Locksmith ripoffs: Hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)

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Who do you call when you're locked out of your home? A locksmith. But industry experts tell us some of them are duping customers with the promise of a quick and cheap fix, only to end up ripping you off. CBC Marketplace uncovers a network of fake local business locations and fake five-star reviews cluttering Google Maps in the Greater Toronto Area.
We also rig up a house with hidden cameras to test locksmiths advertising their services online, and expose how some companies use low prices, fake names, fake addresses and fake reviews to lure you in. Google says it is now auditing every locksmith listing in Canada following our investigation.
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@remorse3875 4 года назад

"Thats the fourth time you've asked." Thats also the fourth time you've lied

@peepeepoopgang7348 4 года назад

YuzuruSama oof

@charlespetro2925 4 года назад

Y did u let him drill it should had told the chic to come out and pick it then through him a twenty.

@Ellie-tu2it 4 года назад

Yessir

@paulabarnes1186 4 года назад

Megasupa OOOOF

@Parke_T 4 года назад

Yep

@rickhenry9869 3 года назад

Imagine if he accidentally picked the lock while he was pretending to try

@thescroll9038 3 года назад

That would've been hilarious

@EliasSlds 3 года назад

@@thescroll9038 yeah

@zephyrshadow7816 3 года назад

i thought thats what he was going to do actualy

@chaseottinger3415 3 года назад

I was hoping that would happen.

@pancake590 3 года назад

He said “I’m not gonna charge u anything it took litterally like 2 seconds” total is 80 dollars.

@whereisgeorge1226 Год назад

Asking for a good Google review after opening the door in 2 seconds isn’t the worst thing.

@Immigrantlovesamerica Год назад

Its not a bad thing at all. I dont care what google says. Making a big deal out of this tainted the show. The guy was a professional, and treated her right. Then they turn around and get on him for asking for a review.

@jakobgrey804 Год назад

Sounds like that random employee cares about his work place and wants them to get a higher rating. If theses scams were half as good as that locksmith we wouldn’t need to worry about drillsmiths

@lolzXD101 Год назад

Yeah he even lowered his first price he stated for it too

@SprintSlice Год назад

i was thinking the same i was like comon

@fearlessgentleman Год назад

reporters can be just as predatory as bad locksmiths

@user-tz5uq2bt1s 2 года назад

I got locked out of my house once years ago. I looked around the street, made sure no one was watching, and kicked the door in. Was easier than I expected.

@jacob7649 Год назад

Nice

@adamwest8711 Год назад

Why did you look around if it was your house?

@user-tz5uq2bt1s Год назад

@@adamwest8711 Didn't know many of the neighbors. What if one who didn't recognize me saw me kick the door down and called the cops? Easy way to ruin my day.

@adamwest8711 Год назад

@@user-tz5uq2bt1s I’m not sure why it’d ruin your day. They’d just turn up and then leave but fair enough. No harm in being cautious I guess.

@torreyjohnson918 Год назад

I've done the same thing but i threw a rock through my back room window lol. It was pretty satisfying

@schingh1973 3 года назад

“You’ve asked me that 4 times”. Right, you had 4 opportunities to do the right thing

@kimbaldun 3 года назад

"It's much easier if you have the key" Like bruh

@randolphsullivan1377 3 года назад

@@kimbaldun 7

@moejjoraisin6005 3 года назад

@@kimbaldun Like uh, thank you Captain Obvious. right?

@wollywogholder3313 3 года назад

@@moejjoraisin6005 r/wooosh

@Mega-vv4pt 3 года назад

@@wollywogholder3313 this isn't reddit and that wasn't a wooosh

@Zealolicious 4 года назад

Locksmith guy looks like he wants to cry the whole time

@berky1012 4 года назад

i wish i could love my job like that guy props to him

@chunhaylee 4 года назад

He's thinking "I could have been making $400 off little old ladies instead of toiling for $30 apiece all these years"

@paqboii1907 4 года назад

@Proclaimor how is he betraying anyone? he actually made it easier for them. Why should they keep their job if they cant even do their job?

@srshama 4 года назад

@Proclaimor so you would rather that these companies scam people than people in the actual field tell you what's real?

@emilyglover21 4 года назад

He looks genuinely upset to me. I assume he's probably doing this for years and clearly loves his job and his customers.

@fbi8792 2 года назад

The professional locksmith was on an emotional rollercoaster throughout this whole thing; I will never achieve a passion for anything as powerful as the passion this man has for locks.

@Abdulrahman-dh3ny 2 года назад

Is the case considered your level

@XuroX. Год назад

It's because it was faked

@morgothz0 Год назад

You know what you should have done instead? having the expert locksmith being the one at the place of the woman, so after the fourth time he said it was impossible, having the expert pick the lock in his face then comfront him about the "impossible" task

@Leq111991 Год назад

Sounds like Chris Hansen should be there too, to confront the crooks

@jeffschroeder4805 3 месяца назад

I think it was less about teaching the locksmith a lesson than recovering the charges incurred by the nice elderly lady that "needed" her lock drilled out. Video cameras are changing the world, certainly not fast enough or far enough but hopefully making a difference.

@jeremygalloway1348 11 дней назад

But that wouldve only covered half of the bs they want to expose. The ID portion, or lack of IDing, price quoting, etc...would've all been missed. Plus the locksmith would've known that the male was a locksmith as soon as he got out and walked up...he would've just known

@josem7590 4 года назад

Poor real locksmith. He was extremely disappointed and he looked like he was about to cry. Poor guy

@Doctor-Rubiks 4 года назад

@@crystal_YT_AccNumberFifteen 7:37 to 8:35

@Creeperboy099 4 года назад

CringiePlays would have been swearing at that computer screen if I was the locksmith

@dnk8315 4 года назад

yeah, thats what happens when u really love ur work and watch someone making a joke of it!!!!!!

