Scam stopped in the nick of time [Reupload]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ย. 2020
- [Reupload because the previous version had some victim details]
Apologies for re-uploading this video, but I accidentally left in some personal details of the victim and I sincerely apologize for this.
Sometimes I get the opportunity to stop scams, but this one was cutting it very fine.
You'll see a variant of the refund scam and one victim that I managed to stop, but it was too late for someone else. I've passed as many details as I can to the victim and the Faridabad police.
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"no it's because I'm terrified, it's everything I own" scammers are heartless little bastards
Many are. Not all though.
@@weeedster
Are you stupid?
And I apologize for my comment after reading the other comments I realized that in a way ur right but also wrong it’s hard to explain.
@@weeedster sounds like something a scammer would say🤔
yeah it’s sad
wdym every one of those guys r bastards how can someone have the ability to steal someone’s life savings and not be called a bastard
I was at Walmart, I saw some lady on mobility scooter trying to buy multiple $100 google play cards, I immediately stopped her and asked her why was she buying them, and she didnt answer so i asked if someone one phone was asking to buy all these then she said yes, I immediately told her that its a scam and dont buy them (meanwhile the guy was listening to me) and guess what she put the phone on speaker so i could hear the guy and the guy was telling her to tell me it was none of my business, I told her dont listen to him, he is scamming and so she hung up and she put the cards back on the shelf. I felt so good when i stopped her from getting scammer.
Nice work. If only someone like you was always around when this happens as these poor people obviously fall for it a lot. Good karma coming your way!
from getting scammer
@@tem3607 There's a time and place for everything...
wow thats amazing that you were able to help her!
God bless you
Listening to this guy while he was in 7/11 was heartbreaking. You could hear how much he was hating himself for not trusting his gut in the first place when he suspected things were wrong. He sounded so absolutely defeated. Thank goodness you were there to help him!
Not all heroes wear capes.
wheres the proof he doesnt wear a cape
NO CAPES!
@@crazycresp2373 imagine him sitting on his pc with a cape on lmao
So true! Perfect quote!
No heroes wear capes, if you see someone in a cape turn the other way, but seriously Jim is a hero
10:39 The grief in Jim’s voice when Joe says he has $2000 in gift cards on his hands, and the relief at 11:41 when he said he has cancelled it were the most emotional he’s been in this video. It shows his true heart in his selfless work against these scam criminals. God bless you Jim and what you do.
Yes this guy is a hero.
Amen.
I like how he went from “I tracked his address from his wifi” to “here is their rafting trip”
Great information thanks!! I wish countries were more severe on catching scammers.
Still chill
**receives scam email**
"I know who you are, where you live, your childhood nickname, all your 23 life friends and the color of your car
still chill
: )
Oh god that woman transferring $33,600 and getting angry at the guy trying to help her.... so sad.
"It is the human condition" "I am smarter" than anybody else(because of my age I have wisdom) , so I won't admit to being scammed by a "kid". Yeah, that is the first great hurdle to overcome. Probably the "Greatest Hurdle"
. The fact she does not notice the different accents (one is white man and the other ain't). One needs to "black out" her bank info and the other (you) doesn't and does everything right in front of her face. That is about all you can do.
she was most likely told to answer this to jim as she probably told the scammers someone (jim) called her, you can clearly hear her reading off a script the scammers sent her.
Well, you might also get uncomfortable when some stranger, a hacker, calls you about your private transactions, even though he's on your team.
I know right i felt so pissed off hearing her get mad at Jim when all he is doing is trying to help an innocent person
it’s typical for older people like her to be in denial like that after being scammed, they feel so ashamed for being tricked that they make themselves believe it was for a good reason, so sad
This guy has quite literally prevented a whole generation from being scammed like this in the future, think about that.
Ultimately these scams will disappear because, as you pointed out, people will become educated, and the older generation will be gone. While these existing scams will disappear or be shutdown, the scammers will find new ways and new technology to exploit, just like Jim got scammed himself by being tricked into deleting his own YT account not too long ago.
@@nrnoble what happened with jim's yt account? sorry i didn't hear about that
he described it here th-cam.com/video/YIWV5fSaUB8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=JimBrowning
@@chloway420 There was a scam going on a few months back, where the scammer pretends to be from Google. They basically get the victim to go through hoops and loops to eventually take control of their account and ad revenue. Jim almost fell for it until the scammer asked for the password, which was when he realised it was a scam. Took him a while to undelete his channel
Quite literally? Do you know how large of a number of viewership and influence that would need to be? Stop with this hyperbole.
Hearing Joe beginning to cry made me want to cry. So many of these poor elderly people are victims of these horrible people. Thank you so much for helping him. You're a hero.
Those fucks need to be punished through international law.
maybe they should use some common sense and not send random people across the world thousands of dollars because they don't understand the internet.
@@milyah You’re not wrong, but I’ve worked with people with dementia and Alzheimer’s, and a lot of the elderly don’t know any better and that’s why they’re the easiest targets. The elderly with brain diseases are really the ones who need more sympathy to this, they lack common sense due to the illness.
Imagine being in a middle of a scam, and a soothing voice of Jim explains all is good......real angel 😇
Hahah the best comment!!!
