The worst part about this? He didn't force people to follow him, that is just the sad state of social media and the broken mindset of glorifying extreme waste.
@@keymaster2108 to be fair to him hes right about the sad state of social media. but he was scamming people many of which could not afford to lose that money.
Some of these scammers work so hard and are so innovative, that if they were to invest all that energy into producing something useful for others, they’d be richer for longer
Unfortunately hard work is not directly proportional to wealth. Assuming he spent that energy as a software developer in Nigeria, he may probably never experience a tenth of the wealth he had unless he got a big break to a well paying job most likely in Europe or North America. Had he started a business in Nigeria, he may not have had enough capital to take it to the level that can give him the wealth he enjoyed as well. All the same, the situation being super difficult does not justify scamming people too.
@@clementoseitano7568 In Nigeria if someone with his background applied for a job as a software engineer with no degree, the employer would stuff his CV in the garbage
@@robertxtreme237 and you do ? lol People have a right to express themselves obviously you have issue that you would get offended my comment Mr. Billionaire.
@@Lovely-ib8ks why do we like beautiful things? other than beauty, we also like cool things. They attract recognition and respect. Same thing with brand luxury cars. Many are obsessed with these things, they don't even feel it.
Actually, yes he did. He came from a poor part of town with little money, and saw that others had more and wanted it at any cost. That becomes an addiction, thus he moved to KL initially then Dubai to get a piece of international cash. His flaunting of wealth is re-affirmation of his self-importance. This conspicuous consumption is all part of the same issue. In our society, money and opulence implies power but that was not the initial driver. The 'Yahoo boys" are all after quick bucks and a nice lifestyle.
If someone truly has that much money, and they've worked hard for it, yet still find the need to seek affirmation online from strangers - there is something deeply unsettled within them. Sharing one's passion with others, such as music or writing is a wonderful thing to do; however, I never understand this hype/flex culture. There is nothing appealing about it.
he grew up very destitute in the streets of Lagos, Nigeria. Mental poverty is a serious hurdle he didn't seem to be able to overcome despite hundreds of millions of dollars.
You haven't been much online, have you? Like they said in this video, I know so many people that worked very hard for their money, rich and also poor, and a lot of them love to flex their financial accomplishments online. I also find this corny, but it's incredibly common human behaviour. They are seeking validation to satisfy their egos. The rich flex about their trips on a private jet, while the poor flex about the second hand iPhone 8 that they afforded to buy after saying for 6 months. The behaviour is the same, the only difference is the amount of money displayed.
I'm just a regular guy and I learned a long time ago never be flashy on social media... Whenever you go to a retail store or a big business one thing you will notice is that you never see the boss!!
My dad was an ambassador when I was a kid. I traveled the world, had dinners with foreign dignitaries, etc as a kid. Believe me, the people with real money overseas do not want the attention on themselves. They keep tight social circles for a reason and security is everywhere, especially when you don't think they are.
@@enishalihoward8119 no thru are right his downfall was seeking validation from people because that is was prompted him to get investigated in the first place
@o k t o b e r They also get much lower prison sentences, so if he doesn't advertise he took a deal in prison nothing should happen. He is already an expert in lying and putting up a fake front after all.
@@Kozobiz oh I get it, you put a tube through your nose or something. That would work with soup or like peanut butter, but what about other things like meat?
This guy could’ve gotten away with it if his ego wasn’t craving for social media attention & fame. He should’ve dipped and disappear with all his wealth. It really baffles me.
He would have got caught either way, he got caught cause his non-famous friend got caught and he was in his phone, not cause of instagram. Instagram is just why there are a whole bunch of videos out explaining his crimes and his friend that got him caught has none.
Because they're acting fake to have a part of it. They don't want to work, so they'll cater to ur wants to get a piece if it. If u don't give it to them, false allegations come in in hopes you pay rhem outta court to drop charges.
I wish I was rich, no one would know but they would see my wealth. A bilionaire man in Ireland who paid for an entire islands inhabitants college degrees. No one knew who he was till years later.
Best advice i've heard is broke people love impressing other broke people. I take this mentality with me to this date. I'm a millionaire by the way. Came from the bottom in Jamaica.
I watched this guys snapchat stories and instagram stories for years , I remember looking into how he made his fortune many many times but the articles always came back with "we are not entirely sure how he has made his fortune but he sure knows how to spend it" that alone should gave been the dead give away
@@JohnJohn-xs5ru Help out the poor people in his country yeah right. That's why Africa is so corrupt because they all want the flashy Hollywood lifestyle. They make American politicians look like choir boys.
It is difficult to take out these kind of scammers. If this guy would have committed couple of scams amounting to few millions and never did a scam afterwards and never came to limelight, he would have retired a millionaire. But alas, greed, opulence, materialism always gets the better of these scammers. It's like every time they scam someone they get a kick out of it and they have a feedback loop in their brains which makes them do this over and over again.
This is what everyone says, when a wealthy criminal gets caught. But it's deeper than that, you don't make that type of money alone, so there others you have deals with, and you can't just say I quit, and cancel the deals, if you do, you might create as much trouble for yourself, equivalent to going to jail. Didn't you hear what he did to his partner that tried to steal his connection? That's the type of people he is around and he is.
I will never understand the thought process of someone who's stealing millions of dollars need to broadcast it online.. How did he explain how he could afford any of it???
He probably set up a paper company in several countries where he lived like Malaysia and the UAE, he then might’ve used that’s a a cover for why he had a bunch of moneu
I will never understand either rhe flashing of wealth to the whole world for what .I would wanna buy a piece of land somewhere really nice and private for myself and family and invest the money ans create jobs ,change lives if inwwre rich but also in a clean way, and nor put anything online.
This story is too close to home. It's usually dozens involved in one scam. Because when you bust one there's 24 or more people in the same scam that person's connected too.
The thing is, scammers such as Hush puppi are highly intelligent, hardworking and persistent. If they applied their intelligence to an honorable career they would attain the success and wealth they are looking for. Of course it may not be to this magnitude. However I can understand as a fellow Nigerian that they are are in a country that does not provide upward mobility, there is little room for success(unless you’re from a wealthy family), and a government that treats it’s citizens like animals. You get treated like an animal long enough, you start behaving like one.
