'Hero' business owner who saved woman from sending $8,000 to scammer is honored for Feel Good Friday
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มี.ค. 2022
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EastIdahoNews.com and Ashley Furniture HomeStore in Idaho Falls and Pocatello are partnering to honor people in our community for Feel Good Friday. Every week, we surprise someone deserving of special recognition.
We received an email a few months ago about a local business owner who saved a woman from losing $8,000 to a scammer. The message said:
I just wanted to let you know about an amazing, honest individual that saved my mom from financial disaster. She was on the verge of being scammed by a phone solicitor who kept her hostage on her phone for 6 hours, then tried to extort $8,000 in cash to be sent to him next-day air because she had thought she’d won a prize. It then turned into a situation where she owed him the money and she needed to pay it back.
In her panic, she went to the bank, withdrew $8,000 and then went to Ship Pro in Ammon. She needed to send it next-day air with tracking when the owner, Dane Croft, very kindly helped her and asked her a few questions after he could see that something was visibly wrong. He gently calmed her down, told her that she was being scammed, said she was being asked to do was not real and someone was trying to extort money from her. The person who had her on the phone was actively listening to the conversation the entire time and quickly hung up after hearing Dane talk to my mother.
The same individual called back after hanging up. Dane then asked to answer her phone and told him that he had reported the address to the authorities and flagged the account with fraudulent activities to FedEx.
Had it not been for his integrity, honesty, and just being a good person, my mother would have been financially devastated. I just feel that people need to be reminded of scammers and that there are some amazing people in our community! Thanks to Dane Croft, owner of Ship Pro - he saved our mom and our family from so many problems. He’s our hero!
We wanted to honor Dane for his actions and surprised him at work for Feel Good Friday. Watch the video above to see his reaction!
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I'm a regular customer at ShipPro. This isn't the only time Dane has saved someone from this type of thing. I was in there a few months ago and he was helping another older lady with the same type of problem. I was impressed with how he handled it.
Wow, how sad that other people in the area have had the same problem. Glad that some people are paying attention.
We need more Dane's in this world and we all need to keep an eye on our elderly family and neighbours
or maybe it was the same old lady o.0
@@Zqud 😂 regardless Idaho Falls now on a scammers ‘paradise’, just need to avoid that [un]helpful carrier 😂
I am so glad we still have people who cares enough to help other from being scammed. My hat 🎩 off to u .
This is a true gentleman right here, the fact that he seems so surprised is all the proof!
Man, what a doll, inside and out. Just when I thought they couldn't get any cuter than Nate himself...
Doll? What do you mean by that?
@@pumpkindiamond994 um that he is attractive. What part confused you
1) he's real handsome 2) he sounds so kind, caring, well spoken and awesome. This dude is a national treasure
@@e.malachi5069 Right cause that's all it's about any more not the good deeds or nothing. PATHETIC!
@@doomhead2332 ur assuming his kindness is not part of what makes him attractive or 'a doll' to the original commentor
Dude is a hunk! Congrats to his parents and partner! What a jewell!
Bahahahaha yeah I guess you’re right! 😂
He is a hunk and a great guy!!!
I had some guy try to do that to me. I used an Auto Dial app and called his number over and over non stop for 3 days straight.
😆right on.
That's awesome.
That's great. I'll try that, except, they don't bother me with such stupid calls.
My grandparents almost got scammed like this once, but the person said their grandson needed bail and they were his lawer... be careful!! I will be having them watch this!!! Thank you so much!!
My elderly mom got a call saying her oldest grandson was in jail and needed bail money. My mom's oldest grandson had passed away. She hung up but the same guy kept calling. My Dad got on the phone and don't know what he said. But there were no more calls after that.
No laws in India or China. American Government needs to shame them.
My mom got the same call. At first she believed them (even though she hadn't spoken to my son in years). She finally did get suspicious and asked the scammers what his sisters names were. They hung up.
Makes me so mad.
