When your financial advisor calls you darling and promises a 90% return on your investment in one day, please hang up the phone and call the police...

@MikeStoneJapan

Жыл бұрын

this comment should be pinned

@BiznessCrewAu

Жыл бұрын

Do a search on "FX scams in Israel"

@verycaring2387

Жыл бұрын

ANYBODY... Who claims "GET RICH QUICK"... Do not believe them.

@satadruray9787

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. This is called hitting the nail on the head

@pussygalore731

Жыл бұрын

​@@satadruray9787 😅😅😅Exactly, these people are idiots

Well done to the journalist and the German prosecutors. Shame on the British who refused to investigate.

@sandboxaccountz.zy.7012

10 ай бұрын

no surprise there, they still hold julian assange without a trial

@ykjo5613

10 ай бұрын

You have to wonder why. The UK is known to launder money for the Russians.

@deborahosborne9426

10 ай бұрын

Wtf? The source if the crime is abroad. What exactly can our police do? There is a special unit that you report to, anonymous if required. Scams are highlighted and bank's ask if you make unusual large withdrawals. Get grief from customers too. Greed drives this. I actually feel sorry for anyone with an Indian accent. Not likely to succeed in sales in the UK 😂😂😂😂

@jayabreezy1256

10 ай бұрын

​@@deborahosborne9426bet you voted brexit.

@NazriB

9 ай бұрын

Lies again? Anti Scam SAF SPF

I thank God every day for my mother, a former deputy. I was raised to trust no one. She used to say “a dumb criminal uses a gun to steal your money but a smart criminal will simply ask for it”

@sam-515

7 ай бұрын

Wow..the one line that summarise a lot of things 😊

@rc....

6 күн бұрын

Trusting no one isn't the way to go either, it is important to exercise discernment.

Bravo, *ExposeGadgets* ! I'm so glad you're out there fighting these scumbags. We must do everything in our power to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable scammers. You're a true hero, my brother!

The most important lesson you'll ever learn, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is"

@rc....

6 күн бұрын

When it comes to money, absolutely

Investigative journalists are my heroes! 👏👏👏 Thankyou for your hard work to warn us

@flowvisualmedia5993

9 ай бұрын

Honestly it's just another biast smear piece to bash unregulated services - while promoting those that wrote the regulations..

The amount of bravery this took was INSANE. These people all had their lives in danger, but still decided to go through with the recovery for the sake of busting bad scammers. True respect *Strong widget on the internet!* If the FBI was half as dedicated and ingenious (and honest) as you guys are, the USA would be a much safer country. Amazing work!

@ScottDieken

5 ай бұрын

i think you missed the part where they did not scam anyone from the usa, she said she had to pretend to be Canadian to get scammed.

@benjaminfphillips

5 ай бұрын

@@ScottDieken I would imagine they would be coached to say they were canadian, etc. Look at FTC and how that got around the American thing.

@mayapapaya9769

4 ай бұрын

Have a look at the fbi, they are the primary investigator of crimes all over the world.

@Nobody-hc1rw

2 ай бұрын

@@benjaminfphillips OP is a bot FYI

Great documentary! I do feel sorry for those who have been scammed but also quite frustrated how many people are still falling for these scams. There's definitely an element of greed and stupidity that the scammers are all to willing to exploit.

These football clubs should be held accountable for taking sponsors and promoting them without checking their backgrounds.

@m23605

Жыл бұрын

KYC regs should be applied to these clubs. There's just so much shady money going into these institutions.

@carrioncrow8191

Жыл бұрын

A lot of these clubs are already owned by dirty money, so they can clean that money

@tombirmingham7033

Жыл бұрын

@@carrioncrow8191 WE HAVE A BINGO! There are networks of lodges.

@SolvingTornadoes

Жыл бұрын

They are a part of the racket.

@carrioncrow8191

Жыл бұрын

@@tombirmingham7033 yay, what do I win?

I worked for a similar company in Kyiv for one month when I was a student in Ukraine. I resigned when I knew it was a scam because I can't use that money to feed my family and pay my bills as a god-fearing person.

@stephenharris3427

10 ай бұрын

I,m don,t understand why they didn’t shut you up for leaving them so soon

@brettb9194

11 күн бұрын

Good. Unfortunately they often use people who have no choice, but it's easy to be corrupted with nice things (always a car waiting, food delivered, etc)

Wow! You are brave investigators and law enforcement groups! Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the rest of society who are likely to be the targets of such scams.

This needs to be shared worldwide to protect the innocent future investors because they aren't going to stop their scamming

@fredahwiwu5219

28 күн бұрын

You see its against the powers that be to have an informed public so such information is suppressed

@patriciavandevelde5469

28 күн бұрын

Nomad capitalist another scammer!

