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  • "This is how I mastered it. It was my Holy Grail."
    A masterclass in forgery from ‘one of the best counterfeiters in the world’.
    In I WAS A TEENAGE FELON, former criminals tell the true tales of their rollercoaster ride from average American kids to wildly successful outlaws.
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  • @VICE-TV
    @VICE-TV  3 года назад +246

    If you're from the US, you can stream the rest of this episode and more I WAS A TEENAGE FELON with your cable provider here: bit.ly/IWATFVICETVUS. UK! You can also watch the whole box set for free on All 4 here: bit.ly/FYCVICEAll4

    • @bigbelix
      @bigbelix 3 года назад +49

      Rude for us other europeans!

    • @dertythegrower
      @dertythegrower 3 года назад +65

      Dear Disney and ViceMedia(owned by DIsney Corp and Fox now) How about you make it in full and know most of your subscribers quit cable way back in 2010. Get a friggin clue!

    • @keithsweet8840
      @keithsweet8840 3 года назад +21

      whats cable..

    • @rontropics26
      @rontropics26 3 года назад +51

      Cable provider??? Why not just release it on VHS?

    • @TLK22
      @TLK22 3 года назад +29

      This is how you end up on the bay of the pirates.

  • @KylePezzolla
    @KylePezzolla 3 года назад +8562

    Best counterfeiter probably hasn’t been caught

    • @rancosteel
      @rancosteel 3 года назад +452

      I read that most of the counterfeit US dollars are from North Korea.

    • @orion7741
      @orion7741 3 года назад +103

      They ALL get caught....

    • @rancosteel
      @rancosteel 3 года назад +45

      @@orion7741 To Live and Die in LA

    • @rancosteel
      @rancosteel 3 года назад +53

      @SHADOW OF FIRE are you kidding. The FR is to lazy to print money. They just use a computer and add commas and decimal points.

    • @rancosteel
      @rancosteel 3 года назад +4

      @SHADOW OF FIRE who is BEP?

  • @Noname-co7kt
    @Noname-co7kt 3 месяца назад +2073

    those kids flex with $100k, awakenbeerus spends $1m on betting ticket

    • @MrDoctorProfessor
      @MrDoctorProfessor 3 месяца назад +2

      Who

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 Месяц назад

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    • @ponies.arecool123
      @ponies.arecool123 13 дней назад

      @@MrDoctorProfessor awakenbeerus is some dude who has alts that make comments with botted likes and has them commenting on random youtube videos

  • @harrynut3044
    @harrynut3044 2 года назад +3519

    The Best Counterfeiter is the Federal Reserve.

  • @alienlatino2945
    @alienlatino2945 2 года назад +82

    Amazing. I once tried to print money with my color scanner-printer in 2003 and the printer printed out a warning that stated; "It's illegal to print legal tender bills, please refer to blah blah website". I was shocked because my scanner was not connected to the internet, it was already pre-programmed to deter counterfiting.

    • @kolvis6626
      @kolvis6626 2 года назад +1

      iirc most printers are pre-programmed that way

    • @alienlatino2945
      @alienlatino2945 2 года назад +9

      @@kolvis6626 I know. I wastrying to print fake money to throw it on the sidewalk and film people picking them up LOL

    • @DILLY_DING
      @DILLY_DING 2 года назад +1

      @@alienlatino2945 the printer only detects certain parts of the note as money, its possible to find and cover those parts to print the notes

    • @Jeph629
      @Jeph629 2 года назад +3

      Every printed copy from a modern printer is traceable to that exact printer. (it's '90's technology)

    • @Unknown_Ooh
      @Unknown_Ooh Год назад

      @@alienlatino2945 Yea okay bud

  • @monarchist1838
    @monarchist1838 3 года назад +606

    Saw this guy years ago on American Greed. Quite a tragic life. Born in poverty, Father attempted to separate him and his siblings from their Mother. He did try to go straight a few times, he took the blame the time his own son began printing his own fake money.

    • @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep
      @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep 2 года назад +29

      Why is it sad the father tried to separate kids from their mother? Mothers do that all the time and at a significantly higher rate.

    • @mycatiswaysmarterthanmosto8500
      @mycatiswaysmarterthanmosto8500 2 года назад +71

      @@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep And you think one is better than the other? How does your argument negate the tragedy of children losing a parent unnecessarily?
      Oh..right..it doesn't.

    • @syckles
      @syckles 2 года назад

      @@mycatiswaysmarterthanmosto8500 I dont know the context of the story, but to answer your question in general, maybe the mother was garbage? 🤔

    • @hidros1461
      @hidros1461 Год назад

      @@mycatiswaysmarterthanmosto8500 Because you're acting surprised like it doesn't happen very often when in fact it's very common for women to take kids away from men but it's looked at as "normal" in our pos society.

    • @ShmeepyBeeps
      @ShmeepyBeeps Год назад +9

      @@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep it’s sad either way, no matter the parent it’s always the children who get hurt… you need to really sit back and think about your outlook on the world.

  • @dubious6718
    @dubious6718 Год назад +149

    The problem with all criminals is that they don't know when to stop or slow down.
    Counterfeiters could live comfortable their whole lifetime, but they want more so they print more and take risks, then they get caught.
    If you rob a bank and get away with millions, why do you need to rob another bank?

    • @JaySosa556
      @JaySosa556 Год назад +12

      My dad knew someone who robbed 3 banks with a fake bomb. My dad told me he’s either in jail or dead but he got away with like $300,000 the first time and didn’t stop

    • @smkxodnwbwkdns8369
      @smkxodnwbwkdns8369 Год назад +19

      All criminals that get caught* you aren’t aware of the criminals that aren’t greedy idiots and have successfully ducked the law

    • @bobsanders2145
      @bobsanders2145 Год назад +3

      It’s like poker. Poker is hard because once you have a big stack it’s hard to keep it. Especially if you not use to it.

