This email sounds like one you have done before. Is this a re-upload?
@AtomicShrimp3 жыл бұрын
No. This is the video I promised in the last episode
@saidchammas3 жыл бұрын
@@AtomicShrimp yep
@Segatari3 жыл бұрын
@@AtomicShrimp True
@jamiegreenham41403 жыл бұрын
Dont most of them all sound very similar?
@dopeynut3 жыл бұрын
Ah
@QuixoteX3 жыл бұрын
Ah I see! To avoid paying an "Advance Fee" one must pay a fee, in advance.
@macm30812 жыл бұрын
Ya makes perfect sense 😁😉👿
@Señor-Donjusticia3 жыл бұрын
I love how you’ve learned that calling these scammers “small boys” instantly riles them up.
@ink48523 жыл бұрын
@@acourdour5576 Are you a small boy?
@pencilcase80683 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's a huge insult in Africa. When you are a kid you get hit with an instant fatality from the person if you call em a small boi
@SunBunz3 жыл бұрын
Also, Indians hate _”Saala.”_ Translates to “brother-in-law.” It equates to one who porks his sister. 😂
@ari_archer2 жыл бұрын
@@SunBunz tried it, they didn't react
@SunBunz2 жыл бұрын
@@ari_archer probably because they don’t want to acknowledge that you insulted them in their own language because they know exactly what it meant. Sometimes they pretend not to understand Hindi, because they’re such rotten liars.
@namewarvergeben3 жыл бұрын
Scambait idea: You know they are scammers, and you want a piece of the pie. So you provide them with contacts...like John Warosa, Monica Flange and Merton
@dreadlock3753 жыл бұрын
That might be really fun
@RainbowFlowerCrow3 жыл бұрын
@@TheRatsintheWalls I hope Shrimp sees this thread, honestly!!
@SeppelSquirrel3 жыл бұрын
I believe this was attempted once and the scammers just stuck to their script and pretended to still be serious.
@jamesgodden33 жыл бұрын
I would be interested in watching this!
@wariolandgoldpiramid3 жыл бұрын
I'd be interested, but I kind of doubt it could work.
@Bisqwit3 жыл бұрын
I love your consistent use of UN diplomatic as undiplomatic.
@jamm6_5143 жыл бұрын
Nothing but the truth after all
@AllenReviews3 жыл бұрын
2nd reply
@mariek.4743 жыл бұрын
After all, he never answered whether or not he liked cucumbers... very undiplomatic
@arod4243 жыл бұрын
@@AllenReviews what was the point of your comment?
@shanweeboy3 жыл бұрын
they're UN interested in peace, after all.
@tomrowell15583 жыл бұрын
“We have 5 customers from Europe, and 6 customers from Germany and Belgium” ah yes that adds up
@regirayquaza2 жыл бұрын
Germany and Belgium are in the sequel, Europe 2
@YTStoleMyUsername2 жыл бұрын
I laughed at that too. I think when they said customers though they intended to mean "beneficiaries" or winners of these funds. But regardless yeah... Europe is a country & just throw Germany and Belgium together np 😄
@planescaped2 жыл бұрын
Everybody knows Belgium and Germany are actually part of Africa.
@snailinashell2 жыл бұрын
I thought it was common knowledge Germany and Belgium are their own continents
@klutz19072 жыл бұрын
@@YTStoleMyUsername we tried throwing germany and belgium together around 1940, but that didn't last too long.
@adrianmalacoda3 жыл бұрын
How I can I trust this "reverend" when he did not even say "be rest assured?" I don't think he is very credible.
@kordami283 жыл бұрын
Be guided accordingly
@maggot_xd3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps he is still a small boy
@arizonagreenbee3 жыл бұрын
He's an un-secconsized illiterate.
@Kthalle3 жыл бұрын
That's how you know he was really a small boy.
@nia-qf2mz3 жыл бұрын
that soul is a liar, he can not be trusted.
@mariek.4743 жыл бұрын
Shipping a locked box without a key, and without informing the beneficiary about it ? Ridiculously unprofessional. Perhaps they are small boys.
@mariek.4743 жыл бұрын
Oh, the demand of a payment in giftcards for mobile games, on top of the incompetence ! no doubt these children should find more productive hobbies, tsk tsk.
@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer3 жыл бұрын
Yes, most financial institutions stopped using the undiplomatic courier boxes years ago. They should have sent the fifteen million four hundred and ninety thousand United State dollars via iTunes gift cards. ;-)
@StuartRedman3 жыл бұрын
Probably don't even know their left from their right
@smcdonald99913 жыл бұрын
@Evan Easler Was John Warosa one of these customers?
