All Together Now - Scambaiting En Masse

[@TakeWalker]

I often regret that these scammers are frequently not as invested in these conversations as you. They rarely ever appreciate lines like "Telephones aren't real."

[@noizepusher7594]

At least we’re here to appreciate them

[@Leith_Crowther]

That’s the point of the joke to me. AS slips these ridiculous things into the conversation, and the scammer is either financially motivated to ignore that or entirely unmotivated to acknowledge it… because they’re a scammer.

[@YOMARTINPRODUCTIONS]

But they aren't real

[@ARUCARDFTEPES]

They have hundreds of people on the hook, it's why they only pursue ones that seem likely to pay off. Scambaiters have to tow the line between ridiculous and entertaining, while being a potential payday for the scammer.

[@sarahberkner]

Or when he said, "Firstly" and "thirdly" and no secondly.

[@trustnoone81]

The Union Flag degrading along with the tone of the conversation is a touch of genius.

[@SpaceNerd95251]

And the music

[@KamtheAstro]

the music creeped me out tbh

[@trickvro]

It reminds me of that video of Hank Hill saying "do I look like I know what a jpeg is?!" where it rapidly degrades into a mess of artifacts as it plays.

[@t3mmie625]

Bonus points for calling it the union flag

[@drascia]

I have no idea how I didn't notice this the first time

[@shatterscape]

Scambaiting but you redirect them to a “better victim” (just another persona of yours) and then its a back and forth

[@captain_kadaver]

Maybe not quite what you're looking for, but they did make a video similar to that idea where they experiment with "continuous delegation" kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5uldY13pM95otE

[@thetezz0001]

Wastes their time😅

[@Rob17Cotton]

​@@captain_kadaverthat video is hilarious, Mr shrimp does like three or four different voices in that video if I remember correctly 🤣😂 it's probably one of my favourite scambaiting video of atomic shrimps 😊

[@shatterscape]

@@captain_kadaver Oh my looks like i missed this, thank you

[@volodyadykun6490]

​​@@captain_kadaver also some videos of John Warosa legacy were with two victims

[@thisperson5294]

The question, "Are you alive?" seems to suggest the possibility of there being email in the afterlife. "No, I am in Elysium but I'm still interested in the money."

[@StevenRoss]

"my knees went the wrong way like a flamingo". That line got me, this thread is great

[@falcon2287]

Actually a flamingo's knees go the RIGHT way. Unfortunately the rest of the bird is backwards.

[@rokkraljkolesa9317]

@@falcon2287 yeah, the "knee" is their ankle, because human feet were once used for climbing trees, and now we have these badly designed legs to walk with

[@Bumpomatic603]

Double Paul S' emails are like an abusive partner spam texting you when you don't answer them for 5 minutes

[@el_spaghetto]

Few mental images have set me off giggling more than that of somebody winding up "in the hospital with bird legs" after getting too many consecutive e-mails in a row.

[@splendidcolors]

I think that scammer is a Chihuahua who has access to a keyboard.

[@JanusHoW]

"You typed it in white ink." You have such a wonderfully dry sense of humor. I would love to see you go full Monty Python on these scammers. "Knee hospital" "Bird legs" Looks like you're already doing that.

[@stephensmith799]

‘Getting my other shoe on!’ … that really did it for me 😂😂😂

[@StCerberusEngel]

Thankfully, thanks to his bird legs, he'll be sure to get a Government job at the Ministry of Silly Walks

[@papayer]

'When I read your messages my knees bent the other way and now I'm in the knee hospital' is one of the funniest things you have ever uttered.

[@billiebluesheepie2907]

@notdog - I am sat in the hospital as I type because my knee went the wrong way. Three operations since the 17th of March - here’s hoping that it doesn’t go the wrong way again as I have been told that they will remove all metalwork and I won’t have anything to hold my bones together if it does go the wrong way again. (...and I’m only weight bearing on this side!)

[@Estpla1]

I`m so sorry to hear you are in a knee hospital for your bird legs. I hope that the soon arriving millions will keep the knee doctors happy :D Thanks for the laughs!