    • @altha-rf1et
      @altha-rf1et Год назад +4

      that is when the greed sets in

    • @Zagrajmen
      @Zagrajmen Год назад +1

      Banks hardly have cash inside

  • @tricallyourmama
    @tricallyourmama Год назад +64

    When I was a kid I had friends that printed fake money. I went to the strip club and try to ask for change but when I pulled out the money It Glowed in the dark

  • @camerongray7767
    @camerongray7767 2 года назад +259

    Honestly if you figure out how to do this you deserve the money you print

    • @rebornkingofthule7067
      @rebornkingofthule7067 2 года назад +5

      Come get even attack there underwriters banks insurances an liquidity
      $PLX 🎯 10

    • @mulemule
      @mulemule 11 месяцев назад +7

      Honestly, you should run for president. 🙄

    • @brynx24
      @brynx24 15 дней назад +2

      wrong, if you figure out how do do this you deserve to be rich

  • @cellularrepublic1
    @cellularrepublic1 3 года назад +380

    That's it Vice, that's all we get?

    • @kawsarhussain5448
      @kawsarhussain5448 3 года назад +7

      if you're from the UK or have a VPN, All4 is completely free

    • @cellularrepublic1
      @cellularrepublic1 3 года назад +1

      @@Big-Timbo thanks

    • @joeyperry7216
      @joeyperry7216 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/_-Mey6wsKcg/видео.html

    • @cellularrepublic1
      @cellularrepublic1 2 года назад +1

      @Charles Ford how old are you 12?

    • @bovice1766
      @bovice1766 2 года назад +5

      @@cellularrepublic1 someone got rick rolled

  • @mikematerne4579
    @mikematerne4579 2 года назад +113

    In the 90s I ran across a bunch of $50 and never knew they were counterfeit until I saw a story in my area about them, seems that someone was "bleaching" ones and printing $50 on them. The only way you could tell was there were tiny spits where the ink bled through, and I mean tiny.

    • @ConnorsCrapTV
      @ConnorsCrapTV 2 года назад +16

      @RUclips WantsToSilenceMe what is even the point of that

    • @Reinreith
      @Reinreith 2 года назад +5

      @@ConnorsCrapTV I'm presuming to collect on damaged money and get 4 more bucks as well, if you have a ripped bill, say a child got your wallet, the bank will take the damaged bill and replace it, the damage bill then goes to the federal reserve, the reserve pays the bank the bill ammount and it gets taken out of circulation, effectively working like insurance
      It's a DUMB thing what they were doing, and when I was like 7 or so in the early 2000's I tried to do this less-but-still-dumb-thing when staying at my cousins with $50 of birthday money, and my uncle had to run to the bank, as long as about half or more of the bill is there they'll take it, little me got about 50 extra bucks after I returned home and went down to the local bank with my parents with the other half
      Would it be possible to do this again today? Eh, maybe, but banks probably report the damaged notes serial number instantly now to the reserve, would it be worth it? Only if I was REALLY desperate for like 20-100 bucks

    • @jamesbizs
      @jamesbizs 2 года назад +2

      @@Reinreith ugh. No. Just no. You need 51% of the bill to still be there. So you can never get more than one bill back, from one damaged bill

    • @Reinreith
      @Reinreith 2 года назад

      @@jamesbizs yeahhhh because people check for that 1% under a microscope or some special process when they just want to get the day over and have people get in and out as fast as they can......look, I dunno what modern requirements are with technology, and like I said I really doubt it is possible today, I managed to do it at 7 years old and most likely the bank tellers didn't think a 7 year old was smart enough to fleece them, and I even said in BOTH cases a very dumb idea.......soooooooooo what was the point of your comment?
      To say how stupid the stupid thing I said was stupid was?

    • @altha-rf1et
      @altha-rf1et Год назад +1

      Also there was some fake $5.00 bills going around, people will go to a yard sale buy something get 4.00 back then have a yard sell and sell that item they got

  • @Scrapla1
    @Scrapla1 2 года назад +114

    That color changing paint was used on the Ford Mustang Cobra. My bro was working at a body shop and you had to jump through hoops when you ordered it and I believe they would ask for proof you owned a body shop and also the exact amount you need.

    • @erichood3169
      @erichood3169 2 года назад +14

      Chameleon paint

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 2 года назад +9

      Not likely. Sounds like a myth. Metal and paper are obviously way different.

    • @lisabaltzer4190
      @lisabaltzer4190 2 года назад +4

      My husband and I used to own a body shop. My husband painted our son’s PT Cruiser with flames with that paint. It looked like the flames would flicker when the car went by. He also had a gremlin painted on the back.

    • @lisabaltzer4190
      @lisabaltzer4190 2 года назад +3

      P.S. That paint was very expensive.

    • @jinogre4254
      @jinogre4254 2 года назад +12

      He talks about it in the book he did called the art of making money. He couldn’t get the exact color which was green to silver bc apparently the US government actually bought a patent for it. So he used green to black he said in the book that most people simply wouldn’t notice the difference and turns out he was right. He did have a crazy story from the south trying to pass fake money. His girl went into Victoria’s Secret and a manager pulled one of the fake bills apart. He said the humidity in the south messed up the glue they used.

  • @macky181
    @macky181 2 года назад +165

    What a legend, you know he's still got millions tucked away.

    • @hyronharrison8127
      @hyronharrison8127 2 года назад +19

      You do know hes giving a public interview, right?

    • @medexamtoolsdotcom
      @medexamtoolsdotcom 2 года назад

      Frankly I think he deserves it.

    • @LYRIKALMASTER
      @LYRIKALMASTER Год назад +6

      @@hyronharrison8127 well that's the cover so he's less of a suspect. He's smart.