@KeepGuns3 жыл бұрын
@@mariek.474 Is it that you doesn't understand English?
@lengorchi87073 жыл бұрын
I just opened the Bible and yes, there’s indeed a verse saying “God will punish you if you don’t give your personal information to the African scammers”
@creativedesignation78803 жыл бұрын
Yeah, there is a lot of stuff in the bible that barely made sense back in the day and is just absolute non sense when you read it today.
@freds_chess3 жыл бұрын
@@creativedesignation7880 uhh the comment was a jok- R WHOOOOOOSH IDIOT I JOKED ABOUT THE JOKE BOZO STUPID NOW GET REKT BY 60 OTHER PEOPLE SAYING THE SAME DARN THING
@arizonagreenbee3 жыл бұрын
Yes. In KJV, Shedrack 4:20-4:24 " "Thou hadst not given thy name to he who is of the advance, and shall be punished for such." To which the prophet Mange Tout replied, "Nay, my brother! Thus is of the sort to never be revealed to the fools on the internet!" But Barosa would not listen, and so, attacked the prophet Mange Tout."
@lengorchi87073 жыл бұрын
@@arizonagreenbee amen brother
@DetectiveWraith3 жыл бұрын
@Hisham Malik what? How?
@CertifiedNEETClassic3 жыл бұрын
One of these days I want to get "respond to aggression not with compliance, but with righteous indignation" put up on a wall like those "Live Laugh Love" decals.
@isaacmoore68033 жыл бұрын
Or it could be a merch idea.
@KyleRDent3 жыл бұрын
I'd buy that
@PandemoniumMeltDown3 жыл бұрын
@@KyleRDent Yes
@Creedoo3 жыл бұрын
i see that kitboga reference
@mana243 жыл бұрын
@@demidermak713 I see you're a man of culture as well
@CyreneDuVent3 жыл бұрын
The only credit I can give these scammers is having the first comprehensible (if ridiculous) explanation for why they can't just deduct the fees.
@InhumanFan983 жыл бұрын
Scammer: Im sorry sir. I work at the bank but i cant meet with the bank manager, I could ask for the money to send it to you and have the money recouped in afew days since.... well.... just send the money but not through the bank as its totally legal but we dont want the bank to know about it... because thats totally trustworthy... yea...
@Sly-Moose3 жыл бұрын
It was a pretty lame reason. Don't have enough money for stupid key? Wait til the end of the month for check or get loan.
@dpwellman2 жыл бұрын
On one hand, didn't send the key to prevent "customs" (the undiolomatic kind) from opening and inspecting said contents of the "box", on the other hand claim it must be opened in the presence of the un diplomatic courier. So-- which is it?
@ErimlRGG2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnTheRevelat0r pretty sure he didn't say he needed to open it with him. Just that he needed to be there when he opens it and confirm the contents of the box are the correct ones
@ErimlRGG2 жыл бұрын
@@Sly-Moose I know it's scam @and this scenario is unrealistic but... Why would they pay your fees with their money? What prevents you from being a dick and not paying them back? Unless they want to sue you you could just keep your money
@Xgya20003 жыл бұрын
I laughed way too hard at the un-diplomat part. This series is a gift that keeps on giving. You have a real talent.
@smcdonald99913 жыл бұрын
He really does. Another masterpiece! All his videos are excellent.
@edgarburlyman7383 жыл бұрын
I'm mostly here for weird stuff in cans, but this is fun too, I guess.
@grrumakemeangry2 жыл бұрын
o
@Jon-qf6qg3 күн бұрын
It is the grift that keeps on grifting!
@Schmidtelpunkt3 жыл бұрын
"Are you a small boy?" never stops being funny.
@carter7944 Жыл бұрын
I think he actually is a small boy he didnt want to do a normal bank transfer and instead wanted to buy games from the app store
@christopherhansford6876 Жыл бұрын
The small boy rides again!
@Tony-e4y7y3 жыл бұрын
I do hope Manuel's niece gets the help she needs to control her fits of blind rage.
@pufaxx3 жыл бұрын
... just imagine the amount of downers you could buy with 15,490,000.00 USD.
@AnthonyHandcock3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps when he gets back from his "business trip" Merton can "have a word with her" if you know what I mean.
@philburr40753 жыл бұрын
@@AnthonyHandcock Merton snell?