@jasons2964 4 года назад

Yeah yeah but he still look like he take it up the booty 😂

@llamalsy3661 4 года назад

CringiePlays bars

@rebeccamozirerr 3 года назад

The real locksmith looks like he’s gonna cry, poor guy 🥺

@ingydd9407 3 года назад

Yeah poor guy...

@xxonaa 3 года назад

Rebecca Mozirer cause he put a lot of time in being a locksmith and the first guy was making fun of it cause he didn’t even try but drilling the lock

@edneo1201 3 года назад

That's like me when in a video or getting questioned by random stranger I look like I'm gonna cry but in truth I'm not

@anhduc0913 3 года назад

@@edneo1201 i think its more of a super disappointed face

@Syorbic 3 года назад

@@anhduc0913 a father locksmith disappointed lol

@AwokenEntertainment Год назад

wow.. I never realized how valuable it was to have a trustworthy locksmith

@ffryan 6 месяцев назад

View a locksmith as a mechanic for your doors. Same issues, but also the same gems exist in the industry.

@framed166 Год назад

The dude that charged 80 plus a good review is absolutely reasonable! I get that it's against "guidelines" but come on. It seems like you're looking for something because it wouldn't be a good story without so meat behind it.

@carlovincetti4538 Год назад

if you do what is right to begin with then to ask for compensation after not charging someone is considered by me to be a good story told. Personally I would do a lot of jobs free to get a good review.

@khaymenbrock645 Год назад

@@carlovincetti4538 You guys work for this company right?

@carlovincetti4538 Год назад

@@khaymenbrock645 No I work for myself as a mechanic and do stuff free all the time for people. Should I ask for a review when doing so?

@LiLBitsDK Год назад

he cheated her which is not reasonable... 29 driving + 45min for the door... spending 2 seconds on the door it doesn't get any easier so it should just be the 45 for the door... so 74... and no review... she was charged 80 + review...

@gurunhunder9509 Год назад

@@LiLBitsDK he was absolutely reasonable imho. Locksmith companies are very predatory and the guy is an absolute gem all things considered

@chopper9778 3 года назад

Being directed to an Indian call center is a instant red flag.

@SuspendedYT 3 года назад

That is a red card. Immediate Hangup call.

@Evelynl378 3 года назад

That’s what I was going to say lol 😂

@christophurley 3 года назад

They rig everything

@t4yyib_iq 3 года назад

Not really, most companies outsource customer service and stuff like that to India and Asia. Its much cheaper.

@abrahamweiss5827 3 года назад

I would wait an see to make sure they dont just have an indian employee but

@Nightstick24 3 года назад

I love how the actual locksmith isn't even mad, he's just disappointed and sad.

@solti235 3 года назад

yup what a cool guy.. as cool as cucumber!a

@trlz 3 года назад

Sad because their industry ripoff methods been revealed 😂 don't be naive

@alvaroakatico9188 3 года назад

TRL Z That’s a hell of a statement you’ve just made. You’re accusing the entire locksmith industry of being shady.

@Varsonin 3 года назад

@@trlz I like this guy's logic. Because of the failing of a smaller group of individuals we should all throw the baby out with the bath water. Let's do this for all industries, it'll likely pan out I'm sure.

@rxthless5678 3 года назад

Just like my mom and dad :(

@TwoSwift651 Год назад

More local news stations should be doing these types of stings.

@TeamCat1128 Год назад

The look on the expert’s face when the scammer said he couldn’t open the lock. He was so ashamed of people in his industry.

@overseer3072 4 года назад

Dam that lock smith looks devastated that his art is being exploited

@anthonypareigis6188 4 года назад

Wouldnt you be? Locksmithing is a complex art, think of it like a watch maker. Very small moving parts that work together to deliver the same results consistently. Just like how you if your watch doesnt work it can throw off your whole day same is true for a lock. The difference is with lock picking you can brute force it and replace it. So this very delicate machine that he built to make it easy to fix was literally completely destroyed by a hack with a drill and a 20$ mass produced lock and charged more than he would to rebuild it.

@ArthursHD 4 года назад

Totally understand him! Lockpicking Lawyer has a bunch of lock reviews :-)

@rhondasilver3582 4 года назад

doesn't he sound like tom green??

@throttleblip1 4 года назад

He should run my ads on google and fix the issue for himself

@iammongo2106 4 года назад

I felt embarrassed just watching it too. Some other clown giving all locksmiths a bad image.

@AndrewB416 4 года назад

The pre-lock guy is absolutely disgusted.

@dans4745 4 года назад

Andrew B y did he seem like he was about to cry?

@Magerquark 4 года назад

exactly, because these guys make him and everyone in the same business look very bad. seeing this made me feel pretty scared to ever use a service like this

@whyneed1215 4 года назад

Something tells me he plays the same reindeer games when a camera isn't in his face.

@beefedupkronks4371 4 года назад

@@whyneed1215 you shouldn't assume that everyone else is exactly like you are, that's just plain rude.

@DanielaGonzalez-py1lq 4 года назад

@@dans4745 fr

@sumtingwong4693 2 года назад

This is what a real news company should be all about! Actual investigative journalism. Good job on this one CBC!!!

