Be Careful What You Open in Your Spam Folder! 

Ben: “Are you Gary or are you Robin?” Scammer: “Yes”

Hell, I used to get calls saying I've won millions of dollars but had to pay a large lump sum to release it for me, I always told them: "give it to charity" and hang up 🤣

We can always trust Ben for keeping us safe, just like the motto: Keep calm and let Ben handle it

As a Nigerian, this is heartbreaking merely listening to that man voice he should be in his late fourties’ or early fifties, but just imagine the kind of things he is engaging himself into. So sad

All scammers panic when Pleasant Green drops a video 🤣🤣

The shirt one is prolly the most honest one of the spam

Ben: "Are you Robin or are you Gary?" Scammer: "Yes, that is what I am telling you"

Next time send them a fake transfer confirmation document, and then a couple of hours later, send them another letter informing them that the transfer has been stopped pending some documents, and that they have to make a payment of $125 to unlock the transfer. Let's see how far you can make it go...

I’ve worked in the banking industry for over six years now. Part of my job is recognizing things like fraud, elder abuse, and money laundering. It’s scary to think that people are losing their life savings because they lack the ability to think critically about what’s happening around them.

That phonecall conversation was hilarious! And Ben wasn't even trying to be funny.

Ben: “Who are you?” Scammer: “Am I lying to you?”

I was 18 when I 1st encountered an email scammer. I was working for a very old MLM company (that alone should be where this story ends lol). One day, I got an email asking me about ordering over $10k in products. Being the "good little entrepreneur" I was, I asked if they wanted to sign up to sell since that much product would be a lot cheaper. It surprised me when they said no, then said something about how the check would be coming from one country, but they needed the products shipped to a different country. But, I believed there was no way someone would find little ole me to pick for a scam and told them to send me the check. When it arrived, I noticed the shipping label wasn't from the person or country I was looking for and the amount of the check was well over the amount for the order. I emailed back about the things I noticed and was told to send any overage to yet another address. It took me a long time to wrap my brain around it, and my epiphany came when I saw where the check itself was from- a little science center a few counties over. So I googled the center and talked with someone about the situation, they seemed baffled about it. My mom ended up calling the police (since I used her address for the shipment), which turned into a full FBI thing. I ended up keeping the scammer on the hook for quite some time before they realized I knew their scheme and quit emailing me.

I wonder what runs through the mind of these scammers when sending these emails. It’s funny how badly strung up these emails are 😂

I’ve gotten those CosTco emails too in my spam folder and have never clicked on them. I’ve hovered my mouse over the sender name and have always seen the garbage email address it came from. Thanks for taking one for the team and telling us about them!

G'day Ben , love your work. Saw you on Australian T. V. last night saving vulnerable Australian people from scam centres in India. Thanks mate.

Low key, the shirt isn’t that bad

I just received a costco scam email. Supposedly they couldn't deliver my package & now receiving a $5000 award & blocked them. Thank you for warning others about scam emails & not falling for them.

I had a romance scammer on the hook and they wanted a google play card to make a child’s play station work, and of course because of you, I sent him a grabify link and he was stupid enough to click it, turned out he was in Nigeria too and not a girl either 😂😂😂 when confronted he said he was in uk 🇬🇧 but when I showed him a screenshot, the ran away and I never heard from him / her again! So thanks.

Thank you Ben Dover for sharing this video and exposing these scumbags ❤

I have to admit that shirt isn't all that bad. I'm surprised you actually got it though. I'd figure they would either not send it or would use your information after the fact... Of course I'm sure you used one of those limited temp cards. Granted it's silly I'd probably buy one but if it's in my spam folder I delete it.

I can’t even finish my own jokes without cracking But these guys can pick up a calls and talk with a straight face

Thank you for these videos. They really do help many people. I have saved 2 people from falling for scams because of them. Just knowing that checks can seem to clear but then don't and you are left to pay the bank back is something that most people don't realize. Also that gift cards as payment are always a scam is helpful since so many scammers want people to pay with them. Thanks again!