    • @hyronharrison8127
      @hyronharrison8127 Год назад +5

      @@LYRIKALMASTER thats like giving an interview about "how to murder someone and get away with it" while you're really a murderer....lmfao people would instantly suspect it...

    • @robertagren9360
      @robertagren9360 Год назад

      That's my story

  • @Nas0Mj
    @Nas0Mj 3 года назад +905

    Vice this is not enough we need a longer version. Thanks ❤️

    • @Nas0Mj
      @Nas0Mj 2 года назад +5

      @@palimpsestransparent thanks man

    • @boosted_spirit
      @boosted_spirit 2 года назад +3

      read his book The Art of Making Money

    • @eliaskoenig
      @eliaskoenig 2 года назад +6

      @@palimpsestransparent is there a new link?

    • @palimpsestransparent
      @palimpsestransparent 2 года назад

      @@eliaskoenig ruclips.net/video/eKVswINhElg/видео.html

    • @MBsr5
      @MBsr5 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/8flDlixo4KA/видео.html

  • @Looking-great
    @Looking-great Год назад +24

    I knew a counterfeiting guy. He traveled around a lot, pretended to be a pilot for Pan-Am, a lawyer and then a doctor. He was always running, the FBI chased him across the country for a long time.

    • @anthamh
      @anthamh Год назад +12

      No you didn't. You knew a movie and tried act like it was a real dude.

    • @wasted803
      @wasted803 Год назад +2

      @@anthamh well tbf the movie is based in a real man

    • @stormyboy129
      @stormyboy129 Год назад +6

      @@anthamh You don't get the joke

    • @mattm7798
      @mattm7798 11 месяцев назад

      LOL

    • @jameswanjiru6402
      @jameswanjiru6402 10 месяцев назад

      heay buddy, finish what you started. did they eventually arrest him? or simply share the title

  • @thomasaquinas2600
    @thomasaquinas2600 2 года назад +700

    The key to end forgery is not just finding the printers, but equally important is the POS(point of sale) where checkers must check any bill $20 or higher. The problem is there are many forgers here as well as foreigners delighted to exploit us. Technology is advancing and many bills have watermarks, embedded metals, and other security factors. But, if no one checks, they cannot serve their purpose.

    • @duckdadontv5475
      @duckdadontv5475 2 года назад +19

      You lameeee asab 😂😂

    • @maximusnoctua6872
      @maximusnoctua6872 2 года назад +5

      We use to pay a cashier to break it.

    • @mattcee7113
      @mattcee7113 2 года назад +4

      Cashiers check $100 bills using a special pen.

    • @buyerenogurlfwendo2106
      @buyerenogurlfwendo2106 2 года назад +29

      @@mattcee7113 the pen isn’t reliable as pointed out in the video lmao. All the pen does is use iodine to test for starch.

    • @Zer0Mood
      @Zer0Mood 2 года назад +4

      @@buyerenogurlfwendo2106 Its very reliable since most people don't use that type of paper lmao. This guy is literally the only one i've seen that uses phonebook paper.

  • @oliverpura9876
    @oliverpura9876 2 года назад +437

    One of my best friends in jail was a counterfeiter. He was the head computer salesman at the local Circuit City. During slow times they tried to see who could fake the best $20 with their best printers. He was so good at it he went all the way and got caught. He did a year for it. When he got out about a month later his face was on the front page of every big newspaper as he was dubbed a millionaire counterfeiter wanted by federal authorities. In jail he told me that was what he was going to do when he got out.

    • @user-fq4dq7yb6c
      @user-fq4dq7yb6c 2 года назад +4

      @@feralmode so you are good?

    • @joshuafuentes6785
      @joshuafuentes6785 2 года назад +4

      @@feralmode i mean it’s good enough for him to be in jail and wanted my federal authorities

    • @brandonsanchez398
      @brandonsanchez398 2 года назад +17

      @@joshuafuentes6785 it doesnt take much for that. its the intent that counts

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 2 года назад +4

      Best friends in jail? Nott likely your friends.

    • @chloeconniecarlton
      @chloeconniecarlton 2 года назад

      The best way to stop Counterfeiting is simple... Don't use Money at all... Make every transaction Electronic... It's much safer,and prevents robberies.. a lot of arenas,and stadiums are going cashless right now... Laundromats are even using debit cards for you to wash your clothes to prevent vandals from breaking into the coin boxes of washers and dryers...Uber doesn't use cash...most people pay for food with a debit card now.... Cash will become extinct as a basic way for payment in about 10 years...

  • @HeavyRollin
    @HeavyRollin 2 года назад +83

    "The Art of Making Money" is a great book. Hits close to home growing up in Chicago and surrounded by the gangs mentioned in the book, back in the late 90s.

  • @mikesmithey1892
    @mikesmithey1892 2 года назад +66

    And I went through the police academy we had a few days on counterfeiting and the treasury Department and the teacher told us the most prolific and the most successful counterfeiter the guy printed ones and fives he did it for 30 years and never got caught

    • @buyerenogurlfwendo2106
      @buyerenogurlfwendo2106 2 года назад +2

      I’ve seen counterfeit 5’s before but they were pretty low end. Usually just a $1 with automative degreaser to remove the ink and then they would use a printer (without the money protection features) to print a $5 on it.
      That’s why anything above a $2 bill I’m scratching it lol.

    • @mikesmithey1892
      @mikesmithey1892 2 года назад +2

      @@buyerenogurlfwendo2106 are are you also a police officer how do you know do you know how to tell account fitbill by the serial number

    • @blueodum
      @blueodum 2 года назад +3

      Apparantly the North Koreans have made a near exact copy of US currency, using the same technological process. The main problem is getting it into the global economy in large amounts without drawing attention.

    • @syckles
      @syckles 2 года назад +1

      Yeah, if you work in fast moving retail, your attention isnt going to red flag unless its over $20.