@theprophet489

17 күн бұрын

American hypocrisy democracy freedom and greed

While German authorities are continuously working to bring the perpetrators to justice, British authorities are not even aware of this scam. Amazing!! Kudos to this kind of journalism.

@skinnybrown5545

Жыл бұрын

If you take the time to look at the history of Britain, You'll understand why they tend to ignore such deplorable practice's. The greed of the hustle is real...

@RockG.o.d

Жыл бұрын

Well a lot of the scammers live in parliament.

@psybera1987

Жыл бұрын

If the British were that great then u think all those Pakistani politicians would be living out there. The shareef family, ishaq dar, altaf Hussain. It's a haven for them till they are paying the British bribe they are safe out there

@Peekaboo-Kitty

6 ай бұрын

The British authorities do know. They just cannot be bothered stopping it because they are corrupt themselves and it's too much work for them.

@moviesjean23

4 ай бұрын

We are the privileged ones leave us alone

As a Georgian and a journalist, I would love to thank you for this investigation! These call centers have been rotting the youth for quite some time already! I am happy you went after them!

@agnescraig2912

Жыл бұрын

The EU must pass a law against scammers and victims must be compensated

@zukacs

Жыл бұрын

rotting you mean rolling in cash

@fidelcatsro6948

Жыл бұрын

Georgia should set up Vigilante police to hit back hard at these scam centers

@hawkithreesixtydegree9017

Жыл бұрын

Please let them know that the Georgian politicians/police are part of the scam scheme.

@barbaraseymour3437

Жыл бұрын

@@agnescraig2912 Ha! The EU probably has any number of people involved. Itself is corrupt.

A surprisingly good piece of journalism from the BBC who have lost the plot in almost every other way. Well done to the team who made this.

@journeytoself8067

4 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@thetreekeeper143

3 ай бұрын

I don't mind their local investigations. But their investigations on politics of non westernised countries are nothing but 80% lies, projection, spin and outright propaganda.

Warren Buffet has good advice: Do not put money in a business you don't understand. It's that simple.

Good journalism, very impressed. As a Brit I am disgusted the reporter had to ask a German policeman if he could assist British victims. His answer was spot on ... where are the UK police in all this. I am not anti police inspite of all their short falls, sadly we still need cops ... but the total absance of UK police leaves me thinking - simple incompetance or worse protection of local intitutional financial collusion. Please keep digging.

@eyeswideopen7777

Жыл бұрын

There's something definitely wrong with the police force in UK.

@oliverkelly2908

Жыл бұрын

I'm British, I had a boss a few years ago who got scammed between £1 mil - £1.5 mil. From an private equity investment scam. He told me when he reported the crime, British police already knew and simply weren't interested in resolving it - because it was an international scam. More than that, there were no reports publicising the scam on the gov.uk website, or anywhere online, verified by the British state/police/govt.

@mfb424

Жыл бұрын

My impression has been that London specifically has been very important hub for money laundering between Saudi and Russian national operations. The amount of money which is transferred is mind blowing. Hundreds of billions. Reason it has been able to go like that is due the extraordinary challenges to prove it is blood money. What need to be understood is the money laundering is only a symptom for the real disease: natinonally supported organized crime. Every country has it but some thrive from it like Saudis and Russians (and many ex Soviet nations). It all boils down of complete disregard and even hate towards other ”systems”. Religion and lack of it at both extremes create the disrespect towards other people. I’d count in as a religion also greediness. The overwhelming desire to own things with zero empathy. This is why beheading is normal tactics with Saudis, Russians and other ISIS-alike regimes. Only thing we can do (I believe) is to break ”the money loop”. Make the money worthless.

@Ralph_Baric_PhD_C2019

Жыл бұрын

"As a Brit I am disgusted the reporter had to ask a German policeman if he could assist" WTF do you think SBF was? And it directly fed into the Biden Midterm Campaign. These eastern EU types are just copy cats to the main game. Build Back Better.

@hertzkot

Жыл бұрын

The City of London launders all the black money in the world.

This is journalism. Thank God it still exists. Good job.

@prince5724

Жыл бұрын

BBC IS SHIT

@kerrybarnes7289

Жыл бұрын

yeah great, now they know who she is, they will go deeper.

@J3diMindTrix

Жыл бұрын

​@@kerrybarnes7289 yeah good work but does seem perhaps a bit naive of her to be so public about her role in this; given she's an experienced reporter one can assume that she must have by now perhaps passed the buck on to someone else, a colleague or new entrant to investigative journalism to build a career from, something of that nature.

@nowsage

Ай бұрын

@@J3diMindTrix Or maybe she is wearing a mask even in this one. She is not that dumb

@mercury5316

29 күн бұрын

Her voice is annoying asf, why does she speak like that?

An absurd situation,and outrageous. Once again we can see the ineptitude of many governments.