@tausiftaha123 жыл бұрын
@@AnthonyHandcock nice name Handcock
@AnthonyHandcock3 жыл бұрын
@@tausiftaha12 I'd like to claim it was a deliberate play on words when I created the account but in truth... It's a spelling mistake :-D
@Mu_Lambda_Theta3 жыл бұрын
_He asked me store some tools for picking locks while he *needs to go away*._ Gets even better when you have the context on who Merton is
@Wird973 жыл бұрын
You're doing us dirty by not explaining my man
@isaacmoore68033 жыл бұрын
@@Wird97 I guess it’s time to watch every single one of his scambaiting videos to look...
@eiriseven3 жыл бұрын
@@Wird97 he is an ex con
@Mu_Lambda_Theta3 жыл бұрын
@@Wird97 It happens in the Continual Delegation episode: Manuel asks scammer if his friend (Merton) can help recieving and using the money. Merton almost immediatley tries to trick Manuel by telling the scammer "stop speaking to him, he's an idiot". The remainder of the episode is explained by the title - from "attorney" to another "attorney", then back again (all are his scambaiting accounts)... until the breakdown of the scammer.
@olivia-il9lb3 жыл бұрын
Mert going “away” for a while must have something to do with that job in Hatton Garden
@wheedler3 жыл бұрын
If it costs that much to send a key, imagine how much sending gift cards abroad would cost. If they want the gift cards, maybe they should send some money to you in advance to cover the shipping.
@InhumanFan983 жыл бұрын
Ah yes itunes gift cards, very professional 😂
@RolleDA3 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Advance fee scam the advance fee scammers!
@thotusmaximus9712 жыл бұрын
Y'know they just ask for the code on them right?
@PATATAGAME12 жыл бұрын
@@thotusmaximus971 It would be too risky to send the codes by email, for security reasons you have to physically send them... HAHAHAHAH, this Is the same excuses the reverend used for the paperwork he couldn't send
@oliveriscoolerthanu78342 жыл бұрын
@@InhumanFan98 not really, a true professional would know that steam gift cards are the best way to go.
@bfkc1113 жыл бұрын
"Loose your soul, which is nothing." Very inspirational.
@InhumanFan983 жыл бұрын
So if i dont have a soul to begin with then anyway is up:)
@zhaith66473 жыл бұрын
When you are french and you read "Attention mange tout" as "careful, eat everything"
@JC-hi8fk2 жыл бұрын
You should ask one of these reverend characters that you are going through a difficult time and are desperately in need of some spiritual guidance from them.
@shazib213 жыл бұрын
No fee is required. Just a surcharge, to prevent fraud.
@mattr22382 жыл бұрын
Respond to aggression not with compliance but with righteous indignation is actually a life skill.
@some-replies2 жыл бұрын
"You can't unwind the past, only create the future". I needed that, brother
@bokchoi50813 жыл бұрын
Suggestion: Annoy the next few scammers by asking repeatedly for discounts on the advance fee. Of course they'd be happy to rob you of $400 if you didn't have $500. But how far and with what ensuing hilarity can this line of scambaiting be pursued?
@shajeeeq3 жыл бұрын
He did this in a newer video and got them down to 6.50 lol
@Waterbottle2712 жыл бұрын
@@shajeeeq Do you have a link to this video? :)
@IceBlueLugia2 жыл бұрын
@@Waterbottle271 I think it’s the one about the return of John Barosa, could be wrong though
@Tkotka2 жыл бұрын
@@Waterbottle271 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJfSiKOZr7WHaa8 sorry for necroposting
@joshuaneace6597 Жыл бұрын
Send them five cents
@edainrogers21303 жыл бұрын
The continuity of “Are you a small boy?” kills me every video.
@2copy3copy4cpoy3 жыл бұрын
I gotta say, for about a year I've been "watching," actually listening to your videos. this is the first I've actually watched, with my eyes, in a long time, and your editing is fantastic. I shall endeavor to go back and watch some older ones.
@RainbowFlowerCrow3 жыл бұрын
You're in for a treat, friend! If you're into Scambaiting, this is one of the best channels to follow!
@thomasm1233 жыл бұрын
It really is! Some great little details in the editing. Enjoy your discoveries :)
@anidnmeno3 жыл бұрын
say goodbye to the next few days, you're in for quite a treat!
@pentarax23 жыл бұрын
I wish you could have dragged it into the next month and told the scammer "Now that you've gotten next months salary and have cash, please use it to send me the key"
@JoyfulJennalain2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I could totally see a reply to the effect of, “I can wait until your next payday; time is assured to be on our side.”
