New Scams to Watch Out For in 2024

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  • @ThioJoe
    @ThioJoe  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +157

    I'll add the dubbed tracks to this one, you can go back to the original English audio by clicking the gear/settings button on the TH-cam player, then going to "Audio Tracks" and "English Original".
    I'm trying a new "multi-lingual" voice across all of them, so if you've seen any of my previous videos with dubs let me know how this voice compares.

    • @perzyk7720
      @perzyk7720 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Well, I must say that Polish track is very annoying. I will stick to your orginal voice :D

    • @ThioJoe
      @ThioJoe  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      @@perzyk7720 Is it annoying because of the "talking through a fan" effect is has? I've noticed for a few languages this voice sounds worse with.

    • @kr1v
      @kr1v 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      For me it was at English already

    • @M1ki_111
      @M1ki_111 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can agree, polish is slighty annoying. Original better@@perzyk7720

    • @marshy2
      @marshy2 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The ukrainian dub does not work at all. You can barelly understands its even ukrainian.

  • @GRT1865
    @GRT1865 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +431

    I had one call telling me I would be arrested due to not going to court. He said i could pay the fine over the phone or the police would be there in 20 minutes. I told him I'd put the coffee on and make some donuts. There was silence for a few seconds then he hung up.

    • @Dumbluck14
      @Dumbluck14 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      3 hots and a cot and lots of interesting friends. Hmmm. Ok send ‘em. LOL

    • @I.____.....__...__
      @I.____.....__...__ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      When I first started watching scam-baiting videos, I thought it was ridiculous that scammers would say that there are multiple sheriffs coming to arrest the person they're calling, but since I started watching corrupt-cop videos last year, I now know that cops can't do ANYTHING on their own, not even wipe without half the department for "backup", so that's actually realistic. 🤦

    • @Paul_Wetor
      @Paul_Wetor 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Hilarious reply! I'm laughing picturing the scammer's face.

    • @mmperrier50
      @mmperrier50 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      I have asked them if the police coming to arrest me are good looking! 🤣

    • @invisiblepinkunicorn7626
      @invisiblepinkunicorn7626 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      Coffee and donuts….🤣 that’s hysterical…

  • @cgee6867
    @cgee6867 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

    I don't ever answer my phone unless the number shows it is someone I know. I let it go to voice mail and see if they leave me a message that I "might" call back. If all of us would do this...there would be less of these scams going around..

    • @nailsofinterest
      @nailsofinterest 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I do that too.

    • @Aawsomeguy
      @Aawsomeguy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      I too do the same thing. Most hang up when they hear a voicemail.

    • @LTDunltd
      @LTDunltd 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      "Hello, this is XXXX. If you think your call is important, please leave a message. If I think your message is important, I'll call you back."

    • @BanditQ
      @BanditQ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I just posted a similar comment. People should understand that you DON’T have to answer every single call. Specially if you don’t know the number.

    • @dr.thunder9389
      @dr.thunder9389 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Don't use your voice or any info on your voicemail. Keep it generic.

  • @skittlesngummies
    @skittlesngummies 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    These scams be getting out of hand.

  • @danepcarver4951
    @danepcarver4951 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +293

    My uncle who died in 1978 would often say "Believe NOTHING that you read, and HALF of what you see!". How prophetic a statement back then that applies to today.

    • @TwoBassed
      @TwoBassed 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      My father told me to question everything you’re told!

    • @kodaph
      @kodaph 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Nothing beats, "Trust No one"...

    • @buggerlugz6753
      @buggerlugz6753 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Its more three quarters what you see these days.

    • @anthonygallo3576
      @anthonygallo3576 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Actually the quote is ,believe non of what u hear and half of what u see

    • @alicerayne9461
      @alicerayne9461 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      yeah right my grand father use to say that too,

  • @ShiningBrightlyEachDay
    @ShiningBrightlyEachDay 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +102

    This is why I don’t answer the phone, click on any links in email, nor do I use facebook!

    • @carerforever2118
      @carerforever2118 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Me too.

    • @sayitlikeitis8759
      @sayitlikeitis8759 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Very wise!

    • @pallavisreetambraparni6995
      @pallavisreetambraparni6995 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Very wise

    • @justmyopinion9883
      @justmyopinion9883 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I notice lots of scammers on Facebook nowadays. They start out asking you to add them to your Friends list.
      DON’T add them.

    • @tsetse
      @tsetse 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      congrats on living wrapped in bubble wrap. Sounds like a miserable existence. I come across scammers too but I play with them and then report them

  • @JetSkiBuyFixPlaySellChannel
    @JetSkiBuyFixPlaySellChannel 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +128

    Facebook absolutely does not care if you get scammed.

    • @rainbowmom7582
      @rainbowmom7582 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Neither does google & youtube. Almost every ad is a scam

    • @Andy-it9dm
      @Andy-it9dm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Neither do eBay.... contact the seller
      Seller says contact eBay

    • @sayitlikeitis8759
      @sayitlikeitis8759 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Just as long as you don’t use hurty words!