The irony in this statement.. I believe his choice to publicize ill-gotten wealth on the internet and the greed that eventually got him "Busted" is enough proof to show he wasn't that intelligent.. There are Yahoo boys now with more money than Jail-Puppy and DON'T have IG accounts or Facebook.. And no one knows their name.. That's intelligence
The ability for him to amass such wealth undetected for so long, from such an impoverished environment DOES speak to his intelligence. A lot of those “Yahoo boys” are playing with their daddy’s money…that’s not intelligence. That’s luck.
@@sammygotnext5844 and how much was this wealth and for how long? He was in Dubai where everyone is a millionaire.. He wasn't doing anything special, just showing off other people's money.. Many people show off on the internet.. but they show off a million or two because that's all they have.. How can someone with no company listed on any financial market in US Europe or Asia, doesn't play sports, doesn't sing, does absolutely nothing but be flaunting 35 mil dollars on the internet and you call him intelligent.. When he knows well he has no way of explaining how he got that money.. The outside world is not like Naija that allows you to walk around with Ghana must go when you are a carpenter.. you guys need to step up your perception of intelligence
I loved that guys response to why we post on social media. Clearly for attention. Why else would you post things? You could just send it to a friend or family member but instead you post online for strangers to see. Clearly seeking praise or validation. Makes a lot of sense.
Guy was living out his fantasies like it's grand theft auto with the money cheat.... Pretending to read Forbes magazine I'm surprised it wasn't upside-down
@@KBTadieh two wrongs don’t make a right. I grew up poor and I made it without scamming people or living a lie. Like come on bruh stop glorifying crime
@@wavveytae4181 Get um! There's the easy way, and then there's the right way. The right way always pays more in the end; in money and in pride. Knowing I worked hard for my money brings me joy because I feel like I provide a valuable service to the people I serve. I'm proud of working. If I stole for a living, I'd probably want gratification too just like this fool did. He was never satisfied because he didn't have to work for his bread.
@@Johnny2Starz exactly bruh. You told no lies. Then wanna bring up the continent and how others are doing wrong. Just because someone else is doing wrong doesn’t mean you do it and then bring up oppression to justify it like nah bruh. Wrong is still wrong💯💯
If somebody flashes their wealth instantly in the media its two things (1) to market their business by showing this material successes. (2) they are enjoying the moment of spending other peoples money
Perfect example, crime doesn’t pay. He thought he was on top building his wealth though the years stealing money from whoever he could get his hands on. He had fun for some years but When you get busted, you lose everything and no amount of money can replace 20 years of wasted life in jail.
Actually crime does pay,we only hear of the small percentage that gets caught .There are a lot of criminals living large but not loud .I don't agree with it or like it but that is the reality
He went from living in a five star Versace hotel eating caviar, steak with expensive champagne, to a prison cell in Chicago, eating hotdogs, bologna sandwich and coolaid.
That wealth parading (false or plundered, most rich people who earn their money through hard work usually do not flash it like that) is the model many African children and young adults have these days. You ask them "what do you want to be" and most answer "rich". They copy their elders and leaders, and if the hype is to flash wealth, cars, designer clothes, shoes and accessories, etc, that would be what they want for their future, at all costs. That just hints a difficult future for these children.
You are saying Nonsense. People flaunt their wealth these days irrespective of how they got it. That is just the truth of the matter. Go to the ports Monaco, Dubia, Florida, Vancouver, what are you saying? Hushpuppi's mistake was taking a huge chunk of his wealth outside of the US.
Nothing about that is nonsense, bro got too cocky flexing his money that wasn’t even his. He was born in poverty so he should’ve known better. Now he gets to rot in prison
@@DPM10_718 yo! We've got alot of black people who came out of jail and went large again. Stop attaching race to everything. Its even disrespectful to the black people who have made it
He needs to be hated not because he stole millions of dollars from big companies but he needs to hated because he set a horrible example of how to succeed.
I see the problem here. There is much more money in scamming than there is in tracking, tracing, apprehending, charging and prosecuting scammers. When (if) the tables are turned, it will be halted.
International Scam law 🤣🤣🤣 Allllll your businesses doing business with Africa would be disqualified for scamming Africans with crocked accounting and business practices. Don't forget America IS the most corrupt nation in the world where only businesses and rich people are able to buy their way out
If Nigeria enabled its people, the country will be unstoppable. Some of the best innovative minds, super intelligent people. Sad that the human resource is not positively utilized in Nigeria.
What does this comment mean? You've never been in Nigeria. It's extremely difficult to do anything there. What needs to happen is a split between the 3 major tribes into their own countries. Now the country is run by fulanis and the british who steal oil in the Niger delta
@@shewantmeumubiafra6470 animal which 3 tribes do you think we niger delta are igbos do you think we dont know you include us in biafra bcus of the oil
When big corporations worked their employees to the point of death-forcing them to work while being sick without providing affordable health benefits is even more appalling
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If he wasn't so flashy he might have gotten away with what he was doing. There's many ways to launder money. This is how you know he still had a broke mentally 😂🤣😂
Heard it's best to buy crypto and have it pay you out to wash it. Problem is, they're gonna want to know HOW u got the money to buy it in the first place. 😂 how did u get the money to buy those store fronts ? How'd u get the money to buy those taxis ? Etc. Yes these things are earning u money, but how'd u get started with it tho. How can a taxi company that on average pays maybe 5 grand a month help u buy some laundry mat that costs 100k and u only owned the taxi company for a couple years if that long 😂
@@daviedood2503 this is the one part all of the other comments seem to forget. They forgot that this isn’t the movies, where a drug dealer just launders money though barbershops. There has to be a legitimate money trail. 😂
Most times the feds are watching the entire time. Just building their case. When guys have that much money they can get a lawyer to weasel them out, so the feds are pretty just crossing all their t’s & dotting all their i’s
He never got away with it if he got caught and not only that the FEDS make sure they build the case and got evidence way before they arrest you, he could of been watched for 3 years before they made their move but people was loosing money and it was causing financial issues with banks and financial organizations
There are a lot of people like HushPuppy in Nigeria, but most of the smart ones have cover businesses. That is where Hushpuppy made his first mistake, he had no cover businesses. He was also attracted to much attention on social media which didn’t help him.
