Tracking Too-Good-To-Be-True 'Free Vacation' Mail Offer

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  • Опубликовано: 19 дек 2014
  • "Nightline" set out on a mission to find out what happens if we accepted one of these offers.

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  • @sbolden123
    @sbolden123 4 года назад +3095

    They left like roaches when the lights come on😁

  • @iplz
    @iplz 4 года назад +3744

    Who falls for this shit..
    Alright alright alright
    Oh

  • @Starhopper6
    @Starhopper6 2 года назад +150

    That old lady that said “alright alright alright” 100% got scammed lol

    • @xyeB
      @xyeB Год назад

      Yea

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Год назад +12

      Alan, seniors are the biggest target. Scammers see them as easy pigeons.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Год назад +1

      Alan, seniors are the biggest targets. Scammers see them as easy pigeons.

    • @explorationgmer1336
      @explorationgmer1336 11 месяцев назад +2

      Actually she didn't she was on the news

    • @SolidSonicTH
      @SolidSonicTH 8 месяцев назад +7

      I almost wonder if she was a plant to try to whip up enthusiasm for the real attendees.

  • @oakinwol
    @oakinwol 2 года назад +818

    This is what media should be doing. Just chasing things like this down and putting people on TV. This is the power of a platform, to put fear in those who actually have something to lose. Not repeating the same tired political garbage or bad news every day that doesn't change anything. At least expose some of these clowns

    • @foxfire1112
      @foxfire1112 2 года назад +9

      I mean they did it, what else do you want

    • @alyssahamlett
      @alyssahamlett 2 года назад

      He wants more of this instead of 45 minutes of news being consisted of bullshit coronavirus information or or pushing a narrative for their political party

    • @thl205
      @thl205 2 года назад

      They tried exposing the scam at Trump University, doesn’t make a difference when people reward the scammers

    • @JackChatelle
      @JackChatelle 2 года назад +48

      @@foxfire1112 More of it

    • @mcmtlcgy
      @mcmtlcgy 2 года назад +9

      Trust me when I say every good reporter wants to do this, but this stuff takes so much time and resources that most media companies either simply don't have or are unwilling to provide

  • @billypurdy8581
    @billypurdy8581 4 года назад +5266

    Isn’t it wild that a man got to a point in his life where he puts a suit on everyday to pull this shit?

    • @grimendancehall
      @grimendancehall 4 года назад +20

      But itz not illegal so its okay.

    • @brycerichardson3687
      @brycerichardson3687 4 года назад +324

      @@grimendancehall uh, scams are illegal

    • @lanz9649
      @lanz9649 4 года назад +33

      @@toddjones6463 Are you so stupid that you can't even use your tiny mind to stay on topic without being racist? All the scammers in the video are American

    • @toddjones6463
      @toddjones6463 4 года назад +28

      @@lanz9649 yup. They are all american on camera. I agree. If americans walked into a room full of patel salesman ...they would turn around. The money guys behind the scenes are probably indian. It fits the scam parameters. Promise something for nothing.

    • @six159
      @six159 4 года назад +7

      The first one was an african...

  • @topend2282
    @topend2282 4 года назад +5312

    “To put it frankly” Thorn is a con man.

    • @Jasonoid
      @Jasonoid 4 года назад +89

      He said that like 5 times LOL

    • @robloxvids2233
      @robloxvids2233 4 года назад +86

      But he put his hand on her, which shows how aggressive and condescending he is. She should have told him to stop assaulting her.

    • @photostudio6788
      @photostudio6788 4 года назад +81

      When someone constantly peppers their speech with "frankly" and "believe me", it is the sure sign of a liar.
      There is this guy I see on TV all the time who does this. He also wears this weird orange face paint and has his hair done like a whispy bird's nest. I forgot what he sells, but I can't believe there are people out there who buy it.

    • @Shellcase1
      @Shellcase1 4 года назад +10

      @@photostudio6788 TDS

    • @ladistar
      @ladistar 4 года назад +4

      He seems like an upstanding guy, I don’t think he’s lying at all

  • @prateektopinkatti2487
    @prateektopinkatti2487 2 года назад +44

    I love his audacity to keeping saying "I'll be frank with you" and proceeding to definitely not be frank with them.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Год назад +1

      The best way to handle these scam artists is to pay them absolutely no attention.

  • @ohhhsnap17
    @ohhhsnap17 2 года назад +17

    The way thorn touches her shoulder as he tries to explain things is just very unsettling to me.

  • @shanaleah6757
    @shanaleah6757 6 лет назад +8873

    Those dudes raced out that room lol

    • @player18792
      @player18792 6 лет назад +268

      Shana Leah like rats when someone walks in the room 🐀 🐀 🐀 💨

    • @TehHijack
      @TehHijack 6 лет назад +193

      They know what was going on. They are most likely paid a commission of each sale.

    • @mannygomez7208
      @mannygomez7208 6 лет назад +1

      TehHijack
      a foe sho z myy white dev¡| z z z

    • @vwoday1872
      @vwoday1872 6 лет назад +59

      scatter like the roaches they are when the light hits em

    • @player18792
      @player18792 6 лет назад +10

      manny gomez you speaking English brah?

  • @Getawayfromme12
    @Getawayfromme12 4 года назад +4079

    Look at all those guys in on the scam, sliding out the door like snakes

    • @InHellBaby1
      @InHellBaby1 3 года назад +74

      Slithering

    • @badmonkey2222
      @badmonkey2222 3 года назад +26

      Creepin,sneaky slimy snakes

    • @jvolstad
      @jvolstad 3 года назад +17

      Out of work Realtor's?

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 3 года назад +16

      They just left him there. They don't give a damn about each other. What a way to live ! It will catch up. It does take common sense. If someone offers you free money or free anything just say no. No one gives away anything free. At times I have strangers approach me by sweetalking & charm. I walk away. Those are signs of cons & scams. I've known people who have been scammed. It's awful.

