I’m paranoid just sending $50 through Venmo. There’s no way in hell I’d ever send 800k.

@mathewmclean9128

2 ай бұрын

Exactly LOL same here. I always double, triple and quadruple check account numbers before using Zelle and venmo to send money to friends and family.

@sxne47

2 ай бұрын

For real tho 🤨

@iSwearToCod

2 ай бұрын

tbf though, thats because you dont have 800k. so how could you send it?

@sxne47

2 ай бұрын

That’s not even a sentence

@iSwearToCod

2 ай бұрын

@@sxne47 just say you have trouble reading

30 years old, $800,000 down payment? GoFundMe? Red flags are raised if I try to move $1500.00

@teru797

2 ай бұрын

right?

@lalotato

2 ай бұрын

probably inherited

@SamplingPercussion

2 ай бұрын

Non of your post was original. You read other people’s posts and you’re just regurgitating it. Fail.

@teru797

2 ай бұрын

@@SamplingPercussion A fellow late 2000s internet user I see.

@sierraj7480

26 күн бұрын

@@SamplingPercussion i dont see other guys post, but you must have read every comment here. go get a job or another one.

I thought for sure it was about to say, "These days 1-year-old Declan is the only one who can be trusted to handle the family's finances"

@Morenita570

Ай бұрын

I was thinking why they’re blaming the baby, he didn’t do anything.

@Baba_Yaga_123

Күн бұрын

@@Morenita570not blaming, they’re trusting that the baby knows more and will not get scammed like his parents lol

30 yr olds.... buying a 1.4 million dollar home and now setting up a go fund me..... give me a break.

@wsidechris

3 ай бұрын

There’s a chance they’re the scammers, making up a story to hustle money on a GoFundMe.

@ILoveTheAllCreator

3 ай бұрын

​@wsidechris someone that see it 😂

@g_pazzini

3 ай бұрын

right.. they might invent a new way to scam

@jamedlock83

3 ай бұрын

@@wsidechrishighly doubtful. . . . IF that was the case, they will be arrested for FRAUD, and it's highly unlikely they are the scammers, so stop assuming shit.

@fadmap9676

3 ай бұрын

They collected 470k in the go fund me too lol

This is exactly why I was skeptical of wire transfer. I had over 40K to give at closing and was upset they wouldn't take the cashiers check. Had to do the wire. I was nervous as can be sending that amount of money over. I went to the bank and did 5 dollar wire first to be sure the closing company got that first before I sent the remaining money. Made the bank check those numbers several times too. Wire transfers stress me out. You would have had to admit me to hospital if I lost 800k.

@LIK64

3 ай бұрын

That was VERY smart of you

@johannab7715

3 ай бұрын

You would have to admit me to the hospital if I lost 800k 😂😂😂😂 so true! This is devastating. This poor couple 🤦‍♀️

@TopFlightSecurity415

3 ай бұрын

for 800k i would dedicate my life to finding that hacker

@brianal7143

3 ай бұрын

We did it the old fashioned way as well. Certified cashiers check straight from our local bank. I don't trust wires but I do empathize with this couple how devastating

@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403

3 ай бұрын

That’s brilliant and I’ll do that in the future. Yeah, $800K lost? I’d lose my mind!

The work he does is important and the world needs more people like you. I just love podcasts so you post. I love hearing that these scammers are trying to keep a good job, when instead it takes courageous well-meaning people to do it. There should be entire government buildings full of 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 on the internet doing things like this to protect and serve their own duped civilians. That would be tax money well spents

Mad respect for saying yes bro. sometimes opportunities present themself and you Gotta take them. i am kind of a *Strongwidget* fan, but this recovery was a great message. you both already won For participating!

I would be EMBARRASSED to be exposed like this on the news for my stupidity 😂

@user-zf3xb3qx8w

2 ай бұрын

the husband is going to need counselling; the wife is a "consumer" mentality and it just showed big time.

@LeahsMoods

2 ай бұрын

@@user-zf3xb3qx8w I kind of said the same thing. He's going to wind up divorcing her, too.

@frankyu6984

2 ай бұрын

Probably did it to promote the GoFundMe.

@SL-pg4dh

2 ай бұрын

​@@frankyu6984I thought the same. They are probably the real scammers. They probably worked in concert with the scammers, trying to scam folks on gofund me

@Puggalug

2 ай бұрын

@omarr2808 Keep in mind that it is a misconception to believe only stupid people get scammed. Scammers use social engineering techniques to manipulate their victims. Victims of scamming that refuse to report it due to embarrassment means this happens more often than what we see on the news. Also, the fact that this couple has allowed the news to report this means less people will fall victim to this scam because it helps the rest of us be aware of it. With all of that said - is this still a laughing matter to you?

Who in the He!! wires $800,000.00 to ANYONE??? I would rather live in a garbage can than go through this...

@PraveenSriram

3 ай бұрын

I definitely agree 👍🏿

@Flickit100

3 ай бұрын

That's the problem with being scammed, living in a garbage can.

