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From Homeless To $400,000: The Biggest Scam In GoFundMe History 

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The internet loves a feel-good story. One often finds such heartwarming narratives being facilitated by crowdfunding websites like GoFundMe, a well-known website where an individual in a tough spot can solicit the internet for financial assistance. Some are known to start GoFundMe's for other people, hoping the internet will share their sympathies toward a person in need. That is the premise of today's story. A Philadelphia homeless man reportedly helped a stranded woman fill up her gas tank on a busy highway exit. Using his last few bucks to get the frazzled driver back on the road. In return, this woman starts a GoFundMe to help get this homeless man off the streets. The story of the gas toting homeless man emotionally moves internet users, and hundreds of thousands of dollars are raised. But as soon as money enters the picture, this story degenerates into a showcase of greed, conspiracy, and crime. This is the story of the $400,000 GoFundMe scam.
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00:00-01:01 Internet Sympathy
01:02-02:01 Keeps
02:02-06:27 The Homeless Hero
06:28-10:25 Money Issues
10:26-14:47 The Crowdfunding Conspiracy
14:48-15:27 Final Thoughts

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15 авг 2024

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@wavywebsurf
@wavywebsurf 2 года назад
Head to keeps.com/wavy to get 50% off your first order of hair loss treatment.
@sqyx93
@sqyx93 2 года назад
Sorry my hair is still intact
@kinky2526
@kinky2526 2 года назад
So you don't care about people struggling right you just make money of their misery.
@zendetta4364
@zendetta4364 2 года назад
@@kinky2526 I've seen keeps work
@kinky2526
@kinky2526 2 года назад
You inspired me to make a channel exposing the greed that you tubers like you. I simply told a story and you straight up remove my comment because maybe some people will feel sympathy for me. You are horrible. I'm going to record my life to prove how trash you are for removing my heart wrenched plea for help. I'm not gonna continue because I gotta be up at 3am and it's 930pm. I gotta drive my piece of shit car to work hopefully I make that 30 miles.
@zendetta4364
@zendetta4364 2 года назад
@@kinky2526 Also quit judging. Let the man make his money. He makes fire content. You've got legit issues if you don't think these people should advertise a product they feel works.
@JMcAfreak
@JMcAfreak 2 года назад
Imagine running a scam and just casually telling your friends about it. To think they all could have also just gotten away with this if they had given the dude his share of the money.
@nickyblue4866
@nickyblue4866 2 года назад
Pride.... errr greed cometh before the fall....
@misseselise3864
@misseselise3864 2 года назад
and to think the friend let them go through with scamming people. their sentences are an embarrassment.
@AlcoholicBoredom
@AlcoholicBoredom 2 года назад
“I hope you learned your lesson, Lisa: never help anyone.” - Homer Simpson
@dogetaxes8893
@dogetaxes8893 2 года назад
Classic like from the big short: : "I don't get it. Why are they confessing?, They're bragging."
@ashleyshim2078
@ashleyshim2078 2 года назад
@@AlcoholicBoredom lol true
@LickyPocket
@LickyPocket 2 года назад
GoFundMe is a real one for refunding all of those donations. I know it's not a huge amount for big company, but assuming they weren't legally required to refund people, that move really took the sting out of the situation. At the end of the day all that happened is some scumbags were exposed, Go fund me got some positive PR, and a bunch of people learned to be more skeptical. I'll take it
@Ganbakodon
@Ganbakodon 2 года назад
although that was back in the day when I don't think they were making huge money like they do now. They had a reputation to keep up so people would use it; that's why they gave the money back. nowadays, they don't give money back for scams, it is bad luck because the site is popular now.
@Matt-mk8ph
@Matt-mk8ph 2 года назад
Exactly, sometimes that's just the way the news goes.
@garrysekelli6776
@garrysekelli6776 2 года назад
Too bad that later they stole from the canadian truckers.
@WeAreSoBackBros
@WeAreSoBackBros 2 года назад
@@garrysekelli6776 fascist dont get donations
@Abedeuss
@Abedeuss 2 года назад
If they hadn't, it'd set precedent of helping scammers.
@admiralofcuteness
@admiralofcuteness 2 года назад
Unpopular opinion (?), but I'm not particularly mad at Johnny for his part in this. It sounds like two relatively well-off people used his image in a money-making scheme without letting him know first, and when he found out, he's like "well, I might as well gain something from it, too." A homeless man is in a disadvantageous position. There's a difference between getting yourself off the street and purely being greedy.
@entropysmith6965
@entropysmith6965 8 месяцев назад
Nah, he’s just as guilty. Looking at their house in the video, they were one step above homelessness themselves.
@BigSmoke-xh5hi
@BigSmoke-xh5hi 3 месяца назад
@@entropysmith6965their house looked fine mate
@nataliebateman1151
@nataliebateman1151 3 месяца назад
I actually agree with you
@jeremiahvires7864
@jeremiahvires7864 2 года назад
As someone who's actually broke and on the streets, I'm not sure if bobbit really did too much wrong. He was in a desperate situation and needed help. It's not his fault that what he thought would help turned out to get him deeper into trouble
@user-kn6dq8uw2p
@user-kn6dq8uw2p 2 года назад
I’m not gonna be one of those and just like this but I was in your shoes just under like 2 years ago man. I was homeless, strung out on everything, and hopeless. I ended up getting stabbed in the back literally in the abandoned construction trailer I slept in and I finally woke up. Now I have a 15 month year old daughter. I’m in college and almost have my degree in addictions counseling. It gets better. Stick it out and put in the work to get better. You can do this. If you need someone to talk to I can give you my info bro. Be safe.
@umarb7325
@umarb7325 2 года назад
he knew it was a scam when he brought up the civil suit. He is an idiot
@crystalfrederick9281
@crystalfrederick9281 2 года назад
His biggest crime was once he knew that this was a lie/story & a crime to cheat people he went along. And when asked by reporters he kept lying. Had he come clean earlier he would've been cleared. 😪
@WizardoftheGhost
@WizardoftheGhost 2 года назад
@@user-kn6dq8uw2p if that's true then I really hope u continue on ur beautiful path and if u ever relapse, it's not the end of the world, u know how to get help ASAP cuz u now know it gets 10x worse every day u wait to get help. Stay strong. I'm 8 years off dope im 33 now and so happy to be alive.this is after 20 rehabs and making a real death pack to make sure I was gone by 22, before I even turned 18
@nitrosherbert888
@nitrosherbert888 2 года назад
How can you have electricity if you're homeless?
@hokage102364
@hokage102364 2 года назад
To this day, I think the thing that pisses me off most is he *actually was a homeless man in need, and they could have done actual good work* with those donations, helping not just him, but other homeless as well. Instead they turned it into a greedy shit show that I've seen people use as their reasoning for not donating to charities or trying to help the homeless in anyway. They didn't just give an 80% fake story to increase the funds they could collect, and use them inappropriately, they actively damaged and hindered really good causes.
@dallasdandigitalproduction393
@dallasdandigitalproduction393 2 года назад
That's called collateral damage, as result of greed.
@Ganbakodon
@Ganbakodon 2 года назад
goes to show, don't help anybody for any reason. Only help yourself and your own children, everyone else can fend for themselves. No good deed goes unpunished!
@hokage102364
@hokage102364 2 года назад
@@Ganbakodon That's a horrible takeaway I really hope it's a bad joke. It goes to show that you should do your due diligence and research, not that you shouldn't care about and help your fellow Human Beings.
