77-Year-Old Woman takes $25,000 to Bitcoin ATM (SCAM)
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Scammers typically target the elderly and attempt to steal money by several means.
1. Your Bank Saving or Checking accounts
2. Investment accounts or 401k retirement funds
3. Credit and Debit cards
4. Purchasing Gift cards
5. Cash withdrawls
6. Cryptocurrency
Scammers are ruthless criminals that have no problem stealing every last dime from their victims bank accounts. Please protect yourself as well as family members who might not be familiar with these type of scams.
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Thank you for each and everything you do
It's you!
each and everything!
If only pierogi could stop each and every scam.
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Thank you too big man!
That store clerk probably felt like he was in a movie
Best store Clerk ever W
bro's still waiting for Barb
@spartanbeast3575 actually he now is in a movie : a Scammer Payback TH-cam movie !!!!!!!!!!!!! 😎😎😎
@@midnightmodemhe said he called him back
Yeah. I am eating chili chicken and feel like I am in a movie right now. Sadly I feel this is going to be a gusher later when I hit the can.
That store employee was on the case immediately! That made me happy to hear.
When people are willing to get involved, things generally turn out for the best. That being said, that employee's karma is a lot better than the filth trying to scam that lady!
So disappointing when they don't want to get involved, are dismissive or worse yet, question the scambaiter as tho he's the problem.
I've never worked in a store , but I'd react in the same way answering such a call .👍
I cry everytime I watch this channel, therapy.
Barb is a badass.
It's great to be able to save someone in Barb's position. Great work man (and team!)
Hi, i tried reaching you via Twitter also. Sorry but I needed your little help. Someone took away all my savings. If possible can you please help.
@@meenakshisingh7Did you report to the police? I assume you have already tried that step
@@meenakshisingh7 Definetly contact the Bank, make a police report. Though I'm not sure how you'll get your money back.. Terrible this has happen to you
@@captainhd9741 yes but they just said we tried but couldn't do anything although we provided some tips. But they just closed the case.
@@ll-cy3dc Thanks. But I don't think we'll ever get that money. My house was burglared in our absence. It's not all about money only they took hard drive with all personal information. But with that they took something which gave us there location which was provided to police but.......
That store clerk deserves a medal for being as helpful as he was. I'm so glad that Barb is okay now. Excellent work all around!!
The Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded to people like Pierogi, not politicians.
For sure! Someone should definitely do something for that store clerk 🙏
Go Celtics!
yeah dude!
Indeed. Very thankful that he had the heart to help out. Respect. It takes a village sometimes.
Am so touched I feel like crying when she asked "what is your charge? And how do you make a living?"😢😢 Man this is just great work 😭❤
I cried in this video. It could have been a relative of mine. The most we can do is share videos like this one. Videos like this need to be on the news and broadcast on cable TV as part of an awareness campaign.
These scammers are getting more brazen and ruthless.
@@giancarloc1985 trust me the Government is aware of these scammers but they are ignoring them.
The last three minutes of the video made me cry
@@beaniemacsame
And she is the one that needs the money 😭😭 sitting outside of a liquor store about to lose her life savings. She needs that money to make a living for herself.
"your talking to the megan" 💀
🤣🤣🤣
James, Megan, Steve etc 😅
Xd😂
Legally documentation 😂 😂
If you work in a store that has a Bitcoin ATM please keep an eye out for anyone depositing huge amounts of cash - it takes nothing to ask a few questions but you could save someone from being scammed.
It's tough, the scammers try to make the victim fearful that everybody is spying on them. If you go to your local grocery store customer service, there are a LOT of signs up that you shouldn't send money to people you don't know. They also have similar stuff where the gift cards are located.
The problem is, the scammer convinces them that even the store clerk is part of the "hackers" and to not trust them.
In White Settlement, TX which a suburb of Fort Worth, a customer in a gas station saw an elderly woman feeding a bitcoin machine thousands of dollars and called the cops right away. The officer showed up, stopped the woman and told the scammer off!! It was such an amazing thing to see this one officer foil the whole thing. There is bodycam video of the whole encounter here on TH-cam.
@@christiangonzales7429 Thanks for that I've just watched it. The scammer arguing with the police officer is insane!
@@anoush-ka-b can you link the video?
I think any store with a bitcoin atm needs to put up a big poster warning people about depositing large amounts of money and scams. A simple thing like that could stop a scam right in it's tracks. Also Banks themselves need to warn customers and send out letters warning of what these scams look like.