@scholaroftheworldalternatehist

3 ай бұрын

Overpaid numbnuts

@CrazyGreek80

3 ай бұрын

Who the hell just has $800k? Taylor Swift but mere mortals?

@user-wd4uf2sm5d

3 ай бұрын

They are naive, innocent, hardworking people who aren't used to dealing with the dregs of society. Sadly, they didn't double check the bogus email addy (.corn). The escrow company is also at fault for not encrypting confidential information before sending it out over the Internet. It's shocking! Everyone so naive, yet they're dealing with hundreds of thousands of dollars.

If you have 800k as a down payment you don’t need a go fund me !

@youlikeitiloveit3747

4 ай бұрын

You don’t know for long they saved or that could have been from life insurance.

@jponz85

4 ай бұрын

Theyd probably give it to a scammer again lol. Man how are people this dumb beats me

@YouTubeAddict50

4 ай бұрын

@@youlikeitiloveit3747 How did you ‘edit’ this, yet it still don’t make sense 🤔

@user-pn2qs3kc5j

4 ай бұрын

Some people are too stupid to live.

@BillyRichardson

4 ай бұрын

@@KZreadAddict50it's fine, are you retarted?

That money was probably given to them that’s why they were so loose and irresponsible with it

@TOMVUTHEPIMP

2 ай бұрын

The wife is the one who did it. Hubby is ready to unalive her.

Lucky enough to have $1.4mm. Not lucky enough to have 1.4mm brain cells.

I'm a Realtor. Between us, mortgage lenders and closing attorneys, we continually stress to clients that the attorneys will NEVER email wire instructions. Instead, a hard copy of the wire instructions will be mailed and are to be confirmed via telephone call to the attorney's office. To anyone reading this: Always, always, ALWAYS call the attorney or title company to confirm wiring instructions BEFORE sending a wire.

@HobbyOrganist

5 ай бұрын

Why on earth would anyone send a wire unless it's going to a foreign country!!! only wire I ever sent in my life was for a puppy purchased in Bosnia from a long time show kennel and she was shipped door to door to me in Iowa, I used CHarles Schwab to send the wire

@veronicawatson8242

4 ай бұрын

When I sold my first house years ago, the escrow company wired my money to the new escrow company for my new home.

@luleska1

4 ай бұрын

​@@HobbyOrganistGuess you havent purchased a home with a loan in the past 15 years I've done 4 property closing as a buyer and they have always asked to wire the funds

@pumpkin_it_slawson3588

4 ай бұрын

​@luleska1 how did you wire it? I'm ignorant to this subject sorry, like...what's the process? Thank you

@luleska1

4 ай бұрын

@@pumpkin_it_slawson3588 Closing attorney and/or title company provides the wire instructions with bank name, account number, wire routing number, amount, and your title file number.... you go to your bank, request to send a wire transfer and process it. The minute you enter the routing number, it immidiatly pops up the Bank Name, which should match the one provided in the wire instructions. There is generally a processing fee on your end and for the most part I noticed is $25-$45 per transaction.... Not all states require a buyer to hire a closing attorney, but it definetly does not hurt either

This is why I don't play around with wires... Good old fashioned certified check hand deliverer to the title company that's the only way I would do it

@charlesreimler962

4 ай бұрын

Agree! Old Fashioned Is Safest Thank-You For Clarifying

@CletusJackson333

4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, some companies don’t accept cashiers checks anymore.

@pumpkin_it_slawson3588

4 ай бұрын

How's it done? You go to your bank and say "I need a certified check for 'so' amount" Then the bank gives you a check ?

@user-jn9gv9ve6e

4 ай бұрын

many certified checks are fake. the title company i just dealt with in midland michigan will not take any check. so i knew who i was dealing with ( i talked to them in person at the business) then had my bank wire them the money.

@Instructor56

4 ай бұрын

@@pumpkin_it_slawson3588 Last year when I purchased a plot of land next to my home, I was told that if the amount is over $10,000, a wire transfer was required.

this is why getting scammed on runescape can teach a very valuable lesson.

@MadnessAbsolute

3 ай бұрын

I lost my rune gold trimmed armor and after that I buckled down

@marcusfossa6695

3 ай бұрын

Some guy approached me offering American money for my Canadian money. I was thrilled because American money is worth more, so I accepted. Then I remembered getting scammed on RuneScape and demanded he give my money back. Luckily I was bigger than him so he gave it back. I gave his fake American money back because I'm a nice Canadian. Thank you, RuneScape.

@jared19882

2 ай бұрын

A fellow player!

@Kenny2k08

2 ай бұрын

I’m so glad that guy stole my abyssal whip in his house back in the day. Was gutted about it but it showed me how garbage people truly are.