    • @altha-rf1et
      @altha-rf1et Год назад +1

      heard of him he just printed enough to live off from

  • @greglbc3335
    @greglbc3335 2 года назад +132

    Very talented every human being is gifted when you learn how to unlock your gift you become a master

    • @albertol9654
      @albertol9654 2 года назад +2

      Facts.. He knew at an early age what he wanted to do.

    • @thetruecrimeshow6882
      @thetruecrimeshow6882 2 года назад +3

      No integrity = no backbone. Sounds like your kind of role model.

    • @thetruecrimeshow6882
      @thetruecrimeshow6882 2 года назад +1

      @@albertol9654 prison time.

    • @greglbc3335
      @greglbc3335 2 года назад +4

      @@thetruecrimeshow6882 he made history
      And you are making pathetic RUclips videos

    • @macneg
      @macneg 2 года назад +1

      @@thetruecrimeshow6882 owned

  • @GeoffBosco
    @GeoffBosco 2 года назад +7

    "I used to be the world's best counterfeiter...I still am, but I used to be too."

    • @bshaun
      @bshaun 2 года назад +2

      I used to do a lot of drugs...

  • @Llegando_Tarde
    @Llegando_Tarde 3 года назад +74

    Dang I wanted to see more

    • @cellularrepublic1
      @cellularrepublic1 3 года назад

      Right

    • @DeezShortzz
      @DeezShortzz 3 года назад +1

      There needs to be a pt2. How does he not level up from there?

    • @biggageez8467
      @biggageez8467 3 года назад

      Word this was interesting

    • @Big-Timbo
      @Big-Timbo 3 года назад

      theres a link in the description to watch the rest on All4

    • @palimpsestransparent
      @palimpsestransparent 2 года назад +2

      The full version lasts 45 minutes and can be found here:
      ruclips.net/video/_-Mey6wsKcg/видео.html

  • @shadcovert1160
    @shadcovert1160 3 года назад +168

    We had some pretty damn good fakes back in 2011. Water mark, the whole 9. We exchanged at the same gas station several times and never got caught. One of them almost got me killed once while trying to buy dope. Proud to say I'm far removed from that life anymore. Clean n sober 4vyears now.

    • @missnessia7534
      @missnessia7534 2 года назад +4

      Amen 🙏

    • @newmove7068
      @newmove7068 2 года назад

      Congratulations on your sobriety💗🙏🏾

    • @SurvivingAnotherDay
      @SurvivingAnotherDay 2 года назад +3

      Ive reported this comment to the FBI. You might be clean now but that is a federal time. You have a lot of time that needs to be served, criminal....

    • @supremeneon9757
      @supremeneon9757 2 года назад

      @@SurvivingAnotherDay fr?

    • @DraconicCitadel
      @DraconicCitadel 2 года назад +5

      @@SurvivingAnotherDay statute of limitations

  • @josephdurkin8180
    @josephdurkin8180 2 года назад +38

    This guy is so so so so so so likeable! He seems like such a chill guy

  • @scizzorhonz7669
    @scizzorhonz7669 2 года назад +25

    The best counterfeiter is the Federal Banking System. And they got security 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @scizzorhonz7669
      @scizzorhonz7669 2 года назад

      @@Jackson_2329 meaning they print money and decree it has value without a gold standard backing the money in replace of it. It’s just paper and nobody disagrees because we ALL have the same paper and don’t want our paper to be worth less than what it is.

  • @matthewlloyd3651
    @matthewlloyd3651 2 года назад +44

    Dude keeps on talking about his partner "Nat" as if his lawyer was coaching him...

  • @Brokendreamz.
    @Brokendreamz. 3 года назад +37

    Why is this so short 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @dertythegrower
      @dertythegrower 3 года назад +5

      Vice and Disney are trying to bait people to signup for cable providers of corporate internet monopoly to give us full episodes. They did this similar tactic when youtube started (see my 2nd last upload) but now Disney and Fox owns vice so they are trying to get that cable tv money still.

  • @grimone1894
    @grimone1894 2 года назад +4

    Just finished watching it right now. Good episode, especially how him and his son are successful now.

  • @BillGreenAZ
    @BillGreenAZ 2 года назад +7

    I read his book "The Art of Printing Money" (Get it? His name is "Art" and he prints money.)
    It was so easy to read because it was fascinating. I couldn't put it down.
    And no, he doesn't tell you everything you need to know how to counterfeit money.

    • @googletaqiyya184
      @googletaqiyya184 2 года назад +1

      "The Art of Printing Money" ?
      Got in my car and went to buy it.
      I accidentally bought 'My Fart Dove Shitting Honey' Dyslexics should always write these things down. [don't ask about the book, I don't, but too bad for me now].

    • @BillGreenAZ
      @BillGreenAZ 2 года назад

      @@googletaqiyya184 I've read that one. While it's not so compelling a read as the one I mentioned, there are several helpful hints in the book you bought. For example, not many people know doves can fart. 😆

  • @jfncho
    @jfncho 3 года назад +79

    but how do you first get enough money to buy the printer ink? that ish is hella expensive.

    • @fromuniverse0243
      @fromuniverse0243 3 года назад +2

      How do you think?

    • @mjacobs8139
      @mjacobs8139 3 года назад +19

      Being white.

    • @spicychad55
      @spicychad55 3 года назад +12

      He made thousands of dollars initially with his step father who taught him the craft.. its in his book

    • @blackstartv2
      @blackstartv2 2 года назад +4

      they have jobs

    • @abc-ym5gp
      @abc-ym5gp 2 года назад +7

      Printer ink is actually a few cents at real cost, the companies drive the price up to profit as usually printers you buy are sold under the production cost / or manufacturing cost.

  • @lazywallstreetnews7234
    @lazywallstreetnews7234 2 года назад +32

    Oh so this is Arthur Williams Jr.!!! I read the book based on his life "The Art of Making Money" when I was in high school and thought it should be turned into a movie! This guy's life was so interesting. This is such a cool story!! Thanks for making this!