As soon as I read real angel, I saw the no of likes on ur comment is 111. I'm gonna leave it like that for the next person too :)
He sounds like a retired viking
True
All Id need to hear is Jim's voice
Imagine how lucky that guy felt when he was walking out of that 7/11 after buying $2000 worth of google cards thinking some scammer took almost all of his lifes savings but then he gets a call from a random stranger who was watching the whole time and tells him he didnt actually lose anything and gets him out of the situation with funds in tact. He probably thought you were his guardian angel.
I don't get how anyone would actually buy 2000 worth of gift cards, it doesn't make sense to me how they would believe that.
@@ajet0452 Simply, they don't know how everything works and seeing $0 on his account is enough to pay $2000.
@@ajet0452 Thats because you know their (the scammers) tricks and how it works. Think of it through the eyes of an elderly person or someone who just isnt very tech savvy.
@@ajet0452 That’s why the scams work. Because people aren’t as familiar with how people can edit things in-front of them in real-time. They usually target elderly people because they know they can convince them easier. Those of us who grew up in the information age and are familiar with Nigerian Princes are skeptical.
@@ajet0452 Generally because they are elderly and aren’t tech savvy. Your parents/grandparents would probably fall for this unless you’ve warned them about scammers.
Joe sounds like such a nice guy, Screw these scammers.
This is a joke but, *Who's Joe?*
@@asherwoodrow7471 joe mamma
@@TisDansk Took a while but somone got there.
This video has taught me to hang up the phone whenever ever an Indian calls or connects to my computer. Absolutely disgusting. But then Again it’s a third world country
@@asherwoodrow7471 😂😂
I honestly nearly cried at the black screen part when he said "I'm getting a little nervous, I can't see my money and *_that's everything I have_* right there." That scammer probably didn't give a fuck, I don't understand people who do shit like this.
11:05 This man is literally being moved to tears. Fuck man. Now I actually am crying
But God bless Jim Browning for existing. A true modern-day hero
💛
Sadly there's only one Jim browning, so for every scam he stops 3 happen once that time
@@barklet6110 3 instead of 4
This was intense for sure. It's wonderful to hear when a scam is thwarted, but sadly there are so many others that are not.
Poverty or greed/selfishness
And they say super heroes don't exist
Yo u still have 6 like lol
Hey
wait wha-
Didn’t expect to find you here.
This guy is the living proof that nobody needs a cape to be a superhero
I'm impressed by the 7-11 cashier!! Trying to warn him and allowing him to get a refund.
It was a cancelation, but I agree.
what monster would the cashier have been otherwise thou, I cant imagen 7-11 wanting employees that don't give out refunds to people clearly being forced to by things they don't need.
@@MouseGoat Has nothing to do with what 7-11 wants. Gift card sales can not be refunded. It is programmed into the POS to not be able to refund them. Luckily the man had not finished the purchase so he was able to cancel the transaction.
@@XeroMaverick Interesting. I wonder though how the law works in terms of blackmail and fraud.
I imagine it may be very difficult and tricky, but possible. Google or any corporation that bought[owns and created] the gift cards would need to become involved. Tax complications may arise, but ultimately it would likely be sorted out, as long as he had not redeemed or read them aloud of course.
@Step with Stef But keep in mind, the man said the people already were holding his money ransom. If someone tells me that, I'm going to try to get them to call their bank or the police instead, but sometimes people are insistent on going through with something. And aside from contacting those things, if they say their bank account is being held random, I wouldn't know what else to do. So I too would probably go along with giving them the gift cards, because I'm not sure how else to help them. I'm learning more watching these videos, but it sucks when you're just the customer service person caught between "just doing your job" and feeling something might not be right but not sure how to really help someone in a case like this.
Frankly though, a smartphone or a call to the bank would both be your best friends in this case. A smartphone to sign into your bank on another device (update the password to be safe! And indeed, as Jim said, use 2 step verification), and that way you can see the real balance. And calling the bank would help put a stop to everything and lock the account.
the way he was on the verge of tears when he said “it’s everything i own” & the absolute relief he must have felt when you helped him out of it 😢
That lady got scammed out of $30k + and had the nerve to leave Jim a rude voicemail for helping her smh
lmao I laughed when he immediately said she had absolutely fallen for that scam.
I'd forgive her for that. You can tell she's probably confident and no-nonsense. Perhaps her rudeness was simply her way of dealing with the cognitive dissonance between that self-image and being told you've been scammed out of tons of cash by someone else's sneaky savviness. Scammers are evil.
She wasnt rude honestly, she was probably in denial
Probably due to shame this her way of hiding it
She got served for being rude like that.lesson learnt
damn that was heartbraking when the guy sounded like he was about to cry
I almost cried too!!!
My hands started to shake real bad when I heard his voice. I'm glad he got his money back
I wish I could learn to do this.
@@M90thYou same
11:06 ? yes 💔it broke my heart
Poor Joe, just hearing how upset he was is heartbreaking.
It's so sad, you can hear his voice shaking.
It's like being mugged.
@@tastyloaf5487 well worse than that cause his life savings was 'taken away'. Like it's the man's life just gone. Like what I don't get is if they took everything how can you buy $2,000 worth of google? Lol but yeah the fear of everything gone it doesn't matter.
