Shadowing Practice: Desperate Scammer BEGS Me For Crypto - Learn English Speaking with Video

this scammer thought he found an easy target

but unfortunately he's an idiot after wasting an hour of his time he has us open our crypto wallet and

when he sees thousands he immediately blacks out our screen to

try to steal it all he's trying to send crypto to

an address about 25k of crypto he's trying to send it to himself

but obviously we're gonna catch him

so he begs us not to cancel the transfer i got

some kind of fraudulent charge wait wait hold on i just canceled it no no no no don't cancel it and when

that doesn't work he starts straight up threatening to steal our money

so let's meet our most desperate

scammer yet yeah hi mr house this is austin how are

you i'm fine how are you i'm doing great thank you okay

so i have just received a notification

and uh in this notification as of now i can see

that you want to cancel your active subscription And you want to claim your refund is that right?

That's right.

This is Austin a fake refund scammer

that we've just been Transferred to at this point he's connected to our computer

and we've reversed that connection to hack his system But right after that things start spiraling and what do you do sir?

Like what is your profession?

I used to be a consultant, but I'm an architect actually now.

You're an architecture.

Yeah

So you build you do promoting you build business no i

build um yeah have you ever heard of guggenheim guggenheim yeah i worked on

that have you ever heard of i'm trying to think where

do you live california ah california as do i have you

ever been to the art gallery that's in los angeles i never went to but ah

and you live out here yes sir i live in california

los angeles yeah how come you've never been to the art museum I never wait.

That's very crazy.

My schedule is very bad for work.

Well, I also worked on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Are you familiar with that?

Golden Gate Bridge?

Yeah, Golden Gate Bridge.

I worked on Golden Scape.

I worked on Guggenheim.

I worked on the LA Museum.

And how old you are?

79. What?

79. Can you hear me fine?

Can you hear me okay?

No, no, I'm just trying to.. you said 79 yeah god you don't

sounds like you're 79 oh well that's 24 years old boy

well listen you can't teach an old dog new tricks okay

but you really don't sounds like you're 79 oh thank you well here's the thing i

if you want to know a little bit of something that keeps you it keeps you like going.

Have you ever taken the rind of a grapefruit and juiced it?

That's how I stay.

I juice the rind of a grapefruit every single morning

and I mix it with ice and I strain it out

and then I just kind of chug it really fast with a little bit of cayenne, a little bit of olive oil.

And what it does, a lot of people don't understand

that a lot of the problems actually come from the gallbladder

so that's why that's why you see people have skin problems ibs all sorts of things is

because they're not taking care of their gallbladder

so what this what i the concoction i do it's cayenne

it's grapefruit juice from the rind it's uh olive oil and

if you do that for two weeks it's actually a cleanse

and you will actually release the a bunch of balls out of your system little balls

but it's from your gallbladder it's little bitty stones

that come out of your gallbladder and um it's very again people don't understand

that they don't understand

that they don't take care of their gallbladder everyone's talking liver

kidney lungs they all those kinds of things prostate thyroid they never talk gallbladder a lot of people abuse

that we've provided the form on your computer screen

so you need to go ahead and scroll down the page

and fill out this form okay all right

so scammers like austin are trained to stick to a script that's made up of three phases.

Now, despite wanting to get through these quickly, only the smart scammers really know how to skip around the phases without losing the victim.

Austin is not one of these scammers, so he's at the mercy of the most common type of victim.

And this is what we're going to take advantage of as we go through his fake refund form.

And do you have a girlfriend?

Uh, I have a wife, yeah.

Do you need her name as well on the account?

No, no, no. Okay, okay, that's fine.

I didn't know if I needed to do that.

You are the most happiest person in the world here's the

thing 79 like it's about here's the thing here's the thing you go on there

and and and

but here's the thing it's it's about how you feel about it you have to be happy about it

because a lot of younger kids like you you sound like

you're maybe 35 to 50 maybe how old are you i am 35 you're right

but here's the thing about

that here's the thing it's what you make out of it here's the thing

and if it's not if it's not good and

if it's not broke then you don't fix it that's it's

if it's not broke you don't fix it then okay but

if it is then you fix it yes sir

and you're married too you said no i didn't oh okay

well i i do have a granddaughter she's graduating uh college

she hasn't been dating Let's just say she has a good personality.

She has a really good appetite.

I don't know if maybe you said you were open to possibly.

Would you be open to possibly?

She lives in California too.

She goes to UCLA and she's at a recipe club.

A taste test of a recipe.

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How old is she?

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She's 28.

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She's going to get her undergrad.

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It took a little bit longer for her because she took all the recipe taste testing seriously.

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So when class was over, she would go recreate all the recipes and just taste test them.

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So did you submit the form, sir?

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But you're always supposed to do a bite, but she would have the whole thing.