The best tool, the best weapon... is awareness.
I think people need to go to senior centers and talk to people to help them understand to never fall for these scams.
These scammers are getting more brazen, bold and vicious.
I stopped a scam of my 90-year-old neighbor yesterday. Similar situation - FBI, fraudulent activity on your account, we need to protect your money. It just makes my blood boil. I love watching you take down these scammers.
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if bank where leaking money out all over the place, maybe most poeple, would be fooled
I stopped a scam at my place of employment, and the lady I saved still comes in and calls me her hero. I work at a major retail drug store chain, and we get so many seniors in the store for pharmacy and OTC items all the time.
Huge W 🔥
My father who is 77yrs old has lost over $45,000 to a relationship scammer but he still doesn't believe that she doesn't exist. It's so frustrating and heartbreaking to convince him otherwise.
Wow! Take control over his accounts!
My dad is the same, thankfully he doesn't have money, he lives paycheck to paycheck. He's always talking about shady coins, shady deals on Telegram of easy and quick money and he's convinced that it's real. I've talked to him so many times, but he just doesn't listen. It's painful to know what these scams are, but see people close to you get fooled by these shady deals and people.
This happened to one of my good friends. She was having a hard time after a recent divorce and fell for a scammer. Like literally fell in love with this sick @sshole. He was pretending to be 2 difficult ppl. One, the guy she thought really liked her and Two, her romantic interests' best guy friend. He was using stock photos and saying how rich/successful he was. Yet, he was asking her for Xbox live, phone cards, and ofc a Walmart gift card. I tried to be as careful as I could with her feelings, knowing that she was lonely and sad. It was a difficult conversation, but I got her to understand what this vile human was doing to her. It hurt her way after she saw the light, but is a lot more aware of these scammers.
You need to get power of attorney over your father's finances before he loses everything.
I was deeply touched when I saw him choking up when Barb said, "She cannot afford to lose $15k or $25k, I'm 77 years old." You are a kind person doing noble work. Thanks to you and your team.
that's gotta be the sweetest thing i've seen today
I'm just wacthing I'm getting choked up yelling at my phone at barb don't do it listen to your thoughts
Watching this, as a 40 year old man, I almost cried. You and your team show such love for helping others. Thank you for everything you do and continue to do.
I'm 66 year old man I almost cried to and I don't cry
It’s the dang music. I’m not crying, you’re crying. 😮😢
He help others but scam the viewers by supporting Aura....
I was nearly in tears myself. So touching ❤😊
@@kr1me2000Complete and utter BS. His viewers are in no way obligated to use or purchase Aura’s services. 🥴
"So how much do you charge?"
"ZERO, I dont want anything!"
I work in a call centre with a live-chat service and me and a coworker were listening to this rescue live when it happened. At the same time, my coworkers was suspicious of a " customer" he was chatting with and called the customer using the phone number we had on file and confirmed the person that we were chatting with was NOT them, and that our customer had provided their credit card and personal details to "us" earlier that week. I'm glad we were able to get ahead of things for this indivudual before they lost any more money and start on locking down all their banking and tell them to not listen to anything they say if they call back. It's a huge issue for my company in the last like 3 months and it's very frustrating seeing our customers being targetted by these scammers.
Thank you for everything you do, I've learned so much about how these different scams operate and have been able to help my coworkers recognize and support eachother in preventing these scammers from getting what they want.
Good on you😊 Its good to hear about.
Thank you for doing what you did and staying vigilant!!!
Its weird that that in USA you can provide card number over the phone in USA. ILLEGAL in Europe!
@@rolandfromearth The company I work for doesn't even accept credit card as a payment method, never have! We're in Canada and it's difficult now to get cooperation from India (we know the scammers are in India) after their government literally assassinated one of our citizens on our soil, so having people like Mr Pierogi going after the call centres that are hosting these scammers is very reassuring. I just wish that there was litearlly anything I could do to stop these scammers rather than having to play catchup after the fact. 🥲
Well done
Scammers don't care about their victims. I'm so glad Barb was asking questions, that things didn't sit well with her. And thank you for not giving up on trying to reach her. Keep up the great work.
I wish scammers would use their scam methods on my bills.
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haha
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FRR😂😂
Do some good in the world.
They need to put a big sign on every bitcoin machine, notifying people that if someone on the phone is telling you to deposit money for ANY reason, talk to the police first.