@MyCatNeedsAnExorcism

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You can Clearly tell that Strong widget is tired of playing nice guy. You can see the Anger and frustration towards these scumbags in his eyes. *STRONG WIDGET* I support you 100%. You are doing AWESOME work. Never give up. This is the kind of recovery agent that should get a tv show. National Platform to show the scammers their days are numbered. Thank you for what you do…

if i had 800,000 i'm having it in singles, and sleeping on it like a dragon

@wiifii5.071

4 ай бұрын

calm down smaug the great

@Arz2003

4 ай бұрын

@@wiifii5.071he's right

@raymondlin8728

4 ай бұрын

​@wiifii5.071 what's your problem. Be nice

@A1sinceday1-88

4 ай бұрын

🐉 love that I know 🤣

@NPC_YouTube

4 ай бұрын

@@wiifii5.071 if you looke very carefully there's superman #1 comic book in PSA mint condition somewhere down there

When in doubt, just send like $100 and see if it goes through before proceeding with the rest.

@julrin7122

4 ай бұрын

That’s literally not how wires work

@jameshoffa7085

4 ай бұрын

@@julrin7122 "Did you get the $100?" "No" yeah that is how it works moron

@Tazdingo01

4 ай бұрын

@@julrin7122 It's to check whether the wire info is correct.

@vincenttiene

4 ай бұрын

@@julrin7122 I just hope that you didn't get that answer from a scammer.

@coreybkguy1372

4 ай бұрын

​@@julrin7122🛑

The fact the *Strongwidget* was facing adventures to help the people was so kind. Mad respect to you man. Appreciate all you do to help others. You are setting a great example for the community Strongwidget.

Some folks have a lot more money than common sense.

@applejuicejunkie316

Ай бұрын

Any and everyone can be scammed though. They don't call it a confidence game/scheme for nothing.

@jackdavis8701

Ай бұрын

it was the girl who did it im sure

@jchevy

11 күн бұрын

@@applejuicejunkie316not me

$800k wired? This story don't make sense and it's weird that this couple is able to do an interview on TV with composure. This couple is chill like they lost their grocery money for the week.😂

@FlabbyTabby

3 ай бұрын

They're probably thinking they'll get their money back. Also they might be pretty rich.

@SS-br5ff

3 ай бұрын

Idk they don’t seem chill to me. They seem restless. Almost detached from reality. It could be a coping mechanism to deal with the situation. I think that’s how I’d most likely react if I was in this situation. I’d pretend like everything is fine.

@KeithCarterEOG

3 ай бұрын

Or they could seem calm out of embarrassment

@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart

3 ай бұрын

Bottom line is they have a kid to raise and HAVE TO keep the bare minimum of composure. As she pointed out, they can't sleep and are having nightmares and panic attacks. Don't mistake a few minutes on air as the complete picture.

@user-wm2xi2cn8s

3 ай бұрын

Trust fund couple

$800K DOWNPAYMENT is outrageous

@xhibitplus

3 ай бұрын

They are the scammers

@Western_ENT

2 ай бұрын

The more down payment you put, the less you'll have to pay in total. Go learn some basic maths!

@TangoIndiaMikeJuliet

2 ай бұрын

​@Western_ENT Not a wise investment though.

@Western_ENT

2 ай бұрын

@@TangoIndiaMikeJuliet If I'm to live in the house for the rest of my life, hell ya that's MORE than a wise "investment"! You just don't know how to do maths! No matter what, you'll still have to pay the FULL AMOUNT, PLUS INTEREST! You're not going to OWN the house even if you pay 95% of the Principal, and the moment you stop paying, you'll lose EVERYTHING! So, why pay a big down payment, and try to finish paying asap to pay LEAST AMOUNT OF INTEREST and MAXIMIZE YOUR PROFIT? I guess you can attempt to "educate" aka "brainwash" the idiots, not me! 😅

@user-gz4ve8mw9l

2 ай бұрын

How much was the house $1.6 million? You could buy 5 2000 sq ft houses brand new, near where I live for that. You can buy a 4800 sq ft house a county away for $979k, I just checked. Regardless tragic story for the couple. Definitely a high cost of living area IF the down payment alone is $800k.

Go Fund Me used to be for things like paying for funeral expenses of murder victims and helping families who lost everything in wildfires get back on their feet. Not helping affluent couples buy beach neighnorhood homes.

@frankyu6984

2 ай бұрын

They're way at the back of the line for people who need a donation. In comparison they're more fortunate to be able to have lost $800k. Looks like they only raised $21,000.

@Silllywalks

Ай бұрын

🤣I don't know what's going on here with this couple, I feel for anyone who lost a big chunk o' change like that, but using their logic, every American living paycheck to paycheck should have a gofundme! I wonder if they realize that.

What else is a scam is the fact $800k is only 60% of the price of that house. Completely ridiculous.

@reprovedcandy

2 ай бұрын

we're never buying a home buddy, accept your fate as I and the rest of our generation have.

@TruthSlays

Ай бұрын

@@reprovedcandy nah PLENTY of acceptably priced homes... these two GOOFIES are GREEDY and have no financial literacy... now we have a bunch of bigger goofies donating to their gofundme...