@PalladinPoker2 жыл бұрын
@@JoyfulJennalain no you must pay me now ok. Fee is to complete delivery ok. How can you ask me to use my salary when my salary is from nigeria? I am not from rich country like your country ok. Send payment by itunes gift card 100 ok so I can deliver fund ok.
@unexpected2475 Жыл бұрын
@@PalladinPoker OK
@Bravo_Zero3 жыл бұрын
"$100! $100! $100! $100!" That gave me a chuckle; absolutely mint.
@Eisenwulf6663 жыл бұрын
This is another winner, a roller-coaster of emotions. I laughed, I cried(thinking about poor undiplomatic Greg, waiting in Washington D.C.) and I held my breath when you called them "small boys". I applaud you sir, OK?
@etaoinshrdlu9273 жыл бұрын
I was happy to see news of Merton! Manuel is a good friend to hold on to Merton's specialty opening-things tools and not ask inconvenient questions.
@DanceTranced3 жыл бұрын
If you have lost money, my condolences. Just try to be more careful in future. Regarding revenge, the best revenge is a life well lived.
@TruthSpeaker.2 жыл бұрын
That's not really revenge. They don't care if our lives are well lived. I haven't been scammed but I just think better revenge would be something that actually effects them.
@lukasprazak7362 Жыл бұрын
@@TruthSpeaker. You must continually harrass the scammers with long accounts of your well lived life, causing them to get depression.
@BoleDaPole3 ай бұрын
True but if this was really the UN then you wouldn't want to mess around as the money would be sorely needed for much needed and important business which could cause a ripple effect in the matters of geopolitics. You could very well inadvertently start ww3 so plz be careful here 🙏
@joyciejd96733 жыл бұрын
You’re dialogue with the scammers is devilishly funny. Thanks so much for doing what you do so well!
@africa_everyday3 жыл бұрын
The great Barossa. Thank you for everything.
@TankEngine753 жыл бұрын
And there's also the Great Warosa
@OllieSMH3 жыл бұрын
@@TankEngine75 they aren’t the same person??!?!?!?!?! 😳😳
@TankEngine753 жыл бұрын
@@OllieSMH Nope,they work at the same office
@MediumRareOpinions3 жыл бұрын
@@TankEngine75 sir I think you are mistaken, there is nobody like that here!
@LazySmurf3 жыл бұрын
We love you Babatunde! 🤍
@00LazyFPS Жыл бұрын
I like to think that because your first email was simply 'OK', the scammer proceeded to believe that was your name/nickname, and thus called you that the entire time.
@randomcat526211 ай бұрын
“Hello reply quickly” kinda stuff
@pentagrammotorsport3 жыл бұрын
The hacked intercept is a stroke of genius!
@HypatiaK3 жыл бұрын
I had fun stringing along a scam caller who was after my Social Security number, but it only lasted about 15 minutes. This guy’s ability to drag the scammer along is outstanding. Very amusing.
@IdiotamSpielen2 жыл бұрын
Phone scammers are a lot less patient than E-mail scammers.
@beerad52053 жыл бұрын
I want a t-shirt that says “So, as I often do, I said “ok”
@Nunnyahbizhen3 жыл бұрын
I would like one with "Respond to aggression with Righteous Indignation"😁
@dees31793 жыл бұрын
But is it glarded?
@fireefoxx663 жыл бұрын
@@dees3179 I need a certificate of inoppolity
@calvinscarvings.663 жыл бұрын
Ok
@calvinscarvings.663 жыл бұрын
Anna Jones ok
@artistknownaslisa28503 жыл бұрын
I love how, even after all this time, these scammers have no clue about the many red flags they send up, alerting many of us that this is a scam. I'm glad that it seems none of them ever learn how to do it better.
@DavidSmith-vr1nb3 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid that's mostly due to selection bias, as Mr. Shrimp chooses the ones with the most comedic potential. Unfortunately some of them have been paying attention and have made significant improvements, but those ones are not easily baited.
@mckster562 жыл бұрын
Shhhhhhh that's our secret
@jacthing12 жыл бұрын
Such as having really weirdly worded emails. I would think they could find someone who at least has a decent grasp of English to fix their more glaring mistakes
@DIRTYD33DSDON3DIRTCHEAP2 жыл бұрын
@@jacthing1 the typos are actually by design. They rule out anyone who would be diligent enough to notice the obvious typos, filtering the potential victims to be people who are more likely to fall for the scam
@OllieSMH3 жыл бұрын
Nothing makes me happier than seeing Atomic Shrimp getting more subscribers every day :) personally one of my favourite KZbinrs and I can’t wait for him to hit 1 million!🤞
@SomeRandomDevOpsGuy3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Just noticed he's at 3/4 of a million subs now. Great work, A.S.!