    • @zakkrick
      @zakkrick 3 года назад +5

      And they all look like rich men’s, doctors, business men’s, lawyers but they’re here to dress to impress and take your money.

  • @bubblesgray5698
    @bubblesgray5698 Год назад +7

    Real journalists are straight GANGSTAS!! Not bloggers but real journalists. They do WHATEVER to get that story. I can't do anything but respect them.

  • @FreshAppleSlices
    @FreshAppleSlices 2 года назад +14

    this is the kind of reporting i enjoy. helping out the common man. thank you for these 🙏

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Год назад

      And the reporter is doing quite a service. She makes her own cash by exposing trash.

  • @IAMASELENATOR92
    @IAMASELENATOR92 3 года назад +3244

    "I'll be frank with you"
    "I'll be forward with you"
    And then he is neither frank nor forward

  • @andybub45
    @andybub45 4 года назад +2789

    ABC: shows up to hotel
    Salesmen: "Ight ima head out"

  • @douglasw9624
    @douglasw9624 2 года назад +19

    the ex signed us up for a time share presentation once. It was a pretty safe bet anyways because I dont "push". at the end of the presentation and the closers' pressure I politely said " I going to need to think it over" He got kind of frustrated saying "the statistics say that if you leave today without committing, you won't" To which I responded..."that is your problem not mine" ha ha

    • @douglasw9624
      @douglasw9624 2 года назад +2

      another gag I used to pull is when you have a solicitor offering something "free" I'd respond...I'm sorry I dont accept free gifts...used to blow their minds.

  • @roxiedoodle9582
    @roxiedoodle9582 Год назад +46

    U wanna know something funny? I actually attended something like this with my dad with the promise of a free cruise afterwards. It was a time share presentation. We were there 3 grueling hours. We didn’t buy it…. But we really went on a cruise afterwards. It’s a miracle it wasnt a scam.

    • @SnapEtaco
      @SnapEtaco Год назад +17

      Thorn!!! Is this really you posting this so suckers go to more of your presentations??? Nice try buddy.

    • @Zeh_ny
      @Zeh_ny 2 месяца назад

      Time shares are usually legit on their offers, most I've gotten was brunch though haha. After a tough morning through sales.

  • @meep3035
    @meep3035 5 лет назад +3362

    Now this is journalism.

  • @YourGrannysThong
    @YourGrannysThong 4 года назад +2315

    Thorn wakes up every morning and tells himself in the mirror he’s a great salesman. “you got this Thorn. you can sell anything. you could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman wearing white gloves. you’re that good.”

    • @kerimca98
      @kerimca98 4 года назад +84

      "I'll be frankly with ya, you're that good."

    • @randyweaver6543
      @randyweaver6543 4 года назад +18

      His brother Briar and his sister Stickers work there too.

    • @aidang7182
      @aidang7182 4 года назад +2

      lol context pls

    • @PartnershipsForYou
      @PartnershipsForYou 3 года назад +2

      That’s a pretty rad idea. Now I’m gonna start doing that

    • @nick56677
      @nick56677 3 года назад +17

      Thorne has a Facebook and Twitter, he goes by Thorne Alexander Greene. He is still a slimeball😂

  • @Laveluvcrew
    @Laveluvcrew Год назад +16

    Something very similar happened to me. I had filled out a "raffle" ticket at the state fair to win a car. Several months later I got a call saying I basically won. I was like 17-18 at the time, and because I wasn't 21 I needed a parent to come too. Well, it was a scam for time sharing! They pulled the exact same scam that these people did. Thankfully I learned this lesson at a young age. 😂🤷

    • @RM-lk1so
      @RM-lk1so Год назад

      They teach marketing in College. This is BUT one type.
      Read and wake up. Companies all over the world do this.
      It's called building your contact base. OR funneling.
      Marketing 101.

  • @ya00007
    @ya00007 2 года назад +29

    The laws need to be changed so that they can be prosecuted properly.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Год назад

      Yes, but people should understand that nothing's free.

  • @TheLouis6555
    @TheLouis6555 5 лет назад +2023

    "I'll be frank with you," "Let me be frank," "To put it frankly..."
    Someone found their favorite word.

    • @kevinjohnson7300
      @kevinjohnson7300 5 лет назад +30

      Frank sure can be a dick

    • @jimmbobb
      @jimmbobb 5 лет назад +9

      That someone is Frank. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @NYCDom
      @NYCDom 4 года назад +2

      😭😭

    • @ComputerLearning0
      @ComputerLearning0 4 года назад +10

      When you see someone using the same word or phrase like that it typically means they're extremely nervous - lying bastards...

    • @tommybasham-oo7qf
      @tommybasham-oo7qf 4 года назад +9

      Any fucking ass wipe that says "I appreciate ya" is a greasy, dippity doo, con artist.

  • @SteveinSanFrancisco
    @SteveinSanFrancisco 3 года назад +4052

    My grandmother would keep these guys on the phone for hours mostly just complaining about her life... and then when she got bored she'd just hang up on them... priceless 😂

    • @cmc5207
      @cmc5207 3 года назад +145

      I hope it extended her life an extra decade. I'd even give her a year of my own life just to sit and listen to her own those people.

    • @IAMASELENATOR92
      @IAMASELENATOR92 3 года назад +4

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @fukc26
      @fukc26 3 года назад +18

      My great aunt used to do this too 😂

    • @wystrix439
      @wystrix439 3 года назад +27

      @@fukc26 what if your great aunt is his granny 😳

    • @millsykooksy4863
      @millsykooksy4863 3 года назад +4

      Rofl 🤣

  • @Qqxx22
    @Qqxx22 2 года назад +1

    Great work!
    This is the type journalism we need more of.