@_Matchu Год назад

This video was SO WELL DONE... I wish American Public Broadcast was half as good as this, such a thorough investigation with attention to detail... 10/10 also it really shines a light on how f***** the locksmith industry is as a whole right now, not just in NA but across the world

@carlovincetti4538 Год назад

Although most people with common sense would only use a locksmith as a last resort, Then there are those who feel it should be a first contact. Probably because they never dealt with one yet.

@seiba_lion 4 года назад

damn they just wanted to expose some locksmiths, but ended up stumbling on a mf conspiracy

@bitchnagito 4 года назад

Fr this is a underrated comment

@marlonrando9272 4 года назад

Would've been funny if the uncovered s drug ring.

@lilredrabbit4191 4 года назад

Isn’t this like, illegal? These false places?

@jonesjoel7353 4 года назад

LilRedRabbit the organized crime can go legit and put a address that don’t exist or is a different building

@J4ji 4 года назад

I don’t get it what happened?

@brickstar56 3 года назад

I wish they had the real locksmith confront that first guy.

@Nestnestsoto 3 года назад

“My turn to use the drill”

@minawillow 3 года назад

On ur head

@emann1738 3 года назад

Round and around

@user-wd5mx9ec3p 3 года назад

Tee Hee baby

@bw5377 3 года назад

Turn it in to a Hanson investigation...

@BruxaPumpkin 2 года назад

I locked myself out my house and I ended up just smashing the back door window. I am in the UK and if I had called out a locksmith it would have cost me a fortune. It cost me £40 to have the glass replaced.

@petewarrell3734 2 года назад

Lol glass is cheep in Canada to

@suprememagnetic4850 Год назад

Now there’s a idea 🤣😂😅

@bossboy191919 Год назад

I did the same once. I kicked in the front door, a new lock is ALWAYS way less expensive

@irgendeinname9256 Год назад

Did no one call the police?

@carlovincetti4538 Год назад

I think so when it comes to your home break in and it will be much cheaper to fix. But that would be common sense and some have so much money and have never broken into anything. Having a locksmith drill out your tumbler is in theory just breaking in.

@killingtime11111116 5 месяцев назад

You can tell how genuine the real locksmith guy is and how genuine he is with his feelings seems like a great guy

@davidritchie9344 4 года назад

"this lock can't be picked" *Laughs in Lockpicking Lawyer*

@rebelfriendlier6082 4 года назад

*Coughs* ([904] The "Pros" at Consumer Reports Couldn't Pick This) *Coughs* (Reverse Sidebar Hotkey)

@Russia_Moscow_countryhuman 4 года назад

*_Laughing in smiler sliding bar_*

@yourneighbor2845 4 года назад

“Pin number one is binding...”

@pxpin89 4 года назад

@@yourneighbor2845 I would have died if someone rolled up and tried picking it saying that LMAO

@atourdeforce 4 года назад

@@yourneighbor2845 "Got a Click out of 3"

@davidviau2522 3 года назад

I feel so sad for this legit locksmith. He looks like he's hurting legit.

@Hypno_BPM 3 года назад

you really like the word legit huh

@davidviau2522 3 года назад

@@Hypno_BPM indeed I do!

@ivanbenja4 3 года назад

@@davidviau2522 Missed opportunity to say: _"I legit do."_

@sharkdeepwater8 3 года назад

Uhhhh, I'm not so easily agreeable with that. This locksmith was the one that was contacted to do the exposé. Of course he's going to be the Honest John of locksmiths.

@gracelikerain5039 3 года назад

Why was he hurting though..

@Answeriz42 Год назад

I remember when I was 10 years old my mom got locked out of her bedroom, and called a locksmith after trying to figure it out herself. It took them an hour or two to come, and in that time my 10 year old self managed to pick the lock with a hairpin and a match stick. Even after doing the whole thing myself, my mom called them to cancel the call but they showed up at our house and she had to pay him 80$ for just coming there and not having to do anything. It was ridiculous. We found him in the yellow pages, if only online reviews were as popular back then hopefully we could have avoided such scammers.

@zobekguerrero1366 Год назад

Idk why she paid when she didn’t have to

@billmeriwether605 Год назад

I like Serge’s efforts, regardless of the “appreciation” fee reduction that helped their review.

@destiny.cookie 3 года назад

“that was everything I didn’t want it to be” This guy has a big heart for locks

@lord_haven1114 3 года назад

For the victims of his “colleagues”

@jacobfromallstate4963 3 года назад

Not to mention that it discredits locksmiths in general

@corporealghoul 3 года назад

@@jacobfromallstate4963 I could tell right away the goodguy lockpicker was generally hurt. It made me feel bad.

@empm 3 года назад

HAHAHHSHS

@hatemdhaouadi2666 3 года назад

he's a responsible person, he knows that people acting like this are ruining it for the good ones

@EbolaSquirrel 4 года назад

I feel bad for the real locksmith. He is seeing his industry's reputation get tainted.

@Shadowshonor1 4 года назад

I have had to call locksmiths many times so far they have been quick and honest .

@abominationism_yt4572 4 года назад

Same

@gekgamerdk 4 года назад

Yeah but he's getting some really good advertisement for he's company

@volcaniccheese4874 4 года назад

We got locked out of our house and called my dad's friend to climb a pipe and get in. Much more reliable

@djacidcypher 4 года назад

There are crooks like this in every industry, taking advantage of people know dont know better or who are desperate. Most of these companies get away with it because there's no agency to enforce standards and business practice. Atleast where i live. From a moral perspective I wouldnt ever be able to do this to someone and can't believe these people actually sleep at night.

@TheDarkLasombra Год назад

I was locked out on Christmas Eve last year and this exactly happened to me too. He looked at the lock and said it was unpickable and drilled it out for $400.

