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If you're trying to rent a house, make sure the person you're talking to is ACTUALLY the owner and not a scammer!
The way you describe this it's like a bedtime story for adults, thanks for exposing them 😁
I'm actually watching this before I turn off the lights for the night lol.
I watch Pleasant Green a lot before bed and late in the day too haha
I watch these before sleeping 😅
Might be the best compliment I’ve ever got
@@christiangonzales7429 LOL i love your channel!
1st class deconstruction of this scam!
Couldn’t have done it without my friends Mike R and Ben D 😏
@@Dra_gon54It is Ben 🤔 and the surname is Dover... That's what makes it sound like Bend
@nullsandles9024 right like wth lol
@@256NATO 🙏😂
this one is gold
I like how he said he wasn't able to talk well due to his terrible accident in the snow, yet he is speaking clear and concise sentences when his scam is in jeopardy.
right😂
I’ve lived in Texas before and it never snows especially heavy snow
@@76EATDX.Well it has happened but rarely like 1 time every multiple years
@@76EATDX.My guy, Texas got covered in snow for a week and shut the whole state down back in 2020-2021. It happens.
@@pacotaco840 that was like once the last time that happened before 2021 was like in the 1970s. The snow in 2021 was a one time thing
Mike & Ben’s new found friendship is awesome!
Ben keeping the money would’ve felt more believable if Mike remained a victim.
Total bromance
I’ve watched other scam baiters on here, but your videos are my absolute favorite! Not only do you expose these people but you also open your mind and heart to help them. You’re a good man and we are lucky to have you and your content! 🙌
Great comment. You've hit the nail on the head. It's the Open Mind AND HEART that draws me in!! This truely does set him apart. I, like you, have seen many others, yet have found no others like him, yet. He really seems to be a genuinely good hearted guy and eager to help those who want to help themselves. He's Invaluable, really. Happy New Year, friend. 🥳
I couldn't agree more. For me anyway the others are predictable and stale
Fhe problem with other scam baiters' content that it feels outdated and unengaging, Ben's content on the other hand, it's educational, entertaining, and heartwarming, since day one he always jump to help people, from "By de Grace of God" and others he always try to help people. He deserves a lot of respect and appreciation.
I disagree. I think he trawls through his spam in his emails and highlights random 'Spammers, Scammers' who are an easy touch to wind up. These scams hardly get touched due to spam bots.
@@dazza912 nah bro you don’t know what you are saying 🤦🏽😅
As a realtor, I appreciate you shedding light on this specific scam! I’m reporting posts daily on marketplace and smaller county-specific groups that are exactly like the first one you showed. I’m also about 90% positive that I was in direct contact with “Du Rick” at one point as well. That name is extremely familiar.
How does the scam work if the victim can't physically go inside the property? Nobody would go through with a real estate deal if they don't have access to where they're going to be living.
@Danny D they create urgency, Scarcity, prey on emotions and collect deposits
@@dannydaw59 they can by using the rently app. If the home is already posted on there then the scammer can send the link for the client to view the home themselves without anyone else present. I’ve used it a couple times for rental clients, and it’s a super simple process. You wouldn’t think it happens, but there are a lot of people that are desperate for a home and will send the “deposit” without even thinking twice or even seeing the home.
@@dannydaw59 you actually get to go inside and everything. You legit get a full self tour with the lock box code
@123TNeff Pleasant also did a video awhile back with a scammer who was pretending to be a legit realtor. He stole his photo and everything, and Ben exposed the scammer.
Gotta “love” the sarcasm in his voice. He doesn’t sound surprised about what happens next it’s kinda like “we’re back at it again” Thanks for everything you do Ben!!❤
I love how he describes the scam, goes through the details and tips on how to spot.
There's that "kindly" again....
THANK YOU SO MUCH! My good friend lost her sister to scammers. She had severe PTSD from being in the Gulf War (she was a surgeon) and had mental heath issues as a result. They stole all of her children's college savings and when she realized it was a scam, she killed herself. TRAGIC, TRAGIC, TRAGIC. You have no idea the positive impact you are making by exposing these killers!
