The Despicable Russian Influencers of LA
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We all know that Los Angeles is a place that creates the most obnoxious and the worst influencers. But what if I told you that Russian scam influencers who have already ripped off the people of Russia are now moving to the US to continue their scamming? Let's talk about Mr. Thank You or Sergei Kosenko, a Russian scam influencer who recently got in trouble with the Russian government and is now living in LA, as well as wife Sasha Belair. What are Russian scammers doing in the USA and how are they making money? As a Russian, I just had to talk about it. smash like and sub for more thx xoxo
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00:00 Russian scam influencers are moving to LA
01:31 Who is Mr. Thank You / Sergei Kosenko?
02:39 History of being a scammer in Russia
05:55 His wife is basically A CULT LEADER
07:25 Mr. Thank You vs THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
10:10 His LA mansion for $35,000/month
11:19 Why is 'Mr. Thank You' so popular?
13:46 Russian influencers ruin the Oscars
15:50 This is just bait for poor people
17:29 His wife's Instagram is even worse
20:13 I have to start doing this too lmao
22:30 Conclusion - บันเทิง
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I'd like to ask you a question, what do the Russian people think about Turks in general? I watch your videos to learn more about Russian propaganda and Z because I want to learn about a country so close to Turkey. Thanks for the amazing videos!
6:57 so she basically have been thinking outloud on stage?
Yo Roman, i have a interesting video idea, and that's reacting to some of the old episodes of the old TV show ''Nasha Russia'' and like explain the jokes there and stuff... I think it will be entertaining, especially for those who know this show
Get a job bro. , you now in lissabon dude where people make lots of money
Don't hate the player, hate the game. The jealously coming from you in this video is off the chart as you try to explain that you aren't "materialistic", yet wear designer shirts & jewelry and display Tom Ford fragrance behind you. As you said at the end of the video, this is what the washed up #roman_rfkrz will do when people stop giving you money.
You are the SAME as them. Only on a smaller scale. You do nothing for mankind. Produce nothing but a useless video and beg for money so how are you any different from them? 0:32
I live in the USA, I never heard of Mr. Thank You and I feel dumber now that I have. 🤣
I’ve never heard of him either ..
Same
Thats why is a scam
Fucking same.
Mr. No thank you
every time I realise that I have never heard of these huge influencers, I feel better about myself and my life choices.
Haha - same!😂
These people are creepy and useless. It pisses me off that they've got followers basically shoveling money at them.
Completely agree
Amazing how two of the most shallow people on the planet Earth just found each other
And here's me, fat and single
That poor baby tho.😪
And they found LA too.
@@noodleppoodleyou're not alone... you will find your waifu later or sooner just keep trying... 😊
@@noodleppoodle Hey friend, at least you're not making the world a worse place like the two in this video. I'm sure you've got more going on than you realize. ❤
"Millions of people will bring you money" that actually is the most straight-forward pyramid scheme I've ever seen. No fancy products, no distractions, just some words and the money pyramid.
she literally admit that she is scamming all the people 💀
I mean there is no pyramid scheme because saying some words doesn't make a business.
Sitting in my room praying for tons of weed to appear doesn't constitute drug trafficking.
@@cyan_oxy6734More likely to happen
@@cyan_oxy6734a pyramid scheme is not a legit business, it's a scam. And yes, it's based mostly on promises, ie words.
In America its called the "Prosperity Gospel" (An actual evangelical church with pastor scammers that tell you that you are getting richer while they drain your bank account and fly around on private jets.) its just elaborate gaslighting.
-Roman runs out of content for his channel
-Roman starts staging giving away fake euros for Instagram followers
-Roman gets into legal trouble
-Roman makes an apology video wearing a turtleneck pull
😂👏
-Roman finally gets a US Visa and moves to the People's Democratic Republic of Americastan with the other Russian scammers and Oligarchs.
