Well thought,yes indeed

oh do give over mrs pattison, for gawd sake

I thought it was mind-blowing to just how irresponsible that they wouldn't double-check to make sure the person is who they say they are before they give them the key .

@@gardensofthegodsthe cons know how to choose their mark, and know how to smooz

That’s why con is short for confidence. They put you at ease and you drop your guard. And again, since he looked like a rich guy who belonged there, and he obviously showed no nervousness, they didn’t question his intentions.

I know...mind-boggling

Exactly what I just said😂

No only a couple hotels do that. Most large chains do not have that feature. IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Choice, Radisson do not have that feature. I have worked in them all over 12 years in hotels. However I will always double check the last name and room number match. Actually the clip when he walks up you can see her screen that system is still used for IHG, Hilton and Radisson properties same thing.

@@grim789 I have worked many hotels as front desk and concierge. You would be surprised by how many luxury hotels are running Windows XP. Yeah, it's that bad. Hotels only spend money where the guests 'can see it.'

@@grim789 : In most cases he already knew the names for the corresponding room numbers; so without bothering to ask for identification; you could also have been easily conned

@@giuseppenero110 The Irish Garda were the best. Anybody thinking they can outrun them, is a fool.

The best part is that they cannot work out how he managed to get off the island when there was only a main bridge that joins with the mainland. He has no ID documents, no money, yet turns up in Ireland.

You smite criminals… 🙄

He’s stealing…. A simpleton

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉

My goodness, what a hardened criminal you were… I hope you are doing much better now. The lack of public restrooms are a real problem in so many cities.

Now no way u can do that because all 5 star hotels hv super tight security n CCTV everywhere 😀🙏

Using public toilets in a hotel is nothing underhand. I walked into the Plaza hotel in NYC to use the rest rooms - its no biggie. Hotels are open to the public because of their restaurants and are common meeting places for people. Anyone can go to a hotel bar and have a drink. Sneaking into someones room is a whole different thing.

As a NYer most of us as youth used this same tactic.

Master criminal!!!

Same place where that convict actually does go to get dental work done 😁

They don't give a crap

What about politicians ? They are conman and thieves too, living a lavish life-style at the tax payers cost!

I agree, they're the worst!

They are psychopaths, they enjoy it.

Just like a lot of big Companies out there today! Legalized cons!

I thought the same thing! I didn’t know it was possible to keep saying the same thing over and over and call it a documentary lol

What's even stranger is that many viewers like you can't seem to grasp why the premise gets repeated multiple times. There's a (very obvious) reason for it, and it's not the documentary maker's fault if it's not clear to you/everyone smh

@@killjoyxvi haha it is your documentary isn’t it. Give it up and get a job in Walmart ya flog.

This documentary - I assume - originally aired on TV, with commercial breaks and everything. Those "reminders" were when they returned from commercial to quickly refresh the viewers memory. Obviously when the commercials are removed and it's just one continuous video, those reminders seem unnecessary.

@@killjoyxvi the reminders can be very easily removed! And you're not very observant. You should have noticed that I was only sarcastic. But, never mind.

uniquely stunning insight.

The audacious. Usually make the notorious

I never thought of that..I'd be arrested for holding the place up ..genius...next time I'll say I work here

😂😂😂

Clearly you don't dress correctly and stay at high end hotels. It's that easy...

This is a load of tosh, having worked in hotels he would not get access to a safe without id, this programme is a joke

@@chipbuttytime3396 He might have in the late 90's early 2000's. You also have to remember that he is a con man. You and I may not have been able to get the security guy to open the safe, but conning people is not our stock and trade.

It blows my mind how people keep describing him as debonair .

Unfortunately, there are many people like him even in the real world, where they take ordinary people to the cleaners.

@@chipbuttytime3396 that's the point.....its an Art

Selena Selena He looks devilish to me & I don't mean that in a good way, either.

I was actually waiting for them to show this God amongst men. Still waiting 🤣

Thank you from the very beginning I thought I can't believe these people are calling him debonair and charming ... really ?

Isn't he a bit scruffy-looking?

He’s gorgeous!

I was wondering where he actually lived; where he actually slept at night. What a life to always be on the move; I don't consider that "freedom" at all.

You are right! Even when criminals have lots of money they go and commit another crime. They are addicted to the thrill of stealing. They also fail to invest their money into an honest business so that they will never steal again. This is especially true of drug kings. Even when they make $1 MILLION a day they never retire.

Trump didn't have even half his cham

Just ask Joe Biden

@@hunter6719 😂

Yes, he’d be a trump clone and devotee🥸

Yes, he’d be a trump clone and devotee🥸

British Columbia has a King as head of state.

@@JuanMartinez-fs6gu Juan said he was a prince in Colombia the country, not some Canadian district.

Who knows . ? Maybe they have recognised his talent and recruited him...