Just an interesting detail for the August Law Florida office part of the RBC scam email. I find it hilarious that of ALL places in Florida they choose Key West. As someone who lives in the area, I can confirm the address provided in this email (1100 Grinnell Street) is not any kind of business address and instead is a random house.

Thanks Ben, great explanation and advice 👍 Your reaction at 11:14 was classic! 😂

Wow. AOL. God remember using that in preschool and kindergarten. Thanks Pleasant Green. Needed to feel old as I'm going to work.

I followed one of those "Free" gift card emails down the rabbit hole and back out and never got to the end before I gave up. But one of the best was a "military" guy wanting to buy my car in AZ from Iraq or someplace in the middle east. He was going to pay me over value for the car and I just had to pay $1,000 for shipping to CA. I strung him along for a week promising to pay and then when I said that I will save the money and deliver the car myself he got frustrated. I offered to tell him where he went wrong if he paid me the $1,000 but that was the end of the merriment.

OMG! Good job, I have just went through something like this and caught them myself! Saddens me that some people actually fall for these games and the people behind it have not heart what so ever. And the people(like celebrity's/ famous figures) they use to play their dirty games and ruining their names in course of it all. I am glad I have found you! Thanks again

*I actually lost my brain cells listening to the scammer calls* 😂😂😂😂

I spat out my drink when he said "I know your name is Ben Dover" and you laughed abit 😂😭

Hello Ben, just wanted to tell you that I love all your videos. They make me smile! Sometimes they even make me laugh aloud due to the stupidity of the scammers who think that all Americans are pigeons ripe for the picking, lol. These days you cannot trust anyone. Always go directly to the source, like you say. Never use their phone number to call, or click on their ad. Thanks to you and your videos, I am confident that hundred's, if not thousands of people are wising up to these scammers. Thanks!

Just seen you work with the guys from Australia on tv. Keep up the great work and hopefully the show and your videos make people a lot more aware of this horrendous scams

Sponsors have gotten bland over the years, but Incogni actually seems like a really cool service. I’ll definitely be giving it a try

The scammer is definitely with a charm to make victim pay because the way he talks to ben Dover is authoritative.

You should bust dating app scammers, I swear there’s more scammers on dating apps then there are actual people on there

I wish I found this channel sooner! With COVID-19 many more scammers have been active and unfortunately I got scammed last year. I didn’t realize this was a big issue till I got scammed myself. I admire you for making people aware of current scams.

The conversation with the “accountant” was so cringe. How on earth do these people think they can pull these things off? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

The way the guy said Bend Over was really funny. Great video. Also, Ronnie is always a plus.

This was a good video! That conversation was to funny and how he couldn’t just say his name. I love watching your videos and always look forward for the next one.

Dude, you never cease to amaze (and amuse) me 😆. Thanks for producing some of the BEST content on the internet!

The channel that deals with "what if scenarios" I would never even dare to try. Love it.

Sorry, even if that website and the people running it are upstanding and legitimate I'm not giving anyone "limited power of attorney" without meeting them in person and without lots of questions. Who is really going to read all that and understand it without questions that should be asked? That's just ridiculous.

My mom got a call one evening from a crying girl saying she was in a car accident and needed help, my mom thought it was me and asked what happened. The girl started calling my mother “grandma” and asked if she could wire her money because she was being threatened by the other people who she was in an accident with… that’s the only reason my mom knew it was a scam and not me. It was funny hearing the story but the fact that people call and give these fake sob stories is terrifying. I know someone has fallen for that before.

I almost got scammed today for a work from home job that was posted on indeed, they wanted me to send money for the equipment, which was the first red flag, then the address on the website they gave me turned out to be an empty office building up for rent/lease. Totalscam that I'm glad I didn't fall for it. Thank you for all of your helpful advice. Much appreciated. Keep up the good work.