Good idea
Yeah the coin machine and gift/debit card people know they are facilitating theft. They are hiding behind plausible deniability. The government mandated warnings on cigarettes, they should do the same in these industries. Bank employees should ALWAYS warn older depositors taking out large quantities of cash.
I am a 76 year old woman. You are so kind and compassionate.
You make me fall in love with you. Not romanticly. That would be weird. But I feel love for you and all the help you give.
Thank you ❤
Your comment made me chuckle. Soo cute!
Stfu stop yapping boomer
God Bless you Karen I'm so glad that seniors are becoming more and more aware of these type scams that are growing by the day spread the word and thee awarness to ALL your friends and family that's how we can defeat these heartless thief's stealing of the innocent 🙏 bless you sweetie
I like how bank sees a 77 year old granny withdraw 15000$ and like "yeah nothing's sus". Bank employee should be allowed and SHOULD ask why the money is for.
This!!! These scammers are monsters! Expose them to their families! Expose them to the police! Do what you have to do to stop them! Scammer Payback is doing amazing things and saving lives!
It's a fine line between trying to keep them safe and denying them legitimate access to their hard earned money. They can ask questions but them.thr scammers will just advise them to lie and say it's for an emergency or something.
@@nataliekubus1041 it's still not wrong for them to ask..noone will withdraw 10k$ for emergency. You can pay via card in hospitals. So it's suspicious. Asking won't hurt. A customer will trust the bank more
As someone who works at a bank I’m horrified that they allowed this poor woman to take that amount out without any security or checks… Thank you for doing this for her the amount of cases I get where people have their lives ruined from scams upsets be so much so I’m glad to see there are people who genuinely care and want to make the world a better place ❤
The line between "security" and hassle is a blur. If you want to withdraw _your_ money from a bank, I could argue that (after verifying your identity) making it hard to get _your_ money is an unwanted hassle. It is _your_ money, and you should be able to withdraw it for any reason at anytime with no hassle from the bank.
I appreciate some simple questions to help protect victims of crime, but after that, let the customer do what they want.
The thing is, you put that money in the bank for the security. What if I am held by gunpoint or something.
@@Bambus48 Yes, good point. But when does that go too far? If you have $100k in the bank and try to withdraw $30k to buy a boat, or something, and the bank won't give you *your* money for "security reasons". That's a problem right?
My friend (with a lot of money) was explaining how his bank allows him to deposit hundreds of thousands as often as he wanted, but was limited to $25k withdraw per day. He was mad because he said it will take him 2 weeks to get all his money back. That seem "wrong" to me.
That's not security; that's hassle.
@@TonyPombo To be fair, I think the idea of withdrawing large amounts should always be looked at with scrutiny. I'll admit I don't have much experience with multiple banks, but I'd be surprised if closing an account to open another one would require you physically withdrawing all the money and moving it when you could probably just transfer it all by signing a few papers at both banks in person. I mean, are people really trucking around tens of thousands of dollars in cash whenever they move banks?
@@Player_Redacted "are people really trucking around tens of thousands of dollars in cash whenever they move banks" No, you would receive a cashier's check that you take to the new bank. You could do a wire transfer to the new bank, but that can cost several hundred dollars and requires you to keep the old account open for a while.
Another issue: define "large amounts". If you have $100,000 and you decide to withdraw $50k, is that large? What you have $6 million in that account? Is $50k still large?
So ya know, a cahier's check written to "cash" is equivalent to cash. So getting a "large' cashier's check is as _concerning_ as cash.
Basically, I like freedom. Once I authenticate who I am, and I've listened to a quick "beware of scammers PSA", the bank should get out of the way and give me _my_ money.
This scam happened to my aunt. It popped up on her computer, pretending to be Apple support. They told her not to speak to anyone else because she was being watched and if she talked to anyone else the "criminals" would get her. They talked her into pulling out her life savings, almost $25,000 - converted it to Bitcoin and sent it overseas.
These scams are real. And I want to believe people like this scammer payback are real too. Because there's no one left to help my aunt. She lost everything.
Pierogi is real. Just watch his emotions at the end of this video. He wouldn't cry if he wasn't real.
Have your aunt email Pierogi at the email he gave at the end of this video. Maybe they can help her.
Clearly he is real...he is not asking those people for anything.
There are scammers on here...who would try to make us believe he is not real.
@@donnabonn1892 So true. I have seen some of these videos too, trying to put Pierogi as hacker scammer.
@@teribirrelltoo late after the money is gone.
