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@ScammerPayback
November 5, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Thank you for having us on!! Don’t get scammed!! <3
@TheFlyingTesla
November 5, 2024 at 1:20 pm
I was not expecting this crossover but it was awesome
@somethingoluf
November 5, 2024 at 1:24 pm
wow
@jessicahussey
November 5, 2024 at 1:32 pm
This is amazing. I’m so proud of you Pierogi
@carleeblake381
November 5, 2024 at 1:44 pm
So proud of you! Thank you for educating the most vulnerable❤️💜🩷
@gus473
November 5, 2024 at 1:44 pm
🫡 A true hero and genuine entertainer! Thanks for your public service! 😎✌️
@brianmulholland2467
November 5, 2024 at 7:54 pm
Another aspect that I’ve seen on reports is that some of these scammers who call aren’t participating voluntarily. I’m sure it’s a minority of scammers, but there are operations where some of these folks, especially those connected with the romance scams, are evidently being coerced. They can be punished severely if they don’t produce at a level their bosses think appropriate. That doesn’t mean you should give in or anything, that just creates an incentive for more people to be trafficked, but not all of these scammers you interact with are the OG bad guy/gal. They may be a victim too.
@staticradio724
November 5, 2024 at 7:54 pm
There’s this house I walk past sometimes that’s just full of Amazon boxes. Stacked high on both porches, and you can see them in every window. I always thought someone was hoarding empty boxes for some reason, but now I wonder! 🤔
@LordBoZman
November 5, 2024 at 7:57 pm
What wild times, I just got down the rabbit hole of your videos this week and now I see this.
@AtomicEy
November 5, 2024 at 7:58 pm
scalpers, scammers and illegal aliens
all i have no sympathy for
@npatu2003
November 5, 2024 at 7:58 pm
Your blue hair looks like a scam
Jk, thank you for scamming the scammers ❤
@kellifoss1122
November 5, 2024 at 8:02 pm
Perogi is my hero!!! Love watching scammer payback!
@user-h3li05
November 5, 2024 at 8:03 pm
applause to your grandam. My mum is like, I cal my kids they don’t get to call me for anything 😂 she will Hang up regardless the number show on the phone and call us individually
@emilyjane9901
November 5, 2024 at 8:04 pm
YESSSS PIEROGI IS HERE !!!
@raysim13
November 5, 2024 at 8:07 pm
My mother often gets calls trying to scam her. Fortunately her English isn’t that great and has a hard time understanding Indians, and will pass the phone to me or my brother and we hang up.
@Krzyktldy
November 5, 2024 at 8:07 pm
Shared on FB and x ❤❤❤
@Turbulance16
November 5, 2024 at 8:08 pm
MY BOY ON WIRED
@SeenGod
November 5, 2024 at 8:09 pm
Ayyyy Pierogi! Lets Goooooooo! 🤘😎
@Tuga-h1h
November 5, 2024 at 8:11 pm
Why you have done such a thing? 😅
@Popper217
November 5, 2024 at 8:18 pm
Pierogi you are a hero. I stumbled onto your channel and am hooked. Signed up for Aura and learning about cybersecurity on my own now. Thank you for your service! 🙏✨
@tyler5475
November 5, 2024 at 8:18 pm
The best way to get back at scammers is to waste a valuable asset, preferably time. If they’re messing around with you pretending to be an idiot then that’s less time that they have to prey on others.
@28ebdh3udnav
November 5, 2024 at 8:19 pm
Always save gift cards that you have recently used to use it against them to waste their time
@RandomStuff-he7lu
November 5, 2024 at 8:20 pm
“Don’t get scammed.” Don’t tell me what to do.
@28ebdh3udnav
November 5, 2024 at 8:22 pm
The IRS scam.
“if you don’t pay 10 thousand right now, you will go to jail!”
“”I know you are a scammer, I actually owe 50 thousand!”
@seekertosecrets7618
November 5, 2024 at 8:22 pm
19:51 Cool. I’ll do that.
@seanj3667
November 5, 2024 at 8:23 pm
19:01 There is something that you did.
@Morningcoffeethentakingadump
November 5, 2024 at 8:25 pm
red flag if they are indian and they call themselves bob
@Machtyn
November 5, 2024 at 8:25 pm
Some websites, especially banking sites, are forcing text message or email 2FA. So annoying. I have an Auth app, let me use that.
@monkeymugs8703
November 5, 2024 at 8:26 pm
I’ve been called a hard N’r like hard r by a scammer. I talked to them for ten minutes about my apple account and I don’t even own a computer. Lol
@Moon_Viber
November 5, 2024 at 8:26 pm
PIEROGIII
@Aldronex
November 6, 2024 at 4:33 pm
Pierogi? Polish dumpling?
@brendanbyrne1769
November 6, 2024 at 4:34 pm
Most people intervening are aware store clerks, not “family members”.
@JimJK
November 6, 2024 at 4:35 pm
isn’t this guys videos fake?
@sunsetshadow
November 6, 2024 at 5:23 pm
No.
@JimJK
November 6, 2024 at 5:26 pm
@sunsetshadow 💀
@sunsetshadow
November 6, 2024 at 5:32 pm
@@JimJK Have you ever watched any of his livestreams? or his video “The Largest Attack on Scammers”? .. or “389 Days to Raid 3 Scam Call Centers”? Never mind the fact that he has worked with the Jim Browning, Ryan Montgomery (0Day) and John Hammond plus many other scambaiters.
@AlabasterAlabaster-p9g
November 6, 2024 at 6:59 pm
@@sunsetshadowyou know that means nothing. Leave it to his mods to spread a load of rubbish. Just working with others in the field doesn’t mean he actually knows what he’s doing. He’s been relying on script kiddies and other folks to help him get into scam call centres. Editing videos to make it look like he knows his stuff that’s hardly being genuine, is it?
@nagi603
November 6, 2024 at 4:40 pm
Yeah, but VPNs also sell your data, not mentioning that most are owned by the same shady advertiser company is quite a missed hit.
