UPDATE: Crowdfund Done! ❤ The target was reached in 4 hours after publishing and within a week it nearly doubled plus the donations continued to come in! It's amazing to have such a strong community supporting the project. Thanks everyone for supporting us. But we decided to close the campaign because we got more than what we need for now. Save your money for the Community Center ;) projectkamp.com/digger UPDATE: We continue to find the scammer! See what we found in the following update: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gX-ElqWKldm_qMo.html

@motttta

Ай бұрын

Pretty wholesome. You basically recouped your loss, and almost completely funded the digger. € 26,012 / € 14,500

@singularityscan

Ай бұрын

Really awesome outcome! I personally hoped to see a bigger digger and a woodchipper on the channel🤣

@collectionofatoms1876

Ай бұрын

Happy to see your hard work in sharing your experience paying off. You are an amazing bunch doing amazing things and I'm glad you were able to fund another digger!

@eduardolopes4127

28 күн бұрын

Glad it went well... But I think the guys who did the fraud are attacking Olx again. Now the name of the company has changed... but the conversation is the same "imported without VAT from Ireland". When my wife and I saw your video, we fell to the floor. In the last two years we ordered 2 machines, one from the Netherlands and the other from Poland and everything went well but we used the same selection method as you did. We were lucky... we really liked the company from the Netherlands, they even sent us pictures of how the machine was loaded. But the same thing could have happened to us, we were left with our mouths open.

@tugstenonegro1607

27 күн бұрын

sorry put i have to say, welcome to real world... haha, i laugh for not cry... never buy with internet. The buy web of argentina got all of this things, so no difference from this countrys...

For anyone else who is trying to import any large value shipment: consider setting up a Letter of Credit(LoC) payment with a trusted bank. The bank holds the payment funds in escrow until the terms of the LoC are fulfilled. This usually includes presentation of original (not copies!) shipping documents to the bank that can be verified before payment is released (Usually an original BIll of Lading from the shipping company). The Terms can also include Proof of Delivery (PoD) documents that insure that the funds are not released until the goods are received.

@VinceW187

Ай бұрын

Professional advice

@StaceNyourFace

Ай бұрын

Excellent advice! 👍😉

@heraldocosta1469

Ай бұрын

Excellent advice !!

@TaaviJuursalu

Ай бұрын

@MrBubba311 it depends on the amount transferred but usually starts of few hundred euros.

@kathyl3918

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

You need to flag this to the Serious Organized Crime Agency, the National Crime Agency and Serious Fraud Office here in the UK and flag it to them to investigate in more depth

@xyl9l

Ай бұрын

its not UK, it's NI

@TheHyperTank

Ай бұрын

@@xyl9l "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"

@StephenAryan44

Ай бұрын

@@xyl9l what does "occupied part of Ireland" mean?

@Weissleder_

Ай бұрын

they not gonna do nothing and there is already an investigation on going from the real shipping company

@zoejay

Ай бұрын

​@@StephenAryan44 occupied part of Ireland by the British

Warms my heart to see that nearly 3hours later of uploading the video, they’ve nearly reached 14k in donations

@IceSpoon

Ай бұрын

This video showed us the worst part of humanity. It also promoted the best part

@alim7042

Ай бұрын

19000 as of now 😮

@SleepyStud

Ай бұрын

20,000!

@blackduckfarmcanada

Ай бұрын

@@SleepyStud 24,500 now!

@Yutani_Crayven

Ай бұрын

Unfortunately for all of us, the scammers got the same level of success to their name.

Banks can re-book money for 90 days. Make that ASAP, go to the police and make the scam official, give that to the bank as proof, and get a lawyer just in case the bank says it can't do anything.

@espenboholm1112

Ай бұрын

got to love banks... :D

@LadyPoing

Ай бұрын

that's what I thought too! They are trying to keep Dave busy.

@rm6857

Ай бұрын

i think they cannot based on transfer they have made, those scammers choose and tell you which transfer to use, send it to account lets say of nonexistent person, and then withdraw money from ATM as fast as possible.

@Megacheez

Ай бұрын

usually only if the money is still in the account, if its gone (ie. transferred to another bank for example) there is no money to rebook, they wont magically make that money re-appear. that would be why they kept dave busy for a while, so they can move the money,

@nevisscot7697

Ай бұрын

If you had paid by credit card i believe you would have been refunded or not???

Big up Graham for going out on the recon mission! Top lad!

@TempleGuitars

Ай бұрын

Yes, thank you Graham!

@All.Natural.Dirt.