The world needs more *Strong widget* . This is the start of recovering something huge. Probably much larger than anyone could imagine. Congradulations to all involved.

As a Georgian national I am beyond ashamed and do apologies for the harm caused and thank BBC for helping to bring the awareness. These people do not represent Georgia and they’ve robbed Georgian people too.

@conorjh89

Жыл бұрын

englands got them as well, dont worry about it. regulators dont do their job

@archvaldor

Жыл бұрын

You should do what we do and give them jobs in banking and politics.

@HumbleWordsmith

Жыл бұрын

Dont worry we dont blame you Tbh even the stereotype of Nigerian scammers is not true - less then 1% of Nigerians do that so its unfair to stereotype

@hunter5369

Жыл бұрын

They were based in your country but they are Israeli

@nickr2663

Жыл бұрын

@@hunter5369 And when they run back to Israel with the stolen millions they're protected from extradition by the state.

Impressive work! These people need to not just be held accountable, but made examples of.

@jettstream2886

Жыл бұрын

Yeah punched in the throat

@brynleytalbot778

Жыл бұрын

They have a great example to follow if the largest financial frauds are anything to go by. Get enough money and you’re untouchable. Go to a territory with no extradition policy and you’re safe. KZread pushes these schemes at every opportunity because they pay advertising fees and look like credible financial systems. The education pushers are telling you the truth because they sold you their education product so their system works and your purchase added to the revenue returns they proclaim are the potential you’ll have after buying their product, which increases their appeal, and so on, indefinitely, making their claims of a self perpetuating income with little actual effort, true. Caveat emptor. If it’s too good to be true it’s probably a scam.

@bent3230

Жыл бұрын

Shot

I'm worried for your safety Simona!!! It's so brave of you to reveal your identity but you should not have done that. To do that for us, is just amazing. Thank you very much. Thank you to the other gentleman.❤

@Kittiesinclair5

6 ай бұрын

It wasnt brave.

The best way to stop it is to educate people on how these crimes work, and not to believe anything that is too good to be true.

When I hear huge returns. My first question is "Why do you need my money?"

The truth is, if they wanted to trace it - they would. If they wanted to get them arrested, they would. It will never end.

@enviritas9498

Жыл бұрын

It took decades for anyone to even notice what Bernie Madoff was doing. Even when people were trying to sound the alarm on him.

@Dark_CovidianaDance

Жыл бұрын

@@enviritas9498 Bernie M He also holds the world record at the full distance💸

@Stewart707

Жыл бұрын

Please tell your compatriots that Chinese immigrants, especially Chinese political asylum smugglers, are Trojan horses planted by the Communist Party in the democratic world. They will carry out suicide attacks in your country in the future. They all know how to make suicide attack weapons and how to Carry out suicide terrorist attacks because they find out that they are ultimately dictator slave owners and slaves, genetically unable to integrate into the democratic world, please don't forget the human disasters and social disasters they have caused you in the past with their bottomless morality and beliefs

@weird-guy

Жыл бұрын

When you say something they say you are jealous or poor, youtube is filled with ADs from scammers google does nothing because they also make money from it, city of london is full of russian oligards.

@sirrathersplendid4825

Жыл бұрын

There’s an old saying “The law is an ass”. Except in trivial matters it’s barely fit for purpose. If a criminal agency could derive part of its funding from the proceeds of criminals it busted there might be some justice.

that was crazy and such great work by you and Alex. I was scammed out of $800 to an advertising company for my small business and I felt like such a fool and didn't know who to turn to for help. I just called myself stupid. thanks again for your hard work

@fatemad4012

7 ай бұрын

That company didn't advertise your business?

@Fitness23

7 ай бұрын

@@fatemad4012 no they had a fake website and everything. Was supposed to do Facebook and google ads for me. I paid them through Venmo and one week later the phones didn’t work, the email bounced back and the website was gone.

In simple words UK is responsible for protecting the main scammer.

@louiswilliamterminator2887

Жыл бұрын

(the BBC)

@eleghari

Жыл бұрын

​@@louiswilliamterminator2887 So very true!

@eleghari

Жыл бұрын

Not just one. Almost every Forex/commodities trading company is a scam; it's not just the 'Milton Group' - City of London is the mother of them all which BBC conveniently fails to mention. I used to work for one at the highest level. Know the scam inside-out. Anyone can start such a company for under $100,000 dollars. You can buy the white-label software, rent the servers to install it, buy the feeds, register the company in Malta (or another British tax haven) and off you go. And it is all legal.

@Leehuss5582

Жыл бұрын

The blame SHOULD be directed onto the company or companies. A country cannot be held responsible for what individuals are planning and carrying out. My parents unfortunately fell victim to same type of scammers, they were based in Nepal!. Does this mean the Nepalese country is responsible, no.