@eclipsed4utoo
November 6, 2024 at 4:41 pm
You may not believe this, but as I was watching this video, I LITERALLY got an amazon scam phone call to “authorize the payment of $1,499 for the recent order of Apple MacBook Pro on your amazon account”. I kid you not. If I could post a screenshot, I would. Literally 4 minutes before he receives the call in the video. Mind blown right now.
@Forriedude
November 6, 2024 at 4:41 pm
I love each and everything about this video.
@thatradiogeek
November 6, 2024 at 4:43 pm
Why do you always use the same character and then wonder why they always know who you are?
@Abudzin
November 6, 2024 at 5:04 pm
Pretty sure India makes like 99% of scammer population
@hopinondeeznuts350
November 6, 2024 at 5:21 pm
Interesting that you invite a scammer to talk about scammers. This guy is no better than the people he warns you about.
@sunsetshadow
November 6, 2024 at 5:34 pm
How so?
@halla359
November 6, 2024 at 6:50 pm
what?….
@hopinondeeznuts350
November 6, 2024 at 6:58 pm
@@halla359 should I use crayons? Would that help you understand?
@CoconutMigrationCommittee
November 6, 2024 at 5:38 pm
I’m gonna subscribe to this guy and start watching him. This awesome. I love karma
@AlabasterAlabaster-p9g
November 6, 2024 at 6:13 pm
Good karma? Not a chance he’s got any of that coming his way. He’s just a bloke who sold cyber security software, yet says he’s some kind of cyber security expert when he’s not. He’d also regularly get his community to plastered, then start flirting with all the women, trying to get cozy with them. Even his wife admitted he’s been carrying on with affairs for years!
@halla359
November 6, 2024 at 6:50 pm
@@AlabasterAlabaster-p9g He still knows what he is doing and he messes with the scammers which is reason no1 why people watch him
@AlabasterAlabaster-p9g
November 6, 2024 at 6:55 pm
@@halla359We can assure you having talked to people that have worked with him he doesn’t know what he’s doing.
@ktefccre
November 6, 2024 at 5:47 pm
Thank you for your service.
Bless you with happiness and longevity
@meheezen
November 6, 2024 at 6:03 pm
Pierogi on WIRED? wow.
@Jizzlewobbwtfcus
November 6, 2024 at 6:05 pm
Pierogi MY MAN! 😀
@ravynvega2579
November 6, 2024 at 6:06 pm
I have gotten money “back” through my bank’s fraud dept
@chadjones1266
November 6, 2024 at 6:17 pm
I thought the irs just loved music
@R.Atris608
November 6, 2024 at 6:25 pm
Ok when moms and grandmas fall for romance scammers on Facebook, that one really boils me. I can’t understand how dumb they are to believe!!!
@jcout25
November 6, 2024 at 6:38 pm
Would using a VPN on your phone make it safer to use public wifi? OR should you still NEVER use public wifi?
@chadjones1266
November 6, 2024 at 6:42 pm
When i get scam calls, i tell them they should unionize. I get fewer calls.
@BlackReshiram
November 6, 2024 at 6:55 pm
as someone who has been scammed earlier this year and NEARLY lost a lot of money (instead just losing an old discord account), this is cathartic on a personal level
@ProfessionalKonigSimp
November 6, 2024 at 7:14 pm
where does this guy live that there are no porch pirates to the extent the entire front of a house is overrun with packages????
@CoreyIsTheName
November 6, 2024 at 7:17 pm
but why blue hair
@Dingle.Donger
November 6, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Is it true that the defecate on the streets?
@TheKswat87
November 6, 2024 at 8:23 pm
“Live cancellation and refund form” via a website was a new one.
@mich2962
November 7, 2024 at 4:07 pm
remember this guy faked his videos?
@thotsandpears
November 7, 2024 at 4:35 pm
yeah he’s a fraudster through and through
@harrytodhunter5078
November 7, 2024 at 4:09 pm
I had no idea who this was and I assumed he was a guy called “Payback” who is a scammer, or an ex-scammer at least.
@Lovely13DaisyBaby
November 7, 2024 at 4:12 pm
I was a teenager who was blackmailed its really easy to fall into when youre lonely and by yourself
@tedwardtaylortv
November 7, 2024 at 4:28 pm
I watch your channel. Love watching you attack scammers verbally.
@TerminalWorld
November 7, 2024 at 4:41 pm
Annoying fake clicking sounds – unwatchable.
@audegottoeaudegottoe363
November 7, 2024 at 4:43 pm
Have @Wonderful New Year’s ! // thanks
@ronchorivera
November 7, 2024 at 4:52 pm
Number 1 red flag solution….Racial profiling, listen to their accent
@sivachenko
November 7, 2024 at 4:57 pm
Everyone knows that the biggest red flag is the Indian accent
@thotsandpears
November 7, 2024 at 6:30 pm
Comments like these are proof this guy makes content primarily to entertain racists
@jessthemess2284
November 7, 2024 at 5:12 pm
You guys know he cheated on his wife and made the girl perform for him online, right?
@rocketracoon6694
November 7, 2024 at 5:34 pm
The number of adds on this video makes me think this is a scam
@rocketracoon6694
November 7, 2024 at 5:44 pm
Poor fuckin cat
@emiliaholmberg3320
November 7, 2024 at 5:51 pm
I’ve only managed to sell on facebook marketplace twice successfully, and almost got scammed three times on there but the last two I managed to avoid and get away with, while the first manage to trick me into giving her my card information that I cancelled my card and ordered a new one imediatly after I realized what had happened.
In sweden phone sellers and scammers has bought up so many phone numbers and spam call people to the point where everyone stopped answering their phones when there is numbers we don’t recognize.
@chinesemassproduction
November 7, 2024 at 5:58 pm
25:55 But not in India, where the police are worth less than the scooters they arrived on.