@Ganbakodon
@Ganbakodon 2 года назад
@@hokage102364 You can help and sympathize but never ever give money to anyone except your own children.
@greyguy.960
@greyguy.960 2 года назад
I think was done more harm to stories is giving such people large amounts and within a year they are dead from an overdose. Should donations shouldn't be to the general public to be handed out at will to substance users. I work in this field myself for two decades and the public giving cash and sellable items to addicts of heroin especially does not go the way they think it would
@jloomis7
@jloomis7 2 года назад
I worked with a woman about 5 years ago that raised something like 50k for cancer she didn't have. Crazier than the crime itself, maybe, was the fact that she came back to her general public job knowing that people knew until she was ultimately convicted.
@misseselise3864
@misseselise3864 2 года назад
i’ve heard about a nurse who did the same. when she said she was going to chemo, she was just loitering at the hospital
@bingusslingus7020
@bingusslingus7020 2 года назад
probably one of those people incapable of feeling shame
@calebgadison167
@calebgadison167 2 года назад
I actually had to do a retake and reread that comment again. I can't even imagine how morally bankrupt you would have to be in order to do something so vile. Then again, there are sometimes that I wish I wouldn't need to know how they do that.
@cheesecake4648
@cheesecake4648 2 года назад
i know people like that. they don't care at all! don't have conscience.
@xancypillosi9497
@xancypillosi9497 2 года назад
She’s got some nuts
@RainingDarkChocolate
@RainingDarkChocolate Год назад
They would've gotten away with it if the couple didn't get greedy and gave him his cut. Pretty sure the homeless man knew they were going to get caught if he sued but he did it anyways because unlike them, he had nothing to lose.
@lakanron640
@lakanron640 Год назад
He is a drug addict, he would have spent the money on drugs, and died of an overdose.
@mazer4112
@mazer4112 Год назад
This sickens me to the core. I have a friend who has dementia, and she has been scammed more than once, and is now getting evicted out of her home. Her step-niece is her caretaker, and is a total pothead, and he’s doing nothing to help out, and I cannot do much because of a physical disability and lack of funds. This world can truly be a very cruel, cruel place, no matter how good of a person you are
@tobiasblack1749
@tobiasblack1749 2 года назад
The real crime about this Go Fund Me was everyone I know willing to help others who need it over Go Fund me. Now refuse to do it over this specific scam. Everyone who ran this scam also robbed from those who really needed money in the future.
@one.2622
@one.2622 2 года назад
How people do you know? Lol calm down guy
@onlywson
@onlywson 2 года назад
@@one.2622 How people you know he know?
@sirpenguinhonkers
@sirpenguinhonkers 2 года назад
How people do u know he know u know
@NoxNyx666
@NoxNyx666 2 года назад
ohhhhh i feel this when i became homeless suddenly in 2020 and threw up a gofundme, people were questioning it, like we're talking right before the pandemic.
@mightymeatymech
@mightymeatymech 2 года назад
@@NoxNyx666 yep I had a gofundme around panini times too.... Needed rent money and also wanted desperately to pay a friend back. Nobody outright questioned me but... No one shared either 🤡 O well. maybe my disability application will be approved in the next five years. Edit-- also I hope you're housed now. I've been homeless too it's... Really really rough. I wish you all the best ❤️
@moohooman
@moohooman 2 года назад
Kinda feel bad for the homeless guy though, like if I was in the same situation and someone promised me that if I played along I could get a lot of money, then I would do it. Like I was expecting the big twist to be that he wasn't homeless.
@viderevero1338
@viderevero1338 2 года назад
Yeah. He’s a liar and a thief, but primarily through circumstance. I can’t say I wouldn’t have taken the opportunity to get out of poverty, all through feigning a story.
@MsDudette21
@MsDudette21 2 года назад
i DEFINITELY would have went along with it I were him. he was homeless. he had nothing. he needed money. would have been fine had they not told anyone else nor swindled him. but they wouldnt have done it if they werent gonna benefit from it themselves unfortunately.
@tomatojews8500
@tomatojews8500 Год назад
Yeah feel bad for someone who lied and stole money and is a drug addict
@Js_izz
@Js_izz Год назад
@@tomatojews8500 stfu you wouldn’t done the same
@syckles
@syckles Год назад
Yeah I feel bad for a guy who spent 70k and an RV on heroine and needed to sue people he scammed money out of so he could get more dope.
@JulezwithTrueCrimeReactions
@JulezwithTrueCrimeReactions 2 года назад
I got one for you. In my town when I was a kid there was always a homeless guy that would show up around the holidays. I lived in a very rich small town with a majority of retired money running the place. When I got a little older this guy was ARRESTED bc turned out.....HE HAD A HOUSE ON ONE OF THE RICHEST HILLS IN THE AREA, 6 CARS, ALL THIS CASH....all from being "homeless" and getting donations from the rich in that area. Hed live up there and walk around clean shaven ordering food and buying groceries but then holiday time came and hed HOMELESS UP and was making more than a my parents by not doing anything at all.
@Bopperann
@Bopperann Год назад
I gave money to a (teenage) girl begging at a gas station once. Never again as when her friends arrived (bunch of blk guys in a Pontiac playing loud rap), she bought snacks for them with the money she had obtained via pity for her false story. This isn't to mention when my aunt bought food for a homeless man with a sign that said "Homeless, hungry, please help" and he threw it in her face because he didn't want food, he wanted money.
@Angelface11
@Angelface11 Год назад
Most people who are actually hurting will not tell you and will not beg it's usually addicts or people that want to scam people most often that do that unfortunately there's a lot of people that have good stories and will try to get help from their really good grifting
@andygarside2418
@andygarside2418 7 месяцев назад
Was in St Stephens Green, Dublin about to head to the airport to head home. Had a plastic bag with some snacks, a half bottle of whiskey, a few tins of beer and some toiletries, petty stuff we'd bought on holiday but didn't wanna bring back with us, and we gave the bag to a beggar and she looked in the bag and asked if we had any money. Disgusting!
@BigSmoke-xh5hi
@BigSmoke-xh5hi 3 месяца назад
Why does it matter they were black?🤦🏾‍♂️ some people
@Bopperann
@Bopperann 3 месяца назад
​@@BigSmoke-xh5hi It was just surprising to witness walking stereotypes live. She's probably working Onlyfans now.
@Bopperann
@Bopperann 3 месяца назад
@@BigSmoke-xh5hi It was just surprising to witness walking stereotypes live.
@crystalblister1
@crystalblister1 2 года назад
In defense of the homeless man he had nothing to do with the planning and was a pawn, they used him for a scam and didn't pay him or warn him till it got big. Honestly he probably didn't care if they got found out because his part of the scam was minimal and if he did end up in jail he would probably be better than if he was on the street. At least then he'd get a meal a bed and a roof on top of him.
@WhiplashPuppet
@WhiplashPuppet 2 года назад
It's like they always say. Never mess with someone who already has nothing to lose.
@TheSpacePlaceYT
@TheSpacePlaceYT 2 года назад
@@WhiplashPuppet Tbh I feel like he should've got like 6 months in prison
@quark_E
@quark_E 2 года назад
​@@TheSpacePlaceYT Why? He was literally used. He didn't know they were even doing all this until after the godundme made a bunch of money. If I was him (homeless and addicted to heroin) I would've played along once I found it out too. Doesn't make it right but the guy was probably desperate for some kind of change and the couple used that against him.
@WhiplashPuppet
@WhiplashPuppet 2 года назад
@@quark_E Exactly. And that's the thing too. He's homeless, jail would be a upgrade for him. It's better than sleeping out in the cold eating out of trash cans, that's for damn sure.