@eyeswideopen7777

Жыл бұрын

They allowed these scammers to register the business there. UK government is a sham

I love how your "advisor" called you Darling twice in a short call

Awesome work, Team *ExposeGadgets on the internet* ! It's so satisfying to see you putting in the effort to stop those shady characters. Protecting the public, especially the elderly, from those despicable con artists is crucial. You truly deserve recognition and appreciation for keeping us secure. I'm thrilled for you because you're my sibling. Your accomplishments definitely make you a strong contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. Keep up the outstanding performance!

I thought I was very smart before I was scammed. Those guys are very smart. Thanks for this video

If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. It doesn't get much worse than this.

@Tchild2

Жыл бұрын

Not usually...always.

@kerrybarnes7289

Жыл бұрын

governments have been scaming its peoples for Centuries

I can't imagine how hard it would be to decide to take on a re-coveryagent role of an scammed persons. The history needs to be remembered though and the help that was born through such pain and suffering. Mad respect to these *ExposeGadgets* on the internet that take on these roless!

When it comes to your personal finances, do not trust anyone.

@fredahwiwu5219

28 күн бұрын

For real but beyond that financial literacy is needed

Excellent work. We need more like this. Give this journalist a HUGE raise.

"If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is." If everyone lived by this statement, then there would be a lot less of these types of scams.

Banks now have serious warnings on clients online account pages. Clients should seriously take notice of these, and block unknown unsolicited emails and phone calls.

He defrauded so many British people .., just to buy a property in London 😬

Love your work Simona Wineglass! Fighting the good fight. I love seeing justice against these evil people.

@jerome_mgozama

Жыл бұрын

You mean against the Israelis that were behind the scam? Wineglass didn't mention that, did she? Good work, truly!

@izdotcarter

Жыл бұрын

Her voice is adorable too

@peterheinzo515

Жыл бұрын

winona sineglass

@sovikmisra3523

Жыл бұрын

British give asylum and safe heaven to financial frauds from all across the globe each year. I am still waiting for BBC to make a documentary on that!

@Stewart707

Жыл бұрын

Please tell your compatriots that Chinese immigrants, especially Chinese political asylum smugglers, are Trojan horses planted by the Communist Party in the democratic world. They will carry out suicide attacks in your country in the future. They all know how to make suicide attack weapons and how to Carry out suicide terrorist attacks because they find out that they are ultimately dictator slave owners and slaves, genetically unable to integrate into the democratic world, please don't forget the human disasters and social disasters they have caused you in the past with their bottomless morality and beliefs

Thank You BBC for going after these scammers awareness is the first line of defence against these scammers. To all the people who who were victims never feel ashamed it could have been anyone of us no one is immune.

@babaneema

Жыл бұрын

They tried to get me invest $250. I told them am poor.

@kinseywk

Жыл бұрын

No remorse for anyone falling for get rich quick schemes. Their motives are every bit as scummy as the scammers themselves

@louiswilliamterminator2887

Жыл бұрын

The crowvid jab is safe and effective - the BBC says so

@je-freenorman7787

Жыл бұрын

BBC is the biggest scam agency , next to the church

@agnescraig2912

Жыл бұрын

About the UK police re financial scams or frauds investigations being non existent, I can vouch for that. In the early eights I used to bore anyone who would listen to death "the city of London is home to all the world's criminals" was my mantra

very interesting, great work you're doing. Never been a victim personally of fraud but sad seeing people fall for it and lose money

Outstanding job, *ExposeGadgets Team On the Internet* I'm so glad you're out there battling these vile con artists. We must take every precaution to protect the general people and the elderlv from these vile con artists. Bravo to vou! You ought to be awarded the Nobel Prize for protecting us. Big up, brother...🏅

This woman and her associates are incredibly brave souls. Amazing work!

Excellent job "Jeni". This is award-winning investigative journalism. I was scammed by "First Financial Banc", invested 250€ which "grew" to 1000€ in two weeks. I wanted to withdraw my 250€ investment as a precaution and that is when I met with insults, abuse and racial attacks including "I wish you had been the one who died instead of George Floyd". Next, my login was disabled and access to their website was blocked. They have morphed. These days they call from "Norway", "Burundi" and "Austria". Take care good people

@eleghari

Жыл бұрын

Be glad you only lost 250€. I know this guy who lost $250,000....

@Stewart707

Жыл бұрын

Please tell your compatriots that Chinese immigrants, especially Chinese political asylum smugglers, are Trojan horses planted by the Communist Party in the democratic world. They will carry out suicide attacks in your country in the future. They all know how to make suicide attack weapons and how to Carry out suicide terrorist attacks because they find out that they are ultimately dictator slave owners and slaves, genetically unable to integrate into the democratic world, please don't forget the human disasters and social disasters they have caused you in the past with their bottomless morality and beliefs

@brynleytalbot778

Жыл бұрын

The classic Ponzi scheme. Show high returns and select numbers who withdrew riches to build the pyramid.

