Social Security Scam Robs Elderly By Convincing Them They Are Dead

[JLSmithson22]

lol pausing and reading the letter is fantastic.

[tredgkskate]

"New book on jfk assassination that his head just exploded" hahaha

[tyrongkojy]

Who wants to bet someone wants to tr this?

[orrgla]

THIS IS SICK AND PERVERTED OVERSIZED LIBTARD GOVERNMENT FOR YOU!!! LEAVE MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY ALONE LIBTARDS!!!!

[MrWaddefak]

@orrgla it's hard to see wether you're joking or not over the internet.

i seriously hope you know this is fake..

[METALMAN4Wii]

@orrgla You're joking right ? Liberals want to protect Medicare and Social Security. it's Republicans that are drooling at the mouth over spending all the Money on more tax cuts for the Rich. which don't do a dam thing for the economy as you could tell by the last 12 years...!

[mikeleejohnson]

@orrgla

Did you forget to take your anti-psychotics again?

[flyersphan111]

@orrgla LMFAO your comment made me fall onto the floor with laughter. You realize that this is fake, right? It's satire. lmao

[DarkEmoE]

@orrgla how the hell does what you say deal with a fake comedic news report.

[vjm3]

Modern day Robin Hood! Steal from the old and complaining, and give to the hard-working middle class.

I salute you good sir. Your efforts will finally cease once SS inevitably fails and I'll be able to finally stop paying into a system I'll never reap any rewards from.

[AKBF3WIN]

@vjm3 ...and this is when conservatives piss me off

[musickluva01]

"well no one had come to visit me in a while. so i thought maybe i am dead" lmaooo

[TheLtmusic]

CHALENGE ACCEPTED!

[xJoeEDangerouslyx]

I bet this could work.

[Trollinfortrouble]

Did anyone notice the pyramid eye or eye of lucifer on the scam watch thing?

[ProSherwood]

A recent study sent people to Onion News with one question: What videos are true?

The study found that viewers of Fox News ran away in an attempt to forward an email to everyone they knew about a new Social Security Scam they saw in one of the videos. They also went to Wal-mart and stocked up on duct tape, bottled water and made sure they had enough ammunition in case the scammers came to their house.

Viewers of Jon Stewart felt that the Onion News Network was a parody of news in general.

[anonymousman555]

@ProSherwood That was stupid.

[BahamutEternal]

Andrea > Brooke

[zjloh]

even bruce willis need help, We are fucked

[Dorminay42]

1:50 I'm gonna fucking do this.

[TheYouwontgetit]

she should just kill herself...

[LDixon007]

Henrietta Mockery!  :-)

[hi420UK]

How can the actors not laugh while making these videos. :D

[jacksite2007]

pause at 0:30... I like how they put grammar/spelling mistakes all over it lol

[InsertGr8Name]

"The US Government is authorized to prevent your loved ones from remembering that you are dead"

Lol

[TheKabuto16]

You'll be gone for ever as if you never really existed lmao lol

[StalkingRainbow]

I failed the interactive signs of life quiz... am I dead?

[SexyFish660]

2:09. The Onion doesn't lie :)

[SirGrimGamer]

1:11 "Even victims who are suspicious continue with scam because they are happy to be getting letter". LMFAO

[TheOkami1113]

If the souls of the dead can log onto their computers and physically pound onto the keys, we have a lot more problems than just scammers. WHO THE HELL IS WRITING FOX!

[R5H4D0W]

If y0u are unwillingg?

even if it was a perfectly legitimate header from the national office I'd still think people will know its a scam...

[elipesso]

I think I'm dead!?!?

[raider2661]

Is this fake?

[taah45]

@raider2661 duuhhhh

[iz2sicc]

@taah45 Judging from a lot of comments, a lot of people missed the satire.

[AmuraMomochi]

The letter was in comic sans. ROFL.

[ItayoMan]

"Even victims who are suspicious continue with scam because they are happy to be getting letters" HAHAHA

[calfan3]

@ItayoMan LOL! =D

[eelnomtih]

They asked me for all my information or I would be buried in an unmarked grave!