The escrow employee that left the account number off of the unsecured email was in on it. I would suspect.

@berniecolling3697

4 ай бұрын

I believe that too!

@howlinwulf

4 ай бұрын

Yep that's almost half of a million

@kendallevans4079

4 ай бұрын

@@howlinwulf Umm....$500,000 is half a million

@misterpsych3804

4 ай бұрын

flunked 3rd grade math I see@@howlinwulf

@geoffreycasey875

4 ай бұрын

​@@kendallevans4079maybe he means ££££

60% of down payment for a home instead of the required 20% to avoid paying PMI and they wired the money instead of using a cashiers check?Why didn’t the title company open an escrow account for the real estate transaction and impound the down payment initially? This is strange!

@kyesadler1721

4 ай бұрын

Almost like the company is in cahoots with the hacker

@lunam7249

4 ай бұрын

i think this is a scam somehow??!! no one can be this stupid

@Patty5825

4 ай бұрын

@fandomcheergurl1006 Right!!!

@rockon8174

4 ай бұрын

Yup. Too weird.

@stephencook7337

4 ай бұрын

I’m going to pretend I know what you’re talking about and agree with you on that.

Who admits they were this dumb😭😭😭

@UncleDavesKitchen

2 ай бұрын

I think they are advertising for the gofundme. Why did they name the boy Deckland?

@86GT11

2 ай бұрын

Dumb people

@itsrelativ3967

Ай бұрын

Dumb and dumber

Setup a go fund me…lmao!!! Please stop it!!!

The husband's body language is cracking me up LOL. This is borderline an SNL short.

@annalewis3356

3 ай бұрын

Lol haha

@timmartin7664

3 ай бұрын

Yes I could see that skit. Maybe have Pete Davidson as the husband and Heidi Gardner as the gullible wife. Hilarious😂

@rc0334

3 ай бұрын

Yea SNL is just hilarious.

@RoxieLoxie

3 ай бұрын

They’re definitely faking it

@timmartin7664

3 ай бұрын

@@rc0334 I don't think they're faking it. They are just dumb for sending money to an unvarified source.

When this happened to me in Canada I successfully sued the company I was doing business with, as they claimed their email account was hacked. In Canada a business is responsible for having proper firewall protections in place, the, we were hacked, defence doesn't work. The company ended up refunding all the money they was wired, I picked it up via cheque as I could no longer trust electronic payments, for obvious reasons.

@AndyonBlast

4 ай бұрын

Were they cracking cheese?

@themartdog

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was thinking that too. Seems like the lawyer is 100% at fault for this. Why should the couple expect that an email that came from the escrow lawyer was suspect?

@moniquemariemuniz

2 ай бұрын

Yes!!! Shouldn’t they be responsible? They are the ones who sent out the email that was hacked if they sent the email on a protected firewall this would’ve never happened so you’re absolutely right!

mad respect for him.. i can't even imagine the physical and emotional toll this challenge would put on a person. no doubt this is the best pro on youtube!!! Been watching *Strong widget* for about 2 years now and to see his growth is still good to accept, hes so humble and normal it’s almost like hes been on KZread his whole life..,..

Husband is like I married a dummy lmfao

@jaycahuenga6416

2 ай бұрын

I'm Dead 😅😅 ☠️

Not that I blame the couple, but I wonder what they do for a living, this is something that usually happens to trusting Elderly folks.

@wonderwhat4

4 ай бұрын

Not any more.

@kendallevans4079

4 ай бұрын

Could be generational wealth. That seems to be the only option for a down payment these days when a house in S. CA is $1,500,000

@amyr6395

4 ай бұрын

they are to blame

@uy7munir

4 ай бұрын

muricans

@nonyobussiness3440

4 ай бұрын

Yeah these people are dumb as hell.

He be looking at her like he hates her 🤣🤣🤣

@kittensmitten3287

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@danielisaac7586

10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@herbbot8241

4 ай бұрын

Even the baby be like "thanks mom"

@naebonnie

4 ай бұрын

Yeah he hates her guts 😂

@jdstep97

4 ай бұрын

They might need couples counseling. This sort of thing can harm a marriage.

This was legitimately so wholesome. You can tell at the ending of getting Your money back that it wasn't scripted at all when *Strongwidget* proposed.... This warmed my heart today! Congratulations Guys! So happy for y'all!…..

ARE YOU KIDDING? If they had $800,000 for a downpayment on a house, they SHOULD NOT BE ON GO FUND ME

@mkhanman12345

3 ай бұрын

Are you serious? You think 800k grows on trees? I don’t get this dumb logic

@mkhanman12345

3 ай бұрын

@@mischaraine1645 they setup the gofundme after they were scammed out of 800k. That’s a lot of money and don’t think there is a way to get that back in an instant.

