say the IRS has a fraud or something "on your name," or there's a warrant "on your name."

  • @LuigiMordelAlaume
    @LuigiMordelAlaume 2 месяца назад +13

    That's messed up, I'm literally cleaning out my dad's old house as I watch this. Must be a good excuse for a scam because it's so common.

  • @ukeplayalongs
    @ukeplayalongs 2 месяца назад +1

    I’ll add to this video; we were looking at an item that was priced realistically, but would have been about an hour’s drive.
    The seller provided an address, but then wanted a deposit because of so many inquiries.
    When they provided the link (Venmo) it wasn’t their name, and when asked, said it was their sister.
    We looked further into the accounts (many Venmo purchases are public) and the seller’s Facebook account was brand new, and the Venmo account had limited transactions. The address provided seemed to be an actual address
    We passed on the item and reported the Marketplace listing; similar adds with the same photos and information started showing up everywhere.
    Our guess is there are a lot of people who send a deposit: and had the accounts been set up a little better, we might have been fooled, too.
    That all said, cash is king in Facebook marketplace if you are going to buy in person-and a deposit should never be necessary.

  • @SaltedCanine
    @SaltedCanine 2 месяца назад +59

    Cash on pickup otherwise no sale, easy as that. If they don't agree, find someone else.

    • @reginabillotti
      @reginabillotti 2 месяца назад +2

      ​@koreyb
      I only bother with listing items with more than $50 value. Everything else, I donate. Not worth the effort to list low value items. The things I do list always sell within a month.

    • @Nutwigg1
      @Nutwigg1 2 месяца назад

      100%. Face-to-Face

  • @ImMisterEric
    @ImMisterEric 2 месяца назад

    I've been in the IT and security industry a long time.. and appreciate what you're doing and the style in which you're doing it. I've also watched a plethora of other scam-baiter creators and your style takes the cake! Thanks for sharing!

  • @lstinwonderland28
    @lstinwonderland28 2 месяца назад +4

    This is pure gold trolling! Thanks so much for helping catch these scammers and keeping us entertained in the process!

  • @Iegally
    @Iegally Месяц назад +2

    BIG BIG BIG RED FLAG, when the seller says " You can put a deposit and I'll hold the item till you get here ", real people would never ask for a deposit

    • @GeeEee75
      @GeeEee75 Месяц назад +1

      Yeah, whenever I sell items I generally don't hold them, it's just first come, first served, so whoever is able to get to me in person first gets the item. I wouldn't expect anyone to hold an item for me if they have other keen buyers. Why would they?

  • @accounti98476
    @accounti98476 2 месяца назад +19

    It's really gotten bad on Facebook when it comes to these scams. They are doing job offer scams also all over Ireland where I am.

    • @Tracey66
      @Tracey66 2 месяца назад

      I got scammed on Facebook Marketplace recently, and Facebook could not possibly have cared less. They are definitely a huge part of the problem, since they don't make any effort to shut scammers down (or even let you report it when you have definitely been scammed).

  • @KudaXD
    @KudaXD 2 месяца назад +2

    i wonder what must've gone through his head seeing a video of a man break into someone's house and steal a kitchen aid

  • @nikolajenoksen7232
    @nikolajenoksen7232 2 месяца назад +21

    Abby wasn't happy about that crazed guy break into her house🤣🤣🤣

  • @Puggalug
    @Puggalug 2 месяца назад

    Your creativity never stops, lol! I love it when you put together an act that confuses the heck out of scammers, like that other time you took that job as a real estate advertising manager and pretended to send money to “yourself”

  • @nocom119
    @nocom119 2 месяца назад +12

    I despise scammers keep up the great work ❤

  • @patrickchubey3127
    @patrickchubey3127 2 месяца назад +2

    I'm a very mistrustful person and would never consider sending a deposit for anything. I would promise on my word to show up at an appointed time to physically be there to buy the item and if they still insisted on a deposit because my word wasn't good enough, then that would be the end of it, no deal.

  • @Jynxxx5
    @Jynxxx5 2 месяца назад +18

    That ending was phenomenal

  • @Classic_Rock_Chick
    @Classic_Rock_Chick 2 месяца назад +2

    This was awesome!! I laughed so hard when “Mike Rafone” went to “Abbey’s” house to get the Kitchen Aid. 😂

  • @jenniejohnston6961
    @jenniejohnston6961 2 месяца назад +28

    Whenever I see someone on fb or marketplace asking if I have PayPal or zelle or any of them, I say I only sell to locals & cash payments face to face.

    • @auggiedoggiesmommy1734
      @auggiedoggiesmommy1734 2 месяца назад

      I still use Venmo but only face to face. Can that still be scammed?

