I Confronted the YouTube Comment Scammers.

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    RUclips currently has a problem with scammer bot comments appearing on countless amounts of channels, especially those in the investing and finance niche.
    And unfortunately, we've been the target of these scammers too. So, I decided to do some investigating and confront my scammers/imposters face-to-face.
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  • @bad_money
    @bad_money 2 года назад +2283

    RUclips can detect 2 seconds of a Led Zeppelin song playing on a car passing by in the background but can't weed out these obvious bots
    .

    • @khaledfareed5081
      @khaledfareed5081 2 года назад +94

      So true 😂😅

    • @jessewinchester1829
      @jessewinchester1829 2 года назад +105

      RUclips is just that ridiculous most of the time

    • @valoranttv1856
      @valoranttv1856 2 года назад +101

      Just imagine if they spent some of that time demonetizing and shutting down channels for random reason into making this platform a little bit better

    • @unnamed3893
      @unnamed3893 2 года назад +31

      Who even falls for these very obvious scams??

    • @jessewinchester1829
      @jessewinchester1829 2 года назад +63

      @@unnamed3893 Oh you'd be surprised how many people actually do

  • @Massi94211
    @Massi94211 2 года назад +1982

    James: "Hi is this James?"
    "Yes, is me." they replied in strong west african accent lol

    • @r_iviera
      @r_iviera 2 года назад +141

      He was surprised his scam actually worked.

    • @samdacosta4676
      @samdacosta4676 2 года назад +302

      As a west African. I can fully confirm that the first speaker has a straight up Nigerian accent

    • @tuj1923
      @tuj1923 2 года назад +159

      @@samdacosta4676 as a Nigerian i can attest to your assertion

    • @ShaferHart
      @ShaferHart 2 года назад +65

      Maybe he's african _and_ his name is James. Technically, he might not be lying lol

    • @ibrahimadamu693
      @ibrahimadamu693 2 года назад +51

      That guy is a Nigeria guy, there are all over

  • @scoreunder
    @scoreunder Год назад +35

    these bots have been all over RUclips even recently. I'm glad someone's had the courage to bite the bullet and investigate

  • @southboundpookoderm9802
    @southboundpookoderm9802 Год назад +28

    Facebook is just as bad too! I report them all the time and Facebook says “this did not go against the community guidelines.” It’s ridiculous! Yet people get violated for saying the weirdest things!

    • @marlak4203
      @marlak4203 Год назад +3

      I guarantee if these social sites could do this or maybe they can and REALLY took these bots and all down even people like this channel would lose in a variety of ways which can affect money, etc.
      Let's see if something like this would ever happen

    • @G.L.999
      @G.L.999 Год назад

      Facebook has connections to the deep web. So of course it's just as bad! Probably worse as a result!

    • @kebman
      @kebman Год назад +1

      @@marlak4203 Honestly, at this point I'm starting to think that RUclips and Facebook are invested in these scams themselves.

    • @marlak4203
      @marlak4203 Год назад +1

      @@kebman yes. I think so too.

    • @LikaLaruku
      @LikaLaruku Год назад

      I swear to god there are more bots on Twitter than actual users.

  • @alux
    @alux 2 года назад +2291

    We've been in touch with RUclips for 3 months over this. We even provided technical solutions on how this problem can be solved, yet it's not something high on @RUclips's priority list.

    • @zyiresimmons761
      @zyiresimmons761 2 года назад +57

      Wow alux is awesome commeting on other channels wow !!

    • @xyckriz
      @xyckriz 2 года назад +47

      they say that the hiring process in Google/RUclips for software engineers is very competitive and yet not one of them can find a solution to this current problem. tsk

    • @yoma2977
      @yoma2977 2 года назад +64

      wow lol wtf is their problem?

    • @johannbandelow9048
      @johannbandelow9048 2 года назад +122

      @@xyckriz I believe they actually can, but the managers or leaders doesn't have this on their priority list, thy rather find bether ways to put ads, block ad-blocks or monetize in some way. If RUclips did a solution to his, they would probably monetize on it :/

    • @remybuitenhuis2433
      @remybuitenhuis2433 2 года назад +11

      horrible

  • @madebyruud
    @madebyruud 2 года назад +631

    If they have to say: "It's not a scam, I guarantee you!" It is definitely a scam.

    • @fuziontonygaming
      @fuziontonygaming 2 года назад +8

      @Dusty 99.9%

    • @tasoslefth8375
      @tasoslefth8375 2 года назад +2

      @@fuziontonygaming 100%

    • @lesley9989
      @lesley9989 2 года назад +1

      😂

    • @ifrahjama2215
      @ifrahjama2215 2 года назад +1

      😂

    • @3DPeter
      @3DPeter 2 года назад +12

      I also get emails from africans who claim that i have family in africa that died and left behind a large fortune, and that i should send them 500 dollar
      so that they can arrange the money transfer. And that happens 2-3x a year, so i never knew that i had so much rich family there, and that they all died
      in the same year every year. 😂

  • @DolphLundgrensDolphinDungeon
    @DolphLundgrensDolphinDungeon 6 месяцев назад +13

    Thank you for being the only youtube creator who I've ever seen acknowledge and take this issue this seriously that you make a whole video investigating it firsthand yourself

  • @mystique5113
    @mystique5113 2 года назад +7

    Why doesn't RUclips ever do anything about it? Why are they always silent when people report these scammers?