@jasonconnell8884
November 7, 2024 at 5:59 pm
New sacam out therer taking peoples facebook accouts and holding them for ranson. I have been hacked by one
@saberruntv
November 7, 2024 at 6:20 pm
If you are not a hacker and want to mess with a scammer. just waste their time. wasting their time is worth it. if all those who knows about the scams make them lose 10 minutes. at the end of the week they lost a whole hour. that means 1 hour less of them reaching to potential victims.
@barbarachambers7974
November 7, 2024 at 6:43 pm
I have gotten scam texts many times. I have learned to check the URL. Most are bad and I report them.
@RhiWJ
November 7, 2024 at 6:56 pm
Stop supporting channels that abuse animals to “get back” at scammers. It’s vile 😡😡😡
@masonnelson6710
November 7, 2024 at 7:14 pm
Two years ago I fell for a romance scam and lost a great deal of money. So desperate to cling onto the first and only person who appeared to take any interest in me. Guess I had to learn the hard way how evil the world really is. I haven’t told anyone in real life about it, and I don’t know if I could. I also desperately wonder what my life would be like if I was wiser back then. It used to be everyday for the longest time, now sometimes I go a few days without thinking of those memories and what could’ve been. But I have yet to better myself and my life, and I doubt I will. I just feel like a walking zombie most of the time. Robbed of something that wasn’t even known to me. Oh how I wish time travel was real! But alas.
@TreyHam27
November 7, 2024 at 7:27 pm
Is that an e ink display?
@wildbubba03
November 7, 2024 at 7:36 pm
My grandma got a call and he told her that 1 of her daughters mes up a g dill and they get her and they had a girl scream “help mom” and I like how she thought of my mom😂 but my cops got called out my grandma was scared but we went to the place where they told my grandma to go to with my grandma and grandpa and the cops. People are evil call whoever they would saying that they have
@jackabug2475
November 7, 2024 at 7:38 pm
I sometimes string scammers along for as long as I (and my wife) can stand it, on the principle that any minute they’re trying to scam me is a minute they can’t be scamming someone who might fall for it. One time, after I finally revealed that I knew it was a scam all along and told the scammer he should be ashamed of himself, he threatened to come to my house and r*pe my whole family. I thought that was an unrealistic threat at the time, but after watching this video, I’m no longer so sure…
(In case anyone is worried, that was years ago and nobody in my family has been assaulted since.)
@MrCraigtastic
November 7, 2024 at 7:48 pm
This guy is like temu Kitboga
@mascatrails661
November 7, 2024 at 8:02 pm
What brand of blue dye is that? So nice!
@ModeratorFriendly
November 7, 2024 at 8:06 pm
Definitely think there’s been a data breach.
I’ve seen a big uptick in scam text messages, and phone calls since my mobile provider merged with/got taken over by another mobile phone provider.
@bizudamarasengan
November 8, 2024 at 1:56 pm
24:00 Yeah, we have spam likely
@Mattcruzedc
November 8, 2024 at 2:16 pm
TikTok has gotten real big into scammers. I get at least 5 messages a day for people who want to “date” me or “give me money”
@moocow4u2
November 8, 2024 at 2:20 pm
3:01 loool it is a great feeling! I tend to ordor samosas or one time I pretended to be buffalo wild wings and tried to sell one chicken wings lol
@TwRex0410
November 8, 2024 at 2:24 pm
I remember getting job offers that were basically, “all you have to do is receive a package, put a new label on it and ship it. We’ll pay $100/wk”. Seemed sketchy to me at the time, only a few years later I realized they were actively recruiting unknowing mules for scams.
@jimmyrussell9264
November 8, 2024 at 2:29 pm
I know it smell crazy in those call centres
@notbennylol
November 8, 2024 at 2:31 pm
this is big for the scambaiting community
@sarahandy9981
November 8, 2024 at 2:48 pm
I love Pierogi. It’s so important to get this information out so people can avoid getting scammed. 💛💜
@watchingclub
November 8, 2024 at 2:56 pm
Such hypocrites, its disgusting. Makes the whole country look bad :/
@Pheminon1
November 8, 2024 at 3:01 pm
Facebook Marketplace is good IF IT’S LOCAL. I’ve bought a few things off it and I’ve always gone to pick it up in person after researching the area. Never go in someone’s house; and if you do or if the place seems sketch, bring someone with you.
@SECONDQUEST
November 8, 2024 at 3:36 pm
Sounds just like kitboga grandma. They’ll recognize you
@candycane4856
November 8, 2024 at 4:34 pm
My disabled son got romance scammed for thousands of dollars last month. All the money he had and it sickens me. Started on Facebook and ended up on an app called Signal. I figured out this chat app is encrypted but I really want to find out who this person is. My son is an innocent, vulnerable person and I know the money is gone but I want revenge. It would be worth it to hire someone to find this scammer and give her (or him) a taste of their own medicine!
@demonicdragongod3334
November 8, 2024 at 4:34 pm
I love how much he loves doing this😭
@billie-goat
November 8, 2024 at 4:43 pm
Me hearing laughter in the background, “Awe, the whole team is there.”
I’ve watched enough of their videos I can recognize their laughter. 😂
@sirennightshade4977
November 8, 2024 at 5:40 pm
I JUST got a text at exactly midnight last night asking me to click a suspicious link cause “USPS” is holding a package for me because the address is incomplete. I googled the area code; it was on the other side of the country. I replied (basically “lol right”) and the number was no longer in service.
@Real18800
November 8, 2024 at 6:06 pm
“iAmAScAmMeR” Lemme dye my hair facebook blue to roleplay harder.
Where do they find these morons at. LA craiglist?
@6thdayblue59
November 8, 2024 at 6:49 pm
Wow…… @Wired got the amazing @pierogi on this post !!! 10/10 to Wired.
Pierogi the the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) in the scam bait community.
He is the most amazing and informative man on the web. He is worth a follow x
@ycrep1993
November 8, 2024 at 6:50 pm
This guy is an absolute legend!