'A cardinal sin in organized crime is flaunting your wealth" - Perfectly said. It is ironic, the millionaires and billionaires that were from a family business or new money are way more lowkey then these criminals and politicians that make money illegally.
I love this documentary. Honest and unbiased. Unlike the love scam documentary from 60 mins Australia which you could feel the palpable racism from the first sentence.
I don't feel sorry for this guy at all, there are great things coming out of Nigeria right now and this dude just threw country back a decade image wise. Same thing with el chapo etc.
@@jazgeo1957 and Afrobeat with couple of grammies under our belt plus tech.... including lots of OUR nigerian movies on Netflix .The booming film industry in Nigeria - Nollywood is the world's second-largest film industry in terms of output
While in Malaysia, Before his arrival in Dubai, he mostly showed off expensive designers. Outside of that, few knew about him. Not even his real name. After his arrival in Dubai, he fell out with Mompha. And they got into some sort rivalry and competition. He probably intensified his scam hustle and That was the beginning of his down fall.
I remember him! Man his lifestyle was insane. I followed him for inspiration clothes etc but never idolization. This man was flying in helicopters to different fashion shows etc. the day I found out he got busted I didn’t know whether to shake my head or laugh. Crazy this man was scamming the whole time and making captions about being blessed and coming from the bottom to the top.
He's a big time scammer. Hardship pushed him and the kids of his older sister because they could afford a meagre hospital bill. Pitiable but not excusable
No, he craved wealth and then had to show it off online; that's what people from his background do. With his type there is no such thing as being 'quietly wealthy'.
It’s really sad that these criminals are painting Nigerians as criminals and scammers to the world. This caused a lot of distrust in us, all for what, these certain people. I’ll never forgive them for these things. We’re beautiful and loving and fun, talented and really hilarious but all these things are overlooked. We’re seen as the bad guys.
As a South African...I can definitely say that ALL you people are the same I'd rather DRC than any Nigerian sorry but you lot are a bunch of scammers...ALL of you
They just took someone from the top of scammers. In time someone will fill the void. It's a cycle of crime that will never be stopped, unless everyone takes some responsibility of understanding hacking.
If he hadn't flaunted is wealth would he have still gotten caught? The Canadian they arrested would have brought the police to hushpuppy anyways. Maybe if he was private no one would have known who was Calling?
Most rich people didn't earn it. It's been that way for thousands of years. Look at royalty throughout history. It's only during the last few centuries that earning your riches has even become a concept.
@@shaeismagicalI DON'T advocate crime, but this guy believed in "rain, sleet or snow gotta get that dough." The SECOND biggest problem all these hustlers have is when they get busted and lose everything and then it's game over and then after they get out they are in line to come see me.
HushPuppi set himself up. This has less to do with him being a scammer. This is someone who wanted an image for social media and it lead him to scam in order broadcast the lifestyle he always wanted. Seeking validation from the world and his peers was the start of his downfall. He could have remained 'HUSH' but he needed to show the world a lifestyle that some individuals dream to live in the first place.
Im a millionaire from Australia. I don't use social media. I dont care what people think of me so why do i need their approval? I like myself and my family likes me. Thats enough for me.
We’ll not all of them are scammers. they just want to yolo other peoples money. But most likely they won’t pay you out if they don’t make money. Or pull a Martin shkreli and pay you out with other peoples money.
Just because someone has an accent doesn't mean they're dumb. The world consists of more than just fluent English speakers. ... In the same vein, I've come to learn that just because someone is from a first world country and speaks perfect English doesn't mean they're intelligent.
Read more about the fall of the Billionaire Gucci Master, Hushpuppi: www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-hushpuppi-gucci-influencer/
Boring video, find more interesting stories to cover or shut up.
@@jaybee4577 where's all this anger coming from?
Dumbest criminal on earth...
....Smh....Crazy!
Biggg s🅿️eenderr
The worst part about this? He didn't force people to follow him, that is just the sad state of social media and the broken mindset of glorifying extreme waste.
@@keymaster2108 to be fair to him hes right about the sad state of social media. but he was scamming people many of which could not afford to lose that money.
I can tell from a mile that he is a scammer. I would like to throw up whenever I see people with expensive apparels yet no sense in fashion
Oh shut up
🦅
Preach 💪🏾💪🏾💯💯
Subhumans and bots followed him for the most part.
Some of these scammers work so hard and are so innovative, that if they were to invest all that energy into producing something useful for others, they’d be richer for longer
High intelligence with low economic opportunities, produces these grade A scammers
Unfortunately hard work is not directly proportional to wealth. Assuming he spent that energy as a software developer in Nigeria, he may probably never experience a tenth of the wealth he had unless he got a big break to a well paying job most likely in Europe or North America. Had he started a business in Nigeria, he may not have had enough capital to take it to the level that can give him the wealth he enjoyed as well.
All the same, the situation being super difficult does not justify scamming people too.
@@clementoseitano7568 In Nigeria if someone with his background applied for a job as a software engineer with no degree, the employer would stuff his CV in the garbage
No they won’t , this the type of money 97% of folks will never see in there lifetime
Absolutely not, which is a part of the problem. Society doesn't reward hard work. Look at the state of teachers and nurses right now.
I don’t know why people are so obsessed with designer stuff I think designer things are overrated
Same here
you don't have the money so keep quiet
@@robertxtreme237 and you do ? lol
People have a right to express themselves obviously you have issue that you would get offended my comment Mr. Billionaire.
@@Lovely-ib8ks why do we like beautiful things? other than beauty, we also like cool things. They attract recognition and respect. Same thing with brand luxury cars. Many are obsessed with these things, they don't even feel it.
Isn’t most of that stuff made by children in 🇨🇳 china?
He didn’t crave wealth, he craved attention and recognition
One could crave all at once.
No, after wealth you crave fame
Power
@@OfficialGOD Maybe you. I'm cool with wealth
Actually, yes he did.
He came from a poor part of town with little money, and saw that others had more and wanted it at any cost.