Ай бұрын

He did great work! Just wish he could've checked it for them before they sent the money

@pjf2583

Ай бұрын

name the digger "Grahams justice"

@Addora_SheRa

Ай бұрын

We love Graham

@astroigel8425

Ай бұрын

Graham for President!

2 hours after the upload more than $11k have been donated already! Incredible how dedicated your community is!

@BM-si2ei

Ай бұрын

Let's hope he's wised up and doesn't get scammed again in the next purchase.

@UntetheredBanshee

Ай бұрын

​@@BM-si2ei I think that's probably safe to say. There's some excellent advice in this thread for them to follow now. Especially that letter of credit!

@theherosavatar7435

Ай бұрын

😂 literally 5 hours in, its now over a bit of 16k

@jednmorf

Ай бұрын

Gullable

@sjaakvaag

Ай бұрын

This is a strange technike, but is works .

So sorry to hear you got scammed. Amazing from the viewer in Northern Ireland to take the drive and check things out. Wonderful!!

Involve the police No reason to continue alone with this

@dreidu

Ай бұрын

Agreed the police should have been involved after the first suspicion.

@artfx9

Ай бұрын

The police won't know this scam is happening unless they are informed at least.

@michlblacksmith

27 күн бұрын

@@dreidu it is always helpful to contact the police but the money is gone - also the police can't do anything about that.

@dreidu

27 күн бұрын

@@michlblacksmith yes and? Even if the money is gone and you don't believe for a second you will get it back not reporting it is incredibly stupid and selfish. Why complain that police never do anything if people don't even report this. If they scam 20 people is much more likely someone will look into it if those people report it then if nothing gets reported. Also banks have regulatory duties and I guess they'll not even report an incident if not police report is provided as evidence.

@wlfgang

15 күн бұрын

What about the receiving IBAN? Police can check it to whose account the money went to in such scams.

Although this is such a terrible situation, I was incredibly impressed with your sense of humor and ability to shoot a great video about it. Really rooting for you guys to make the best of this situation - and for them to get caught.

@user-sk3zi6mr2w

Ай бұрын

It s very easy whtn you did not work hard for the money...

@NateHaleMusic

Ай бұрын

@@user-sk3zi6mr2w What a crappy thing to say. Not helpful at all. This community is trying to do something hard. They are planning, rebuilding, renovating, clearing invasive species, reshaping the land, repairing, managing people, feeding people, making electricity, and more. How much time have you spent on the property helping them with their work?

@betsyolsson-mackowski7682

Ай бұрын

I like what @marianaleitebraga said! I feel this way too.

I had 5k$ stolen from a builder. I fought for a year to get it back, to no avail. The authorities did nothing. Town's people laughed and said, "he does that all the time. " Not one of my best experiences. I'd like to forget it.

@beerenmusli8220

Ай бұрын

Lovely townfolk. . . Sorry that you had to go through that.

@chowe9

Ай бұрын

@@beerenmusli8220 thank you :)

@ld4677

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you brought it up again. NEVER FORGET!

5 hours after posting and already reached their goal, shows you what good community is all about ! congrats!

Well done to Graham for driving up there to do a recon. 🚘🧐💪 Calling all white hats to locate the scammer. There must be a way.

@annwelty5812

Ай бұрын

Definitely Graham gets a big shout out. Kudos, mate!

One red flag for me would be that the company was just incorporated in 2023. 🤔 I'm really sorry that you got scammed. 😔

@TheCow2face

Ай бұрын

Why, new companies are started all the time

@StaceNyourFace

Ай бұрын

@@TheCow2face It's rare that a company so new would already have so many positive reviews. They must have made multiple accounts and left themselves reviews. Boooooo. 👎🙄

@milhooz

Ай бұрын

More red flag would be that the comments were all from early 2024, probably fake but easy to say afterwards

@Melvin_Kraus

Ай бұрын

​@@StaceNyourFace It's definitely not a huge red flag. Maybe a small hint. The Company could be new, 7 ratings are legit. I know companies with 1000+ legit ratings in a year. One of my shops, opened last year is also easy at 150+ without begging for it. maps.app.goo.gl/cc1p4tksPrkZc6N39

@pf4773

Ай бұрын

Wow, so so so true and YES, always check dates of incorporation.

Just love to see how the power of community working... And specifically the mercy of the Project Kamp broader community, it really touches me. I'll send you by email the contact of my father who knows a looot of machine retailers in the Center part of Portugal (his job is to sell them filters for the machines). Use someone who speak Portuguese to get in contact with him, I'm sure he will be glad to help you guys!