@@superscribe6651 2k in debt + the 10k he lost. -12k net.
@@Overqualification yeah worse than I said, shit...
Jim Browning should dox all these scammers, not blur their info. As an Indian I want them to be shamed and beaten up.
ffs, you can hear the genuine fear and panic and dread in the victim's voice when he really thought they had stolen all he had. how can anyone be so evil?
I swear not even an action movie has me on the edge more than the moments when Jim intervenes telling the victims not to transfer money or buy gift cards.
"It's easier to fool someone, than it is to convince them that they've been fooled."
Very true. My mother fell for a bitcoin pyramid scheme a year ago and I told her it was a scam and she didn't believe me.
indeed :/
Yes because pride comes into play
*salute*
@Godo Lux Well ofc when you buy crypto yourself its usually not a scam. But some pyramid-scheme depending on other people? Usually bullshit.
Damn can you imagine a genuine REAL microsoft indian technitian... he must have a terrible time
🤣🤣
Yeah, but they'd call from reputable numbers, and have your details already and use legitimate websites. They also wouldn't ask you for any details
Yeah his days must really feel bad. He'd have to change jobs.
I'm an active Azure customer and Microsoft never called me. Why would Microsoft call normal PC users? -_-
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The panic in your voice whenever you first get the victim on the phone always gives me chills.
Dude Jim. You are like a literally secret agent. This shit is more entertaining and important than what happens in movies. You’re unbelievably incredible. Dude thank you for your work.
"I'm terrified, its everything I own." oh come on he almost cried i feel so bad
yeah.
True! I almost cried too.
I'm not ashamed to admit I did cry a bit. Idk why these videos get to me so much
@@RLuca84 oof I'm not the only one, I almost cried as well but I think yeah, it's because well not just empathy and what if it happened to us or anyone we care for, it's also that they're out there right now doing it and I barely know of this stuff and there are people out there that know even less and they can or have fallen for scams and it's so bad not just scams but other stuff I just wish there was no need to scam or hurt others but that's how things are and I'm just normal and don't think there's much that I can do but I'll try when there's a chance, so thankful that there's people that can be good without someone being able to take advantage of them
@@RLuca84 it's a hard earned money and work hard for it and will be taken away only by scammer? It's really heartbreaking.
Holy shit the tone of fear in his voice is mortifying. These scammers are abysmal I swear
So sad 😞
Exactly, just watching and listening to the video made my heart race for the dudes sake he was on the verge of fucking tears cause he thought everything he had earned was gone
When he's in the 7-11? Just about broke my heart to hear the terror in his voice. These guys are disgusting.
i felt so bad for him
I scam little kids on a game then DELETE the items.
It broke my heart to hear how sad and frustrated he felt buying the gift cards.
When you phoned him at the store it actually made me cry, what a poor man, I can't imagine the worry and panic. Good for Jim, cheers mate x.
Big props to that 7-Eleven employee.
TRUE
I am glad you mentioned that as he played his part to helping this bloke. Its good to know he is well aware of these scams. Top bloke.
Too bad that the 7eleven guy was actually going to charge him the cards anyway. He should refuse to do it. Good that Jim interfered.
@@abelo6727 Yeah but I think he was just doing his job because the customer wanted the product regardless (like the situation was too late). Kind of like the elderly lady who told Jim it wasn't a scam and to stay out of it. It's rough.
@@abelqawasmi9275 He could've help a little more( if he knew how). The employees seem to know about the scamm and how it works. If they could have a good training in the subject maybe they could approach in a better way to the victims. I didn't know how this scamms work until I started to watch this videos. About the lady victim. It sounded like she wasn't even sure she was scammed by the time Jim left her a voicemail but later or maybe she was threatened. I mean they made her send a lot of money.
Oh God, when he sounds like he's about to burst into tears at the 7/11 made my eyes water. That poor man.
@Green Tangerine it’s not about being dumb. Just being too trustworthy.
It’s not the old man’s fault... When people get older the part of the brain that help them realize that they’re being lied to... degrades.
But Jim was able to clam him down and ensure that everything is ok and monet was not taken out of his account.
@Green Tangerine How can your brain so small? Do you live in a box? Remember not all people knows how to use computer properly or knows how this kind of scam works, obviously a lot of them are old people. Think outside the box, you can't blame other people if they don't know something that is out of their league some peoples professions are not computer centric. That includes you too, you might know about computer stuffs but I am sure, a lot of other professions that is out of your league is unknown to you too.
@@bulbulitobayagbagan9633 Probably does they prolly haven’t touched grass in years
That moment that you finally got between them, and hearing the man's reaction was heart breaking. He truly believed that he had lost everything. Knowing that this happens so often, it is at least heart warming that there was at least one person who was so close to losing everything and was saved. Absolutely amazing work.
It's crazy - these people who are scammed often sound so intelligent - you wonder how they can be duped so easily. It just shows the evil power of manipulation and confusion. I'm so glad you were able to help him! You saved the day!
Wow, the victim must though he was in a movie, imagine being on the point of wasting 2000 dollars and close to panic, standing at the desk buying the gift cards, knowing you just got scammed. And then you suddenly get a call from a stranger with a calm deep voice who knows that you are buying gift cards and explains you all the things that are going on, and that he was listining al the time along with the call between you and the scammer.