  • @boisebadboy93
    @boisebadboy93 2 года назад +2

    2:02 man that lady was excited about her free trip! 🤣🤣

  • @jagrcantakeyou
    @jagrcantakeyou 4 года назад +3308

    It's always a good sign when everyone runs away LOL

    • @Getawayfromme12
      @Getawayfromme12 4 года назад +2

      jagrcantakeyou 😂

    • @Fiberglasser03
      @Fiberglasser03 4 года назад +5

      LMAO!!!

    • @lethrneck4
      @lethrneck4 2 года назад +32

      @@Fiberglasser03 4:30 the best part was then "Thorn" was mid explanation and looked at 3 more of his buddies running out the door haha

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 2 года назад +8

      Look @ Thorn. His scamming buddies just leave & no one stays & helps him.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 2 года назад +6

      @@davidchan9632, the reporter did a great job of blowing the whistle 😙 on these clowns.

  • @morethanthrills1616
    @morethanthrills1616 5 лет назад +3030

    The typical hotel banquet room seminar scam.

    • @DairiesofaDarkSkinBeauty
      @DairiesofaDarkSkinBeauty 5 лет назад +16

      Michael yep

    • @marcusmcfall8167
      @marcusmcfall8167 5 лет назад +34

      I've gotten tons of free shit from these seminars lol. I used to eat for free at these things, as well as art galleries, in college too

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 5 лет назад +9

      All scams when anyone is offering free stuff like this.

    • @Blaisefiyah
      @Blaisefiyah 5 лет назад +1

      Michael basically

    • @AngelOfMusic20
      @AngelOfMusic20 4 года назад +2

      I dont understand why the hotel even hosts them

  • @ajword81
    @ajword81 2 года назад +3

    My wife and I did the whole thing with this free trip stuff.
    They skipped on the airfare, gave show tickets instead, and still got the 2 nights stay.
    ...luckily...

  • @GirlLunarExplorer
    @GirlLunarExplorer 3 месяца назад +1

    I went to a time share meeting in Cabo San Lucas. They drove us really far away from our hotel to a different hotel which is scary! It went okay for the first hour but once they get in your face with the high pressure it’s SO stressful. Eventually I started bawling until they found an American employee to come help to me. I said get me TF out of here NOW. And she did. We did follow the instructions to receive our discounted activity package. We went parasailing, snorkeling, and on a sunset catamaran cruise across 3 days all for $120. We never would have done those activities on our own, so I guess everything happens for a reason!

  • @bigmike4758
    @bigmike4758 5 лет назад +1704

    "Why does that free trip cost so much money?" LMFAO

    • @lamurcribb985
      @lamurcribb985 4 года назад +1

      bigmike4758 I laughed too hard 😭😭

    • @bowlofcinder482
      @bowlofcinder482 4 года назад +33

      “I’ll be frank with you, I’m full of shit”

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 4 года назад +3

      A bunch of scumbag bastards.

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 4 года назад +2

      It's a scam. A bunch of phoney bastards.

    • @jamesavery6671
      @jamesavery6671 4 года назад +6

      Nothing is free hommie. Hell you cant even flush a turd down with paying the water bill

  • @deeryproductions7347
    @deeryproductions7347 4 года назад +942

    Only reason that guy thorn stayed is cause he thought that news reporter was the love of his life

    • @aspiknf
      @aspiknf 4 года назад +52

      Maybe he touched her to make her feel more attracted to him

    • @ewan6782
      @ewan6782 4 года назад +2

      @@aspiknf wow I saw you on the carpet beetle video

    • @aspiknf
      @aspiknf 4 года назад +1

      Yes my friend! :D

    • @personincognito3989
      @personincognito3989 4 года назад +38

      He is probably the new guy and was too stupid to leave. He probably thought he could just placate them with his rhetoric

    • @Kidnapthegovernor
      @Kidnapthegovernor 4 года назад +25

      Thorn thought he was about to get some pussy

  • @nickgilmer8788
    @nickgilmer8788 2 года назад +2

    I work in sales on a smaller scale and it’s very common knowledge that if someone straight up says they’re not going to buy anything today, they’re not going to buy something. It’s honestly a blessing because you then know not to waste anymore time and move on to the next customer.

    • @findmeanewplanet
      @findmeanewplanet 3 месяца назад

      I never buy the day I visit, but I always return and buy within a few days. They always say you won't return...lol

  • @pedobear8071
    @pedobear8071 2 года назад +3

    the old lady that went "alright alright alright" was so excited to get her free tickets.

  • @jermar1979
    @jermar1979 5 лет назад +1483

    A bunch of cockroaches scurrying out of the room. 😂

    • @GinaBush-gb6tk
      @GinaBush-gb6tk 4 года назад +11

      How do they make a living consistently?

    • @markheckerman7343
      @markheckerman7343 4 года назад +6

      @@GinaBush-gb6tk timeshares are cancer.

    • @DC2022AZ
      @DC2022AZ 4 года назад +7

      Hope they go out of business.

    • @stephenpaea177
      @stephenpaea177 4 года назад +1

      HELL NO! I FUCKING HATE COCKROACHES! I HAVE CONSTANT BATTLE WITH THEM LIVING IN MY ROACH INFESTED APARTMENT! I COULDN’T EVEN GO OUT BECAUSE OF IT! I HAVE NO LIFE!

    • @MrGrim504
      @MrGrim504 4 года назад +4

      4:15 "ABORT ABORT...EVERYONE FOR THEMSELVES"

  • @jimmysgirl1029
    @jimmysgirl1029 5 лет назад +2197

    I went to one of these presentations once and the guy who was our guide got so mad at us for declining to buy the package. We said we just came because we were promised certain free gifts. He got so angry and said we wasted his time and took food off his kids table. Um, okay. Stop promising free gifts then get mad when people don’t or can’t drop $20k on a vacation package. These people are sketchy as hell.