So sad to hear about the scam! Thanks for your willingness to share the story with us. Good luck with everything moving forward!

I was thinking last video that when you looked on Google Maps, "ask one of your irish fans to check out the location". What done is done, and I agree with Dave, make the most out of what happens.

@spicynomad

Ай бұрын

he should have done that before paying anything. i have gotten scammed before. use a third party so i can get my money back. the nature of my business it happens.

@alybyrne4142

Ай бұрын

Me too! Maybe when they get enough money the lovely gentlemen can help check it out.

@billyoniell9138

Ай бұрын

I had a mate who sent a local taxi to the seller to see if the machine was there in the yard,the driver was into the whole situation and even facetime my mate and showed him the whole yard to prove that he was being scammed ,everybody hates the scammers

@ld4677

Ай бұрын

Easy to do!

'Head of sales department' is the first red flag. Sounds like an offshore scammer.

@GreenHair81

Ай бұрын

Agreed, I'm an American but as a native English speaker there were a few syntax & grammar errors after the first email that started setting off alarm bells in my head.

@martinmoore9758

Ай бұрын

@@GreenHair81 agree about the language. A native speaker might make spelling mistakes when in a hurry, but these were 'official' emails and would/should be revised and edited. But these details can be hard to spot If you're not a native speaker yourself.

@RobGibraltar

Ай бұрын

Mark Mccann (yt) not long ago did an expose on how this scam works; a digital fake front on top of a real unclaimed google maps business, either past or present. I'm sorry the project got scammed.

@AnhH88

Ай бұрын

I agree, it would be something like "Senior Sales Manager" etc.

@edvardfranke

Ай бұрын

+1

Amazing community support! 🎉 Looking forward to seeing your new digger help you. Yes for Justice. Yes for waterfall crying. You are blessed by many hearts Dave, pk and all.

Oh noooo 😢! Sorry to hear that! I also felt bad when I saw that the bad guy blamed "(Brazilians)" for the scam... besides being a thief he is helping to spread prejudice against Brazilian foreigners... so sad!

@anartoast

18 күн бұрын

it's funny that as a brazilian i got involved into a scam regarding a portuguese dude, i guess we ""exchanged"" scams lol

The bank should flag the account for fraud. Sad to see how useless the banks and stuff are with assisting or preventing this type of stuff.

@espenboholm1112

Ай бұрын

they keep a clean table

@ThePapaupa12

Ай бұрын

they close the account most of the time and just create a new one under another identity

@jekker1000

Ай бұрын

@@ThePapaupa12 If this was even theirs to begin with. Oftentimes they partake in another scam where the victim is said to transfer the money to another victim's bank account who then transfers it further to another one. I mean even setting up an account is pretty easy, they go to a homeless person and for like 2 bottles of liquor you get an official account. Happens all the time in Germany too. Then you have companies (LTD) with such a straw guy as ceo, oftentimes even German name for increased trust but any money you send gets wired to Dubai the second you put it into their account. Rules are for people that obey them, not globalist scammers

@ld4677

Ай бұрын

Banks can educate but it's not their job to prevent someone from sending money to another.

@michlblacksmith

27 күн бұрын

A bank can't do that.

Their are some very active youtubers that fight against scammers. One youtuber even made a video about fake companies pretending to sell such vehicules as your digger. These guys are amazing IT geeks and may be able to track and expose your scammers.

@expectationlost

Ай бұрын

who?

@ShadowsDML

Ай бұрын

@@expectationlost kitboga and Jim Browning for example

@SkateFit1

Ай бұрын

Atomic Shrimp (i emailed him about this), scammer payback and others

@VisualMind

Ай бұрын

Scammer Payback is so good! Would love to see them help on this

@StaceNyourFace

Ай бұрын

@@VisualMind 👍

I love this video so much! Thank you for your transparency in this difficult situation and sharing with all of us! We all love seeing your journey every update, the good and the bad. I have been scammed in the past as well and I loved seeing that others on the discord were able to help and confirm suspicions for you from very far away! I was cheering when I saw the dashcam footage and loved that you exposed the scammer to 180+ thousand viewers! Much love from Los Angeles! I hope to come work and play at Project Kamp some day in the future :) May you never stop growing.

I was really hoping this wouldn't be a scam, this is terrible and I hope no other things like this ever happen again!

The reason they delay for so long, is so you can't get a refund with your credit card campany, any thing over 25-30 days is impossible to reverse. Main reason why the scammers keep in contact for a certain time.