I love how you can literally read the “For Motion Picture Use Only” text on the money
I haven’t noticed that 😅 well spotted
Hate to be that guy, buuuuut .... it actually says "For Motion Picture Purposes". 11:58
Actually kinda like being that guy tbh
@@EnnoMaffenreal
something i've noticed is that most of the comments on Mr Thank You are Indian, Indonesian, Pakistani, etc which doesn't surprise me
Payed bots?
Yeah no way he hasntninflated his follower count. And I wouldnt be surprised if the people in those countries getting paid to add followers leave comments etc see him giving out money to random people so they desperately shoot their shot.
I assume his engagement is nowhere near what it would be for an organically grow 30mil channel.
As an Indian that feels sad
As an Indian, I doubt anyone here knows who the hell he is, or cares. Trust me, the language barrier and insularity guarantees that.
@@pronoydutta614 If 0.01% of Indians know him, thats still 100k people
I live near LA and this guy would absolutely get robbed at gunpoint if it was real money.
Los Angeles, more like Los Angelgrad😫
Los Santograd
Sankt Angelograd
Or - Los Angelyabinsk
Los Kaliningard
more Ukrainians heres than russians now...
NFKRZ - "After he threw his baby, the Russian authority that watches out for..."
Me - Welfare of children?
NFKRZ - "...morality and traditional values on the internet..."
I mean…the Russian authority for children’s welfare, at least in charge of it all, is wanted by ICC 😅 not sure who to trust more lol
I'm actually glad the morality police didn't ignore it because it's heterosexual.
It's appalling what he did. Imagine throwing a baby into the snow when he could have sold it for cash. There are childless couples who will pay a fortune for a baby. Some people have no morality or true Russian Christian values. ☦️ 😢
@@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw BOT! (Joined Dec 15, 2023)
@@subfreakuent Well obviously.
Everybody knows there haven't been any real new
youtube joiners since 2011. (Sarcasm)
Mr.Thank You is like Mr.Beast if you ordered him on Wish.
Temu Mr. beast
@@d.n.8919 store brand Mr.beast
The U.S Treasury Department needs to pay this scammer a visit. Counterfeit money can land him in federal prison.
20M+ subscribers and no cops among those? Seems like policemen are getting real money haha
I think it's "motion picture money" which isn't counterfeit and he could just say he's making content for fun or entertainment so I don't think it'd really be a crime
@@pacmandapackman3087in the UK, people buy the prop money, and the stickers that cover up the word "Prop money" and passing it off as real money.
@@Bunchachissounds like something on russian😅
@@Bunchachis I'm guessing the venn diagram of bot accounts who are subscribed to him and LA police officers/T-men is a very slim overlap.
Oh, wow. I can't decide which routine is worse, his or hers.
It's like being unable to look away from a car crash, while beside it is a strange woman just standing there emotionless to it all with a box of phones.
As the old school con artists used to say: "it's a sin not to take a sucker's money". Not saying I agree, but after seeing "Get free money meditation" and "millions of people are ready to bring you money just because you exist"... I get it...
They are both terrible, plus if you pause you can see the fkin writing on the notes. For motion picture use only.
hers was orer cringe slightly
I'd say hers. He at least tries to sound sympathetic, while she just sounds weird with her monotone robotic voice
The idea of some dude casually riding around LA with a bag full of money for more than 5 seconds without being robbed seems funny to me.
the way homeboy tossed HIS 2 MONTH OLD BABY 😦
He just got frustrated when the baby surpassed him in intelligence.
@@ErikE_you didn't have to cook him THIS hard💀
a rare situation where Putin's love of windows may actually be justified.
Rubler; yeet'd...
I am playing the tiniest bit of devil's advocate here, but to be fair babies don't have fully formed bones yet so they're kinda bouncy.
Other than the cold itself, I think the baby was probably fine.
Morally reprehensible though. Straight up shitty person, but we already knew that
NFKRZ starting his villain arc as Mr. Screw You
I hope he gives out a handful of sunflower seeds LOLOLOL
He needs a white cat and an office chair
Roman goes up to people on the street:
"Hi, are you subscribed to me on TH-cam?"
