I Sent a Scammer Cash and Tracked It!
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I tricked a scammer into sending his money mule to pick up my package! The catch is that I was tracking the package and monitored his every movement!
Watch another video of mine where I did a similar thing: • I Mailed an AirTag to ...
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"Here's an actual photograph of me and my team following it's progress." 😂😂😂
Why are you laughing it’s real
😂🤣😜
@@PleasantGreenthe seriousness face you're making ofc its real 😂
lmaooo
@@PleasantGreen oh shut up
its satifying how you didnt get blamed for the fake money but instead the mule did
I suggested this type of activity before to disrupt their networks, as there already are clearly trust issues between the people in these operations. I got replies saying that it could put the mules in danger SMH. The most innocent mules I've ever seen aren't exactly innocent. Sure it may be possible to be part of the link unknowingly, but less than likely. At best, the mules are people such as someone that operates an independent shipping businesses, such as within a city. When the person was confronted it seemed pretty obvious that at best it was a "well I just never asked nor wanted to know exactly what was going on", where it seemed that he most likely was paid more than normal for moving these questionable special packages and knew what he was doing. What honest business or person would pay a local delivery service extra to pick up small boxes, relable the destination and then keep them moving on to an overseas destination with top dollar expedited shipping.
You guys just gave me a movie idea!
@@dietrichdietrich7763helicopter helicopter!!!
Even though he opened it on camera 😂
@@seeya205 They never really trust the mules. I can easily set the box on my flatbed scanner (lol accidentally typed scammer there at first hitting the m instead of n) scan the label, and reprint it. I could then stick the reprint on the the box, which I've already stolen the money from, packed up with phony money, and then reopened on camera. Of course the mule may not get any more jobs from a person they do that to, but that's about it, unless they have someone they can send after them, and they still can't prove what happened. If the person that comes after them asks for the box, just give them the original box with the original label on it. All you have to do if you film a different box for the filming is to make sure to use the exact same size/type of box and place the label on it exactly the same way as the real box.
It's so funny that your entire channel is exposing scammers. The fact that it's been years and you have no shortage of content speaks to how bad the scam industry is!
Facts
Totally - a never ending stream of new material to use
@@darlenefraser3022 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂
@@darlenefraser3022 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅
Nigerian and Indians keep the channel going!
You should contact the realtor handling the home sale to let them know their client's house was used like that. Maybe they have some doorbell cam footage of the mule.
@Pleasant Green
It's a good thought but literally all they need is an empty house to drop a package off to, there are thousands upon thousands of places for that to happen
@@jameskenney5623Security cam footage could help identify the mule.
Every scam should be tracked This is next level scambaiting
how the hell did u type that
@@kuba-ok9mtPc
@@MccTube You guys have PCs? I've been typing on my toaster all this time.
@@syvulpie ouch that must get hot 😂
I’m getting like 15-20 scams calls a day, thanks to your videos I’m waisting scammers time and having a laugh 😂
How so many 💀
nice job, be safe and have fun.
Bro I get none 💀
@@nixa1217 when you answer the phone and "waste their time" they sell your number and identity to other scammers because they know you will answer and every scammer thinks they can be the one that eventually tricks you.
@Kayla Spooner no clue…. have this number for the past 10 years… maybe it’s time to change it
Ben, you were one of the first scambaiters to take things to the next level!
$1.29 for a bloody Kit-Kat ?!?!?! :o
Honestly I've seen much crazier stories.
This dude is one of the lowest skill set scambaiters on TH-cam
@@23Butanedione scam baiting is still scam baiting
@@5.43v ?? I don't understand your point, OP said he takes things to the next level. He can't code, he can't take down call centers in real time, he uses air tags and his Indian connections. If by "take it to the next level" OP means "do the bare minimum" then I totally agree
TH-cam sponsorships be like "give all your information and data to strangers to stop strangers from getting your information and data. Here's my promo code"
How about a video where you send a mule on a treasure hunt style quest to find the cash, maybe by telling them it's too risky to ship the cash, so you have hidden it, and then leave them numerous clues, sending them to more and more outlandish locations and making them document it😂
Yes!
They don't have that level of patience
@@Geno2733 they do if they think there's like 80 grand in cash in a FedEx envelope
I think what's really sad about this video is you are able to contact these people, get them to agree to do all of this, track them in almost real time, yet law enforcement is unwilling or unable to do the same.