It’s the fact that they wanted ALL the money. Absolutely heartless.
The pure elation at 16:17 is so frickin awesome. You guys deserve every bit of that rush, man. Keep on keepin on!!!
Screw you Scammers
- Peirogi 2024
i almost cried when she finally answered her phone to know that it was a scam.
I had to start cutting onions so know one could tell
There was a video on PoliceActivity where an elderly lady was feeding a bitcoin machine with money while facetiming the scammer, luckily the Police were called by a good samaritan and he intercepted her and stopped her just in time... The scammer proceeded to fire off abuse at the Officer...
YES!! I saw that video too! It was a rare GOOD moment in recent human history!
I just found your channel and it is fantastic. It hits close to home because my 90 year old dad lost $30,000 to the McAfee scam last year. He normally calls me whenever he has a question, but I was in the middle of moving and he "didn't want to bother me". We tried working with BofA and they were worthless. Why they allowed 30K to be wire transferred to Hong Kong is beyond belief. I have been in the IT business for the past 40 years and you have inspired me to volunteer to do this kind of work when I retire in a year or two. I already mess with the scammers when they call me, but you take it to the ultimate level. Anyway, I just want to say thanks and keep up the great work.
DO IT!! WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN. MY 77 YR OLD MOM WAS JUST SCAMMED FOR 9K. THE SOB's text her the next day.
Do it even if u save one person wacth his Channel he gets ppl like u involved
My mom almost fell victim to some scammers but she remembered that I had told her to NEVER allow anyone but me to remotely access her computer so she told them that i would call them back since i handle all their computer needs.
*We need to all tell our family members that are vulnerable for these Scams!!!*
@IDABAYAREA650I yes we do! Wish there was a way to make it where a password has to be entered before any applications are downloaded. This way caregivers could set one and lock that ability.
They have that for kids phones don't they? Sounds like that could be used for adults as well.
@jerseyjoyride1316 kids phones yes but as far as know there's nothing for computers.
I'm pretty sure there is parental guidance software that turns off downloads for both computers and phones that you could easily repurpose for the elderly.
We had one for our school computers and that was 2 decades ago.
Last week someone came into my work to use the bitcoin ATM. I overheard them on the phone, and thanks to me having watched your videos for a while, I could tell they were getting scamed. I stepped in and started asking questions. Sure enough, they were on the phone with some Nigerian guy, I explained everything that I knew from watching your videos and stopped the scam
Way to go. We need more people like you out there helping Pierogi. 😉
Good on you. You were the Main Man that day for sure hehe
Awesome!
Well done. The more people know, the better.
You are awesome! Thank you!!!
I watched this live. The energy in chat was incredible. Most of us were crying by the end of it. We ❤ Barb!!
Me too. It was nerve racking.
I was for sure. “Darn allergies and onions” 👍🏾😥
That is amazing
I was
I am crying watching it, I can only imagine being in the chat.
This is why I am a Patron of this channel. I am 75 years old and have been involved in the home computer market since 1980. I've seen the market grow into a connected universe which sadly some have used to steal from others.
More law enforcement needs to get involved in real time to support these heroes
I agree. They're not likely to. "Victimless crime"
The biggest issue would seem to be that almost all the scammers are based out of India, and the police there are very easy to buy, so they look the other way while these guys are running their scams. The US police can only do so much.
They're too busy protecting the interests of the ruling class 🤷♂️
@@jnelsoninjax Either India or Africa....
There are international law enforcers and anti terrorist organisations. The international community needs to get with the 21st century and develop robust international anti-scamming laws and punishments. I work for a large international humanitarian organisation and I am sure that it's possible.
As an Indian, this is pathetic on part of the scammers. Continue with your good work, I feel someday there will be serious consequences for these jerks!
Bro don't drag india name into it. I am also an Indian just got sçammed by two negros over past week
😂😂 hum indians hai ham kabhi nhi sudhrenge. Gulaam hi sahi the.
Respect to that clerk 1000% It never ceases to amaze me how quickly people will work together. Kudos to Barbara, she listened to her instincts! Guaranteed she made her son proud.
I remember when this operation was a lot smaller. You guys are killing it!
My 72 year old dad just got scammed out of $1,400. It could have been worse. It was from people claiming to be from the US Parole Commission trying to release my brother from prison early. They wanted $1,400 as a deposit for monitoring equipment.
By the time I caught on, I was blowing up my father's phone. Just like Barb, he didn't pick up. Unlike Barb, his emotions of his son coming home clouded his judgment.
