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3 Money Lessons from Infamous Scam Artists | J Mase III | TED

Scam artists know something about money that you don’t — and artist J Mase III is here to shed some light. From Elizabeth Holmes’s false medical tech promises to Anna “Delvey” Sorokin’s fake trust fund and more, Mase shares examples of infamous scams along with three crucial lessons on how money functions for the wealthy,…

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Scam artists know something about money that you don’t — and artist J Mase III is here to shed some light. From Elizabeth Holmes’s false medical tech promises to Anna “Delvey” Sorokin’s fake trust fund and more, Mase shares examples of infamous scams along with three crucial lessons on how money functions for the wealthy, why it flows in the direction it does and how to start spotting scams in your own life.

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67 Comments

  1. Namulema zulaika

    May 4, 2023 at 7:06 am

    Money is just a means of exchange❤

    • Neel Sinha

      May 4, 2023 at 11:40 am

      Yes! And there are ethical ways to make money and be well off or even wealthy. We should all be mindful about our finances while trying to fix the problems in society to make the world a better place without heavy and purposeful exploitation.

  2. Ciise Maxamuud

    May 4, 2023 at 7:08 am

    Fourth person, he has amazing energy 😇

  3. Barwick

    May 4, 2023 at 7:13 am

    A scam artist talking bad about the other scammers. I like it!

  4. Zoe Blackmore

    May 4, 2023 at 7:15 am

    brilliant

  5. Steven c

    May 4, 2023 at 7:16 am

    Excellent speech

  6. Religion Is for low IQ people

    May 4, 2023 at 7:22 am

    great speech! Keep up the good work Mase!

  7. Eas☨wood

    May 4, 2023 at 7:51 am

    If someone admirers scammers just beware he’s emulating them.

    • mydh122

      May 4, 2023 at 10:39 am

      He scammed the YouTube viewers by making the title of this talk about money scams when, in actuality, it is deceptively a talk about Critical Race Theory. He scammed us.

  8. Pang Tun Yang

    May 4, 2023 at 8:02 am

    I like how he sees money in our collective society as a scam.

    It’s hilarious how the wealthy can gain access to funds easily while the broke who are in dire need will often get nothing.

  9. foxslayer2612 rasche

    May 4, 2023 at 8:03 am

    Biggest scam is what the federal government is doing at this moment

  10. Monique

    May 4, 2023 at 8:14 am

    👏 👏 👏

  11. Be My Art

    May 4, 2023 at 8:17 am

    He’s right ofcourse but did you know that economic system itself nothing more than tool to distribute goods so everyone could make living. And look at this money stuck which 1% is. Capitalism is a tool for unmoral people. If you’re criminal any money problems solved. You’re stupid? Steal idea! You have idea? steal money! You have problems with law? Use stolen money to buy police, judge, government. And now you’re rich person who everyone respect. Doesn’t matter how much people you killed or how many people you have condemned to death.
    That’s why I never care when rich people get scammed. Poor doesn’t have money for scammers. There’s bunch of ways to really help society but they only send crumbs to charities to launder money or get undeserved praise from purchased newspapers.
    Vanity circus.
    If they won’t start give it to society people gonna take it back themselves. Because this recession combined with AI layoffs, sanctions and terror lead to new world. One way or another.

  12. Pollyanna Schuster

    May 4, 2023 at 8:54 am

    Haha that was interesting! Thank you and good luck!

  13. nobodys baby

    May 4, 2023 at 9:09 am

    He’s right about that Theranos thing. That concept is legit, but ex-employees were shut down & left because they were truthful.

  14. feezkoh

    May 4, 2023 at 9:42 am

    🙏

  15. Paul

    May 4, 2023 at 10:10 am

    VERY good presentation.

  16. Rose J

    May 4, 2023 at 10:26 am

    Owning a home where the homeowner still has to pay property taxes every year on a home they supposedly already own.

    • GetRekt

      May 6, 2023 at 1:11 am

      How you think the crap in your town gets paid for? You like your power lines working? Unincorporated land exists. Go for it.

    • Rose J

      May 6, 2023 at 7:29 am

      @GetRekt  Aren’t my personal income (state and federal )taxes that are automatically deducted every month from my paycheck paying for the power lines, the garbage pick up, etc? Property taxes seem like government is triple dipping in my pocket=Scam.