How senseless steve kane
@@chanteynk7324you're a jackass where is your heart
@@stevekane8358 The post mentions PTSD resulting in mental issues. I feel that made her vulnerable, and they took advantage. But regardless of all that you feel it was her own fault for falling for it. Interesting take. Beneath that hard exterior there beats a heart of pure granite.
I was recommended your channel on my home page last night and I gotta say I haven't invested this much time into watching KZhead videos in a very, very long time. I started watching last night around 9pm and ended up binge watching until 5am lmao. You're doing an amazing job, I know more people than I care to admit who have fallen for so many of these scams you speak of. My cousin almost fell for the fake cheque scam just a few months ago. Sorry for the long comment, I just had to say thank you for all the hard work and what I'm sure are long hours that you put in dealing with these clowns. Amazing work, much love from Canada 🙏🤙🇨🇦
Dude that Aura plug was so smooth…. You tied it in so smooth it took me a second to realize it was an ad
Congratulations on the Advertising Manager job!
For some reason I didn't get called back into work the next day lol
This is a dangerous one, I think alot of people could potentially fall for something like this.
Yah I once fell for it payed 1000€ euros for a Appartement I hadn’t seen I was so dumb 😅😅
I fell for this in July 2021. I was in a desperate situation and wasn’t thinking. Out $1000 😭
Yeah I would fall for it . I lost my job and need a new one
@@collegestudentfinance2300 Wait this is a job offer, how did u lose money. I don’t get it . I thought the worse that could happen is u don’t get paid
I genuinly love how pleasant green goes along with the scammers’ spelling misstakes
Misstakes?
@@ScienceFan1859 Ka-ching.
This is one of your best videos, could not stop laughing at the end when you said Bend Over and Mike went partying and spent all the money😂
I been through a "rental scam" a few years ago. But it was a bit different. When they sent me an obviously fake ID / passport and gave me a story of why they are out of state, my gut started warning me. I had a feeling of too good to be true. There and then, decided to block him and not go through with it.
Same here. The story didn't sound right
Yup. Your subconscious generally smells out the b.s before anything else.
Always look at the owner’s information thoroughly before pursuing rental. Another tip to avoid being scammed.
Really like the way this guy does his videos and even after catching scammers he goes on to HELP them. I lived in africa for a while and when someone is to scam another person that action is very unforgivable so it really shows the kind heart "Ben" has
Africa? Stop generalizing. Which country were you in? I’m sure you have noticed a pattern in his videos that despite having 54 countries in Africa, all the scammers are from one country
@@hk254lyt8 Yep. And it's sadly Nigeria, and Nigeria only. Like bruh, it's really not that HARD to get a job (or at least an Online Job if it's really hard).
@@bc100dev I hate it now they are generalizing the whole of Africa.
@@hk254lyt8 he didn’t say anything bad. There are scammers everywhere in the world including the us
@@hk254lyt8 it's kind of like saying that the United States is America and the citizens are Americans. Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Chile, and other countries are America Technically it's not wrong to call it Africa, but Africa is a continent. If you're talking about countries you'd say Nigeria, South Africa, or whatever other countries are there
Wow, brilliant job Ben!! Thanks for all you do. I look forward to some more great collabs in 2023! Sending love to you and your amazing family! Thanks for a great 2022!
I love how easy you explain things. It sure makes things easier for me to explain to family who I am trying to teach on keeping themselves safe, how to not fall for scams, and also why it is important to use a different password everywhere and not just simple words but really sentences that will only make sense to them.
This was great! The tangled web you made was awesome! Why is Mike Rafone such a G? 😂😂😂
He's a child of the 90's
@@PleasantGreen haha
"Fake it till you make it" -Malcolm Merlyn 😉
Thanks for posting this. I worked as a leasing agent for homes 10 years ago and this is what we ran into a lot. Sometimes these scammers would say they are doctors who left the country on a mission trip, were in an accident and seeking medical help somewhere else, they need someone to just take care of their house temporarily, etc. They often would have an excuse of why they are no longer using a realtor and sometimes will tell people to ignore the lock box on the door or just cut it off. I have even ran into somebody who sent a large security deposit and first months rent to a scammer and we’re living in one of our houses that we were getting ready to do construction on. We couldn’t get their money back, but we gave them some money to help them out. These guys are jerks and will always try and make it quick buck. I always tell renters to never give money to anyone they have not met in person. There are also ways to check to make sure who is actually the owner of the home.