    • @lauren3495
      @lauren3495 5 лет назад +39

      jimmysgirl1029 did they still give you the gift that was promised?

    • @jimmysgirl1029
      @jimmysgirl1029 5 лет назад +96

      Lauren Harman actually we got a $100 gift card to a fancy restaurant and the reason we went. But their main gift was a cruise vacation we never took because of all the added costs. And on top of paying for the free cruise, they tack an inflated value to it which if we took it we have to claim on taxes at their stated value. It ended up being too complicated and we left it alone.

    • @3iheartbf3
      @3iheartbf3 5 лет назад +12

      jimmysgirl1029 LOL U FELL FOR IT?!?!?!?!

    • @jimmysgirl1029
      @jimmysgirl1029 5 лет назад +82

      DatGamerGurl we just went for the $100 gift card which we got. The cruise was their big ticket promised gift which we didn’t care for to begin with, so we didn’t care to pursue it further after learning of all the added expenses. We only wanted the gift card. Didn’t really fall for anything.

    • @outofit868
      @outofit868 5 лет назад +18

      jimmysgirl1029 LOL bullshit you left empty handed. Why are you lying? These people are trying to TAKE money you wish you got a 100$ gift card 🤣🤣🤣 hahahahahaha LIARRRRRR

  • @azolivas
    @azolivas 2 года назад +3

    MY wife and I did this while at Disneyworld back in 2008. Our boys were approx. 4, 6, and 8 years old at the time and we all sat through a presentation on our last day there in Orlando at a Sheraton. They tried to sell us on the Disney timeshare but we kept saying no and they did give us our free gift which I believe was a Visa gift card. Guess we were lucky to have them honor the deal.

  • @user-vb4dt2tt4d
    @user-vb4dt2tt4d 2 года назад +6

    I literally had this happen a few years ago in California. Me and my girlfriend spent 2 hours getting pressured by Frankie Muniz’s dad, it’s the first thing he mentioned of course. And then he got super pissed when we told him we weren’t buying anything. I googled him and it was really was his dad but it doesn’t seem like they have the best relationship. He came across as a greedy scumbag who was using his sons name to try to rip people off. It was a very weird and unforgettable situation.

  • @arkay238
    @arkay238 3 года назад +1740

    The fact that this actually works on enough people to make it worth doing is why we are, as a society, where we are.

    • @strangevisions5162
      @strangevisions5162 2 года назад +44

      yeah, they all voted for Sleepy Joe

    • @RicGillespie
      @RicGillespie 2 года назад +2

      THIS!

    • @raymyers700
      @raymyers700 2 года назад

      I am fascinated by your exact statement and why people keep falling for it. My primary hobby is being besieged by counterfeiters. An items usually costs between $40-$80 and they'll see someone selling the same item, brand new, for $18 and debate whether to go for it. They do AND THEN get mad because they go burned. HOW IN THE #*@* DO YOU NOT GET IT!?!?!?!

    • @unknown-hb2to
      @unknown-hb2to 2 года назад +36

      The Republicans of America.

    • @casefile5978
      @casefile5978 2 года назад

      Ever heard of foreigners dumbass

  • @mako3498
    @mako3498 5 лет назад +831

    2 nights of any of 1,000 marriot hotels...Seconds later they are in the basement of holiday inn....

  • @TheINFJChannel
    @TheINFJChannel Год назад +4

    I've been to 3 timeshare presentations. At 1, I got free SeaWorld tickets (back in my unenlightened days). At the 2nd, I got 2 free nights at the Loon Mountain resort in our mtns (in NH) which was awesome. The 3rd, I got dumb airline tickets I could never use just like this video shows.
    The key is to hold strong and stick by your "no". They'll all get pissed at you and send 8 salesmen but just keep saying "no", get your free gifts then leave.

  • @nines_tv
    @nines_tv 3 месяца назад

    So quaint, investigative journalism... I remember those days!

  • @horaciomartinez8424
    @horaciomartinez8424 6 лет назад +3198

    This guy doesn't know how to be frank, he's thorne

    • @DoseOfNuance
      @DoseOfNuance 5 лет назад +22

      Horacio Martinez lmao most underrated comment

    • @amyh77784
      @amyh77784 5 лет назад +3

      Horacio Martinez thats HILARIOUS!! 😂😂😂😂 I LOVE YOU SINCE OF HUMOR!

    • @vincentpasceri5132
      @vincentpasceri5132 5 лет назад +1

      Horacio Martinez DON'T MESS WITH THORNE- HE'S MY BOY

    • @stanleywolshin4769
      @stanleywolshin4769 5 лет назад

      $59.95 More feed n she can get off her knees n go on vacation

    • @zyxwvutsafara
      @zyxwvutsafara 5 лет назад

      #LMFAO!!

  • @Sitharos
    @Sitharos 4 года назад +847

    It’s hilarious how those guys ran out the door when they realized the jig was up 🤣

    • @JermelTaylor
      @JermelTaylor 4 года назад +8

      Sitharos 🏃

    • @randyweaver6543
      @randyweaver6543 4 года назад

      Cut a flipping trail.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 2 года назад +5

      Sith, the reporter's job is excellent. She's making cash by exposing trash from these sellers of snake oil.

    • @finsflexin
      @finsflexin 2 года назад +1

      @@valuecalc yeah! I’ve been thinking that it’s especially great for a news anchor to do this with their different set of audience compared to more mainstream videos about it.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 2 года назад

      @@finsflexin, yes. And it's a great service to the viewers. Avoiding these scam artists is the winning decision.