@Luminousplayer
November 8, 2024 at 6:59 pm
The biggest red flag is customer service calling YOU, they never are the first to call if you have an issue, if you have an issue you should always be the one that calls
@betapacket
November 8, 2024 at 7:18 pm
me watching to hear the answers to the questions that I already have the answers to:
@kiki13450
November 8, 2024 at 7:21 pm
I got scammed when I was in college. 20 years old buying a giftcard as instructed. Looking back, I can’t believe I fell for it. I guess I was desperate enough for money
@bramblerose42
November 8, 2024 at 7:24 pm
Love seeing P on other channels. Thank you @WIRED for bringing attention to this important information!!
@DurtKokayne
November 8, 2024 at 7:59 pm
So happy when I saw this video pop up! Shout out to Pierogi and all the other baiters out there! Glad they’re getting some recognition. Oh, uhh, by the way… My great uncle who is also your dad’s best friend is in prison in Iran. If you could please send me $600 in Google Play cards, I ensure you he will be safe again. Please and thank you, hurry please because he is in line to get shot.
@atricewarner5705
November 8, 2024 at 8:06 pm
Scammers make me physically sick.
@marywana_
November 8, 2024 at 8:26 pm
Had an CRA(Canadian IRS) scammer call me and held up his phone to a fake police siren saying “they’re coming after you to put you in jail” 😂
@invisibleadversary
November 9, 2024 at 1:42 pm
Benjamin Chode
@BusinessCat88
November 9, 2024 at 1:49 pm
Required viewing for any 60+ year old
@onetruecasey
November 9, 2024 at 1:50 pm
This guy is one of the biggest frauds on Youtube. He contributes to the problem more than he helps. He needs to be taken down.
@sysc0mp72
November 9, 2024 at 2:16 pm
No.
@PistenDeer
November 9, 2024 at 3:11 pm
Can you explain how?
@Malaga-n2h
November 9, 2024 at 7:00 pm
@@PistenDeerHello
@PistenDeer
November 9, 2024 at 7:33 pm
@@Malaga-n2h Howdy.
@Malaga-n2h
November 9, 2024 at 7:45 pm
@@PistenDeergood
@Gnarly_Bard
November 9, 2024 at 2:03 pm
I found out after my grandma passed away that she was being scammed in a love scam for years.
@aks6143
November 9, 2024 at 2:17 pm
You barber is scamming you for all i know
@patrickstevens2473
November 9, 2024 at 2:23 pm
fake AF. all fiverr actors
@destinedtogame
November 9, 2024 at 6:32 pm
No
@Malaga-n2h
November 9, 2024 at 6:59 pm
@destinedtogame Hello
@ZipperOfficial
November 9, 2024 at 2:25 pm
21:10 You guys sent in operatives to manually give access?! Isn’t that potentially extremely dangerous?
@christion2215
November 9, 2024 at 2:28 pm
When i worked as tech support for Apple. We used to remote into iphone’s and Mac devices occasionally to troubleshoot with people. As it made things easier to see what they were seeing. They way they had it set up was easy for us, and also helped assure people they werent being scammed. As they Remoting software is native to the OS/IOS. So all they had to do was sit at the deskstop/homescreen and click agree or disagree after reading the TOS.
@nemosomen
November 9, 2024 at 2:43 pm
Not this being posted only a couple days after someone at my family’s business got played by a scam and stole hundreds of dollars 😭
@ania5038
November 9, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Pierogi??? Like the dumpling? Lmao
@KatastrophicNoodle
November 9, 2024 at 3:16 pm
Love how he avoided saying what VPN he uses.
@HcVhj-hl5bv
November 9, 2024 at 3:30 pm
Cheats on his partner and is an annoying person🤮🤮
@marklyngauvin2461
November 9, 2024 at 4:20 pm
What’s the address to aura ? 14 day free trail
@zodiac3981
November 9, 2024 at 4:56 pm
My grandmother fell for the your grandson is in trouble scam. Luckily the person at FedEx started talking to my grandmother and realized what happened and explained it to my grandmother.
@AndrewJohnson-oy8oj
November 9, 2024 at 5:32 pm
Very soon, especially with the situation in the US, they won’t need gift cards, they’ll be directly able to launder terms through crypto.
@MoniqueBoulangerMSG
November 9, 2024 at 5:44 pm
I have an insta for my dog. MY DOG. And the amount of scammers that are following the profile is insane. I’m still working at blocking them.
@Malaga-n2h
November 9, 2024 at 6:59 pm
Hello
@MoniqueBoulangerMSG
November 9, 2024 at 7:07 pm
@@Malaga-n2h Is it me you’re looking for? Also @ScammerPayback LOOK A LIVE SCAMMER IN YOUR COMMENTS lmao
@pyro5263
November 9, 2024 at 5:49 pm
This is awesome seeing Pierogi on Wired
@Derickchauvin2024
November 9, 2024 at 5:53 pm
Is the blue hair to signal to trannies your on thiee team ?
@destinedtogame
November 9, 2024 at 6:32 pm
What are you? You’re so not ok
@Malaga-n2h
November 9, 2024 at 6:58 pm
@@destinedtogameHello
@Derickchauvin2024
November 9, 2024 at 6:59 pm
@@destinedtogame I’m a regular human who’s not confused about my identity
@Malaga-n2h
November 9, 2024 at 7:03 pm
@@Derickchauvin2024did you got scammed because I’m also victim of scammed I recently got help
@adey1434
November 9, 2024 at 6:16 pm
Red flag no. 1: Indian Accent
@lp9280
November 9, 2024 at 7:01 pm
15:55 – Spent 2 days scambaiting facebook car sales advert (basically some form of advance payment scheme – “pay deposit if you want to secure this car, because there are so many people trying to buy it, because it is like third of the price as I am leaving the country next week and need money”). They tried all sorts of fake accounts, but in the end they game me legitimate UK bank account details for Romanian guy (you can actually check if details match before the transfer is made and they were correct) who was able to track to court judgement in 2012 where he actually was caught scamming and deported to Romania.