@pauls5745
@pauls5745 2 года назад
yeah he got swept into it, because he thought he had gotten friends that could help. he may not even understood all of it and that is sad this couple and scummy ppl in general use any excuse to grab cash. if there's any caring ppl in the probation system, he can be checked on regularly and that's probably a good thing
@darkangel076
@darkangel076 2 года назад
As soon as wavy said Mark was a gambler I was like GOT IT! Don't need to hear another word, I know exactly what they did and why.
@D3XTRO
@D3XTRO Год назад
bro the fact that at 4:20 you use a windows 96 song just made me love your channel even more (IYKYN)
@valeriejames4675
@valeriejames4675 2 года назад
I feel like a can't blame Bobbitt. He was a homeless vet struggling with addiction. After going through struggles that most of us will never know the realities of. Struggling just to survive. Not knowing if you'll eat today or survive the night. Every single day. If you find a way out of that, you're gonna grab it and hold on for dear life!
@KoopaShellzz
@KoopaShellzz 2 года назад
Wait so Johnny was homeless, he conspired with them, and then they didn’t even pay him a good amount?
@craigh5236
@craigh5236 2 года назад
They didn't pay him jack shit. Of course he tried to sue. They forgot the one rule you never forget. Don't piss off a man with nothing to lose.
@ashleyshim2078
@ashleyshim2078 2 года назад
@@craigh5236 lol yup
@ParumPirum
@ParumPirum 2 года назад
He probably got some of it but wanted more.
@swampdonkey4919
@swampdonkey4919 2 года назад
I'm kinda surprised he was arrested too, honestly. Basically he's gonna get free room and board for a while, and then he'll have to pay back money he never received? And like maybe the story was BS, but he's really homeless and was able to benefit from it? Or did he just spend it all on drugs...
@_Pyroon_
@_Pyroon_ 2 года назад
Didn't he get that camper? Thats totally better than not having a camper
@Lightfyre281
@Lightfyre281 2 года назад
Somehow I don’t remember this scandal but I do remember that tumblr had this big donation scandal that I was admittedly dumb enough to fall for. Someone claiming to be a gay guy said that his boyfriend had cancer and was homeless because his family had disowned him for being gay. For like a week everyone was donating to him and then the sister of the “cancer patient” revealed that it was all a scam, it was just two straight guys conning everyone. And that’s when I stopped donating to 99% of fundraisers.
@Chewi_
@Chewi_ 2 года назад
Last time I went on tumblr like a year ago, I saw some many self-fundraisers. It's so sketchy. Like people will post there predicament and link there paypal. Sure maybe some of them are real, but like I'm sure the majority are scams.
@Lightfyre281
@Lightfyre281 2 года назад
@@Chewi_ Yeah I don’t donate to those anymore.
@SnowTheGoon
@SnowTheGoon 2 года назад
Tbh that's actually a good thing since there's way too many lgbtq people scamming people by making up some bs sob story for some quick donations. Hopefully you didn't donate too much money.
@WhyYouMadBoi
@WhyYouMadBoi 2 года назад
Not only is he gay and got kicked out by his parents but also got cancer AND he's homeless.
@nickyblue4866
@nickyblue4866 2 года назад
Based
@odesangel
@odesangel Год назад
So her mother tried to warn her about consequences of scamming and she was offended because her mother thought of her as a scammer? This level of stupid should be illegal.
@charliechuckleberry5307
@charliechuckleberry5307 Год назад
I have never donated to a GoFundMe ever. I wouldn't trust it even if it was real.
@cptjockitch
@cptjockitch 2 года назад
I remember calling this a scam on the first day it was reported on Facebook. People crushed me on Facebook. I estimate 90% of all these feel good stories on social media are fake or staged. It’s a pretty easy way to make money. I can say I dropped my wallet full of money and have my friends kids walk in front of my ring doorbell camera to return it to me and poof I have suckers believing my story. I setup a gofundme to reward the kids and split the money. Easy peasy
@felsonduem7100
@felsonduem7100 2 года назад
step 1 to committing crimes: don't tell anyone about your crimes!!!!!
@user-dq2ly5ut9j
@user-dq2ly5ut9j 2 года назад
Well get ready for deja vu. cause I call BS you wrote anything about it being fake.
@nickyblue4866
@nickyblue4866 2 года назад
You shouldnt have incriminated yourself!
@cptjockitch
@cptjockitch 2 года назад
@@nickyblue4866 I wouldn’t do it. Unfortunately I have a conscience and I don’t do meth or gamble so I don’t have the guts to pull it off. 😂
@rodbelding9523
@rodbelding9523 2 года назад
Honestly I agree, most of these feel good stories are staged. I refuse to buy into them, even if it's someone I know.
@willn8664
@willn8664 2 года назад
As an actual military vet, this really pisses me off. I was one of the people that donated to that. I was glad to get my money back but after that I would never again donate to gofundme.
@kryingblood
@kryingblood 2 года назад
ayo thank you for your service
@theFLCLguy
@theFLCLguy 2 года назад
That's one of the reasons I'm having so much trouble with my legit fundraiser. I'm homeless and disabled, I lost everything because my ex and covid.
@willn8664
@willn8664 2 года назад
@@octavius8562 never said it was gofundme's fault. Just don't want the risk of dealing with another scammer on there.
@Bowser14456
@Bowser14456 2 года назад
It pisses me off too. I have family that were veterans. Also thank you for your service.
@TeddyLovesAxl
@TeddyLovesAxl 2 года назад
@Will N ● Im a veteran also. I didnt hear abt this but if i had i would have donated also. Thats just what us vets do for each other. Thank you for ur service 🇺🇸❤
@byromtaylor6482
@byromtaylor6482 Год назад
That really makes me so sad to watch this...Humanity at its worst
@EdenFoxx7
@EdenFoxx7 Год назад
It's absolutely revolting. I totally regret having a generous nature/helping people. This is only one of a few occasions I was tricked - a few times I donated money to a person on FB. Luckily it wasn't alot, well not in the hundreds or thousands but still it was alot at the time. I wanted to help because I know too well what it's like to be in dire straits & I felt sorry for this sweet elderly woman in my country. She lived interstate & others had helped her out too but after a month her FB & messenger account was gone, couldn't find her anywhere. She just disappeared. I wanted to text her to find out if she was doing ok.. I feel for anyone who has been tricked & has actually lost large amounts of money because they genuinely wanted to help someone.. Manipulators come in all shapes & sizes..learnt my lesson, not right away but I did.