  • @oldfarmer9004
    @oldfarmer9004 2 года назад +11

    These people are predators. There’s a reason it’s too good to be true. Really makes you wonder how someone like that sleeps at night. I imagine they’ve bilked a fortune out of people that were not even interested to begin with. It almost happened to us! We did the same thing. Go in, listen to the schtick and cop a free trip. Nope. They wouldn’t let us leave. Moved from room to room and different salesperson trying to push us to sign. Two and a half hours later my wife was mad at me for setting it up! We left totally mad! Now, we think about it and laugh.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc 2 года назад

      Old Farmer, notice how the reporter herself wouldn't fall for this garbage ever? She's paid good cash to expose trash.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Год назад +1

      Wouldn't let you leave? Call the police.

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Год назад +1

      @@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823, then the cops could charge those snakes with additional crimes.

  • @saskewoo
    @saskewoo 2 года назад +1

    I'm from Germany and I only know the kind of vacation presentation where you get a free meal (not including drinks). I actually really enjoyed it and got some really cool vacation ideas.

  • @kuriaki71
    @kuriaki71 6 лет назад +450

    Roaches scatter when the lights turn on.

  • @Chase-rq7gh
    @Chase-rq7gh 4 года назад +734

    Crack head that said “alright alright alright” was on a Mathew Mcconaughey level of confidence

    • @I_dont_want_a_stupid_handle
      @I_dont_want_a_stupid_handle 4 года назад +48

      She was definitely placed there to try and hype the others up

    • @toiletseatscholar78
      @toiletseatscholar78 4 года назад +3

      Bahahaha that's great lol

    • @randyweaver6543
      @randyweaver6543 4 года назад +3

      She does Lincoln commercials now too. Matthew is walking out to the car flawlessly dressed talking in his mind with some nouveaux riche commentary on transcendental meditation. He gets into a spotless car parked on the driveway of some immaculate beach house she is in the passenger seat dressed in a short black dress, and in her best crackhead voice says “alright alright alright!”

    • @1BillT
      @1BillT 3 года назад +2

      The woman was a shill.

  • @carlalongerbeam774
    @carlalongerbeam774 2 года назад +2

    My grandmother got 1 of those type mailers in early 80s. If we would come listen to their sales pitch to purchase land we would receive a choice of 3 items. She chose the refrigerator, which my grandmother thought they would deliver it. So imagine our surprise and anger when the salesman brought out an igloo with a car cigarette lighter plug-in. Kid you not. She was so furious, that she said she was not going to talk with her bank about purchasing the property. Wasted over 4 hours and we left without taking the refrigerator. LOL

  • @gianlucatartaro1335
    @gianlucatartaro1335 2 года назад +1

    The guys running out the door at the sight of a camera is all you need to see. Also, gotta love how this “Thorn” guy was sweating BUCKETS at the simple questions 😂

  • @miaouew
    @miaouew 5 лет назад +557

    "I'll be honest with you...", "I'll be forward with you...", etc. Nothing but the first thing you hear when you're about to be lied to.

    • @terrysullivan5276
      @terrysullivan5276 5 лет назад +10

      hes also "gonna be frank with you"

    • @WHU448
      @WHU448 5 лет назад

      (😂LMAO!😂)

    • @TheMovieEditor
      @TheMovieEditor 5 лет назад +1

      not always, but from a car type salesman yes
      sadly, i use honest with you, to be honest, etc....and my thing is I really try to always be honest in life. So, its not always the case IMO

    • @roadrunner9622
      @roadrunner9622 5 лет назад +2

      Generally when someone uses those phrases, it's a signal that they usually are NOT honest, frank, etc, but they're going to make an exception.

    • @JOSE2012940
      @JOSE2012940 5 лет назад

      If thorny says "I will be honest with you", ......so Mr Thorne...you have not been honest before this moment huh?

  • @peniparker7968
    @peniparker7968 5 лет назад +937

    Thorn, is Frankly, one of the sketchiest people I've ever heard, to be totally forward with you.

    • @JillyBean860
      @JillyBean860 5 лет назад

      😂😂

    • @AmbitionIsaMust115
      @AmbitionIsaMust115 5 лет назад +1

      Best comment😂

    • @thorneagreen
      @thorneagreen 5 лет назад

      Hahahahaha

    • @arlenlongoria9540
      @arlenlongoria9540 5 лет назад

      Hahahahahahaa

    • @Nathan-vj1tr
      @Nathan-vj1tr 5 лет назад +7

      Book Snake
      It’s a sales tactic. Touch communicates more than words, I’m sure he’s used to touching people on the shoulder. he is without a doubt a sleezeball though.

  • @rothbj1
    @rothbj1 2 года назад +2

    4:49 Thorn throws that earnest hand-over-heart gesture around like confetti

  • @PogonaCraze
    @PogonaCraze 2 года назад +14

    I almost fell for the same thing except it was for becoming financially stable. Needless to say, they were sucking up to me and their presentations presented a literal pyramid scheme. I bounced 🤣

    • @msvonnegutpunch5384
      @msvonnegutpunch5384 Год назад

      Jfc thats even worse. Scamming people who aren’t even in it for a free vacation; they just want to possibly sleep soundly at night.

    • @RM-lk1so
      @RM-lk1so Год назад

      Define a pyramid?
      The difference between that and a MLM.
      MLM IS now taught in Business school. In some of the counties most elite colleges.

  • @NoahD300
    @NoahD300 4 года назад +578

    “We know you’re scamming”
    Thorne: “To put it frankly...”

  • @userone211
    @userone211 3 года назад +531

    Thorn looks like he’s sell his grandmas house with her still in it

    • @andyb1404
      @andyb1404 2 года назад +10

      He looks like he'd live in his grandmother's house with her dead in the attic

    • @Dockernan1977
      @Dockernan1977 2 года назад +4

      He looks like he’d burn it with her still in it for an insurance scam.

    • @jmiller297
      @jmiller297 2 года назад +1

      Basically, he ain't s***.