That becomes an addiction, thus he moved to KL initially then Dubai to get a piece of international cash.
His flaunting of wealth is re-affirmation of his self-importance.
This conspicuous consumption is all part of the same issue.
In our society, money and opulence implies power but that was not the initial driver.
The 'Yahoo boys" are all after quick bucks and a nice lifestyle.
If someone truly has that much money, and they've worked hard for it, yet still find the need to seek affirmation online from strangers - there is something deeply unsettled within them. Sharing one's passion with others, such as music or writing is a wonderful thing to do; however, I never understand this hype/flex culture. There is nothing appealing about it.
Donald trump..
Floyd Mayweather
He didn't flex hard enough. The next level of flex would be to own his own country.
he grew up very destitute in the streets of Lagos, Nigeria. Mental poverty is a serious hurdle he didn't seem to be able to overcome despite hundreds of millions of dollars.
You haven't been much online, have you? Like they said in this video, I know so many people that worked very hard for their money, rich and also poor, and a lot of them love to flex their financial accomplishments online. I also find this corny, but it's incredibly common human behaviour. They are seeking validation to satisfy their egos.
The rich flex about their trips on a private jet, while the poor flex about the second hand iPhone 8 that they afforded to buy after saying for 6 months. The behaviour is the same, the only difference is the amount of money displayed.
I'm just a regular guy and I learned a long time ago never be flashy on social media... Whenever you go to a retail store or a big business one thing you will notice is that you never see the boss!!
Nice comentary, What do you mean about see the Boss??
My dad was an ambassador when I was a kid. I traveled the world, had dinners with foreign dignitaries, etc as a kid. Believe me, the people with real money overseas do not want the attention on themselves. They keep tight social circles for a reason and security is everywhere, especially when you don't think they are.
Where are you from?
Broo, sort me out
@@trevormaina9093 ong bro bless our pockets
That is a fact 👌 you can tell who never obtained any
@@Saintz1408 he's been dead for 6 years but I'll get right on that.
He needed to feel the validation from other people.
And that was his downfall.
No his downfall was scamming an American company. Every successful scammer knows when not to scam a certain demographic
@Beeman, 'validation from other people' is an understatement. It's a global pandemic.
@@enishalihoward8119 actually Americans are the best target because of their wealth
@@alexb5812 🤣🤣🤣 fools too
@@enishalihoward8119 no thru are right his downfall was seeking validation from people because that is was prompted him to get investigated in the first place
How people couldn't tell he was a scammer is a mystery. Rich people try to be under cover, not blink blink.
Not true, everyone rich , poor ,middle-class love to show off
I'm Nigerian, people knew, it kinda became a joke or a cult hero to some how he hasn't gotten arrested yet at the time
I can’t wait for this to be a Netflix limited series
Same
He'll prob scam Netflix for his Life Rights too
Me too😂
Yep me too ✋
It already is
Hushpuppi forgot to hush. Now he has an honorary American prison work Visa for the next 20 years.
Hopefully he talks and doesn't shut up during FBI interrogation
😂😂
Seriously the faker's fake name is so contradictory 😎
@o k t o b e r They also get much lower prison sentences, so if he doesn't advertise he took a deal in prison nothing should happen.
He is already an expert in lying and putting up a fake front after all.
😂😂
Politicians do this without going to jail
….u right
Nigerian politician cos that's their true culture stealing, stealing, stealing
Our parents always tell us to chew with our mouth closed. This guy missed that lesson.
How exactly does one eat with their mouth closed?
@@MF_JONES is an African proverb which means keep everything secret about what you do.
@@Kozobiz oh I get it, you put a tube through your nose or something. That would work with soup or like peanut butter, but what about other things like meat?
@@MF_JONES No you just breathe through your nose like a normal person.
@@FranzVonGaart how do you get the food in your mouth if it's closed?
"Never jealous anyone for what they have. You don't know what they did in order to get it"
My life motto!😊
i was never jealous of hushpuppi , just curious. i thought he was a drug dealer this whole time.
Exactly 💯
@SocaNick illiterate dude 😒
It's either "never BE jealous"
OR "never envy"
Smh 😒
@@LathropLdST☝️🤓. It's African pigdin (broken English) way for speaking🤦🏾♂️
I will never be mad at someone who mastered manipulating the same system that was built to beat them down.
growing up poor, I can relate.
Right!!
True words
Ikr 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
facts the entire system is rigged and set up to benefit the creator, prison banks, etc. who is anyone to tell me what is morally right
..... until he stole money from someone you love.
This guy could’ve gotten away with it if his ego wasn’t craving for social media attention & fame. He should’ve dipped and disappear with all his wealth. It really baffles me.
In Nigeria if you makes it you make sure everyone knows.
Well I didn’t want him to get away with it. I’m so glad he got caught.
Yeah aye he could be living it up somewhere nice with a different honey laying next to him everyday for the rest of his life
@@jaydaksy4094 why?
Right, just greedy superficial and dumb, now enjoy your 20yr vacay in the pen it’s not Dubai but oh well 🥴
The biggest mistake these guys make is putting themselves out there in the spotlight, you know the feds are always watching.
No the biggest mistake they make is scamming people. They definitely deserve to be caught by the feds.
The worst mistake he made was stealing in the first place
That’s why that Nigerian criminologist said all Yahoo boys are reckless.
yup
He would have got caught either way, he got caught cause his non-famous friend got caught and he was in his phone, not cause of instagram. Instagram is just why there are a whole bunch of videos out explaining his crimes and his friend that got him caught has none.
As a software engineer- scamming is extremely easy to do. But principals, morality and fear of jail stops me from ever doing it.
Same bro I got too much of a humble heart to do that I wouldn’t sleep at night also that just will bring bad karma to you
Easy? Don't play yourself
@@deegowiko3051 trust me it is easy to hack some persons and scam them, but we just can't
When you go to jail….I will spend the money for you lol 🫱🏽🫲🏾
I don’t think any means of making money easy
Amazing how people treat you differently because of money, this world we live in smh
Because they're acting fake to have a part of it. They don't want to work, so they'll cater to ur wants to get a piece if it. If u don't give it to them, false allegations come in in hopes you pay rhem outta court to drop charges.