Crazy stuff for real. I can only imagine just being on the verge of purchasing gift cards to give to a scammer and then your phone rings and you hear a mysterious voice say "stop buying gift cards"
@@absolutelybagel2218 felt like his personal FBI agent saving his life
@@Crucifile It's like getting a call from Morpheus from 'The Matrix'.
@@fishofgold6553 I was just gonna comment the same thing!
@@KaylaMarie_ "Hello Neo. Get on my TH-cam channel and I'll show you how deep the rabbit hole goes."
When my dad gets these scam calls about his windows computer getting a virus he sits there on the phone listening intently and then says, “that’s funny then that my Apple computer has a windows virus.”
I blow a referees whistle into their eardrums. works every time. loving your dad's ploy.
@@Jeannelawes you have to first talk quietly into the phone so they turn up their headphones first. Then you scream or blow the whistle.
@@donpayton737 Good Tip 🔊📢📣
@@donpayton737 Good Tip 🔈🔊📣
oooof
Oh Jim, you're an angel, the despair in his voice made me cry. You're truly an angel, thank you!
Don't we all wish we had a Jim Browning in our lives watching over us?
I hope that the "Joe" victim is living his best life, his voice had the tone of great distress, good thing we have people like Jim helping these victims out.
Jim and Joe have fooled a foe
@@thephantom7578 very nice
I was like TwT listening to his voice
@@thephantom7578 my god
Who's joe?
My heart absolutely breaks for this man, I can’t imagine the anxiety, despair and confusion he must have been feeling. This poor soul walked in the pouring rain to purchase googleplay cards because he thought he just lost his life savings. These parasitic scumbag scammers truly deserve a place in the hot depths of down under, and I’m not talking about beautiful and sunny Australia. Deplorable
Im sorry but I'm just admiring you grammar ehst is wrong with me...
Benjamin O Mahony same brother. i wish she could teach me better grammar than i have now.
if he has no money and just lost his life savings, how do you suppose he PAID for the gift cards?
@@recoveringsoul755 Most likely with a credit card, which would mean he would have to go into debt.
But he didn’t even buy the cards, and none of the money was stolen, so I guess that’s why
@@juliaalvarez537 YES
That 2nd victims attitude was so disgusting, how are humans so easily brainwashed, like why won't you at least listen to what the person who is warning you has to say??? , to verify if it's true, good on you for still trying to help her after she gave you all that lip, i wonder how she felt when she realised that money was truly gone and it was a scam she must have felt real stupid.
I felt so much sympathy for this guy, this guy sounded so terrified at the thought of losing all his life savings and he didn’t even have a car. Mad respect to Jim for saving this guy
Jesus fucking christ it was scary listening to this, the terror in his voice almost made me cry. Thank god you were there
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Like when the guy almost cried saying that was everything he had. Scammers are disgusting.
Stop blasphemy
@@JACKDANlELS777 Ah yes, that's the important part here, to not hurt the feefees of the almighty creator of the universe.
Somehow, I think he can take it.
@@DemmyDemon Yes he can take it but your storing up his wrath so I would do that
Christ this poor man, he seems so nice. These scammers really are heartless bastards. Thanks so much for helping him Jim.
It does leave me wondering, what will they do if they are the one being scammed?
Also the woman at the end. That sounds so sad. She sounds defeated after presumably being scammed for thousands. Meanwhile the scammers were rafting and looked happy. How can they do that and still calling themselves human I don't even know.
@@ZX3000GT1 They justify it because they think Westerners are just rich and money is easy to come by. Probably see themselves as Robin Hood, and those in the US and UK are greedy rich people who can afford to share the wealth. It's crazy how much work these scammers put into stealing money. They have the ability to work legitimately, its not like scamming is their only option to put food on the table. They are just greedy and want instant wealth without climbing the career ladder.
I have never supported someone on Patreon until now, but Jim has a true and honest cause. Yes these videos are a form of entertainment, but if you look at the bigger picture, Jim is actually saving people's money, but also protecting their mental health. These scammers could've caused someone to commit suicide, by pretending to steal a victim's life savings... but they don't care. I hope as they age, the pain they caused thousand of people, comes back to haunt them.
@@ZX3000GT1 Jim did scam one for 100$. He gave it to charity!
@@clodaghtobin6139 These scams have whole buildings and teams, its not just easy to do. Lots of poc from third world countries end up doing this because they’re countries dont provide many options or hog money for the very top instead of the people like Nigeria. Not saying this is okay its not. Its horrible, but its like that saying “Hurt people, hirt people “
@@casswashwash1070 Thats the sad thing too. Kitboga ended up on a call with a scammer who picked up FOR another scammer and said im not the person youre looking for (different scammer, worked same call center) but do not call this number back it is a scam. He said he was going to quit soon, only staying until he gets his final check. The sadness in his voice was real, Kitboga has had several calls like this. One even cried, saying he was helpless, “I ask help from god but i get no help, i am helpless” . Indirectly saying that is why he is making these scam calls, he needs money. DOESNT MAKE IT RIGHT. But you can see how some of them really come from struggles.