@RetrocadePodcast

3 ай бұрын

@@mkhanman12345 They mean that if they were wealthy enough to accumulate $800k before the age of 30, they're wealthy enough to not beg people to replace it. $800k is double the median household price, and that was just their down payment. That being said, I presume that amount was gifted to them by family.

@sidvicious332

3 ай бұрын

Feel sorry for us for being slow!

@lexlax3498

2 ай бұрын

I WOULD OF BOUGHT A $200,000 HOUSE❗❗SAVED THE REMAINING BALANCE.

Paid for my house with a bank certified check. Yes an old fashion certified check. No problems at all.

@yt_energy

5 ай бұрын

thats cool that you had no problems. thanks for sharing your story

@Li0nshare

4 ай бұрын

@@yt_energythat passive aggressive energy tho 😅

@fremontpathfinder8463

4 ай бұрын

Often it is now required that you wire money to the escrow company but not that high of an amount

@jaymesondavis947

4 ай бұрын

@@fremontpathfinder8463 we had to wire a similar amount. I made the title rep come to my bank and meet me in person. We were worried because we received fraudulent emails telling us to wire as well. I didn't recognize the email addresses. I live right next to Solana Beach too.

@kendallevans4079

4 ай бұрын

@@fremontpathfinder8463Required? I'm sure walking a cashiers check into the escrow office would suffice. If not, I would not do business with them

800k is some people retirement hope money 🤝😂

No way this marriage lasts long. The way he is acting and having nightmares. Its all he will think about once the shock wears off

@UncleDavesKitchen

2 ай бұрын

I'm more concerned about the trauma for the little boy named Deckland.

@user-zf3xb3qx8w

2 ай бұрын

@@UncleDavesKitchen that's another flag. like womenmyownage who only talk about their little dog. the husband is an afterthought. I see a divorce. Hitting the 'send" button is completely on her as far as I understand he wasn't standing behind her while she did it.

@jackdavis8701

Ай бұрын

yeah Im sure it was the wife who wired the money. A guy would never be that stupid

If they can afford a two million dollar house they don’t need our little money 💰 😮

@SL-pg4dh

2 ай бұрын

I'm saying. If you can have 800k laying around at such young ages, they surely can do it again. They are doing better than their donors.

@joshitheyoshi2533

2 ай бұрын

@@SL-pg4dh it was probably partly an inheritance. She's a UCSD nurse and he's a chef. I'm sure it was life-changing money for them that they thought would be put safely in a home for their family.

As a notary I witnessed the smartest and brightest came very close wiring millions to a scammer too.

@studiosinger

4 ай бұрын

Yesterday another customer from a well known key person in San Francosco summoned me for an insurance document loss claim related to wiring money to a scammer. It wasn’t that much he said but the scammer changed 1 number in the email they sent.

@michaeljohn7467

4 ай бұрын

Some thieves use witchcraft n demons to rob you, it happened to me once the demons tried possessing me to give them one of my debit cards info, but I was able to fight them off, they got mad they couldn't possess me to give the info to the thieves in texts they sent me

@ge2623

4 ай бұрын

Then they're not the smartest and brightest, are they?

@JustinHardtUDC

4 ай бұрын

@@ge2623 You just don't have enough money to know how many SMART people will try to steal it from you.

@mightytaiger3000

4 ай бұрын

@@ge2623😂

Someones living good! More money than common sense!

@danielalonzo7445

3 ай бұрын

More money than brains

Thank you for warning others about such scams.

they dont seem to be either worried or homeless after losing almost as mill...

@Veronica.A.

Ай бұрын

To me they look like scammers setting up a gofund me account.

@technox8166

Ай бұрын

@@Veronica.A.Exactly. Someone gets it. They are full of crap. Pure BS story to get “donations.”

This almost happened to one of my coworkers in CA when she was buying a house and she noticed one digit of the wire transfer account was different, she said she went over and over he numbers just to make sure, then called the Co to verify the information, and sure enough one digit was off, this would’ve sent her down payment money to scammers.

@Laney322

4 ай бұрын

And authorities can't set a trap for the scammers aye

@edwardkim2511

4 ай бұрын

Wow good thing they double checked.

@SeEpiNIncoherentRambling

4 ай бұрын

you can't choose your account number and isn't it two numbers

@tula1433

3 ай бұрын

There should be a middle ground where money is held in limbo between sending and receiving.

@zell863

3 ай бұрын

@@Laney322 Authorities? I give to them this video "Bankruptcy court of USA fraud 1". They didn't move a finger.

This was an side job. I’ve heard of this happening before. It’s very odd that a buyer just happens to get an email with wire instructions out of blue right after you close on a house. Crazy.

@Western_ENT

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I believe most bank scams are bank insider jobs, and this one as well is likely an inside job, they need to compare notes with other customers from this SAME REAL ESTATE COMPANY!

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This couple had $800K to wire for a house….meaning they have ample cash for emergency savings and other stuff…wow…

From watching all these videos on scammers, when it comes to making big payments its safer to meet in person.