@21Blockboy

Жыл бұрын

​@@eleghari was he liquidated?

@eleghari

11 ай бұрын

@@21Blockboy No need...law is on the side of perpetrators of these scams...nothing that was done was "illegal"

Highly educative BBC, thanks so much for this Documentary. The investigator has taken a risk to save our money from this scammers. Kudos❤

Kudos to the team for bringing this up and making people aware of it.

Keep up the excellent work. It's a disgrace that governments are not willing to investigate to the level you have and bring these scammers to justice.

@suezbell1

Жыл бұрын

Money "talks" to too many government officials.

@kodfkdleepd2876

Жыл бұрын

The governments are run by crooks... crooks are not going to turn on each other. They need each other.

@brynleytalbot778

Жыл бұрын

If it looks too good to be true it’s probably a scam. Those buying in fit into three categories: 1. Avarice. 2. Laziness. 3. Desperation. The sales pitch focuses on these three and is designed to hone in on them to elicit a sale. If you’re fortunate to not fit these categories you have nothing to worry about.

@jimmason8502

Жыл бұрын

@@brynleytalbot778 It's no different from the boiler rooms of the 80s and early 90s nor the average stock broker from about 1905 to present day.

@lydiat5819

Жыл бұрын

The fact that they refused to name the top bosses indicate the possibility of govt officials' involvement.

Some time ago I watched a Tamil movie called 'Sathuranga Vettai" (Chess poaching literally translated) about scammers. One famous dialogue in this movie goes this way: If you want to defraud someone, you need to first instill greed in the intended victim. How true it sounds after watching this!!

@1.masterpiece

Жыл бұрын

Awesome movie 👍🏾

@annatanneberger1

Жыл бұрын

It is partly true. However, the only people who really have a little money to invest are elderly who have saved all their lives and want to make that money last longer. That is not necessarily greed. More valuable to teach that "if it sounds too good to be true, it is probably not true, but a scam."

It’s even more criminal than charging people a tv licence.

Admirable job, *Adroitkey* I'm glad to see you actively combating these individuals who lack integrity. We must prioritize the protection of the elderly and the wider public from these reprehensible scammers! Well done, my friend!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for your commitment to keeping us safe 👍

This is proper journalism. Instead of 90% of the nonsense the media puts out.

@Robin-bk2lm

Жыл бұрын

You need to use this story to slam other journalists. Which journalism is a waste? Do you lose money on cat stories?

This is the kind of investigator we need more of! Good job!

Exceptional work, *Briskdeft* I'm glad you're battling these jerks out there. We must take every precaution to safeguard the elderly and the general public from these disgusting scam artists! You've earned it!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping us safe, brother 😊✍️

Great work, *Vortextrace* - I’m thrilled that you’re actively combatting these scammers. It’s crucial to prioritize the safety of the elderly and the public by taking every necessary measure to protect them. You truly deserve recognition for your efforts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These scammers deserve a special place in hell.

@markboz3366

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure it will be reserved, right next to TV licence enforcement goons.

@seonggihun5069

Жыл бұрын

Relax

@Eric-lx8hp

Жыл бұрын

Well that's usually the tradeoff

@amaihfdtjoohxzg094

Жыл бұрын

True 😊

@BigBrotherMars

Жыл бұрын

​@Donkey, you're a disappointment

Someone from my family got scammed pretty badly from a similar company years ago, it never got enough attention for investigation and the local police wouldn’t even bother, no wonder people don’t report it, knowing that reporting won’t change anything…such a shame… I’m glad that BBC shedding light on those thieves and hopefully no one will have to go through what these people went through.

@fidelcatsro6948

Жыл бұрын

some people commit suicide as a result of making such huge losses from these kind of scams

@mark8544

Жыл бұрын

​@@fidelcatsro6948 I see a or hear zero accountability here......if you take someone's word that you will get a 90% return o your money you are either biblically naive or most of the time I suspect are greedy and lazy thinking there's a short cut to making money.

@mcfcguvnors

Жыл бұрын

@@mark8544 Banks pay between 0.5 & 2 % interest ON YOUR MONEY what sort of noggin would believe that theres a 90 % profit system ? even bank robbery is not a guaranteed return in that figure , you have to be mental to fall for this

@Stewart707

Жыл бұрын

Please tell your compatriots that Chinese immigrants, especially Chinese political asylum smugglers, are Trojan horses planted by the Communist Party in the democratic world. They will carry out suicide attacks in your country in the future. They all know how to make suicide attack weapons and how to Carry out suicide terrorist attacks because they find out that they are ultimately dictator slave owners and slaves, genetically unable to integrate into the democratic world, please don't forget the human disasters and social disasters they have caused you in the past with their bottomless morality and beliefs，

@mickymouze1224

Жыл бұрын

@@mark8544 Couldn't agree more. The banks are forever warning us about scams, before every bank transfer. The privileged minority who can make these sort of returns with their insider knowledge aren't sharing that with joe public.