[@mcfcguvnors]

Appestan Britanica totally had me crying laffin

[@exosteI]

​@@mcfcguvnors 🇬🇧

[@keywestjj]

I think we should all chip in and buy Mr. Shrimp some nice 😋steamed apples ... my dearly departed Grandmother always said that steamed apples were just the thing for flamingo knees .... 🤕

[@Epamynondas]

Reading this comment before watching the video was quite a ride, thank you!

[@lemoncrinckles]

@@keywestjj LOL!

[@Tim.Weaver]

I have a theory regarding Mr D. Head's name... As you pointed out, some of these email scammers struggle to come up with realistic names. Over the course of a few years watching telephone scambaiters on YT, I've noticed that a scammer might sometimes introduce themself with a fake name which sounds like a joke. In particular I'm thinking of a scammer who, during a phone call, gave his name as Mike Hawk. Now, this was originally a comical name which has often been used by scambaiters, and presumably the scammer (for whom English was a second language) had thought "Hmm, that sounds like a plausible Western name, I'll use that next time". So maybe, long ago, some prankster replied to one of these scam emails, signing off as D*** Head - and the scammer stole the name?

[@oldbatwit5102]

They seem to use a lot of famous peoples' names too eg. movie stars.

[@vulpesinculta3238]

Alternative theory: it's another way to filter out people who are likely to catch on to the fact that it's a scam. If someone's oblivious enough to overlook the fact that their 'contact' is called D. Head, then they're also likely to overlook the other plot holes in the scam and fall for it in the end.

[@malegirlboss]

​@@vulpesinculta3238 This is my thoughts exactly.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

At least Mike Hawk is plausible-sounding name. How about Heittor Marketghton?

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

Or they've acquired the password and stolen someone else's email account. That name sounds like what some teenager might call their account.

[@Neucher]

"happy new month" sounds like a psychopath trying to sound friendly

[@austinfeng735]

not that Atomic Shrimp is a lousy writer of comedy but like so much of the comedy writes itself with these scams

[@CrazyCodMusic]

Very common thing to wish in some languages, believe it or not! Absolutely not English, though.

[@gaz9411]

I don't think I'll ever stop chuckling at the phrase "Important friendly business"

[@louiseed1997]

🤣🤣🤣 Perfect!

[@ulrikesextro4187]

What I hate the most if random people being total strangers to me are calling me friend or sister.... i would delete such messages straight away.

[@tobykassulke2385]

Every time Mr. D.Head was bought up. i almost couldn't breathe. This is one of the best scambaiting videos yet.

[@JamesWho1]

Funny as that 🤣🤣😂😂

[@ARUCARDFTEPES]

Actually, Richard is his middle name. His first name is Harry... GET IT?!?!

[@Keithbarber]

​@@JamesWho1 Leeds United 0 Sheffield Wednesday 3

[@Geno2733]

He has a son. His name is "Butt".

[@tobykassulke2385]

@Geno2733 heheeheheheheh you said Butt

[@hound903]

The “universal email database” is such a lovely invention. You should incorporate it more in your conversations 😂

[@ConstantlyDamaged]

It's a rainy Saturday evening here in Victoria, Australia. The sound of rain on my tin roof, however, has been drowned out quite effectively by my guffaws of laughter every time you said "Steamed Apple Cards". Thank you. I really needed these laughs.

[@MeemahSN]

Now you’ve made me long for rain.

[@l214laus]

Still raining tonight, we are getting the tail end of tropical cyclone Ilsa.

[@ConstantlyDamaged]

@@l214laus Yeah. BoM has us marked down for rain until around 9am tomorrow. Also, going to be a cold autumn night.

[@l214laus]

@@ConstantlyDamaged at this moment, Melbourne is receiving about 7mm per hour which is quite a steady amount of rain. 27mm since 0900 Saturday morning. Hopefully the Maribynong River doesn’t flood again.

[@someguy1865]

We're about to get a storm here in Northeast PA

[@LinoWalker]

I have an idea - each time you add another scammer to the list, tell them that the other people on it are your friends. That may lead to them trying to scam each other!