"Yeah! You're NFKRZ!"
"Well here you go! [flips them the bird] IDI NAHUI"
I had completely forgotten about Ricegimum's existence for years until today.
Same lmao
I wish I didn't have to remember him just now
I never followed his content and only ever heard of him in passing all these years to be fair
@@zaremol2779 Same,I knew of him from commentary video callin him out during his peak.
I don't want to brag but I never knew who he is.
Thank you for raising awareness about these scammers. There seem to be more and more of them all the time.
You are looking at one of them now @roman_nfkrz. Dude runs away from Russia but doesn't help with any anti-war movement wherever he has lived, yet still managed to buy designer clothes, jewelry and fragrances and wear them while making his videos. He's the same scam artist, just on a much smaller level.
When he said he didn't throw his own son, ligit thought he was going to say that "he just threw someone else's kid" 😂
meeee toooooooo
Me too 😂😂
Same 😂
Now waiting for Roman to make a fake apology video wearing a turtleneck :D
He can apologize for his early content
@@o0260oyes.
Keen subscribers review his entire video catalogue to see if he has already appeared in a turtleneck......
random russians in the streets of la isn't that common. immediately off the bat you know it is fake just for that alone.
Russian invasion
Russians have always been in LA, they’re just more in your face now. Many russians pretend to be Ukrainians cause it’s more politically correct, and really how would most Americans know? Be careful.
There are plenty of Russians in Glendale, Hollywood, and the SF Valley
I’ve never heard of this Mr. Thank You before now. I will never regain that innocence.
A few shots of whiskey will reset your memory.
I have never heard of these people and my family has been in Los Angeles since 1743. I must be too old.
Cali wasn’t even settled back then. Try again.
@@josephmosseri5647 Cali is in columbia. Try again.
@@DeniseDDS LA was founded in 1781. Stop making stuff up. It's cringe af as we used to say back in the good ol days.
@@EnnoMaffen I would think a normal person would realize that there were actually people already here when the city was founded.
@@EnnoMaffen You know there were Native Americans and Spanish settlers in the area long before then right?
I guess "mr no-thank you" can't afford to wash his hair!
Spends too much time in his designer no-edge pool
I despise shallow showing off people. So vain. To me the act of "flexing" is utter b s.
You might want to look a little closer at this guy's videos. He wears a Cartier Tank watch ($3500-7000USD) wears designer shirts (in other videos) and has designer fragrances displayed behind him (Tom Ford fragrance $250-450USD).
The only reason he complains about other Russian UTers is because they are making more free "money for nothing" than he is.
Don't give away your money that you worked for to someone that makes one 20 min video a week.
@@kutya13I mean I think what he’s saying is it’s fucking gay to walk around trying to get people to notice and tell them how much it costs, having drip isn’t a crime
@@kutya13nobody cares, ironically except you bozo
Despise people who care.
To flaunt to that degree is the tackiest, densest, emptiest, lowest possible form of existence. They’re all brain dead children those Mr. and Mrs. Thank yous of life.
Los Angeles has become worse than Chelyabinsk, we might as well call it Los Angelyabinsk.
What he did to the 2 month old actually is child abuse.
when i see people like those, a quote from slavoj zizek comes to my mind:
„when me and my friends take over, you are going to gulag!“
Youve reminded me of why I quit the two social media accounts I had 12 yrs ago. I came to realize all the shallow people lived online. It was a lonely place full of fake people pretending to be something they weren't. Eventually I ventured onto. . TH-cam & occasionally I see some interesting, intelligent, thought provoking content.
Same here. Got rid of all social media accounts many years ago. TH-cam is also getting worse, but there really is some awesome content every now and then. I'd really like to know how much total watch time I have on here. Must be thousands and thousands of hours.
Roman! You absolutely have to do a video on the Russians of Miami. Its a very weird scene.
It is so weird there are several Russian songs about it))))
- Remember, no Russian.