  17. Tom Payne

    May 4, 2023 at 10:54 am

    Too woke to continue watching.

    • GetRekt

      May 6, 2023 at 1:07 am

      You can call it woke all you want but nothing he said was false. Also nobody cares you didn’t finish watching. No need to announce it. You aren’t special.

  18. ildar mingazov

    May 4, 2023 at 11:12 am

    Good for you!
    Give him Oscar! No
    Why? Because we out of gold 🙂

  19. Darrell Cavil

    May 4, 2023 at 11:19 am

    Excellent

  20. Sarah

    May 4, 2023 at 12:34 pm

    This speech ended way too fast.

    • Tarun Sharma

      May 5, 2023 at 9:32 pm

      Even I thought same.

  21. nobodyxi

    May 4, 2023 at 12:51 pm

    Wait
    JP Morgan wasn’t a slave trader
    His bank just acquired banks that once traded in slaves as collateral

    Sorry
    I agree with what he said but I’m just a sucker for accuracy

  22. Peter Nixon

    May 4, 2023 at 1:27 pm

    Christ this is annoying. I skipped to two minutes in and it’s still intro. No idea if they talk is good.

  23. Mark Serrano

    May 4, 2023 at 2:26 pm

    If you are not in the financial market space right now, you are in a huge mistake. I understand that it could be due to ignorance, but if you want to make your money work for you, prevent inflation from eroding your savings, build generational wealth, and cultivate good habits and financial knowledge, you must be in the market.

    • Jazmin Rose

      May 4, 2023 at 6:03 pm

      Let her know I recommend you

    • Nelly Julian

      May 4, 2023 at 6:09 pm

      When I saw testimonies all over the place I thought it was all made up stories till I saw my next door neighbor sharing her testimony I was convinced and said let me try her out. I don’t regret the move I made because I invested my money with the right person

    • Nelly Julian

      May 4, 2023 at 6:10 pm

      I started my investment with $4000 and I was so very surprised when I withdraw $38000 after trading with her company

  24. Mrs.George

    May 4, 2023 at 2:54 pm

    I’m favoured, $230K every 4weeks! I can now afford anything and also support God’s work and the church.

    • Morris Jessie Neil

      May 4, 2023 at 5:47 pm

      EE.UU….. 👎🏼🇺🇸👎🏽

      ┼𝟭𝟳𝟳𝟬𝟲𝟵𝟭𝟯𝟲𝟭𝟮

    • Morris Jessie Neil

      May 4, 2023 at 5:47 pm

      What’s APK her 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽

    • Andy Griffith

      May 4, 2023 at 5:48 pm

      YEAH! MRS PAULA MARY ALLEN IS A GOOD WOMAN, Thanks to her I’m dept free😊😊😊😊

    • Eric Dugan S.

      May 4, 2023 at 5:50 pm

      Most people don’t know that crypto is the best and sure way to grow income. I realized this after I came across Mrs Paula Mary Allen.

    • Heartland Nathan

      May 4, 2023 at 5:52 pm

      I’m happy because It’s good to have a trusted professional like Mrs Paula Mary Allen services handling your investments because every week when I receive my profit feel like didn’t even work a day to get this far in life, having a wonderful family of 6 and paid off my wife’s student and other loans have in the past looking forward to retirement!! Life is good when you have the cash pooping in😊

    • jared-

      May 4, 2023 at 11:38 pm

      Average bot conversation. It’s painfully fake. 😂

    • Jake Seraphin

      May 7, 2023 at 3:55 am

      How ironic that this is shown beneath a video about scam artists

    • General_ Dude

      May 8, 2023 at 2:32 am

      @jared- bUt mRs pAuLa Mary ALleN!!

  25. Hussein Mataan

    May 4, 2023 at 9:39 pm

    He even can scam audiance right now, it is possible .. please do not make him friend now, may be another time with any other possible w😂ay

  26. Austin Denotter

    May 4, 2023 at 9:43 pm

    Frauds loving frauds. Please keep to yourself.