[@Leith_Crowther]

That was the original intent of the list, but it didn’t happen (for long).

[@YukoValis]

Instead of "ok" I would suggest something more leading. I like being mysterious and going "Is it secret, is it safe?" which can be repeated about 2-5 times before the scammer catches on. Or the more direct route something like "I deposited and received the money" I did something like that last one once and it took 10 panicked emails from them before they caught on.

[@Booksds]

Mr. Shrimp did a video a while back where he told the scammers he’d already received the funds. “OK- Let’s tell the scammer I already have the money”

[@Anjin2499]

Paul S. was very insistent that things be done immediately. He should team up with the scammer who wanted everything done 'right now ok'. The two of them together would be an unstoppable force.

[@TroubledOnePaydirt]

You can’t just skip over “what can you tell me about the girth of this package” and expect no one to notice. 😳😂😂😂

[@Ashgar225]

The use of Pomp and Circumstance where I was expecting God save the Queen was pretty great.

[@alfiewoolard2598]

With it slowly going more and more out of tune made it even better.

[@Scum42]

"counter-explained" is such a powerfully meaningful phrase

[@hedgethesledge]

Funnily enough, I was almost scammed the other day, before remembering the tips these videos give, like how you shouldn't share your details online with a stranger, or how scammers sometimes ask for gift cards as payment. I caught myself midway through communicating with them, blocked and reported them to those who they were impersonating. I think these scam baiting videos have been a lifesaver, so thank you, Atomic Shrimp :)

[@AlexTenThousand]

"Athelstan Britannica" sounds like a character out of a Japanese roleplaying game set in a fictional European country.

[@Wistful77]

😂 it was a tickle, wasn't it.? I had a laugh on that one, too.

[@voxelbugged]

It makes me think of Battlestar Galactica.

[@judyfrancis4515]

I LUVED "Why do people say time is LONG...i prefer to think of it as WIDE"...a bit of cosmological humor there😉

[@SeenAGreatLight]

Things like "becumbersome" are why I love you and your style of humor so much, good sir Shrimp. :)

[@austinfeng735]

he even put it in the video description

[@teriofshalott]

there were so many things in this video that had me in stitches, but I think the way the scammers “oh my god”(s) were read aloud was my favourite.

[@jwsuicides8095]

You're a gem. Plus your story of what affects your hand shape enlightened our family. We have the same things going on - my Dad has thumbs that look like hobbit toes - I had no idea it was a "thing". I see your hands and think they're regular hands as they're so like my own. Hand Equality! 😆

[@steubenbreunden]

Fun fact: single letter surnames do exist. Ran into trouble when I had a last name entry-field require at least 2 characters.

[@natenolan8616]

It's sad to hear that poor Mange has gotten REIBL (Repetitive Email Induced Bird Legs). It's good to hear that the knee doctor is follow proper protocol by requesting the nearest airport of the person at fault, though. So many knee doctors at the knee hospital neglect these important things

[@one_smol_duck]

I love Paul S acting like a clingy ex lmao

[@TheNugettinage]

I have an idea for these mass ones: find or make up some fake receipts for Steam Wallet or iTunes gift cards, and then send those images to everyone in the list. The codes will have already been used but of course the scammers don't know if that's the case or if someone else of the 25 other scammers already claimed the code

[@janethuxley4220]

Oh Mike, I've had an awful week and this cheered me up so much! I literally choked laughing at your broken knees (like a flamingo). Fabulous piece today, feeling better now x 🤣🤣

[@Light_Up_The_Night]

There was a point in time when scambaiting was all I watched from you, but now I click on every single video with equal excitement. You're great at what you do.

[@ChrisMelville]

Same here. I discovered Mike through his scambaiting videos - then was intrigued by Weird Stuff in a Can. Then I subscribed, and watch everything he makes. He's a truly excellent person.