@byromtaylor6482
@byromtaylor6482 Год назад
@@EdenFoxx7 no you wont learn you will do it again because you are empathetic and its a quality and a failing only because others take advantage ...but dont change who you are for anyone - your reward comes in the next life whilst they tend to think this is all there is ...a small 10 or 5 pc of the world have this genuine empathetic caring quality of kind spirit and compassion....the rest are either narc types or just ignorantly selfish. I fall for these things too ...We can get tajen in by the narcs as we attract them .. I actually spot these types of people now by a method thats unusual...Empathetic types usually have cats or animals they love and show great love for and the selfish/greedy nasty narc types t tend not to show that same affection towards animals or have any at all. if they dont have pets or they dont adore their pets steer clear ...lol sounds strange but i think it true and a good guide to spotting hidden character of a person ...lol
@darkwitchie4527
@darkwitchie4527 2 года назад
Something recently just happened like this to a single mother, Basically there was this homeless woman bumming outside of Walmart with her kids. A young man comes up to her and asks her a series of invasive questions then gives her like $100 right away start a go fund me in her name. He said that he wanna make sure that she gets a home to stay in with her kids and make sure she gets a stable job, HE DID NONE OF THAT. He ended up taking the money and the homeless woman got nothing
@misseselise3864
@misseselise3864 2 года назад
i remember seeing so many people getting torn to shreds for doubting the story. i hope they took advantage of their “i told you so’s”
@ftrwrwbg
@ftrwrwbg 2 года назад
Doesn’t really make me mad at the homeless guy. Im sure that kind of life is hell and if some guy who has been nice to you comes and says I want to create a little story to motivate people to donate some money to you then that’s gotta be hard to say no to. He’s still a guy living on the streets of the people who came up with the idea hadn’t been scum bags he might have a better life now and the lie would be worth it
@alexandru5369
@alexandru5369 Год назад
Same here I'd go along with it too. People can complain about scammers but people donation just enable the scammer when the donator should know better and start thinking with their head not heart
@XoDanielleFaith
@XoDanielleFaith Год назад
Yea and it's not a surprise he lawyered up to sue the couple despite being part of the scheme. He couldn't really make his life/situation any worse, but he could surely drag that couple into the ground with him if they weren't going to uphold their end of the deal & that's exactly what he did. lmao. Considering he ended up on probation and they got prison time, I'd say he accomplished his mission.
@juxtanner7959
@juxtanner7959 Год назад
@@XoDanielleFaith 75k was alot to start a new life though. If to drag them down with him was his intention, then it is no wonder he is homeless. He would rather drag them down instead of taking what he could get to start a new life. Remember its still from 0 to 75k without doing anything.
@lakanron640
@lakanron640 Год назад
@@XoDanielleFaith, he wanted money for drugs!
@LiveFreeOrDie2A
@LiveFreeOrDie2A Год назад
Johnny shouldn’t be charged with shit. He was an actual heroin addicted homeless man who was taken along for a ride he never asked for. The fact the public would be outraged at him at all simply because the help he truly DID need wasn’t packaged in the little feel good story they were sold. Do you want to help this drug addicted homeless man or not?! Or do you now want him sent to prison and his life truly ruined because some scum bag couple used him and deceived everyone to line their own pockets? Goes to show 99% of people out there don’t ACTUALLY give a shit about the causes they claim to- it’s all about the ability to virtue signal and pat their fragile egos on the back
@chwaftka9775
@chwaftka9775 2 года назад
As confusing as it sounds for Johnny Bobbit to have sued Mark and Kait, I can see an explanation for it. Given Bobbit was a legitimate former homeless person, if he wasn't getting a good amount of money that was rightfully owed to him, he could sue them because I mean, being in prison is barely a step back from being homeless. Some would even call it a step forward. So his worst case scenario of him going to prison as well wasn't that much worse than being homeless already.
@WhiplashPuppet
@WhiplashPuppet 2 года назад
When you're already at the bottom with nothing to lose, the only way to go is up.
@dynogamergurl
@dynogamergurl 2 года назад
yeah, isnt it grand larseny when someone steals over 30k of money/assets that arent yours? idk for sure its its 30k but he does have grounds to sue.
@lakanron640
@lakanron640 Год назад
He sued, because he wanted more money for drugs!
@chwaftka9775
@chwaftka9775 Год назад
@@lakanron640 he was still owed money that was promised his
@chwaftka9775
@chwaftka9775 Год назад
@Jenny Main You're a living legend thanks for the insight haha
@thephony1651
@thephony1651 2 года назад
In the end, I think Johnny is a good man. If you were living on the street with nobody around and someone said you could get stable food and shelter if you just played along with a little lie, let's face it, we'd all do it too.
@textontelegramwavywebsurf3244
@textontelegramwavywebsurf3244 2 года назад
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@tnctbone
@tnctbone Год назад
Underrated comment
@AlexCS8
@AlexCS8 Год назад
Lol i like how these morally corrupt idiots trying to justify their greed, the homeless is greedy pos that's why he joined and that's also why he sued the couple. They're all greedy mf
@donspider1
@donspider1 Год назад
Scammer
@Sadeye92
@Sadeye92 2 года назад
This video is breaking my heart I posted a go fund me about a week ago cause I need to go to rehab but have no savings to pay for my rent/bills while I was gone for 90 days Turns out I’m going to have to wait a couple of months and sparingly save to try to get my treatment I got nothing but negative feedback on Reddit with people saying “you’re a piece of shit” “maybe you should have never put yourself in this spot” etc and ended up deleting the go fund me and the post on Reddit out of embarrassment I hope stories like these don’t discourage people from helping people in need
@miastrong151
@miastrong151 2 года назад
Three months of rent and bills is a big ask, but if you went to war or something, the government might clean you up. I don't care. I mean, we have all seen drugged-out wackos, and every single one of them could have said "crack is wack" and decided to not do it. Every single one of them, unless they were one of those "candy" kids who was abused in a certain way. I mean, that's different.
@Sadeye92
@Sadeye92 2 года назад
@@miastrong151 oh man I would never ask for something I couldn’t do on my own My vice is alcohol, I’ve never taken any other drug except tobacco I wish our vets were more taken care of, they deserve it more then I do I’m just in a bad spot and thought Reddit could help me and my family But I can understand how everyone is skeptical of anyone
@miastrong151
@miastrong151 2 года назад
@@Sadeye92 You sound cool. I hope that things work-out for you.
@caninecurry5823
@caninecurry5823 2 года назад
Sometimes all we can do is take it one day at a time. Hang in there brother, where there's a will there's a way ✊
@24framedavinci39
@24framedavinci39 2 года назад
Reddit is a woke cesspool now. Just add in that you're gay or trans or something. You'll get treated like royalty.
@FatherAxeKeeper
@FatherAxeKeeper 2 года назад
Could tell there was something fishy right away when they said he spent 20 dollars on gas for her. In 2017 gas was on average 2 to 3 dollars a gallon... Was he lugging around an 8 gallon container?
@FatherAxeKeeper
@FatherAxeKeeper 2 года назад
@Robert Nguyen "not many people these days, especially homeless dudes, are just carrying around a gas can." exactly.
@cerealrakist7360
@cerealrakist7360 2 года назад
@Robert Nguyen not many people at all brother because we can’t afford to 😂😂
@williefaulker
@williefaulker 2 года назад
Yeah exactly, I'm in Philly,I live around where the situation happened ,there is a major issue with the homeless situation and opioid situation, we all knew that there is no way a homeless person would be given their last 20 for gas. Especially like you said gas was 2/3 at this time too.
@buyerenogurlfwendo2106
@buyerenogurlfwendo2106 Год назад
@Ollie Nguyen I mean when I was working at a gas station I had people trying to fill up in plastic that couldn’t handle it so well and denied the sale. If they didn’t make it so obvious they were about to use a gallon milk/tea/water jug then I probably would’ve took the money. But yea it’s not really believable that a homeless man would be jugging around a 5/10 gallon gas filler.
@NIN10DOXD
@NIN10DOXD 2 года назад
I'm from the same town as Bobbitt. He had trouble keeping a job in part because he was often stealing and had a pill problem. He even took his mother's meds and stole pills at his job as an EMT. Couldn't get clean and was always looking for some way to get high. It was sad.
@pewpewTN
@pewpewTN Год назад
I feel like the homeless guy shouldn't have been charged. At least not in a major way. They essentially just used him & then after the fact said "Oh yea, we made up a story about you helping us with gas, so you need to go along with it if you want to get off the street".