  • @InvestMindset
    @InvestMindset 2 года назад +698

    I think RUclips should come up with a feature to "Remove All Comments by this User". It'll give us leverage by simply removing all their comments at once.

    • @jerrymiemarcus
      @jerrymiemarcus 2 года назад +6

      You can hide a users comments. Doesnt that work?

    • @JCO2002
      @JCO2002 2 года назад +75

      @@jerrymiemarcus It does, but it's whack-a-mole because they use so many accounts.

    • @sushilkarki8251
      @sushilkarki8251 2 года назад +1

      Big fan bro

    • @Monster33336
      @Monster33336 2 года назад +1

      Most intelligent words I ever heard. I was discouraged so I decided to use it with a genius like Einstein on What-s-up-App 😆

    • @mr.vaswani8831
      @mr.vaswani8831 2 года назад

      aree bhai aap idhar hahaha!!

  • @TaufeeqSalehuddin
    @TaufeeqSalehuddin 2 года назад +422

    If someone knows a way of making money. He won’t spend his time trying to tell the world how to make money. He’s definitely going to spend most of his time making money. Unless you are his way of making money.

    • @richlichtouch
      @richlichtouch 2 года назад +3

      thats a C2C viewpoint

    • @monarchia
      @monarchia 2 года назад

      amen to that

    • @AGI-001
      @AGI-001 2 года назад +17

      Good one!
      What's app me...💦 This is James's(my) second account💦💦........ Just joking

    • @dailyforjesus
      @dailyforjesus 2 года назад

      exactly

    • @ApricotMint
      @ApricotMint 2 года назад

      True

  • @cyberdevil657
    @cyberdevil657 Год назад +7

    Thank you for spreading awareness as someone who is in cybersecurity for 9 years it feels REALLY good that there is finally some journalism about internet scammers🙏
    Thank you

  • @Desperado070
    @Desperado070 Год назад +16

    Lesson one, no youtuber will ever contact you.
    If they do, it is a scam.
    This is like my bank sending me emails on a different email address than what they got from me, saying I need to send them all me bank information because they had a blackout.

  • @drift5971
    @drift5971 2 года назад +461

    Those scammers have been real quiet since this dropped

  • @morzattrader
    @morzattrader 2 года назад +665

    Those hitting the dislike must be the scammers.

    • @kawsujarju7918
      @kawsujarju7918 2 года назад +21

      i know right, because it doesnt make sense to dislike the video

    • @AllTotalCoaching
      @AllTotalCoaching 2 года назад +6

      must be ? they are!

    • @Athfan
      @Athfan 2 года назад +5

      Ikr LMAOO

    • @rodericksasu6976
      @rodericksasu6976 2 года назад +11

      @Americas Finest Its not necessarily the kids, I feel like its the older folks that fall for it. They are more likely to misinterpret the social proof and plus they have all the money.

    • @arturoforondaii1
      @arturoforondaii1 2 года назад

      If this will make us any money, why does the youtuber doesn't create a video about it.
      Why does the youtuber do not promote them in any of their videos.
      Hehehe

  • @p0nyboy362
    @p0nyboy362 2 года назад +7

    Honestly your content is incredible, balanced and neutral . I am glad I
    stumbled into your channel

  • @canislupusarctos2044
    @canislupusarctos2044 Год назад +1

    thank you, just discovered this channel and watched 3 vids already. Yes, I got to much time, but your uploads help me get back on track again. Thank you so much, you are a wonderful person.

  • @dario8433
    @dario8433 2 года назад +533

    Sucks that you have to take things into your own hands instead of YT fixing their own platform.

    • @TNUni167
      @TNUni167 2 года назад +24

      Hmm... not sure if I'd want RUclips themselves handling this issue. They've made things worse before like with the Adpocalypse.

    • @DeltaAirlines737
      @DeltaAirlines737 2 года назад +6

      It made for an interesting video though.

    • @asasnapparel5359
      @asasnapparel5359 2 года назад +18

      cos youtube are the true scammers

    • @harshpatel105
      @harshpatel105 2 года назад +3

      @@asasnapparel5359 So you are shitting on the very platform which gives you the voice to represent yourself? Great!

    • @Luka-cu8ep
      @Luka-cu8ep 2 года назад +3

      Watch Grahams Stephans video “Im being deleted”..

  • @AndrewKirbys
    @AndrewKirbys 2 года назад +1780

    Consistently crushing it James...

    • @adityarages
      @adityarages 2 года назад +25

      Make video on otp scams please, i got robbed online, i lost 40,000 UAE , which I earned sparing my blood sweat and tears.

    • @SkepticAdrian
      @SkepticAdrian 2 года назад +3

      Where have been?

    • @adityarages
      @adityarages 2 года назад

      Dubai

    • @ritaora3426
      @ritaora3426 2 года назад +4

      Andrew😭🍃💜

    • @Itsnotanymore-ku7dz
      @Itsnotanymore-ku7dz 2 года назад +3

      Two heroes

  • @Julia-uh4li
    @Julia-uh4li 2 года назад +14

    I wish all content creators would upload this sort of video, maybe a couple times a month. We all need to be warned. I'm fed up with seeing bots on all my favorite channels. I appreciate you doing this 💙

  • @emmanuelsalako7370
    @emmanuelsalako7370 Год назад +9

    I am glad you took time out to talk about this big problem which is fast becoming an epidemic that needs to be spoken about by the owner of the channel... The FBI needs to get involved in this very disturbing trend they are looking for terrorists these scammers are the real terrorists and a global treat. These scammers are a real social problem. Thanks for letting us all know.