[@mcfcguvnors]

Me too love Jim Browning & Pierogi & Rinoa Poison

[@fsk8719]

same goes for me, his voice is so nice. I could listen to him all day

[@ecospider5]

@ChrisMelville Weird stuff in a can is kind of brilliant. That’s what sucked me in after the scam bating. I have liked a lot of the foraging too

[@BasedRaven96]

Same here! First only scam baiting but then started to watch all of his videos and loved them too!

[@sptony2718]

I really hope your knees are alright man. Fortunately knee since is quite advanced today. They had to amputate my late grandpa's legs when he went full flamingo in 1990. Health insurance would only cover two broomsticks for prostheses. :(

[@stephenjdutton]

I wonder if Athelstan Britannica has a brother called Encyclopedia?

[@shadows9001]

Out of interest I just checked my spam filter and my email address has also been randomly selected! Lucky me 🎉 😂

[@cbhlde]

Yours, too? What great luck we have today. Shrimpy video AND massive wins from Nigeria! ;)

[@shadows9001]

@@cbhlde Today truly is a good day! 😆

[@panzerparty6510]

Make sure you're not using your actual email address!

[@shadows9001]

@@panzerparty6510 Definitely good advice for anybody wanting to do the same as Mr Shrimp! I could never match his expertise and wit so leave it to the pro!

[@happybunny1329]

Did you get a message from Athelsten Britannica? I'm curious as to whether Queen Elizabeth 11th is still 11th or now upgraded to 111th.

[@oliverg6864]

Omg, I literally couldn't believe how many emails that scammer sent in a row. I was truly howling with laughter.

[@veziculorile]

Your sense of humor is great! I couldn't stop laughing almost slapped my knees off and closely arrived in the knee hospital.

[@StefanyDjuba]

I love this video. This is my favorite scam mail list one and it might be my favorite scambaiting video overall. I think it really worked best when you almost completely failed to acknowledge the fact that you were replying to dozens of scammers, because it might make the scammer click reply all on accident and it just adds to the general confusion. It really adds to the comedy. Also: 1. The bit where the UK flag and hymn kept devolving was so funny 2. "Telephones aren't real" just out of nowhere and completely ignored. So good. No one does comedy quite like you, Shrimp

[@theonelincoln]

Look on the bright side, if every scam email you got was legit, you’d be the richest person who ever lived after accepting all the funds.

[@AtomicShrimp]

I think by now I must have been offered more money that exists in all the world

[@mocharulez3783]

Oh my goodness, these never disappoint! So many funny lines like 'steamed apple cards' or 'thatsapp'. Paul S was for sure the most persistent. I'm a little surprised that not many of the others copied on the list responded. Oh well, another great video! Keep up the great work, Atomic!

[@cadence4527]

Now I want “a day in the life of Atomic Shrimp”, one that has a mix of other Atomic Shrimp activities and scambaiting all from one day.

[@alittlebitofkatie]

Amazing, I'm not sure I've seen one before where you can see shrimp starting to get annoyed with the scambaiter, normally it's the other way around

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Now "100% free risk" is something we don't see enough.

[@UristMcPerson]

Loved the distorted music for Honourable Athelstan Britannica. Very classy.

[@aplcc323]

Our dear lady Queen Elizabeth the 11th... Remember when Queen Elizabeth the 10th died? Man, I cried so hard... I never got to recover from Queen Elizabeth the Second and, a few months later, Queen Elizabeth the Eleventh dies! What a cruel world...

[@AtomicShrimp]

So many Elizabeths, so little time.

[@mrtecsom6951]

You should be getting emails from Hugh Janus, Issac Hunt and Dick Long soon Mr🦐

[@jakehyams8659]

Mike Oxsmall too

[@cbhlde]

Don't forget Ian Notascam! :)

[@mrtecsom6951]

This could develop into a list as long as Mr🍤 scambaiting email correspondence 😂

[@Rob17Cotton]

Ben Dover has entered the chat 😂

[@kg6801]

Don't forget Hugh Jarse, Dick Ayers, Mr P Ness and Mrs A Ness (the last three were real people, two were teachers, which is pretty unfortunate).

[@Cinnamon_Shaey]

my god that last guy, so pushy xD made me scream on the inside every time he sent "im expecting to hear from you immediately OK?"