I got the same kind of call from a young man that sounded exactly like my grandson. The first time he called he said he had been arrested and needed bail money. When I questioned the area code on my caller id he hung up immediately. The second time he called, months later, same guy, I played along. I told him that I was really sorry but I wasn't going to bail him out for something stupid he probably did. Tough love. I haven't heard from this guy since.
Wat a blessing for this guy saving the woman her life savings.
We all need more people like this gentleman in the world.
Aloha from Hawaii 🌈
Amen.
Too much news is so unhappy, this is is a gem to be saved to watch later. This is a Reminder there are good people in the world.
Aloha from Oregon, I miss home! 🌴
If $8,000 is your life savings then that is your begged problem
There needs to be a law that makes it a requirement to put scam alerts in front of ALL gift card displays. "The IRS does not take Gift Cards it's a scam" etc etc.
The IRS also doesn’t call. But seniors are from a different world where all this technology does not exist in their view.
you're the person to lead the way!!!
Had many calls from SS and other scams and I love to talk to all the fools that try to scam me . I just tell them I like having sex with their sister and mother and they soon hang up !
That's a good idea, I have seen a few stores do this on their own and on bitcoin machines in some stores they have placed warning signs.
I almost got scammed $3000. They told me I had a credit card that was never payed. These 2 individuals had me so scared, I have no extra money. And on top of it, it was supposed to have happened when I was very ill. And I thought, who knows, I may have. I was just sobbing. But at least I told her I wouldn't pay until I see it on paper. And you need to send it to me. I did not give my address, figured if it's real I'll get something, never did. Luckily I also told my brother and sister about it, and they said it was a scam.
you need to watch Jim browning he shows how they do this on scammers
Yes, it was a scam. We can call our local police on the nonemergency number and ask about these things if they are real or not. The scammers are relentless. Only answer phone numbers you know. This cuts down on a lot of scams. You won't miss out on calls because your answering machine can help.
That man is awesome! Thank goodness he was the one who helped her.
It breaks my heart that so many elderly people fall for these scams. I saw an interview with an ex scammer, who said that Americans are the easiest to scam. This man is a hero
my friend works as a teller at a major bank and he said its horrible when you see first hand how many people get caught up in this everyday. its even worse because he can see their account balances and how much some people need the money their loosing. he always tries to convince people their being scammed. he says working in a bank for three years it becomes pretty easy to tell. some people hes able to convince but alot he cant. he says it also sucks because at the end of the day hes not allowed to deny someone something thats legally theirs so alot of times he cant do anything. ive been on the phone with a scammer before i knew it was a scammer but i wanted to hear what the scam was so i could tell my bank ect... basically what the scam was they would claim your name was being used to send western union but you could help them catch the guy because of course hes a criminal their investigating. they tell you they cant legally ask you to use your money so they will deposit the money. what they end up doing is running a cash advance on your credit card and by the time you notice the moneys already gone. but coming from that they can be very aggresive and convincing and if you dont know your shit or not mentally there its easy to fall for. guy told he was CIA and they had a warrant for my computer. i lived five mons away from a local cia field office. told him i would call him back. called him back told him i was in the parking lot of the field office with my cpu and they were more then welcome to come out and look since i have nothing to hide
@@zesolodar Thanks for sharing your story, I think that can help someone. They come up with new scams everyday - STAY ALERT!
Awesome. I watch “scammer payback” TH-cam channel and he exposes the scammers and messes with them and wastes their time
Some guy tried the "grandma, I'm in jail send money" trick on me . He told me not to tell his parents, this was a secret. Bells started ringing so I called my son. He was happy I hadn't fallen for it. As it turned out, my grandson was in class not jail. I had the greatest feeling not to falling for that scam, proof that some of the old synapses are still firing.
This is wonderful, so great people like him are in this world
WHAT a charming, sweet guy. It does restore one's faith in humanity.
This man's parents should be proud! They did a good job!
At last, feel good human interest story! That guy is a saint.
*I don't answer any number I don't know...if it's important enough, they'll leave a message!* I am so thankful she was saved from the horror of a scammer! Glad the guy is getting recognized : )
I don't either - never.