@jordandennis6794
@jordandennis6794 Год назад
Lies. He is a scammer like them and is no better. He deserved what he got.
@pewpewTN
@pewpewTN Год назад
@@jordandennis6794 I don't think you understand what words mean. "Lies" Please point out where I lied.
@seanmusser6002
@seanmusser6002 Год назад
Yeah but... then he went along with it, he fully committed to it
@juxtanner7959
@juxtanner7959 Год назад
Could have went out and said the whole story was fake, but he is getting money from it, so he went alogn with it. The charge was deserved.
@lakanron640
@lakanron640 Год назад
@@pewpewTN, he went along with a scam, he was a major part of it.And since he is drug addict, he wanted to do it, so he can have money for drugs.
@watchingitallhere
@watchingitallhere 2 года назад
A triple-A membership cost $100 a year. They will bring you gas or a battery almost anywhere in the USA. Way better value.
@SykoMuffin
@SykoMuffin 2 года назад
and hotels will give you great discounts if you have a triple A membership. some stores too. it’s totally worth it
@shybzrk
@shybzrk 2 года назад
Why did people donate $400k in the first place? That could help many homeless people rather than just 1. Lots of people with big hearts and small brains. Get this guy enough to buy a decent RV, enough to pay lot fees for a while, clothes, hygiene products, food, etc. $75-100k will more than do the trick. You want him to be able to support himself and get everything in order. He won't have to worry about anything and could live off a part-time job
@rahvithecolorful
@rahvithecolorful 2 года назад
I can imagine several reasons why they'd donate so much for this one cause. -Because donating a little bit to a big viral fund is easy, quick, cheap and gets that "I'm a good person who helped someone" feeling without needing to think much about it; -Because they get to talk about how they "played a part" in the wholesome story everyone is talking about and feel good about themselves some more whenever they hear about it; -Because they get to hear on the news about how their money helped save this one man, instead of not being sure how much their donations actually did for a bunch of people they might never get to see depending on how they donate; -Because they just aren't used to seeing homeless people where they live and honestly felt sympathy once "homelessness" had a face; -Because they felt guilty for not donating when everyone else was; There's probably plenty more. People don't usually see situations very objectively once it goes viral. If anything, whether positively or negatively, I think we tend to feel much strongly about it, since it see it everywhere.
@vlcheish
@vlcheish 2 года назад
"Why did people donate $400k in the first place?" Did you not watch the video?
@shybzrk
@shybzrk 2 года назад
@@vlcheish Yeah? Did you not read my comment? I'm not asking why people donated, I'm asking why people donated $400k. If the GoFundMe reached $3.5 million would you not scratch your head? My point was $400k is way over the top for 1 person
@vlcheish
@vlcheish 2 года назад
​@@shybzrk Because it was a feel good story that got national attention about a homeless ex-marine samaritan who used his last $20 to help a women out who broke down in a dangerous area. It's not rocket science understanding that a lot of people wanted to donated money because they like the story. It's not about sending money to homeless people....it was about rewarding 1 particular homeless person. Human beings act on emotion not logic and fundraisers are about emotion.
@shybzrk
@shybzrk 2 года назад
@@vlcheish You know my question of why people donated $400k was rhetorical. I did say "Lots of people with big hearts and small brains". And those people got scammed hard
@sugarrookieart
@sugarrookieart 2 года назад
The crocodile tears on that girl lmao. "I'm so so sad... that there are consequences"
@seigedrakonera5689
@seigedrakonera5689 Год назад
Stories like these kill any hopes that my GoFundMe for my medical illness... will ever work.Its crushing that everyone on FB says to make one like it's magic. Between the huge amount of scammers now a days and the hard fact that if you don't know a million people to share with, the fundraising effort just won't work.
@MakeItWithCalvin
@MakeItWithCalvin 2 года назад
This is why if I know people I trust are in a tight spot I try to help them directly so I know they got the help they needed. Nothing against 3rd party fundraisers, many have done great good, but between scams and what GFM takes... I would rather just deal directly. The sad thing is this whole scam did more harm in the long run since it made otherwise generous people a lot more cagy about these feel-good stories.
@nmxsanchez
@nmxsanchez 2 года назад
Take solace in the fact that regular acts of kindness and generosity go unnoticed and unannounced on a regular basis. When I was suddenly homeless (aong, unhappy story I don't want to relive right now) I found myself staying in a motel. Due to the housing market in Arizona, I had difficulty finding a place to live. Despite raises every year I had been priced out of the market for even a studio apartment. Arizona is a mess. I couldn't afford long at this motel either. The cheapest one that allowed my cats was 100 a night aka 3100 a month... more than the apartments I couldn't afford. Well, a youtuber who has no desire to be made public sent me around a grand over venmo to keep me and my cats fed and sheltered until I finally found a room for rent with some awesome roomates. Just moved in Saturday in fact. Thank you, Adam, you are an actual real life angel.
@nmxsanchez
@nmxsanchez 2 года назад
@Max Taelor I'm glad I could spread some happiness! There are good people out there, but they aren't the type to advertise their acts of kindness. I wish I could say who it was because he deserves the shout out but I know he doesn't want the accolades or to advertise it. "I don't like seeing someone suffer when I can do something about it" is what he told me. Genuinely good human being. And he had been scammed before, it didn't harden his heart. It reminded me I should do the same.
@swampdonkey4919
@swampdonkey4919 2 года назад
I hate that too about the cost of living increases. I imagine things are getting worse where I live too. I literally can't go for a day without a phone call from some company trying to buy my house so they can charge exorbitant rent and drive up the costs in my own neighborhood.
@cerealrakist7360
@cerealrakist7360 2 года назад
@@nmxsanchez that’s what’s up. I am the same way and if I had the money I’d do exactly like they did and wouldn’t want to be publicly known for it either because I did it for you. People like us are out here everywhere 💯💕
@cerealrakist7360
@cerealrakist7360 2 года назад
@@swampdonkey4919 lol I’m a hard money lender so I know exactly what you mean lol.
@masha8544
@masha8544 Год назад
I hope you're doing well and will continue doing even better in the future. You yourself are an angel for not giving up on your fur-babies ♥️🙏
@TheJakeskates
@TheJakeskates Год назад
The exploitation of homeless people on social media is just so horrible. I hope everyone involved in these scams and fake good deeds stub their toe every day for the rest of their lives.
@OfficialRPV
@OfficialRPV 2 года назад
12:01 "I want my $3 back" is hilarious
@whispersinthedark88
@whispersinthedark88 2 года назад
I'm pretty sure I can tell you what Johnny was thinking: He was broke, out of dope and had much bigger heroin habit than he ever could afford before, he was sick and was desperate enough to do whatever he thought would get him the money he needed. As soon as the couple offered him a bunch of money to play dumb for the cameras they pretty much controlled him....it's not like the addict is going to ruin his only source of free drugs , which can come at a very high costs that aren't $$.
@iiFallenWish
@iiFallenWish 2 года назад
But they didn't control him, because in the end he stupidly sued them and got the whole scheme upended and landed himself a criminal record and possible jail time
@nickparker5200
@nickparker5200 2 года назад
@@kalisto52 and yo he kinda did lol
@Angelface11
@Angelface11 Год назад
Yep a lot of homeless people are addicts or mentally ill or both
@juxtanner7959
@juxtanner7959 Год назад
@@kalisto52 the homeless guy would still probably come after them when his money runs out.