    • @-that_guy-1674
      @-that_guy-1674 2 года назад

      don’t knock it till you try it 🤌🏿💰💰💰

    • @nick56677
      @nick56677 2 года назад +1

      His name is Thorne Alexander Greene and he has social media

  • @bjolly8924
    @bjolly8924 Год назад +1

    Imagine that, a shakedown.
    I think I went through this when I was in my early twenties.😅
    Hopefully your exposé save some people some time and frustration. 👍

  • @pepperthedemon884
    @pepperthedemon884 2 года назад +3

    My family did one of these, except the presentation was for some vacation homes at the beach. We were promised free tickets to Medieval Time and surprisingly, we got them. Didn’t buy/rest any of the homes. I know this is a lesser scale instead of the vacations, but 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @carnage_v11
    @carnage_v11 4 года назад +1576

    I cant wait until they scam the wrong person and they get the shit kicked out of them lol.

    • @c.a.greene8395
      @c.a.greene8395 4 года назад +12

      Or they get to meet the Manson family up close and all personal like and shit...

    • @jetjazzdauntless3236
      @jetjazzdauntless3236 4 года назад +6

      Then the good guy gets arrested. Where's the justice in that?

    • @pcrack86
      @pcrack86 4 года назад +2

      @QuIgYx I like the 2nd part better. Liars usually have sweet & savory meat.

    • @thorandil1
      @thorandil1 4 года назад

      Or killed

    • @MamaMOB
      @MamaMOB 4 года назад

      QuIgYx Yes because salesmen are very well known for going into bathrooms with random people and the US is known for their warlords. You get that this is a US only thing right? 🤦‍♀️

  • @foreverrake9405
    @foreverrake9405 4 года назад +1550

    Is No one talking about the black dude that sounds like Samuel. L Jackson

  • @mrcupcake5309
    @mrcupcake5309 2 года назад

    I’m forever late, but man this is what makes great stories

  • @sandralynn6817
    @sandralynn6817 2 года назад +1

    Years ago my husband and I were invited to a presentation seminar. Its been so long ago that I can't remember what it was for but it was similar to what was going on here. After listening to their spiel for several minutes
    we told them that the whole thing was a con act (with the other attendees listening), and we walked out.

  • @wordisbondkema689
    @wordisbondkema689 5 лет назад +806

    Everybody should send Monopoly money since they want play games !!!

    • @UnboxMaster
      @UnboxMaster 5 лет назад +10

      wordisbond kema
      Wow...
      Just wow...

    • @WealthisoftheMind
      @WealthisoftheMind 5 лет назад +34

      Yeah, I'm going to go 'head and stop scrolling. You're winning best original comment of the video, you get a free vacation to anywhere, through PPV.

    • @Carlospjr
      @Carlospjr 5 лет назад +2

      wordisbond kema Top and Best comment/Post 👏👏👏🤑

    • @Pining_for_the_fjords
      @Pining_for_the_fjords 5 лет назад +1

      And then send them straight to jail.

    • @outofit868
      @outofit868 5 лет назад +1

      wordisbond kema 😂😂😂

  • @jimmbobb
    @jimmbobb 5 лет назад +438

    This is why I stick with Nigerian email offers.

    • @josephs-d8731
      @josephs-d8731 5 лет назад +10

      Smart Man

    • @Soul_Alpha
      @Soul_Alpha 4 года назад +1

      You can get a piece of the fortune brotha

    • @AIversonI
      @AIversonI 4 года назад +1

      @Panacatita Atom Indian tech support is the best - they fixed my computer just last week ;)

  • @purplebatdragon
    @purplebatdragon 2 года назад

    I love how all the ads on this video's page are things like "Slavic women looking for single men" and "have gold delivered to your door."
    The algorithm knows.

  • @felix_five
    @felix_five 2 года назад +1

    “Congratulations welcome on board”

  • @jackpepkowski4083
    @jackpepkowski4083 2 года назад +866

    Scattering like cockroaches when they knew they were busted. Why can’t these washed up salesmen get jail time for these scams, how is this legal?

    • @betterthanmost9549
      @betterthanmost9549 2 года назад +33

      Because it's in the fine print. Read before you sign

    • @rudistorm3348
      @rudistorm3348 2 года назад +38

      @@betterthanmost9549 No better yet realize nothing is Free. When you get a call offering free stuff hang up.

    • @andrewmeyer169
      @andrewmeyer169 2 года назад +7

      @Bob Anon personally i dont agree with prostitution morally, but legalizing it would definitely make it safer. but to think it would stop human sex trafficking is idiotic.

    • @andrewmeyer169
      @andrewmeyer169 2 года назад +2

      @Bob Anon look up all the studies. the scale effect vs substitution effect. countries with legalized prostitution have higher inflows of trafficking

    • @andrewmeyer169
      @andrewmeyer169 2 года назад +2

      @Bob Anon im sorry dude i dont link sources in youtube comment sections cause i have better or more productive things. but i told you what to look up, now look it up. and no reason to use that demeanor this is a civilized conversation man.

  • @mathematicalcowboy3166
    @mathematicalcowboy3166 4 года назад +361

    “Alright alright alright!”
    Shut up, lady. Lol

  • @JackTheRipper002
    @JackTheRipper002 2 года назад +1

    my grandfather was a car dealership owner for over 20 years, and boy could he sell anything. He would keep these guys on the phone for hours, and try to sell them stuff off his desk. Bouncy balls, pens, and even rubber bands. it was so funny to watch him.

  • @99iwaena
    @99iwaena 2 года назад

    Someone would’ve thought a bomb went off in that room, the way those salesmen ran out of there. 🤣😂

  • @padentuel5013
    @padentuel5013 4 года назад +590

    “Ima be frank with ya” *delivers another heaping dose of bs*

    • @ArmoredCricket
      @ArmoredCricket 4 года назад +2

      This frank guy he keeps referring to, must be a liar

    • @raymondcarver476
      @raymondcarver476 4 года назад

      Ok, you be frank with me. Who should I be with you?