[@freereinvoltaic]

A brilliant masterpiece.

[@Sarah-tj1tq]

"ARE YOU A SMALL BOY?" will never cease to make me laugh 😂

[@austinfeng735]

the fact that some scammer once made this clear as if this would be something anyone would ever ask and then he just took it and pretended like its a thing people would ask

[@pohjanvanamo]

Armi with an i is indeed a girl's name here in Finland... even of one miss universe back in the 50's. So maybe army really is a women's name somewhere, somehow, who knows 😅 🤣 Now back to the video 👍

[@happybunny1329]

You're in hospital with bird legs? Wow. I hope you get better soon. I am expecting to hear from you.

[@asteroidrules]

He's getting them shortened.

[@glasscier]

I always get so invested in your scambaiting vids. thank you so much. this is top tier

[@Vooman]

5:31 "Rose Prophetess" is the most JRPG-ass name I've heard in my life

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

Or the name of a starship.

[@aristidetwain9117]

Bwaha. Athelstan Britannica is everything, and the increasingly-off-key anthem was the perfect musical choice.

[@ian-c.01]

Love the random use of A.I. text, that really puts them in their place !

[@jeanniewarken5822]

Utterly hilarious... loved the bird knees... thankyou that was great fun😂

[@AvenRox]

God, that last scammer was the pushiest I've ever seen lmao, I hope the other scammers were thoroughly annoyed

[@shmehfleh3115]

Somewhere out there, there's a Nigerian prince lottery winner who's frustrated as hell and completely confused about why he can't give any of his money away.

[@Creedoo]

11:27 damn, Shrimp really pulled out an 'I aint reading allat 💀💀' move on that scammer

[@DimJongUn]

You have no idea how you made my Friday night.

[@divaden47]

Hurray!! Just what I needed today to cheer me up. A new 30mins from Mr Shrimp and to add to the joy, a Scammer special!! Thanks so much. 🤩🤩🤩

[@thermonuclearwarhead]

I just absolutely love "The Bank of the West". And you. I love you Shrimp. Never change. Also that Athelstan, man. You've got to have some special kind of guts for even trying to scam someone in English when you're that bad at it.

[@JorgelCrisp]

Full on lost it at “Mr Dick Head”. Absolutely incredible

[@bigchooch4434]

"I'm doing my best to put a smile on the faces of everyone in the world, by donating money to five people."

[@KirkNorthrop]

I think my girlfriend might stop me watching these videos as I just nearly stopped breathing due to laughter.

[@ladymacbethofmtsensk]

Don’t be shy, show her the video!!

[@JT-hs6hc]

paul s is one of my favorite scammers you've ever dealt with

[@i3lue]

I finally made it right at release! Thanks for what you do & for the years of entertainment! 🤠

[@cinny1313]

I love how scammers never seem to be sure about their own names

[@pawel8365]

4:30 the only time you'll hear Mike say a bad word. I'm sitting here laughing and crying like an idiot 😂😂😂

[@jimhepworth]

Laughed up a lung watching this one. Hope your birdleg knees get better by the grace of God.

[@rat_dragon]

I've watched this 3 times in 2 days. This is, by far, my favorite scambaiting video you've ever made!

[@Kiki-ki3mp]

oh the joy I felt to find a new scambaiting video on my feed! and that joy was righteously founded, as I found myself laughing along at many an occasion watching this video (I do not laugh to many videos online). it was very enjoyable, thank you for your work. honestly though, your scambaiting videos have helped me a lot. as a young, struggling artist trying to make a career I often find myself a target on social media sites where I post my art. if it wasn't for your constant stream of exercising caution first, I may have been scammed long ago. just know you are helping many people :3

[@DavideDF]

I swear, the Paul S storyline got me laughing so hard, my knees hurt

[@UltraSonic737]

I get a kick out of you and other scambaiters reading the scammers ' grammatically incorrect texts. It sounds so funny when juxtaposed with your own grammatically correct responses back to them. 😂

[@Trantion]

Have you ever tried setting up an email forwarder, so that when any of the scammers email you it auto-forwards to the whole group?