This hit home because it happened to me for $28K. I am a 71 year old educated woman who thought I was aware of all scams. Caller told me he worked for fraud dept at my bank and they were tracking down an inside problem. For every question I asked he seemed to have a legitimate answer. After my incident, my son turned me onto your channel. I wish I had known about you sooner. Thank you for all you do.
did you lose the money?
@@murky1905she literally just wrote that it happened to me for 28k and afterwards the son turned her on to this channel
So sadly, yes.
@@murky1905 Yeah, she lost it, later her son showed her this channel, and she regrets not knowing about it sooner. This is my understanding on what she typed.
Unfortunately, yes.
Terribly sorry someone took advantage of you Cindy. Just keep your head up and know a random stranger on the internet wants you to succeed no matter what 💪
Imagine the impact if we had a government agency doing this sort of work, in addition to putting out PSAs to prevent citizens from getting scammed.
That's a total fact
add it to homeland security
Dont know why this isn’t a thing
private companies can always handle things faster and with less corruption, if he had the right financial backing he could create something bigger than anything the govt could do
I don’t think it will be a thing because they don’t care about doing good. It is good money getting all that data and selling it to scammer companies
When she asked “what do you charge?” And he said “Zero” I lost it. You’re doing gods work P and team. Thank you
That got me, too. So proud of Perogi and his team.
Pierogi Repeatedly States In Different Videos That Scammers Also Watch His Videos & Advises To Never Ask For Help In The Comments Because That Can Make You A Target For Scammers Who Pretend To Be Him. Please, Take His Advice & Spread The Word.
S*** even my heart was pounding during that call. All I could think about, this could have been my grandmother, she passed 2 years on the 30th. All i could think about was nanny. Can't lie, the conversation you had with Barb, I was getting choked up 😞 You are a f****n hero bud - don't EVER forget that!
I remember before my grandma passed a couple years ago, she would receive scam calls all the time but I listened in on one and asked her who it was from and knew immediately. I'm glad I was able to tell her they were scams, no company would ever call and ask for personal info or bitcoin transfers. Ever since then she would answer with "I know you're a scammer, now quit calling me!" It's just horrible how people as horrible as this exist out there..preying on the most vulnerable. Whenever I watch videos like this it always reminds me of her, just glad I was able to prevent her from ever falling for it. Pierogi is doing amazing work.
My mother is 88 and several years ago we had a wonderful talk about scammers. I’m proud to say, if a number pops up she doesn’t know she doesn’t answer. She doesn’t click on links in text or email. Every little bit helps.
Me too, with my 76 year old mother.. Dont answer any calls you dont recognise, txts, emails, pc popups; and always, and I mean always just hang up and have me or my brother handle the call on her behalf....
@@markdouglas9182 together we can make a difference with the elderly. Cheers friend.
Don't EVER answer your phone unless you know the number. Just don't pick it up. Ever. And if they don't leave a message, hit the call block button.
Proactively teaching someone about possible red flags is literally the best thing you can do in this day and age.
I legit know so many people who have been or nearly been scammed in such subtle ways.
@@markdouglas9182 my kids stood in and saved me.i was so thankful
Amazing save! Unfortunately she did not call her son first who works at bank! Those of us with elderly parents, tell them to doublecheck with you for any strange hacking, refund, or sending payment. I was able to save my mom $10k from grandson scam because I told her to call me before sending anyone any money.
Unfortunately, many young guys don't even inform their elderly people in their family about this scam. Which is very horrible
This video is a literal sigh of relief!!! I've been scammed myself! its sucks. F those scammers!!! gawddam, thank you for this channel existing!
I hope Barb checks out your channel and sees this. She did well to question the scammers and listen to her "spidey senses".
Great job on this!
It's called "gut feeling" not "spider senses"
@@ELIZABETHMARLONE2005 It means the same thing fluffy.
The store clerk deserves a raise big time
I never thought this channel would bring me to tears. God bless you, SP. And God bless Barb too!!
My mom lost 60.000€ to scammers from russia, you are a real hero.
Oh my GOD that’s a lot of money so sorry for your mom
11:32 & 11:55 I was literally shouting and clapping for Mrs. Barb response. At 14:53 my tears won’t stop coming. I was thinking: there is still good in the ppl in this world, whatever is ur religion or nationality. God bless you brother Pierogi, u r an angel.