Pleasant Green can do it with *one* scammer. Law enforcement cannot devote this kind of time and resources to each of the *millions* of small-time scammers out there. If they're going to set up an operation like this, it had better be to catch a pretty big fish.
Same with all the predator catchers on TH-cam. That’s why we say to defund the police, bc what are they even doing ??? Not this! This is the easiest thing.
@@amylivingston4590they can for local scammers and they don’t! They let them get away.
@@mh-tb9luHey! Eating donuts all day is hard work.
The Fox News playing in the back was the perfect touch 🤣
I like the fact that you did not tell him you were baiting him, that way you don’t educate him and ultimately make him a better scammer. Good job PG 👏🏾👏🏾
Exactly! Never educate a scammer.
There are years worth of scammers getting exposed and educated on TH-cam. They're too dumb, and way too greedy, to pay attention and learn. Ahhhhh....
Kitboga = Never reveals himself.
Pleasant Green = Sometimes reveals himself.
Scammer Payback = Always reveals himself and tells all the awful things he'll do to the scammer like stealing his files, reporting their info to the police, and releasing their private photos online. 😂😂
I have a crazy idea for the next time you do this:
Try to collab with either Jim Browning or Trilogy Media, so you can somehow, someway, get a picture of the scammer's face. An actual photo of his face. (A 'selfie' for example.) Save that image, print it out, laminate it (optional, but it'll keep it in pristine condition), and ship THAT in the package.
You should send the scammer some of your unlimited theater popcorn. 😆
Should have sent a Payday candy bar and a 100 Grand candy bar, and tell him there's an extra hundred grand for him in the box. Just to rub salt in the wound.
its soo sweet how you give him a bad review but you are still his indian brother
You’d think with the amount of money being scammed the police would run missions like this. But I know at least 5 people that have had their car stolen & the cops couldn’t care less!
One person even told them where the stolen car (worth $100,000+) is & they literally did nothing!
If you know 5 people who have had their cars stolen, you and your friends need to stop stealing cars 💩
What state do you live in?
@@BackPalSA probably San Francisco car jacking central
@@BoskiM Or DC. It's not a crime there.
If a random youtuber can pull it off, surely a police force with all the resources they have could as well, that is, baiting them like this and catching the mule red handed?
Rather than an airtag, you can get those compact GPS trackers that are designed for bikes and similar. That way his iPhone wouldn't get a notification.
Even better if you could somehow hide a camera and 4G transmitter in there. The Raspberry Pi Pico has both available for it, with some custom code this could be a very interesting avenue for future scambaiting.
This is hilarious 😂 I love watching you waste these people's time! Thank you for what you do!!!! 👍🏻
Of course keep going, Ben! The more distrust and confusion you sow between them, the more difficult it becomes for them to hurt people by scamming and stealing.
'Okay $23,000 isn't enough, he wants some chocolate too' 🤣🤣🍫💝
Love this
Love it Ben.. I have an idea and will call you about it. I am happy the mule was not accused of keeping the money in case it was a victim. Keep up the good work my friend, I look forward to our next collab. Much love to you and your family!
I love what you and Ray do. I naturally also watch the Trilogy Media vids with money mules, and it's so FRUSTRATING to see local authorities helpless (Century City or Culver City or wherever). The money mules either pretend to not speak English, or claim to be a local dupe paid $200 to take it back to a cafe, and it's all BS, of course. If there is some way to scare money mules. Maybe sow distrust between the India guy and the US mule, make the guy in India think the US mule is cheating him.
@@davidfrench5407 much love
❤ "The Everyday Guide to the Bible!" You crack me up. Great job, Ben!
That news clip in the background…. Chefs kiss!!! That small addition absolutely made the entire low res video seem 100% legit !!
I love this channel, saw it on Tiktok of some dudes reposting your videos for views. Searched up “man that is sitting on a couch scamming people” and voila, here it is. This channel is glued to my eyes pretty much.
The Mormon mamba strikes again
I just wanted to take a moment to say how amazing your video was! I was really impressed with the quality of the footage, the editing, and the overall presentation. You did a great job of explaining the topic in a clear and concise way, and I learned a lot from watching your video.