@upinalaska49 Год назад

Might as well kick the door in at that point

@leoj-nd7kl Год назад

@@upinalaska49 if you drill it properly. The only thing you have to replace is the cylinder. And they are a dime a dozen in the locksmith industry. I rarely drill, but when I do. I replace the cylinder for free and pin it up to the persons original key so it's like new.

@upinalaska49 Год назад

@@leoj-nd7kl well that’s good of you to do so. If I had to choose between the $400 price and kicking it open. Then I’d just kick it open

@leoj-nd7kl Год назад

@@upinalaska49 I would too at that price lmfaoo

@dkhnova 2 года назад

I experienced a very similar thing when I needed one of my car windows replaced (which could be done in my driveway). I called several "local" places to get a price quote ... and soon noticed that the same 3 or 4 people were answering the phone, even though the name and phone number of the businesses were different.

@mmm-mmm 9 месяцев назад

you can tell that she was talking to call centers. they didn't even use proper english. "...to come outside." "what? who are you? where are you?" -that's what she should have said.

@vinnyacinapura4721 4 года назад

I can’t believe I just watched a 20 minute video about Lock Picking Scamming

@bf7625 4 года назад

Why not, something similar happened to me but it was my vehicle. Next time ill just break the window, itll be cheaper.

@angelortega5665 4 года назад

Vincenzo Ace what if it happens to u n now u r much more educated on the topic

@GyoubuMasataka 4 года назад

And surprisingly it gets more interesting every minute,wtf is wrong with me smh

@aazucenna 4 года назад

Lol me right now

@silasbattle5918 4 года назад

Lol same

@tooriginal9724 3 года назад

“This is so much easier with the key” DAMN BRO it’s almost like that’s the whole point of a lock

@volkswagenginetta 3 года назад

yes because i would be calling a locksmith if i had the key :P

@ashog1426 3 года назад

Too soon...

@lastmanstanding2622 2 года назад

That's how you know you are dealing with an expert.

@benjaminscott6060 2 года назад

😂😂

@cookiechaina1238 2 года назад

dude walks up like a doordash driver

@JohnDoe-vc5qb Год назад

I know nothing about locks but as soon as a I saw that toolbox for setting the lock I knew it was more art than science and it's clear how much time and work goes into becoming a locksmith. Holy moly that's an impressive array of tools/pieces.

@Winn-Daniel 2 года назад

Very excellent investigative journalism! Haven't seen much of that lately.

@justsomeguywithoutamustach8816 3 года назад

"This lock is unpickable" John: -And I took that personally

@0fficialFiza 3 года назад

💀💀

@churro8998 3 года назад

8:34 “You almost look like your taking that personally

@gamercatishere4759 3 года назад

I guess he did not have enough karma for the lock picking 3 skill.

@stephaniehowe0973 3 года назад

He clearly did.

@venteach.6289 3 года назад

@SplashAttackTCG 4 года назад

*The locksmith is dressed like he is getting ready to rob the place.*

@Topazman12 4 года назад

Probably he came back from a robbery.

@ChrististKing 4 года назад

@@Topazman12 if he over charged the job before that one the same. than your right, he did just get back from a robbery.

@sd906238 4 года назад

He did, he just didn't have a gun or a law degree.

@longbeach225 4 года назад

I was just thinking that.

@joiion913 4 года назад

It is winter to be fair, even i wear a ski mask outside. But I dont rob people at 400$ 😂

@pz2736 Год назад

I was a locksmith for 12 years and I never ripped off a client. I always picked a lock and would only drill it after spending time trying to pick it. To be fair, there are locks that are practically impossible to pick unless you have a specially made lockpick such as the locksmith lawyer.

@free1c0nic88 Год назад

Wouldn’t a locksmith be expected to have those lock picks? It’s like a driller without a drill

@joonas8848 Год назад

@@free1c0nic88 no. Theres locks that are rare locks and reguire special lockpicks. Its not worth the money.

@joonas8848 Год назад

@@free1c0nic88 for excample abloy in the america. Picks cost lots of money and rarely get used and require special skills

@maximeumbra7235 Год назад

@Free1c0nic The kinds of locks i see used in NA atleast if going by youtube videos and TV shows are so incredibly low quality it amazes me people even bother having them. Where I'm from most locks are Way more complex and orders of magnitude harder to pick. Abloys are the minimum standard used by nearly everyone, the ones seen here would perhaps qualify for a cheap bike lock.

@SergyMilitaryRankings Год назад

@@joonas8848 they are worth the money if you value customer service over ease of service

@aaronwalderslade Год назад

I had a blocked toilet once and called a plumber. They said it would be £45 call out. Nice man, he tried with a plunger, failed, and then started to tell me the different machines they had. This one is £250, this one is £350. These prices were nearly 20 years ago. I made it quite clear I didn't have that kind of cash and had expected to pay just the £45 call out, which I had ready for him. I think he felt genuinely sorry for me and questioned his life choices. He said "Well... Sometimes you can get it unblocked just by standing on a chair with a bucket of water and throwing it into the toilet in one go." It worked. I thanked him profusely, and he knew and I knew and we both knew that we both knew that this was a scam that he was not wanting to do that night. I was genuinely grateful to that man for showing me he did have a heart. It's tough when you're trying to earn a living and your company expects you to be more ruthless than you really are.

@plunge3127 3 года назад

When my mom gets us locked out she makes us climb through a window

@rebeccamozirerr 3 года назад

Same haha

@zekeyaeger3607 3 года назад

VøłtMÇ doesn’t everyone do that

@MSH786 3 года назад

What if all the windows are locked too?