  27. Vashti Perry

    May 4, 2023 at 11:04 pm

    2:25 $9 billion geeez

  28. Neliswani Mkhwanazi

    May 5, 2023 at 2:01 am

    Well done, one of the best deliveries on Ted. You nailed it my friend.

  29. May Moreshet

    May 5, 2023 at 7:58 am

    yes!! Why are there no links to this speaker’s work in the notes?

  30. Slime Ugo

    May 5, 2023 at 11:33 am

    774 (Seven Hundred And Seventy Four)

  31. Anna Ablivanova

    May 5, 2023 at 12:58 pm

    Up-down
    Left-righ.
    Diagonal 1
    Diagonal 2
    Clockwise
    Anti-clpckwise
    Eye push ups
    Focus your eyes on your thumb
    Palming

  32. Devin Robinson

    May 5, 2023 at 1:36 pm

    i appreciate how you used art to explain money delusions. thank you for this lecture! salud!

  33. Religion Hell

    May 5, 2023 at 10:37 pm

    The human race has to have a serious conversation because if you’re going to Rolex to spend $50,000 or $100,000 for a Watch where do you think Rolex is that mentally and location wise if they’ve been making watches for 50 years and people are willing to spend $100,000 for a watch. The human race is in trouble and that’s why everybody’s comfortable with negativity. Where do you think Lamborghini is where do you think Gucci is I don’t even think they’re on the planet earth.

    • GetRekt

      May 6, 2023 at 1:00 am

      Rolexes appreciate in value. Most ultra high end watches at minimum hold their value. Cars, most jewelry, and designer clothing usually depreciates fairly immediately. Rolex is a bad example for the point you’re trying to prove.

    • Leeia

      May 6, 2023 at 12:03 pm

      This system can advertise a name and put a price on it and people go for it

  34. JamesA

    May 6, 2023 at 12:53 am

    the intense way she speaks isn’t nice to listen to. was too distracted and didn’t listen to the words unfortunately.

  35. Kong King

    May 6, 2023 at 1:02 am

    Creepy

  36. Invox

    May 6, 2023 at 2:48 pm

    I find myself distracted by the hair and the over-large necklace.

  37. Happy Killmore

    May 6, 2023 at 11:32 pm

    I love how my spam blocker had to block 3 different ads on a video about scams, 2 of which, my spamblocker says are known scams….

  38. MatthewA0272

    May 7, 2023 at 9:19 am

    Excellent talk.

  39. ahabkapitany

    May 8, 2023 at 12:51 am

    holy cringe, had to stop at 30 sec

  40. atenas80525

    May 8, 2023 at 2:22 pm

    “Reparations framework” = scam artists

  41. atenas80525

    May 8, 2023 at 2:23 pm

    Spouting hatred and racism while laughing – that’s a scam

  42. atenas80525

    May 8, 2023 at 2:24 pm

    Communism – greatest scam ever – why don’t you explore that?

  43. atenas80525

    May 8, 2023 at 2:25 pm

    This TED talk is a scam in my face that people see everyday

  44. atenas80525

    May 8, 2023 at 2:27 pm

    Are you serious? Money has nothing to do with morality, competence and wisdom? So says the broke, loser sitting around all day smoking marijuana and going to the strip bar

  45. atenas80525

    May 8, 2023 at 2:28 pm

    “Social identities are used as markers” – is that how Biden appoints cabinet members? Because they have the right social identity?

    “I have a dream that one day, my children will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character? Where have I hear that? A man filled with MORALITY, COMPETENCE AND WISDOM

  46. atenas80525

    May 8, 2023 at 2:30 pm

    “Those seen as being able to perform are valued more than those in actual need” – what does valuing a person have to do with how much money they have? Are you saying broke people don’t care for their neighbor? That’s a pretty horrible thing to say

  47. atenas80525

    May 8, 2023 at 2:32 pm

    “Surrounded by politicians, not by actual doctors” (or experts in their field) – Should we apply that to oh, lets say, covid, abortion, gun control, open border, trans agenda? Should we maybe have listened to actual teachers when developing remote learning process rather than the head of the NEA who hasn’t taught in 30 years? Just a thought

  48. atenas80525

    May 8, 2023 at 2:35 pm

    Reparations? 360,000 white, Christian, northern, MEN DIED to end slavery – what were they worth? Did their lives matter at all?

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