    • @johnsmith-rs2vk
      @johnsmith-rs2vk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I only have a land line and a simple mobile phone . The rest at home over a secure internet connection .

    • @lucyfuer
      @lucyfuer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How true and when I reported this iwas punished shadowbanned blocked obviously their profiting from scams

  • @JohnSmith-xq1pz
    @JohnSmith-xq1pz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +501

    Imagine thinking Meta/Facebook would bother doing something about scam ads...

    • @S.C.A.M.B.E.R.
      @S.C.A.M.B.E.R. 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      As long as you pay Facebook money or data they dont care about you.
      Any report is useless af.

    • @dtibor5903
      @dtibor5903 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Facebook makes a lot of money on scams, so it's fine for them

    • @gerritpas7877
      @gerritpas7877 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Zuckerberg once said. "What's good for the world is not necessarily what's good for facebook".

    • @Adrobiel
      @Adrobiel 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Sadly, unless they are held financially accountable for it they won't.
      Because most of their responses to reporting is made by bots, I just report them in the hopes that others do the same, even though I just get the same responses that the posts/ads "don't go against our community guidelines".

    • @satansbarman
      @satansbarman 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Seen a bunch of scam ads on TH-cam too

  • @CameronMart
    @CameronMart หลายเดือนก่อน +819

    Brought tears to my eyes!!! Thank YOU!!! I was a victim of these assholes but now I'm a survivor enjoying you helping other victims and really screwing with the heartless pr*ks!! Thank you for all that you do. *xia cyber genius* WHY doesn't our government/police get involved like ou do????? I reported it but " nothing they could do!!" Much respect!!

    • @OlwenVerna
      @OlwenVerna หลายเดือนก่อน

      Love you bro

    • @SaniRicky
      @SaniRicky หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've seen positive reviews on his web, he appears to be well-educated and well-read.

    • @DrewGregoryif
      @DrewGregoryif หลายเดือนก่อน

      should i prob report the scammer to law enforcement before begining the recovery process

    • @MichaelKennether
      @MichaelKennether หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am going through this, I can’t understand what should I do I really wanna cry what same time I can’t they are asking for money I don’t knpw what to do, what should I do??

    • @FallonViola
      @FallonViola หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much man you don't know how much this helped.

  • @DavidWTube
    @DavidWTube 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +299

    Crazy how some guy on TH-cam can find this stuff, but the multi billion dollar company Facebook is too inept to curb this behavior.

    • @I.____.....__...__
      @I.____.....__...__ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      • They DO know about it, but don't have the manpower to moderate it all fast enough.
      • They make money from the scam ads, so as long as they aren't getting enough pressure to stop it, why would they? 🤷

    • @ChrisWijtmans
      @ChrisWijtmans 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      ask yourself how these scammers get through multiple layers and never get caught? They are being enabled by governments and social media like meta.

    • @mattm7220
      @mattm7220 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      It's not ineptitude; it's unwillingness. They are a company who care about nothing except profits, and ads (real or fake) pay them to be on the platform

    • @rileydivine3609
      @rileydivine3609 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      They know and don't care. It is a free infinite money glitch. You are the product

    • @zaph1rax
      @zaph1rax 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@I.____.....__...__ All ads on Facebook are manually approved, so they are actively approving all of these ads. The scammers have to pay Facebook for them.

  • @amzarnacht6710
    @amzarnacht6710 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I've had people call me with scams like this.
    As soon as they try to identify themselves as law enforcement I tell them to stand by... need to stop and activate my trace. "Oh, don't worry, as an employee of the FBI/CIA I've got some perks, hang on a sec." They always hang up.

  • @Yas_Sin
    @Yas_Sin 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +122

    Due to the large amount of calls/messages I've been getting from these scammers lately, it's actually became a form of entertainment for me to just mess with them and waste their time, hearing their voice after finding out that they were tricked is priceless! maybe that'll teach some of them a lesson to be a little more useful to the world

    • @I.____.....__...__
      @I.____.....__...__ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      These are actually surprisingly good for people who have social-anxiety; at first, it might be stressful, but they keep doing it so much, that it quickly loses the anxiety and the person will be able to get comfortable not just speaking with the scammers, but actually getting hostile with them and using insults at them (especially in the scammer's own language). It can actually be therapeutic, like using ASMR videos to desensitize to eye-contact. Imagine that, scammers HELPING people. 🤯

    • @Yas_Sin
      @Yas_Sin 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@I.____.....__...__ Agreed, it's the very definition of getting comfortable with being uncomfortable!

    • @billa1870
      @billa1870 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I aim to do that as well, except, as time went on in the conversation, the person's English deteriorated to the point that I could not understand them.

    • @Yas_Sin
      @Yas_Sin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@billa1870 To be honest, their English is almost always broken, and assuming they're not natives, I wouldn't really expect them to have good control over any other foreign language, even one as easy as English, I mean if scamming people is the only money making way they could think of, that tells you a lot!