💥💥💥
As a fellow Russian I found this hilarious especially since I knew of 0 Russian influencers before I watched this. Can't wait to see more scammers!
"I knew of 0 Russian influencers before I watched this"
Not even the woman who got into trouble for the "almost naked party"?
Damn what that guy does with his baby is very dangerous.. in the first 3 months of his live.
The baby's head is very large and heavy compared to the rest of his body and his neck muscles are not yet or barely developed. It is therefore very important to always support the head properly. If you do not do this or if you shake the baby vigorously, small blood vessels in the brain can rupture due to the movement, with all the consequences such as blindness, deafness, convulsions, learning difficulties, brain damage or even death.
So yeah.. it is abuse!
Where is the mother of this baby? Was she oke with this? 😮
With these two as parents, how do you prove it’s due to abuse or genetics?
I guess the mother isn’t very much brighter than her husband… My apologies for their baby boy :(
Thank you for explaining because I was genuinely puzzled what's wrong with that. I'm Russian and I had no idea who this dude was, I remember seeing the news and the video with him throwing the baby into a tall pile of snow and thinking "Hey am I dumb or what but I genuinely don't understand why everyone is so angry about it"
not gonna lie this the first time i've heard a proper explanation why "shaking the baby" will kill it
Additionally, it's more difficult for a newborn to breathe through snow, than more traditional methods of intaking oxygen. 🤓
Well then. They are a bad influence
We talking a minor incursion right
nah cuz this dude looks EXACTLY like this one german scam influencer who made an entire generation of teenagers addicted to online gambling and he's also selling those courses lmfao. they're all the same
They all kinda look the same tbh
what's his name? im curious now to look at him
@@lovelymill Ron Bielecki probably
@@lovelymill i honestly dont remember bc i dont watch this trash content i just know him from memes
11:51 The money CLEARLY says 'Motion Picture Purposes" 😂
it’s funny how he just cruises down LA and randomly finds Russians in the street, what a coincidence!!
You murdered this dude. But for real: What are we supposed to do with all these stupid people?
Great question tbh
These “stupid people” have a LOT of stupid money. People put up with it when they’re buying their stuff.
Stop buying their stuff. Stop following them and engaging with their content in any way (do not leave negative comments etc. because it still fuels the algorithm). Delete social media accounts
@@d.n.8919 💯
The internet blows everything out of proportion. Most people aren't stupid. Most people aren't mean. Don't let the algorithm deceive you.
Waiting for Roman to become Mr. Thank You II 😆 💵
He should do this but hand out old russian and belarussian rubles lol
I am not ashamed to know I have no idea who these "influencers" are. One reason to he happy to be old.
I mean I don’t know him, but the thing is, im not from a third world country, and that’s where most his audience are from
11:58 If you pause the video, you can clearly see that all those $100 bills say "FOR MOTION PICTURES PURPOSES" 😂
He was also deported from Bali and the project of selling villas stopped(he was probably just advertising)
Wasn't he deported for throwing a motorcycle into the ocean?
my guy looked at a bottle of pepto bismal once and decided ''yea im gonna base my whole wardrobe persona on this color''
Funny how all these fake LA influencers have the same yellow Lambo.
You can probably also find an airbnb listing for that mansion.
He should come to Atlanta and try that. He'll get like.. half a video before that box is gone - real or not. "Do you follow m..... hey ... wait....."
I mean it's fake exactly for that reason. Of course he doesn't drive around asking people if they follow him, listen closely, why do they all have thick non-american accents? Because they are his friends from back home.
if he does it in college park the car will be gone as well
@@lucasreinert3030 I would pay to see him try that in college park or east point.
@@omega1231 and 19 likes, even doubling down in comments.
there will always be dumb ppl even if you tell them they are getting fooled they will try to convince you they have not been fooled.
The people hes asking aren't random pedestrians < 🤦♂
My god... I didn't think "influencers" could get any more shameless lol.