@honey_Bdger 3 года назад

@@MSH786 then break a eindow hahaha

@jasonswift7098 3 года назад

Through.

@mmatthews61687 2 года назад

The expert locksmith working with them was so upset at how these frauds made his profession look bad. Guy has a heart of gold.

@speway 2 года назад

He may have done the same things himself. Note that these guys, as a whole, are great actors and exude a disposition that one would readily trust.

@theguestofhonour 2 года назад

@@speway yeah but some of them are quality dudes, I called a guy out on a Sunday night at 10-11. He had quoted us 180 but I only had cash available and he let me off with 150

@Shinobi_KrZyMoFo 2 года назад

Lol or he’s guilty

@topgrain 2 года назад

Any decent person is moved by him. And even though Serge bent the rules about trading lower price for a good Google rating, his honesty about how easy it was to pick her lock was great to see. It made me feel good.

@Shinobi_KrZyMoFo 2 года назад

@Jon E so people believe he’s creditable lol

@sassythesasquatch8036 Год назад

Damn, you can just see the pain on this man’s face, he is hurt tremendously by people making his industry look bad and you can tell he’s bothered knowing people are getting scammed, I’m certain he has a very good heart and I feel terrible seeing him so upset

@lavonia2717 2 года назад

I’m from South Africa and I guess these locksmiths are mostly scammers all around the globe. The prices are crazy. I was charged an arm and a leg. I was unhappy with the service. Great investigation 👍🏼

@MRH23020 4 года назад

Did the locksmith just say “it’s so much easier with a key”?!

@isthatatesla 4 года назад

"Well, since you've asked...or heck, I'll just pick it myself.'

@reneemiller4665 4 года назад

BahahahahhahH!!!!!

@hd-xc2lz 4 года назад

Guessing it's locksmith humor.

@musti799 4 года назад

he learnt that in locksmith college, you wont have access to such knowledge without it. to register for locksmith college is $5000, if you can get in.

@user-fi8no1ne3j 4 года назад

It’s vulture/gator humor.

@alifizharulhaq3370 3 года назад

6:39 "Its so much easier when you have a key" Bruh that's why you're here

@christophurley 3 года назад

This guy knew he was being a dishonest worker

@Razzletazle 3 года назад

Would imagine that’s just a locksmith joke he uses every time

@Razzletazle 3 года назад

Selasi Sablah He is a locksmith though? Imagine using the same joke 100 times and in an uncomfortable setting like that. It was a joke, a terrible joke

@lobopiro4732 3 года назад

I am the shittiest of lockpickers and I've not met a deadbolt in the US that takes more than 15 seconds to 1 minute tops... a minute if I have to spp it... generally shorter for a rake...

@0001captainawesome 3 года назад

Obviously a joke. Jokes are one of the con artist's greatest weapons. They also have a high success rate when you get pulled over which is why I've talked my way out of every ticket but one minor one. To be fair the one I got was for dead stickers but the cop that wrote it dropped the larger speeding ticket because I made him laugh.

@UserName-mj6db 2 года назад

$1500?!?! Bro I’m kicking that SOB in and replacing it for that price 😂

@annaprigliano221 Год назад

Love your show, really makes you think before you do almost anything now a days.

@sebastorian4520 4 года назад

Just hire lockpickinglawyer, he would just need to look at the lock and it would open itself

@averagecatenjoyer8219 4 года назад

Yep

@dedsecwd 4 года назад

LOL

@ashtls6273 4 года назад

click at 6 and we’re open

@paarveenravindran2023 4 года назад

Exactly

@janmakowiecki8204 4 года назад

@@ashtls6273 4 is binding

@llovemllfs7268 4 года назад

Imagine having to pay $1500 to break your door..... me and the homies can do that for free👌

@refrweerf 4 года назад

Toxic Cxrtz Oof.

@eLVyTheGodFather 4 года назад

Toxic Cxrtz oms 😂😭

@SaulVTXFRIDER 4 года назад

😂😂😂

@hdadam203 4 года назад

You da men 😂

@clairasandoval6856 4 года назад

Lol

@moneymakingsim4314 2 года назад

The REAL tech should have came out and said “it would take years huh?” and precede to picking the lock in front of him in 20 seconds!! I would LOVE to see his face!!😂😂😂

@iwasadeum 2 года назад

To bring it full circle, it would be curious to test the locksmith who is in on the episode segment to see if his honesty still abounds when he's on the other side of the camera.

@josron6088 4 месяца назад

I hate to be so cynical but I was thinking the same thing. He was on camera how was he supposed to act ? It's a good chance he does the same stuff those scammer's do.

@willoncewas764 4 года назад

Imagine stealing a picture of someone, and that person being a lawyer... How unlucky can you be...

@Arbiter1_ 4 года назад

And even worse, the people who found the picture are a news caster and live next door to said lawyer.

@megsmith6758 4 года назад

That’s exactly what I thought. 🙄

@aljsnwbwj8539 4 года назад

Samuel Moretz Shane Dawson conspiracy theories!

@Bbknuckles 4 года назад

Depends on what type of lawyer they are

@50snvscs 4 года назад

If that was real which by the look on his face when he said thanks we all know he took them to court quick af

@DigitalicaEG 4 года назад

Sounds like you need a lock picking lawyer.

@elijahdurand3578 4 года назад

I got so much joy from seeing this...... Because it's the same thing I days in my head when I was clicking on the video

@cl7510 4 года назад

mahchymk93 he could’ve gotten in with a twig from one of the bushes outside the house.