Well peoples have treat others diffrently ever since wealth / money created... it haven't changed for ages and i believe it will not change
@@daviedood2503 like everyone beneficial things in life
@@johnsmith23ist not everyone is like that tho
For the love of money is the root of all evil... and so it is.
I wish I was rich, no one would know but they would see my wealth. A bilionaire man in Ireland who paid for an entire islands inhabitants college degrees. No one knew who he was till years later.
That’s easy to say as a non-billionaire
Best advice i've heard is broke people love impressing other broke people. I take this mentality with me to this date. I'm a millionaire by the way. Came from the bottom in Jamaica.
@@ocampbell1954 send me a 5k then, it won't hurt you...
@@deny9112 he won’t notice it
After he sleeps 😂😂
@@ocampbell1954 How you became a millionaire?
“Respect through social media”
A perfect explanation for our lost generation.
Self snitch is an art these days
Nobody is snitches on anybody these days. But they are the snitchers themselves!
Never bring unwanted attention to yourself.
Especially When Your Living Wrong smh
This documentary is very objective and does not paint the entire society as bad people unlike what others have done in the past.
I watched this guys snapchat stories and instagram stories for years , I remember looking into how he made his fortune many many times but the articles always came back with "we are not entirely sure how he has made his fortune but he sure knows how to spend it" that alone should gave been the dead give away
So true man , I was waiting for this comment. I was sure I couldn’t be the only one . His Snapchat stories was him and his friends in a rolls Royce
Asking as someone who stands outside of all this, what's the appeal of watching the Instagrams and Snapchats of people like this?
@@raftermanhoward1883 all that dazzles right
@@raftermanhoward1883 lol why not? Doesn’t hurt to take a few minutes off your day to look at a couple rolls royces and diamond watches
@@jacktheripper5661 do you do it for motivation?
Someone should make a movie out of this story. Would be hella interesting.
said 11 people
said 18 people
Said 56 people
Nah why glorify a stinking criminal? to inspire other aspiring criminals???
A movie is already in the works.
Hushpuppi didnt even know what the first four letters in his name means...
He did what he wanted out of this life, get rich, live rich till 40, be world famous. He knew the risks and still was not stopping
I mean could have waited til 60, donated to charity etc, build schools
@@JohnJohn-xs5ru Help out the poor people in his country yeah right.
That's why Africa is so corrupt because they all want the flashy Hollywood lifestyle.
They make American politicians look like choir boys.
@@JohnJohn-xs5ru too selfish I mean look at all the useless garbage designer clothes he bought
That Part
It is difficult to take out these kind of scammers. If this guy would have committed couple of scams amounting to few millions and never did a scam afterwards and never came to limelight, he would have retired a millionaire. But alas, greed, opulence, materialism always gets the better of these scammers. It's like every time they scam someone they get a kick out of it and they have a feedback loop in their brains which makes them do this over and over again.
A few smart ones probably did.
It ain't even social media, it's being dumb using your personal details amongst criminals.
He would have still stayed up,if Africans weren't skeptical of each other's. Had he thought thousand more how to scam, he wouldn't have gone today
This is what everyone says, when a wealthy criminal gets caught. But it's deeper than that, you don't make that type of money alone, so there others you have deals with, and you can't just say I quit, and cancel the deals, if you do, you might create as much trouble for yourself, equivalent to going to jail. Didn't you hear what he did to his partner that tried to steal his connection? That's the type of people he is around and he is.
It becomes an addiction like gambling. It's less about the money and more about the thrill of the win.
He never thought the U.S. could touch him in Dubai
I will never understand the thought process of someone who's stealing millions of dollars need to broadcast it online.. How did he explain how he could afford any of it???
The feeling of accomplishment
He probably set up a paper company in several countries where he lived like Malaysia and the UAE, he then might’ve used that’s a a cover for why he had a bunch of moneu
People on social media don’t ask questions like this they all assume they’ve worked hard for it
I will never understand either rhe flashing of wealth to the whole world for what .I would wanna buy a piece of land somewhere really nice and private for myself and family and invest the money ans create jobs ,change lives if inwwre rich but also in a clean way, and nor put anything online.
Right. I guess common sense is not so common.
Never heard of this guy until now. Great documentary.
You been under a rock then his story was huge when he got caught
I never heard of it either
True lol you have a life
Pablo Esgobar and his golden toiletpot I saw on tv but these Nigerian man I never heart.
@@GoldenBoyDims lol.. i guess ya i was living under a rock.
This story is too close to home. It's usually dozens involved in one scam. Because when you bust one there's 24 or more people in the same scam that person's connected too.
The thing is, scammers such as Hush puppi are highly intelligent, hardworking and persistent. If they applied their intelligence to an honorable career they would attain the success and wealth they are looking for. Of course it may not be to this magnitude. However I can understand as a fellow Nigerian that they are are in a country that does not provide upward mobility, there is little room for success(unless you’re from a wealthy family), and a government that treats it’s citizens like animals. You get treated like an animal long enough, you start behaving like one.
Couldn't have said it better myself
The irony in this statement.. I believe his choice to publicize ill-gotten wealth on the internet and the greed that eventually got him "Busted" is enough proof to show he wasn't that intelligent.. There are Yahoo boys now with more money than Jail-Puppy and DON'T have IG accounts or Facebook.. And no one knows their name.. That's intelligence
The ability for him to amass such wealth undetected for so long, from such an impoverished environment DOES speak to his intelligence. A lot of those “Yahoo boys” are playing with their daddy’s money…that’s not intelligence. That’s luck.
@@sammygotnext5844 and how much was this wealth and for how long? He was in Dubai where everyone is a millionaire.. He wasn't doing anything special, just showing off other people's money.. Many people show off on the internet.. but they show off a million or two because that's all they have.. How can someone with no company listed on any financial market in US Europe or Asia, doesn't play sports, doesn't sing, does absolutely nothing but be flaunting 35 mil dollars on the internet and you call him intelligent.. When he knows well he has no way of explaining how he got that money.. The outside world is not like Naija that allows you to walk around with Ghana must go when you are a carpenter.. you guys need to step up your perception of intelligence
Not necessarily highly intelligent
I loved that guys response to why we post on social media. Clearly for attention. Why else would you post things? You could just send it to a friend or family member but instead you post online for strangers to see. Clearly seeking praise or validation. Makes a lot of sense.