I work at a 7/11 im so afraid of this and always try to convince people its an off transaction like this. Im glad i watch your videos to help others. Ive seen someone be scammed out of 2000 dollars once and i felt so bad for them saying it was gone
Steve - Why don't you ask your boss to put a sign up that you can show them ask them to read it before going through with buying the cards? Every store should have something like that to warn customers of these scams.
@@annwithaplan9766 I don't see that in canadian stores. It's like the businesses don't want to take responsibility. All the clerk can do it seems is learn and make judgement calls. In this situation I couldn't convince them in this case that this seems fraudulent until after they came back asking how to recover the money. If I speak about this I just outright tell them no legitimate business would ask for gift cards as payment.
@@toolateforgot - Aw ok. Some people can be so convinced it's not a scam that they won't listen to reason.
@@annwithaplan9766 you know. Even the stores get scammed. Sometimes calls come in from "head office" or "the police" and they need cards activated. Then they ask for the pin after activating the card. I've heard of stores losing about 2,500 to this scam.
@@toolateforgot - Wow. I'll assume that it's a newer employee that took the bait?
11:10 Jim, you are such a sweetheart. This really moved me. My grandparents, and even my father have been gotten by these scammers. After showing them your videos, it has not happened once more. Thank you so much for your compassion and hard work. It really does make a difference, both directly here in the video, and around the world. Your compassion to this man is very moving. You have a good heart.
i find it so incredible how you were able to talk so calmly to someone who was so clearly panicking and make him calm down too, you really handle the communication with terrified victims so well
@überguy clearly you never dealt with someone in true panic
This is called classoc british have a pint till the storms over mentality and charectar i love it proud to british born and bred!
@@ozziee7723 oi bruv care for some crisps?
@@gabmalagonpersonal you cant say oi bruv and care for some in london in one sentance thats like saying stop fucking swearing haha
@@ozziee7723 ok
The terrifying tone in his voice when he said 'It's everything I own', truly made me sad and actually brought genuine tears in my eyes. Thank you for helping this man, Jim. This video brings both the true terrors of this world and at the same time the good that's possible.
God, on the edge of crying rn. 🥺
@@oreodealer6yearsago718 yeah, that was really intense and heartbreaking
@@nopenope1 Truly sad how often this happens to people who don't realize it's a scam
@ nice
Me too! Bless him. And god bless you too Jim!
Hey Jim! My co-worker and I love to watch your videos. It always brings so much joy to our faces, whenever we see you upload videos where you mess with scammers.
I wanted to thank you, for how you help out and watch out for people who fall for these scammers. You are a real help, and without you in our lives, we probably would have fallen victim to these assholes quite some time ago.
Thank you for being such an awesome content creator, keep fighting the good fight. :)
This poor guy! This is heartbreaking but BIG shout out to the store clerk for trying to warn him.
"I'm terrified, its everything I own." That broke my heart.
😭
@@evansebenezerofficial2842 time stamp?
time stamp?
@@temptedart9254 10:55 but you won't really get it if you skip there
Me too. I teared up even.
The Canadian victim was smart and wary, he only lacked the tech-savviness.
Thank you for your work, Jim. You're doing the world a favor and a service, in my opinion.
@Sherri T[A]P Me!! To Have [S]EX With Me almost made me cry too yeah. I'm so glad he didn't get scammed
@@TheTriple2000 bro what
@@attilarado9396 I think that was someone’s username. Definitely got terminated then. They might’ve gotten hacked.
Seriously people just don’t know how easy it is to change the website. People also think scamming wouldn’t be so blatant and easy. It’s scary
really he even knew he was being scammed he just thought that he would get that back if he got the cards. you could hear him. frankly its like black mail, you can rent silence never buy it. so no reason to pay at all.
That dude's voice... that was heartbreaking. Thank you for doing what you do.
Bravo! I wonder what the clerk would have said if you had called the store? That would have been surreal for both the victim and the clerk, I’m sure.
I'd like to believe that Jim has a crazy backstory where he was scammed as a child and now he vows to destroy all scammers
Or his grandparents were, and he works to avenge them
His parents were scammed right infront of his eyes...
@@mertboy94 Technical Batman
what a great plot
This should be a movie
Still can't believe how these scammers are so cold hearted. On the complete opposite end of the spectrum, you're awesome in what you do.
Evil can appear innocuous sometimes.
$500 is like 10k there. They are not thinking right. All they can see is themselves and their family. They are told westerners have extra money. That’s how they can justify it to themselves. Sad but true.
@@eddiekorkis yep
Funny thing is, without the scammers, he wouldn't be making money doing this.
Yea like some of them have kids too like bruh
Jim Browning is a true hero, he saved this guy’s life savings from being taken.
Jim, you are a GODSEND. I could hear the relief in your voice when the victim didn’t have to pay for those cards at the store. You do this on a regular basis and don’t even think twice. Much love and respect bro.
When he almost cried it really got to me. I can only imagine the panic he must've felt. Keep fighting the good fight, Jim!