I remember receiving an email about a job right after I finished college. The prospective “employers” asked me to print and fill a form, which now that i think about it, looked just like the form you printed in this video 😂.. I really thought it was real… thank God I was broke then, and didn’t have the $300 fee they asked for. 😅
If you make your resume public on websites like Careerbuilder or Monster, these scammers are the only people you will hear from. You will not get contacted by legit employers, only idiot scammers pushing two types of scams: the ones in this video that involve money laundering OR pyramid scheme type scams involving insurance or some other kind of rip off product. Great job, Ben!! I found this video thoroughly entertaining and educational, and I hope those who are job searching right now are aware of how these scams work so they don't fall for them. God bless!
@@pleasant_green_- GTFO of here, SCAMMER!
Yep, I’m changing career fields and that’s all I hear from..
I cannot believe scammers are impersonating him now. He does not have a telegram scammers.
@@therainbro The only real way you can get a good job to start your career off, is by having connections. Companies always hire from internal contacts first; in fact, most of them never even look at the online job boards. They only post for legal reasons, even if it's positions that have already been filled.
@@zen_mindset1 I know right? These telegram scammers are pathetic!!
I really like your editing style. it has a lot of character. I dont know how you keep up making such great videos so often. also, you are so close to 1M subscribers! I cant wait.
I appreciate that. You're climbing too! Keep it up!
@@PleasantGreen it is my dream to hit that 100k subs. Thanks for the words of encouragement.
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@@ThatLostGamer me too 😩😩currently at 3 now just started 😩😂
It’s really sad. It’s already incredibly hard finding a place to rent. Having to worry about scams like this is so vile
I absolutely love your channel keeping us informed all while showing us as you do. Keep up the great hard honest work.
You can tell Du Rick was so shocked that he was able to talk normally
Darn it lol. I knew I should read through the comments before I make one. I just said the same thing thinking I was all smart and crap
I am going to buy myself something nice😂😂 I couldn't stop laughing
Thank God for you and Parogie!!! Love both you guys channel's and awesome that you have both been able to work in his scamer hq! Keep up the good fight to both you awesome amazing bad ass dudes! You guys have both taught me alot and to be very careful and Cautious when dealing with questionable stuff online and the image search reverse has been a life saver as well.
We have so much fun watching your videos!! Looking forward to The People's Call Center this summer!! Can't wait to see all the shanigans there!! Thank you for all ya do! The short and entertaining videos that you and Deyo do are perfect for us to show some of our "older"(than me) friends and neighbors. Keep up the great work! 😊
I'm not even done with the video yet, and I'm gasping for air laughing. 😂
All these fake names are hilarious 😂 next fake name should be Max E. Pad
I also had the same thing happened to me. I told the scammer: "It is very naive of YOU if you think you can scam me!!"
So much detail and entertaining, this is awesome! Thanks for exposing these people!
I've been watching Pleasant Green for awhile and this has to be one of my favorites. The way he played both parts and revealed it at the end was hilarious!!
Love when you can change the script on scammers and have them fall for their own scam. You rule
all i gotta say this video is amazing the ammount of editing and comdey Pleasant Green puts into it is just amazing its halirous how these scammers will react keep up the good work, and keep the scammers away! love the work you do!
My friend TY 4 sharing , OMG this was a learning experience cuz these scammers are good but u are 5 steps ahead of them. U rock my friend, wow EPIC
I thought he couldn’t talk due to his accident 😅😅.
hahahahahah yeah
It’s a miracle from God!
@@PleasantGreenthe snowfall in Texas is a miracle as well🌨️
I just came out to realise your videos through Facebook and i can confirm you are doing great work. Scammers should be exposed completely plus their contacts.