@nemesislygr8960
@nemesislygr8960 2 года назад
I was a content moderator for Fb when this feel good story was reported. I called it out for the BS it was as nothing about the story made sense. Homie was supposedly a junkie but gave up his last $20 to some random woman instead of robbing her ass for his next fix? I was called all sorts of foul names, and even after it came out that it was a scam people still called me heartless, all cause I refused to believe clear BS.
@misseselise3864
@misseselise3864 2 года назад
i also got so much shit for saying the story sounded like BS. he doesn’t look anything like an addict. he’s not emancipated, his teeth are PERFECT (perfectly straight and unnaturally white with no chips or stains), he doesn’t have marks from picking at his skin. though i do want to correct you when you say an addict would’ve robbed her- addicts are stupid & steal stupid stuff. i live in one of the most drug riddled places in the country and addicts won’t steal actually valuable shit, they’ll steal stuff like your spoons and decorative wreaths ppl put on their doors during the holiday. once my mom’s crackhead friend stole the glass from all of our picture frames. i still have no idea why.
@Joel-gf4zl
@Joel-gf4zl 2 года назад
@@misseselise3864 you'd be surprised how normal addicts can look.
@derekstott2373
@derekstott2373 2 года назад
@@misseselise3864 *Emaciated not Emancipated
@epmcgee
@epmcgee 2 года назад
@@misseselise3864 probably the easiest thing they could get their hands on for a reliable couple of bucks.
@epmcgee
@epmcgee 2 года назад
@@Joel-gf4zl on heroin? Lol
@Nickersons-Theme
@Nickersons-Theme 2 года назад
Their faces in the court photos, brilliant, you can see the reality and severity of it all written over their faces.
@xaviervillagran1926
@xaviervillagran1926 2 года назад
The fact that if they would've given him his share, basically since there's 3 people it would've been 120k or so each so yeah, still very idiotic
@Jack-496
@Jack-496 2 года назад
I’m just now realizing that your background looks like what happens when you keep rubbing your eyes.
@benjistyles19
@benjistyles19 2 года назад
Ong it’s so cool
@uniquefreak13
@uniquefreak13 2 года назад
Are you rubbing your eyes with LSD.... Psilocybin or DMT maybe?
@ThatsTypical
@ThatsTypical 2 года назад
wait...
@Jack-496
@Jack-496 2 года назад
@@uniquefreak13 Okay I know what I said sounded weird, lol. But it’s like when you keep rubbing them for a minute or two, then some weird, grayish blobs pop up in your eyes for a few seconds before fading. It’s hard to describe, and I know it’s not just me. There are sometimes very faint colors as well.
@uniquefreak13
@uniquefreak13 2 года назад
@@Jack-496 floaters.... That's what they are buddy.... Bits of dead cells floating around in the liquid in your eye... They're normal and are present all the time... Some people call them eye worms 🤣
@Boredman567
@Boredman567 2 года назад
So Bobbitt was an actual homeless veteran, but the story of helping them out was fake. Honestly I don't think he should take much blame at all for this scam. Regardless of the feel-good story, donators wanted to help out a homeless vet battling drug addiction, and that part of the story was true. He barely even did anything wrong, he just went along with their story. Then the couple got so greedy that they only paid him a small fraction of the money, and spent the rest on themselves instead of creating the trust they promised. Bobbitt was rightly angry that they had stolen the money, so he sued them, which led to the whole thing unraveling. They probably intended to scam him the whole time. Thankfully, Bobbitt has so far only been sentenced to probation and must attend a drug-treatment program. As of May 2022 his sentencing for the federal charges was postponed, and he told a reporter he was doing well and ready to put the whole debacle behind him. He looked much healthier and seemed to be living a better life now.
@brendancramphorn44
@brendancramphorn44 2 года назад
I agree….. he just wanted to get his life back on track. Like he’s a victim like the donators.
@DarthPerkins
@DarthPerkins 2 года назад
This is a very condensed version of the story. Bobbitt was doing stuff like demanding money or he'd blow the whistle, demanding money with threats while high, telling his dealers about the scam and that the couple would pay them off etc. He's far from innocent.
@jessetorres9502
@jessetorres9502 2 года назад
He was in on it the whole time. None of the three are victims
@brendancramphorn44
@brendancramphorn44 2 года назад
@@jessetorres9502 ? Okay, let’s say you have nothing and you’re presented an operation that to get your life on track. That’s a desperation type move on you and you were taken advantage of in your desperation to get someone else money. He was a victim.
@minutesoff
@minutesoff 2 года назад
@@brendancramphorn44 I agree this was his only shot at a better life. A lot of us act like we get it but we will never understand what it feels like to be homeless
@varsa507
@varsa507 Год назад
And this is why I only donate to people who bring actual real value to me or the world at large. Some guy awaiting surgery money could be a terrible person and you don't even know. Being in a weakened state doesn't mean you deserve help.
@tonyfourpaws4511
@tonyfourpaws4511 Год назад
This hurts me so much. As someone who doesn't have family, grew up in foster care, homeless at 16 and fighting to break through the wall of struggle and poverty to this day. I stop and help people all of the time. I have literally given away my sleeping bag, clothes, gear food, time, tools etc to help and all i do is struggle. I'm 42 and I'm afraid that this is it for me sometimes. poor and alone. screw these people. :(
@YeetusTheFetus
@YeetusTheFetus Год назад
@Schindler's list so? It’s not hard to log onto RU-vid in a public library or whatever. Having wifi doesn’t mean someone isn’t homeless
@hennerzz3460
@hennerzz3460 Год назад
dont lose heart man - keep giving ; hopefully the universe will get round to giving back to you.
@djaysyn777
@djaysyn777 Год назад
I know the feeling mang ive been riding my bike in a blizzard to work for 5 years. But my college debts are taking so much i can't afford a car. I'm ready to give in to devil any day now.
@Angelface11
@Angelface11 Год назад
You'll get what you give. Speak life
@Sim-po1mc
@Sim-po1mc Год назад
dont do heroin, its not that hard
@chets6120
@chets6120 2 года назад
This makes me so mad. I had been homeless over a year through the hight of the pandemic. I met a heap of people that were really in need, a few of us would try to help each other when we could. Then you have people like this who abuse the system and take away an opportunity for someone in need to get a hand up. I hope it did deter any of the generous people who donated from helping people in need in the future
@zoso1up
@zoso1up 2 года назад
It really is such a scummy move,your 100 percent right about deterring people.
@AbbiZika
@AbbiZika 2 года назад
I hope you are safe and staying cool!!
@TheFos88
@TheFos88 2 года назад
Same. I was fortunate enough to receive help here and there and only really asked for assistance maybe twice during my 2.5 years homeless. Met others in the same who were actively trying to get back on their feet, and others who just gave up.
@zoso1up
@zoso1up 2 года назад
@@TheFos88 man 2.5 years had to be really tough I'm happy you got threw it man
@slaveNo-4028
@slaveNo-4028 2 года назад
Someone I know, their family refused to give them their inheritance that they had a legal right to, because they relapsed into drugs and homelessness. We kept telling em, instead of wasting the money yourself (becazse how is that better than letting HER waste her own money, and how does that justify stealing & leaving your supposedly "beloved" sister in the dirt?) why don't you buy her a small flat that she cannot sell, or set up some kind of fund where there are limits, unless she gets clean. Then she would 1. be not homelss and 2. she would have a proper motivation too get clean. But now, shes still homelss,, knows her family is trash - just socially accepted trash -, the money is gone within one year, nobody speaks a word about it. The thing that bothers me the most is the hypocrisy that they ALWAYS claim "we love her so much, we wish she wasn't homelesss :( we wish she didnt relapse". Ughh, greed. I sometimes hate humans.