I have provided all the details to police, but they said they are not interested “because no actual crime has occurred yet”(i.e. I have not sent the money over yet). Sadly police in UK is hopeless they really do not investigate crimes anymore and I wasn’t expecting much… still – had details felt like it was my duty to report it. But apart of that I could not do much more.
@TheVeggiekat
November 9, 2024 at 7:02 pm
I never answer my phone.
@Malaga-n2h
November 9, 2024 at 7:07 pm
Get in touch with Pierogi_Chatbox
@randy7928
November 9, 2024 at 7:33 pm
Scam centers make up a big portion of the local economies and it would be detrimental to their own society as a whole to shut them down. I figure they just have an understanding not to target people of Indian descent.
@zantetsukensdao3823
November 9, 2024 at 7:49 pm
Scammers need gift cards because Santa never gives them any gifts…
@nickr3441
November 9, 2024 at 8:22 pm
Another red flag is the word “kindly “
@DasunJayaweera-cg7we
November 10, 2024 at 12:07 pm
99.99999% Scammers are Indians 😂😂😂
@psubymarr
November 10, 2024 at 12:42 pm
My elderly mother fell for the “Microsoft Update Needed” call this number. . . she frustrated the scammer so much by her lack of computer skills that he was in tears and told her that “she shouldn’t own a computer”. He got no where with her and I’m grateful for her lack of skills.
@Sandipan-yt
November 10, 2024 at 12:42 pm
This is awesome. Keep it up 🎉🎉
@17Jroach
November 10, 2024 at 12:43 pm
My coworker is being scammed by her husband because she sends him money everyday.
@RoXon007
November 10, 2024 at 1:05 pm
Thank you awareness, and I thought the call centers job in my country Pakistan was related to telecom but as you said they are actually scam call centers, thank God I’m not one of them
@MikeA15206
November 10, 2024 at 1:37 pm
Trust no one!
@adamschroeder5842
November 10, 2024 at 2:08 pm
I loved this video but was showing you putting money in a box necessary? Like I know what money in a box looks like, lol.
@sarahwbs
November 10, 2024 at 2:24 pm
I did something like this with “Microsoft support” one time, I got the guy so pissed off he called me a prostitute and hung up on me 🤣
@ronfehr7899
November 10, 2024 at 2:52 pm
I’ve never had a computer, per se, only my phone, so some of these scams don’t affect me.
When I do get something on my phone, for example, someone calling me, if I don’t recognize the number, I just reject the call.
As for texts, I’ve pretty much learned how to spot them by the way they speak to me. Also, my phone will detect some scams and notify me.
@USA-suck-balls
November 10, 2024 at 3:39 pm
It’s funny that when someone hacks scammers, it is ok, it is not illegal by any means. To me, it is scamming people either way, don’t matter who you are doing it to.
@youngrichie
November 10, 2024 at 5:15 pm
Is someone going to point out nearly all these scammers are indian call centres?
@The-Real-Skinny-Bob
November 10, 2024 at 5:16 pm
That blue hair is a red flag.
@anthonyleone2979
November 10, 2024 at 5:49 pm
I really don’t know why our government doesn’t make this a priority in pressuring other countries to crack down with serious trade, diplomatic or security repercussions.
@orangebucky
November 10, 2024 at 5:53 pm
Everytime Pierogi reads a question, the background sounds like the intro to The Sopranos!
@Seagaltalk
November 10, 2024 at 6:17 pm
What is with Americans and stupid hair colours
@steelstreet79
November 10, 2024 at 6:22 pm
When you meet someone and you give your number then of a sudden then want you to download a app to talk or text! Why do they do that?
@Jessica-kk1cz
November 10, 2024 at 6:26 pm
I love this guy.
@burntkiwiproductions8236
November 10, 2024 at 6:27 pm
I was involved with a Tiktok store scam. I lost around $3500. I’m still working on building my savings back.
@PutotoyBibo
November 10, 2024 at 6:31 pm
If you participated in a scam, you already lost your dispute rights so be vigilant people.
@PutotoyBibo
November 10, 2024 at 6:39 pm
The sad thing about these scam victims, most of them will look for someone to blame after. They would say for example that their bank(s) is/are not protecting them, when they in fact participated to it. Sorry, but scam and fraud are two different things — getting scammed isn’t covered by a $0 Fraud Liability that is being offered by some major card networks such as Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, Discover, etc. So please be very careful.
@classicsagat
November 10, 2024 at 7:02 pm
The scammers who are out there telling you oops, I sold you something by accident on steam, you need to send a photo to prove you did or didn’t do something… they tried to fool me earlier this year. They friend request you on discord and try to make sure you’re the target and then make sure you think you’re in trouble with steam. Bastards.
@nikkirozema9053
November 10, 2024 at 7:06 pm
Years ago I had someone try to scam me, said that when I went to this store I was entered into a Disney vacation thing. But they hung up right after telling me, I was baffled, this was maybe 2008 or so. Maybe a week or so later I got a call back, saying I’d won the trip, then they said to verify I needed to confirm my 18 digit credit card code. I told them I didn’t have one, at the time I literally didn’t have a credit card, they tried to push “We have 12 of the digits, we just need you to confirm” and when I said I literally don’t have a credit card there was a pause. They quickly said “you are no longer, eligible, goodbye!” And hung up promptly.
@pandanarkystudios5198
November 10, 2024 at 8:03 pm
I only ever answer an unknown number if it pops up as a town I know someone in, otherwise if it’s important, they’ll leave a message
But you gotta be proactive, so you gotta remember it’s likely a scammer. So if you must, just answer the phone “Chya?”
Never use any real words of affirmation
@Liv-qy2xh
November 10, 2024 at 8:20 pm
Yay! Scammer Payback!
@MrFour4th
November 11, 2024 at 1:03 pm
i bet this video is going to be in their training
@foxykitty69
November 11, 2024 at 1:06 pm
At my former job, somone called saying they need to know how much money was in the storer. Our head office is saved on our caller ID, they never would ask the question. Then told the co-worker to go tk a bitcoin machine. Tbe co worker did 😂😂😂😂 they got about 3k
@mizer9510
November 11, 2024 at 1:20 pm
You know what else is a big red flag? Guys with blue hair.