@emarascalchi

Ай бұрын

it was payed by a back fund transfer, no credit card company involved. Is still possibile to recover the money from the receiving bank as they didn't check the account owner properly

@Midgard_Bounty

Ай бұрын

Not true. I had a refund last month (June) for an item I didn’t receive from Canada, paid for in December last year.

Contact the police in Northern Ireland, they are the PSNI. It is import to report it, as the higher the value of the scam, the more time and resources will be given towards the investigation.

I'm from Ballymena and I know that google location - its a local council road service depot - those vehicles are mostly gritters for road salt - unfortunately the address is a total dead end for your purposes. ...but looks like you'll be getting a digger soon in any case! good luck with it all and keep on keeping on!

@wifflebat56

Ай бұрын

I'm only a few miles down the road and would have gone for a look if I'd been about. Not a great look for our wee country 😬

I'm so sorry for you. But please don't let your head down, this wonderful community will definitely get the money together. ❤❤❤

You are not stupid. It makes you feel so bad. These scammers are so clever and so corrupt. It's the feeling of total injustice. I nearly got scammed by a person impersonating my friend and it left me feeling so bad. If you can sort it in anyway I really hope you can. But otherwise just put it down to a hard lesson learned. You are so genuine a group of people to even share this scam to us. Love you and bless you all

Man this is a very tough lesson. Your honesty about the whole thing is refreshing though. It’s easy to look back and see the red flags. Not so easy when you’re in the middle of it. The person you were communicating with didn’t seem like they spoke English as a first language but that isn’t always obvious. As a rule you shouldn’t really buy any plant equipment that you haven’t physically put hands on and checked out yourself. It would have probably cost you less than €200 to get a flight over and check things out in person. Not a lot when you think about the amount of money involved. I think I would stick to buying in Portugal or Spain where you can drive to and look at things yourself. Take a mechanic or an operator with you to go over the machine to make sure it’s as advertised. At least you won’t fall for it again. Definitely file a police report in Portugal and in NI. It won’t get you anything back but it’s the right thing to do. Good luck next time around!

@adamtash2891

Ай бұрын

yeah it was lazy not to just travel to wherever the digger was

@markcallaghan843

Ай бұрын

@@adamtash2891 strong words!. Not inaccurate but I prefer very naive! If you’re planning to spend an amount you can’t afford to lose then you should do it face to face. Make sure you can run the machine and not just at idle. If the seller isn’t happy with you digging a hole and pushing the hydraulics under load then walk away. Small excavators are everywhere so there are always other options. I’d rather spend a few quid on a cheap hotel and a flight than empty my wallet only to find you’ve bought fresh air or a machine that’s a liability. And always assume it’s never been serviced properly or greased often enough!

@TheBrick2

Ай бұрын

@@markcallaghan843 100%. Personally if it was a small excavator like it looked like I'd be tempted to drive up with a trailer.

@markcallaghan843

Ай бұрын

@@TheBrick2 very true. When you find a good one you want to pick it up yourself. Sellers can charge the earth for delivery so it’s best to get it yourself if you can.

@adamtash2891

20 күн бұрын

@@markcallaghan843 i mean overall i really enjoy the page and dont wanna sound mean....but I find myself thinking in every video that the level of effort is bare minimum in many aspects and consistently naive.........I suppose the types of people that end up in a free camp are not going to be the type of people that actually get things done at a fast rate....it makes sense....but for example, they shouldve cleared the land in the first year not year 4 or whatever it will be....i hope a fire doesnt come and destroy everything bc they are not ready.....and they should be.

Donated what we could. Hope this helps. Your videos are really cool and interesting and i look forward to them every Monday. Good luck with the crowd funder.

698 Thousand subscribers, most of whom have never bought any merch, or joined any subscriptions. If others like myself, who have absolutely found value in your Projects, would pitch in the most meager of contributions, your team would have enough money to buy a fleet of dirt work equipment. My donation is inbound as we speak... Keep up the hard work, and don't let the darkness throw shade on your souls. You are all doing a unique and admirable thing. Just another chapter in the story of the Kamp.

@ld4677

Ай бұрын

That's the entire business plan of KZread... Provide FREE content and gain viewers. Telling everyone who watches Jeopardy to help pitch in; otherwise, they will not be able to pay the winnings is foolish, stupid, and a bad way to do business. Viewers watch your show and the commercials as your channel is monetized. Provide FREE content, and when righteous views want to give, then give. No one should be forced or pressured to give.

"we decided to import it" famous last words

@das_moendchen3250

Ай бұрын

That may be but is really not helping and is just making them feel bad...