@bob456fk6 4 года назад

Funny you should mention that. The best in the picking business (and also a lawyer) has lots of videos right here on YT :-)

@vid111 4 года назад

I was about to post the same

@blackstarbucks 4 года назад

click outta 3 2 is binding click outta 1

@Josesandovalll 2 года назад

Wow this is great investigative journalism!

@mikehunt9884 9 месяцев назад

its the norm if they see you in a small low rent building they'll try and get you for less, but nine times out of ten you're going to have to pay for a new lock. Its crazy the amount of locksmiths who don't pick locks. In montreal they've had this reputation for a long time.

@jayjohnson3305 3 года назад

The 2nd locksmith guy was legit even knocked it down to $80 I wouldn't care that he asked for a review I would have happily gave him one...

@SolninjaA 3 года назад

Jay Johnson yeah me too

@wnl_silentgameplayer6410 3 года назад

Still it shoudlve been about 50 bucks but ya still agree

@jayjohnson3305 3 года назад

@@wnl_silentgameplayer6410 it probably depends on where u live like I'm from ALABAMA and thing's are cheaper in the south than up North..

@TitanFlare 3 года назад

He didn't ask for a review, he required it for a discount to be applied. Guarantee the company has him do that, so as a person I agree he seems like a good honest dude

@nate4703 3 года назад

@@wnl_silentgameplayer6410 where I live in California that would've been like $100 lmao

@quarantineddeku7368 4 года назад

I swear bruh, they should have taught her before. Then when he says it’s unpickable she should just pick it

@domainmusicandgaming 4 года назад

Yeah idk y they didn’t. I seen other shows do stuff with that like water heaters and other stuff

@purpl3grape 4 года назад

If she picked it, the guy on service would not have quoted her the unreasonable amount they were looking for :/

@diggerlenny4836 4 года назад

He just woulda said she was some elemental lockpicker from the future and charged her extra time travelling fees

@sereanaduwai8313 4 года назад

Damn good idea, tell which trades person does not rip off people these days! They all a bunch of thieves.

@domainmusicandgaming 4 года назад

Sereana Duwai completely disagree! . Thats like saying all cops are sideways.

@patrickpage3891 2 года назад

That's terrible to see somebody do something like that. Good for you for taking exception to these people

@tulesg2008 2 года назад

AWESOME investigation, as a CONSUMER... I SAY THANK YOU!!

@jaredjonesfitness 3 года назад

The real locksmith sitting there thinking “oh man, everyone thinks this is what I’m doing everyday”

@inglesparanoob5350 3 года назад

He betrayed the guild

@paramjeetkaur9350 3 года назад

999th like

@eastcoastitalian8758 3 года назад

Nah, hes not a scammer, and takes pride in his work, ya know, the way things should be done? I hope u were joking lol.

@13ThDisturbance 3 года назад

@therealdontclickme 3 года назад

Try being a car mechanic, hvac tech, plumber, electrician. or really just any skilled labor type of job, you're going to have your bad apples, but you also got your hard-working guys and unfortunately, we are always treated like this.

@smul8771 3 года назад

The experts reaction is killing me. You can really tell that he's hurting.

@user-ng4tf2oq7s 3 года назад

@@PimpBeetle138 well you don’t have eyes

@loganhuffstetler 3 года назад

As a locksmith it hurts us to see that these call centers are pulling volume away from real locksmiths that have been doing it for decades. Imagine going to eat dinner and you pick another restaurant from two because one offers a cheaper steak dinner l, afterwards they bring you the bill and its 3x what you were told and the steak tasted like shoe leather. That is exactly what these guys do. Adding a middleman to a business that doesn't need one and hiring unexperienced people to trick people who are desperate

@LeighDWYC 3 года назад

He’s such a lovely guy.

@younggoose1600 3 года назад

@@LeighDWYC you seem lovely I’d love to love some almond butter on you

@Brandebury 3 года назад

@@younggoose1600 I'm pretty Branny myself. However, that expert is dying inside like one of the creators attending MineCon.

@u.npeacekeeperball432 9 месяцев назад

Lockpicking lawyer: **Hold my beer**

@AokLocksmiths 2 года назад

I’m glad marketplace did their homework. Good job marketplace !!!

@Shrimp_Insurance 3 года назад

That real locksmith seems so genuine, he looks almost on the verge of tears at some points, glad to see there are people out there with such pride in their work especially when it's a job that helps people

@sandrosamarasinghe3536 3 года назад

u can clearly see he's a nice responsable lad

@hugoporras86 3 года назад

Yea probably because people will hate all locksmiths. When there are some honest working locksmiths.

@bow2235 3 года назад

Ya, he is either one of the best actors ive ever seen or just being honest. If its the first, get this man to hollywood.

@resmarted 2 года назад

the man takes his job seriously

@jordanrodriguez6412 2 года назад

Naw some people eyes just get watery when it's cold. My cousin literally looks like he's crying every time it gets cold in chicago.

@poyakouchesfahani6125 4 года назад

Locksmith: “Yeah it’s a six pin those are unpickable” Most locks have six pins

@unclejimbo6907 4 года назад

Lockpicking 100

@crystalfox6992 4 года назад

Leave one like for this poor old lady that she gets a lock fixed

@zahmbohddie4004 4 года назад

thats not a locksmith.

@AlbertLebel 4 года назад

I pick them for fun. This is insane. Gives good locksmiths a bad name

@dakingataleedo 4 года назад

yeah but when you say things like that your'e just trying to trick someone who doesn't know what they're listening to, just to reassure them you are "skilled". Very essential in deception, this is coming from someone who lies often.