@Sunshine-lo6vd

4 ай бұрын

Even that’s not safe … who knows who you’re meeting 🥴

@Waltaere

4 ай бұрын

@@Sunshine-lo6vdWith a ~pre-filled~ out cashier’s check rather than actual cash, that money is safe regardless if the paperwork gets stolen or not I know, as i’ve done such type transaction before

@willardbennett8255

3 ай бұрын

​@@Waltaere👍

@Waltaere

3 ай бұрын

@@willardbennett8255 🤗

@pitbull7885

3 ай бұрын

I agree!!!!!!

800k is only a deposit? That's 4x my mortgage. Anyway, any big financial move should be conducted through mail and in person. And initiate all calls. Use local agents you can see in person & has an office.

@mariahsmom9457

5 ай бұрын

I thought the same about that giant of a down payment.

@fredfolson5355

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, the reporter said the $775,000 was 60% of the total purchase price. That would put the cost of the home in the $1,291,000 range. For Carlsbad, CA (North County San Diego) that's about average. There are 1,800 sqft condos near the beach in Carlsbad for more than that.

@kendallevans4079

4 ай бұрын

This is California and they were buying in Carlsbad. Ave price for a single family detached is about 1.4 million

@kendallevans4079

4 ай бұрын

@@fredfolson5355Yup...Don't forget prop. taxes, insurance and HOA!

@backtoschool9760

4 ай бұрын

@@fredfolson5355 average price doesnt change how much it is. its a lot

lol no remorse for these stooges 😂

@user-zf3xb3qx8w

2 ай бұрын

Unless he was standing behind her at the terminal or laptop, this 'send" issue is completely on her. He's only kicking himself for "empowering' her to "manage" the accounts. Now, he pays. And pays.

@kastel5674

Ай бұрын

@@user-zf3xb3qx8wthis is why men need to be running things

When I have to send over a 100$ in Zelle to a friend/new account, I send a 5$ first, ask them if they got it and then send the rest. You’d think those who send 800k$ will take some precaution.

@UncleDavesKitchen

2 ай бұрын

that is very smart

@Fighter4Street

2 ай бұрын

Yup, I'm the same way and thought the same as you. I'm so carful with this stuff. I don't know what I would do if I had to wire 800K. I would without doubt send it in small increments and verify with the bank.

@UncleDavesKitchen

2 ай бұрын

@@Fighter4Street My houses I used certified checks but that's not so popular any more. This would be scary as heck. I can see how they missed this with the scammer using the official emails. A good lesson to learn from someone else's mistake and not our own.

@howdan1985

Ай бұрын

Exactly! Here in the UK I always send £1 first and then obtain confirmation that it was safely received and only after that send any further funds. This couple were too stupid for words to wire $800,000 dollars in one go without any form of confirmation.

I purchased my house with cash, even though I did all my research the wire transfer process was nerve racking. There has to be a better way.

@hinatababe97

Жыл бұрын

Like geez!

@hara7950

Жыл бұрын

ex-Realtor here from MN, I always advised my clients to bring a cashiers check to closing, not possible in all circumstances/states but it kept my clients safe

@s1234pro

5 ай бұрын

Write a check at closing.

@JimsEquipmentShed

4 ай бұрын

There absolutely is, and that’s why this doesn’t happen that often. I’d never wire that amount, especially not with out my lawyer in tow.

@fremontpathfinder8463

4 ай бұрын

Most people can't do that.

Atleast they got family and aint on the street

@UncleDavesKitchen

2 ай бұрын

they have Deckland, too.

She shouldve CALLED the escrow company first to confirm the number, send a small amount like $50, confirm they got it, then send of rest of the money. So many missteps. Totally preventable. Hindsight is 20/20.

Husband looks like a ticking time bomb ready to go off at any moment. I would hate to be the guy who looks at him the wrong way, or the driver that cuts him off in traffic, etc...

@lamelwinston7101

2 ай бұрын

Ikr, a raging homicide..

@user-zf3xb3qx8w

2 ай бұрын

Can you blame him? this is ENTIRELY on the wife. She hit "send".

I actually heard of this happening to someone we know. He lost $55,000 to scammers on the closing of his new home. This individual was driving to the title company from out of state with all his belongings in a U haul truck. Long story short, he never got his new house.

im sorry...but 800K DOWN PAYMENT. these people were already rich.

I would be almost willing to bet both of my hands that the FBI knows exactly how to track that money if they wanted to.

The Bible: 'A fool and his money are easily parted'

Never wire money in general, unless absolutely necessary. Cash and checks should be the only form of payment when dealing with big numbers.

How did they get so much cash at such a young age? That is depressing as I've been working for 30 years in a 40 hour a week white collar job, no kids, and investing most of it every paycheck and I don't have anywhere near that kind of money.

@mia1shooter

3 ай бұрын

What a dumb question

@minoozolala

3 ай бұрын

Inheritance likely.