I'm in LA. Haven't run into any of these scammers, but when we moved houses a couple years ago the moving company we hired sent two guys: one Russian and one Ukrainian. It was kind of heartwarming to see them working together as this was right after the war started. I felt bad for the Russian dude though- he went out of his way to bring up the war and tell us that he thinks "Putin is a bad guy". I could tell he did it because he was self conscious about Americans' opinions of the Russian people and wanted to make it clear he wasn't on Putin's side. Don't get me wrong, I felt worse for the Ukrainian dude given what has happened to his country. But it made me empathize for Russian's living abroad...they probably never stop getting opinions they didn't ask for about Russia and Putin. I bet some of them even fib about where they're from, like during the Iraq war when a lot of Americans aboard in Europe would say they're Canadian.
The turtleneck sweater: The new hairshirt!
HI Roman, your videos are epic. Love from the UK. 🇬🇧
Thanks!
I was perfectly happy not knowing those horrible people existed. Now my day is ruined… Thank you so much Roman.
In Estonian there's a saying "You're supposed to take the money away from dummies" and I'll be honest if I lacked any morals I could have made so much money off of stupid people. It's so damn easy it's no wonder these people do this.
Vahest mõtlen sama
“A fool and his money are soon parted,” as we say here in the States.
The problem is most of the people who fall for these scams aren't truly stupid, they're usually vulnerable & desperate. Single mothers, old people, people with health issues they cant afford etc etc. I think keeping in mind that these scum target people like that on purpose really helps show how insidious they really are.
Lots of bad and outright evil acts are very easy to do and get away with. Most of the time it's just you and your morals that decide that it's better to do the right thing. Found a purse with some money? Well that purse is asking you how good of a person you really are.
In Lithuania, we had such a big issue with these Russian scammers, it came to the point where they would call phone numbers, pretending to be from the bank, and saddest thing is that they are legit targeting Russian speakers, immigrants and old people.
That’s even lower than having no morals, man. They know what they are doing and they are targeting poor old people, that think this might a hope for them to better life.
I am an older viewer. I watch to feel like I'm in touch with the whole world!! Scammers everywhere, RU wins the bot trophy!
A "bot" is a computer program that automatically performs repetitious actions when the program is supplied with URLs to send its repetition to.
The original bots were mail bots.Try not to misuse words at your age; it may be recognized as indicator of dementia.
@@briseboyTo be fair, these influencers behave like bots.
Never heard of this "thank you" guy, I wish I hadnt.
He might not want to be flashing around money like that. He'll get robbed! LOL
It’s fascinated me for years the number of Russians who flee Russia when they become wealthy (often through less than legitimate means), presumably to better keep hold of their fortune. Cyprus, Turkey, Thailand, Dubai, etc, all popular escape destinations. I’d love to see some statistics on this.
And then 80% of them call the countries they flee to inferior and simp for traditionalist strongman Putin.
You actually made me laugh. Fantastic. Another reason why I will never go back to LA
LA and Dubai seem to me like places that just attract the worst kind of trash people. If I moved to the US i'd rather move to something like Sioux City for a city, but more likely just some small town in an inland state.
I’m Mr. Thank you in Norway. This are barely anything but at least it’s real😂
Dont be sorry thats as much as I have in my pocket for the next 11 days
Very generous. Thanks!
Really shone a light on that. What awful people. Instagram should ban them.
There's NO ONE like you for highlighting obscure Russian behaviours/trends, Roman, and for discussing them facetiously. You are totally awesome in your own right and don't need tips from MTY Kosenko.
as a native LA dude, there are a lot of russians and ukranians in LA lately. these people definitely know each other but there are a lot
and we don't miss them. they are your problem now lol
@@Bunchachis LA accepts immigrants, most people are not from here
@@Bunchachisthey are more like a profit than the problem
Eyyy thx for making this one. I’ve been thinking this topic would make a good NFKRZ vid
Handing out money with “copy” written on it. What a hero.