The same here👍🏻
Best advice ever! Never never never pick up the phone unless you know who is calling.
I don't either. 💐
He’s freakingly attractive and handsome. I appreciate people like you. Your strong intuition saves that lady’s money. $8,000.00? Holy crap. May you and that lady have more abundant blessings to come.
Many have lost so much more :(
God bless that man for saving that money, he is her angel
This man is truly a good and decent human being.
and he's very easy on the eyes:)
If someone is contacted in this way, HANG UP... Call a family member, a friend, or the police. Everyone should WARN their elderly family members what to do IF they are contacted in this way. Thank goodness for good people like Dane !!!
What a nice person! I hope life will reward him.
So good that this man had the discernment that something wasn't right. Good job . You hear about this happening all the time. Such a shame..
This man is incredible. This scam almost happened to me. I was at my lowest point financially and they promised me great return on my money. I am so grateful I came to my senses in time.
it almost happened to me as well, i was low emotionally, so it happens, blessings!
If it sounds too good to be true, it is.....ALWAYS!!!
Heroes come in many forms. Well done, young man. To top it off he told the scammer to "get a new lifestyle".
This is what I’m talking about!!!
The army against these scammers is growing and it’s due to people like Dane here and you, Pierogi! Thank you!
Good Job, Dane!! You could've taken the fee, been happy that someone purchased an overnight delivery, but instead you saved that woman lots of money and lost a sale in the process. I appreciate you doing that. I wish you were there when my mom got taken for 400, or my grandma for 8k. F*ckin scammers man.
They should put signs up in places that have gift cards and places like this or bank’s if this is an unusual amount they are taking out
Good business too. Dane now has a loyal customer-for-life. Had he taken the $163, he would have never seen that customer again. Maybe the customer's lawyer, maybe Fed Ex's fraud investigators, but certainly no future earnings. But profits -- one way or another -- seemed very much secondary within Dane's actions. Good Job, Dane!!
Sure are lots of stupid people.What is so hard to hang up on the fools? Six hours on the phone?
His business will increase 500% KUDOS FOR HIM!!!!
It's so good to see there are still good people in the world.
There is so many evil people in the world, but thankfully there are good people like Dane, too.
THANK YOU, DANE!!
Gracias DANE
Now that's what a great business owner does , he not in it to take your money . !! He could've done it be done but he treated her like his mom or grandma this is a man .
A special thanks to everyone who watches out for and helps our children and vulnerable people! 👏💐👍🥇
My 83-year-old mother, if someone calls her and calls her by her first name and she doesn’t know them she hangs up. She knows thankfully for years to never entertain people that might be scamming her. That’s why she told me if they can’t pronounce her last name, which is not that hard, she doesn’t even talk to them. She’s from the old school you don’t call her by her first name unless you were friends with her.
Oh my goodness…he cleared the store to help this woman! What a good man he is. Here’s another tip…and tell everybody you know, young or old….if you don’t recognize the phone number…don’t answer. If it’s a legitimate call…they WILL a leave you a voice message. Betcha they don’t leave a message…they just go on to the next roto dial on their list. Then you’re safe.
You may have misinterpreted what he means. What he is saying is he helped everybody and sent them on their way. Not kicked them out and made them wait.
An IRS scammer called me when I was at my best friends house. Put him on speaker and we tortured him then reported him. So happy this man cared enough to make sure the lady didn’t get scammed.
What a good man. The world could do with a whole bucketload of guys like him.
What a great young man.
Can we clone this guy? Please ?! What a Gem. Just a totally stand up, honest, sweet human being, who cares about his neighbours and his community. I hope this piece brings tons of business his way. He deserves it. Nice to see/hear some good news, for a change.
Dane - you’re so nice…I’m going to make you an honorary Canadian. Well Done, eh. 👍❤️🇨🇦
What a sweetheart!!
only thing I will add is IF the IRS wants you arrested: You'll know about it long before hand, it will NOT be a last minute oopise surprise. IF the IRS *really* wants to talk to you, they will first send you a crap ton of paper work with a list phone numbers to call and what office to visit in person.