    • @joeshmoe7967
      @joeshmoe7967 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      My 88 year old dad got one of those calls recently. Kept the loser on the phone for a good 30 minutes.

  • @talk9415
    @talk9415 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    it's a bliss when one scammer is trying to expose another...

  • @leaf54
    @leaf54 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

    TH-cam bad also for celebrity scam adds. These companies (Facebook, TH-cam, and more) These companies are basically in cahoots with these thieves.

    • @PrivacyPlease900
      @PrivacyPlease900 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Just like banks and bank employees. All scammers. Never give your current phone nr. to a bank.

    • @amicaaranearum
      @amicaaranearum 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      As long as TH-cam continues to allow blatant scammers to advertise on its platform, I feel zero guilt about using an ad blocker.

    • @AlexCrews
      @AlexCrews 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m surprised TH-cam have done anything on scam ads

  • @Sidb26
    @Sidb26 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    Everytime you accept cookies on your computer, tablet or phone you will be bombarded with scam emails,
    The Internet sites that make you accept these cookies should take responsibility for these scams

    • @NutsNBerries
      @NutsNBerries 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes….I can’t stand it

    • @ageingfast
      @ageingfast 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Sidb26 Go to settings and select Delete all browsing data. Make sure cookies are included as well. Do this every time you are online.

  • @mathgeniuszach
    @mathgeniuszach 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

    Scammers are often so entitled. They do not deserve your money or wallet - they have not worked for it. Scamming is not a real job, despite how it may pay some people; it is a crime that hurts vulnerable people mentally and physically.

    • @thomasslone1964
      @thomasslone1964 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      as a teen I've spent about 1000 hours on phones and emails driving them crazy with the classic "I'm a dumb American with plenty of money" act

  • @Littlepocketrocket81
    @Littlepocketrocket81 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    Why dont we go back to the old fashioned days where we actually go shopping in actual shops and actually talk to people...

  • @LeshaTheBeginner
    @LeshaTheBeginner 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +121

    Facebook is money hungry.that's why it's not going to block these ads as long as they give them MONEY

    • @ademosthenes4911
      @ademosthenes4911 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It is free to use, I want security, have to pay for it.

    • @roxcyn
      @roxcyn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Goes for all social media. I saw those ads on TH-cam, too. 😡

    • @AF_1892
      @AF_1892 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Omg tonight driving in the "wealthiest Co. In Wisconsin". I'm from Texas. NOT IMPRESSED. One of the Tesla's crossing lanes in front of me in my 19 year old magic winter car. Jerk with Iowa plates were custom. "FB ADS". They drive like legit race drivers. I am irl. These people have not street or track raced. I can tell obviously bc of the suspension non-racers. But they were going less than 130 mph. That would have been painfully hard to experience.
      Houston rich people,the owner of Darque tan chain I went to. Yellow Lamborghini, custom plates "Obnoxious". That wins over "FB Ads" all day.

    • @ademosthenes4911
      @ademosthenes4911 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      HONESTLY, WHO CARES?@@AF_1892

  • @hulamei3117
    @hulamei3117 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Thank you for keeping us informed!!

  • @AZjoe52
    @AZjoe52 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +159

    I got the Jury Duty scam call that I would be arrested. I told the guy to send the deputies on over cause I could definitely use 3 hots and a cot 🤣

    • @davidhamm5626
      @davidhamm5626 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I like that !

    • @I.____.....__...__
      @I.____.....__...__ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Yeah, tell him you're homeless, so he's saving you having to steal something from the dollarstore to get free room and board for the night.

    • @TT-dp8qh
      @TT-dp8qh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I had never shown up at any courts. When I was in college, some instructors toll me don't show up if you don't want to. Eversince, I had many letters and I had never responded. I did not see any police show up at my door. Most letters warned you for a fine and being in the jail!

    • @PrivacyPlease900
      @PrivacyPlease900 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TT-dp8qh This corrupt and criminal gov. is ALWAYS putting FEAR in people.
      We need a rev.ol and we have to govern ourselves.

    • @maryloufangman4086
      @maryloufangman4086 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Next time tell them “thanks for the heads up! I better get this dead body out of my house before they come by! I’ll flash my porch light, 3 times, when it’s ok for them to approach my door.”

  • @georgiafrancis9059
    @georgiafrancis9059 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    One scam I recently had the pleasure to put an end to: female voice asks, "Hello............don't you remember, you asked me to call you back." I asked, "What country are you calling from?" and they hung up! They are trying to get people to say "Yes" and that "Yes" response will cost you big time. Just say "No" to everyone you do not know and they won't call you again. Most re AI anyway and they a trolling for that "Yes" answer. Also, they are preying on anyone regardless of age.....all they want to hear is "Yes"--------- If you do not know the person, just say "NO"----or you can play with them if you want just to take up their time as long as you don't say yes to anything. When anyone calls that I don't know and they call me by name, my first question to them is, "Who wants to know?" Some hang up when you ask who THEY are.