I made an initial enquiry with a 'trade' company several years ago. I decided not to go ahead and advised the caller accordingly. I was then harassed for about 3 years by this company, which had a Birmingham phone number. It was only when I changed my approach from distressed to proactive enquiring about their company i.e. I sounded very keen to get as much information about the Trading Company that they stopped calling me. The line I took was that if they were going to persist in calling me then I needed as much information about the company as possible so that I could then do due diligence regarding verifying the company is legitimate. Starting with the street address and the name.of the CEO.

@drakehonest2

9 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing?

@dennykeaton9701

5 ай бұрын

​@@drakehonest2 Who are you?

@dennykeaton9701

5 ай бұрын

​@@drakehonest2 Bot

Keep it up!!!!!! Scammers need to be brought to justice

Sponsorship Deals and Endorsements sporting clubs and celebs/influencers must be scrutinised and apply heavy penalties to at least limit the social engineering for Scams like these Milton, SamTrade, and many more.

@cryptowealthonyt

Жыл бұрын

How?

@Dark_CovidianaDance

Жыл бұрын

If w could just get back to where we were before...Everything up until

@funguy101986

Жыл бұрын

Cough cough... FTX

@realworkoutsforrealpeople5041

Жыл бұрын

​@@funguy101986cough cough Matt Damon

How are these big players on top not put in jail .. Also scams only work on those ppl with greed or fear, since they are easily manipulated.

Salute to this journalist and Alex , the current World need people like them more to fix those scammers out there.

It's always a wonder that every KZread video, I watch here in the USA, has at least one comment regarding financial investment (scam), and yet KZread fails to take action!

@johnsmith-ht3sy

Жыл бұрын

I am in the U.K and I see the same crypto scam comments.

@susannehartl3067

Жыл бұрын

Same here in Germany. I constantly report these comments, and yet they alway pop up again.

@cturner9991

Жыл бұрын

Some of the you tube's paid advertisements look like scams , you tube is just as complicit as these football clubs .

@yihuda7459

Жыл бұрын

KZread is busy pushing the new world lgbt left wing ideologies and, deleting pro Right groups

Absolutely love this. We need way more investigative journalism now, more than ever! Great work, Simona. Thanks BBC for giving her the $500 so she could get scammed on purpose lol. I'd love to hear how that convo went.

@MSimkin

Жыл бұрын

It wasn’t easy!

@ImahSillyGirl

Жыл бұрын

@@yfelwulf racist much? Be a better person, it's not even hard to not hate.

@fidelcatsro6948

Жыл бұрын

Legend has it that BBC is still crying over the 500 hard earned dollars lost...

@rayhassan3302

Жыл бұрын

Great job on the reporting. The German prosecutor is Awesome. Keep up the great job!. He is very intelligent.

@AnonYmous-gw5it

Жыл бұрын

@@ImahSillyGirl Where is the racism?

Hiding the informer's identity?? The guy is literally fully exposed !!

Mant blessings on people like you that expose these corrupt people.

@drakehonest2

9 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing?

I am in South Africa and my niece was scammed for the equalivant of 30k dollars. The bank refuses to information on who withdrew the money. According to our law even scammers have a right to privacy. So the police can not do anything because they have no access to information. As long as banks are not losing their money, they allow excessive overseas transfers even without otherong to check.

@razvanbuliga4395

Жыл бұрын

Pricks😢, of course the laws are sound... what weird reality this is , I wonder why we chose to live in this era.

@iliepetcan1736

Жыл бұрын

I dont know i got scammmed 2 years ago and i puth my Id card and after my Bank blockekd my cardd

@LeMerch

Жыл бұрын

That’s why I ALWAYS use credit card and never my own money. Ever!

@napez4126

Жыл бұрын

@@BakangPrivv that’s a lot of money. Sorry

@greggrimer1428

Жыл бұрын

If they had checks for all transfers it would hold up many legitimate transfers. There's no protection to gullible fools without inconveniencing everyone else.

It’s crazy how they’re not able to prosecute any of the big fish so to speak, but a few employees? That’ll work for now.. what a shame, after such a brilliant investigation. Great job:) Please stay safe💕

@kodfkdleepd2876

Жыл бұрын

They are able.... they won't... because they are all in the big club. Lunatics run the asylum.

@milo-qh7cv

Жыл бұрын

money buys immunity

@brynleytalbot778

Жыл бұрын

@@milo-qh7cv Money talks and buys political solutions. The financial sector depends on this. PPI, endowments, pensions, etc. All miss sold en masse. All exposed. And they were legal manipulations of the rules by the institutions clever clogs crunching the opportunity into numbers.