@mia1shooter

3 ай бұрын

@@minoozolala or they simply worked hard for it...did working hard become not a thing now?. You sound stupid. L0ser

@mkhanman12345

3 ай бұрын

Doesn’t matter how they got it

@didforlove

2 ай бұрын

You bought into the capitalist scam bro ski 😅

If the instruction has Bitcoin instructions you know it's a scam.

I knew the second I saw the headline that they'd be blaming a financial institution, and not the criminal. Or themselves.

no patience, they got in too big a hurry, irresponsible and sad

😂😂 they should get an award for this 😂😂 Dummy of the year

Hubby look tired of her crap. Look at his face

@timmartin7664

3 ай бұрын

😅🤣

I bought a house three months ago and was concerned about this happening. Went to my bank in person to review and practice the transfer instructions with a bank employee. Also, called the closing attorneys as I was getting ready to wire the funds to make sure I had the right info. I was paranoid. It all worked out for me, but was stressful. I hope they recover their funds and get the house.

@TOMVUTHEPIMP

2 ай бұрын

Bro this story is almost 5 years old..

A streetsmart person would nvr do this

@beautynbrains3550

4 ай бұрын

I mean never

@JakeStewart1343

4 ай бұрын

Jesus would never do this 😮

Smart enough to save 800k but dumb enough to give it away. Blows my mind everytime

How can you have 800k and be sooooo ignorant???

@86GT11

2 ай бұрын

Pornstars

Start from the bottom like 99 % of young families. And how are millionaires going to ask for a handout via gofundme? GTFOH! Hahahhahaha

I’ve only bought one house in my lifetime and that was in 1998. For the down payment handed a cashiers check to the sellers lawyer. For the final payment we brought a cashiers check to the closing.

@Clintsessentials

3 ай бұрын

100

How can people have this much money and be so stupid 🙄. Why do they deserve a GoFundMe? Wow

@User_92020

3 ай бұрын

They're scamming, yes the couple is this video are scammimg.

@josieann5031

3 ай бұрын

Stupid people who make stupid decisions should not be allowed to set up a GoFundMe.

@bright6200

3 ай бұрын

Gofundme for being stupid

@grahamcrackers7

3 ай бұрын

Wow, you must be sooo perfect! What a pleasant person you are.

@sidvicious332

3 ай бұрын

Feel sorry for us we're slow!

I LOVE the fact that the victims were able to leave that message to the assistance team. They were ables to tell that guy, they are no longer victims! you are such an awesome force *VortexTrace* be reckoned and that is why I watch you!! Keep up the good work😊😊😊

Trust me. Those 2 were told about 3 million times NOT to wire any money and to ONLY talk via voice to their escrow officer but NOOOOOOO they always make an exception. The emails demanding payments most always reference a sense of urgency.

$800k down payment? Could've brought 2 big houses in Oklahoma for that.

@twczzkm

4 ай бұрын

Yea, maybe so but Oklahoma has nothing on Carlsbad, California. Despite all the negative news you hear about California, if you have the means, Southern Cal is unbeatable.....Again, that's if you have the means and time to enjoy what the State has to offer.

@lemuhuru

4 ай бұрын

You could also probably buy 10 of them in Gary, TN so what's your point?

@PC_TV_73

4 ай бұрын

With the Waite California is going to be no way I would move there. Unfortunately it has nice weather but that’s about it. There’s a lot of places you can move with nice weather that don’t have the craziness that’s going on in California.

@twczzkm

4 ай бұрын

@@PC_TV_73 California definitely has some crazy cities but they are not all full of nutzos. Case in point, where this guy is buying a house. Carlsbad is a very nice area. We have much more going on here besides the weather. For example, endless entertainment, beautiful ocean, mountains, rivers, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, endless cuisines, hot women, lots of money to be made, etc. As long as you have the means, California is still one of the most desirable places to live.

@WillieFufu-lo1nb

4 ай бұрын

@lemuhuru what's my point? Apparently you're not smart enough to get my point.

Lol. Literally them: Hey America, I know y'all are struggling to pay your bills, but give us some of your money to help us recover from our own poor judgement! We really need this money for our dream $1.3M house!

Never ever use a computer to send money for anything. If your gonna buy a house, always do it in person inside a bank where you can put a down payment using a check the old fashioned way. And never carry no more then $40 cash on you and a credit card. And anytime no matter who it is weather it’s family/friends or even co-workers never ever loan them money because they will never pay you back. Tell them if they want to borrow money to borrow it from the bank. That’s what banks are there for to help people with there financial life. I’m saying this from experience. Always let everyone believe that you are poor. Then everyone will leave you alone.

Most Americans are struggling to make their own payments and bills. Can’t imagine the gofundme will gather much. Especially if the young couple want more careful.

Most escrow companies will require wire transfers. I was given a paper copy by the escrow and called them at the financial institution while executing the transfer. It’s crazy how many times the escrow told us to look out for email scams. Makes me wonder how often this happens.