  • @raffster
    @raffster 2 года назад +137

    If people simply followed the old wisdom, “if it’s too good to be true, it probably is” very few would actually get scammed.

    • @bookworm8368
      @bookworm8368 2 года назад

      You lose more money to spread than you do actually making losses these days xD (Bitcoin)

    • @LostAmericanJ
      @LostAmericanJ 2 года назад +6

      I know right? People nowadays for what ever reason thinks you give a dallar and a sub. And that's it! U get rich over night the lottery is more ligit than that! And I hate the lottery by the way, I like keeping the money I work for.

    • @bookworm8368
      @bookworm8368 2 года назад

      @@LostAmericanJ
      Like a certain programmer on the mql forums states:
      "Trading is a hard way to make easy money"
      (Mathtrader7 I think)

    • @_Circus_Clapped_
      @_Circus_Clapped_ Год назад +2

      I live by the motto, If that person isn't willing to show the work and how they do it, they aren't someone you should trust

    • @shcdemolisher
      @shcdemolisher 5 месяцев назад +1

      Common sense is a rarity these days due to way more factors then i could list.

  • @glow15
    @glow15 2 года назад +166

    It scares me that scammers are so confident, even with their voice sounding nothing like James, they still confidently say that they are who they are.

    • @chrisdubosse
      @chrisdubosse 2 года назад +25

      lol for real

    • @yadayada111986786
      @yadayada111986786 Год назад +9

      Ye, sociopaths are scary

    • @bellah33
      @bellah33 10 месяцев назад +3

      Clearly Nigerian accents, but they will tell you that they are somewhere in the U.S

    • @iemjay
      @iemjay 8 месяцев назад

      The thing is, there is technology that can make you look and sound like anyone. I don’t think the majority of scammers are using this yet, but as technology improves, count on it.

    • @RonniePenko
      @RonniePenko 8 месяцев назад +1

      I think the events of 2020-2021 gave them confidence in people's foolishness. People don't think much nowadays, unfortunately.

  • @scienceexplains302
    @scienceexplains302 2 года назад +18

    If someone could multiply money like that, they would just do it with their own money, instead of eating time convincing others to send money.

  • @Raza2483
    @Raza2483 2 года назад +2

    Thank you James. I’ve seen so many of these posts on other RUclips channels lately, I keep reporting them. Unfortunately some people will get scammed 😞

  • @Edgar-Friendly
    @Edgar-Friendly 2 года назад +77

    RUclips is too busy censoring content creators than in going after scammers. Tells you what RUclips values.

    • @Monster33336
      @Monster33336 2 года назад +3

      Exactly.

    • @AnnabelleJARankin
      @AnnabelleJARankin 2 года назад +6

      Absolutely true. Also they are going after opinions and language they 'don't like' in comment sections - their priorities are back-to-front.

    • @leezaslofsky4438
      @leezaslofsky4438 2 года назад +1

      Yeah, they don't "like" anti Semitism, racism, pro-Nazi propaganda, Holocaust denial, and other toxic filth. I'm glad that they've pretty much wiped all that muck off their platform. I enjoy seeing the complaints of the rats and scumbags who feel their 'freedom of speech" is being taken away because they can't post pro-Hitler videos and anti Semitic conspiracy theories.
      This guy James is going a great job of exposing the scammers -- it's necessary and important. I wish RUclips would do more to get rid of them. But that other stuff doesn't just lead to people getting bilked of their money. it eats away at the foundation of our society and can lead -- as it has in the recent past -- to war, mass destruction, mass murder.
      So write your "opinions" on a piece of cardboard and go sit on a busy street corner, and scream your "views" as loudly as you can. Bring a tin can -- if nobody puts money into, you can always use it as a toilet.

    • @AnnabelleJARankin
      @AnnabelleJARankin 2 года назад +4

      @@leezaslofsky4438 But it is not just the reprehensible they don't like, which is the point - it is opinions/ political sides/ firsthand reporting that is censored just because they disagree. Please take off your blinkers and stop being so self-righteous!

    • @AnnabelleJARankin
      @AnnabelleJARankin 2 года назад

      @@leezaslofsky4438 That is not what I meant, and you know it: read what I said before you misinterpret to virtue-signal all over again...!

  • @TomNashTV
    @TomNashTV 2 года назад +677

    Finally. The video I was waiting for!

    • @pvdhoff
      @pvdhoff 2 года назад +9

      allegedly

    • @TehPoet
      @TehPoet 2 года назад +2

      I've started to see people impersonating Tom Nash on other peoples videos. Allegedly.

    • @mrc1500
      @mrc1500 2 года назад +4

      Hey hey, everybody's favourite Russian bear, allegedly, blah blah ... nice to see you here, too.

    • @teemo1385
      @teemo1385 2 года назад +1

      @@mrc1500 Russian bear. Lol.

    • @jackiechan5479
      @jackiechan5479 2 года назад +1

      Haha Tom love you dude

  • @RubberJunk1
    @RubberJunk1 Год назад +98

    You would think youtube would easily be able to pick up on copy/paste comments that have been reported a few times and remove all those comments immediately particularly if they are from the same accounts.

    • @petrastein2531
      @petrastein2531 Год назад +12

      RUclips itself is a scam, honestly. Proof: ads. :)

    • @lexluthor9509
      @lexluthor9509 Год назад +1

      How's generating income from ads by providing a service a scam?