  • @misterflibble6601
    @misterflibble6601 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

    Scams are getting so bad online that I could see more and more people going back to brick and mortar stores

    • @clickallnight
      @clickallnight 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Assuming any brick and mortar stores are left. Have you been to the bank lately? Entry level people using web pages

    • @poolhalljunkie9
      @poolhalljunkie9 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They'll probably start making scam brick and mortar stores next.

    • @billa1870
      @billa1870 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@clickallnight People get screwed by them as well.

    • @tomnisen3358
      @tomnisen3358 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I never left brick and mortar stores!

    • @lanalorenzen
      @lanalorenzen 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes! Yes! Yes! Support your local business!!

  • @melissamartin632
    @melissamartin632 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I was a victim of a scammer 3 years ago He had me so scared I did what he told me to do and he got me for $2000 It took me 2 years to pay it back. I learned a hard lesson and it also made me feel so stupid and victimized. The FBI or someone in this country needs to do something and get this people put in prison. I'm in my 60's and on disability so that $2000 he stole from me was very damaging. They prey on older people and just don't care. Something needs to be done to catch these criminals

  • @ashlaynesaar
    @ashlaynesaar 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    As a crocheter who has seen complaints in various FB/Reddit groups about fake patterns, it's less clothing (although I'm sure that exists) and more amigurumi (3d stuffed creations, like plushies) patterns that we're seeing be AI generated and fake. Some popular crocheting YTers have had AIs generate patterns to try out, with hilarious results, but more frequently you will find an ad for an item pattern, but an experienced crocheter can look closely at the stitches in the "finished product" and tell that the finished result is actually not possible. (For example, yarn colour changes that go beyond perfect to actually invisible, an insane number of colour changes within a small section of the project, etc.)

    • @StudioVehga
      @StudioVehga 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🥰🥰🥰

  • @rileydivine3609
    @rileydivine3609 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    I hope all scammers' hearts stop beating ASAP

    • @meow.supernova
      @meow.supernova 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      What do you mean? They don't have any "hearts"

    • @timslater566
      @timslater566 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cigarette smokers too!🤮🤮👎🏻

    • @NutsNBerries
      @NutsNBerries 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes

  • @kingofgreed1992
    @kingofgreed1992 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +721

    A scamer called me during the video 😂

    • @stage6fan475
      @stage6fan475 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You know their getting worse when that happens! The downward turn in the economy has probably turned product counterfeiters into phone scammers.

    • @fakelol699
      @fakelol699 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      Did you play the vid a max to scamer

    • @kingofgreed1992
      @kingofgreed1992 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@fakelol699 no I did not

    • @activetutorial
      @activetutorial 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      xD no way

    • @23r0
      @23r0 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Should have answered it

  • @Chaim127
    @Chaim127 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +227

    My Wife and I was scammed twice last year, totaling losses over $120,000. It was a lengthy process involving federal intervention to get our money back. We need more people like Retrievebackteam taking a stand against these criminals. Much love and support from California.

    • @Edgardo477
      @Edgardo477 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Sorry about that, just don't understand how so many human beings can be so heartless to people like that.

    • @jaidenSalinas
      @jaidenSalinas 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I got scammed out of my retirement money but I was new to it. thanks for sharing will definitely get in touch with them

    • @DrealOtis00
      @DrealOtis00 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Thanks for the Info. Got scammed this past week out of 2.25 Bitcoin.

    • @billshull9468
      @billshull9468 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jaidenSalinas Did you get the Feds involved. Sometimes you get lucky.

    • @thelandballin747
      @thelandballin747 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      @Chaim127. You sound like a scammer trying to get people to use that retrieval.

  • @EmeraldEyesEsoteric
    @EmeraldEyesEsoteric 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I'm getting a lot of emails that claim to be from my email provider, saying that I must agree to new terms and conditions and upgrade to their new system or my email would be shutdown. Just ignore these. Nothing will happen.

    • @markcadieux3445
      @markcadieux3445 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I get those too, except they say my system has viruses on it and my email will be shut down.

    • @MLagarde0425
      @MLagarde0425 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Always have multiple emails from other domains. Close the one you been receiving scammers emails. Don’t ever create emails with your real name and Date of Birth.

  • @jpbernier4196
    @jpbernier4196 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    General rules government agencies don't communicate by email. If an arrest warrant is made against you the police won't warn you by email or by phone.

  • @buffydog21
    @buffydog21 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    My Cousin fell for a scam and I told him it was a scam. Promised him a $600 bluetooth speaker for $6. He said, what about the reviews. I told him, those were contrived and were fake. They took out the $6 and kept trying to take out more money.

    • @andywest5773
      @andywest5773 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ah, the white van speaker scam. Variations of that have been going on for decades.

    • @itisabird
      @itisabird 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      $6 is a cheap price to learn the lesson.