    • @ArmoredCricket
      @ArmoredCricket 4 года назад

      That makes you Kelly. Duh...

    • @adam100a8
      @adam100a8 4 года назад

      Paden Martin guess he was being frank. Fibbing Frank

    • @adam100a8
      @adam100a8 4 года назад

      Marek Hampel woah is this top.comment.god or what

  • @exciteddemonstrator9150
    @exciteddemonstrator9150 5 лет назад +284

    That Thorne guy seemed super sketchy, like a criminal on the run

    • @hilo1389
      @hilo1389 5 лет назад +7

      Cheez Nutz you mean frank😂

    • @Rahat-tw8vg
      @Rahat-tw8vg 5 лет назад

      He sure does have a nice suit I wonder how he bought it 🤔😂

    • @thorneagreen
      @thorneagreen 5 лет назад

      I bought the suit at Jos A Bank in Woodbury NY in 2013. Criminals on the run don’t typically interview.

  • @MTSGaming
    @MTSGaming 2 года назад +3

    Thorn starts sweating when he sees everyone else booking it out of there

  • @jameswhipple5658
    @jameswhipple5658 2 года назад

    Watching those guys leave the room is so satisfying to watch.

  • @yesman121
    @yesman121 4 года назад +319

    "Hi, my name is Thorne"
    Well right away that should be a red flag.

  • @arthurzlol
    @arthurzlol 6 лет назад +1243

    What! No free ticket! What a surprise!

  • @Joel-ci3no
    @Joel-ci3no Год назад

    Honest to God, my whole family went on one of those free timeshare marketing trips when I was a kid, and I actually had a very positive experience! They didn't pay for our travel expenses, we drove a couple hours to a pretty lake with our pop-up camper and we and a nice summer vacation. They let us stay for almost 3weeks, and I remember the next reservation for our spot still wasn't scheduled so they didn't care if we stayed until someone else booked it. But I Think my parents were probably just board by that point 😂 they had free breakfast in the mornings, "community" activities for the kids every night, and yes it was free. But of course, the real price was my parents had to sit through the 1st 90minute seminar, and then have weekly "meetings" with a salesmen while we were there

  • @everythingisfunz
    @everythingisfunz 2 года назад +2

    My parents got something similar is the mail once. It said they had won a free dinner at some fancy restaurant. But the catch was that they had to agree to let someone show them a water softener. So his sales guy comes out and proceeds to try and sell us a water softener for like 3 hours. My parents finally got feed up and kicked him out once it was clear they weren’t getting a free dinner lol

  • @phoenixg9047
    @phoenixg9047 3 года назад +351

    Lmao all the guys sliding out like: “You know I never really got to look at all these pictures in the hallway”

    • @jimd2101
      @jimd2101 2 года назад +2

      LOL

    • @eroyal
      @eroyal 2 года назад +7

      You spelled "slithering" wrong.

  • @gabkhoo5115
    @gabkhoo5115 5 лет назад +802

    I feel I'm cheating on Lisa geurrero by watching this

    • @rpamb8807
      @rpamb8807 5 лет назад +30

      Han Shen yes I was just imagining how hard she’d interrogate “Thorne”

    • @briannaa1609
      @briannaa1609 4 года назад +3

      THOUGHT IT WAS

    • @NerdLady100
      @NerdLady100 4 года назад +7

      She's going to confront you in a cheap mask and wig now.

    • @rhinestonecowboy9967
      @rhinestonecowboy9967 4 года назад +7

      I would like Lisa to investigate me now

    • @Samuelfish2k
      @Samuelfish2k 4 года назад +2

      Yea except this lady is much more beautiful❤️

  • @Midnightspecial2693
    @Midnightspecial2693 2 года назад

    “We may not remember what we promised you but you’ll definitely get it!”

  • @mitchzurbrigg2403
    @mitchzurbrigg2403 2 года назад +1

    "I'll be Frank and Forward with you, my name is not Thorn, my name is Frank Forward."

  • @Timbrock1000
    @Timbrock1000 6 лет назад +61

    They DID keep part of their promise. The part about the free hotel stay. You got to stay at the hotel (meeting room) for 2 hours for free!

  • @grimsquad273
    @grimsquad273 3 года назад +462

    I gotta say it was admirable/entertaining watching "Thorn" hustle and BS his way through the interview on the fly while the rest of his crew abandoned him lol.

    • @diegolaboy7320
      @diegolaboy7320 2 года назад +20

      Entertaining yes. Admirable no

    • @veneno276
      @veneno276 2 года назад +6

      Why admirable?!?!? Is a reporter, is her job to ask annoying questions, entertaining, yes. I like when thief can't answer the questions and start nervous

    • @Nandoswitharando
      @Nandoswitharando 2 года назад +11

      @@veneno276 overall it’s not admirable, but if everyone else leaves and you stay to “explain yourself” it’s a little admirable. A little lol, not a lot, just a little. Could’ve tucked his tail and left like everyone else but he didn’t.

    • @nick56677
      @nick56677 2 года назад +3

      He has a Twitter and Facebook. His name is Thorne Alexander Green

    • @MrPathorn
      @MrPathorn 2 года назад +3

      Sounds like he drew the short straw lol

  • @Matt1N1
    @Matt1N1 8 месяцев назад

    I remember getting these in the mail several times a year.

  • @AndI-ji4eo
    @AndI-ji4eo 2 года назад +2

    Reminds me of a company I used to work for. 😪 Full of sales sharks, lies, and illegal switch schemes. It didn’t take me long to walk away!