[Cloud7337]

"US Depaurtment-scratch-Department for the Dead"

US Deportment (behavior) of the Dead RFLMAO

[G3org3Master]

@InfernalEvocation You NAZI equivalent moron.

[G3org3Master]

A lot of Christians would actually think this though.

[BarFlySupreme]

LOL "Sir Ian McKellan called upon for active knight duty in Afghanistan"

[hich11111]

"State of Florida caught on surveillance camera"

lol wtf?

[xXxALLtheseLIGHTSxXx]

I think I am dead...? o.0

[EricRBTube]

0:06

[TheExileElite]

i ate mushrooms once and thought i was dead. funny thing is they were portobello, and i was in fact dead.

[VelvetRope1992]

Stupid old people lol

[KOOLJDJ]

MANNN THEONION ALWAYS GET ME BEFORE I REALIZE ITS FAKE

[hamadeh26]

0:18 , Illuminati, anyone noticed??

[ugasziz]

@hamadeh26 wtf u people need to shut up... how are little things like that "illuminati" what a joke.

[anonymousman555]

@ugasziz He was referencing the eye, there is not many other little things like that.

[ugasziz]

@anonymousman555 its just an eye tho

[djmx82]

@hamadeh26 dumbass thats the eye providence on the great seal and is supposed to look out for the little guy

[Conway79]

"Not paying these fees leaves you subject to prosecution and scorn from people who are in the afterlife, even those you think love you like your parents."

[Darthdemersus]

AHAHAHA that WAS FUNNY

[Darthdemersus]

Just the title made me lmao

[datchicky7]

its humor guys!!!!!!!!!!! EVER WATCH COMEDY CENTRAL OR SATURDAY NITE LIVE???? SHEESH

[dimonai01]

when you actually die you ll be gone forever as if you never existed LOL

[sk8rked]

rofl: "A NEVADA MAN REPORTEDLY DIED BELIEVING HE WAS DEAD"

[Lasurax]

Rofl nice grammar in this shitty letter i could do this.. hmmm :D . kidding chill noobs

[TheNoobkiller3000]

idiots...

[iamneilll]

"one new jersey man told he was a god, had evolved beyond the need for money"

[TugBoatest]

What the fuck is this shit?

[chevythunder08]

l0l00l0l how the fuck could you be convinced that your dead l0l

[Filiolus]

L0L0L0L0L0L0L0L0L0L0L

[plugdoh]

l0l0l0l

[Eleventness]

L0L my aunt was watching this and she believed it r0fl

[lucymydog1995]

sad thing is, some people would probably fall for this.

[Marri76]

Haha crazy ass people, lol I love the onion

[cybroxis]

Wait a second. My breath doesn't leave condensation on a mirror. Maybe that guy wasn't a Halloween Trick-or-Treater. O.o

[nullwii]

Lol, i was like what the shit is this

Then i saw

The onion

GG onion GG

[zakbmx]

Am i the only one that thought the "Interactive Signs of Life" quiz sounded hilarious?

[jpelczar]

Actually there are many cases of old people being scammed to give lots of money to someone who pretends to be grandson/etc. - it's ridiculous to give 10k $ to someone saying he needs it.

[clintonplaza]

LOL The letter is a "fraud"? No? really?

[TheNYCbarbiegirl]

This is SICK, who would do this to poor old people. These people are heartless and deserve to be jailed for a long long time >=(

[ChoppxSticks]

I wonder if that quiz is real. I would like to take it.

[halobum117]

The grammar in the letter is so poor. "There is no chances" "you have are died"

The scammers even misspelled department, crossed it out, and rewrote it by hand.

[swu880]

ahhahahahah this is HILARIOUS! omg its like a scam of a scam of a scam!

Social security is a govt run ponzi scam- and now we have scammers trying to scam the idiots who fall for such a govt run scam. lolol omg

[TheRoadofDestruction]

lol state of florida caught on camera hahah

[fixingbraincell]

reincarnated as a cow lmao

[lonewolfproduction75]

I failed the quiz so i must be dead.