Geez.. I hate scammers
Me 2
Me Three
Everybody hates scammers, even scammers hate scammers.
@@j.whiteoak6408Me 4.
Man I loved the store clerk. He was so down to help.
CMON BARB.
I work as a 911 dispatcher and sometimes people call us to verify if they are being scammed, which is always the case. It's one of the most rewarding things ever to be able to prevent them from being scammed.
Same - I am always so glad when they call BEFORE they take out their money and give it to scammers. It breaks my heart when it has already happened and you have to tell them.
i worked for apple support for awhile and id feel so bad when people would call in stating they have been scammed out of 5,000$ in apple gift cards and sometimes there wasnt much we could do for them to get their money back bc the scammers had already took it. ive had people break down in literal tears and hyperventilate over it.
You deserve a medal!
This literally had me in tears. So grateful for Scammer Payback and the entire community for helping fight this war. As we all age and, perhaps, become less engaged and aware of the technology it is absolutely imperative that we have people in our corner helping us stay safe. If there is a group like this in Toronto I would love to volunteer my time and energy in anyway I can (I'll frigging mop the floors of your office) to help the people that are helping the people.
Store clerk had the right energy for sure 🙌🏿
How can you just go into your bank & draw out $15,000 ??
Thank you to Scammer Payback, Jim Browning , Pleasant Green, Trilogy and all of the other heros who not only help us keep our money, but also just making us feel safe knowing that there are good guys out there who will protect us.
Barb is a champion, what a lady! And good job protecting people!
Hopefully Pierogi got to talk to Barb more after the live stream. There were 1000 people chanting her name LOL, "Come on Barb! Use your own judgement, Barb!" Then when he finally got in touch with her we all set off fireworks.
That store clerk is the man!!!! You just know he's the type of dude who always has a smile on his face when serving customers and remembers his regulars. What a legend of a human.
The store clerk was amazing. I love that you are helping victims to be whole again
I am retired. About 4 years ago I called my "antivirus" provider to ask a question, but somehow I got the wrong people. They said they were the antivirus company, but I eventually figured out that they were not. However, before I figured it out, they got into my computer and I was watching my computer be controlled by someone else. I quickly got a very bad feeling. After getting away from these "bad guys" I immediately called my bank and told them what happened. They put a red-flag onto my account, and I also quit online banking of all kinds. After watching this video, I think I will never do online banking again. That was a good 4 years ago and so far I have not had anything happen to my account. I hope it stays that way.
As a much younger person, I also think many other things online are unnecessary and also sometimes worse.
As someone hurtling towards "retirement age," this is why I refuse the "convenience" of "smart" phones and online banking. I also grew up with a healthy suspicion of people and their claims - especially when someone calls up to tell me my car is on the southern border of Texas. I have also learned how to swear fluently in Hindi and flame the caller and their families. I get them mad enough to call me back - which COSTS them money.
@@davidburke709
It doesn't cost them anything, the calls are free using internet.
Online banking is very safe unless YOU give your personal information away to scammers.
While I do use online banking, what they installed was likely Connectwise, which in my view is nothing more a Trojan itself. It boots with the computer and you have no warning it's running. I would have an IT person check. I know exactly where it exists. Software like that should not exist.
Good thinking :) Yeah you should be fine. Banks have their issues of course, but still pretty safe overall. Glad you caught on !
My mom's also retired a few years ago from a position in logistics, and she's quick to catch on if something feels off. I'm glad I don't have to worry about her entire savings being stolen. She has them in a standard physical bank, and hangs up on people trying to sell her stuff she doesn't need, so if she's ever in contact with actual scammers, lord help them haha! :D
Scammer: Your taking to " The Meg" Victim: Are u saying you are the movie "The Meg?
Did you hear about this lady that was being scammed by the same exact scam? She was being scammed for $40,000! She was depositing the money on a bitcoin machine and some lady got suspicious and called the cops. They took 20k from her and she managed to keep the other $20k. It was also an old lady
I love your work ❤ I was scammed when I was 19, watching these makes me happy 😊
I was in tears for her when she realized what she almost did. Thank you for helping her! You are a hero.
That poor lady. I could cry for her. Thankfully she had the insight to start to question what was happening to her. Thank you Pierogi for being her knight in shining armour. These scammers are truly heartless with no concern for anything except to line their own pockets. I hope Karma does exist for them.
Hi I am new to this type of YT videos about scammers, and I am astonished by what you do. I think you are a SUPERHERO!!!!!. I pray you be blessed overwhelmingly by Our Lord and Saviour!!!!!