@correct_lee 2 года назад

I had no idea how spicy this was gonna get and I loved every bit of it!!

@jtmcfarland3512 Год назад

It’s a VERY common practice in the locksmith, tow truck, handyman, lawncare, delivery restaurant, and many other industries, to act as a middleman or have several DBAs. I also find it misleading and a little deceptive, but it’s completely legal, widespread, and growing. By the way, I live in Texas so it’s not a local phenomenon. Many of these companies fail because they don’t effectively “vet” their subcontractors. Others are successful and do good work.

@clearsingularity 2 года назад

If the Lock Picking Lawyer ever saw this he would flip his lid.

@rico76 2 года назад

How can we tag him?

@Sid369 2 года назад

Lol good reference

@abdulm_7 2 года назад

Hope he does man!

@foxtrotjeff 2 года назад

LPL still has yet to come across a "unpickable lock" LOL.

@revanstarbrow6099 2 года назад

You can send a link via mail to his PO Box, along with a description of the video and how it's relevant to his professions. Maybe send him an odd lock along with it as a gift, too?

@AsamiUWU0 3 года назад

It would be funny if she just asked for his tools and opend it herself

@skarmex3439 3 года назад

Ii was thinking of this too! Lmao!

@Hash_Pro970 3 года назад

thats what i would do dont reply

@smittywerbenjaggerman-jens5024 3 года назад

„That makes 100$ for renting the tools thank you“

@Hash_Pro970 3 года назад

@Video game vids how

@Benjicmm 3 года назад

I doubt he even brings lockpicks with him.

@kipchickensout 2 года назад

"nothing on 1, impossibility on 2, ..., 3 is binding, click, 1500 dollars in 4"

@Hrcbzvz 2 года назад

Terrific investigative work! Shocking results, though.

@gamerplays5131 3 года назад

Meanwhile in the philippines Customer: That was quick, so how much will that cost Locksmith: A beer and a sandwich

@MiguelHernandez-ov8nm 3 года назад

The second locksmith was fine, he got the job done perfectly and kindly reduced the price she was willing to pay. He deserved a positive review.

@jeremylight6743 3 года назад

Haha yeah yeah

@jq7323 3 года назад

@@MiguelHernandez-ov8nm the point was, he only did that to make up for the dogshit service given out before this that left negative reviews

@Ember292 3 года назад

Sandvich

@supersircharizard3306 3 года назад

Im filipino

@topher4050 3 года назад

for 450$ they couldve bought the damn drill and carbide bit to drill their own door and still save 200$

@IronArmPanda 3 года назад

If you have a Harbor Freight or Princess Tire near you it's even more affordable than that lol.

@Hehehe-hf7rq 3 года назад

lol for 450 u can get a used RTX 2070 Super 😂😂😂

@barms9768 3 года назад

For $450 they could have replaced the whole door.

@LH079 3 года назад

@@Hehehe-hf7rq Minors

@dexter12x70 2 года назад

@@LH079 not really you could pick thatt thing and still wack the door open and porbably have a shot of that thing still running

@ujjawalsidhpura 2 года назад

Great work...this is some proper journalism.

@deannagonzales8433 Год назад

I love that yous investigate companies ❤

@Detroit_Dawg 3 года назад

Sooo, you dont even confront these scammers? You just paid him $450 and sent him on his way!

@virginianpatriot1441 3 года назад

Thats what i was thinking

@NxDoyle 3 года назад

They don't go the tabloid route, clearly. But you want people putting hands over cameras and people running away. You're annoyed because you didn't get a lower standard of journalism.

@averagegamer3012 3 года назад

@@NxDoyle beat me to it

@natashabegley1346 3 года назад

They agreed to pay the money what they supposed to do? Putting their faces and companies on here is good punishment they will lose so much business!

@rampage3337 3 года назад

@@natashabegley1346 not pay the money becaus they are not legaly required to do so. scams are illegal and you are not required to pay for it.

@joshlarson01 3 года назад

“This lock is unpickable” TheLockPickingLawyer: Laughs Maniacally

@Jaemm2ghost 3 года назад

6yyyyyyyyyyy

@leoe388 3 года назад

lol since I watched him I know that there is literally no unpickable lock

@kun6497 3 года назад

LPL can pick that lock with noddles

@sharkman4928 3 года назад

If it were something really tough, most good Locksmiths (like me) would try to find another way in and save the high security/high dollar lock.

@reclaimer0018 3 года назад

@@sharkman4928 save the lock, break the door

@summertime6692 2 года назад

Thank you for reports like these.

@kuyamigz2347 2 года назад

Lsda is one of the most easiest locks to pick, even without resetting to an easier pinning combination.

@Sean-uv2di 4 года назад

"If the lock is able to be picked it will be $95." *A few breaths later.* "Yeah I'm not charging you $95 dollars for that. That took like two seconds." My kind of guy.

@brook2724 4 года назад

"LeAvE a ReViEw aNd iLl dRoP iT dOwN tO 80"

@markrojas587 4 года назад

Would he still be your kind of guy if he charged you 94.99?

@usbhub95 4 года назад

Boxing Bro didnt he make it 80 in total instead of 35+90 or whatever?

@mangotail6808 4 года назад

And the bill is probably 950 dollars

@kherii. 4 года назад

O M bruh just be careful cuz people gonna start thinking you try a steal a car

@woydzeck2 2 года назад

The real locksmith looks like he’s watching his wife cheating on him LOL

@foreigntay_ 2 года назад

😂😂😂😂

@theyetti90 2 года назад

Locksmith: He's not even drilling her right!😭

@akpokemon 2 года назад

@@theyetti90 stooooooooooooooop hahahaha

@SwingingPythons 2 года назад

Yah he is obviously guilty of doing this too, he couldn’t even look her in the eye. He’s just lucky he was the first guy they called and hired to help them. Lol

@theyetti90 2 года назад

@@SwingingPythons you must be one of the people doing this. Not everyone is like you.