I also really appreciated the way you made the video engaging and entertaining. You kept my attention throughout the entire video, and I never felt bored or lost. I would definitely recommend your video to anyone who is interested in learning more about the video.
Thanks again for making such a great video! I look forward to watching more of your content in the future.
PS: I outsourced this feedback to AI.
Great job. I gotta remember details like this if I ever get contacted by a scammer. Keep up the great work.
I’d like to say. You CAN ship currency, so long as it’s reported to irs / not from illegal operations. FedEx and ups however have their own terms against mailing cash but with usps you can
The quality of your investigations have only improved over time. You've amassed a huge community to help you pull off such cool things!
Gave it a thumbs up even before I watched it because I know I love everything this guy does, that’s why I support him!
Me also
Same! 😅
Hell yes--do it again. Send the scammer Monopoly money…
Great job on exposing the scammers, money mule and the way they work. Keep up the good work!!
Dude... we NEED the full video of you packing the money. It seems so funny!!
Hey, Ben, I'm glad you posted I've been watching your videos for like a year.
I hate scammers but if they change, I'll change my mind.
You are just so smart and helpful. Doing good in this world. We need to listen to this valuable information. Thank you
My friend, first of all, I love your channel, and I love the fact that you are reaching out and helping out so many people. Second of all, I sign up with Aura and glad I did my info was all over the dark web
The sad truth is that there have been so many data breaches that most of us have already had our private info hacked into and put on the dark web. The best thing you can do is put a freeze on all your credit reports and your utility credit report as well. Also make sure all your accounts are set up to send you text alerts for any activity, so you can find out right away if someone hacks into one of your accounts and then you can shut it down. And of course, make sure you use 2 factor auth when possible, and passkeys when possible. Google now offers passkeys for free.
There has to be a better tracking device than Air Tagging that won’t trigger a notification to the scammer lol
You must also remember to disable the speaker on the AirTag. It only takes about five minutes to do.
I was thinking the same. Regular GPS is not that small yet.
The only real option is an Android phone + a data plan (like Mark Rober's glitter bombs), but I don't think PG has the budget for that
I can’t wait for the Chilaordery video! I’ll be waiting! I hope you both have a wonderful time!
I hope the scammers enjoy the Bible that Pleasant Green sent them!
if there's like a law textbook on theft and scamming or a book about ethics you should 100% send that to them lmao
Brilliant, love this idea Ben, yes do it again!
Imagine the scammer opening up the package to a box full of fake Pokémon cards, love letters and, stupid drawings labelled 'coole kid bo ̶c̶k̶ X'.
Hilarious... Sometimes i get confused watching it bacause of all the different ways and methods used and what it all means.
So interesting! PART 2 PLEASE!
Hey bud, great job man. My mother-in-law’s been getting scam for two years they’ve got about $20,000 already. She’s got dementia and doesn’t even remember it. These people need to be taken down and I appreciate what you do we need help to keep these people from stealing from, the elderly victims who don’t have a mind to know better
You should've gave him an actual box of chocolates, but each chocolate being stuffed with some type of mayonnaise or weird condiment 😂😂
I would give them box of chocolates with ex lax.
I don't think the mule was spooked by the AirTag notification, the all process seemed to be well thought: random drop address, camera mounted in the car to record the box opening procedure without showing any details of the person, etc. I personally believe dropping the box at the park was part of the plan, after all he is handling stolen money so I wouldn't be surprised if he was planning to immediately ship the money right after the stop at the park.
And it was still in the box, so he probably recorded the video there, saw something is fishy and tossed the whole box away.
@@simonspacek3670 The box has evidence of the address and shipment. I think he just wanted to get rid of the box asap.
The mule complained about the fake money so I think he would've complained about the air tag as well.
exactly yes.. it's pretty a noob move for this guy to be using airtags, but the scammer might not even have an iphone. It was part of the plan, he just wanted to open the box take book out and trash the box. If he found the airtag he would probably report that to the scammer and probably wouldn't take the book out at all
Yeah as someone else said I don’t think the mule realized there was an AirTag, they would’ve mentioned it. Instead the delivery guy believes the victim of the scam mailed fake money and is trying to assure the “scammer” that his mule didn’t do anything
OMG you have to do a variation on this, but figure out a way to track it without the airtag notifying them. A hack for it? At any rate, this was a refreshing change from the usual 30 minute angry scammer talking to a fake customer stuff we see all the time. Great fun!