I've watched your channel for years now, how you deleted stuff, locked them out of their systems, then shut them down. Now you do this, helping real victims. You and your team deserve far more recognition for the work you do. You are literally saving people. There is no higher calling in this world than helping and saving people. You guys rock.
Hello
I was sitting on the edge of my seat. Nice guy at the store! So glad you got through to her. Sending a HUGE hug to you.
Thank you, Pierogi, for saving Barb! I had tears in my eyes when you finally got ahold of her. Shout out to the guy at the liquor store👏👏 The scambaiting community is crucial to educating victims and stopping scammers in their tracks! I also follow Modder Paul and have seen you pop in to show love, so I'm doing the same for you🤗
Maybe there can be a national phone like 911, but for people to double check when getting calls like this. They explain the issue and what the scammers are telling them to do so they know it’s a scam. There should be big campaign ads with this number to call.
Data brokers need to be shut down and held accountable for their part in these scams.
Who else has bean an true fan of Scammer payback for an long time
I've been following him off and on for a couple years I think... Is that a long time?
Nearly 5 years here.
I would say I’m more of a “newer” fan. I’ve been watching his stuff for 2 years now. But I make it a tradition to watch them every Saturday and I even bought the People’s Call Center poster and hung it on my office door
Three years
16:22 that happy scream😭🤌🏻
What's really nerve-racking about this is... BMO is MY bank, too. BMO Harris (who Barb said her son worked for) is who BMO used to be known as before they merged with Bank of the West. I was with BotW before the merger. They're the American subsidiary of Bank of Montreal.
I really, really, really hope they've since updated their procedures so they don't allow someone to just... withdraw that kind of money on a whim... Someone who has NO. PRIOR. HISTORY. of those kind of transactions. It'd be one thing if a customer was routinely depositing and withdrawing thousands of dollars of cash at a time - with all the regulatory hurdles that come into play to make sure the person isn't engaging in money laundering. But given how Barb was talking about how she can't afford to lose that money, she definitely isn't that kind of person. So to walk in and withdraw $15K in cash out of the blue had to have raised some flags. How did it not?
I've never heard so many "Each and Everythings" and "legally doumentation" in one call before. 🙄
And “fixation”, another staple of the scammer’s script.
@@jeank5410 The "do one thing" and "I'll do one thing" are pretty frequent as well. B.
You're talking to The Megan.
Pierogi you are our guardian angel. You have saved so many people in real time and behind the scenes so you are always working trying to save victims and your hard work is not in vain we all appreciate what you are doing and please don’t stop because we need you 🙏🏽thank you so much for being so kind and sweet. Much love to you my wonderful friend. I was there when it was live and I don’t think I have any nails left lol you did everything right 🙌🏽❤️😘
Heroes exists!
Thank you, Pierogie, and everyone on the Scammer Payback crew for the truly epic work you are doing. Highlighting the issue, and showing us how these utter pieces of--operate.
this recently happpen to me and they got 46 thousand dolllars. police working on it i email a few companies and too they look like scammers. how can i get it back? what should i do? should i contact a scammer lawyer? i have email and aa phone.
I'm really sorry to hear that happened to you. It's great that the police are involved, and you're taking steps to get your money back. It's important to be cautious with companies that seem suspicious. You could consider reaching out to organizations that specialize in helping victims of scams to guide you on the best course of action. Stay strong man!
The Scammer Payback team and store clerk are heroes this world needs.
The female scammer did the scammers no favors with her broken English and not making any sense. I'm glad she wised up, likely when she saw the liquor store and finally realized how sketch it all seemed. You are saving people's livelihoods. Thank you.
there isn't many people out there who care anymore..but .Perogi is so passionate about his work...we need more people like him in this world right now.
Saving someone feels so good. I was able to save my uncle, who barely speaks english. He came to me in a panic asking me to communicate with these guys because he lost 5000 in bitcoin, and they wanted to help him. At first, I was like, "Okay", then when I saw his computer that is being connected to these guys' screens, I yelled at them for trying to scam my uncle. They tried to convince me, but when I mentioned that I knew what they were doing because I watched scammers payback, they disconnected the call. Idiots.
I came from 2100 to let you know
Peirogi
The world sees you as a Hero❤❤
Whoever that clerk was for the liquor store, absolute legend. Hopefully he sees this video. Amazing work Pierogi, damn near brought me to tears when Barb picked up the phone and you stopped her from transferring that money. I have so much respect for you and your team for helping potential victims and actual victims of such vile scammers.