    • @petrastein2531
      @petrastein2531 Год назад +11

      @@lexluthor9509 You must have a Premium version then. XD
      RUclips and its ads literally caused me to have temper issues - Bill Burr style. Imagine refreshing 16 ads before the video even starts (and yes, I truly counted them)!! And then (without warning) having 2 unskippable ads every 5 minutes of the video. I call scam, my friend.
      I would understand having ads on the side of the screen, if it gets the money going. But this is overload. You have to know when you're being used.

    • @RubberJunk1
      @RubberJunk1 Год назад +16

      @@petrastein2531
      It isn’t a secret that YT intentionally makes ads irritating to persuade watchers to subscribe to premium membership.
      Their strategy was largely aimed at those who use YT to listen to music and wanted to make it too frustrating to listen too by having ads at the beginning and end of the videos to push people to subscribe.
      They also don’t allow background play on phones unless you subscribe.
      Essentially they create an issue and you have to pay to fix it.
      I wouldn’t be surprised if in the future they make creators pay to upload.

    • @Vasco_da-Gama
      @Vasco_da-Gama Год назад +1

      @@petrastein2531 use project Vanced their YT & their browser brave.

  • @CreepyGRC
    @CreepyGRC 2 года назад +1

    Admire you bro! I’m in cybersecurity and your impact is not only spreading awareness but also mitigating the impact! Kudos

  • @ThePlainBagel
    @ThePlainBagel 2 года назад +905

    That's wild...even on the phone they keep up the charade. Great video James! Really hope it draws more attention to this issue from RUclips, and other platforms for that matter.

    • @kihbjcjdjd7022
      @kihbjcjdjd7022 2 года назад +17

      Hey dude , I'm your subscriber , thank you for making amazing videos .

    • @oopsitsme4661
      @oopsitsme4661 2 года назад +7

      I think you should put a 2 sec warning video like how they show warning videos for tobacco in movies... It would help future subscribers in saving themself from this scammers.

    • @spring7643
      @spring7643 2 года назад +16

      And their voices are so unconvincing lol

    • @mankindinc6131
      @mankindinc6131 2 года назад +2

      How are you doing bagel.

    • @gratu01
      @gratu01 2 года назад

      You think they give a fuck?

  • @Mr.Coffee576
    @Mr.Coffee576 2 года назад +88

    In my culture, "guru" meant a wise man, a teacher, a leader. It's sad to see people destroy that word.

    • @switchbranch8411
      @switchbranch8411 2 года назад +8

      Yeah, that’s the dictionary definition for all English speakers.

    • @uknow2908
      @uknow2908 2 года назад +15

      Lots of words are being destroyed nowadays. It's reality.

    • @surajpandey4942
      @surajpandey4942 2 года назад +8

      Thats good but now give me your money already

    • @angcil88
      @angcil88 2 года назад +6

      However in the digital era, Guru means a scammer!

    • @lsmmoore1
      @lsmmoore1 2 года назад +3

      Yep. This bastardization of the word "guru" really stems from a textbook case of cultural appropriation. That term encompasses a broad category of different acts which involve cherry-picking aspects of someone else's culture with the express purpose of "spicing up" one's own image, without respecting the culture they took it from. Mind you, not every act of using something that came from a different culture is cultural appropriation - it's more specifically when you are doing that with the intent of taking a little slice of the culture itself and using it to, again, spice up aspects of your own image. But if you are using the element from a different culture with the intent of using the thing itself and are willing to respect when people from the culture whose thing it is say it's socially inappropriate within the culture they came from, then it's not cultural appropriation.

  • @Enki1013
    @Enki1013 Год назад +1

    I am glad you point out those "conversation" threads. I have seen them, often it is the exact same conversation ver batim by different users. I report them as spam when I see them but that is about all I can do beyond ignoring them.

  • @herringfly
    @herringfly Год назад +7

    "You give me thousand dollar, two day later I give you five thousand dollar" Anyone falling for that pitch deserves to be robbed. Actually, how could anyone that stupid have any money to begin with?

    • @John-Sv
      @John-Sv 4 месяца назад

      They’re often kids or mentally ill so don’t be so naive.

  • @socialclean274
    @socialclean274 2 года назад +288

    Thanks James for diving into this important topic. We at Social Clean are committed to keeping the online community safe and look forward to expanding to other platforms. Great job on the video!

    • @dustinmcdermont699
      @dustinmcdermont699 2 года назад +16

      Honestly it seems to be working,
      As a viewer, its really nice to see some housekeeping! This has been a scourge for a long time. Are you open source?

    • @mwanikimwaniki6801
      @mwanikimwaniki6801 2 года назад +4

      Thanks guys. Wanted to make a script that does this. I will get on it though.

    • @socialclean274
      @socialclean274 2 года назад +5

      @@dustinmcdermont699 We are currently not open source

    • @dustinmcdermont699
      @dustinmcdermont699 2 года назад +2

      @@socialclean274 what measures are taken place to ensure the privacy of your clients? It seems like a lot of power to give a piece of software, although it is doing a great job. Can it read private messages?

    • @socialclean274
      @socialclean274 2 года назад +2

      @@dustinmcdermont699 Visit our privacy page on our website for more details. If you have any more questions feel free to contact us.