Blech. Waste of a life. 👎

Noe all you need is a time machine to go back to 2006

Absolutely,, that's why so many never report thefts from themselves 😮

I was thinking something similar. Didn't more people notice the obtuseness of calling his acts "immoral" when in such close proximity to extreme wealth?

In cases of many con people, it isn't their appearance necessarily that makes them charming. It's usually their behaviour.

"Charming" is a description of one's personality, not their looks.

You would be duped by them considering how superficial your estimation of "charming" is. That dude has a long history of success.

I still don't think that guy could con me because even if he was trying to act charming and hypnotic ... sorry ... how hard is it to ask someone to prove they are who they claim they are when they are trying to get the key .

@@gardensofthegods Maybe not, but have you ever worked in the service industry, especially in one that expects elite service? With people you bend over backward for, in order to keep your job and in hopes of a good tip? Especially if you've been busy doing your job and not having just watched a documentary on the topic?

maybe they did but he came up with an excuse that it's in his room and they just accepted it.

@@em84c Yes, you might be right on that, the security was probably really lax, & the dude somehow conned his way into the place, some people are good at talking, & he is obviously one of those people who can charm the birds out of the trees, thanks for bringing your thought to my attention.

👋 laquacious indeed🤦

This is the same technique used by "multi-marketing" cons as they watch the old magazine racks & ficus on business mag readers.

annoying indeed, thought same. also with the footage

Probably made in the format of an hour program, with breaks for commercial ads. Then they start the story anew after every break. Lots of KZfaq shows are like that, because of the template they were made for.

Nope. . . and they still don't. If they recognize you from earlier, and you say you're terribly sorry to bother then but you've locked yourself out of your room, then they will give you a key. I've done this multiple times within the past couple of years (to get back into my own room, of course) It is a bit disconcerting how easy it is to get my key when the desk clerk isn't even the person who checked me in. Only one time was I asked for ID, and then she just gave me a key without ID anyway when I said "oh, I'm so happy you are doing your job well for my own protection. Unfortunately my ID is in my room that is locked" (which was true.)

They do ask for identification now. Last month I was just downstairs in a hotel for having breakfast. Just had my phone on me, was in casual clothes. I was escorted to my room by a guard to present my ID to him. He asked on the way to my room to describe my luggage or what he would see in my room. I told him, so he could verify at the open door it was as I told him. Then I took my purse and showed my ID. Later I thought it was clever from him to ask what was in my room. They must prepare their guards for guests who lie and run away or even attack the guards. Chamber maids don't open the rooms ever. This only works on movies.

@@doroparker1702 Yeah, that's not how it goes in a high-end one, though. The insistence on personalized service in those places is a permanent thing. Modernized versions of this would and do still work today.

"He walks up and tells the staff he's a guest, so the staff think he's a guest." 😂😂

Preyed*

That's what I'm saying.. Who is that stupid?

They might have, but he is a con man, all he had to do was convince one of them. He basically used the technique of explore and exploit.

I wonder if he was a tipper. 'Customer' gives you a tenner and that will help oil the hinges.

@@zogzog1063 I'm willing to bet that he was a pretty good tipper. Not necessarily a big tipper, but a good tipper. Most likely tipping $10 for directions, or breaking a $100 at the front desk and tipping $10. Making them think that money was unimportant to him. If you only order one overpriced drink at the bar, let's say it costs $10 and you leave a $20 you will look like a big tipper.

Right? “Latin man with a mole on the forehead” was all they needed to know.

​@@peterpaul9644 😂

I know right? What the heck!

You have to remember, this was at a time when you could fly without having to show any Identification. Hotel security back then was like being a mall cop. There big concern was a guest might have too much to drink in the bar and need help finding their room.

@@r6854 Lol, I had forgotten about that. In the early 90's a classmate at school and I once swapped plane tickets because we had changed when we needed to fly home and so we each wanted the other person's flight. I actually gave my own name instead of her name (which was on the ticket) when talking to the agent checking my bag. But, when the airline agent looked confused, I quickly corrected myself and carried on with checking my bag like nothing weird had happened, and then I went through security and onto the flight with no problems at all.

Never was so much owed to the rich by a homeless Columbia child, my hear weeps for them (the fancy hotel people I mean)

What happened to Sergeant McGlinn ?

@@taraalan1131 I just searched and it says he was found dead at home 13/4/2011 From the Irish independent ; Sgt McGlinn had complained of headaches after striking his head while attending the Leinster rugby game at the Aviva Stadium last Saturday. He was discovered by his wife on Sunday evening after she returned from a trip to Cork

@@annedalton289 Wow , that is so SAD . I feel so bad for Sgt. McGlinn ... and his wife coming home finding him dead . Rest in peace , dear man .

So do I! I'm currently addicted to conartists documentaries and any other types of frauds.

I do

Me too!