I repeatedly have this conversation with my best friend. Crazy the not many actually want to admit this truth 😂 (at least from my point of view).
Nah more of a online diary/journal lol
@@klw09c Not that they don't want to admit, I don't think they even realize
@@xzxmemoxzx Then make your account private if that's the case
You wouldn't share your actual journal with strangers
@@aok2075 it is and I would lol
If I was him, I would disappear with all my money somewhere in Africa
This guy could have lived a nice life and help his family but he chose the fake dubai and fake Instagram for external validation.
Guy was living out his fantasies like it's grand theft auto with the money cheat.... Pretending to read Forbes magazine I'm surprised it wasn't upside-down
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🤣😂
Lol 😂
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Hahahah yeah I laughed to when I seen that pic
This crazy story deserves a real TV Drama.
It's so satisfying to see these influencers behind bars, may the rest follow
If only stupidity were a crime
@@No1karez lol
He isn’t an influencer he is a scammer
@@kotharishashank 😂
@@GoldenBoyDimsit’s possible to be both of those things nowadays, unfortunately 😕
This is one most humanizing reporting Africa, I ever seen. Good job Bloomberg
@@KBTadieh two wrongs don’t make a right. I grew up poor and I made it without scamming people or living a lie. Like come on bruh stop glorifying crime
@@wavveytae4181 Get um! There's the easy way, and then there's the right way. The right way always pays more in the end; in money and in pride. Knowing I worked hard for my money brings me joy because I feel like I provide a valuable service to the people I serve. I'm proud of working. If I stole for a living, I'd probably want gratification too just like this fool did. He was never satisfied because he didn't have to work for his bread.
@@Johnny2Starz exactly bruh. You told no lies. Then wanna bring up the continent and how others are doing wrong. Just because someone else is doing wrong doesn’t mean you do it and then bring up oppression to justify it like nah bruh. Wrong is still wrong💯💯
@@wavveytae4181 you’re a sense maker 💯
@@afr0flava thanks queen 👸🏾 💯💪🏾
There's nothing to respect about a scammer period.
If somebody flashes their wealth instantly in the media its two things (1) to market their business by showing this material successes. (2) they are enjoying the moment of spending other peoples money
I love how they focus on this guy, but not the North Korean state sponsored hackers that are actually compromising emails.
He is black
This documentary isn’t about them. Write a letter of complaint to customer service🙄
@@Tahiha lol well said
Perfect example, crime doesn’t pay. He thought he was on top building his wealth though the years stealing money from whoever he could get his hands on. He had fun for some years but When you get busted, you lose everything and no amount of money can replace 20 years of wasted life in jail.
Actually crime does pay,we only hear of the small percentage that gets caught .There are a lot of criminals living large but not loud .I don't agree with it or like it but that is the reality
Crime pays
He went from living in a five star Versace hotel eating caviar, steak with expensive champagne, to a prison cell in Chicago, eating hotdogs, bologna sandwich and coolaid.
Askya Lumumba....I promise you this guy thought his sh*t really didn't stink. Eating that disgusting prison food he's going to find out for sure. Lol'
"Showing off is the fools idea of glory"
- Bruce Lee -
That wealth parading (false or plundered, most rich people who earn their money through hard work usually do not flash it like that) is the model many African children and young adults have these days. You ask them "what do you want to be" and most answer "rich". They copy their elders and leaders, and if the hype is to flash wealth, cars, designer clothes, shoes and accessories, etc, that would be what they want for their future, at all costs. That just hints a difficult future for these children.
You are saying Nonsense. People flaunt their wealth these days irrespective of how they got it. That is just the truth of the matter. Go to the ports Monaco, Dubia, Florida, Vancouver, what are you saying? Hushpuppi's mistake was taking a huge chunk of his wealth outside of the US.
Nothing about that is nonsense, bro got too cocky flexing his money that wasn’t even his. He was born in poverty so he should’ve known better. Now he gets to rot in prison
@@victornathaniel8317 if you make money in legit means you have every reason to flex your hard work.
Being fed by Salt Bae should be an automatic jumping of the shark.
This is why I deleted Instagram and why I haven’t heard of him. It’s all fake flair
It literally wasn’t fake he had hundreds of millions
@@sbrooks904 "Had"
@@tommynorthwood have you even sniffed a hundred thousand dollars lol
@@sbrooks904 ya, that totally changes the meaning of “had” 🤡
wealth is quiet. new money is loud
Real scammers aren’t on social media
He's gonna get a Netflix documentary.
Absolutely
This dude is proof that clout is more important than health, wealth and even life itself smh 🤦🏾♂️
Sad but true.
Never trust a man who calls himself Hushpuppy, it’s simple
He’ll come out of jail, write a book, get a movie and become wealthy again. This life...
Nah, if only he was white then definitely
@@DPM10_718 yo! We've got alot of black people who came out of jail and went large again. Stop attaching race to everything. Its even disrespectful to the black people who have made it
The real Rick Ross
@@DPM10_718 wolf of wall street
À white will right a book about him make movies and get rich
He was both smart and idiot at the same time. Zero respect to this scammer though. He should be in jail for a very very long time.
Absolutely no reason to hate this hard
@@sbrooks904 how come
@@sbrooks904 Criminals like him are the losers of the world, no matter how much money they have. 20 years is not enough of a punishment
He needs to be hated not because he stole millions of dollars from big companies but he needs to hated because he set a horrible example of how to succeed.
He wasn't smart and he knew that. He developed a network of smart people (hackers, money launderers, etc.) to enable his criminal enterprise.
I see the problem here. There is much more money in scamming than there is in tracking, tracing, apprehending, charging and prosecuting scammers. When (if) the tables are turned, it will be halted.
I agree we need some international scam law.
Been receiving ridiculous amount of scam attempts recently. While the scammer is never caught.
Who need laws? We just need some of our 3 letter agencies to bring back large scale assassination programs.