@3_letter_animal
November 11, 2024 at 1:27 pm
I was sure that hair was a joke, it looks like those colors that grandma uses
@harshgada4325
November 11, 2024 at 1:30 pm
@scammarpayback, have u ever got scammed 😂 ?
@RhythmAndRibs
November 11, 2024 at 2:16 pm
Pierogi made it 🎉
@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst
November 11, 2024 at 2:23 pm
OMG
@treprod3920
November 11, 2024 at 2:32 pm
I DID NOT GOT ANY CARD!!!
@gorotube10
November 11, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Wish you had Kitboga instead
@VictoriaRedRaven
November 11, 2024 at 3:27 pm
I’ve gotten the Amazon spam call saying like buying some iPhone when I never use apple products and also my phone number is never on my Amazon account
@emilyhollier9128
November 11, 2024 at 3:28 pm
I got the “can we speak to your dad” scam when he’s been dead for over 7 years. They hung up so fast. I was HOWLING
@isaac198428
November 11, 2024 at 3:43 pm
Apparently, I’m a Nigerian prince, heir to a throne in a random kingdom. In order to get my wealth transferred to me however, I must wire them some money online. They prefer cashapp or to mail a check via FedEx.😂
@OjaioFansub
November 11, 2024 at 3:46 pm
Recently I got an email spoofing my own email lel
@CaptainRed22447
November 11, 2024 at 4:14 pm
I got bamboozeled by a romance scammer who was pretending to be Jenna Ortega. Long story short I had to delete my old email account and switch my alt account to my main one because they hacked it. I lost pretty much over $10,000 in ten months, not all at once but still, I was stupid. Probably in the past eight years I’ve lost a ball park figure of $100,000 to scammers because I was stupid. I’m sorry for spilling my life story here but I get a kick out of watching Scammer Payback
@finnhaverkamp
November 11, 2024 at 5:11 pm
Doesn’t the FBI and CIA and Interpol etc do this same type of investigation to shut down foreign scam rings? I can’t imagine saavy civilians are the only ones trying
@ChuckyLarms
November 11, 2024 at 5:34 pm
Is the blue hair his brand or is he dealing with deep underlying issues
@lf2334
November 11, 2024 at 5:42 pm
Bro looks a little old to have blue hair. Not that it really matters, but it’s a little odd. Ha.
@TheSkubna
November 11, 2024 at 6:01 pm
I keep my remote access disabled
@benoitcloutier8803
November 11, 2024 at 6:19 pm
Guessing it a scam, 60 inches tv on market place for $50 and they even delivers
@brettrichards4048
November 11, 2024 at 6:29 pm
One other important thing about scammers and 2FA. There are methods that are becoming more common to bypass the 2FA code apps entirely. If you have those codes enabled for fresh login, but then you have your browser remember your session so you don’t have to login every time you go to your email or something else, there are ways to steal and copy those session tokens and get access to your accounts. A general good rule of thumb is dont have browsers remember your sessions for you and login every time, especially for your important sites such as banking and email.
@Nick-tu3tc
November 11, 2024 at 6:43 pm
Jesus Loves You!!!!
@rachelsmith6820
November 11, 2024 at 7:02 pm
Why do scammers leave legal jobs like Microsoft support to become scammers? Even though the pay may not be great the overseas jobs are more available now because companies are pulling out of the US.
@lucynyu333
November 11, 2024 at 7:44 pm
Just don’t talk to anyone with an Indian accent.
@jraymond1988
November 11, 2024 at 8:03 pm
The longest I’ve ever had a romance scammer on the hook was about 10 days. Usually it’s 2-3 before they block me. I’ve also reported close to 100 scammer Paypal addresses, though I don’t think that actually does anything. I used to be more active in the fight against scammer but then I started having blood pressure issues and wanted more peaceful hobbies.
@paulx7620
November 12, 2024 at 3:04 pm
It does help to remember some of these scammers are just desperate trying to make ends meet.
And it’s easy for those of us blessed enough to live in countries like the US to just say go get an honest job.
Still hate them but I know some are just doing what they have to do to support thier family.
@scrap-godsuper-zo4740
November 12, 2024 at 3:11 pm
Heres good news for the extortion scams they almost never release the photos when you don’t pay unless you anger them if you just refuse to pay and ignore them they will move on because they can’t make money off your photos and they want money (worse case normally is your photos are used to scam someone else)
@Karolomen
November 12, 2024 at 3:14 pm
I really like your videos but the fact that you make the subtitles go around the screen is really annoying for someone wathing on a big screen with small subtitles. Please, stop doing that. Please, keep your subtitles center bottom. Thank you!
@tomraspberry141
November 12, 2024 at 3:58 pm
Hey YT, please do not recommend me any blue haired radical left to me; America voted already that we are not interested in this garbage. Thanks
@gamer-gooner8114
November 12, 2024 at 3:59 pm
I’m baiting loads of scammers on a fake ticket master group on fb, some of them are so stupid
@ThomasGilmore-fi6gb
November 12, 2024 at 4:03 pm
I worked in a “boiler room” in the 1980’s. It was in L.A. and it was the same thing, but all done by phone 😮 We had a word for word script and had to make 30 calls per hour, until we hooed a sucker, or a thief who was willing to play ball. There was a closer that overlooked and monitored the room and he’d take over as soon as he heard someone hook a fish. They sold office supplies by the gross with a markup of about 1,000%. Rumor was that they were “Hungarian mafia”.