@sistime888 Год назад

First guy: Just sad Second guy: Pretty good but the charging part was bad

@EricGrain Год назад

Props to the locksmith they had on! He actually has pride in his job. I actually had a very good experience with one of our local locksmiths who didn't want to charge me because of how easy he found it!

@pocox 3 года назад

For 450 id rather break trough my window

@shawnsalter2525 3 года назад

This.

@lukearts2954 3 года назад

that would actually be a lot cheaper indeed!

@EL-ISS 3 года назад

Bruh to fix a window I could easily fit through at my house was projected at $250 - $370 or so depending on the window I wanted. I don't even need a window lmao I was just so mad that I needed to prove it for myself that would indeed be cheaper.

@ulissesarmendariz9942 3 года назад

And it would still be cheaper to replace the window

@user-zv9od6nn5y 3 года назад

I think it’s better for u to pay 450 to go back to school and learn ur spelling

@Happy-xi9hl 4 года назад

That lawyer must be thinking "I am gonna ruin this company".

@leathercheerio1 4 года назад

Can really do much. I can get on google and leave a review for any company and say whatever I want. No validation needed.

@loganthesaint 4 года назад

Budder Fingerson they used his address and his face to advertise their business

@honzapat 4 года назад

@@leathercheerio1 He is a lawyer, if he want he knows how to go even to the last ip and actualy show proof to court its their company, even thru they may hide behind many proxies, question is: Is it worth it?

@Ishlacorrin 4 года назад

The most he can do is get that google account shutdown... nothing else and nothing to the locksmith company.

@Watcher413 4 года назад

At end of the day due the amount of false reviews compared to real reviews he can go after the company claiming they are creating and or paying someone to create a large amount of false reviews and stealing people’s identities as they did with his picture and address. And because of the sheer amount of stolen identities such as his that the company paid for in one way or another to attract more business he is suing in part for knowingly stealing his identity and using it for financial gain. And the only question really then is after he contacts law enforcement for identity theft, should he file a large lawsuit for every stolen identity and also what amount of money is he filing suit for.

@jojox6145 Год назад

This story was eye opening to me. Thank you.

@ProDMiner 2 года назад

Yooo the lawyer is like I may have to pursue it thank you for that information. Homie about to lay the beat down hahah

@mikemeza9440 4 года назад

Lady: *picks lock in 3 min* Locksmith:”I wouldn’t be able to pick this lock in a YEAR”

@andyh7537 4 года назад

It's a sham. LSDA 5 pin are a good residential and light commercial locks.The smith didn't know that the pins had been replaced. In factory condition, it likely wouldn't have been worth his time.

@CausingChaos. 4 года назад

What Andy said

@josephineyap4818 4 года назад

@@andyh7537 yeah what Andy said

@HobbyOrganist 4 года назад

Because he WANTED to charge the higher price to drill the lock out PLUS sell her a new lock she didnt need, the whole guy was one big self serving scam

@anthonypareigis6188 4 года назад

@@andyh7537 yes but even sliding a pick through he should be able to tell its been altered, also he is supposed to be a lock Smith... Factory made locks should be is specialty. Also pick guns exist. If you're not concerned with damaging the lock then you can try one.

@housesports000 3 года назад

Imagine paying 1,500$ just to get in your house

@r32juan 3 года назад

Breaking a window is cheaper lol

@garyterry4370 3 года назад

Could pay a scouser a lot less, and he would get in quicker 🤣🤣

@emp8256 3 года назад

Breaking down the god damn door would be cheaper

@chrisonherion1586 3 года назад

That’s my rent😭

@vibesisback 3 года назад

I'd rather kick the door down.

@dickhitswater4836 2 года назад

As a professional and licensed craftsman the disappointment in his face is far to relatable. The things I’ve seen people do and charge outrageous amounts of money for in the 20+ years I’ve been doing my trade is just unbelievable. You do take it personal.

@qualityswisswatches1 Год назад

thanks guys for exposing teaching, maybe many will clean up their act for this exposure.

@HipProGamer 4 года назад

The professional locksmith looks more disappointed than my father

@Longtack55 4 года назад

FAF!

@grantwroan2011 4 года назад

oof

@brianr8581 4 года назад

Gah .......

@ClavinZKL 4 года назад

@@jeffreyrogers8151 who told u he/she is an adult and how tf do u know he/she plays video game "all day"

@HipProGamer 4 года назад

@@jeffreyrogers8151 this was just a joke, and also I'm not an adult

@JazzToTheTwo 4 года назад

This series is just gonna make me distrust every single company at this point

@Fleurlean4 4 года назад

Good, you are your own best advocate.

@christiantapia129 4 года назад

JazzToTheTwo no need to not trust anyone u can trust just make sure they are honest and real

@marktwane6195 4 года назад

@@christiantapia129 Bruh, how? There was nothing untrustworthy about any of them

@MR-os1kf 4 года назад

Any company just want money

@_allisonmccallum9506 4 года назад

Mcdonalds isnt really mcdonalds

@peterbranthwaite5626 Год назад

30 yrs ago a locksmith charged us £260.00 we were gulable, we were young and had a small child and two other children, we didn't know what to do then about it, but paid it, so greatful this programme has come up to make people aware.