[argetlamgirl711]

I saw this on a friend's facebook... it took me a while to figure out it was fake lol. I was trying so hard to be sympathetic and not laugh, and then i got more and more suspicious until i saw the damn cow and burst out laughing!!

wow, blonde moment much?

[krunkaintdead69]

@argetlamgirl711 Dont feel bad, a lot of people think its real.

[whatTHEheckYecc]

"a nevada man reportedly died believing he was dead"

[grrrngrrrl]

Sir Ian McKellen called upon for active Knight duty in Afghanistan!!!

[Confucius4GETBaC]

I kan't believe sumone wuld actually do sumptin lyke dis to a person, even if they is old an sheet. GETBaC Gay Thuggin fo LYfe!!

[cokefan3]

@Slingerslim yeah, lolk

[cokefan3]

@Slingerslim U wanted the thumbs up and don't lie

[Shokaru315]

this is a joke right... ? i mean really. lol.

[BlazinBobs]

@Shokaru315 lol all "TheOnion" news vids are all jokes made to look realistic

[cokefan3]

@Slingerslim WOW, ur a fucking fail because u copied a comment from another person. Thumbs down and i will tell u to gtfo

[fluff125]

@Slingerslim Lol, which section is your comment in?

[4RKU5K1]

hahaha I want to try this now

[Begeru]

@Slingerslim Way to just copy santordine's comment from this Onion video /watch?v=ZkQBl-3t5sg

[DiamantesDystopia]

Pure genius.

[KVladimirPutin]

45 people are convinced they're actually dead.

[DocEmmittBrown]

0:17

come on

[awsomeman75]

@DocEmmittBrown hahahaha i did not even notice that oh thats funny

[portsanity]

This happened to my granny,be careful it could be you next

[angrytablet]

"interactive signs of life quiz" best part

[iasnob01]

This is fake dumbfucks

[norcofreerider604]

@iasnob01 No it's not, The Onion is totally legit... they've been around for over 100 years!

[infiltrator7777]

Holy cow that guy reporting the story is/was a real news anchor here in Arizona!

Guess The Onion pays better for fake news then real news channels? haha!

[MsPennyDrop]

@KlassicStrat72

Errrrrrrrrrrrr ... I think you have mis-directed this question. I actually said this was disgusting.

[MCskelboy]

"Supposed Joe Lieberman sex tape actually video of woman plucking a dead chicken"

2:10 hahah

[guitargod546]

lol 1:05 new book says that JFK's head exploded on its own

[lizard81288]

i can't wait for the Onion Sports Network coming to comedy central....

[oursedatedyouth]

My grandmother fell for this she thought she was living in the afterlife without knowing it and sent them billion of dollars to comply.

[BParimore]

1:11

"New book on JFK Assassination suggests his head just exploded on its own"

Hahahahahahahaha

[MissWinner247]

@BParimore Omg! He must have had a brain tumor or something... wow, that's awful!!!!

[BillOralRushRimjob]

Comic Sans font.... LOLOLOLOL

[kopackjm]

This just it: A Nevada man died believing he was dead.

[PsilocybinNinja]

Did anyone else notice that the fraud watch logo is an all seeing eye from the dollar bill?

"Ian McKellan called for active Knight duty in Afghanistan" lmfao

[PsilocybinNinja]

Did anyone else notice that the fraud watch logo is an all seeing eye from the dollar bill?

[MsPennyDrop]

That is so disgusting

[Bablet16]

COMIC SANS. DON'T LISTEN TO IT!

[fusionelements]

sigh* people believe everything they see on youtube. great video guys.

[ValarMorgoth]

How stupid these people are ?!?!?!

[RolandWHK]

@ValarMorgoth You meant yourself? :D

[burntodeathplox]

@ValarMorgoth Who, the people that don't get that this is a joke?

[ValarMorgoth]

@burntodeathplox No, the people that think they are the only ones to get this is a joke.

[Voodoofreak35]

LOL GOTTA TELL MY GRANDMA TO WATCH OUT FOR THIS.