@onetimeoccam

Ай бұрын

@@das_moendchen3250 not trying to bash em at all

@spicynomad

Ай бұрын

@@das_moendchen3250 where is your sense of humor, mate?

@mmollema2978

Ай бұрын

Sorry Dave and the rest of PK.. LOL otoc!

@Teukku

Ай бұрын

This actually made me thinking. How Dave found the page of this fake company? "People advised us to import it"... who did? Could it be that the scammer was one of those people?

Time to go to the police. And ask an attorney how to proceed. Also ask if your bank can recapture those funds. Oh God, I feel so bad for you all. Heartbreaking!! Don’t take it too personally. And remember, the law of karma ALWAYS catches up with you! Always. Just donated. Good will conquer evil , that too is a universal law!

@Weissleder_

Ай бұрын

polic not gonna help man they only write speeding tickts

@sunettevanstaden3897

Ай бұрын

We just do not know who to trust anymore. I anymore truly sorry

@mimiso516

Ай бұрын

This does work but takes a while if the scammer has closed the account. We only lost $34 USD, BUT since we had paid through PayPal, they were able to recover it and forced the scammer to shut down their accounts, Shopify closed their account, etc. I realize that this is bigger, but maybe by having a "buyer" or a bank do the transaction for you (like PayPal) they have more standing to go after the scammer.

@cliveklg7739

Ай бұрын

More than likely the money isn't in that account anymore, if the account hasn't been outright closed.

@joel383

Ай бұрын

Not if it is in bitcoin

Hey Dave. Scammers are out there hard these days, I work in the anti-fraud industry and believe me even the most experienced investigator could be scammed so don't feel stupid. You need to report this to your bank and to the Portuguese Police. With some luck, your bank could contact the receiving bank and they will evaluate and perhaps you might get refunded. Best of luck

Donations target already reached, great work people. I hope you find another one soon i was waiting for the big update and to see how the digger was.

Don't think you need to be chasing Milo Webb. The guys name on Companies House is Ian Keith Furguson of 21 Carnlea Road, Ballymena. Looks very rural, but maybe send your man there?

@Kelladoodle

Ай бұрын

Came here to say this. Their identity was verified electronically and their address is on the LTD filing documents. I don't see why someone would set up a scam shell 1hr from their house, so potential identity theft included as well

@gedreillyhomestead6926

Ай бұрын

Maybe get the police to visit there first.

@katesimpson1907

Ай бұрын

Ballymena isn’t really that rural - there is also a main Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) station in the town. The station is no more than 2 miles from this address. Online scams need to be investigated by either the country in which the company originates, or the country in which the initial enquiry from a customer originates. This has nothing, thus far, to do with a National Crime Agency, as a poster has suggested. Contact police in Portugal, and PSNI in Northern Ireland - they will keep you right. I really, really hope you make some headway with this - I’ve watched your channel for some time, and I adore your ethos!

@mdecourcywheeler

Ай бұрын

There is also 1 Keith Furguson in Ballymena on LinkedIn, so its either identify fraud or a very silly scammer.

@missbobbypinn2165

Ай бұрын

Can you connect with private investigators so as to offer them this data, if they combine it with their clients info they might be able to add some more pieces to the puzzle and find this "#!@&" (

Sorry to hear folks. Scammers are getting smarter, you're not the only ones to have been scammed. Hopefully Milo get what's coming to him.

Sorry you had to go through this 😔. On the upside the love and support demonstrated by your community as a result is heart warming. 💞 🤗

Hopefully the love of the community supporting you guys with an even better digger triumphs the feelings of being scammed!

That’s so sad, I’ve been scammed as well. It’s horrible, it makes you so ashamed and you feel so stupid.

Reading the title and clicking on this video was really hard... I'm so sorry for you!

Having worked in financial services, the first thing you should do is call the the bank where the payment went to (should be shown in your bank account statment) and report it that it's involved in possible fraud. Then report it to your bank account as a payment that has been involved in possible fraud. They might ask you for a crime reference number but I'm not sure how they would deal with it if it's a Portuguese account. In the UK the bank can issue a refund If it's confirmed to be involved in a scam/fraud.

@DailyShit.

Ай бұрын

Sould definetly always be the first thing. Most times banks want their own customer to be happy. With the banking system they are able to backcharge the money. Banks don‘t have anything to loose. Because worst case the seller will sue the buyer for not paying up.

😢😢 Heartbreaking… felt really sorry as I watched this episode. Thank you for this video despite feeling all shitty being scammed. The message fr ur vid helps keep our guards up against (possible) scammers.