  • @EggSandwichyoi
    @EggSandwichyoi 2 месяца назад +4

    Omg this exact scam happened to my mom a few weeks ago. It was EXACTLY identical to this one. She tried to get a blender from a guy (same scam) and when she asked to pick it up he said “ohh I can’t I’m going to Walmart right now” and tried to get her to pay advance. I warned her it was probably a scammer and luckily she didn’t fall for it

  • @TC_here
    @TC_here 2 месяца назад +26

    Facebook is just one big tumpster.. A scammer magnet !

    • @CricketEngland
      @CricketEngland 2 месяца назад

      @@TC_here never used it in my life and never will so I’m safe

    • @JohnDoe-bd5sz
      @JohnDoe-bd5sz 2 месяца назад +3

      Yeah and scammers knows it is primarily older people on there, so easier to find a scam victim

  • @Simmerany
    @Simmerany Месяц назад +3

    😂😂😂😂😂 you produced a damn telenovela here, I was really invested 😅👌

  • @aeronautic2374
    @aeronautic2374 2 месяца назад +12

    Oh my goodness this was the best scambait ever!

  • @neonshadow5005
    @neonshadow5005 2 месяца назад +1

    DUDE, that is next level. You staged a break-in, haha. That's awesome!
    But damn, you are absolutely right, you'd think these people could put some effort into learning a real skill and starting a real business for real money.

  • @oktomcat
    @oktomcat 2 месяца назад +4

    That was too funny. I love how you educate us on scams and entertain us with how you mess with the scammers.

  • @treya8685
    @treya8685 2 месяца назад

    Best videos of catching scammers on RUclips. This guy always goes above and beyond

  • @MartyArnold
    @MartyArnold 2 месяца назад +16

    I had a FB friend that has lost his account twice to scammers now. The latest one was this about his sister (which he doesn't have) going into a nursing home. I hate scammers.

    • @poochiew.9302
      @poochiew.9302 2 месяца назад +7

      Sounds like your friend needs a much more secure password...

    • @dxfootball4216
      @dxfootball4216 2 месяца назад

      ​@@poochiew.9302 yh but I'm curious
      How do they get access to the FB account in the first place

  • @ayylien3070
    @ayylien3070 Месяц назад +1

    Sending them a clip of Nigerian scammers cussing you out was the cherry on top 🤣🤣

  • @AdamSternberg
    @AdamSternberg 2 месяца назад +10

    It is astounding how gullible some people can be.

    • @Tracey66
      @Tracey66 2 месяца назад +1

      The scammers are very good at what they do. It isn't worth doing, but they're very good at it. :(

  • @dianagladman1309
    @dianagladman1309 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for sharing this, I have to tell people who buys things off Facebook. Scammers are evil

  • @Mannard74
    @Mannard74 2 месяца назад +16

    The old man has a PS5? Yeah, right. That should have been instant red flag

  • @olukayodeadedapo
    @olukayodeadedapo 2 месяца назад +2

    I’m Nigerian and I’m happy with your works! Thanks PG

  • @davidobembe5302
    @davidobembe5302 2 месяца назад +48

    Those Nigerian insults are gold 🤣🤣🤣

    • @HazelByers_Bbl
      @HazelByers_Bbl 2 месяца назад +2

      Werey nor go bomb

    • @cornfarts
      @cornfarts 2 месяца назад

      No they black. Font color😊

    • @percyp126
      @percyp126 2 месяца назад +1

      What do they mean ?😭😭😭

    • @Scooter30FTW
      @Scooter30FTW 2 месяца назад

      @@percyp126 you dey mad=are you crazy,Omo ale=illegitimate child. (derogatory, offensive) bastard. Had to Google them

  • @just_a_Smidgen
    @just_a_Smidgen 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you, Pleasant, for this video. It's outstanding & I'll be sharing it. But there should be a way social media platforms could "look" for posts like the one in the video & block them all. Shame on them for allowing scammers to flourish on social media.

  • @dlaczegomuszerobicnowykanal
    @dlaczegomuszerobicnowykanal 2 месяца назад +50

    I hate scams

    • @prizma45
      @prizma45 2 месяца назад +2

      i think they're hilarious and they earned it all

    • @barbarachambers7974
      @barbarachambers7974 2 месяца назад +4

      The best part of Pleasant Green's channel is he covers scams most scambaiters don't.

    • @SolidSonicTH
      @SolidSonicTH 2 месяца назад +1

      Why? They're fun to screw with.

    • @dlaczegomuszerobicnowykanal
      @dlaczegomuszerobicnowykanal 2 месяца назад +5

      @@SolidSonicTH but it's not fun when someone falls for them

    • @kg6801
      @kg6801 2 месяца назад +2

      ​@@prizma45Scammers earned it? Earned it like someone knocking an elderly person over and stealing their wallet.