  • @PBoyle
    @PBoyle 2 года назад +598

    I had been meaning to ask you why you always put those dots and slashes between every letter in a word. I figured you had somehow damaged your keyboard. :)

    • @sanskar9679
      @sanskar9679 2 года назад +78

      They usually put it because they know that the creator can easily ban that word (in this context "whatsapp" ) and get rid of their comments forever so they keep using new variations of the word by adding in dots

    • @JamesJani
      @JamesJani  2 года назад +121

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @O.Shawabkeh
      @O.Shawabkeh 2 года назад +2

      @UC5aMRFue9MrbsDVtaYra2kA he's actually an ex hege manager
      I mainly watched his episode with Coffeezilla, which was informative.

    • @Dvision101
      @Dvision101 2 года назад +25

      @@alessandrotoccacieliblasi5206 its called sarcasm maybe you should read about it.

    • @chokeonthis2932
      @chokeonthis2932 2 года назад +1

      @@Dvision101 loool quite cold

  • @ashudesmond3050
    @ashudesmond3050 Год назад +12

    Exactly James I have come across one of them. Great video

  • @drestosuniverse2712
    @drestosuniverse2712 2 года назад

    Great job James, you are a pillar of light and truth !

  • @JoelSam
    @JoelSam 2 года назад +123

    I think this is the most pressing issue RUclips has to work around currently. So many people are getting scammed

    • @renaldsunset
      @renaldsunset 2 года назад +1

      The only ´solution ´ they found was to disable comments on auto generated videos thus making it impossible for thousands of creators to interact with their fans

    • @sholmes_ttyy
      @sholmes_ttyy 2 года назад +4

      May be just educate yourself and learn not to reply on random messages. Also not giving money upfront to a person you don't even know.

    • @renaldsunset
      @renaldsunset 2 года назад +3

      @@sholmes_ttyy No shit Sherlock

    • @cliveadams7629
      @cliveadams7629 2 года назад +6

      I find these scammers amusing & frankly anyone who falls for them is going to get fleeced sooner or later so your efforts to save them are all for nothing. You're just sending them down the road to the next scam & unless you spend your life protecting them they're going to get taken sooner rather then later.

    • @JoelSam
      @JoelSam 2 года назад +6

      @@sholmes_ttyy I agree with you. Unfortunately so many people aren’t this informed when it comes to interacting with people on the internet. As a small creator myself, I’ve had to deal with trying to clear my name so many times just because my subscribers fell victim to some of these scams. It beats my imagination how and why they cannot be more discerning but I guess we (creators and RUclips) also have a role to play in helping such people not get scammed.

  • @TechOutAdam
    @TechOutAdam 2 года назад +172

    People in Bitcoin: It's about trust!
    Scammers in Bitcoin: Yeah, trust.

    • @waliddjema5442
      @waliddjema5442 2 года назад +17

      Vin diesel: It's about family

    • @danielp4528
      @danielp4528 2 года назад +21

      Thats good and all but how about you contact my whatsapp below!
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      sikeee

    • @ZacklFair
      @ZacklFair 2 года назад +1

      People in Bitcoin dont send money to random BTC adresses given to them usually. Unless they are dumb. Which most of the Sheeps / Social Media Infected are.

    • @benson2907
      @benson2907 Год назад +1

      source : trust me bro

  • @oldsquirrel1083
    @oldsquirrel1083 5 месяцев назад

    I enjoy your videos immensely & have even learned a thing or two while watching. I appreciate your time & effort in putting these together. Thanks!

  • @barbararaegurley4910
    @barbararaegurley4910 2 года назад +1

    So sorry you've had to deal with this.. Thanks for kicking back.. 👍

  • @DJMaximize
    @DJMaximize 2 года назад +236

    Imagine how the scammer must have felt when James said "no, I'm James" 🤣

    • @Oneofakind123
      @Oneofakind123 2 года назад +8

      I bet the scammer thought "Jackpot! 💰"

    • @leezaslofsky4438
      @leezaslofsky4438 2 года назад +7

      Scammers don't feel. They just go on to the next one.

    • @leezaslofsky4438
      @leezaslofsky4438 2 года назад

      @Booga Ooga I'm sorry, I don't have any organs. I use the one in my local church, a sturdy, rustic organ on which I play when I'm in the mood. But thanks anyway.

    • @leezaslofsky4438
      @leezaslofsky4438 2 года назад

      @Booga Ooga Now I'm beginning to wonder if you're one of those scammers. Or whether you have a sobriety problem.

    • @leezaslofsky4438
      @leezaslofsky4438 2 года назад

      @Booga Ooga Time to sleep it off, Booger.

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan 2 года назад +83

    If you don't plan on giving James $1,000 in person, don't send it to a "James" online!

    • @ZacklFair
      @ZacklFair 2 года назад +3

      Just dont give anyone Money that you dont know or Trust.
      Especially not Online.
      This should be common sense. People are so dumb and Blindfolded by their social media shit and the Fear of Missing Out (FoMo), that they believe in anything just to be "Cool on instagram".
      They should get a life outside of ig and yt again.

  • @thistree9028
    @thistree9028 Год назад

    Thank you, I had someone respond to my comment on another channel with the intent to manipulate me..we do need to continuously educate ourselves on this! Thanks again! ❤

  • @hifellowhumans8393
    @hifellowhumans8393 2 года назад +4

    Imitation is the best form of flattery. They adore you, James.

  • @JacksonWelch
    @JacksonWelch 2 года назад +139

    I really want Jim Browning to go after these guys.

    • @Prolix8
      @Prolix8 2 года назад +22

      Indeed. James contact Jim Browning!