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Did you submit the form?

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yeah hold on you're crying

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no i'm fine

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but why are you crying no i just had a june bug i had a june bug

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that i swallowed all right guys there's been another huge data

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breach just like i told you there was going to be and this time it includes Americans' driver's licenses, up to the tune of 150 million of them.

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Now, you may be wondering why this is such a big deal or saying, hey, Perogie, I'm probably not at risk, I feel safe, and you're wrong.

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These are actual scans of your IDs.

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So these are down to the layers of infrared and ultraviolet

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that are used to prove if an ID is real or not, and hackers have access to this data, so you're probably at risk right now.

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And this is why it's more important than ever to use something like Aura, who is a longtime supporter of this channel.

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Aura scans for data breaches, dark web forums, peer -to -peer networks, underground brokers, Telegram channels.

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To put that into perspective, what may take someone 10 minutes to alert you of any type of fraudulent activity, it would take under a second for Aura so that you can go and protect your accounts.

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And if the worst case does happen, they have up to $5 million in identity theft insurances.

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Go to aura .com slash Scammer Payback to try it free for 14 days, and that should be plenty of time for Aura to find if your driver's license has been exposed.

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Now let's get back into the video.

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Now, throughout all that, we actually did fill out the form.

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Granted, probably a bit slower than Austin would have liked.

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So we're moved to phase two, and Austin has us open our bank page.

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But then he asks something unusual.

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Okay, and do you also do use Coinbase?

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Yeah, how did you know?

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Please, you go ahead and log into your Coinbase, sir.

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You need me to go on my Coinbase?

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Yes.

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Are you sure?

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Yes, sir.

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Are you sure I have to do that?

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Yes, sir.

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Now, fortunately, we have a fake Coinbase built out for just this occasion.

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But what's crazy is what Austin ends up doing once he notices the money that's in it.

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It says 40 ,000 cash digital.

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Oh yeah, I see that there.

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What does that mean?

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Cash and digital cash?

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It used to have Ethereum.

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So give me five minutes, okay?

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Remember when I said that Austin wasn't one of the smart ones?

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Yeah, this is what I was talking about.

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Now, this software update thing is actually being used by Austin to block our screen, using the connection he got earlier.

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But remember, we reversed it and hacked him, so we can see what he's up to.

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He's trying to send crypto to an address.

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He bought 25k of crypto and he's trying to send it to himself.

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But of course, it's not gonna work.

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And it's not just because we're using a fake account.

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There's actually a pretty obvious reason that this wouldn't work on anyone.

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I'm getting notifications from my Coinbase.

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Something's doing something with your account?

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Yeah, it keeps saying 25 ,000.

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25 ,000 for what?

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Someone's trying to send it to a wallet somewhere.

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Hold on, I'm gonna cancel this.

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I got some kind of fraudulent charge.

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Don't cancel.

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Wait, wait.

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Yeah, I just, no, I'm canceling it.

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Wait for a moment.

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I'm canceling it.

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It says, do you want to, hold on, I just canceled it.

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No, no, no, no, no, no. Don't cancel it.

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Wait for a moment.

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Yeah, it's canceled.

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It's canceled.

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You just turn the line.

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You look at your computer.

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Go ahead and log into your online banking.

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Again?

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Yes.

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Why do I have to keep doing this?

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Log into your Wells Fargo.

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So right here, Austin knows he goofed and backtracks into the safety of his precious script.

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We log into our bank and Austin blocks our screen to manipulate the webpage and add a fake $50 ,000 transaction.

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Then he has us fill out information on what he claims is a refund server.

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But it's really just so he can use his control of our computer to add this.

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Close enough Austin.

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Now all of these steps are to set up this interaction.

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Why is there $50 ,000 extra in my account?

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Sir, did you just enter this amount on purpose?

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No, I didn't.

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I didn't.

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Oh my god.

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I did not do this i typed 499

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and it entered then how come you have received 49 thousand nine hundred

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and ninety nine dollars you are trying to take advantage

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and trying to take money out of my company account i think you did it by mistakenly it wasn't me

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so now you have to keep your refund

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and the extra amount of money you have to send us back okay i don't even know how to do

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that despite an impressive performance austin gets the vibe

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that his script isn't working

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so he goes rogue okay you do one thing you please go ahead

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and your coinbase okay and let

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and again with coinbase what's with all the coinbase stuff why do you keep why are you so obsessed

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why are you

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so obsessed with coinbase you were just put an allegation on

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me okay i didn't put any allegation let's get this done you have our money to your account okay

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so you go ahead and log into your find this this is ridiculous just telling you

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if my screen goes away

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when i log into coinbase i am going to walk to your office okay okay

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and i'm going to talk to your boss i'm going to

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get you reprimanded possibly some other type of behind bars

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if my computer screen goes away so help you guys

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so we head back to our coinbase

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and this is where things start going downhill fast wait what

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bought 25 000 bitcoin today no i didn't i didn't do that i didn't buy 25 000.