Thanks for teaching us how to be prepared if some of these scammers try to contact us
These scammers are getting wise to scambaiting methods and are adapting, so the scambaiters need to do the same.
Anytime I see my notifications for pleasant Green, I stop what I’m doing and watching! LOVE your content! Keep up the good work! Also, is there a way to send in scams we run into? I’m a business owner and get a LOT!
You ever get the google listing scam?That your business does not show upin any searches? I thought about forwarding this one too him. Usedto get it all the time at my shop.
@@DJStKittz yup! OR they say it’s google and I need to pay $99 to keep it listed. ONE TIME they actually “temporarily closed” my business on Google! Not sure how - I obviously never gave them the G-Code - yet it still happened. I’d like THEM exposed
Yesss! Of course get him again!! Just send more fake money. See how long you can string him along so you can try to uncover as much as possible. Also if the same thing happens with fake money it might actually make the first one more believable, like the mules are scamming the scammers. Plus it'll help sew distrust and fear in the scammer-mule relationship.
Send them a letter from FBI saying "We are watching you. If you want to not get kidnaped by us than pay 100.000$ to charity" And at the and say "❤ u bye".
Always a great job Pleasant Green!!!
YES!!! Again!!! Again!!!
Love these videos! Keep it going. Wondering if you’d be able to use some kind of gps tracker to avoid that pesky notification on iPhones. 😮
Hahahaha I saw the other video with sending Deeraj his picture before this and I feel like I understand the lore now. Great videos! Thank you!
Haha! This was hilarious, perfect and genius! Definitely do it again!
Keep up the good work!! Since watching your videos, my coffee tastes better and my pickup truck gets better gas mileage 😂🎉
That was amazing!! I wish you could send animal poop or a clear plastic bag of white flour 😂
Or powder sugar or sage 🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣 the editing 🤣I’m dying with the the McDonald’s robber
Trilogy media and scammer payback have been destroying these scammers.
Keep up the great work!
Yaayyy another great video from Ben 👏🏽you are simply amazing 😘and yes I think you should try this again and send him some poop lol
😂 I was thinking the same thing!
Or a Glitter Bomb !!
or fart spray
That’s was a amazing team you pulled together tracking that package, you even had the teachers voice in the Peanuts team!
Hi! My name is Gianna. I’m only 12 years old but I suffer with many disabilities, one being a heart condition to where I can’t walk much. I usually pass out / fall and my heart rate goes to 200bpm. I am always anxious and have horrible ocd aswell. One day I came across your channel and the only thing I watch. Your videos loop when I’m asleep because the only way I can fall asleep is watching your videos! 😂 your watch hours probably went up a lot. I’ve watched every single one of your videos at least 20 times, but my favorite is the Dr Pepper fridge one. I just wanna say thank you for making me happy. When I woke up and saw that you made a video I was super excited ❤ thank you.
you should buy multiple packs of the money, randomly sort the numbers. then wash them in a garment bag or pillow case so they don't look brand new.
getting different values might also help.
then for extra fun. put a single real $20, $50, or $100 bill in. that way, you're never actually lying about mailing cash.
The blurry video and news in the background was gold!😅
I had no idea you had such an elite team ( 7:54) tracking the package with you👍 Yeah, the Apple is trying to protect people .... That money looked pretty good... from my vantage point 😂 that mule has done this before. Now he has to get a real job. Thanks for the giggles "Ben".....
There are 4g trackers out there although they are larger than an air tag (basically because they are a stripped down cell phone / 4g module, have a battery and actually talk to the network (not talk to other phones via bluetooth). The advantage is that they can give more frequent updates, don't notify other phones of their presence. The disadvantages are that they are bigger, have a battery that will run down, are more expensive
Omg, when you were with your team I didn’t realized that Killery was part of your team.
Well of course you should try it again. The more time & gas you waste of theirs, the better. Another awesome job Ben!!
Haha, that was great at the end. He's gonna lose his mind if it happens again.