    • @totallylooney8292
      @totallylooney8292 2 года назад +8

      This would be a magnificent collaboration.

    • @diegoc3749
      @diegoc3749 2 года назад +5

      YES!

    • @evanw5594
      @evanw5594 2 года назад +1

      Haven't heard from him in awhile, I bet he's working on something big

    • @OtterMunchy
      @OtterMunchy Год назад +3

      OmD!! That would be WILD! Scammer Payback has the “People’s Call Center” now (maybe not anymore…I haven’t checked in a few months) but, diving into these scams would be a good day for the PCC.

  • @youknowwho9203
    @youknowwho9203 2 года назад +52

    These con artists are everywhere, you can’t even find the comments of real users in the comments section, it’s filled with scammer garbage. Thank you James for addressing this issue, I hope this video raises awareness.

  • @tamarrajames3590
    @tamarrajames3590 2 года назад +2

    Nicely done, and clearly exposed. I do not envy you being misrepresented by these scammers. I always report any that is see in comments. Keep up the seriously good work.🖤🇨🇦

  • @MoiraWillenov
    @MoiraWillenov 8 месяцев назад +2

    Good work, Mr. Jani. Subscribed. You should also cover how they will have collaborators who have fake conversations with them about investing. I see this all the time and I shut them down.

  • @mihneaciurea8209
    @mihneaciurea8209 2 года назад +90

    That is so strange to hear about people falling for some of those ridiculous scams but a better way to combat those should be in RUclips's priority list for R&D.

  • @TheMarins5
    @TheMarins5 2 года назад +225

    Well done Jani! As always its a pleasure to listen to whatever you have to say! KING of Story!

    • @Dan_limus
      @Dan_limus 11 месяцев назад

      Wow one year ago 170 like and no replies

  • @scammercallscanada3641
    @scammercallscanada3641 Год назад

    Wow, I love this! That must have felt like such a rabbit hole to go down, lol. But that's great that you confronted them. I've noticed those comments from multiple fake accounts trying to make it sound legit. It's like fake positive ratings on Amazon products. We're in an age in which we have to assume _at least some_ of what we read from other people's feedback may well be fake.

  • @--Skip--
    @--Skip-- 2 года назад +9

    Thank you, James for trying to do the right thing.
    I try to report scammers like this but it goes beyond the pale of Wack-A-Mole.
    If this was real, then why don't those promoting the scam just do it their own selves instead of trying to pass on the "deal" out of the goodness of their own heart (cough! cough!)???

  • @mzansieats1382
    @mzansieats1382 2 года назад +26

    🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm dead. When he said James i love your work. He said thank you so much 😂🤣🤣🤣 I'm crying

  • @broketohero5827
    @broketohero5827 2 года назад +45

    Unfortunately, this is a huge problem for the content creators right now! Insane quality of the video James! Respect!

  • @passionplay
    @passionplay 10 месяцев назад +7

    OMG!!😭😭😭 These are all Nigerian accents
    While you were calling the scammers, I was really crossing my fingers and praying that it wouldn't be Nigerian accents, as a Nigerian myself, but was so disappointed
    I see these scam comments everywhere, never knew they were mostly Nigerians

  • @sdmakeupandentertainment
    @sdmakeupandentertainment 2 года назад +3

    Never click on links, trust comment ads, buy off Facebook. Or Instagram.

  • @nerolowell2320
    @nerolowell2320 2 года назад +15

    No scammers in the comment section here anymore, you did very good job !

    • @palesa2906
      @palesa2906 Год назад +1

      That would be so funny 😂

    • @person-lh7nr
      @person-lh7nr Год назад

      @@palesa2906 no bro. they're back. seriously.

  • @SometimesIdream333
    @SometimesIdream333 2 года назад +20

    You're a journalist, cinematographer, and artist. Once again...well done.

  • @Luke_Stoltenberg
    @Luke_Stoltenberg Год назад +2

    I've often wondered if anyone actually contacts these scammers. You've just answered my question

  • @LoudlabsNYC
    @LoudlabsNYC Год назад +3

    I've always wondered what the point of these spamming scammers were. Now I know. Just wow. Great video and content. Subscribed!

  • @haziqanuar01
    @haziqanuar01 2 года назад +45

    The guy in the testemony video : “ it’s not a scam i guarantee…”
    Me : 👁👄👁*it’s a scam

  • @rituparnadesai3665
    @rituparnadesai3665 2 года назад +26

    James never disappoints! I legit get goosebumps while watching your videos

  • @hayetmunna7968
    @hayetmunna7968 Год назад

    Your videos are so much fun to watch, You story telling is amazing.

  • @BlueBearOne
    @BlueBearOne Год назад +1

    Very well done! Thank you for this important video!

  • @dulistanheman
    @dulistanheman 2 года назад +45

    This Video is "Very Important" to everyone. This knowledge is abundant so people can aware and protect themselves from this scammers.
    Thank you James 💓

  • @evphex
    @evphex 2 года назад +11

    Just found your channel. Exceptional content with great scripts, and just top notch production value all around. Really, really great work, and this video is no exception.

  • @RestoringReality
    @RestoringReality Год назад +34

    RUclips could easily put a stop this on their platform if they wanted to and so could other platforms. For reasons that are difficult to understand, RUclips goes to a great deal of trouble to slowly destroy their own platform. They continue to chip away at what was once the best thing since sliced bread, making it worse and worse and worse, little by little. One month they screw with the algorithms, the next month they change the rules, the next month they do away with the thumbs down counter, then the monetization and on and on and on...