International Scam law 🤣🤣🤣
Allllll your businesses doing business with Africa would be disqualified for scamming Africans with crocked accounting and business practices.
Don't forget America IS the most corrupt nation in the world where only businesses and rich people are able to buy their way out
its almost like criminals dont follow the law
@@bandman1718 🤣
@@KBTadieh facts
If Nigeria enabled its people, the country will be unstoppable. Some of the best innovative minds, super intelligent people. Sad that the human resource is not positively utilized in Nigeria.
What does this comment mean? You've never been in Nigeria. It's extremely difficult to do anything there. What needs to happen is a split between the 3 major tribes into their own countries. Now the country is run by fulanis and the british who steal oil in the Niger delta
The government make living hard and expensive for us
@@shewantmeumubiafra6470 you can read right
It’s true the government, economy and corruption that is causing all of this (scamming, robberies, ect,)
@@shewantmeumubiafra6470 animal which 3 tribes do you think we niger delta are igbos do you think we dont know you include us in biafra bcus of the oil
Very objective and unbiased documentary… well put together and commendable
Honestly seeing this guy all happy from other people's misery is Disgusting!
There is a German word called schadenfreude it means getting enjoyment out of someone’s misery
When big corporations worked their employees to the point of death-forcing them to work while being sick without providing affordable health benefits is even more appalling
these corporations are big, he was a broke kid from africa just trynna get sum, stop judging people like dat
@@TrayTheLo got to work hard to get what you want scamming is the easy way out. I understand why he did it , but they are consequences to crime.
@@TrayTheLo thief , criminal like you, bein poor does nt make anyone a thief
His bad taste is already bad enough to warrant an arrest
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If he wasn't so flashy he might have gotten away with what he was doing. There's many ways to launder money. This is how you know he still had a broke mentally 😂🤣😂
Heard it's best to buy crypto and have it pay you out to wash it. Problem is, they're gonna want to know HOW u got the money to buy it in the first place. 😂 how did u get the money to buy those store fronts ? How'd u get the money to buy those taxis ? Etc.
Yes these things are earning u money, but how'd u get started with it tho. How can a taxi company that on average pays maybe 5 grand a month help u buy some laundry mat that costs 100k and u only owned the taxi company for a couple years if that long 😂
@@daviedood2503 this is the one part all of the other comments seem to forget. They forgot that this isn’t the movies, where a drug dealer just launders money though barbershops. There has to be a legitimate money trail. 😂
@@grindseason7728
Yes you can, why does wall street exist? What do venture capitalist do?
how he got away with this for so long is insane
Most times the feds are watching the entire time. Just building their case. When guys have that much money they can get a lawyer to weasel them out, so the feds are pretty just crossing all their t’s & dotting all their i’s
He never got away with it if he got caught and not only that the FEDS make sure they build the case and got evidence way before they arrest you, he could of been watched for 3 years before they made their move but people was loosing money and it was causing financial issues with banks and financial organizations
There are a lot of people like HushPuppy in Nigeria, but most of the smart ones have cover businesses. That is where Hushpuppy made his first mistake, he had no cover businesses. He was also attracted to much attention on social media which didn’t help him.
Because he was paying his taxes
remember asset forfeiture: they knew what he was up to and let him amass a larger fortune before busting him
The US has a lot of people like this, we just call them politicians.
that are somethings i do not understand but i think its kinda power ,,, the USA has power over the Nigerian
'A cardinal sin in organized crime is flaunting your wealth" - Perfectly said.
It is ironic, the millionaires and billionaires that were from a family business or new money are way more lowkey then these criminals and politicians that make money illegally.
He was smart but the Nigerian show off culture sadly ruined him. He seemed to forget that he was stealing.
What is so 'sad' in that criminal finally got what he deserved?
So true sadly as a Nigerian it’s a shame the need to showcase wealth & achievements
Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit
@@aleksandrasrimdzius I don't wish jail on anyone
I love this documentary. Honest and unbiased. Unlike the love scam documentary from 60 mins Australia which you could feel the palpable racism from the first sentence.
You are a fool. You can't deny the fact that most of these thieves are Nigerians.
He could have started a couple of legitimate companies and claimed the money came from there, and also not flexed so much online
He claimed to have made his money in real estate. Not sure if he did invest in real estate.
Easy come easy go
@@MikeBlue77 he didn’t invest anything.. he really played himself
@@twdjt6245 sure
Yeah, he wasn't that smart
This is the first time I’m hearing the term “yahoo boys”. This is wild.
Must not be from naija
U must be sleeping under a rock hey
I dont live in africa but i hear it so much
@@manlikeme3648 it’s cosy under here. Come join us
We use it even here in Jamaica
Ppl are obsessed with this dude.. he did the Same thing the government has Been doing to the people for centuries…
I don’t care how rich I am, I won’t feel comfortable letting another man feed me steak 🤣🤦🏾♂️
Why?
With that knife 😳😂😂😂😂
That's what he's rich off of. The restaurant only caters to the wealthy
I don't feel sorry for this guy at all, there are great things coming out of Nigeria right now and this dude just threw country back a decade image wise. Same thing with el chapo etc.
Facts
2 UFC champions are nigerian born. That's great stuff
No great things? Sheesh. You’re dense.
@@jazgeo1957 and Afrobeat with couple of grammies under our belt plus tech.... including lots of OUR nigerian movies on Netflix .The booming film industry in Nigeria - Nollywood is the world's second-largest film industry in terms of output
@@jazgeo1957 If you can’t at least lift your lazy fingers to do some research, then you’re the “dense one”
While in Malaysia, Before his arrival in Dubai, he mostly showed off expensive designers. Outside of that, few knew about him. Not even his real name. After his arrival in Dubai, he fell out with Mompha. And they got into some sort rivalry and competition. He probably intensified his scam hustle and That was the beginning of his down fall.
That "e pain dem" at the beginning... Absolutely hilarious 🤣😂. e go dey pain am now.