@jacksondowney3969
November 12, 2024 at 4:15 pm
Me watching this at the airport using airport WiFi 🙄
@journeyofgreen3958
November 12, 2024 at 4:23 pm
+1 hr CPE
@rickowen6010
November 12, 2024 at 4:24 pm
Why are the tech support ones always Indian
@marvisjone5667
November 12, 2024 at 4:39 pm
That Sextortion sounds like the black mirror episode
@MrDaddyGazz
November 12, 2024 at 4:40 pm
Here’s a thought now… Pierogi is brilliant with what he does and it amazes me how he does it (been watching him for a few years now) but he is just a guy on YouTube with his own tech and setup….. So here’s the thought if he can do all this imagine what the government can do with way much better tech and endless funds…… Scary ain’t it.
@bigboyd5
November 12, 2024 at 4:43 pm
I once convinced a take dating profile i threw parties for rubber ducks. Don’t know why she thought that was real but she did. Although the conversation kind of died after that
@goblin3810
November 12, 2024 at 4:49 pm
Gray beard with blue hair isn’t cringy at all.
@kylelewis9163
November 12, 2024 at 4:59 pm
lol got a scam call during thins
@bluwolf098
November 12, 2024 at 5:25 pm
Omg hello i didn’t expect to see him here
@MsCruisein
November 12, 2024 at 5:42 pm
Not all heroes wear capes! Thank you, Pierogi and Jim Browning!
@brendenwhittington9088
November 12, 2024 at 5:57 pm
We’re all screwed if this guy has a villain arc
@chappygrey3603
November 12, 2024 at 6:05 pm
This is fantastic! Thanks for doing this @scammerPayback and @wired
@captain-obvious-speaks
November 12, 2024 at 6:30 pm
I am ashamed and more importantly angry that our law enforcements do not do enough to shut these down in my country. I think they take some of it.
@johnking2740
November 12, 2024 at 6:34 pm
This information would have been useful 3 yrs ago, when I wanted to invest in Crypto, all was fine with the English speaking guy, but after they took my money, they handed me to their manager – surprise surprise, it was an Indian accent, it was then I realised it was a scam.
@PaulMcGroinBigly
November 12, 2024 at 7:15 pm
I fell for it once. The humiliation is worse than the loss of money. I wish I could get it back by aggravating the crap out of them like you do lol
@GordonLongley
November 12, 2024 at 7:59 pm
Can these scum access your phone? I have received calls (India Accent) 40% saving on your phone, hung up when I said don’t spend anything. but they wanted to know what phone?
@dr.delict
November 12, 2024 at 8:11 pm
Why did you redeem it
@shttysprinkles
November 12, 2024 at 8:26 pm
Is he going to have an election meltdown? I can’t tell, what, with the crazy blue hair.
@TheHaubs11tx
November 13, 2024 at 1:46 pm
I like how he gives this information with a straight face because the amount of the population that doesn’t fall for that kind of crap is so much smaller than you think that he actually has to seriously relay the answers to these questions when the non-branded portion of us are just grabbing our forehead and pinching
@TheHaubs11tx
November 13, 2024 at 1:47 pm
I like how he gives this information with a straight face because the amount of the population that doesn’t fall for that kind of crap is so much smaller than you think that he actually has to seriously relay the answers to these questions when the non-brain dead portion of us are just grabbing our forehead and pinching
@TheHaubs11tx
November 13, 2024 at 1:49 pm
I hope somebody asks a question. Like, does your hacking, violate any foreign, national or international laws? That’s always made me curious.
@thebetterthird6402
November 13, 2024 at 1:50 pm
I got scammed 2 months ago. I was looking to buy dolls and mentioned it in a private Facebook group. It never crossed my mind scammers would target you for low amounts. I happily sent them $150 before realizing I had been scammed.
Since then , they reached me 3 times. These times I was ready. I kept them engaged for as long as possible just to annoy them. And after hours of seeing them “working it” I would agree to send them money. Which I did, I the form of 1 dollar. I then screenshot the payment information and publish it…..
@tianamarie989
November 13, 2024 at 1:56 pm
I hate putting goods up for sale on matketplace, i almost got scammed out of 200 dollars. It was crazy. Glad i got out just in time.
@Robi2009
November 13, 2024 at 2:15 pm
I have only two questions:
1 – why the blue hair?
2 – why “Pierogi”? Do you have any connection to Poland?
@zevermoon
November 13, 2024 at 2:17 pm
Really, if you want to mess with U.S. scammers, a huge outfit is set up in the 414 area code. I reported them to the FCC 6 month ago. During the election, they started back up.
@vfrdev
November 13, 2024 at 2:22 pm
How do we know if any “scambaiter” is real or fake??
@dragonexpert8323
November 13, 2024 at 2:24 pm
I used to sometimes answer the phone as Tree Wasters Inc, this is ___.
@Bobny989
November 13, 2024 at 2:37 pm
All indians, just saying.
@dmanrbk3559
November 13, 2024 at 2:50 pm
I got scammed out of 550 dollars back in Feb. Could you help me?
@dmanrbk3559
November 13, 2024 at 2:59 pm
Also, i reach out to my bank. And did the disputes but got denied.
@craigritchie8470
November 13, 2024 at 2:53 pm
I just got the Missed Jury Summons call the other day. Very well done. He had my old address and the address of a house that I’m currently building. Very persistent too. Despite hanging up several times he called back. I told him I would just come to the sheriff’s office and he said I’d get arrested if I did. I just laughed and hung up. He finally gave up.
@annatomasik6927
November 13, 2024 at 2:58 pm
Kevin Wasserman (Offspring) tried to pull this on me with bitcoin after six months of dating. Don’t trust him
@dudidudoh
November 13, 2024 at 7:40 pm
Dont trust Accounts writing you pretend being celebs!
@jlmhalo2fan
November 13, 2024 at 3:25 pm
Red flag? Indian accent
@themchannel853
November 13, 2024 at 3:31 pm
“WHY DID YOU REDEEM EHHTTT!?!?!”
@leegoddard2618
November 13, 2024 at 3:43 pm
Thank you. You’ve helped me. Seriously.
@sernani99
November 13, 2024 at 4:13 pm
Is 1password a decent site?