Makes me sick to my stomach, thinking, this could been my grandma or grandpa or yours! These scammers are disgusting
@@Brigada91RealBriggy My grandparents actually were scammed a decade ago. It was through a phone scheme, where someone called them and claimed to be a doctor and that my dad had been in an accident. They ended up giving the scammers the equivalent of several hundred, or maybe a thousand dollars, I'm not sure. The money was supposed to be for treatment. But yeah, when faced with such a tragedy they panicked and didn't even think to call my dad's number. The scammers had done their homework and had all sorts of personal details, to make the story more believable.
I wanted to takeover the call and make it a priority to reassure the guy he has absolutely nothing to worry about... it was kind of annnoying that the woman had been convinced so hugely that she even contacted Jim to say it was legit. I can't fathom what the scammer must have told her to convince her, but it sounded bad... like she was under a serious threat if she didn't comply.
same it made me emotional..
Last week, I almost got scammed. I started crying. The first guy got me with my identity been ‘stolen.’ The second guy pushed me hard to buy Bitcoin to establish my identity. I started crying, saying that my husband made the money in our relationship, not me, and that I refused to do anything until I spoke with him. He actually berated me for not knowing about my finances more, “Aren’t you a Western woman? Don’t you make decisions for yourself? How do you not know your bank information?” I was in tears, these people are HEARTLESS.
The despair in that man's voice by the time you called him really got to me. Thank you for intervening.
Sad.... That person is a pathetic shell of a man
@Little Zeus Probably meant the scammer
Rather he's undoing the devils work
Despair gives me danganronpa vibe
Jim you are like a guardian angel. This guy was in tears yet trying to keep his composure. Worst type of people scam elderly and vulnerable! Keep it up mate! :)
I'm glad you were able to stop this bloke from having his money taken; it seems he realized he'd been taken when the store attendant spoke to him, but he didn't know what else to do, so your presence was probably vital for him not losing any more money.
I was pleasantly surprised when mark rober said hes collaborating with jim
I know. I’m so excited I can’t wait for a few months for them to unveil what they’ve been working on!
Wow
I reached here from Mark's channel, so glad that I did
@uWu I hope it's a bomb that sent out electric shockwave that wipe out all the scammers' computers
@uWu haha, that would do the job too
Hi there Jim, I just want to let you know that today I was able to stop someone from scamming my mother (or potentially doing something worse with her information), because I knew it was a scam from watching your channel. I just wanted to sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service to the internet and helping inform people about different scams.
Hearing the desperation in that poor man's on the brink of losing his life savings was a bit heart-rending even for me. Not all heroes wear capes.
@@makokimoto4132 that scammer deserves to be forced to work for thirty years to pay that poor man and other victims
People please if you have an elderly person buy them a MacBook Air or something more virus free. Then just add ESET antivirus for double protection. Windows computers are absolutely inadequate for the elderly
@@AutotuneSucksBalls I tried swiping the file off three times
well done
11:12 God damn...just hearing how afraid he is is heart renching...
Bless you for helping him out!
13:47
This is the voice of someone that's been offended by the accusation that she would be fooled by a scam.
she deserved to lose 33k, its always old people who act like theyre never wrong
Nobody deserves to lose the money, the scammers are evil, but agree a lot ( not all ) of elderly, especially over 70 s, are stubborn and arrogant, think they know it all. Can't get it through their thick skulls they are being scammed.
Worse than muggers. A mugger at least usually won't pretend he's trying to help you.
u mean a darn crocodile? they eat you. how even can they help?
@OctagonalSM64 yes
That last victim either didn't want to admit she was victimized, or she was completely clueless. It was frustrating to hear her say thanks for nothing. Good for you for being diligent in your effort.
After sending that amount of money you either don't believe it was a scam or can't believe it.
Jim Browning notes in the vid that he eventually spoke to her directly and she finally came to terms that she had been scammed and fleeced of her savings. I'm pretty sure she deeply regretted dismissing Jim Browning's advice.
well, that is in a way the sunk cost fallacy. If you 'invested' so much, you are less likely to accept that it was a bad idea. it usually of course refers to projectplanning were projects will be finished, despite it running over budget and losing more money than if they aborted earlier on.
Those scammers are the lowest of lowlifes.
Looks like a classic case of Dunning-Kruger effect
@@andrewleung5049 Like mentioned previously I think it's more likely the Sunk cost fallacy.
Oh my gods. I remember watching this a while back but stumbled across it anew again. Just re-listening to this kills me hearing the fear and grief in this poor man's voice, but I'm so, so beyond glad someone was there to keep things from being too awful. I know you can't be there everywhere, all the time, but I am so happy you were this time... Thanks for doing so much to help educate and keep others from losing all they have.
That was so kind of the scammers to take a whole video close-up of every office employee's face so we can identify them.
Where is the logic, the scammer pretends to have taken away all of the victim's money and then they ask them to go buy google play cards for 2000 dollars. With what money?
i think they sometimes tell them that they will give them a temporary "line of credit" in their bank to buy the cards. it doesnt make sense, but to a scared confused elderly person, it doesnt matter most of the time
TBH some people are able to notice that(the guy in this video did that too) but he thought he had no other option cause the scammer already had the access to his PC.
Second bank account. That the scammers know they have.
@Perry Rose I do strongly believe that you do not need to be stupid to fall for a scam. That is blaming the victim to an unfair extent. We can all end up there.