  • @lilyfromBrissy
    @lilyfromBrissy 2 месяца назад +2

    This was a great video. Well played. I've seen so many of those posts on local FB pages here in Australia. I know they are scams but so many fall for them.

  • @nont4747
    @nont4747 2 месяца назад +7

    The skit video with your sister at the end was hilarious 😂

  • @THEWOLFCLAWfr
    @THEWOLFCLAWfr 2 месяца назад +1

    Dude you are my favorite RUclipsr. I have been constantly binging your videos and I’m so glad you uploaded again! The work you do is amazing. Keep it up!

  • @kanna231
    @kanna231 2 месяца назад +6

    Glad that caught my attention I never buy anything from Facebook so I'm good.

  • @alaieagame-nn3mg
    @alaieagame-nn3mg 2 месяца назад +1

    Scammers are so cruel is just terrible to use someone else’s dead baby pictures😢😢

  • @CricketEngland
    @CricketEngland 2 месяца назад +37

    Simple answer is I never buy anything from Facebook. So I’m safe

    • @sweatdrinker69
      @sweatdrinker69 2 месяца назад

      sux to be u

    • @user-op8fg3ny3j
      @user-op8fg3ny3j 2 месяца назад +5

      Or don't break the one rule: cash on collection

    • @CricketEngland
      @CricketEngland 2 месяца назад

      @@user-op8fg3ny3j nope my way is much better, to be honest I don’t ever use Facebook so I’m even safer

    • @pippa3150
      @pippa3150 2 месяца назад +1

      Or invest online, or trust tech refunds, or the IRS calls, or dating sites, or FBI calls, or travel sites......

    • @danthedriver44
      @danthedriver44 2 месяца назад +2

      Even better, I deleted my Facebook 3 years ago!

  • @ecomwithTrevor
    @ecomwithTrevor 2 месяца назад +3

    Scammers think they're so much better than you once you uncover their scam is hilarious

  • @BorosTheGamer5021
    @BorosTheGamer5021 2 месяца назад +12

    speaking of scammers every time i post something on the fb marketplace i immediately get msg by bots trying to scam me 🤣🤣

    • @nardalis4832
      @nardalis4832 2 месяца назад +1

      im getting flooded by scammers in the likes of Fiverr and other platforms. I just wanna do some freelance jobs dammit lol
      but now nearly every inbox message is just a disappointment 😭

    • @skyh
      @skyh 20 дней назад

      The scammers try to scam the buyers and the sellers on FB marketplace.

  • @davedefea5530
    @davedefea5530 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm always warning people about this scam, then fell for it myself. Ugh!
    I'll admit, Greed got the best of me and it will never happen again!

  • @Someone69769
    @Someone69769 2 месяца назад +9

    I LOVE YOUR SCAM BAITING VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @tytemind7850
    @tytemind7850 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for making the less fortunate scam awareness of this newer scam.

  • @JennaSakura
    @JennaSakura 2 месяца назад +9

    My mom bought a sewing machine from Facebook during the height of Covid 19. She used PayPal thinking she would be safe on a $200+ transaction. The seller sent her a sock instead, and because the package was shown as “delivered,” even though it was a single sock, PayPal refused to reimburse her. So, the seller , that was from china, got away with $200+ USD.

    • @AshleyBromiley
      @AshleyBromiley 2 месяца назад +2

      Something similar happened to me so I disputed it with my bank instead and they were able to help me.

    • @danburch9989
      @danburch9989 2 месяца назад +2

      eBay is just as risky from private sellers

    • @JennaSakura
      @JennaSakura 2 месяца назад

      @@danburch9989 I, personally , have never had a problem with eBay. eBay is generally easy to get your refund if the item wasn’t as advertised or the seller didn’t bother shipping out the item.

    • @Olds79Starfire
      @Olds79Starfire 2 месяца назад

      Lol

  • @carlosperezsala3353
    @carlosperezsala3353 2 месяца назад +1

    That lovely lady didn’t deserve you getting her mixer. Shame on you Ben, I mean Mike.

  • @YimiiO
    @YimiiO 2 месяца назад +16

    AS a nigerian, that you dey mad cracked me up

    • @nr289
      @nr289 2 месяца назад

      are you a scammer?

    • @mysticalrose4
      @mysticalrose4 2 месяца назад

      ​@nr289 are you rac$!t?!

    • @mysticalrose4
      @mysticalrose4 2 месяца назад

      ​@@nr289u seem to be obsessed with Nigerians from your previous comments. So tell me a your a white supremacist?!

    • @s.porter4144
      @s.porter4144 2 месяца назад

      You dey craze​@@krystal5887

    • @FluffyEclairs
      @FluffyEclairs 2 месяца назад

      ​@@nr289 You can be Nigerian and not be a scammer.