Some people are being tough with you in the comments. Being scammed happens and scammers are becoming more clever by the minute. It’s not you’re fault and a victim of a crime should never been blamed for it! I hope everything goes well in the future for this great Project Kamp. 😊

@balaenopteramusculus

Ай бұрын

Well said! Also didn't really enjoy all the hindsight cleverisms.

@CitizenAyellowblue

Ай бұрын

Yeah, everyone is an expert on social media...

@das_moendchen3250

Ай бұрын

Exactly! Can't believe some of the comments... it's never a good idea to put shame on the victim... yeah, in hinsight there are red flags but mistakes happen

@jozsef98

Ай бұрын

@@CitizenAyellowblue No, not really. Some people just have common sense

@StaceNyourFace

Ай бұрын

@@jozsef98And, some people are just jerks, like yourself. What a 🍆! 🙄

I screamed so loud saying NO when i saw the tittle...... how could this happen TT

@sts0868

Ай бұрын

Same with me - when I saw the title i shouted "Oh NOOO".

@uwuchyuujinn_7703

Ай бұрын

@@sts0868 it hurts seeing those kind and wonderful people getting scammed from evil people TT They sounded so depressed it t aches my heart even more

@Toragrai

Ай бұрын

I know! So heartbreaking. There are some real bad people out there 😢

@ld4677

Ай бұрын

I said yeah I figured!

I'm a 30+ year IT consultant, in cyber-sec and it doesn't surprise me that he dragged you along. I also wouldn't be surprised that all his information is made up and there's nothing there to trace him. When it comes to these scams it's much easier to track them down in real-time; to try to track them down once the communication is cut involves a lot of luck. Hopefully he left some real clues behind, or someone else comes forward with more substantive information. Good luck and I just subscribed, love what you young people are doing!

This is probably the saddest episode I've seen so far. I'm sorry to hear about this situation. Greetings from Poland.

I am so disgusted with the type of people who think it's okay to steal/scam/whatever you want to call it! I am so sorry that this has happened to you but the scammers, as many have also said, are very clever! My husband and I have had a similar experience with buying a business and we, like you guys, carried out due diligence..... long story but essentially we lost everything we invested...... I really hope that you can get some justice and that karma comes and bites the scammer squarely in the back-side! In the meantime, we will make a small donation towards the next digger - maybe Caterpillar or JCB do the decent thing. 🥰

Two things that raise a red flag for me: - the language in the messages from the “seller” does not read as if the writer has English as their first language - Barclays Bank does not operate in Northern Ireland

@milhooz

Ай бұрын

Barclays definitely operates in Northern Ireland, just use Google, they have many branches there.

@peterinvestor

Ай бұрын

Thats maybe obvious for you but not for us non-english speakers. I thought it was legit since we saw company on .gov site and google maps with images showing some heavy machinery on their land. It is sad that those scammers are using some random companies and the bank did not investigate this CROSS BORDER transactions since any payments above 10k with no history are checked but most likely not for businesses but just retail customers.

@DailyShit.

Ай бұрын

Company was registered in late 2023.

Hi Dave you are a good person and Project Kamp is a virtuous mission with kind people. Please don’t be hard on yourself. You were scammed by a criminal. Nothing you did was wrong or foolish. Barclay bank should help you but trust me they won’t. I was scammed by a cab driver who charged me 1,000 euros when the actual fare was 8.30 euros he gave me a receipt for 8.30 euros. It took me 7 months to get Barclay to refund me the money. Please stay focused on your mission. It will work out in the long run. All my best…Joe.

Absolutely crazy situation but incredible you've raised MORE than you lost in such a short space of time. You'll be able to get a better digger now thanks to your fans

oh man Dave I feel for you, I am most impressed by what value a community as you build can bring to the table. I hope justice will come

If you're using a Portuguese bank account I think you can still ask to withdraw the transfer. Contact your bank

@L0B0P1R4T4

Ай бұрын

Correct, thats the reason he sends emails with stories, so you miss the time to withdraw the transfer!!!

@rm6857

Ай бұрын

money are now somewhere on cayman islands, india, or cyprus

Liked for the algorithm, but I'm honestly pissed for you guys! Glad to see the donation is successful at least! Don't give up!

I don't know how you stay so calm. I wish I was so inclined. I am sick to my stomach that this has happened to you wonderfully thoughtful people. Good luck and sending good karma.

Hope the refund comes back to it. Go in-person to the next places. Its great to have super fans allover the world watching you guys. Use us as much as you can next time

Usually the header information in the mail will give you some information on where the mail actually came from if it wasn't faked. Might want to check that. Sorry to hear that you got scammed. I think one good general rule is never to pay upfront and to use payment methods that give you extra security like PayPal. Good luck! Looking forward to the actual digger!