The pressure they put on the person is immense. I lost $8000. I'm still embarrassed, angry and stupid.

@annabel6324

9 ай бұрын

I'm sorry for what happened to you but it's never too late to get your money back. You will highly appreciate him for his tremendous help getting your lost funds back from ur scammer,

@annabel6324

9 ай бұрын

Spyoptron8 can help you

@annabel6324

9 ай бұрын

On instagram

@annabel6324

9 ай бұрын

He helped recover everything I lost

the clubs should know better after Barcelona FC had a Cypriot FX firm that disappeared with clients money

Fantastic investigative journalism, kudos for the whole team and BBC for providing the resources

Scammed people do not go to the police because they feel ashamed that they were cheated and they just did not realize it…shame makes them stay silent..but it can happen to anyone, they are professional they know how to create confidence in clients…you did a great investigating job, it can help protect many people in the future, thank you

Brilliant! Simply brilliant! The establishment of the connections between those involved is investigative journalism at its best.

Too bad greed and ignorance create such suckers. If it sounds too good to be true…

@RomansEye

7 ай бұрын

Go have a lawsuit against the companies that excepted the advertising money… complacent fraudsters.

Thanks for the great work! I myself a victim of this scam in the UK back in 2019. Deposited £250 initially and they showed screen profits for 2 weeks and after that asked me to deposit more money. By then I investigated more and found out that I was scammed and asked them to refund money but never got it.

@haddingtoniangcp2464

Жыл бұрын

Lucky you!

@chrisfielding9405

Жыл бұрын

It was not a company called Tron Digital was it? they scammed me for about the same amount,

@brynleytalbot778

Жыл бұрын

Very easy to show simulated returns from historical data. It’s like buying the winning Euromillions ticket after the draw. If only life was that easy we’d all be rich but wouldn’t be because rich would no longer exist and we’d invent another differentiation.

@carioteca23

Жыл бұрын

I’m a victim of this as well.. in February/2023 Adimo company They also have adecco

@prashanthpasham9530

2 ай бұрын

I was deposited 200$ in UK 🇬🇧 company they can't withdrawal Can you tell me how to recovery?

I feel the pain of all of those poor souls who were victimized. Awesome investigative reporting!

@greggrimer1428

Жыл бұрын

Greedy fools

@stephanguitar9778

Жыл бұрын

Unlike anything reported by the right wing press like the Daily mail, Telegraph, Sun etc. ie, this is real journalism.

@charlieread2097

Жыл бұрын

The couple from the midlands are like a parody of pretentious rubes. Not really 'poor souls', they're motivated by hubristic greed. If you believe that somebody will turn your 1,000 quid into a million you're kind of asking for it.

It is so very worrying that scammers can rent hotel event rooms for celebrations while those exposing them have to live in hiding. It should be vice versa.

I read the video title: The Billion Dollar Scam - BBC World Service. Thought "oh how nice that BBC are calling themselves out as scammers" 😂

I had the same here in Switzerland, I reported to the police on two occasions. Well, you can guess the outcome. The State prosecutor did not want to investigate. Most likely because he/she did not want his/her reputation to be linked with a failure to close out a result. As long as the police/justice does not take responsibility this will never stop

@ImahSillyGirl

Жыл бұрын

@Patrick Abas individuals are not always helpless into being scammed. Continue to educate yourself on scams: educate your friends and family, be over vigilant while in email or speaking on the phone, spread the word about scams. We ALL have to help each other fight these criminals.

@fidelcatsro6948

Жыл бұрын

looks like we need German police to train both British and Swiss police as well 🐱👍🏿

@DrakeSisse7045

Жыл бұрын

The thing that can stop it is if people stop being greedy

Phenomenal effort on the reporting. Hope you finally bring these criminals down.

The work he does is so vital the world need more people like vou I just love the podcast so vou put up I love hearing these scammers squirm keep up the good work, it takes good hearted individuals the gutts to do this instead. There should be whole government department buildings filled with *Exposegadgets* doing stuff like this to protect and serve its own scammed civilians. That would be tax money well spent.👍

How is it that people fall for this in the first place, expecting easy money is plain dumb!

Quality investigative journalism, one of the best pieces I've seen in recent memory. Also the courage of the reporter is commendable, these people are likely violent sociopaths who would not be above killing to protect their evil operation, a fact I'm sure must be difficult to cope with.

@flowvisualmedia5993

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you'd think so.. But my friends use one of the trading platforms mentioned in this report - and they never had a problem with it. I can barely find any negative reviews about it. Comparing that platform to an obvious call centre scam site with nobody heard of.. that's quality? Another propaganda piece to smear unregulated services in favor of the companies that wrote the regulations.