  • @ijexx
    @ijexx 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for figuring this out and sharing this. I have family members that i have warned about these scams but now i can share this video so they can understand it better than i can explain.

  • @Iruparazzo
    @Iruparazzo 2 месяца назад +2

    It's all so messed up; I'm legitimately trying to sell crap from my deceased parents' house and all I get are scammers who want to overpay with a check then insist their "picker" will come get it but first I have to send them the 'extra' money from the check.
    You can't win either way :

  • @Awesomeplayer98
    @Awesomeplayer98 2 месяца назад +11

    That staged video and pretending to be Abbey was the funniest crap ever!
    S tier scambaiting

  • @chrisclark5135
    @chrisclark5135 2 месяца назад +1

    Always leveling up! Love it! Good work and thanks for sharing!

  • @danburch9989
    @danburch9989 2 месяца назад +7

    Can't tell from area codes where cell phone calls originate in the US.. My golfing buddy's cell phone has an Ohio area code but lives in AZ. Landline calls however, are tied to actual area locations. But when I receive a phone call, I don't know if it's cell or landline. But I do know it's a scammer by the long delay between my "Hello", a delay, then a short "beep" then another delay until the other party answers with a very heavy accent. That's an indication that their autodialer is making the call.

  • @littlejonathorn6860
    @littlejonathorn6860 2 месяца назад +1

    10:00 Reminds me of the song, “there’s a bump on a log in the hole in the bottom of the sea and the green grass grows all around.”

  • @thereasonableconsumer
    @thereasonableconsumer 2 месяца назад +4

    9:19 that sound gets me every time 😂

  • @UnbanMeNowOfficial
    @UnbanMeNowOfficial 2 месяца назад

    In this digital age, it's crucial for everyone to be vigilant of these scams.

  • @Chris.Rhodes
    @Chris.Rhodes 2 месяца назад +10

    These people selling stuff... it's from hacked profiles. I've seen a bunch of friends get their profiles hacked and the profiles turn into these "For Sale" type posts. It's sad because my friends have lost their accounts because of these scumbags.

    • @JohnDoe-bd5sz
      @JohnDoe-bd5sz 2 месяца назад +2

      Yeah its not like you can do anything about it....I mean, 2FA is not a thing, right..

    • @martinrowland2593
      @martinrowland2593 2 месяца назад

      I have four friends whose profiles were hacked When i went on them via a friend request. I found they were cloned they had stolen the name and pics
      I found the profile was newish the amount of friends was way off and no close family or friends on it.. The last one was a women who died two years ago
      her family keep it going for sentimental reasons hope this is helpful

    • @TheCatherineCC
      @TheCatherineCC 2 месяца назад

      @@JohnDoe-bd5sz 2FA doesn't stop people from putting their username, password and 2FA code into a scammer's fake facebook login screen. This really boils down to facebook allowing account takeovers from people on the other side of the planet. Facebook could stop someone in nigeria logging into an account that has never left north america, but they don't. Or prompt for additional information when someone is trying to log in from outside their country, etc

    • @GeeEee75
      @GeeEee75 Месяц назад +1

      Best idea is to not use Facebook.

    • @GeeEee75
      @GeeEee75 Месяц назад

      ​@@JohnDoe-bd5szBest idea is to not use Facebook. There are better ways to stay in touch with friends and family.

  • @wussellcolvin
    @wussellcolvin 2 месяца назад +2

    This is great. I have been going after scammers in Kenya pretending to sell 75inch TV's in Oz. Same, deal, they always ask for $100 for a 'holding' money to mark it as sold.... After that I unleash on them and try and make them sound as bad possible.... these pricks deserve nothing, so I harass them as much as I can.

  • @l.w.c.2519
    @l.w.c.2519 2 месяца назад +4

    3:44 That’s pretty cool they trained a couple of baboons to record an audio message!

  • @koba8321
    @koba8321 2 месяца назад +1

    It's lovely how these wonderful Nigerians share their culture with us everyday

  • @Rob3fiddy
    @Rob3fiddy 2 месяца назад +6

    Not the kitchen aid kidnapping 😂😂😂

  • @wrxgeneration
    @wrxgeneration 29 дней назад +2

    Any kind of deposit is a red flag. If you fell for that then you deserve to get scammed.

    • @DavidKen878
      @DavidKen878 16 дней назад

      You can't say things like that. It's considered victim blaming now.

  • @barbarachambers7974
    @barbarachambers7974 2 месяца назад +4

    I am way beyond cautious... I don't.

  • @Mrsmarina84
    @Mrsmarina84 2 месяца назад

    Thanks the job you are doing! I saw those kind of ads on Facebook and they sounded too good to be truth. Thankfully we aren't ready to furnish the house we are building, so I never contacted! Your information is golden, THANKS 😃