    • @pysq8
      @pysq8 Год назад +3

      Do you understand the reasons why? It's such odd behavior... kinda like how Disney is famously eating its own tail.

    • @minoozolala
      @minoozolala Год назад

      @@pysq8It’s gone woke and is also taking instructions from the CIA.

    • @pysq8
      @pysq8 Год назад +4

      @Minoozola your comment got deleted due to the sensitive nature of its accuracy. 😭

    • @kebman
      @kebman Год назад +4

      @@pysq8 It's not odd. They simply don't care. That is all. It's not pushing enough people off RUclips. And if their customers _do_ move to other platforms, the problem is just as big there as well. So logic says that if it's equally bad everywhere, then they don't have to do anything about it. Besides RUclips doesn't really like financial accounts anyway.

  • @darleneatkinson6730
    @darleneatkinson6730 Год назад +1

    Hi James, I notice these what Apps on Meet Kevin, Graham Stephan show, and other big influencers as well on your videos, but now I watch rewatch I confronted the You Tube Comment Scammers 2 times now, I am aware of these type of schemes people play on people's videos, especially very big influencer's videos. Thank you for making this awareness to this type of scams. Enjoy your videos.

  • @abuhamed3411
    @abuhamed3411 2 года назад +5

    I love the personal touch of this video. I could feel your pain, and I can’t imagine how hurtful this situation is. Keep it up James, you shall attain victory 🙏🏼

  • @LetUsPlay9001
    @LetUsPlay9001 2 года назад +64

    I started watching you from an anti-MLM page, but you have consistently put out good content, and I really appreciate you shedding light on this aspect of this site. Really glad that you put stuff out like this to protect your followers from scammers. Anyone can fall for a stupid trick if they're in the right position or desperate enough, so it's really important to inform people! Thank you for being that guy.

    • @edwardevans8685
      @edwardevans8685 2 года назад +3

      Same here, started with MLM as I nearly got sucked into one pre-internet.

  • @gokulkrishna701
    @gokulkrishna701 Год назад +1

    I was amazed by how deep he dive in topics those likes and comments in scammers comments are really make me confused but now iam clear good work 👍

  • @manny3332
    @manny3332 2 года назад +3

    Can we just appreciate this man’s video editing skills 🔥🔥

  • @danielleriverin3117
    @danielleriverin3117 2 года назад +18

    I'm happy someone is doing something about it! And that the scammers get their karma back.

  • @bj.bollus
    @bj.bollus 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for this James. You just opened my eyes to a scammer on Daniel's Hustle channel. I appreciate your dedication.

  • @notreallysureaboutthat2015
    @notreallysureaboutthat2015 Год назад +43

    Twitter basically eradicated bots overnight, Google and RUclips could do that too, but that would be very damaging to their stock prices and engagement numbers would drop like a rock. Ad revenue would plummet as well. If a small independent developer can make software that does a good job of removing spam, ask yourself why a billion dollar company can't..... that's right, they won't. Seriously, bot detection is *not* that hard.

    • @purplehaze2358
      @purplehaze2358 Год назад +5

      How would banning bots be damaging to stock prices exactly?

    • @servantCarlos
      @servantCarlos Год назад

      Yeah, why would it hurt stocks

    • @kebman
      @kebman Год назад

      @@purplehaze2358 Because of reputation. Twitter is now a clean ecosystem (in regards to bots anyway), and this attracts more customers, which in turn increases the stock price. The fact that RUclips doesn't seem to get this, should tell you a lot about the people "leading" their operation.

    • @purplehaze2358
      @purplehaze2358 Год назад

      @@kebman This comment is implying that _banning_ the bots would decrease their stockprice, not that ignoring their existence would.
      Also, I wouldn't use Twitter as an example considering a certain Muskrat nuked its stock price from orbit.

  • @stephen1Oace
    @stephen1Oace 6 месяцев назад +4

    *2 years ago... nothing's changed.*

  • @zaidzahid6409
    @zaidzahid6409 2 года назад +5

    Stay strong against these frauds, James. Full support from my side.

  • @cosmiccoffee8497
    @cosmiccoffee8497 2 года назад +134

    Jani impersonator: "Yes this is James." in thick female Asian accent...

    • @dieulinh6307
      @dieulinh6307 2 года назад +2

      Its not Asian accent

    • @cosmiccoffee8497
      @cosmiccoffee8497 2 года назад +4

      @@dieulinh6307 I was making a joke.

    • @angcil88
      @angcil88 2 года назад +17

      You can start with wan thaosend, too thaosend, tree thaosend..

    • @paddaboi_
      @paddaboi_ 2 года назад +1

      @@cosmiccoffee8497 lmao it's clearly a west African accent idk how you heard an Asian accent

    • @cosmiccoffee8497
      @cosmiccoffee8497 2 года назад

      @@paddaboi_ Because I was referencing the same voice Osean Fallacy over there is referencing.

  • @SuperpowerBroadcasting
    @SuperpowerBroadcasting Год назад +1

    Great video! It's January, 2023, and the scammers are still here using the same fake conversations in RUclips comment threads. Just wow

  • @amangeorge2407
    @amangeorge2407 Год назад +3

    I have to say while watching your video it was like i was watching a Netflix documentary. Great video man

  • @GraybeardGiffTech
    @GraybeardGiffTech 2 года назад +4

    I already enjoyed your content before this video, but I'm glad you made this one especially! Even my tiny channel has been infested with these scammers, it's making me nuts! Until I saw your video I had no idea how widespread the problem had become. Thank you and keep up the great work!!