@SasukeUchiha-tc9xx
November 13, 2024 at 4:54 pm
MAAM LISTEN TO ME
ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME RIGHT NOW
DO NOT REDEEM!! DO NOT REDEEEEEEM!!
@gretchman
November 13, 2024 at 4:56 pm
For a while I was getting scam texts that would follow the arc of
“hey mike I know it’s been a while. how are you?”
“Sorry, I’m not mike.”
“Oh I’m so sorry for disturbing you.”
“No worries”
“What’s your name? Maybe this could be a friendship!”
“My name is burp”
etc etc etc
then they send a link to something so we can “connect better” because they really feel like fate brought us together.
So I started cutting out the ten minutes of back and forth and was like “Hey, this isn’t mike, and I know how this sounds, but I feel like fate brought us together. I think I’m falling for you.”
The next reply was “Falling? You love me? What are you, crazy??”
and then they stopped texting 🙁
@ccpparrot
November 13, 2024 at 5:32 pm
Hindi accent 🚩🚩🚩🚩
@Truggahneer
November 13, 2024 at 6:04 pm
How can I stop getting +30 calls a day for life insurance or selling property?
@hmongb9656
November 13, 2024 at 6:20 pm
These scammers need to unalive themselves
@russellst.martin4255
November 13, 2024 at 7:32 pm
10:39 This sounds a lot like what the scammers do here, except it’s legal because we call them “executives”.
Sadly that actually was Garth Brooks my grandma was talking to
@MVinny24
November 13, 2024 at 8:16 pm
Why would you guys blur out the scammer’s faces as if they don’t deserve to be exposed on a channel like this? Lame 💩
@gmar89541
November 14, 2024 at 10:04 am
Why don’t scambaiters get in trouble tho? It seems like it would fall under the category of vigilantism. Not to mention that all the things like hacking, doxxing, and secretly gaining access to someone’s device are also illegal. It doesn’t magically become legal just bc they’re scammers too.
Like, it’s entertaining and is definitely karma, but why aren’t people like Pierogi getting in legal trouble for it?
@korylindsey696
November 14, 2024 at 10:14 am
My uncle got in a love scam after his wife died and he was being rushed to send 10k for bitcoin and at the time he didn’t have a job so I gave him 2k to help with bills and didn’t know my grandmother gave him 2.5k now he doesn’t want to stay in the same state
@lostcheeseburger5026
November 14, 2024 at 12:13 pm
What about the asmr community? Why do some of em hack listeneres to roleplay (without consent) and how safe is it?
@Agent_86_
November 14, 2024 at 12:34 pm
As soon as you hear “my name is Steve Johnson” in a heavy Indian accent you should immediately be on high alert.
@harekrishnasahoo05
November 14, 2024 at 1:32 pm
*Tees maar khan* is a phrase that describes a conman, a scammer. I was surprised when pierogi responded to that @theesmaarkhan guy asking him to reveal his tactics 😂
@thishandle_isnotavailable
November 14, 2024 at 1:35 pm
My favourite pastime is leading scammers down a Road to nowhere by pretending to be an old Irish grandmother who’s going into to village for “Apple Pay”
“I’ve bought €200 worth of Apples, where would you like me to send them dear?”
😂
@SteffenF
November 14, 2024 at 1:36 pm
so sweet.. i’ve got a scam sms worded like “hi dad this is my new number can you please wirte me a test on whatsapp” or on that line..
i just answered:
äähm NO you are way to young to have a smartphone young boy. i’m not gonna allow you to use this YOU ARE NOT EVEN BORN. push that thing out of mums ****** . i am waiting. push it out NOW or i punish you after birth with a circum******* do you understand me?
sadly never got an answere.
i get some i always answere stupid stuff.
@independent-ts6ys
November 14, 2024 at 1:38 pm
Can you talk about SIM SWAPPING??
@orionknopik
November 14, 2024 at 1:55 pm
Emo Ryan gosling
@austininflorida
November 14, 2024 at 3:01 pm
Been a while since I heard someone call Android “Droid”
@scottpowell888
November 14, 2024 at 3:29 pm
We need to get this guy on hot ones
@patthetech
November 14, 2024 at 3:34 pm
the only person with blue hair on the internet that you can trust.
@TwistedGlitter
November 14, 2024 at 3:41 pm
Had a scammer call my personal cell phone by spoofing my personal cell number.
@patthetech
November 14, 2024 at 3:49 pm
Have you noticed all these “send money to india worry free” ads on facebook etc lately?
@traceycolbert3635
November 14, 2024 at 3:51 pm
I claim to bo hard of hearing and repeat questions.
Chew up as much of their time as possible if I’m not preoccupied. 😁
@ShephardInvestments-o9z
November 14, 2024 at 3:54 pm
It never ceases to amaze me how stupid these scammers are, and how much more stupid their victims are to believe them!
@Chmo4414
November 14, 2024 at 4:54 pm
lol scammers also buy your data legally. There a ton of legal ways to get large lists of names, addresses, phone numbers, etc
@traylorpark
November 14, 2024 at 5:41 pm
I love scam baiting. It is so much fun. I had one going for 45 minutes.
@cmycin4723
November 14, 2024 at 6:44 pm
Why you redeem it ?
@FarikoUnited1
November 14, 2024 at 6:45 pm
A few other common flags I see a lot for online scams is people trying to direct you to a different platform for support (I.E. offering Steam support on Discord) or asking for payment to offer support.
@Chihayamoon
November 14, 2024 at 6:56 pm
I actually had the celebrity scam happened to me and I caught on real quickly. It was basically Tom Cruise’s father. And so look, I would ask him certain questions that he couldn’t answer.
@andrew1470
November 14, 2024 at 6:57 pm
Why do scammers have THAT accent and pretend to have white people names
@blazzer73553
November 14, 2024 at 6:57 pm
FFS loose the fruit loops hair
@linusstick
November 14, 2024 at 8:09 pm
I feel bad with the kid that killed himself. I remember that story. But any teenager that’s dumb enough so send nude pics to someone they don’t know are idiots