So gutted to hear this. But on the positive side you’ve raised 166% of what you were looking to raise in a couple of days! Well done!

What you guys are doing at project kamp is transforming old energy into new. This is part of it. How unfortunate and unfair it may be. Let it play our in a bigger timeline and your smiles will be big. Much luck on the path for all of you!

You really should contact the local police in ireland and explain your situation and give them the info you have about the scammer

@ruppert5134

Ай бұрын

I am sure the scammers are in pakistan or kasmir... They love scamming infidel.... for allah...

Rips my heart out. It feels as if I was scammed personally. Donated as soon as you mentioned it. Cheers!

Congrats on the funds for a new digger! ❤ People, let's give the camp a bad-ass digger!

One lesson learnt is how strong and caring your community is! So maybe next time if you find a digger somewhere else in Europe you can ask the community to check them out before buying, and I saw a lot of very good advice on bank procedures to ensure the money is released to the seller only when you get the goods. Lots of good lessons learnt for all of us really ❤

I donated for you! i know how painful getting scammed can be, really sad to see, but failing is the easiest way to learn from your mistakes

Sorry I don't have much. So sorry this happened to you. Hopefully he is caught and you all can still get a digger❤❤❤

Biggest tip: when you don't have experience importing / exporting, use a quality control company you can find in most countries. They will visit the site, checks the thing you want to purchase and then you'll make further arrangements / pay etc. Costs a penny, but atleast you're safe.

@DailyShit.

Ай бұрын

Can you give an example ? I don‘t get what kind of company you mean.

I was really happy to look at the website and see you've raised 166% of your goal, go get that digger!

That really sucks, I am sure the scammers grandma is super proud of him.

@StaceNyourFace

Ай бұрын

The scammer would probably rip off his own grandma too. smh 🙄

So horrible for you all. It's hard enough to have faith in humanity at times without this kick in the teeth. Stay strong.

I'm so bummed that this happened. 😢 That said, this video talking about it is really great.

man, ~4 hours and the donation has reached 100%. The Project Kamp Community is truly awesome

COMMUNITY and FRIENDSHIP is everything! Good luck with your compensation and digger projects. Evil greedy people are in the minority, but nice guys are everywhere and will help you :o)

Don't feel stupid you did your due diligence and tried everything to confirm that is a real business. I've been scammed before and i was pissed. These people are low lifes and deserve to be in jail Keep working on it and you will get some satisfaction

You are not stupid. Today, scammers are very slick. So sorry this happened to you.

Sending good vibes project kamps way. For all the viewers that have watched this video and learned a lesson from it, contributed a $1, you'd have your new digger tomorrow. I have followed your journeys since the start and appreciate every lesson you give us, your loyal viewers. Keep up the great work. From your loyal New Zealand follower.

File a Police report urgently..here and on Ireland

@elenaantunes1263

Ай бұрын

Would interpol help with this?

Always buy on your own country so you can pursue legally if it comes to this.

@peterschoemaker9

Ай бұрын

I would have choosen the Netherlands

@ThePapaupa12

Ай бұрын

even if you do, most scammers are so ahead of their times that it would take years to track them down

@klm20079

Ай бұрын

@@peterschoemaker9 there is a whole action for diggers and mining machines in the Netherlands you can get a big one for 20k in bad times like now.

@nikgamer0712

Ай бұрын

You can do that in the EU.

@user-mw9qm5zn2f

Ай бұрын

В этом нет смысла, мошенники могут сидеть хоть в Индии

So sorry this happened to the project Kamp team. Stay strong Dave & co!

The fact that this has only been live for a day and they already have double the donations 😁 amazing team work for this community!

thanks for sharing this very important info. the scammers got a lot better. i saw some scam listings before but the websites involved were so bad that it was obvious… this was really convincing imo. sorry this happened to you

Feeling so bad for you dude and projectkamp as well but for you much more... I can imagine how you feel but don't worry, its just money. Go ahead with the project, it was only just a stone in the way. Bad people only win if good ones do nothing.

So sorry you got scammed! Hope the Project Kamp community can help out in catching the crooks. (Or anyone has good connections within a digger company so they can send you a digger anyhow!)

Oh my, this sucks BIG Time, but I love to see your online community coming together and withing 4 hours (!) your goal for the digger is met. Let's get Project Kamp a better digger!