Yo mate, thanks for your help with scammers bro. Just saw the Sunday special on 7 Network about what you're doing. Wanted to share my thanks to you for what you're doing.

Almost everyday I get a stupid email from McAfee that my anti virus is going to expire and to hurry and pay or else I'll get viruses. I also get these stupid scammers trying to log into my email and asking for a log in code. Smh I wish their countries would do something and put them all in jail

This is such a quality video. I look forward to your videos every week man keep up the exceptional work

His videos are so calm, relaxing and pleasant to watch. I have binge watched a very large number of his content for the past few days. Even cheekily using a few to help me go to bed. Sort of low background music to help me reach sleep cycle stage without the need of meds or a drink!

This channel has come so far, it’s like watching your kid grow up :’) Excellent episode, Ben!

I have to say that I am extremely lucky to be in Australia. Yes I and other elderly women were scammed by a Nigerian student living in Adelaide. For over a year I thought he was in the Army and needed help! I did not know until SAPOL knocked on my door and informed me! My life fell apart, my husband has Dementia and is in care, but I lost nearly all our savings! He is now in Jail and will be deported upon release, but our money will never come back as it is in Nigeria!

Excellent video as always Ben! I'm always looking forward to the next video!

As much as I trust you Ben and your sponsors, but I’m not sure I like giving some site power of attorney. This could end up very bad

CosTco: you’re selected I hope you select yourself to win spell check

That T-Shirt is drip, don’t insult the almighty Ben 🤣

Craziest thing in my spam folder - scammer stating that IT has placed illegal pornography on my PC and in my cloud, and has recorded me. Then IT tried to bribe me to take the porn off of my system and cloud, and, if I didn't pay to IT's bitcoin account, it would be shared with my contacts and local policeS. Love what you do @pleasantgreen - keep it up!

I'm getting addicted to your videos, you're so freaking good....

That is the funniest scammer ever! I can’t stop laughing!

The telephone conversation (if it can be called that) with Lawyer Ben Gary August is one of the funniest scambait exchanges I've ever heard.

I have never witnessed a scammer having an existential crisis...lawyer, logistics company worker, accountant, Gary, Ben, August...

I love how much detail Ben goes into its really informative

Had a scam email that was from someone who wanted to hook up and wanted me to feel their "Love bumps" I work in a hospital so my mates and I were dying over that! I wrote back suggesting she get those checked :)

I once got an email with regards to the old Nigerian “ I need you to get this money out of the country, I emailed the guy back because I wanted to see how far it would go. In my reply I informed the gentleman that my name was gullible. The next day I received an email starting with my “ My dearest Gullible “ I was ROFL till I almost couldn’t breath, I had the fool on the hook for months as I told him I was waiting to receive $100,000 inheritance. Each email was signed “ Solomon Moses which I figured was fake all of a sudden the email stopped. So I figured he had found out the meaning of gullible. About a month later 60 minutes Australia was doing a story, on busting Nigeria’s scammer and him being arrested, that’s when I found out why the emails had stopped. Guess what the name of the guy being arrested was. LOL

Thankyou for taking part in the channel 7 news spotlight show which aired on Sunday 12 June. My partner absolutely laughed hard at Ben Dover name.

Them having POA access is a red flag, no? That's scary. Cool site, and I'd love to delete my spam, but.. granting them POA is NOT okay with me.

I just love your videos, and your dry humour has me laughing 😂👏🏼👏🏼

Glad to have discovered your channel, thanks, again, for another fine upload.

I remember when I was younger someone pretended to be the son of someone my dad knew when he was in the army and tried to scam him out of money stating that the Person left him money in the will but my dad had to send him money for the transfer, luckily my dad didn’t do it but it proves how low people go with scams.