[@Ametisti]

It's so perfect you got someone so willing to spam out tons of messages for the whole group. They had to be the one to Reply All

[@ChrisMelville]

This one made me laugh until I cried. I lost it at "knee hospital". Never change, Mike :)

[@mr.kilroy6818]

The point is Ol' Chap is we love the foodie Thinghys " but it's why most of us come to the The atomic shrimp Yourtubbie' is your Thrashing of the Scammers..with your exellent and quite humorous narration...Cheers Lad !

[@nancycurtis7315]

Having trouble sending thumbs up to you. U tube seems to have problems with it, but rest assured that I watch every video tha you and Africa every day, is on my watch list. Thank for getting him on board with you. Another most gracious and humble man. An honest person. Try a lot of stuff with what is available in Australia. Thank you both.

[@TurningoffyourGaslights]

These videos are such a fun listen, Thank you for having the patience to work them and publish them here. Cheers

[@valeriemcskeeter]

As someone with a torn ACL, I also understand what it's like to be in the knee hospital with bird legs 😢

[@crunchyfrog555]

Having to do all this with bird legs in the hosiptal is quite a task. However, did you ask about Davis Bon while you were there? Is he still dead? And what about his girth - it was quite memorable, so I hope they will remember it too.

[@crunchyfrog555]

@Koowluh Well, he's hard to forget when the girth is very memorable.

[@Rob17Cotton]

Davis Bon is dead for the full duration of his death ☠️🤣😭😂

[@crunchyfrog555]

@@Rob17Cotton Thank you for the concise update. I'll keep an eye to see if it changes.

[@Jonas-ph1gb]

If a spent gift card pin is sent to the whole group every individual person assumes someone else got to it first

[@deecee9548]

😁😆 I really enjoyed this video - and also appreciate the time it took to time to make it. Love your humour!

[@natejohnson9144]

Scammers are jokes and a waste of time but I cant lie it's so fun playing with their hopes I've never lost to them thanks to content like this being some one with learning disabilities it was very helpful to help me comprehend how to know someone is trying to scam Me so I would like to say thanks for me and anyone else that you're content helps to understand

[@habbinlad1]

This is a work of pure comedy genius 😅

[@gavinhammond1778]

Steamed apples...dear Lord who keeps going after that, thanks for the content.

[@BrendanCS]

Atomic Shrimp is the real Dos Equis most interesting man in the world

[@netcat22]

I completely lost it at bird legs. Phenomenal work.

[@AtebaE.Lionel]

That sassy "Oh my God" 🤣🤣

[@jammish9802]

Great video, as always, hilarious and silly, just the right thing we needed. I did have an idea for a scambait though, baiting the SAME scammer twice at the same time with two distinctly different personalities, e.g. gullible and aggressive or something along those lines, showing how a single scammer can attempt different techniques to get the same result, and maybe heightening awareness for tactics if they're shown side by side

[@CasualTrashposter]

7:46 now to find a way to incorporate this into my day to day vocabulary

[@louiseed1997]

Athelstan Britannica..Oh my days...Goodness sakes! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I haven't had a laugh like that in weeks, thanks for snapping me out of a manic low Shrimp x

[@Rob17Cotton]

This was brilliant Mr shrimp this bait had me bursting out laughing at several parts especially "Dear Di*k Head" haha 😂

[@SuperFamiKing]

Hello my bruddah. Nice to see you here 😀

[@Rob17Cotton]

@@SuperFamiKing ahhh hello my bruddah, noble Barrister Kofi Mensah its great too see you here too my old friend 😁

[@VOP44]

4:28 - Mr. D Head? Well, I certainly didn't expect to see a scammer actually being truthful.

[@HereGoesKevin]

AtomicShrimp never disappoints with the scambaiting! Please never ever stop 💯💯💯

[@snackbracket]

This was great! The flamingo knees bit was surreal, reminded me of Longmont Potion Castle.

[@SashaGrace94]

The Union Jack and ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ degrading along with Athelstan scam dialogue had me dead 😂