@ehrenloudermilk1053
@ehrenloudermilk1053 2 года назад
I feel for that man. I went through that opioid and homeless thing. Did that my whole 20's. I got lucky and met a girl who fell in love with me and lifted me out. Not everybody gets that
@Wisconsin222
@Wisconsin222 2 года назад
How do we know he even was on drugs?
@SpicySpaceCat00
@SpicySpaceCat00 2 года назад
This was fake, lol
@mushyroom9569
@mushyroom9569 Год назад
A girl who goes around falling in love with homeless junkies is probably not right in the head. Just saying’, you might want to get that checked out by a professional.
@MintyWW
@MintyWW Год назад
There was a gofundme that said “buy me the season 5 battle pass” and the guy raised 105k dollars. I’m pretty sure it was real too.
@peterfranc6370
@peterfranc6370 2 года назад
When I first heard this story, I thought it was weird that they just bought him an RV and had him live on their property... I understand they wanted to help him get over his addiction, but it also seemed like they were wanting to spend as little on him as possible.
@butterflystampede1945
@butterflystampede1945 2 года назад
So they punished the homeless man... hard... I mean what would you do?! I've been homeless. I tell you that stays with you. The first day you have nowhere to go you receive a scar that never heals.
@adarmus4768
@adarmus4768 2 года назад
I spent an extended period of time in my late teenage years homeless. I remember the first day feeling so alone and hopeless I just broke down in tears. It is absolutely a scar that stays with you for life.
@GregoryShtevensh
@GregoryShtevensh 2 года назад
Yeah I was homeless for a couple years in Tennant Creek... most people that knew me pretend it never happened now... But you never forget the ones who helped you and the ones who didn't
@revolution1237
@revolution1237 Год назад
He was lucky though. Now, he's living a much happier and healthier life than he'd ever been.
@sisyphusvasilias3943
@sisyphusvasilias3943 2 года назад
Reminds me of the similar fundraising drive for a Homeless man who returned a diamond wedding ring that accidentally fell into his possession. The owner launched a crowdfunding campaign to House this man too. I wonder if that was legit.
@SliceIceNDice
@SliceIceNDice 2 года назад
100%.
@TheBrazilianHue
@TheBrazilianHue Год назад
I wonder how many scammers are still out there only because they haven't decided to take pictures of themselves spending the money 😂
@tahliel
@tahliel 2 года назад
Wait, so this drug addicted homeless man who really did need help, ended up with no help, was scammed by these people and ended up in jail? Way to help him out guys
@steamedauroraborealis8208
@steamedauroraborealis8208 2 года назад
I hate people who scam peoples good nature. There was a hippie looking chick on the side of the road with a sign asking for money. I went over to McDonalds and got her some food. She then brought it over to a car 20 years newer than mine to eat with her hipster boyfriend. Then later that same day, I see them come into my work (Walmart) buying a king sized mattress. I'm all for people having nice things, but nothing about that even remotely says homeless.
@krisg4815162342
@krisg4815162342 2 года назад
lol that's why you never give money to anybody who isn't behind a cash register
@miastrong151
@miastrong151 2 года назад
You should never buy a homeless person food. There are so many food banks, soup kitchens, TANF benefits, and centers that give them food, that there is no reason to spend any money out of your pocket to feed anyone. You should also never give them money.
@steamedauroraborealis8208
@steamedauroraborealis8208 2 года назад
I mean I was only out $10 it's not a huge deal, and I would rather take the chance just in case the person legitimately WAS homeless and not a scammer
@miastrong151
@miastrong151 2 года назад
@@steamedauroraborealis8208 Most homeless people are out due to an emotional need, not a physical one, and many of them prey on people that try to fill that spot in their souls. I don't know. I just think that it is a matter left best to professionals. No one says you can't, but there is a reason that those people aren't helped-out by people they know.
@Monys
@Monys 2 года назад
Imagine how many potential benefactors were deterred by this incident and the amount of people whom are actually in need that will be erroneously accused of fraud and won't receive the help they need
@tonyvn5817
@tonyvn5817 Год назад
This gofundme looks so luring and tempting to do. But there's a saying: What you do in the dark will always come to light.
@growingup15
@growingup15 2 года назад
because of people like this it makes it even harder for Actual Homeless people to get sympathy and help because people will think its just another scam. horrible!
@paolita9618
@paolita9618 2 года назад
“That’s what my own mother thinks of me” so she was basically shunning the scammer label?? That’s like killing someone and acting appalled that others would think of you as a murderer. Make it make sense
@fraxizztv6433
@fraxizztv6433 2 года назад
Some people aren't looking for advice, they just want to hear what they want to hear. Reassuring lies over harsh truths.
@Hentai_Protag
@Hentai_Protag 2 года назад
I don't have the balls to try to pull a massive scam on the internet. Its not the wisest decision.
@baller84milw
@baller84milw Год назад
1:29 Literally nothing changed but your haircut 😭😭
@MrMegaManFan
@MrMegaManFan 2 года назад
It sucks having a kind heart. I once got burned by someone faking terminal cancer. It was less than $20 but the mere fact she’d fake it to play on people’s sympathy means she should burn in hell. Thankfully she got jail time too.
@JoeGrizz1y
@JoeGrizz1y 2 года назад
It’s pretty sad even for Gofund me as a company. There was always small scam being shut down but this story ultimately put a hold down on stranger even thinking about donating to another strangers cause. I feel like gofund me in the coming months was hit hard and even began to crack down on suspicious and deviant advertisements.
@MxlclmX
@MxlclmX 2 года назад
I've been Watching your videos for a little bit over 2 years now. your journalism & script writing is so engaging.
@richardrossell909
@richardrossell909 Год назад
I went to go for crowd funding , a few years back for my designs ,my project and chuffed wrote back that me , my foundation and the project had already been funded they e mailed me some numbers ! This was a shock to me cause it wasnt me ! Then later on some others raised monies for me to get me off a church doorstep ! I was on tv ! A homeless man gets a second chance at life ! Apparently others had been collecting $ they wouldn’t disclose ! Oh and the numbers disappeared on my email I got locked out ! So what should I do ????
@williefaulker
@williefaulker 2 года назад
Most of us from Philly pretty much new this was a scam from the beginning, this isn't too far from Kensington which has a major drug and homeless issue ( like made the national news issue) so we pretty much knew a homeless guy wasn't going to give his last 20, then on top of that gas at this time was two or three dollars so the angle just didn't make sense. Wavy, you should do a video on the " swag/ snapback era "
@BuffaloEskate
@BuffaloEskate 2 года назад
Me and my family just spent the past couple months living in a homeless shelter after our landlord was arrested for poisoning us and would have been so happy to just get any help.. and these people scam!!!
@mightymeatymech
@mightymeatymech 2 года назад
This is a fucking roller coaster and you've given zero context lol. Anyway more importantly, I hope your family is housed and safe now:)
@YouTubeSupportSucks
@YouTubeSupportSucks 2 года назад
@@mightymeatymech they don't owe you context of their personal life.
@rodbelding9523
@rodbelding9523 2 года назад
The scary thing is they would've got away with it if they were smart about it. Makes you think about how many other GoFundMes might be made up.
@spatz444
@spatz444 2 года назад
u been uploading banger after banger recently and the quality just gets better and better! congrats on 1M !