I was very naive around 2 years ago when I wanted to lease a house for my family and I unfortunately fell for this scam. Thank you for brining awareness
“Kindly” means they’re trying to scam you
Always know it’s a scam when they say kindly……they always use that word right before they ask the victim to do something for them
"Kindly send 600 to THE zelle :D"
Kindly send me money
bioshock reference
@@kamillatocha would you kindly
Bioshock?
Your characters make me laugh every time. Hugh Jass is my personal favorite 🤣
Hugh Jass, can you step over to Mike Rafone?
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus has anyone seen a Hugh Jass!? 🤣
@@rat_dragon I saw one a few minutes ago.....and wearing stilletos. So heavy that with every step they struck oil.
The "Mike Rafone" PFP is amazing LOL!!
Nice profile pic :)
Great video. These scams are starting to get scary. Keep up the great work.
This video has such good pacing. You really kept things moving quickly, which kept me watching! Good job!
Dang, the way you handled the scam is fabulous and very well thought!
I love how you ""reads"" the info exactly as it is so poorly written..you provide excellent info along with laughs. Thank you!!
You’re awesome! I love these stories of sticking it to these crooks.
Love how you nail these scammers.
Scams are like a never ending bag of rotten treats, throw one, the next shows up. Nigeria and other countries surely have legal, legit job these scammers could work, even with a low/er income, but they're too lazy to do it. Their excuses for scamming are lame and pathetic. If ill and disabled people can work, so can they. Also shame on the willing mules around the world, greed and money hunger cloud people's minds and hearts. As usual, the scambaiting community doing a service for everyone. Wishing you a Happy New Year, Mr. Ben!
Yes, but work is tiring. These countries get money, aid, training, you name it, from the developed world but, as soon as the helpers are gone, they go back to being unproductive and scamming. Then they'll blame us all for their misery.
@@libelle8124 Yes, but it goes like that fishing thing, giving fish feeds someone only for a while, teaching them how to fish keeps thel fed for life. Things aren't done in a helpful way, free money is not a good idea. Instead, teach them useful things, like crafting, repairing, cooking, etc. Things to get them started, to enable them to access basic professions, like working in factories, even if it's not a great work to do due to ethics and payments in poor countries, it is a start, better than nothing. But that's just my thought on this.
@@NinjaKat111 They are done in a helpful way. Here one of many examples: my husband was in an African country to protect the people for the aid-organisation, who were working there for one year. Showed them everything, built them wells, homes, schools, infrastructure. Gave them machines for agriculture and other things and trained them up. As soon as the aid-organisation left, these people built themselves huts again and asked aid-organisations for money. I would NEVER spent another penny into anything to do with Africa.
@@libelle8124 I guess it's a mentality thing then, which is really hard to change. Close to where i live, there was a fund raiser made by some ngo's for people in Africa, hence why i thought that it was simply about free money. A noble thing on your husband's part to go there and help.
Pleasant Green has said many times there aren't enough legit honest jobs to go around in Nigeria.
This just happened to my girlfriends close friend and she lost 5k doing this, it looks real and feels real because everything is done online, but talk to your friends that are moving or close relatives because some people aren’t on KZhead!!
I just watched you on a Spotlight (Exposing Worldwide Scammers) episode in Australia tonight and found this video and absolutely love it…definitely subscribing to your channel😁 Thankyou for getting back at these “Scummers” and giving us a laugh too😂 Keep up the great work🙌🏾
That was the best sponsor advertising I’ve ever seen in my life 🤣🤣🤣 I been looking for a password manager to. Thanks Green! 🙏
That's why I'm always looking up to your next video, I don't know if I come here to see you baiting scammers or to watch a movie. I'm even eating popcorn 🍿 😅😂😂
Would definitely report Michelle to the authorities. I doubt she will stop now
Scammer tracking is my favorite. I love it when the scammers are caught and jailed.
Thank you for doing this. I'm a property Manager and have had several people call to check on the units being available after they were scammed on Facebook Marketplace. Luckily the ones I have talked to did thier homework before they paid.
I had the Nigerian music in my head right from the start 😄You are so clever in the way you handle theses scams ,and you always have something to show us that may not be known by a lot of people. All your videos and great without all the yelling and swearing. (I don't mean by you)
@@PLEASANT_PAGE Go away, scammer!