    • @Mishkafofer
      @Mishkafofer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Bless your cousin heart

    • @lanalorenzen
      @lanalorenzen 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      HOW, HOW, HOW do people fall for that crap?!

    • @NutsNBerries
      @NutsNBerries 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@itisabirdexactly

  • @Baumeister40
    @Baumeister40 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    I found a weird website selling camping gear at ridiculous low prices. I was looking for a canvas spring bar tent... which costs about $600 normally. These were $250 on this site. I searched for reviews and found nothing. I searched for the company by name and found nothing. Obviously, they just wanted me to put my credit card number in there. I'm glad I passed up on the "deal." Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

    • @cgee6867
      @cgee6867 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I got scammed online when I bought an outdoor grill. I got a confirmation email that looked
      squirrely and the next day the site did not exist.
      But since I paid by paypal with my Discover card.....I was able to get all my $ back.
      Discover helped a lot to get my money back.....great customer service.

  • @rationalbushcraft
    @rationalbushcraft 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +154

    Facebook is horrible. I have seen several ads for "fuel filters" which are really firearm suppressors that don't have a hole in the bullet exit end. However they do have a dimple for the drill to be centered. I have heard that people who buy them are getting a call from BATF.

    • @Joey856721
      @Joey856721 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Wait are you serious?

    • @randomnessx3597
      @randomnessx3597 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Joey856721 yeah they are real, that being said you can make a suppressor out of pretty much any metal can with baffles in it, so even if they get removed people will still make their own suppressors

    • @rationalbushcraft
      @rationalbushcraft 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Joey856721 ya. As a member of the liberal gun club I get these ads all the time. I have reported them but Facebook doesn’t care. Now I don’t necessarily agree with the law. Even countries that have strict gun laws like the UK allow suppressors. And you can get them in the US with the right paperwork to the BATF and if your state allows it. Mine does but it is a $200 tax plus the cost of the suppressor your local sheriff has to sign off on it and the wait period is normally close to a year. But it is illegal without the paperwork.

    • @bladedcrews
      @bladedcrews 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      this just proves facebook is the best social media platform

    • @randomnessx3597
      @randomnessx3597 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bladedcrews true!

  • @yendayo
    @yendayo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    the fake app draining your bank is scary. if it's phishing it can be hard to tell.

  • @kepler186f4
    @kepler186f4 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    When you put you life on-line, you're putting your life on the line.

    • @mrs.847
      @mrs.847 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Not only online but any information you give to anyone.

  • @TT-dp8qh
    @TT-dp8qh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I once called a police department for some questions. People there did not help me much. After a week and several months later, I got the same person kept calling me and pretended to be someone at the police department. He was trying to collect money for the department fund. The last time, I screamed at him and saying, "Hey, you got the federal pay you more than me, why do you still want to get more money". That was the last time for him to call me!

    • @dan.3450
      @dan.3450 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      We called the police and went IN person to the station, AND the sheriff's office the con told us to meet him at, to see if he actually worked there before doing anything else, but either there was no one there to help, or they couldn't be bothered to answer the ****ing door, or the phone.

  • @dronewa
    @dronewa 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    The domain renewal scam has been going on for decades, I was getting those fake letters 25 years ago.

  • @Kalinian
    @Kalinian 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thanks for posting this. I’m sharing this on all my social media pages. Really good stuff.

  • @barkyvonschnauzer2188
    @barkyvonschnauzer2188 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Great report. Thank you!

  • @Emcedric64
    @Emcedric64 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I live in Toronto Canada since 1998, I'm from Mexico and in one day I had a voice mail in Chinese, I asked a friend of mine who speaks the language to translate the message and it said that my visa has expired and I was going to be deported to China, if I didn't want to be removed from Canada, I had to pay some fees. Of course I ended up having a good laugh. I can't imagine being deported to a country I've never been and of course I don't even speak chinese.

  • @scratchback2001
    @scratchback2001 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    As a kindred spirit Theo, this is actually heart breaking. The people who do this should receive serious jail time. Andrew from OZ.

  • @trudypope2113
    @trudypope2113 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thanks for keeping us updated. Appreciate it.

  • @Andriana-wj4th
    @Andriana-wj4th 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bravo, *Briskdeft* I'm so glad you're out there fighting these scumbags. We must do everything in our power to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable scammers. You're a true hero, my brother….❤❤😊

  • @autobreza7131
    @autobreza7131 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Keep doing what you’re doing! The public needs the education as scammers and bad actors get more sophisticated. Our education is the strongest weapon.

    • @NutsNBerries
      @NutsNBerries 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They know what information the banks need to be able succeed
      I blame the banks for not constantly changing things

  • @phoebusapollo4677
    @phoebusapollo4677 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Thanks for this! I saw an ad for eye glasses with a screw system that can adjust your power. Total scam. This ad pops up on TH-cam.

  • @HNBGamer
    @HNBGamer 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I kept stumble on people asking "Is this Lego set real?" on an AI image every few days or so.
    I reckon AI can never create a truly convincing Lego build, at least to a trained Lego fan like me, because Lego only produce so many pieces, therefore only so many possible connections can be made, plus some other stuff.
    Essentially, it's still those who aren't familiar the most vulnerable.