It's such a shame that all the people who like the same things as me are so far away from me

I prefer these any day to the horrible murder ones which so often I will skip .

Yeah lol

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@@hughbarr8408 Jaysus suffering Christ I will not marry again. Ever. Too old anyway. 🙂

@@hughbarr8408 Well, I guess recognition was rather important for him, even in a negative way... Imagine... should he have used his intellectual capacity for something that was legal. Could have made a lot more more and reached pension. 🙂

@@hughbarr8408 I really made my own system over my 57 years. Never conventional, I had one boss after my first uni. I wish I knew how he grew up, he must have been hurt a lot. He may have not seen any 'normal' life. Who knows? Life's a mystery and other clichés apply. I don't think he was/is a bad person at heart.

What money?

The failure of values?

@@FamLawJ.D. What? That doesn't even make sense?

So naughty!

Blows my mind how they keep describing him as charming and debonair ... stupid people who thought he was hypnotic ... ?

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@Pierre Dubois You're right, Investing in bitcoin now is the best thing to do especially with the current rise in the market

people are really making a lot of money from it... . .

please I have been hearing about this Mr Aitor Lorenzo from my colleagues at work. How do I easily contact him

@@jameswest416 info 👇

+13

Love it 😂 can you believe there was only ever 12 episodes made ! And remember the sign was a different anagram each episode

@@annedalton289 FATTY OWLS

Great series 😁

@@wolfparade5978 WE HAVE MEAT HERE IN ZE HOTEL !

Allbatros,

Hahahahahahahahaha

Yes

In my career I’ve met lots of conmen/ women. I spot them in minutes, the reality is most people can’t, they take people at face value. Like you, it blows my mind as it’s obvious, basic due diligence will flush them out.

@@jaylove3487 Because you mentioned your career and that it made you face lots of cons I went to have a look at your profile - vehicles, right? It must be a con magnet, that and real estate. I learned from my age and from my job aswell to put things in written and to see actual garantees. Other than that, you can be the most charming loving person, or even show a nobility title, I just don't care.

All your life? Since birth?? 😂😂😂

@@FamLawJ.D. oh God it seemed like at the time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

It depends on the state. In some states these types of property crimes are not taken seriously at all. The biggest problem he has was the state he got caught in and that he was stealing from rich people because clearly our police exist to protest the wealthy and their property . . . if he was duping the staff of the Red Roof Inn or Motel 6, then he'd be back on the streets the same day as his arrest.

Exactly, their sentences are a joke. Evidence of his repeat offenses should have been brought up and he should be sentenced as a habitual criminal.

In the UK, he'd be punished with 2 days probation and the justice system would apologize for the inconveniences.

Yeah, but this 10 years is for crossing the border illegally while 3 years is for theft. You can't compare the punishment for two different offences.

They are scoundrels

Dont give $ to men you have never met 🙄 What a concept!! Stupidity

I’ve already had 2 calls and it’s only 7.09am both Asian accents , unusual names too Brian and Hazel 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

It’s not only about physical hurting it’s about damaging their victims in so many other terrible ways…emotionally and economically …sometimes elderly people never recover of being scammed.

And the mentalist.

@@jaguar5455 I will need to check that out.

I miss Crimewatch

He was released in 2021 and now lives in Mexico with his "boyfriend". He claims to be retired but left the door open for more scams. He gave an interview to Colombian media with english subtitles it's on youtube.

@@Johnny-Utah-91 Thanks.

Frank's story.... complete fake. Proven.

You are right.. Colombians have a bad rep as faking documents...

@@celestecarrera2963 only faking documents?😂😂😂

Least of his worries if he was homeless living in an old plane

Yeah, one guy did a thing, so a whole country is blamed. Don't quit your day job to start using your brain for a living, OK champ? 🤦‍♂

Yes, and you also get as much drugs as you want (they call it Meds here ) and you never do even half the time you were supposed to. The only crimes that get you a minimum of 10 years, is murder. And if you beat someone to death with your bare hands and boots, they give you a permanent hospitalisation order, with all the benefits, and out on parole in no time at all. Yes, England is a wonderful place for criminals. You just have to check which crimes get heavier penalties and avoid those......free Board and Lodging. TVs, computers, therapy, also Open University and the best in Human Rights. What a lovely place, don't you think ?

Yeah.....Sums up British police.

Amen to that!🙂

Believe it or not Sgt McGlinn died back in 2011. Complained of a headache to his wife that he got after he banged his head at a rugby game and by Sunday evening his wife found him dead ... poor guy .

@@gardensofthegodsthat is so sad. I’m really sorry to hear so- RIP Sarg

@@melliecrann-gaoth4789 yes I was sorry when I first learned of it also because of a comment someone made and I researched it . Life can be very sad .

Never had a chance in life

So true! Lack of communication bedevils the majority of workplaces.

Stick to subjects you know. 👍

Well actually it does 😂

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