Barbara....if u see this...let others know... people have unalived themselves over this...and people have lost their familys over this and have become homeless over this...one voice like scammer payback can reach many small voices...
Shout out to that store clerk for helping up with the situation
Just became a member because I am grateful for the work you do and how it allows me to help the people I work with. I am a psychologist working in FL, primarily with an over-70 birthdays population. I have shared your videos as educational & informative material. Not only am I trying to decrease their vulnerability to potential scams, but also as validation for the unfortunate few who feel quite alone and ashamed. Thanks, again…keep up the great work!
I’m really sorry but can you find out if this man will help my friend got scammed in crypto 4000 it’s all the savings he had is it possible to get in the crypto page and I freeze his money he will pay please im just looking for heli
I’m really sorry but can you find out if this man will help my friend got scammed in crypto 4000 it’s all the savings he had is it possible to get in the crypto page and I freeze his money he will pay please im just looking for help
These scammers make me sick. They're vile creatures. Thank you for saving Barb! Good job you guys!!
Thanks for not giving up! The adrenaline that happens in the midst is insane. I WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN WHEN IT HAPPENED AND AGAIN NOW! THIS IS WHY WE DO THIS! LET'S FREAKING GO! This is a perfect example of keeping our eye on the ball and never forgetting our mission!
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Wow awesome dude you’re a real life hero!
Thanks! Great job this is so heart warming
Love this!! That poor lady could have been me, I am 77 in a month. Nobody can afford to lose any money. God bless you!
When you're able to stop these things happening in real time makes me really happy. My mum recently almost got scammed and I was able to tell because of watching your videos and recognising the things that they do.
looks like you Mr.perogi were getting emotional , that just shows how much yall care about these victims of these horrible people and just this morning i received a pop up and locked computer screen saying to call micro soft support but i remembered watching 1 of your vids and you said to turn off my computer and hang up the call which i did and got my computer back and hung up the phone , they never called back so i personally ty sir , watching your vids helped me
I'm from India🇮🇳
Salutes to you SP for saving inocent peoples 🙏
Shame on you scammers👎👎
They make us suspect anyone with that accent and speech patterns. Logically I know it's a small amount of the population but in my guts I have a reaction when I hear the accent...
@@BCM1959 Yeah I am the same. I don't trust anyone now with an Indian accent. I feel so sorry for the truly honest Indian people out there who hate what these scammers are doing to their reputation and good name.
Why can’t Indians do anything about it? Why not improve india to be like Japan or China? Instead of scamming people and making slums everywhere. India invented number system etc but past was past. Now india sucks 😂…India relies on US companies without which Indian middle class will disappear.
Years ago my grandmother received a call from scammers letting her know that I was in a foreign country and had been arrested, and that she needed to take out cash and pay for my bail. Luckily she called my mother and my aunt who called me, and we got her to hang up and not call back. But before she knew it was a scam she was scared and in tears…it hurt my heart to see and hear. So, thank you for everything you guys do because that fear is real.
I got a message from my nephew, saying he was in trouble and needed money fast, obviously a scam, my sister got the same message, I hate scammers.
What a terrible thing to do to someone, especially Grandma.
It's getting worse because now they can sample your voice and basically talk to your grandmother spoofing them and make it more convincing. Every family needs a "challenge" word where you say a given word or phrase and if they don't respond properly, you know its a scam.
When me and my mom heard about that scam we arranged a question for her to ask that only I would know the answer to. That way if scammers ever call her she'll know if it's me or not.
Those are really great ideas to combat the issue! It sucks when they play on someone’s heartstrings with little to no care at all about how it impacts that person or their family. I was so glad to see the woman in the video didn’t end up spending much needed money.
I have a 65 year old woman who has been sending via bitcoin and cashapp and refuses to believe me that she’s a money mule and being scammed
you should totally report here and call her in
totally should be reported
@@dertythegrower I’m reported to the fbi and aps but literally nothing is getting down
What bank?
The title caught my eye bc I saw a much younger woman enthusiastically feeding a bitcon machine a bunch of $$, while dressed in an old white t-shirt & dirty jeans, & looked as though she hadn’t had showered in weeks.
I'd like to thank you personally, after watching your videos I was able to save myself and not fall victim in a scam call today, just from that little knowledge from watching your videos I was able to secure everything I have now and avoid them, thank you so much