  • @FAKE_EUROS_BILLS_VENDOR
    @FAKE_EUROS_BILLS_VENDOR Год назад +4

    Dear FBI agent, I'm watching this only for educational reason.

  • @stareofrost714
    @stareofrost714 2 года назад +8

    Man I wonder how many people are thinking of Making fake money now just by watching this video

  • @RadagonTheRed
    @RadagonTheRed 5 месяцев назад +3

    The trick would have been to print a ton of them and then just quietly live off them for the rest of your life. Not trying to make millions, that’s going to attract too much attention. Just spend a few every week and live off the change. He got greedy and that was his downfall.

  • @kevinhealey6540
    @kevinhealey6540 2 года назад +7

    Problem with counterfiting nowadays is, cameras are everywhere.
    When someone passes a fake bill, the bank picks it up and then they call the Secret Service.
    The Secret Service comes to where the fake was passed and look at videos and they can see who passed the bogus bill.

    • @cartninja6479
      @cartninja6479 2 года назад +1

      How would they know?? The camera doesn't know it's a fake bill

    • @reviah4633
      @reviah4633 Год назад +1

      How could they prove it’s your fake money..?

  • @willloggins5638
    @willloggins5638 2 года назад +51

    I love a good come up story especially when noone gets hurt, but if you do anything long enough eventually you'll get caught. The secret is to not be greedy, just get in and get out.

    • @UnspokenWords2010
      @UnspokenWords2010 2 года назад +2

      For the love of money is the root of of all evil.

  • @LeonEdwards1976
    @LeonEdwards1976 2 года назад +8

    When this man does it it’s called “fake” or Counterfeit. When the Central Bank(s) (Bank of International Settlements) do it it’s called Quantitative Easing (QE). Counterfeiting.

  • @sureannamalai7182
    @sureannamalai7182 Год назад +4

    this story of this person relates to amazon series FARZI !!!!

  • @OldWorldNY
    @OldWorldNY 2 года назад +17

    The best has yet to be caught, && never will. Hence, the BEST ✊👏🙏

  • @TheL0wner
    @TheL0wner 2 года назад +19

    never admit to felonies with no statute of limitation.

    • @TheL0wner
      @TheL0wner 2 года назад

      @@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket counterfeiting has no statute of limitation.

    • @morecowbell235
      @morecowbell235 2 года назад

      @Dank Dank " lots of people today self snitch on themselves" lol

    • @gollumtheartisticnewt1028
      @gollumtheartisticnewt1028 2 года назад

      It's not true. He's lying.

    • @medexamtoolsdotcom
      @medexamtoolsdotcom 2 года назад +2

      He is protected by double jeopardy law. He was already caught and made a deal and that's it, there's no further culpability after that.

  • @MyName-bq7vx
    @MyName-bq7vx 2 года назад +6

    The way around the ink pen is to spray what ever paper used with hairspray. Why bust your hump trying to hunt down the paper when it’s easier to figure out why it turns colors with the wrong paper. Then find away to replicate its reaction or a way to block it. Hairspray blocks the ink from making contact with the starch found in most papers which caused the color change of the ink. Also adds to texture. The spray that is used for stair safety grip adds texture as well blocks the ink too. ;)

    • @TurkynakKorn
      @TurkynakKorn 8 месяцев назад

      Yeh but you're forgetting one of the most annoying parts what printer is capable of that nowadays

  • @GT-yw8ue
    @GT-yw8ue Год назад +8

    I have no knowledge of how he did what but most of these things usually involve someone close to the production process. The ordering paper from all around the world is a nice story and might be true but the sceptic in me says he had a head start through knowing someone close to the process or paying for information.

  • @MagnetoJones
    @MagnetoJones 3 года назад +46

    Channing Tatum is gonna play him in the movie about his life.

  • @flipnotrab
    @flipnotrab 2 года назад +3

    The REAL reason telephone books went obsolete 😂

  • @Ryan-sw8rx
    @Ryan-sw8rx 2 года назад +31

    “I could really set myself up for life” - yea life in prison 🤣

    • @bfly1
      @bfly1 2 года назад +1

      He only got a few years and now he’s a famous artist making a lot of money he sells his work for 30k and up I just watched this full documentary on tv.

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 2 года назад

      @noshame123 Yes, you can't launder enough money fast enough by buying slurpees at 7-11 with $100 bills.

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 2 года назад

      @@bfly1 Sucker born every minute.

  • @Gumbocinno
    @Gumbocinno Год назад +4

    Had a guy pay with a 100 at a store I used to work at. I used the pen and it was fine, I was about to do it but stopped and thought "Man this bill feels weird". Called the supervisor, the supervisor felt it, and she called the manager. Thing was 100% fake. Turned the guy down, I'm surprised the manager didn't call the cops.

  • @justingriffin2546
    @justingriffin2546 2 года назад +27

    The FED is the greatest counterfeiter of all time

  • @dvrz13
    @dvrz13 10 месяцев назад +1

    Where can I watch the full video on this???

  • @Shhhoooooo
    @Shhhoooooo 2 года назад +11

    The best counterfeit money is being printed at the federal reserve.

  • @Shanemanarrow
    @Shanemanarrow 2 года назад +10

    This needs to be longer.

    • @hulkjelly6876
      @hulkjelly6876 2 года назад +5

      That's what she said!

    • @bfly1
      @bfly1 2 года назад

      It is longer the episode is an hour long the show is called “I was a teenage felon”

  • @Keolus1
    @Keolus1 2 года назад +17

    I never have relied on pens at work, handled enough cash that I can feel if the bill is suspicious. Caught a few washed bills before that felt completely wrong, including a $100 not more than a few weeks ago. Faking the watermark and strip might’ve faked me out but if I’m still not sure check for the red and blue micro threads and print.