Via use of credit cards, use banks money now, pay them back end of month
Man. Hearing the guy get emotional and say "This is all I have, I'm terrified and don't know what to do.." broke my heart. Good job Jim, keep being the hero that you are.
Same 😢
Some heartless bastards out there its so depressing knowing they don’t care taking advantage of people
10:52.. Phew!! That was just in the nick of time!
Jim's is the person who appears when you're in a situation you can't believe and you pinch yourself, begging to wake up.
Omg that victim almost made me cry,as he was panicking.
I'm a Canadian myself and to see one of our own, being attack was heart breaking.
THANK YOU FOR SAVING HIM.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Imagine being so deluded that you've lost 33k and you tell off the person who is trying to help you. Its so tragic.
None so blind as those that dont wish sight
My wire transfer of 33k is of no concern of your Thank you but don’t ever contact me with unsolicited financial advise ... If I want to transfer money to an Indian account I will do so on my own terms! Lol what a total bone head
Unfortunately it is all too common that people who get scammed are too proud to admit they have fallen victim to a scam. So they don't report it to the bank or police. It's because they think people will see them as stupid when they aren't they are a victim of crime.
@@davidclark3004 They are kind of stupid no? Depends on how old they are sure, but...
it can be "stockholm syndrome", or maybe the scammer found some terrible video in her computer, so she try to hide it...
Never wanted to see someone fall off a raft more in my entire life.
I almost feel bad for laughing at this
@@mariagunnarsQ17 Almost
And get bitten by a water snake in the nuts.
Like your hair.
Once in the water the current smash his head on a rock lol
My brother was almost scammed by people claiming to be police. They said he had to pay $2000 immediately or he would be locked up. He's had traffic tickets before, and thought he had missed a citation. He was driving to the bank to transfer the money when he called our mom hysterical, and she told him it was a scam. If you could do find a way to intervene on situations like that, or even just find examples, to do an informative video on how to differentiate between scams and legitimate calls I would be so appreciative. The work you do is amazing, and I want to be able to protect my family. Quite a few of us are autistic, and have trouble knowing what's legitimate. Your calm, measured explanations are remarkable. Thank you.
DUDE, like man i respect you so much. you are such a good person . literally. gives me faith for the world.
Imagine trying to scam someone when all of a sudden morpheus shows up
lol.... yep, did you watch and see when he shut down a call center of these animals?
@@longredroad4249 what vid was that
@@poncho4068 I am not sure ,it was about 9 months ago, I wish I would have bookmarked it.
@@poncho4068 I think this is it? th-cam.com/video/RHHzoDqZL8M/w-d-xo.html
@@longredroad4249 I think its more like this th-cam.com/video/r9B7BQWnZJs/w-d-xo.html
Victim: “Black screen..... this is where I’m nervous again. You’re on my bank, th-this is all I have!”
Wow these scammers are pieces of shit
yeah then you see him smile on photos like imagen doing that for a living and be able to smile.
what a ass hat. yeah for JIM!
Man they really should listen to their gut.
good thing Jim was there.
Jim's skills are scary, but it's a good thing he is on our side. Truly an internet hero
When you let random strangers mess with your bank account, what do you really expect to happen? Never let anyone who not trust with your life interfere with your savings
The world really needs more people like you. I remember my dad once calling me into his home office and asking what a popup meant.. something the sort of "Install this critical update: or you may lose important data" and I'm just like.. "Dad.. close all.. dont click anything and let your antivirus run NOW"
Imagine knowing you're being scammed, being terrified and not knowing what to do and suddenly a stranger with a sultry foreign accent appears from nowhere and saves you, almost like a movie! You're doing great work man, thank you!
Imagine giving "tech support" access to your banking info and buying GIFT cards to fix your computer. I love Jim and others but this fight is futile.
F in the chat for my man, Jim. Dropped 400k views to keep a name private. Major respect.
Wasn't just his name. He had bank account #'s on there!
tbh that was his mistake so he is obligated to correct it
I feel bad for the dude. Everything he owned was, in his eyes, gone.
Same. ):
Same
And he knew he was being scammed 🥺
Are you talking about the woman? the man in the video didn't lose any money since Jim stepped in. As for the woman, she lost that 33k or whatever it was.
@@Jascaicps both, the point was that the man and woman though they had no money, but yes in the end it was worse for the woman
"even scammers need team buildings" that was hilarious.. good job jim
Two million views = two million people these scammers can't fool.
You're doing God's work.
It’s sad that the women ignored his warning and lost her savings.
Ye a big part
And then had the nerve to have a slight attitude like HE was the scammer. Sad.
@@XxBloodyCrumpet23xX \ well to be fair she already lost the money. If she admitted that he was right then she would have to admit that she was wrong. Thats hard for some people to do
@@XxBloodyCrumpet23xX certified dummy moment.
@@XxBloodyCrumpet23xX that's what happen if she listen to he ego instead of using her damn brain
Hearing the desperation in that poor man's on the brink of losing his life savings was a bit heart-rending even for me. Not all heroes wear capes.
I know this actually made me so happy just because the sound of his voice, I was so glad he got help. It's worrying to think that there are so many more scams like this out there but there's no one to help them and let them know
What if he wore a cape?
Not all heroes wear wear underwear.