That girl had a mic already on her when Mr. thank u pulled up. HOLY CRINGE
Yep, that was mentioned in the video
bruh he even has the money in the "for motion picture use only" dollars packaging, at least it seems to be the good fake stuff that is used in movies.
Hey Roman, thanks for bringing this to our attention. If you want, i can submit a complaint to the authorities here if they are scammers? Looks like the FBI has a tip line that can be used to report them so they can be investigated.
In Germany, we have a word for this kind of celebrity-rubbish - and it's not even one of our famous concatenations - it's just "plump"! 🤣
what's the word (in German)?
To be fair, Jack Quaid does look like someone who'd play Peter Parker.
Isn’t it funny how many of us have dreamed of life in LA until getting to peer underneath the surface. So much fakeness, so much illusion, nothing is at it seems. I used to work tirelessly to be able to move to LA one day whereas now it’s almost everything I do not want in life. I almost feel sorry for the semi-rich kids born into their LA celebrity bubble because they often lack certain kind of emotional development and spend their youths chasing something meaningless and empty without being able to tell what really is wrong. That hollow c-list celebrity influencer lifestyle seems appealing on the surface because who wouldn’t want their wealth but in order to get there, you have to life a pretty miserable life around pure fakeness and smokescreens.
“I don’t know how this happens” was the most realistic response.
Goodonya mate, excellent video. Its a crazy world out there at some levels and I'm with you on how sickeningly gullible so many people can be. Keep up the good work.
"Scamfluencer"
I followed only one influencer, my late mother.
this was wild, thanks for vid homie
Man your music is insane ❤ I love it
You missed opportunity to put picture with Bastrykin watching display with lens.😂😂
I hate these influencer scam artists that prey on people who are in need, Mr No Thanks Fake Money!
Yo bro, you doing a great job exposing these pathetic people. I cannot stand these scam artists. They don’t give a damn about people and they only want to get money. I have no idea why people trust them I would not trust them with $1. Maybe hopefully youtube will kick them off the platform someday somehow.
Influencers, used car dealers, lotteries all pander to poor people.
This guy represent all that I hate in this world! Thank you ❤❤❤❤
One of your best, Roman!
Another banger dude. Keep the content coming!😍
First thought: more of an issue for the authorities of LA County. Then I remembered how rarely it snows in LA County
This winter it snowed up in the San Gabriel Mountains. One could hike up there from the foothills of LA County and be in the snow within an hour. Or by driving in fifteen minutes. The snow was ten feet deep. Big Bear is an hour away.
Thank you Roman for this random video without political content. I enjoyed your video.
The types of people that very few sympathise. Good one.
Always interesting to look at online culture in other language spheres, you're knowledge is always impressive. I am here for that content. Politics is fine but pretty overdone, memes, scams and things to look out for are a great reflection of other language spheres online. Keep it up!
Finally, I've been seeing them on Insta. Glad you exposed these mers
you can do a random parody video like this in la. ask them if they follow you and then show them the fake money and just drive away giving them nothing. 😂
So I'm eagerly waiting for Mr Thank You to come to my place tonight for my 10k 😉😂
Thank you for the vid Mr. NFKRZ 🙏🏽
Your insights are never ever boring we will be watching you for a very long time.
How is this possible?!!! 🙄😒
Probably FSB and use the Instagram influencer thing as a cover so they can attend Hollywood parties and entrap celebrities.
At least Nicholas Cage is on to him.
Sounds crazy but it's a possibility. It's an unchanged KGB goal to use influencers in countries to gain connections and affect the culture. Watch the 1983 interview of Yuri Bezmenov.
No doubt about it.
Those iPhone boxes seemed a tad light......
The mic already being clipped did me in 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks, I hate it... The saddest part is the people that support them. Nobody deserves to be scammed, no matter how stupid.
I can't wait to see Roman in the streets of LA one day 🤣🤣
C'mon, Roman.. You STILL got it!!! -This was GREAT! Hilarious!
I just spit food across the table at the Bobbi Althoff comment 🤣🤣🤣🤯