    • @zacharykoedyker3978
      @zacharykoedyker3978 2 года назад +2

      But why? Is it a "well if I can't have it, they can't have it mentality"? Your own government steals from you every day.

    • @boosted_spirit
      @boosted_spirit 2 года назад +3

      this guy had ways to make it feel real and simulate the threads.

    • @buyerenogurlfwendo2106
      @buyerenogurlfwendo2106 2 года назад

      @@zacharykoedyker3978 so they should be allowed to steal from a business with no affiliation to the government lmao. GTFO here with that nonsense.
      The government steals so I should be able to get someone fired by using fake money lmao

    • @blueodum
      @blueodum 2 года назад +4

      The key is to get the paper to feel right, I think. Then most people will only glance at the bill if it feels right.

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 2 года назад +1

      @@boosted_spirit He's a damn liar.

  • @jamesdanny3137
    @jamesdanny3137 Год назад +92

    I came here to learn how to invest after listening to a guy on a television program about the importance of investing and how he made $460,000 in 4 months from $160k, somehow this video has helped shed light on some things, but I'm still confused, I'm a newbie and I'm open to ideas.

    • @matthew4648
      @matthew4648 Год назад

      Investing in crypto and stock market is a good idea, a good trading system would put you through many days of success.

    • @rickieleigh5694
      @rickieleigh5694 Год назад

      It is possible to produce superior performance provided you do something different from the majority. However, most of us tend to pay more attention to the shiniest position in the market to the cost of proper diversification.

    • @Stephanie-lm4kt
      @Stephanie-lm4kt Год назад

      I have been researching all this while for a digital asset to invest in and I found the crypto market to be the most profiting of them all, I'm definitely bouncing on it.

    • @abigailangle8564
      @abigailangle8564 Год назад

      Wow. I'm a bit perplexed seeing Jeff O'Reilly been mentioned here also. Didn't know he has been good to so many people.

    • @nancybrenner4272
      @nancybrenner4272 Год назад

      @Charles Nathan That's impressive. Are you giving him your money or the money stays in your trading account? What's really the idea behind copying trades.

  • @Altitude3
    @Altitude3 2 года назад +40

    What I really want to know is why all of these genius counterfeiters focus on producing new bills rather than recreating old bills (even though old bills are much easier to counterfeit and are still able to be used as currency)?

    • @jerryjenkins2516
      @jerryjenkins2516 2 года назад +6

      Same

    • @erichood3169
      @erichood3169 2 года назад +2

      Bc they are sus

    • @nickohler8153
      @nickohler8153 2 года назад +1

      Maybe they figured that's what all the other counterfeiters were doing, so by doing the new style they would be above suspicion?

    • @user-pq6mr6op3p
      @user-pq6mr6op3p 2 года назад +1

      Hey Stoopid..Old bills will draw suspicion.

    • @buyerenogurlfwendo2106
      @buyerenogurlfwendo2106 2 года назад +3

      The blue holographic strip would be extremely hard to replicate. It for the most part looks like the liberty Bell moving up and down. But if you actually did the right motion the liberty Bell turns into “100”.
      You’d be better off doing 20s or 50s that are newer than the 100 in this video but also older than the blue face 100.

  • @JustSomeCanadianGuy
    @JustSomeCanadianGuy 2 года назад +3

    It’s weird how this is a crime.
    “That piece of paper isn’t the same as this other piece of paper. You go to jail!”

    • @jtvito8535
      @jtvito8535 2 года назад +2

      think of it like making a bootleg gucci shirt. yeah it's still a shirt but with different material, though it's still not the intended original.

  • @TheGeneral_LUFC
    @TheGeneral_LUFC 2 года назад +50

    This dude pretty much gotta away with this Scott free. He had millions in counterfeit notes. Cops did a deal with him. Legend

    • @stevencooper4422
      @stevencooper4422 2 года назад +4

      Better to have the counterfeiter working for you than against you!

  • @Dexy83
    @Dexy83 6 месяцев назад

    This dude said hold my beer when the Reserve says it is counterproof. 😂

  • @Rickwmc
    @Rickwmc 2 года назад +2

    Counterfeiters don't go to jail because they are criminals...they go to jail because they are competitors.

  • @carlo9524
    @carlo9524 2 года назад +18

    The greatest counterfeiters never got known.

    • @johngalt3138
      @johngalt3138 2 года назад +6

      Actually, they work for the Federal Reserve. We know exactly who they are, but they have big government "mafia" protecting them.

    • @justacinnamonbun8658
      @justacinnamonbun8658 2 года назад +2

      I would say, by extension, the greatest criminals never got caught 😆.

  • @John-rambo84
    @John-rambo84 2 года назад +5

    We need the rest of this story

  • @PettingOurCats
    @PettingOurCats Год назад +2

    Coming here after watching Farzi💰💯

  • @mayrahernandez3267
    @mayrahernandez3267 2 года назад +1

    I have watched this over 10 times since it’s been out and watch it in amazement every time

  • @terriecotham1567
    @terriecotham1567 2 года назад +32

    Good story PBS did quite a story on counterfeiting and there's some very interesting people who put lots of time and work.
    The store here was amazing. Just hard to believe that anyone could possibly do this in today's world is amazing

  • @thekanuck2778
    @thekanuck2778 2 года назад +5

    99% sure the car he seen that changed color would've been a mystic cobra.

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 2 года назад

      You can now wrap your cobra car in $100 dollar bills. Hee hee hee, ha ha.

  • @Hi-qh2xx
    @Hi-qh2xx 2 года назад +2

    The telephone book fell and she marked it…lol yea right he not trying to give up that paper connect.