That is absolutely wild! I live in Belfast, not too far from Ballymena. That was a fairly sophisticated scam, they went as far as setting up a company and picking an address that looked plausible from google maps. It might be worth while speaking to the PSNI, thats the local police force in Northern Ireland.

I just sent you a little plaster for the wound... There really are som nasty people out there, totally killing internet trade. Best of luck, and hopefully the digger is soon in house.

Wow, just checked the donations page and you have a 125% of the donation goal! Great relief for that bad situation, having been scammed myself, I feel happy for you.

Bro, I hate when good people are scammed and I hate even more when it's hard to find justice. If things don't go well with the authorities, last resort is 4chan. Hope you get your money back and buy a proper digger to make wonders on that nice piece of land you got there! Thanks for being nice people and for sharing your journey. 🙏🙏

Just by reading the title I went: " OH nooooo 😢"

Seemed shady from the start... It was a common scam with diggers like a year ago here in the Czech republic. People paid half the price up front + shipping cost and received exactly nothing at all.

8 hours later and they already hit and exceeded their target! Good going kampers! Feel sorry for you guys, but hopefully this outpouring of goodwill helps heal your heart a bit.

I know I'm not out there with you guys but after watching your vids from literally DAY 1 fell invested you know? I wanna extend a thank you to the guy in N. Ireland that made the trip up to look. I feel burned for your project, sucks! But you got great folks with funds to help and I KNOW it'll happen in time to still meet your goals this season! Cheers you guys!! And so sorry you got screwed!

Although he kept a positive attitude through the video at some point you can see the sadness in his eyes… the lost faith in humanity kind of it… I mean this guys are doing such a noble work there, put so much effort in it, all for the greater good of their piece of this planet, maybe even more by being an example for others and then this happens, they run into greedy shameless pigs. I guess this is something that unfortunately most of likewise people have to deal with. Time to show resilience and with help, support and appreciation to keep going forward with this beautiful project.

When you said you were buying a motorized piece of equipment online, from another country, my first thought was "how do you buy a motorized piece of equipment without turning it on, checking all the moving parts, checking if it works, etc, etc, etc"

@ViNiMiCoRRizA

Ай бұрын

or at least a video call with the seller, showing the machine qorking, right?

@VisualMind

Ай бұрын

@@ViNiMiCoRRizAthat video could easily be fake - as it obviously actually was

@pjpanda572

Ай бұрын

@@VisualMind @ViNiMiCoRRizA said video CALL. Ya know, one where you speak to an actual person. Who can answer your questions. Show you how the machine works. Demonstrate operation according to your requests.

@jekker1000

Ай бұрын

@@pjpanda572 I mean even that can be arranged. Just get two high viz vests, hard hats & a friend to go to a construction rentals company. Say you are interested in this or that. Then have the call while you are checking out the equipment. Unless you are in Africa or India this will be easy to fake. Pig Butchering scam is the same. Where they even get the walking porta pottys a side hustle in Dubai. They arrange calls with western looking women when a victim gets doubts. So only thing is in person.

@ViNiMiCoRRizA

Ай бұрын

@@VisualMind video call is live, there's no way to fake this in a live call, showing a working machine and all...

It's a bummer that these scams have made things tougher and made us all more wary. But hey, I'm so happy you managed to fundraise for the digger!

Jesus. I am so sorry guys... I can only imagine how frustrating can it be. Is really difficult to avoid this kind of things. They play with people's needs. Cannot support you economically at this moment, but always watch you and speak about your project as a reference.

Crowdfund + download all the documents of the digger here 💪 projectkamp.com/digger Put your ideas/suggestions and tips below 👇

@StudioBhobho

Ай бұрын

The first place of contact should be your bank (they'll flag that bank account for any future transfers to it) , and report the issue to the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The reason why the guy was responding to you promptly, was because he was waiting for the money to be cleared by your through the SWIFT network. We all live and learn, don't take it to heart

@ImVisiblePro

Ай бұрын

Maybe you could reach or get in contact with other youtube channels that help scam victims to collab in this case, or look for an org in Portugal/Ireland

@NoxuGaming

Ай бұрын

Use The Dutch company Gelden b.v Wijchen they are used to international shipping an probebly cheaper then others

@bondemaanco.1166

Ай бұрын

1. Did you speek to Keith Ian FERGUSON? 2. What about 21 Carnlea Rd, Ballymena BT43 6TS, Storbritannien?

@ajarms86

Ай бұрын

Donation are nearly at €10k well done folks 👏

Highly distressing. Hope you find some justice.

It's only been a day, and the fundraiser is already well above the goal. I love this community.

All the best mate, you guys have worked very hard and hopefully somebody can help you.