  • @EugeneSnow-bi5gk
    @EugeneSnow-bi5gk 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    The scamming is getting out of control!

  • @josephroth8761
    @josephroth8761 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Many Thanks ThioJoe for your videos informing people about these scams.

  • @homehelpheart7440
    @homehelpheart7440 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks so much for the video! I'm going to share it because a lot of people older than me aren't up on the most recent scams and I don't want them to get hurt

  • @MsUltrafox
    @MsUltrafox 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    Car owners that have had a scratch repaired in your car's windscreen, WATCH OUT.
    It could be that some glass repair company calls you to inform you that they have a "recall" on your windscreen and that they need to replace it FREE OF COST.
    NOT TRUE - They do NOT have a recall order and it will NOT be free but it will cost 10 times the amount of replacing it with an actual windscreen replacement.
    Some folks got bills for 6000 Dollars and the work order has some weird scribble on it that is not yours.

    • @ChicagoMel23
      @ChicagoMel23 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      aka windshield

    • @bob456fk6
      @bob456fk6 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Small dings caused by stones on the road will be repaired at no cost to you by the car insurance company.
      It's not hard for an expert to fix the ding and it's a lot cheaper than replacing the whole windshield.

    • @billa1870
      @billa1870 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The manufacture or dealer will notify you by postal mail. You can contact your local dealer and they have a list of recalls that they can look up using your vin number.

    • @StudioVehga
      @StudioVehga 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don't forget camera alignment for your ADSS systems too in that cost :(

    • @Aawsomeguy
      @Aawsomeguy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Car Shield is the biggest joke.

  • @ayishaeddins8022
    @ayishaeddins8022 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Thank you for making this video❤

  • @PlanetZhooZhoo
    @PlanetZhooZhoo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thanks for highlighting these TJ. The more we share them, the more muscles we put on everyone's scammon sense.

  • @FireFlyGurl444
    @FireFlyGurl444 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for this, I'm a self proclaimed scam expert and I got scammed last year trying to buy some old glass cookware on Ebay. so this is so much more info that's needed to go out t the public

  • @IveTouchedGrass
    @IveTouchedGrass 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    i almost fell for one of those fake download buttons

    • @runed0s86
      @runed0s86 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ublock origin is your friend. Even on your phone (android firefox)
      If you have an iPhone, the malware is part of the experience that you paid extra for. Think different, right?

  • @stephenswistchew7720
    @stephenswistchew7720 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    If the person who is calling you has a normal name and has a Indian accent he’s a scammer no exceptions

    • @FlightSim2703
      @FlightSim2703 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      You have 100% right to say that 😉👍

    • @Tattootin
      @Tattootin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Damn AI….

    • @woofbark4475
      @woofbark4475 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@stephenswistchew7720 So I should hang up on my Indian friend Daniel! I never knew that he was a snake scammer but yeah...I'm convinced now bc you say so! Another Forrest Gump stoopid thing to say.

    • @20shivaniornawala86
      @20shivaniornawala86 หลายเดือนก่อน

      so true... I get scammed and wish I would have known this a few days earlier, things would be different 😢 I posted what happened to me in the comment section

  • @jenovaizquierdo
    @jenovaizquierdo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Good video, when I was younger I received a physical mail saying I won $9,999,999,99 I was so happy until they told me they need my checking account so they can deposit it, 😅 I think if I had a checking account I would done it. 😂

  • @PennyGray-o3q
    @PennyGray-o3q 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    THANK YOU!

  • @rafaeltorovip
    @rafaeltorovip 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thanks for sharing so important information. Hopefully a lot of people take a note of it.

  • @ralphculley4650
    @ralphculley4650 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks for the update

  • @dave_n8pu
    @dave_n8pu 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    "They" finally stopped calling me to extend my car warranty, but within the last year of so I have gotten mail through the USPS about an extended warranty. If they only knew that my 'new' car came off of the production line in 1998. Maybe I should ask fro a 'free sample' to see if their warranty is any good. 🤣

    • @amazing763
      @amazing763 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Mine? 1987, 1992, 1993. Warranty? Yeah. Sure. My "warranty" is that I have a buddy who's a really good mechanic.

    • @dave_n8pu
      @dave_n8pu 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@amazing763 The best kind of 'warranty' to have.

  • @genericdude6551
    @genericdude6551 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Amazing. It's getting harder to determine what is fake and what is real. I check on everything to confirm that it is real - like calling the county to find out if a summons or something else was sent from them.

  • @klocugh12
    @klocugh12 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    Someone needs to make those cat chairs a reality!

    • @billa1870
      @billa1870 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Don't put it past that someone hasn't done this already. Legitimately.

  • @DiamondMaster115
    @DiamondMaster115 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Man, having a sixth sense of knowing what is scam or no scam is almost quintessential these days.