We need a "kindly" counter
This is by far your best video of 2022. Keep it up!!
You did very well putting all of this together. Great content 👍🏻
This was an interesting one! 😂😂 Thanks for the content as always Ben.
The is the best transition that I’ve ever seen 4:36
This will help many people explain and understand complex concers i had to deal with 20plus years ago and i couldn't be mote appreciative
Man you need more content! I ran out of videos to watch while on break from work 😟 This is amazing!
Every one of your videos is a gem of a story! If you ever bundle them in a book, I'll be first in line to buy it!
This episode was hilarious. Love how you ended with Ben and Mike partying with the money 😂😂😂
I was this close to falling for this exact scam 8 years ago. Sad to see it’s still going on!
Its pretty ingenious how you manage to figure all this out but thanks for all your effort and let's just hope this kind of scamming stops.
Great video.. always good for some afternoon entertainment and a good laugh. Happy new year man.
I like watching these videos, I might be inspired to start messing around with scammers myself.
Thank you for doing this! So good!
omg thank you so much for providing subtitles when these dudes speak to you
Pleasant Green; I ❤❤❤ your work… A big wake up for people!
The owners of the house are also victims of this scam, if the house is actually real. I've heard stories of people showing up to vacation rentals, just to see the house is already occupied for months.
Somebody almost got like this in Nashville. They had a real house up and everything. I drove to the house and didn’t see no type rent or sale sign. I wanted to knock on the door and let them know their house was online, but nobody was home.
This is funny. Thank you for dealing with these scammers
“I get you arrested” absolutely got me 😂😂😂😂
I think it would be a good idea to keep in touch with this Michelle lady. Maybe you already are, but I think most of us would be curious to see how that situation started and how it ends up now that you’ve shared this info with her.
This is better then watching a movie 😂😂😂🤣
Happy new year Ben Dover! Have loved watching these videos in the bath tub 🤣🤣🤣
For me, this is your BEST episode that I have seen yet! COOL, keep up the good work.
Absolutely hilariously handled, would have loved to be the fly on the wall when they were confronted. 😂
Oh I would love to be a Nigerian fly on their wall. Don't know if I ever could not laugh😂😂
🤔 I thought Du couldn't talk because of the shock in his body from the accident in the snow in Texas
Thank you very much for trying to stop the crooks
First of your videos I've seen. Thanks for educating the public about criminal con techniques. When I was way younger, I ran into my first conman -- con woman, actually. She had a plausible story about immediately needing a significant amount of money in a crisis. Out of compassion I was willing to help her, but she kept adding conditions to giving that help. They escalated to her wanting me to get money and meet her at a semi-secluded place. Alone. Her growing conditions raised my suspicions, and I withdrew my willingness to help. She changed tactics and tried a range of manipulations from promises of sex to threats. I called police instead. A couple years later I saw the same woman on TV. She'd been arrested and was later convicted of multiple murders.
You are a legend. Keep up the good work 👏
It’s always a great day when Pleasant Green uploads!!!
I'm a brand new subscriber since yesterday and I love your style of your videos. I've been following several other scam baiters for a few years
Beautiful work ! Hilarious conclusion !
Always re watching older videos as I wish his newer ones were longer considering we only get a couple uploads a month. Love your content keep it up!
Michelle is most definetly in on it, she's just playing dumb.
Who knows!
I'm from Texas, north Texas might get snow but south Texas would not
Lol @ how Ben Dover made the scammers bend over! Hilarious! 😂
Thought his accident left him not being able to speak properly lmOoo😂😂I enjoy watching your videos so much so much thankyou so much for all you do and Ll the time you put into making videos to not only keep us informed but making usme laugh
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when we choose to scam Ben Dover and Mike Rafone
I even confused myself at one point
The reason you couldn’t post the ad on marketplace is because your account was too new. They make sure your account is at least a couple of weeks old before you can post on marketplace.
Thanks for sharing format boss Really appreciate 🙏
I love hearing about scammers getting scammed... 👍👍 Keep doing a good job 😁😁😁😁