Post by james on Feb 23, 2021 17:13:11 GMT
The puppy scam is probably the 2nd most infamous scam lurking around on the internet. Targeting potential pet buyers, these scams promise high quality pets after the advance-fee is paid up.
As time goes on, the masses catch on, and the scammers must then come up with something new. I became aware of the parrot scam just about right from the start of my baiting career when a lady in a bird rescue group I was part of had her Facebook account cloned. The scammer took all her photos and everything, and then made bogus sales ads on the duplicate account offering to sell parrots are unbelievably cheap prices. That's when I realized it's almost a carbon copy of the puppy scam. The only real difference is the animal.
I've been becoming increasingly more aware of the absolutely infested nature of Facebook when it comes to scammers, and parrot scams seem to be one of the most volumous. And now, I think I've walked right into a rat's nest of fraudulent parrot peddlers. Here's a screenshot of a parrot scammer getting defensive with me about their "sales ad."
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I requested to join a parrot and bird rehoming group on Facebook in search for the odd-ball parrot scam, as I wanted to do another parrot scammer video on my YouTube channel, called 419 Exorcist. What I inadvertently stepped into seems to be a hive of these guys that have all clumped together to give the impression that the "customer" has choices, when in Reality it's probably more likely they'll be scammed than find a legitimate sale. Some of the admins and moderators have odd sounding names with the first name in the spot of the last name like "William John." I can't say for sure they're scammers, but that's a telltale sign I've noticed amongst scammers.
My hypothesis is that these scammers have set a trap where the victims come to them willingly by having tons of bogus sales ads, as parrots are extremely popular pets right now. They don't have to send out mass emails. All they have to do is wait for prospecting buyers to post what they're looking for on the group's wall, and then all the scammers can throw their bogus offers at the victims, who are predominantly elderly and lonely ladies. We've all known scammers will purposely target the elderly for a multitude of reasons, but this is on an absolutely industrial scale.
And now on top of all that, these guymen are now hacking real accounts and then using them for their scams. When someone is personal friends with someone, they're more likely to believe whatever story the hacker/scammer has to offer. It's an extremely cunning and calculated tactic. So imagine an elderly lady with all her exotic birds being on facebook, and then a scammer takes over her account. Now he's got a loaded gun in his hand, so to speak.
This is a flat out war to me, so this thread is a call to arms. There is tons and tons of these parrot scammers, all running virtually the same scheme. There is no possible way I can bait them all on my own. It would get far too confusing. So if anyone's willing to join me on this crusade, here's the page link, listed below. Request to join, and select a target. Minimal vetting is needed (get it? 😉 As these guys expose themselves with their poor grammar and utter lack of knowledge on parrots. For example: one of these clowns told me African Greys give live birth, as you can hear in the video below. 🤦🏻
Anyone that would like to try something new is free to contact me. I'll be glad to help with what questions to ask about the birds. And last but not least, post any snippets in the comments on this thread! I may do a montage video on the Youtube channel if there's lots of good results. Happy baiting guys! Here's the link to the private Facebook group where all these guys are:
As time goes on, the masses catch on, and the scammers must then come up with something new. I became aware of the parrot scam just about right from the start of my baiting career when a lady in a bird rescue group I was part of had her Facebook account cloned. The scammer took all her photos and everything, and then made bogus sales ads on the duplicate account offering to sell parrots are unbelievably cheap prices. That's when I realized it's almost a carbon copy of the puppy scam. The only real difference is the animal.
I've been becoming increasingly more aware of the absolutely infested nature of Facebook when it comes to scammers, and parrot scams seem to be one of the most volumous. And now, I think I've walked right into a rat's nest of fraudulent parrot peddlers. Here's a screenshot of a parrot scammer getting defensive with me about their "sales ad."
I requested to join a parrot and bird rehoming group on Facebook in search for the odd-ball parrot scam, as I wanted to do another parrot scammer video on my YouTube channel, called 419 Exorcist. What I inadvertently stepped into seems to be a hive of these guys that have all clumped together to give the impression that the "customer" has choices, when in Reality it's probably more likely they'll be scammed than find a legitimate sale. Some of the admins and moderators have odd sounding names with the first name in the spot of the last name like "William John." I can't say for sure they're scammers, but that's a telltale sign I've noticed amongst scammers.
My hypothesis is that these scammers have set a trap where the victims come to them willingly by having tons of bogus sales ads, as parrots are extremely popular pets right now. They don't have to send out mass emails. All they have to do is wait for prospecting buyers to post what they're looking for on the group's wall, and then all the scammers can throw their bogus offers at the victims, who are predominantly elderly and lonely ladies. We've all known scammers will purposely target the elderly for a multitude of reasons, but this is on an absolutely industrial scale.
And now on top of all that, these guymen are now hacking real accounts and then using them for their scams. When someone is personal friends with someone, they're more likely to believe whatever story the hacker/scammer has to offer. It's an extremely cunning and calculated tactic. So imagine an elderly lady with all her exotic birds being on facebook, and then a scammer takes over her account. Now he's got a loaded gun in his hand, so to speak.
This is a flat out war to me, so this thread is a call to arms. There is tons and tons of these parrot scammers, all running virtually the same scheme. There is no possible way I can bait them all on my own. It would get far too confusing. So if anyone's willing to join me on this crusade, here's the page link, listed below. Request to join, and select a target. Minimal vetting is needed (get it? 😉 As these guys expose themselves with their poor grammar and utter lack of knowledge on parrots. For example: one of these clowns told me African Greys give live birth, as you can hear in the video below. 🤦🏻
Anyone that would like to try something new is free to contact me. I'll be glad to help with what questions to ask about the birds. And last but not least, post any snippets in the comments on this thread! I may do a montage video on the Youtube channel if there's lots of good results. Happy baiting guys! Here's the link to the private Facebook group where all these guys are: