Joe Lycett WASTES SCAMMERS' Time! | Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

Joe Lycett teaches the elderly how to waste a scam call centre's time!
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[@colourfulyt6697]

Yeah it has

[@jackbrowne5384]

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[@kyf3173]

Not available in USA 😭😭

[@lucywomack]

My dad just goes along with the ‘have you recently had an accident’ ones for as long as possible, before announcing that the accident was that he shat himself

[@muls9571]

I might have to use that 🤣

[@kennethanthonymckenna3289]

Brilliant,, am defos going to do something like this the next time i get a call

[@donnasmyth7]

That’s the best comment I’ve read so far 😂

[@jocelynatkinson8805]

Your dad is a legend 😂

[@jhollybee3946]

Amazing! 😆😂🤣

[@bondfool]

The red-haired woman is brilliant. “I was just telling them about when I was cold.”

[@NymphieJP]

So funny!

[@yajsemi671]

Haha she is brilliant as hell

[@KyleRayner12]

10/10 work from her

[@flaffy21]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Am979100]

The government should pay for a group of old boys and gals to do this every single day. Retirement can get extremely boring and this gets everyone out to meet each other and make new friends. It's literally a public service.

[@killingkyla]

i agree, someone should start a petition or something

[@helenaadams3957]

That is such a good idea

[@PAJAMALAND]

Great idea, providing they get paid for their service of course!

[@ridanann]

@@PAJAMALAND somebody's misunderstood the word retired what's wrong with not being paid we have a welfare state everybody is paid in one way or another for there valuable part in the system if pensioners do not have enough money to live on that isn't completely different issue but probably requiring a Tory to be made into a firework

[@ElysetheEevee]

Also, considering the elderly are some of their biggest cash cows, it would be awesome revenge. :)

[@fetzie23]

Just don't give them your ACTUAL life history, because that information is about as valuable to them as your credit card details.

[@tesfuweldemikael2902]

Oh, just tell them you were born and your mum and dad were killed by a criminal, and you were adopted and went to a very nice public school. Then in the end tell them you're going to jinx them and say Latin-sounding gibberish.

[@avacatherine5646]

Nah mate, just give them the backstory of Batman.

[@gabrielpurves7156]

Like number 500 👌

[@joshyoung1440]

...not even close really, but correct, don't give them ANYTHING, no matter how ostensibly insignificant

[@casperes0912]

“Do you happen to know the atomic number for lead?” I loved that one. And the turtle one was great too

[@tesfuweldemikael2902]

Those were incredibly weird. The bad thing for the scammers is that this makes them believe the person wasn't right in their head, thus an easy victim.

[@Vegan123]

82 Instantly it doesn't, but as gases accumulate as it's body starts to rot, it will float. If you are in doubt, touch or gently pull its legs or head. A living turtle should react.

[@Lumibear.]

Best way to deal with cold callers I’ve ever seen was a little video of an older lady taking her phone into the kitchen, placing it under a metal pan lid and battering it with a wooden spoon until they rang off. Simple but effective.

[@realeyesrealiserealliesful2957]

When they phone me the first thing i say is do you have to have a bank account as i don't have 1 they just put the phone down. If they said no u dont need 1 (which has never happened) i would say im 12 years old lol the bank thing works when you get stopped in town aswell by them ppl with the clip board

[@tulip6963]

This reminds me of a game my dad used to play with his co-workers they had to waste the scam caller’s time for as long as possible, they didn’t give out any personal information or anything they just had to keep talking until the person hangs up. The company record is 23.14 minutes 😂

[@quill404]

Ahahaha I love that there’s a “company record”

[@louisaawre5389]

That is amazing! Love it! 😂

[@leannewheeler4626]

Chap I worked with kept one going for almost 45, was amazing....good job we weren't busy that day!

[@sarahspaceslippers]

I rang the number out of curiosity and it actually works

[@lexchiri]

Me too 😂

[@MadDirectionerGirl]

Same 😂 seems everyone else had the same idea, as I also got a message saying that their voicemail is full!

[@josephmckenzie7185]

Me also! 😂

[@BarnabyBear69]

I was gutted it still blanks out the swear word... Was it wanker, cunt, prick, tosser, dickhead or was it simply twat? Guess we'll never find out. Worth a ring though!

[@tesfuweldemikael2902]

@@BarnabyBear69 Hahhaa you killed me!

[@emmatorode6704]

That James Corden being aggressive joke 😭 he’s so dodgy behind the scenes

[@weaponx-force6292]

Dodgy in what way ?

[@colonyofrats4193]

Traumatic Insemination he's just really rude to his employees and he's a bit off a narcissist

[@TheCocomiki]

@@colonyofrats4193 how do you know?

[@sunflower9481]

Wasn't Joe on 8outof10cats with James corden when James smashed a mascot that belonged to someone else?

[@kyla_o]

0:05 with Catherine in the back sticking a fork in the toaster... nice

[@sexyredtablet6599]

I have said before to scammers that I dont have a phone whilst talking on the phone... you could hear the confusion, was very funny to do. There are other scambaiters that are not so nice as Joe, but any scammer annoyed is a win for me!

[@kazwoz85]

I used to work for the tax office and people would think it was a scam, I would say ' you can call us back if you like so you can be sure' and they would say 'its ok, I'm sure you are not a scam' and be giving me bank details 5 minutes later. There was literally no way that they knew I wasn't a scam. It haunts me how trusting people are if you sound sincere

[@dlawn1030]

David! There's a man on the phone and I'm just telling him about that time I was cold.

[@MsDamosmum]

Daisy Maisie I know - I love that woman - she's a natural

[@basketca2]

First time I went to England, I once picked up the phone and answered in Spanish thinking it was my family calling. They hung up. My host family asked me to answer the phone in Spanish from then on to ward off telemarketers 😂

[@rocktricksp1159]

I’m always like who does Joe Lycett remind me of? George and Fred Weasley. (Also jfc is he eleven feet tall or is Marc really small???)

[@trh2032]

Joe is standing on some steps to make him taller.

[@ewillan]

That's so true (re: Weasleys)!

[@ivanhorvat719]

He reminds me of Hugo Boss.

[@meetaverma8372]

@@ivanhorvat719 that's an outdated joke

[@Rainecaine]

It feels weird that there isn’t people laughing in the background

[@MiniNymph]

I could hear laughter. It was me, I was laughing.

[@joyclark2605]

I've had these calls, I have two ways of dealing with them, the first scream "you never told me there would be so much blood, what shall I do with the body?" The second, putting on my best world war two voice i tell them they have come through to a secure governement line, call for Captain Manwairing and say, "Incursion on secure line 1, target identified, target acquired" normally at that point the line goes dead. great fun.

[@chrisfelgate5030]

Best scam was cold callers calling you up selling a 'cold call blocker' for you landline hahaha

[@scouser2010ify]

Joe is really helping so many people with this show and entertaining us all in the process

[@ItsOnlyLogixal]

You should have contacted Jim Browning, he lives in the UK and has been owning scammers for years, even reverse connecting into the scammer's PC and hacking their CCTV.

[@lorddarlo6194]

Would potentially compromise him to a large audience some of who could be potential scammers.

[@bemy26thsubscriber]

3:50 the captions say cyclists are traded on the dark web😂

[@teez386]

😂😂

[@rhonddalesley]

Izzy Deans and ‘it’s not quite the viper after’ 🤣

[@rhonddalesley]

And ‘do you know what the atomic number of ladies’, I needed a good laugh today!

[@bemy26thsubscriber]

Rhondda Lesley I really feel sorry for the deaf people, they’re gonna have absolutely no idea what’s happening 😂

[@eggarts9158]

My grandad got one of those ones about improving your computer by downloading their thing so he played along until the end when they said “any questions?” and he replied “how am I supposed to do this without a computer?” or something like that. The same grandad and nan kept getting phone calls about organising funerals which were really upsetting nan so I suggested that she tells them that means she’ll have to dig up the patio, they haven’t had another one like that since

[@DeltaDemon1]

My record is ~75 minutes and I used to consistently be able to do ~35 minutes but recently I've lost my touch and can rarel;y get more than 15 minutes. Hopefully these tips will increase my average.

[@boo_]

It's okay, mate, it happens to everyone with age.

[@DeltaDemon1]

@@boo_ This is one skill that gets better with age.

[@boo_]

@@DeltaDemon1 Nah, it's just biology.

[@DeathnoteBB]

It’s also possible the scammers are just catching on.

[@samb5017]

Mark keeping in a laugh at 9:36

[@TheOriginalDeckBoy]

More Excellence from The Boss.... Hugo Boss to you thanks!

[@ZomeDash]

He changed it back

[@ankevonjerichorose9018]

Joe, thank you from the bottom of my heart for this number and message. From now on, this will be my new number for opening new accounts. It is also a handy number to give out to drunken admirers in the pub. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You have changed my life.

[@jewelboxballerina]

I like how he said "bad boy." Haha!

[@zeeeboss5811]

Me and this lady from South Africa hit it off... She had a cute accent so I asked about the weather over there but she's in a call center in Ireland 45 minute call 💕😂

[@Jessie-ic6yv]

It's really cold in SA

[@poldog6101]

2:08 apparently James Corden is a horrible person to work for. My friends who work in production say he’s so full of himself and fake.

[@ivorharden]

I watched him on a Ant & Dec prank and he seemed an ass.

[@joshd8427]

My mums mate is an air hostess for British airways and she had him on a flight, apparently he's one of the rudest celebrities she's ever met. (not relevant but apparently David Beckham is genuinely a really nice guy)

[@meetaverma8372]

@@joshd8427 Bekhem's everyone's favorite for a reason

[@mattrogers1902]

Check out what Kitboga does to scammers on his channel.

[@Lapinporokoira]

Another kitboga watcher

[@xplossivedemon6780]

Not a cult

[@MakavelixSunset]

Joe Lycett (Hugo Boss), Kitboga and PleasantGreen, we didn't ask for them but by god do we need them

[@jacketh994]

And Jim browning

[@mattrogers1902]

MakavelixSunset we need a kit and Lycett mashup!

[@safebox36]

"I'm Canadian." Honorary hi 5 for the commonwealth?

[@meetaverma8372]

One from India

[@nonamecatter]

The itty bitty keyboard playing for hold music 😂

[@louisaawre5389]

I knew a person that when called about an accident that wasn't there fault they would just say 'yes but I died in the accident' 😂

[@MaxmadV8]

"AHhh AHhhhh AHHhhhhh ..., oh..." I love this joke the surprised/satisfied "Oh"

[@jordanterry6248]

I wish they’d make a number to give to people for the US. I’d love to give that out to companies.

[@chriswilson2431]

Joe, that is absolute gold. I once convinced a scam energy provider that I had a wind turbine and proceeded to try and sell them some of my energy 😂. Also absolutely love your airmax 90’s!!!

[@eliseihle4574]

FYI the number doesn't work anymore 😂

[@furkankurtuluss]

Who still answers calls? If someone wants to call me, they should send me a message

[@tesfuweldemikael2902]

I scared off a WhatsApp scammer yesterday. They're using all the tools available.

[@John-ed4yw]

Give me a full list of the weird questions you got that guy to ask - I really want to use them

[@iamfinky]

Gosh... that cyber security expert... I'd like to secure him! (pun intended) 🤣

[@emilykeepsmiling9465]

Oh my god the number does actually take you to that recording 😁😂 I love you Joe Lycett!!!!!!!

[@Stale_Cupcakes]

I wonder if Joe knows Kitboga? PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH KIT! He’s the ultimate original scambaiter! Same with Jim Browning! They’re the kings.

[@tesfuweldemikael2902]

With the number of scammers out there, we can use dozens of those.

[@elmogal4lyyyfe]

Lmao Joe just pacing behind everyone 😂😂

[@Wang_Monkey]

Number saved! Thanks Joe, why didn't anyone think of this sooner?!

[@zmahmood4]

OMG I rang the number and joe was true to his words!😂 a pure genius x

[@beeble2003]

It's definitely worth signing up with TPS but it only stops marketing calls from legitimate UK companies and does nothing to stop scams. Scammers don't care that they're breaking the law, and most of them are using cheap international calls from outside the UK anyway, and they really don't care about breaking the laws of a foreign country.

[@freyas2338]

Has anyone tried calling the number yet😂

[@Lyraadams123]

it works :)

[@teez386]

it works 😂

[@sarahspaceslippers]

yes it works lol

[@Noelly1980]

13 people don't like this video. Maybe the telemarketers...

[@thomrobs98]

The first time I started getting calls it was when I opened a bank account. It went from none to several a week. Not so bad now, but still get them.

[@KC-us5zg]

Haha the person in the background of the intro just sticking a knife repeatedly into a toasted 😂😂

[@daobliterator1327]

Joe has the be true air max’s haha! Of course! 👌 slick pair

[@laurenpickens9028]

😂 this number of people rang that number out of 👇curiosity

[@DeathnoteBB]

I wonder what’ll happen if it stops being used for this

[@musictakesover4807]

The person who edits this stuff. "A little film I made about it" 😂😂😂

[@dodgecharger1986]

Literally got a scam call while watching this. Answered and said - "what do you want you scamming bastards" and put the phone down 😂. They should be strung up for doing it!

[@sammy4077]

Please publish the questionnaire snare 😂😂

[@maggiescrivener2345]

I'm gonna give that number out to creepy guys on nights out as well XD well when we're aloud on nights out again XD

[@tildafrancis5720]

I phoned the number as a joke and it works 😂

[@lookingcloser]

He asked how do you know if a tortoise has died or not 😂😂😂😂

[@pookiewasere]

I get the calls that tell me they have heard I had an accident.... I answer in a spooky voice, is that the accident in which i died.... there is quiet then she says, what date was your accident?... I reply in a quiet spooky voice, That was day you killed me... silence... click... they hung up on me, cheek of it

[@kristy8246]

This was hilarious - definitely using these excuses & giving them this number 👏🏼😂

[@faizalavi5065]

I just love that Uncle Shady is there

[@wisteela]

"Have you had an accident recently?" "Well I got stuck in the Upside Down, then possessed by the Mind Flayer. Can we play D&D now?"

[@fleebiss8668]

Expert: "Your number is gotten through a spooky and scary place called the dark Web" Me, an intellectual: it's called a phonebook

[@eelvis1674]

If you're not expecting a phone call. Never pick up the phone

[@suekearton6691]

I had a firm once keep ringing me up asking to speak to someone called Dana. Kept telling them they had the wrong number. Ended up swearing at them down the phone in the middle of Asda. Got a letter off them a week later demanding i apologise to them. So I decided to play with them asked them by email if they were going to apologise to me for harassing me asking to speak to someone I had never heard of. they never contacted me again.

[@thewr0ngchild]

LMFAO I have done the poo break thing to them!. I told them 'oops can you hold on a minute, the curry I had last night did not agree with me' then I play them the fart symphony from the Captain Underpants movie XD

[@el6957]

Joe Lycett is my spirit animal

[@ayupfletcher7720]

Who’s this Joe Lycett, This is clearly Hugo Boss

[@jordanb7163]

Once my teacher got one of these calls from India during class and she put it on speaker and we all spoke to her. It was hilarious

[@lloyd7183]

That number doesn’t work anymore sadly :/

[@tammyjohnson8161]

Priceless!!! Loved it!!

[@RedwoodsAndRain]

This is so great!!!! Joe is hysterical.

[@dothemario8244]

JAMES CORDENS AGGRESSION

[@JustYoungco]

Due the phone number being bombarded with voicemails, the beep no longer works

[@wisteela]

I love those strange questions 😁

[@FlameHazeLeo]

Definitely going to remember that number! Thanks :D

[@ellashaw7827]

The thumbnail is how I slide into my exes dms hahahah

[@mariagrant3706]

I just leave my answering machine on the home line 24/7 - if someone I know, or if a company I have dealt have left a message, I will call them back, if a company I call them on the number I have not the one left on the machine - don't get many these days as I think they are tired of answering machines 👍🏿

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

My trick used to be saying random words until they got annoyed and hung up. I later worked in a call centre and there were 2 tricks others used on me. One was have the kid answer the phone, then they can say they're going to get their parent or guardian but just wander off. Another was to pretend they didn't speak English. The thing with some call centres for legitimate businesses, it costs money for them to check the "do not call" register, so they don't bother as it eats into the profits. I worked for a real estate agent for a while where I had to use the phrase "a local boutique real estate agent" rather than giving out the company name just in case I called someone on the "do not call" register which would have gotten this certain real estate agent who who also in the business of training other real estate agents in a lot of trouble.

[@ellashaw7827]

The thumbnail is actually too iconic

[@bethanyjenkins1644]

God I love this man 😂❤️

[@joshyoung1440]

I agree with Katherine about phone spammer management (maybe it's somewhat an American thing). I don't answer calls unless by appointment. In fact I have a phone appointment in a bit over an hour. But other than that, since I left my parents house, I don't even answer their calls (I don't get along with them anyways; I pretty much moved out for that exact reason of not needing to answer them).

[@TheLinkoln18]

Pwhahahhaha, most of the data sold to bad actors is sold to them legitimately no dark web involved.

[@teez386]

o well still bad ppl

[@luke-alex]

Why does Jeremy Renner want my phone number?

[@autumn4467]

*And I’m a bad boy*

[@kj2261]

3:07 anyone see james merritt as james marriott

[@PicnicAtTheTesco]

When I get scam phone calls, I tell them I was being chased at a high speed through the streets of Paris, when suddenly we enter a tunnel.

[@MaxmadV8]

6:55 this is hilarious!

[@adammccabe4827]

The number actually rings :') its hilarous

[@BenM388]

I just had to call that number 😂

[@joebogle3172]

We all did. I bet 99% of calls to that number are those to want to see if it really works

[@Thirst4id]

Just tried the phone number, not only is it hilarious, it also destroys you ears 😂👍👍

[@jackrayshennan9921]

I had one the other day and got called a criminal haha

[@markbo2183]

Lol I called it

[@andracatheduckking257]

is it just me or is this way funnier without a studio audience

[@mobwatch8119]

When I was unfamiliar with the issue, I got a call from one of these pricks. He had a strong accent and I could only make out 30% of his words. For a minute I thought it was the cops phoning about an accident involving someone I knew. One of the recent ones was a threat to cut off my internet connection within 24 hours. I hung up and quickly found it to be a common scam redirecting you to a premium phone line, £1 a minute or something.

[@snifferrr]

6:37 set off my alexa haha

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

I don't think you can call them. They have hidden numbers.

[@Zaihanisme]

Anka Voskuilen not always.

[@TypicalLifewithAlice]

telling him all about when i used to be cold

[@unknowuser6435]

I called the number and it's actually real! It was a really loud voice message though so my ears hurt 😂😂

[@bozieduble8541]

I know! It's a shame the profanity is silent though. I was looking forward to that 🤭

[@AngieBaByxXxX]

I used to always have different people in town walk up to me and ask have you had an accident in the last 5 years and I would point to my son in the pram and say yeah anything you can do about that…some of them would laugh, a few would just stare at the ground and walk away 😂😂😂

[@InFiHax]

I totally rang that number, love it. ;-)