Great stuff as always! Not sure if you’ve done a video on the fake Facebook accounts pretending to be hot chicks but you should! As soon as you accept them they jump in your inbox asking the same stream of questions. They usually leave plenty of evidence that they are from Nigeria on their account info tho 🤣 I would just be curious what their scam is?

The scammer you were talking too definitely had stage fright (and thank you for teaching me a lot about scams)

You are terrific! Thanks for the work you do to help others. Superhero Ben for sure!

“Like what? What’s there to to do in Nigeria right now?” 😂 That’s cold!

Who knew that Zeth Rogan was a cyber security threat advisor.

Who else laughed at the AOL throwback and the "You've got mail" notification? Haha Also, the way you read bad grammar and nonsense so straight faced is hilarious Mr Dover.

An oldie but a goodie!! It is comical but also tragic that people get sucked into scams like this.

As a non technical, scam paranoid computer user I view my spam folder as I would a tank of circling sharks. I don't go near it in case I fall in and get eaten. Edit: I just watched the Black Axe video. Absolutely horrific and deeply disturbing.

The shirt lowkey looks fire 🔥

Keep up the good work and don't stop the grind.

Hawala can be defined as a money transfer method, which takes place outside the traditional banking system and requires a minimum of two Hawala dealers (or hawaladars) that take care of the “transaction”. An individual who wants to transfer money to another country gets in contact with a Hawala dealer (dealer A).

Craziest thing is they said I won something turned out it wasn't a scam at all, I didn't pay a dime of my own money and still had some winnings in my bank.

I hope you report all these scammers, or at least the bigger ones to the Federal Trade Commission

Hearing that AOL dial-up sound and the "You've got mail" cracked me up :)

You've just became my new favorite RU-vid alongside kitboga :)

Are you Robin or are you Gary? Yes. He did the meme lol

Craziest thing i've ever seen in my spam folder: "MAKE YOUR #%$@ SO BIG IT *SCARES* PEOPLE!" I didn't take advantage of the offer, 'scary' is a bit overkill lol.

One of your sound panels was falling off the ceiling 🤣😂PS, thanks for the great videos

I love the information given to protect myself and others! Thank you!

Its amazing how bad these scammers are. AMAZING.

As a Williamson, I promise we don’t claim “Jane” LOL

😂😂😂 love how surprised Mr Dover appeared by the friendliness and cheerfulness of the Gary/Robin

Hi, I was watching 7 news in Australia and there was a scam show,I said that there are certain youtube channels that pretty much examin scams. Then Jim was on the show!Then in the break or ad part there was ben dover, and I said "hmm, that sounds familiar," and then Ben is on the screen! Absolutly Great!

I've seen too many crazy things in my spam folder to count. Especially those messages claiming I won a fortune and all I have to do is send money to receive it!!

Love your videos.

That phone call is the best thing i have ever heard! That was funny as hell!!!

I fell for Costco survey! I got too choose out of several stuff. And I choose a anti wrinkle cream. All I had to do was $ 4.99 s/h. I got a little pump bottle. An week later a other one same size now with a tag of $99.00. I never read the small print. I went strait to my bank. I got the money back, but a week later a other bottle $99.00, so back to the back. This time they told me to call them. And I did, they had no interest in me anymore. They said the paperwork was closed. And the hanged up right a way. So I was stuck with 2 bottles of antiwinklecream. Lessen Learned 😊

I get emails from paypal...almost on the daily ..i just blocked them but would looove to see ben call them up and see what these scams are all about ...love the content

This is why you use 2 email. One to sign up for stuff and one that's actually important i.e. contacts and work

I love how wholesome you always are ❤️

Inland Revenue is a UK name, in Canada it is the CRA/ARC or Canada Revenue Agency.

Lmao “your name is Ben Over!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 that cracks me up every time

Good job on the Australian news I enjoyed That story

I know you're not the right channel for this, but 5:04 gives me a voice in my head, saying "... you know; the kind of details you should *never* share with strangers on the Internet ..." 😁