  • @abulahb
    @abulahb 2 года назад +5

    I can't get over the beautiful editing of this video... A real pleasure to watch.

  • @joshb8233
    @joshb8233 Год назад +3

    Thank you for this video. So RUclips's removal of dislikes can now been seen as mistake as it allows scammers to go unchecked.

  • @troygeiges
    @troygeiges 2 года назад +1

    Incredible work. Hope you're feeling strong now

  • @custormathebula
    @custormathebula 2 года назад +6

    I'm in love with this channel! you are an amazing story teller!

  • @ExpensivePizza
    @ExpensivePizza 2 года назад +4

    Dude, the video editing in your videos is top notch. Also, It's great to see the creators starting to take this issue into their own hands.

  • @bluegreen4430
    @bluegreen4430 Год назад

    I am new to your channel and your content is amazing. I have cut myself from many creators due to this issue. Thank you for your awareness

  • @incubus5000
    @incubus5000 Год назад +1

    I love your channel. You're a hero bro!

  • @CaseyBurnsInvesting
    @CaseyBurnsInvesting 2 года назад +63

    How you know you’ve made it, scammers are pretending to be you.

    • @gigiarmany4332
      @gigiarmany4332 Год назад

      not necessarily, scammers just use any pics & videos of "approachable" looking people

  • @jupitired777
    @jupitired777 2 года назад +3

    I see these comments so often. This video is awesome

  • @OttoByOgraffey
    @OttoByOgraffey Год назад +5

    WHY DOESN'T RUclips DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!! IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, AND I GET BLOCKED FOR A COMMENT THAT ISN'T POLITICALLY CORRECT!

    • @gabesmom29
      @gabesmom29 Год назад

      I know. The ridiculous new rules that have regarding certain words. All the restrictions are getting beyond stupid. Because what they are allowing sometimes are down right criminal.

  • @Rico42069
    @Rico42069 Год назад

    Your documentary style is amazing

  • @TheDhammaHub
    @TheDhammaHub 2 года назад +226

    Sadly, it is nearly impossible to filter out all those bots, even with AI... at least if we still want quality comments from regular users

    • @ShaferHart
      @ShaferHart 2 года назад +32

      Actually no, there's a lot more that youtube could be doing. These accounts mass comment on a bunch of channels, they seem to have a clear pattern, they also get a bunch of bot likes that youtube could pattern for. RUclips could be making a lot more than it's doing.

    • @swamprat9389
      @swamprat9389 2 года назад +6

      QUALITY COMMENTS LOL

    • @sarmalutadeidei9693
      @sarmalutadeidei9693 2 года назад +10

      Actually youtube's AI could see that you aren't watching the videos just commenting like a maniac which is kinda of a dead giveaway. And if people just do this just to get attention well that is also ok, if they get a ban that gives them some time to cool off :D

    • @switchbranch8411
      @switchbranch8411 2 года назад +13

      There shouldn’t be any reason to be allowed to post a phone number. Or symbols 10 times over. That kind of stuff can be banned with minimal impact on regular users

    • @TheDhammaHub
      @TheDhammaHub 2 года назад +1

      @@switchbranch8411 well, there are about infinitely many ways to make people "recognize" a number without actually posting one with utf8 xD

  • @Dalt73
    @Dalt73 2 года назад +8

    It’s so nice to have a clean comment section again

  • @rovertgamehead
    @rovertgamehead 26 дней назад

    Social clean? FINALLY!!! I’ve been waiting for this ever since I saw my first one on my RUclips comments years ago.

  • @TimGreig
    @TimGreig 8 месяцев назад +15

    To expect RUclips to do anything about this is like expecting a doctor to start talking to you about healthy eating. It's never gonna happen because there's no money in it. Anyway, another great video, thank you. One of the problem with the scammers is that everyone just ignores their comments: sometimes I think the best solution would be that everybody just jump on them and tell them to F off. Imagine a scammer posting about how Mrs Ubuntu Millawatu has helped them so much and then getting 500 comments, telling them to get lost.

    • @florenbaron7111
      @florenbaron7111 6 месяцев назад

      Exactly and very well said.

    • @johnharmon536
      @johnharmon536 5 месяцев назад +3

      You've never had a doctor talk to you about diet? Sounds like you need a new doctor!

    • @ycanimedia9320
      @ycanimedia9320 4 месяца назад +2

      this comment smells scammy to me

    • @simracingchannel7691
      @simracingchannel7691 4 месяца назад

      Damn your doctors must suck

    • @TrueMT7
      @TrueMT7 4 месяца назад

      lol@@ycanimedia9320

  • @MrFriskyWhiskey
    @MrFriskyWhiskey 2 года назад +5

    So much for 'Team RUclips'... The silence is deafening.

  • @etj1053
    @etj1053 2 года назад +9

    We should feel grateful that james jani does these stuff for us in the youtube. It decreases victim of getting scammed by these parasites. Keep going James!

  • @honguyenminh
    @honguyenminh Год назад +2

    Imagine scammers putting these comments under this video.

  • @irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery
    @irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery 8 месяцев назад +10

    I just found your channel and I watched the SBF video and WHAM, I'm hooked! Your an incredibly talented content creator and I applaud your efforts to bring forth such important information to the masses.