[JusticeFi]

@VirtualWaffle

Its not satirical humor because why would 40 year old woman act in the videos

[Synergy9k]

@JusticeFi You're pretty dumb, aren't you?

[rauwasp360]

@JusticeFi LOL!

[btan1994]

@JusticeFi obviously no one would

[MEGABOINK65]

OMG i couldn't stop laughing!!

[davampstaxoxo]

"We're sory to infrom you that you've have died..If y0u are unwilingg to comply the U.S, Giverment is authorized to prevent your beloved ones from remembering you now that you have are dead."

In Comic Sans font? This is totally credible!

[Synergy9k]

@davampstaxoxo Comic Sans is super-professional.

[leonel1982]

@davampstaxoxo There's Arial, Helvetica and Times New Roman.

And then there is Comic Sans; the most serious font ever.

[americanreeses96]

Am I the only one who goes back on mute to read the scroll on the bottom? Like this isf you do, too.

[randomblork1919]

@americanreeses96 I don't, but that's a great idea! O.O

[Rudy3364]

It would be pretty bad if you failed an "interactive signs of life quiz.".

[Mattshewster]

The funniest part of this whole video is the part where people leave comments asking if it is real... rofl

[Contressa]

OHH MY GOD?? How stupid can people be? If i got a letter that said i was dead id NEVER belive it. Its hard to belive this kind of stuff happens.

[gillieman760]

@Contressa speaking of stupidity, you're outraged by fake news

[Contressa]

@gillieman760 Fake news? how can you call this fake! It is happening nation wide!

[CookieMMMonster]

@Contressa It's hard to believe people who think The Onion is real even exist

[sensuousvanilla124]

"It was only after Brian showed her that her breath left condensation on a mirror that Henrietta realized she was still alive" ROFLMAO

[LuvableDork]

lol. Comic sans.

[Subject28]

am i dead?

[csklimowski]

"New book on JFK assassination suggests his head just exploded on its own"

[koberko]

OMG!!! Poor people!! I know exactly who they feel!! My grandma was scammed in same way!! We find here after a week in local cemetery dinging up her own grave! It took us two weeks to convince her that she is not dead!

It's sad what people do just to get some money.

[Holdington]

@koberko This would have been more funny if you knew how to spell.

[america8877]

@Holdington It's good that you are encouraging koberko to learn how to spell but I'd revise my English if I were you. "More funny" is just funny.

[Balian49]

OH MAN IM NOT SURE THIS IS REAL SOMEONE MAKE AN ANGRY CONDESCENDING COMMENT TO ME

[cairobaby]

hahahhaha >< please don't tell me i'm dead

[bloodySunday77]

My sixth sense is tingling.

[TheDragonsword123]

To anyone who doesnt know this a FAKE spoof channel

[chrisproxxx]

@TheDragonsword123 Don't tell them! You're ruining the fun!

[MissWinner247]

People keep a mirror with you at all times, that way, if someone tells you you're dead, you can breath into the mirror and if you see any condensation,,,, you' know that you're still alive!!!

[MissWinner247]

R.I.P. Henrietta! Oh.... that's right!.... You're not dead.......well, at least not yet! Sorry!

[ShamrocksGetYouHigh]

This is a disgrace people are bad. I cant believe this is really happening.

[xKazTheGreatOnex]

Say what you want about The Onion News Network, still way more Fair & Balanced than Fox News.

[coolymonster]

Hahaha WTF!!!?!?

[theabomation]

Wait the isn't suppose to be REAL!

[MusickCrew]

illuminati 0:18

[GoatBarn]

REAL?! It's "THEONION" for crying out loud!

[pervysage35]

i died believing i was dead

[Ghettobusters2]

@pervysage35 I even failed the quiz! I MUST be dead!

[crackkatt]

0:18 why is there a secret society symbol

[Christianvirtue]

"your beloved ones from remembering you now that you have are dead".

The cheap grammar in the letter cracks me up. The "0" in "y0u" lol.

[Dacadvid]

Lucky for me, I know for a fact that I am dead.