@jmdnelson4891
@jmdnelson4891 Год назад
It's people like this that remind me why I have no more faith in humanity. You can't trust anyone.
@efilwv1635
@efilwv1635 2 года назад
I knew it was a scam from the beginning. People are not that nice.
@miastrong151
@miastrong151 2 года назад
One time, I picked-up a black guy standing beside his car on the side of the road and brought him to a gas station where I bought him a gas can. He filled it up with his own money, and I dropped him off on the other side of the road from his car. I think that it was in Arkansas, in 2013. It was not a busy highway.
@marmolejomartinezjoseemili9043
@marmolejomartinezjoseemili9043 2 года назад
Some defenetly are, just not homeless people cause they cant afford it
@macisr
@macisr 2 года назад
The good thing is that those funding sites seem to be willing to collaborate with the victims when things like these happen.
@jenwuzhere2305
@jenwuzhere2305 2 года назад
SMH and this is why people are so reluctant to help people in need because they never know if it's a scam or not💔
@anonymous3221
@anonymous3221 2 года назад
Just woke up and I read the title as biggest fund in goscamme history.. lol
@textontelegramwavywebsurf3244
@textontelegramwavywebsurf3244 2 года назад
👆🎁👆 Thank you for watching…..you have been selected among the shortlisted winners for the ongoing PS5/PC/IPhone13 giveaway….message me now..
@rothnirtull4254
@rothnirtull4254 2 года назад
I can't even get mad. Man played the game to the fullest extent. Gg.
@tofu7397
@tofu7397 2 года назад
the way kate darts her eyes back and forth is so telling. I'd be willing to bet she's a real sociopath
@swollentesticle420
@swollentesticle420 2 года назад
how to tell someone has never met a sociopath
@Cweepy666
@Cweepy666 2 года назад
@@swollentesticle420 she IS a sociopath.
@connorb315
@connorb315 2 года назад
Damn that’s wild…I bet she gives sloppy dome
@shaunitai
@shaunitai 2 года назад
no harm was done. people online love to throw money at strangers. meanwhile their real neighburs are at home with no one to for help.
@jonathanwilkinson4299
@jonathanwilkinson4299 2 года назад
Anyone else not really see a difference in the guy's hair? Also, isn't keeps all about just keeping what you have? Do they actually restore hair?
@samueljaworski5737
@samueljaworski5737 2 года назад
I looked into using stuff like that. It typically can keep your hair loss steady in a best case as long as you use it for life. The minoxidil was giving me side effects (low bp and facial blood vessel swelling) and I just stopped.
@GDnewbie
@GDnewbie 2 года назад
Yep
@PowerSynopsis
@PowerSynopsis 2 года назад
I said this on another of his more recent videos. I love this guy's content, but his hair looks exactly the same to me.
@schemar17
@schemar17 2 года назад
@@PowerSynopsis keeps doesn't grow hair back it just stops it from leaving your head
@mrswampgass2186
@mrswampgass2186 Год назад
Came back thicc
@stanthorizon3222
@stanthorizon3222 2 года назад
I remember when this happened. Everyone talked about it for like 1 day and then never again.
@Guzuma
@Guzuma 2 года назад
mark demico sounds like the name a cartoon would use if they were parodying mac demarco
@Hollowdude15
@Hollowdude15 Год назад
That is so messed up that they will scam people on gofundme and great video man :]
@CLS55-Fonz
@CLS55-Fonz 2 года назад
REST IN PEACE GARY, KEEP CRANKIN THAT HOG FOR THE BIKE ANGELS UP THERE GOBBLESS
@SnowTheGoon
@SnowTheGoon 2 года назад
GOBBLES
@Miltypooh2001
@Miltypooh2001 2 года назад
It's crazy that the whole homeless man story was just a big plot twist turned into a huge play by all three people trying to make people donate to their go fund me page damn.
@katie_jeanes
@katie_jeanes Год назад
😂 12:05 when they captions of what people on fb were saying, one guys commented “I want my $3 back!” 😂
@pixelraster9588
@pixelraster9588 2 года назад
This is why I don't donate to ANY online fundraisers. I leave that money for the dudes I know damn well are homeless because I see them sitting on the street, in person every time I head for college or go to the store, rain or shine, and for the charities I know DAMN well are working their asses off, because I see them working around this city or in the respective facilities, within this city.
@host23
@host23 2 года назад
This guy could cover the story of paint drying and I’d watch the whole thing
@spookshow6999
@spookshow6999 2 года назад
That’s heartbreaking.
@Cuckie1996
@Cuckie1996 2 года назад
Trusting a junkie with a secret like that, they had no chance lol
@4450krank
@4450krank 2 года назад
It never ceases to amaze me that people will just spend the money all willy nilly, knowing full well that every case of something like this is found out about because of the spending. There was a case of a guard in a bank that stole $17million, he got away with it till some of the others started spending insane amounts of money.
@flibbert3200
@flibbert3200 2 года назад
Wendigoons go-to sponsor is magic spoon and wavy’s is keeps lol
@umairashraf5167
@umairashraf5167 2 года назад
Pretty sure it's ridge wallet, although he hasn't done one in a while
@theteutonicorder9158
@theteutonicorder9158 2 года назад
The facebook complaint that said "I want my $3 dollars back" killed me bahahahaha.
@AKirshawn
@AKirshawn 2 года назад
People will CRY on national TV and STILL be lying, smh
@dekae2631
@dekae2631 2 года назад
Hey guys so.. here is my predicament: I'm a college student who, since recently, cannot afford classes after this semester. I have one left, with little hope left too. Don't wanna work more, parents say I'm ungrateful & won't help, and friends know I'd use the money to buy more bud, not pay for my classes. I'm gonna start a GoFundMe.. please help! Btw, I'm totally gay and only have one leg, with only a working right arm.. I'm left handed 😭 Thanks!
@marmolejomartinezjoseemili9043
@marmolejomartinezjoseemili9043 2 года назад
If this is real... you need to make your texts seem more serious bro If this is a joke damn the emoji part really got me lol
@Cweepy666
@Cweepy666 2 года назад
Omg 😢 I’ll donate all my life savings to you
@PotatoToon
@PotatoToon 2 года назад
When it comes to the greed of scammers, if one of them goes in the medias to complain about their share of money, the others involved will just say everything was orchestrated so nobody wins. The guy got 70k on a 10k goal donation and complained about it, now all 3 lost everything, very predictable.. also the acting of the girl on that TV show apparition is miserable who would believe it honestly.
@SC-dw6zm
@SC-dw6zm Год назад
It's stories like this that make me sceptical about all these feel-good stories I see on the Internet. For example, I'll come across videos of someone "randomly" finding an abandoned puppy in the middle of nowhere and now they're traveling together and becoming best pals. The whole thing just sounds so fake and planned. Maybe there's a tiny chance that their story is true but you can't blame me for being sceptical seeing how much fake bs there is on the Internet nowadays.
@eight35x20
@eight35x20 Год назад
The judge really knew what he was doing, give the wealthier criminals prison time, but probation for the homeless man. Because sending him to prison would probably make his life happier with a bed and food everyday. Especially seeing as his crimes were relatively minor-ish so he likely wouldn’t end up in max security or any hard prisons. Send him back on the street with no money and probation, thats a worse fate than prison for him… Edit: I am aware no prison is “easy” but I’m just sayin if you ask most people I reckon they’d probably rather be in a low security prison than homeless under a bridge.
@rebeltorrents
@rebeltorrents 2 года назад
Wow, I live in Burlington County and never heard about this case! Love your channel!
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