You do such good work. This was great. Maybe send them goat poop next time.
and dress it up to look like a chocolate cupcake 🤣
@@arunodg5536 Satan : I just wanna say, I'm a huge fan
Cow* poop
Love the vids keep it up
Very nice twist! I also never knew that one odd voice on Charlie Brown was really a scammer arguing =)
this video is so satifying to hear while im in my class doing my homework lol keep it up Pleasant Green you've got this mate :D
It's Green time!!
Grabs a drink and popcorn
Good video. I was hoping to get one from you today. What about Chikaordery ?
That video should be out in a week! You’ll understand why when you see it!
that’s kind of a good operation on their part, great video!
Imagine instead of the cash and the book he put in something that shoots some color that is not removable, try that, would give the mule a really bad day 😂
Great Video as always!
Ben, do it again but try getting slightly more beleivable fake monkey and with diffrent numbers, try get past the mule and see where it leads to in india, also yeh airtags dont work anymore try a diffrent device, will be abit more expensive but to be honest they would have just taken the money and book out and put it into a new box to send to india so placing a tracker in the box would have stopped at the mule anyways would like to see if you can get it further than the mule.. keep up the great work you and jim both have showed me alot, and even i myself and i know a few others in australia here are doing out own projects against scammers, no where on the scale you or jim does but every bit helps against these scum
6:27 Don’t use a unit number because if it ever comes up in an investigation, you might be putting random people at risk.
@randomyoutubevideos3503, he didn't choose the unit number, the real scammer gave him the address to use and the contact (mule).
@@namewithheldbygoogleforsec673 Ben said he used a random unit number, listen to that section again.
yes, you are correct, but he used an address that no-one was living in, which is how many scammers have victims send money, unless they use their actual mule's address. Using non specific addresses, such as parks, or any building that are not residential (eg, railway stations, shops, etc) will be suspicious to scammers and mules, and scammers dont use non-residential buildings/addresses because their victims will be suspicious if they are told to have it delivered to a park, and FedEx and UPS will most likely not deliver to parks, and nonspecific addresses. Empty houses and apartments are the best for them to use because there is no-one to intercept the package before the mule picks it up. But I agree, it can be dangerous if someone does live in the address.
@[Name withheld by Google for Security Purposes] he wasn't talking about the mule, he was talking about the package that Ben dropped off.
@@hellfire66683 he was talking about the random address. He had to have an address for the package to be delivered to so the mule could retrieve it. My whole point was the address was vacant, as many scammers use unoccupied addresses for the drop off point. He cant have it delivered to a park, etc, (I don't think FedEx/UPS will deliver to a park), and shops, and railways stations, etc are too busy with people who could find it and keep it, so vacant houses are their best avenue for delivery. That's why Ben used a vacant address, one that is random. the vital word is VACANT. Most scammers choose addresses that NO-ONE lives in.
heck yeah - i have been watching you all day... yes keep them busy - therefore they are not scamming anyone else.
Love your videos and how you expose scams to help inform people
Watching from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼🇿🇼. You should visit sometime
I sent a Nigerian scammer my turd overnight FedEx few months ago, of course it went to NY to one of his unsuspected employees, I included some coffee grounds but it still stank in the car pretty bad I also missed the drop off for the express box at 6pm so couldn’t imagine what it smelled like once the Fedex Courier picked it up the next day, probably 20 flies flew out feasting on it inside the box, from now on I gonna start overnighting turds instead of flushing way more fun IMO
It's so funny that your entire channel is exposing scammers
I had a nice chuckle. I live about 25 minutes from where the package was delivered in Cupertino. 😂
I really hope they start to think before they do this scam baiters making it hard
yes
We need more videos from you. Love your content.
Bro drops a Hamburglar and a Charlie Brown reference in the same vid! Oh, and how about you mail them some collected dog feces next time! LOL
Great to meet you, Pleasant Green
Excellent job here exposing cockroaches Thanks 👍
I wish there was a special team for people like this That could handle the situation
A scorpion falling out of the box into his lap would have been hilarious 🤣🤣🤣
Try it again 🤣
Not the FOX News clip.😭
YES! YES! YES! SEND AGAIN! Hoping someone can send you your tag back. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰💞
You play Fox News?, and you played a old style video of a camera?. I say perfect you are a genius my friend you are a legend!. LOL 💀😂👏👏💯
ORRRRRR now we can take the real cash…. And send fake bills or take a few That’s awesome 👏