Yeah. I really felt bad at that point. Almost started crying, when you hear therelief in his voice, when Jim explains and assures him. Truly a lucky one. Must be pretty overwhelming to think, that without you knowing, there is a battle of evil and good going on your computer. The good one thankfully.
The woman saying "it's none of your business" deserves getting scammed. If someone gives you a piece of advice without any benefit to themselves whatsoever should be given some consideration. On one hand you have a guy telling you to give him money and on the other another guy telling you not to do it. Who benefits here from your decision?! I bet there's a reason these scammers call Americans.
Thank you for stopping the scammer I was almost in tears for this gentleman. GOD BLESS YOU.
This man totally in panic, he's so lucky you called him and stopped him from being scammed.
Good thing he was already suspecting it was a scam before Jim called him. That way it wasn't too difficult for Jim to convince him to refund the cards before giving the numbers to the scammer, and listen to Jim's other instructions.
It's tragic how Jim often has to struggle to convince some victims they are being scammed and when they finally are convinced it's often too late..
@@Khenfu_Cake well he knew he was being extorted, of course. But Jim saved the day
@@ceceroxy2227 Well yeah but he could have hung up on Jim and called the scammer back. Instead he listened and cancelled the sale
When that woman used a rude tone and said it's none of his bussiness, i just got angry...
I was like oh crap it's probably a relative of the scammer i was convinced ngl
I agree, but was not surprised, only because she seemed to have a NYC accent. I'm from NY and can confirm, it's considered pretty rude to stick your nose in someones business. Of course I totally agree with what he is doing and she should have taken his warning. Just saying, when I noticed the accent I was not at all surprised when she said "this is none of your concern." and had that attitude. Pretty standard New Yorker in that way.
No helping some people
A voice like that will get her far in life. If you can sound confident enough, people will think you know what you are talking about even if you are a total moron.
It shouldn’t make you angry it sounds like she doesn’t know him very well so he’s a stranger to her telling her bank things about her she doesn’t see as true.
I had to pause multiple times just because I felt so much anxiety for the person being scammed. I can't imagine hearing someone so scared saying the words 'this is everything I own' and being completely unfazed
I think society need more citizens like you.💪🏻
I’m literally heartbroken for this man. The fact that ppl do this and just smile and cheer. Lock them all up.
Yeah it's making me angry how shameless these scammers are and how happy they are about taking people's money and using it like is well earned in fact all I wanna do during this video is to punch this person teeth aut and make him return all the money he stole and see how confident he is face to face about stealing people money like that.
or syskey them th-cam.com/video/0m-05ZLfSEA/w-d-xo.html
@@thegoodchannel9688 they dont have remorse and thats the worst part for me, i would be less angry if they had too for their living and were sorry but they dont care
>Calling Indians "People"
@@user-xi3qb9ts9r its not all indians
Glad Microsoft uses Wix to create their website. Jim always the hero!
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bruh WRESTLEMANIA
@@TyranitarTube hii
Wrestlmania in the house!!
@@TyranitarTube OMG I USED TO WATCH YOU
Thank you Jim, for rescuing people from these scammers! I won't swear, but I wish I had the level of knowledge, so I can stop them in their tracks. My husband fell for a scam (so-called stocks and shares). He did this without consulting me, then he kept asking my husband for thousands of pounds, then said ' remortgage your house'! Then, all of a sudden, he lost the money! My husband apologized, but the damage was done! Please be aware! £3,500 we lost!
Hey Jim, on one hand I love you and hope you achieve more tackling down these scumbags, but then if you get large enough, with how much money is involved in these scams, I slightly fear for your safety. Take care out there.
I have an Idea, let's put a sticker under Gift Cards shelf that says "If you've got a call from someone asking your to buy this, you're being scammed". Problem solved!
Yes
Hahaha genius
Some stores in my town did do that due to the prevalence of scams during this time of year.
Some cases it would be like this guy. They know they're getting scammed but need to get the money that they "lost"
Sadly it would only solve one of the many ways they request "their" money to be sent back. It is a great idea. Let's take that a step further. Inform all companies who sell gift cards to put them behind a plastic case like they do with electronics or high price items that are small enough to be stolen and put the sign on the case and when the employee goes to unlock the case they should ask the customer if there is someone on the phone or someone who called them asking them to buy the cards. People will believe a store employee much quicker than they will a random caller.
The terror in the mans voice broke my heart.
Ikr :(
🤞🏻♾
Yes, the terror of seeing your life's savings being taken away..
@@lisalister8002 I just had this scam pulled on me, thankfully I went to bank before they showed me they had removed all my money, I would have lost it.
Scammers called me this am. I can’t even say just what slime these guys are. Jim Brown should get a medal.
It's heartbreaking working the front desk of a grocery store sometimes. I see people who are most likely getting scammed and because of their pride they just get angry and throw obscenities my way. No matter how much my coworkers and I tell them "please reconsider what you are doing, this is most likely a scam," it doesn't work. I've seen quite a few older people who buy at least a thousand dollars in gift cards a week and say it's "none of your business who it's going to." I cannot go forward with stopping the transaction because it's not "good customer service." My coworkers and some of my managers justify " they're going to fall for it anyways, so why should we stop them?" I'm so glad that people like you are taking the initiative to help stop some of these scams.