  • @boxofcereal989
    @boxofcereal989 2 года назад +1

    The best “How To” video I’ve ever seen

  • @YooB1
    @YooB1 3 года назад +19

    This is actually educational

  • @Network126
    @Network126 2 года назад +5

    This is very inspiring 👍🏻

  • @stephanieblackmore7683
    @stephanieblackmore7683 Год назад +1

    As soon as he said he ordered all kinds of paper, the first thought in my head was the bloody telephone book! 😂 Should of called me pal haha

  • @DPImageCapturing
    @DPImageCapturing 2 года назад

    This is an AWESOME story! Love it!

  • @keithsweet8840
    @keithsweet8840 3 года назад +15

    The North Korean's were printing a hundred dollar bill ,,called the Super Note ,as it was undetectable in bank's and bureau de change's..Channel 4 from England,,, did an awesome Documentary on the subject..around 2002/03.

    • @ronblack7870
      @ronblack7870 2 года назад +1

      those were the previous version. but why would they not do it again with the new note.

  • @jmike2039
    @jmike2039 2 года назад +34

    This felt poorly structured to just end it where it did. It felt like halfway through the story. But its vice...so not surprised

    • @jmike2039
      @jmike2039 2 года назад +2

      @Charles Ford saved by ads. You gotta find the rick roll where its ad free next time brother.

  • @fireboy5043
    @fireboy5043 Год назад +1

    need a longer version of this vice let gooo

  • @M5M4_hdz
    @M5M4_hdz 2 года назад +6

    4:26 my man was spitting facts 💯

  • @jublywubly
    @jublywubly 2 года назад +5

    0:30 Paper currency are not bills, they're notes. The reason they're called notes is originally only coins were legal tender (coins used to be made from precious metals). A paper note was literally a promissory note, saying that the person would repay money to someone.-It's an "I owe you". A bill is the opposite. A bill is a note requiring payment; it's a "You owe me".

    • @cartninja6479
      @cartninja6479 2 года назад

      Thank you professor scratch and sniff . Please let us know why water is wet? Bestow your platonic knowledge on our poor poor masses

    • @jublywubly
      @jublywubly 2 года назад

      @@cartninja6479
      I can only guess, from your reply, that you're one of the people call notes "bills".

    • @cartninja6479
      @cartninja6479 2 года назад

      @@jublywubly everyone call it bill. O dont say can I pay with this 20 dollar note

    • @cartninja6479
      @cartninja6479 2 года назад

      @@jublywubly stop thinking too much its smells like carne asada

    • @jublywubly
      @jublywubly 2 года назад

      @@cartninja6479
      The rest of the world quite literally says they're paying with a twenty dollar note, a twenty pound note etc. Only people in the U.S.A. call it a bill, because they're proudly ignorant of their poor literacy skills.

  • @kmonroe5785
    @kmonroe5785 2 года назад +8

    I don't think I could ever get to a point where I just couldn't buy anything anymore there's always something that I want

    • @COURTNEYVCK
      @COURTNEYVCK 2 года назад +1

      Yes same for me

    • @mbvteleshaka4366
      @mbvteleshaka4366 2 года назад

      true that

    • @jojishiishiguro
      @jojishiishiguro 2 года назад

      It's the value of stuff, probably couldn't spend more than 2 counterfeit 100s before a manager was called.
      IRS comes in if you try and buy a car. Can't buy a house. Pretty much just gas and groceries with cash. Those do add up, but not 30k in one day like the guy said.

  • @jameshanley9418
    @jameshanley9418 Год назад +1

    To anyone complaining about his title: he even specifies in the video, “at one time known as the best counterfeiter in the world”. Likely a nickname given to him by law enforcement WHEN he was caught, making him the best up until that moment. The best nowadays obviously isn’t him. He doesn’t still do it. But 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @biajouorion8604
    @biajouorion8604 2 года назад

    The fact there is are small portions of counterfeiters out there who haven't been caught and most likely won't ever get caught, wilddddd.

  • @hughgevainey3181
    @hughgevainey3181 2 года назад +15

    Nothing is counterfeit proof! Saying that it's a challenge to a artist.

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 2 года назад

      You probably think computer encryption is cracbable, too.

    • @OphiuchiChannel
      @OphiuchiChannel 2 года назад

      @@NeverTalkToCops1 encryption isnt crackable?

    • @TheFreshSpam
      @TheFreshSpam 2 года назад +1

      @@NeverTalkToCops1 everything's crackable if it can be fundamentally unlocked. That's how mechanisms work

    • @SuperBobKing
      @SuperBobKing Год назад

      @@NeverTalkToCops1 I know at least two formerly major encryption methods have been cracked.

  • @_Rustodian
    @_Rustodian 2 года назад +13

    Jerome Powell is sitting there laughing at this.

    • @_Rustodian
      @_Rustodian 2 года назад +3

      @@main343 the US Federal Reserve print money out of thin air all the time... Trillions and trillions of dollars since covid started. It's called quantitative easing and reduces the value of the dollar.

  • @rooneye
    @rooneye 2 года назад +21

    That moment when you print out that first note that looks and feels EXACTLY like a real hundred bill must feel like winning the lottery man. Going out and buying stuff must have felt unreal. He says they'd buy the cheapest thing to get the most change. I'd buy expensive af things! How did he get caught btw?

    • @xxRamD3yruxx
      @xxRamD3yruxx Год назад

      You get change so you have real money. If you buy big items with fake money, the people you paid have a chance to look at multiple of your fake bills

    • @HawkinaBox
      @HawkinaBox Год назад +11

      I think buying cheap things makes people less suspicious and then you can take the real money and buy expensive things with it. That seems like the safest way.

    • @krislatoya7556
      @krislatoya7556 Год назад +6

      The aim is to just get the money out of your hand and go from there.

  • @omiev1
    @omiev1 2 года назад +5

    Bro all the lint on this mans shirt is killing me inside.

    • @knucklesskinner253
      @knucklesskinner253 2 года назад

      Fr mans inflating the market and couldn’t buy a new shirt

  • @bikosteve8864
    @bikosteve8864 Год назад +6

    He beat the system what a legend 👏👏

  • @molkimskylop4265
    @molkimskylop4265 Месяц назад

    Is there a part 2 or something?

  • @ModifiedTaco
    @ModifiedTaco 2 года назад +1

    That paint was from ford, it became an issue at body shops. Old painters told me that they would be given enough to paint the car or tiny the paint, then have to give it back what wasn’t used. I don’t know if it’s true, but if so it makes sense.

  • @jdraven0890
    @jdraven0890 2 года назад +5

    It's an interesting problem to have, having so much cash to spend. But it IS a problem. Even on a small scale, imagine doing some work for cash you didn't report. You can't just put it in the bank, and there's only so many things you can buy with it...

  • @davidkuhn3970
    @davidkuhn3970 2 года назад +6

    I thought counterfeiters just bleached one dollar bills to get the right paper.

    • @gravis2000
      @gravis2000 2 года назад

      If you know what bleach does to cloth imagine paper plus it contaminates the surface of the paper even if it survives the bleaching process

    • @buyerenogurlfwendo2106
      @buyerenogurlfwendo2106 2 года назад

      @@gravis2000 they don’t use bleach. They use a different solution. I’m not going to mention it but the info is out there.

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 2 года назад

      Myth.

  • @MrCrazycullin
    @MrCrazycullin 2 года назад

    What season and episode is this???

  • @jamesnesran2348
    @jamesnesran2348 2 года назад

    how did he get the resolution right? did he have a top tier printer?

  • @Rubin_Lopez
    @Rubin_Lopez 3 года назад +37

    I met this man when I was kid 💯💪🔥

  • @mr.chainbluelightning9136
    @mr.chainbluelightning9136 Год назад +3

    He is a legend in his own head, literally no one has heard of him

  • @thepostman9664
    @thepostman9664 2 месяца назад

    Thanks VICE, its a nice side hustle for someone...

  • @larryturner6859
    @larryturner6859 2 года назад +1

    Hats off he put the work in

    • @NeverTalkToCops1
      @NeverTalkToCops1 2 года назад

      Why not also say hats off to the rapist, he put the work in.

  • @JohnDoe-do3fm
    @JohnDoe-do3fm 2 года назад +3

    I'm still a huge Frank Abagnale Jr. fan. I mean he did more than just counterfeit money and I haven't even heard of this guy.

    • @anon2414
      @anon2414 2 года назад +1

      Did you know who frank abagnale was before the movie catch me if you can?

  • @entrex7596
    @entrex7596 3 года назад +4

    cmon we need part 2

    • @palimpsestransparent
      @palimpsestransparent 2 года назад +2

      The full version is here:
      ruclips.net/video/_-Mey6wsKcg/видео.html

  • @mansoorahmad6952
    @mansoorahmad6952 2 года назад +1

    How did you make the printing plates? That's the hardest part

    • @donnash5813
      @donnash5813 2 года назад

      Probably just etched printing plates. It wouldn't be that hard.

    • @TurkynakKorn
      @TurkynakKorn 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@donnash5813?

  • @jlmadd
    @jlmadd 5 месяцев назад +1

    They still exist. Ive had cashiers get 50s and 100s. Make them use the markers and maybe you won’t get scammed but teenagers are lazy. A marker can be sitting by their hand and they won’t pick it up

  • @billyolson6320
    @billyolson6320 Год назад +8

    Every time is a good time to invest!
    Investment is n ot a game of chance or
    luck like the lottery, rather it involves
    critical reasoning, planning, and diligence
    and focuses on achieving the major goal
    (PROFIT). Notwithstanding, one should put
    into consideration that various externalities
    may occur during the investment period
    which could result in a high yield in profit or
    loss..

    • @kathylarson5377
      @kathylarson5377 Год назад

      Investing in cryptocurrencies means
      facing great volatility. But that is exactly
      what makes trading cryptocurrencies
      interesting for certain trading
      instruments, such as CFDs (Contracts
      for Difference).

    • @julielopez1948
      @julielopez1948 Год назад

      Anyone who wants to be successful in
      life should first have the mindset of the
      rich Spend less and invest more Don't
      give up your dreams

    • @craigrichards9104
      @craigrichards9104 Год назад

      If you believe in the future then you will
      know that indeed Bitcoin is the fu

    • @tildawigren5086
      @tildawigren5086 Год назад

      Sure it's wise to invest in Bitcoin right
      now than it was last two months ago.
      the rise and fall of Bitcoin do not bother
      you if you trade with an like. Mrs Dailey Carinn Stephanie.

    • @astridwigren7043
      @astridwigren7043 Год назад

      She has been trading for me, her
      strategies are wonderful and she made
      me see binary and forex trade from a
      different dimension. I keep making
      profits weekly7. She has been trading
      for me, her strategies are wonderful and
      she made me see binary and forex
      trade from a different dimension. I keep
      making profits weekly

  • @COBALT_iLLADELPH
    @COBALT_iLLADELPH 2 года назад +3

    I have been working for 20 years and I could have just printed my money 😂

    • @donaldlyons17
      @donaldlyons17 2 года назад

      Nope you can't because you will have to travel everywhere to get rid of it!!! The law loves money more that it cares about people. Your quote: (
      I have been working for 20 years and I could have just printed my money 😂)

    • @COBALT_iLLADELPH
      @COBALT_iLLADELPH 2 года назад

      @@donaldlyons17 it's a joke dude😅😅 Even if I could print my own money I wouldn't because I'm not going to risk going to jail.. I work to make money..

  • @patrick-ch6te
    @patrick-ch6te 2 года назад +2

    Netflix must make a documentary about that, this story is great

  • @JesusLives889
    @JesusLives889 2 года назад +1

    Best counterfeiter in the world-- lives in a garage