Outstanding documentary. Congratulations, and thank you for bringing awareness to prevent more scammed people.

All these people have properties worth millions, probably cost many thousands to maintain and never had to explain where the money came from???

The first question should be...."Are you registered with the FCA".

Legendary investigative journalism! Kudos!

This girls voice is so out there it’s hard to watch damn

The work of journalists is grossly underrated! Look what she has accomplished. Bravo! But wow, people do NOT invest your money like this. It is robbery, not real investment.

Amazing documentary! Congratulations to everyone involved in producing this. I noticed in recent years a huge increase in the offering of stock trading apps’ ads on KZread and in the web in general. The more I know about life, the more confident I am that when facing two alternatives to get to something - an easy path and another difficult -, I should always pick the difficult route. Nothing in life comes easily. You go for shortcuts and sooner or later you will get a reality check!

The fact that a reporter could find out so much and law enforcement with all their resources are so timid and powerless... Makes me think maybe whoever is directing the law has a cut in all these billions.

@gatecrasher1970

Жыл бұрын

i know right am ashamed to be living in England we always knew london was a shithole but this takes the piss

@lilmissjoodypoody

Жыл бұрын

It’s hardly reassuring when the public has to rely on investigative journalists to fight major crime, is it. Especially with how so many networks and media companies opting more for sensationalist ‘journalism’ rather than investing money on real journalism that takes a long time and a lot of resources, but yields monumental results.

@mimcduffee86

Жыл бұрын

​@@lilmissjoodypoody agreed. We should just get rid of all protocols for law enforcement.

@robertcarlos8888

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly right...the corruption is from the the top down, that's way it continues to exist...look at Germany, they are actively catching the scammers.

@vincentlussier8264

Жыл бұрын

Oh you mean "hushmoney"? Bribe money? "Scratch my back ,I"ll scratch yours?Yes there's a lot of that bullshit out there and that's why scammers get away with crime! Money talks and bullshit walks!

Thank you, Ms. Weinglass! Well done! Scams flourish in desperate times.

@moonbind

Жыл бұрын

wineglass, a glass of wine - what a name

@peredavi

Жыл бұрын

Scams flourish in Ll times.

@CountingStars333

Жыл бұрын

Scams always flourisj.

@brynleytalbot778

Жыл бұрын

Scams or get rich quick or easy income schemes will proliferate more in recessionary times. Desperate times call for desperate measures. These desperados fill a need for hope. To many it’s a religion they never escape, their residual incomes pushed into scheme after scheme. But then I buy lottery tickets with no return but the occasional ‘Win’ that never covers my losses.

Well Done dear journalist. You have done a great job. Really appriciatable!

The financial system is the biggest con in history

I was a victim of SamTradeFX, basically the same setup but in Singapore, many users from Indonesia too. They were the official shirt sponsor of Valencia FC. Fortunately, the Singaporean police and monetary authority of Singapore have made an investigation and is currently in court. But the chances of money returning is basically 0. The founder, doesn't look like he will be charged either. It's a mess. I lost $100k USD in this scam.

@eleghari

Жыл бұрын

You are right. Law will not touch the guy because law is what allows the scam.

@georgematta1700

Жыл бұрын

Get a class action lawyer and go after the FC with others. They added legitimacy to the scammers organization and should be liable for not doing the proper due diligence before exposing their fans to this nonsense.

Simona was courageous to take this on, and that courage has yielded extremely powerful results by stopping future victims. She should be very happy with her work

@karenharrison885

Жыл бұрын

In the early 2000s an investigator for the Australian Federal Police predicted the internet will shut down. Costs to companies in fraud and scams was already in the $billions. I see this prophecy materialising with each passing year.

@brynleytalbot778

Жыл бұрын

Want to know the solution? State you have a mental health condition. They can’t sell to unsound minds but can to sound ones who don’t think things through. Handy tip number two. All street pushers of charity direct debits work under a code of conduct. Simply state ‘No’, clearly, twice, and they’ll move on wishing you a good day. They depend on your hesitant non comital politeness to continue the sales pitch.

@manojreddy123

Жыл бұрын

Minus the way she talks. Lol🤣 scammerzzzzz..omggg…

@gdpinvesting1210

Жыл бұрын

Best AI voice in the biz

@Weird-City

Жыл бұрын

She sounds dumb! Also no need to pretend to be mentally ill just to avoid being scammed (not that that would even work against scammers) - just don't buy! Why do we need to act!

Thank you for your great work!!

"How are you darling?" surely raises few red flags to me.

I wish this level of journalism was more frequent

A very impressive, thorough and modern investigation. Well done to all involved.

Excellent job I must say to you *TUFLIJAA* . Im so grateful and delighted youre out there fighting these jerks and helping victims get back there money and doing everything possible to protect innocent victim’s from this heartless people out there looki