  • @BladeScraper
    @BladeScraper 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    "I'm surprised Facebook hasn't done anything about this"
    I'm not lol, it's Facebook.

    • @alwynsmit3546
      @alwynsmit3546 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, I laughed when he said that. Apparently he doesn't now herr zuck & fakebook

  • @Josephine26323
    @Josephine26323 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    It's hard to trust now online.

  • @markevans5674
    @markevans5674 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Nice work alerting us to new scams. Thank you Sir ✔️

  • @user-om5es2zp7k
    @user-om5es2zp7k 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    Yet more reasons to use adblocker

    • @amicaaranearum
      @amicaaranearum 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      As long as TH-cam continues to allow blatant scammers to advertise on its platform, I feel zero guilt about using an ad blocker.

    • @Aawsomeguy
      @Aawsomeguy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I use an adblocker and tracking protection with internet security

  • @ad_ventures369
    @ad_ventures369 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Facebook never does anything about scam ads. As long as they pay, FB couldn't care less.

  • @AndreaRowena
    @AndreaRowena หลายเดือนก่อน +580

    *I don't normally post comments...but you guys were Ana's angel. From the depth of my heart, thank you* Quick Rico Tech *for protecting our most vulnerable!! Thanks so much for the hard work, you do on this world. I been watching you for, a while and amazes me every. Time when you save someone that has being Scammed I wish you all, the best saving more people*

    • @TrinhThatGiang
      @TrinhThatGiang หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's mostly on lG, using the user name

    • @MaitrinhPanny
      @MaitrinhPanny หลายเดือนก่อน

      This isn't the first time l've seen her name on social platform.

    • @ÂnMinhCorrinne
      @ÂnMinhCorrinne หลายเดือนก่อน

      Scammers’ biggest weapon is our own greed. thanks for helping my mum recover her crypto from fake investment platform

    • @phamhuuBoo
      @phamhuuBoo หลายเดือนก่อน

      I sell my theta to usdt in same bybit but can't find on my usdt

    • @ThuyLuuLam
      @ThuyLuuLam หลายเดือนก่อน

      he is on lG

  • @catw6998
    @catw6998 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Some companies/businesses need to watch these. Recent ones have been hacked.

  • @benjaminvlz
    @benjaminvlz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    I usually pay for my gas inside at the register, which means the pump will stop letting me pump out gas at the amount I paid for. I'd love for one of those pump switch scammers to offer to pump my gas. I'd be like "sure," just so I can see the expression on their face when they realize that they can't get any gas. 😆

    • @robira1313
      @robira1313 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I did that too - back in 1982.

    • @Aawsomeguy
      @Aawsomeguy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I pay inside. Less chance of skimming devices on keypads when there is a ton of cameras inside the store watching everything.

    • @Americanpatriot-zo2tk
      @Americanpatriot-zo2tk หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol

  • @Andreperera11
    @Andreperera11 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤ Mr *Adroitkey* , I would like to sincerely thank you from the BOTTOM of my heart! So many from tough harsh living conditions that suffer and you helping and giving them something that they desperately need just to survive. I thank God for wonderful people like you that are making the differences that truly matter most! God bless you *Adroitkey* !!! Love from Greenville NC 😊

  • @NinjaRunningWild
    @NinjaRunningWild 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I'm just amazed people buy anything on Facebook Marketplace or give out their number to non-friends or other essential businesses. The doctor needs your phone number. _The rest of the world does not._

  • @BobG-eh5fc
    @BobG-eh5fc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you for valuable information.

  • @Dumbluck14
    @Dumbluck14 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Several years ago I got the same call numerous times. They used my sisters name and said she was in trouble and I needed to call the court. I never answered any of the calls.

    • @markcadieux3445
      @markcadieux3445 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I had one call and tell me my son was in jail in Mexico on drug charges. At the time he was sitting in the same room with me.

    • @NutsNBerries
      @NutsNBerries 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They be doing that to my parents
      I told them to let them come and get me😂😂😂😂

  • @sam2k_79
    @sam2k_79 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for the scam updates

  • @rosedavila3547
    @rosedavila3547 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Nowadays u cant trust anybody or anything

    • @50toinfinityatleast
      @50toinfinityatleast 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rosedavila3547 you never could. It’s just easier these days for people to take advantage of each other sadly.

  • @rebstully
    @rebstully 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    As a Retired combat Marine I want to tell you that as what you are doing is just as important as any warrior on the battlefield. You are waging warfare against these criminals and terrorists on the digital battlefield. You are defending and protecting the most vulnerable of our society against these predators. Keep up the good work *Vortextrace* …..!!!!

    • @MLagarde0425
      @MLagarde0425 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Scammer

  • @wawawalululu
    @wawawalululu 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    as a crocheter, i would actually love to see one of those scam patterns. i wonder if they even make anything remotely close to the ai generated image...