What a great guy. His parents must be so proud of him!
I appreciate people like this who are vigilant and look out for people in their community. Many would simply say "not my problem"
We need more people like him in this world. So many people get scammed like this. I am glad that he was aware of the scam.
The best way to avoid all those scams is DON'T answer the phone ! And while were on this -- DONT answer your door either!
WOW! What a beautiful soul! 💪🥳👌🥰 AWESOME guy and that dear lady's Guardian Angel was definitely guiding her that day. 🙏😍
He is so very awesome for taking the time to help this woman. Just taking the time to investigate, goes over and beyond shivery and discernment. May God bless this man. I hope people will listen to his advise.
The good in us are the real angels that most of the time we fail to acknowledge.
That is what I call an angel! ♥️♥️♥️
This guy is such a great soul. Definitely would be someone I’d want to help with my family!!
Nate... let all of your viewers look at the channel here on TH-cam called Scammer Payback... or Kitboga... or Scammers detected... specially Pierogie (Scammer Payback) does a fine job of detecting scammers, deleting their files and destroying their callcenters... and please do an interview with Pierogie to let people know how the scammers work...
Scambaiter is my personal favorite.
I love that channel!
My favorite is Jim Browning
Most likely scammers from India. They are nearly impossible to catch some one from another country. That’s how they are able to get away with it and to continue scamming others
I love kit and all his characters 🤣
What a great man, you REALLY are a hero, we need more people like you.
What a wonderful man great smile so deserving
What a wonderful person he is. Fraud is rampant and anyone can become a victim. Thank God there are still caring people in this world.
good Job
Besides the fact he prevented fraud….LOVE his energy!
He's adorable and such a nice person. Wow. 😊
What a great guy!
Now if only we could deliver a Feel Bad Friday to the scammer.
I recently had a scam call that was left on my answering system. It said that a family member was in jail, and to call a number. (Now, I DO have a couple of family members that are questionable)
I called the number, and asked what 'jail' did the call come from? He asked for my phone number??? That NEVER happens, so I asked him again, which jail?
He said it was a 'call center' that handles ALL of the jail calls in the state. That NEVER happens. He continued asking for my phone number. After going back and forth for a minute, I said, oh, heck no...he hung up on me.
Scammers are needing phone numbers for some reason, I have heard of this scam, but I can't understand WHY they would need my phone number.
Unless there would have been additional personal questions they would have asked, after he got my phone number, had he not hung up on me.
I have a landline in addition to my cell phone, he called on my landline, so, I don't know if that made a difference or not.
They already could see your number but wanted to see if there was any other number which you used quite frequently so that they could look you up online and see all of your family members and addresses linked to your number
@@itsPhD Never put your phone number or address on social media!
Dane of Shippro, you are a hero and a great example of courage, kindness, and integrity.
I just shared it in S. Oregon. This is what we have to REMIND people, especially the young to do! We HAVE to protect our senior members, no matter if family or not!!!!! Stand up for them! As they have most likely stood up for you! We are all human beings, let’s help each other where we can!
I say this respectfully, it is absolutely mind boggling how people fall for this type of thing.
This could prompt a segment on Scammers, Nate. I think people would be receptive to hearing more.
Thanks for putting this scam out there. They will tell people so many things to scam money. It’s very scary and so sad.
Thank you Dane for seeing what was happening there and saving her! 👍❤️
Should* be a segment!
Don't miss some of the other great scambaiters: Harvey Dent, Rinoa Poison, Deyo, Jim Browning (OG), , Kit Boga, Blind Scambaiters and many more!
This young man is my hero! I know what scammers try to do, so he is a big time hero!
Banks need to train their tellers to question older people who are trying to get money immediately. This could have been stopped in several places. However, I am thankful that Dane figured out what was going on and stopped it. Blessings to all.
What a great gesture. Thank you for what you did Dan.
Bless you for what you did. And, take taken the time with the older lady.