I DON’T MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT, WHAT DID THEY WANT THE PUBLIC TO PAY INTO A GO FUND ME FOR, A NEW HOUSE?

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

4 ай бұрын

Agree, but please note, using all caps is considered a breach of etiquette.

@mikejohn0088

4 ай бұрын

Well, you missed your mark --that was damn rude.

I thought the news reporter was going to blame the baby for the missing money.

Thanks so much for exposing scammers... They are a plague to this world and what you are doing is admirable and amazing! *ExelaSupport* I'm your big fan.

@GiorgiaGipp

2 ай бұрын

i encounter same issues with chase so I contacted chase bank over email for compensation. But I haven't received any reply. Also i want to acknowledge *ExelaSupport* about the rbi circular. Which will help in fraud compensation and how to prevent more people from falling for the scam.

All I can say, is, why would anyone do something this foolish?

@user-pn2qs3kc5j

4 ай бұрын

Stupidity never fails.

@d.lawrence5670

4 ай бұрын

Famous last words before YOU do something stupid. See it a million times. You're busy judging someone else, then bam! You screw up in some way. And then your screw up, from that day on, makes you a little more sympathetic toward others.

@mary_puffin

4 ай бұрын

How is it foolish when a hacker literally intercepted an email and stealthily posed as their Escrow agent? Many times this is because of poor cybersecurity systems or practices by the Escrow agent, not the clients.

@UncleDavesKitchen

2 ай бұрын

they named the boy Deckland, that's a red flag right there.

Left San Diego 5 years ago. No where can compete weather wise. But now I can afford to live. My 3 bedroom beach house on east coast is 1200 month. Yeah we have winter and I hate it. But I also hated paying 3000 a month in San Diego for a rented apartment. 😔

@joanword2895

2 жыл бұрын

wow where is this house

@michaelbrophy8965

2 жыл бұрын

@@joanword2895 Chesapeake Beach Maryland bought for 200k in 2018 just appraised at 300k still cheaper than San Diego.

@JC-du6sn

5 ай бұрын

Look up Within Heaven's Gates by Rebecca Springer. Page 64 😇

@poincareconjecture5651

4 ай бұрын

That's me.arghhh...leaving soon....the weather is absolutely amazing ....and my goodness Carlsbad is one beautiful place

@poincareconjecture5651

4 ай бұрын

​@@joanword2895Carlsbad California....smaller version of La Jolla... beautiful town

How do people like that get access to that much easy money?

fraud prevention 101: don't send your $800k down payment in bitcoin 😂

Very CARELESS!!!!!! Always IN PERSON inside the bank!!!

A go fund me? Is it the I am an idiot go fund me page. I wire money all the time and I always check and double check to make sure I have the correct information. SWIFT etc..

@pumpkin_it_slawson3588

4 ай бұрын

Hi. I've never wired money before...what's the process, like how do you go about doing it, thank you

@ConstantlyRepeatingMyself

4 ай бұрын

@@pumpkin_it_slawson3588 You go to the bank with the account number that you want the money wired to. The bank then wires the money.

@elhugeo

3 ай бұрын

@@pumpkin_it_slawson3588best advise is for you to go to your mortgage broker office in person and help you send that wire.

It's the biggest transfer of your life. When I bought my first apartment I went in person to my solicitor to verify the bank details. Then went to straight to my bank and gave them the same printed details and ordered them to make the transfer. Best half hour I ever spent for piece of mind. But seriously, these transactions should all be carried out in person at the office. Relying on online services is fine when it concern things under 100k but above the coordination costs are well worth it.

This is horrible, I hope the couple are able to recoup the money.

paid for anything over 10 k with bank certified check

@MrStv1163

4 ай бұрын

I used a major national title company for my real estate purchase earlier this year and they required the down payment be paid via wire. All these comments saying "just pay with a check" are misguided because it's often not even allowed to do that.

Well that was dumb.

I'm closing on two properties this Friday. I would not even consider wiring funds. I will be supplying a cashier's check.

Sounds like an opportunity to sue the escrow company for the employee using an unsecured email address

@melaniesvenson9459

2 ай бұрын

lol @ blacks always thinking abiout sueing/free shopping, take advantage of any situation lol

I took a cashier check to the realtor's office when I bought my home.

@edwardkim2511

4 ай бұрын

My friend did the same when he bought a home in Las Vegas.

@Surfer5689-ez2yd

3 ай бұрын

Many states have laws that will not allow checks it must be a wire. For example Georgia requires anything over $5K must be wired. There was actually more fraud with checks.

@PInk77W1

3 ай бұрын

That’s what I did. Hand carried a check

@Living_the_Highlight

2 ай бұрын

People don't use checks as much anymore

All that money but no brains

Wow and they are not elderly that was stupid!

How does 30-year-olds have this kind of money for a down payment?

@melissagreye8445

Ай бұрын

inheritance plus savings most likely