What does it mean
Nigerians could relate
@@blink182bfsftw “they’re pained”…somehow like the enemies are pained or jealous
I remember him! Man his lifestyle was insane. I followed him for inspiration clothes etc but never idolization. This man was flying in helicopters to different fashion shows etc. the day I found out he got busted I didn’t know whether to shake my head or laugh. Crazy this man was scamming the whole time and making captions about being blessed and coming from the bottom to the top.
He's a big time scammer. Hardship pushed him and the kids of his older sister because they could afford a meagre hospital bill. Pitiable but not excusable
His fashion was atrocious 😂😂😂
@@ifehansson2254 lol 😂
Inspiration, really? He is so tacky!
@@aiai-j7i yes inspiration I liked his clothes and bags. It’s tacky to you congratulations. I liked it. Now we can move on.
How ironic that Hushpuppi couldn't keep it on the hush 🤣
Pride comes before a fall. He didn’t crave wealth, he craved attention and recognition. Skills and patience is the key
No, he craved wealth and then had to show it off online; that's what people from his background do. With his type there is no such thing as being 'quietly wealthy'.
He was his own worst enemy by constantly flaunting his ill-gotten wealth and side swiping his partner in crime.
Thank you for this reporting, completely unbiased and didn’t paint Nigerians bad
Their reputation is already bad. No need to kick a dying horse.
@@MosesMatsepane ‘dying’ the horse ain't dead. They'll thrive again
@@MosesMatsepane we are not the dead horse we will come back soon
But when Tinder Swidler became a netflix special... it wasn't painting people like Simon down
Y’all scam. Simple. ALL YALL. Picture is already painted.
You can only imagine if he had stayed under the radar how far he could be.
All you literally gotta do is stay off the internet 😂
@@basspalace2920 he should have stopped flexing and moved.
Right!!!!!! Move 👏🏾modest!!👏🏾
@@tence_6965 straight up lol
@Bass Palace he should moved out of Dubai and gone lowkey take his Ms and retire to bahamas somewhere off radar
Scamming is only illegal when poor people do it
Message: Don't let greed be your downfall.
It’s really sad that these criminals are painting Nigerians as criminals and scammers to the world. This caused a lot of distrust in us, all for what, these certain people. I’ll never forgive them for these things. We’re beautiful and loving and fun, talented and really hilarious but all these things are overlooked. We’re seen as the bad guys.
Worlds scam capital and everyone knows it
your great grandfather was a yahoo boy
You are.
As a South African...I can definitely say that ALL you people are the same
I'd rather DRC than any Nigerian sorry but you lot are a bunch of scammers...ALL of you
@@mainman4896 I'm from Nigeria and I'm not a scammer.... Never judge a book by it cover
"Bad people" Wow thank you for that deep analysis!
They just took someone from the top of scammers. In time someone will fill the void. It's a cycle of crime that will never be stopped, unless everyone takes some responsibility of understanding hacking.
He’s arrest hasn’t slowed the game. Made it worst.
@@Joelpenda Agree.
Scamming will never stop it’s one of the oldest crimes on earth, religion and church itself is a scam lol.
Back here with Malone story 😅😅😅 bruv you fr
If he hadn't flaunted is wealth would he have still gotten caught? The Canadian they arrested would have brought the police to hushpuppy anyways. Maybe if he was private no one would have known who was Calling?
Social media is literally our downfall.
How does one live such a life knowing you did not earn it? Where is your self respect?
Many people don’t know what respect is
If he has it. He earned it. Lol
Many people are dead inside...
@@1979diazavenue in normal value system you earn something when you bring value to other people.
Most rich people didn't earn it. It's been that way for thousands of years. Look at royalty throughout history. It's only during the last few centuries that earning your riches has even become a concept.
This is actually a gift. He could be the greatest salesmen in history.
Yea. Him and Elizabeth Holmes deserve Employee of the Year awards.
I DON'T advocate crime, but this guy believed in "rain, sleet or snow gotta get that dough."
@@larrybee7713 You gotta admire the work ethic.
@@shaeismagicalI DON'T advocate crime, but this guy believed in "rain, sleet or snow gotta get that dough." The SECOND biggest problem all these hustlers have is when they get busted and lose everything and then it's game over and then after they get out they are in line to come see me.
@@larrybee7713 I'm going to apply these measures to my personal life and work. Rain, sleet or snow, gotta get that dough.
The biggest scammers in the world are not in Nigeria. They are in developed countries. Everyone now has to pay carefull attention
yes they are
I guess the moral of the story is that when you steal, don't flaunt your wealth, but instead, stay underground.
And no one should have to tell you that.
@@darrylb9228 Some people be dumb. They just love the attention of showing off their wealth.
HushPuppi set himself up. This has less to do with him being a scammer. This is someone who wanted an image for social media and it lead him to scam in order broadcast the lifestyle he always wanted. Seeking validation from the world and his peers was the start of his downfall. He could have remained 'HUSH' but he needed to show the world a lifestyle that some individuals dream to live in the first place.
So many people are destroying their lives and relationships because of instagram.
Im a millionaire from Australia. I don't use social media. I dont care what people think of me so why do i need their approval? I like myself and my family likes me. Thats enough for me.
Just give me 10 000 dollars , ill be very happy...lol
@@bettydavid3378 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@KAlly-dp4yy my dear, 🤣🤣
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾, please help me pay for my tuition fees .i only have a few days before my registration ends
@@jennhshilongo2214 nekupe oh...haaha
It will be hard not to show off wealth esp when coming from a poor background. He just naturally reacted to same stimulus or urge.
Most of these Instagram investment gurus can't even string a proper sentence together. How anyone can buy into it is beyond me!
We’ll not all of them are scammers. they just want to yolo other peoples money. But most likely they won’t pay you out if they don’t make money. Or pull a Martin shkreli and pay you out with other peoples money.
And yet they succeeded. It's easy to say this after the fact.
Just because someone has an accent doesn't mean they're dumb. The world consists of more than just fluent English speakers. ... In the same vein, I've come to learn that just because someone is from a first world country and speaks perfect English doesn't mean they're intelligent.
@@Trefens I’m referring to those that are born and raised in English speaking countries!
If you, yourself, were born and raised in an English-speaking country, then why can not you string together a proper sentence?
Hands down this would top the tinder swindler should it become a documentary