    • @mzcorinnecole
      @mzcorinnecole 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's not even a pattern just a bunch of BS words

    • @nataliegrn17
      @nataliegrn17 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      They have you make a sweater that says "I was scammed"

    • @jochildress5003
      @jochildress5003 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nataliegrn17😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @lookylooky100
    @lookylooky100 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    When isn't the government doing something?

    • @lanalorenzen
      @lanalorenzen 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really? Our government has become a Corporatocracy, ruled by corporations. The Walton family who owns Walmart is worth a trillion dollars. Those are the people "government" cares for.

    • @StopcensoringFreespeech
      @StopcensoringFreespeech 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I know right?! They hate competition so much, you'd think they'd go after these crooks.

    • @glennso47
      @glennso47 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Quite often they spend lots of money and do nothing of value.

  • @katrineroberts4084
    @katrineroberts4084 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I once had a scammer from India speaking Spanish.brilliant.

  • @druttan3752
    @druttan3752 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    just found you and love it, maybe you are not real and I am being duped. Keep up the good work and I have already spotted one of the scams you talked about. thanks again

  • @BrendaTaylor-c5d
    @BrendaTaylor-c5d 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I got scammed several times on fb,and u agree they don't care ,but im learning that

    • @MLagarde0425
      @MLagarde0425 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stop being on social media.

  • @salvadorsoriano4734
    @salvadorsoriano4734 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for the alerts Thio.

  • @kev2020-z9s
    @kev2020-z9s 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The way tech is expanding it blows my mind.

  • @Bundle0fNeuroses
    @Bundle0fNeuroses 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You're awesome, Joe!

  • @KryzysX
    @KryzysX 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thanks, man! Darn them scammers

  • @kevindamian8580
    @kevindamian8580 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Never act upon anything you didn't initiate is my motto.

  • @randomuserame
    @randomuserame 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    We're going to get to a point where you can only trust things that physically exist OFFLINE.
    And that time can't come soon enough.

    • @VB-lc4xz
      @VB-lc4xz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So, that's what will save the world!!! Scams. I am serious.

    • @NutsNBerries
      @NutsNBerries 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes because they are not protecting people from scammers. I asked the bank how could they clear a check without verifying it first lol

  • @Gamer_Live_Studio
    @Gamer_Live_Studio 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Google Facebook is a scam

  • @goober_19
    @goober_19 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like how this wasn't just tech scams, but just general things to watch out for. Really high quality content you got here!

  • @_nigerianprince
    @_nigerianprince 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Be safe out there. The street is red

  • @rc653
    @rc653 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    If I were to be potentially scammed, I'd be glad to waste their time as much as possible. 💀💀💀

  • @anritaels
    @anritaels 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I just got scammed, or rather extremely close to being scammed. I’m so pissed and I want to be prepared for the next time which is why I’m here.

  • @arliegage1380
    @arliegage1380 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you!🎉

  • @dkeith-fc8hn
    @dkeith-fc8hn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I'd like more info on Sim Swapping and how to avoid it 😅

  • @rashone2879
    @rashone2879 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I never do personal business via apps! I have an Android phone, maintain a very low profile, rarely turn it on. It’s to keep with me when I’m out driving in case of emergency. People put their business in the street, so to speak, when they run their lives from a phone.

  • @machstormer
    @machstormer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    A jury summons scammer called me.
    When they got to the part about them sending the deputies to arrest me unless I pay immediately I told them, "Send the deputies. We've got 16 rifles, 23 hand guns, and enough ammo to stop a platoon of Marines."
    For some strange reason, they hung up.😇

  • @vulpixie__
    @vulpixie__ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    lmao no government is gonna sick the police on u for missing jury duty 😂

  • @pixieannemarie9856
    @pixieannemarie9856 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you. Really informative. I’m more aware than ever because of lovely people like you ❤

  • @ArilMicele
    @ArilMicele หลายเดือนก่อน +597

    *Skillfulrecoverytech* , this is SO GOOD!!! I have such disdain for people who lack empathy for hardworking individuals. I LOVE what you said-there’s no room for hate, but that doesn’t mean you have to like them either. I am SO GLAD you showed up just in time to return the funds to their account. This is why I watch your videos, and I couldn’t admire what you do more. Thank you for protecting innocent people. Thank you for reporting criminals. Thank you for doing what all of us would do if we could. Keep fighting! Much love!!!

    • @HồHoàngNhung
      @HồHoàngNhung หลายเดือนก่อน

      please update me I’m in the exact spot i sent you mail

    • @HoangQuocThong
      @HoangQuocThong หลายเดือนก่อน

      Will you charge upfront fee for recovering

    • @HuỳnhMỹGiàu
      @HuỳnhMỹGiàu หลายเดือนก่อน

      they're doing the same think to me bro this sucks so bad I filed a report with the fbi

    • @DinhKimXuân
      @DinhKimXuân หลายเดือนก่อน

      This isn't the first time l've seen her name on social platform.

    • @LuigiTốDương
      @LuigiTốDương หลายเดือนก่อน

      he is on the internet ...google their webpage