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Okay, wait wait wait wait hold on no no no no no hold on.

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I didn't buy that today Who did that who did

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that it's your account so but who did that somebody did that on my account?

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Complete pending who's moving my mouse clicking around on my account in front of my and there goes my screen That's it.

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That's it tripwire.

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I'm turning my computer off.

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This is ridiculous I'm done with my computer done with my computer.

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I'm done with it.

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I don't have your money

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You put it in my just cancel it just transfer it

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back to your bank transfer it back to your bank I don't want it.

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I don't want your money.

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I don't want you as a grandson anymore in law You didn't even say anything about my granddaughter.

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Okay.

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Yeah, she likes to taste test food more I'm sure you have something you like to eat.

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Nobody shames you for that.

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She just has multiple bites of it It's not her fault at this point Austin goes quiet for a bit, but he doesn't hang up instead Austin is gonna throw a tantrum and start threatening our money.

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Hello, sir.

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Can you hear me?

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Yeah, okay Okay.

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So now, as of now, you can see the $40 ,000, which is there in your account.

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We are going to take it from your Coinbase.

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Why do you keep saying you're going to take my money?

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If you don't send, then what do you want?

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Do you really want that I will take all your money from all of your accounts?

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I don't think you can.

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I don't think you can take a dollar from my account.

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You can't take a dollar.

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There goes my screen again.

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You just said that you think I cannot take a dollar.

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This is what you said? well that's what i know i bet 500

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that he's gonna put all my bank accounts to zero okay

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once you see your computer screen you please let me know what do you see

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um it says wait why does it say zero you just said

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that you don't want to you i cannot take a single penny from your account how did you do

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that what do you think i'm full you have my money

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you have to return my money how did you put my account at zero

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if you don't return my money then you are going to

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lose all your money from all of you no i i demand now

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or else i'm going to call the police how did you

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put my money to zero you call the police you call the fbi i'm not worried you have my money

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so you have to return my money no i'm calling cctf

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they're higher than fbi have you ever heard of cctf cybercrime

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task force what cctf is going to show up at your

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doorstep do you understand me what cctf you are talking about cybercrime task force

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if you try to do another thing to my computer i will take it all as evidence

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when i go to the president president

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yeah president of your country my country yeah mr donald trump

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you're from the united states oh yes how many states do we have you are not listening to me

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and you how many states answer your question how many states

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how many states do we have how many states do we have in the united states okay you answer this

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if you do anything else to my computer i will go

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to the ends of the earth to figure out who you are

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and what you're doing you understand me i'm coming to park circus did you know

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that you locked my computer you've unleashed he did not like

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that he did not like that there's a reason why

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and i'll tell you guys why he's quite close to park

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circus actually i even said it wrong he's near picnic garden

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if you want to go any closer he's right near top

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seal road no way yeah specifically austin is located right here in kolkata west bengal

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so we forwarded that information to West Bengal police.

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But to buy them some time, we also ran a special surprise on Austin's computer to brick it completely.

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This is Cena from Scammer Payback saying don't get scammed.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 273 sentences and 2827 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:48. The speaker talks fast, about 191 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
cancel verb	/ˈkæn.sl̩/	To cross out something with lines etc.
refund noun	/ɹɪˈfʌnd/	An amount of money returned.
crypto noun	/ˈkɹɪptoʊ/	A secret supporter or follower.
aura noun	/ˈɔːɹə/	A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.
recipe noun	/ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/	Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients.
juice noun	/d͡ʒuːs/	A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
script noun	/skɹɪpt/	A writing; a written document.
notification noun	/ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/	The act of notifying.
fraudulent adjective	/ˈfɹɔːdjʊ.lənt/	Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
ridiculous adjective	/ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/	Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
steal verb	/stiːl/	To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
reverse noun	/ɹɪˈvɝs/	The opposite of something.
bite verb	/baɪt/	To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
submit verb	/səbˈmɪt/	To yield or give way to another.
wallet noun	/ˈwɑl.ət/	A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
go ahead verb	/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/	To proceed with; to begin.
fill out verb	/fɪl ˈaʊt/	To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
go away verb		To depart or leave a place.
end up verb		To bring to a conclusion.
figure out verb		To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
get through verb	/ɡɛt ˈθɹu/	To overcome; to endure.
go through verb		To travel from one end of something to the other.
hang up verb		To put up to hang.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
“Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true	used to be · used to have
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have just received · we've just been Transferred · we've reversed
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	been Transferred · are trained · has been exposed

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 94 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, theft /θɛft/, thyroid /ˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, allegation /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, allegation /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cancel, refund, crypto.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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