    • @valuecalc
      @valuecalc Год назад +1

      But the reporter ends it with a great assignment. She makes cash by exposing trash.

  • @brandonbandstra226
    @brandonbandstra226 5 лет назад +1403

    5:25 first he says he is Thorn, now he's Frank... who are you!??

    • @taylorcarris5312
      @taylorcarris5312 5 лет назад +77

      His name is Jeff

    • @lawrence2992
      @lawrence2992 5 лет назад +76

      I’ll be Frank with you, his name is Frank.

    • @SimpleManGuitars1973
      @SimpleManGuitars1973 5 лет назад +29

      Frank Thorn: Tacky Salesman Extraordinaire!

    • @ruthenican
      @ruthenican 5 лет назад +6

      Taylor Carris no, my name is Jeff

    • @nholt
      @nholt 5 лет назад +7

      Now let me be Frank my name is frank with you.

  • @SilentPlayer1999
    @SilentPlayer1999 3 года назад +377

    Girlfriend: Are you cheating on me?
    Thorne: To put it frankly...

    • @joncampos5551
      @joncampos5551 3 года назад +18

      “You didn’t read the fine print”. Lol

    • @jay-lm4we
      @jay-lm4we 3 года назад +2

      I doubt this creep has a girlfriend.

    • @letsthinkforamoment8904
      @letsthinkforamoment8904 2 года назад +1

      "See the third party company is offering a relationship, I never offered that relationship."

    • @matthewromme3490
      @matthewromme3490 2 года назад +1

      Best YT comment I’ve seen all year.

    • @nick56677
      @nick56677 2 года назад

      He has social media. His name is Thorne Alexander Greene ftw.

  • @jamesbasham5439
    @jamesbasham5439 2 года назад

    Looks like thorne's hair is leaving his head, "to put it frankly" 🤣🤣

  • @jhh-jiynks6568
    @jhh-jiynks6568 Год назад

    Freakin love her, she's a phenomenal journalist

  • @jimizmat1144
    @jimizmat1144 4 года назад +848

    Seriously???? This has been around forever. Nothing is for free, EVER.

    • @ritzoratso5517
      @ritzoratso5517 4 года назад +46

      A car ride to jail is free. You just have to pay to get out.

    • @MarcosGarcia-xg1rf
      @MarcosGarcia-xg1rf 4 года назад +1

      That's the point of this

    • @randyweaver6543
      @randyweaver6543 4 года назад +2

      You’ll never convince socialists of that. Bernie will tell you what’s free.

    • @egoy34
      @egoy34 4 года назад +2

      air is free.

    • @jimizmat1144
      @jimizmat1144 4 года назад +1

      @Feedthe5000 I've had a timeshare for about 12 years, I got it off someone who was giving it away, so I just pay the yearly taxes on it. I love it. I sold timeshare at the time, and know all about it.

  • @gman9525
    @gman9525 4 года назад +263

    It would have been better if they were arrested.

  • @fernandobazo6369
    @fernandobazo6369 2 года назад

    Great job Rebecca........please keep the eye on them 👍

  • @Jon-lo5de
    @Jon-lo5de Год назад

    I love when these kinds of guys call I waste their time big time. i’m 81% deaf in my left ear and I let them know that right off the bat so I’m always saying huh what. Lol

  • @ContactingTheDead
    @ContactingTheDead 5 лет назад +534

    *Tip: If you can’t tell how a transaction would benefit the other person, it’s a scam.*

    • @dagi_magna6446
      @dagi_magna6446 5 лет назад +31

      Moviepass laughs in bankruptcy

    • @DelPiero2004
      @DelPiero2004 5 лет назад

      Facts!

    • @Burrgametate
      @Burrgametate 5 лет назад +6

      not necessarily, the benefits can be presented however it could just be a straight up lie.

    • @J1428753
      @J1428753 5 лет назад +4

      consumer, product owner, product, currency, transaction mechanism. if you can't understand or identify even one of them, you walk away.

    • @FKG0167
      @FKG0167 5 лет назад +1

      @Hope Von Gremp hope you're reporting that money to the irs or I'll do it for you

  • @Davidwantstodeportaliens
    @Davidwantstodeportaliens 4 года назад +1475

    “I’ll be Frank with you.”
    You said your name was Thorne, you freaking con man

    • @delishaazra6210
      @delishaazra6210 4 года назад +2

      @@thesalandarian3314 scam

    • @bmis1
      @bmis1 4 года назад +1

      lmaooooo

    • @Davidwantstodeportaliens
      @Davidwantstodeportaliens 4 года назад

      VGV Tomato HEY! I just now saw this thread. Give me that fricken voucher!!!

    • @cire8122
      @cire8122 3 года назад +3

      I know this is late but being frank means to be open and honest.

    • @whitewalls7929
      @whitewalls7929 3 года назад +6

      @@cire8122 lmao it was a joke

  • @mrtony80
    @mrtony80 2 года назад +1

    “Thorn admits you have to jump through hoops”
    “You have to jump through hoops”

  • @asantamaria7056
    @asantamaria7056 Год назад

    Thorn. Wow what a name, it's like his mother somehow foresaw the future naming him close to a prickly shape that grows on certain plants and flower stems.

  • @JohnDoe-jg3sv
    @JohnDoe-jg3sv 3 года назад +665

    “Always have a white guy in the crew because somebody has gotta talk to the police”
    Dave Chappelle

  • @Antiluddite
    @Antiluddite 5 лет назад +252

    "I'll be Thorn with you..."

  • @mmichael5165
    @mmichael5165 Год назад +1

    We went to a presentation last night in Anderson SC for Resort gateway travel. It was too good to be true. Upon some research this morning we are attempting to cancel our membership.

  • @picmman
    @picmman 2 года назад +1

    #1 life lesson. If it sounds to good to be true then 99.9999999% of the time it is.