Beware of scams that come at you through the mail, as well. I've received 2 over the years. One I took to my bank - in person - and asked them if they thought it was a scam. It was. The other one I actually took to my local police station and asked them to look at the check/letter I received. They immediately told me it was a scam and it saved me thousands of $$. So encouraging to hear there are good people out there on the lookout like this.
What a really good guy to help the lady through that. Those that scam people's hard earned money are despicable.
They got my mother and almost got my step-father. People in their 80s and 90s are trusting and somewhat gullible. Their times were different. The bank tellers, grocery stores who sell Western Union, and now these private mail folks are wised up and looking out for the mostly elderly. Blessings on them.
Awesome work. Thanks for watching out for others.
Years back, my aunt got hit by a different scam and wouldn't listen when I was telling her it was a scam. The younger generations see through that crap more easily. I'm glad he was able to get through to her because they really get you wrapped up in whatever it is they're doing.
I don't think it has anything to do with age. I'm older and can see thru scams pretty easily, such as covid.
I went through the same thing with Donald Carter in wadena mn. I saved him a fortune and even had the police come tell him. Good people in this world. Amen to this story 🙏
Thanks for helping this woman and keeping her from being scammed! Hope scamer is caught!
Need more people like this guy!
AARP did a great write up on this several months ago. Worth the price of membership right there. For our older seniors who haven't been part of the working and computer literate world in recent years this can be so frightening.
The bank should also question it and try to help seniors.
so many shipping and po box business owners look the other way for the money. Kudos to this guy!!
He is an amazing man for helping her. We definitely need more people that are like him. There are so many scams out there today. 2 of my friends have almost been scammed. Nate thank you for always bringing things to the attention of other's.
May blessing come to this individual 🙏
What a wonderful person. ShipPro should give this guy some type of recognition. People like him make up for all the bad in the world.
Bravo to this wonderful young man. The world needs more like him!!!
I get calls from scammers every day except weekends, trying to lower my interest rate on my credit card, or cancel my balance. I just tell them I just paid off my balance, but they continue to call. Usually I answer, don't say anything, hang up and block their number.
It's aggravating.
at times I've purposely kept them on the phone, they used to phone my parent's, IT Scam's. So I figured the best way to reduce it was to keep them on the phone, and waste their time. Every minute they are speaking to me (I work in IT) they aren't scamming someone else and they mark our number as a waste of time., hopefully feeding through the system as not worth the bother in the future.
He is so adorable! God Bless him! I received horse shit calls that amazon said my account was hacked into. Well number 1 I don't have a Amazon account. I also received a call from a guy saying he was Attorney "Mike Anderson" with a heavy accent. He said his officer was standing next to him and if I don't pay a loan I will be going to jail. My son heard the call as I had the scammer on speaker and said hang up on that fker it's a scam. It's sad people have fallen for their BS scams. I have a friend who talks crap to them and they give up. 😆
you are a prince! thank you for helping her!! thank you to ashley for the great rewards!! do something kind for a stranger it makes you feel good. that could have been your mom you know. love you
I hope watching this video saves even more people!!!
Great job, this guy really was a hero.
We all need to stand up and help our loved ones and friends. Good job, Dane! Thank you!
SO glad he took the time with her. Thank you!
Man, seniors... I just don't understand how they don't find suspicion in buying thousands in gift cards or straight cash to physically send to someone over the phone for a 'debt'.
These types of scammers should be severely punished when caught.
Wonderful story! We all need to watch out and care for each other -- it makes the world such a better place.
Heart warming to see good still prevails. Too many people would have greedily wanted the business rather than see the red flags and save someone from scammers. This guy is beautiful. 🙏🏼♥️
Hope everyone in his area patronizes his business! What a great guy!
Sometimes you just need to stop "minding your own business" and help someone out. Great job!
Apparently, the heart of America is located in East Idaho.
That’s fantastic. I know that at the Walmart I used to work at they have had to save people from this predatory scam.
Amazing story - great ending.
We need more people like him. What an amazing human!!