@OllieSMH3 жыл бұрын
@@SomeRandomDevOpsGuy right?! It’s crazy!
@anothermountainsrock1353 жыл бұрын
same, very underrated channel!
@chrxstt3 жыл бұрын
@@OllieSMH I didn’t even notice until now lol
@TTVbtw-tw9hu3 жыл бұрын
OllieSMH same
@Zabrixis19193 жыл бұрын
My favorite thing about your scambaiting is the callbacks to other videos, I’ve been with this channel for some years and your humor has helped me develop my own sense of humor, thank you!
@ditroia27773 жыл бұрын
I have to applaud you, your response to this scam is especially brilliant. I don’t want to judge any victim, but this scammer has a very low opinion of his victims if he specifically says don’t send payment by gift card, yes asks anyway. Maybe next time send them photos of the gift cards with the codes still covered. Maybe you can say, “here are the cards, I didn’t even have to pay for them”. Anyway bless you mate. Edit: if you get this scam again, before they ask for the fee, ask for all the receipts of the $10,000 they have spent. Maybe they’ll screw up and it won’t add up to $10,000. Wait before they ask for the fee, if they ask for a tip like this scammer, ask if you can direct deposit the money into their bank account, maybe you’ll get lucky and they’ll write yes, and then later when they ask for the fee, bring up the direct deposit option. Then we can have some fun reading their excuses.
@YTStoleMyUsername2 жыл бұрын
I believe in this scam, they start off telling the victim not to send money via the various methods to make the victim feel secure & that it's a valid transaction. But they wind a long and meandering story over the course of days or weeks, to where whoever does fall victim forgets that initial statement about not sending money via Gift cards, Western Union etc. By then he believes he must follow the "UN bank protocols" or whatever word salad they come up with that sounds legit, so they can receive the "key" and documents for their consignment box. Scammers are always changing their tactics, apparently even pretending to help formerly scammed victims, or put right in their message "how to avoid" not being scammed - even by them! Yet they are still able to trick people & catch them off guard.
@CGR893 жыл бұрын
Each scambaiting episode I look forward to the part that you call them a small boy and I’m never disappointed.
@zarcothecheese3 жыл бұрын
Love how the whole scheme relies on greg williams being untrustworthy, but also an okay place to send the advance fee
@ravenmorrigana10933 жыл бұрын
Really got a kick out of the fabricated messages. That is a super nice twist.
@letomi3 жыл бұрын
I love these series, also the narrator's voice and the editing. My favourite guilty pleasure.
@deniz94153 жыл бұрын
Why "guilty pleasure"?
@letomi3 жыл бұрын
@@deniz9415 I’m not a ‘15+ minute long video’ person but when this guy posts, be a 24 hours video, I’ll watch it
@alejandroalessandro78203 жыл бұрын
Agreed: atomic shrimp scambait videos do feel like an indulgent treat to settle down with
@manGoplogger3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see you telling them that instead of sending them the money for the key, you will just come to Benin and pick it up yourself, since you really needed a holiday anyways.
@allisonmorgan46252 жыл бұрын
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do to play these despicable scumbag benchodes. I was scammed out of my inheritance when my Dad died in 2018. £20,000. I was not helped by the bank or police who done nothing apart from saying 'You're not the first and you won't be the last! My family no longer talk to me over it and called me stupid. I have now moved on and watching scambaiting videos cheers me up no end. Sometimes I have tears running down my face through laughing so much. I cannot thank the scambaiting community family enough.
@adnamafett7862 Жыл бұрын
Atomic Shrimp: you are consistently the most effective treatment for my insomnia. While I love watching your videos and find them hilarious and interesting while conscious, you have a FANTASTIC voice for soothing me to sleep. It reminds me of when I was in school and would fall asleep in class, even if I found the subject interesting. I just am really grateful and want to express that without making you feel as if I find your videos boring.
@Saruzeufel3 жыл бұрын
The editing on this one with all the little pictures and videos added feels even better than before! Feels like you put in some extra effort and it makes the whole thing even funnier
@eiriseven3 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the constant subtle misspellings of the Undiplomat "Greg".
@sirthatsillegal3 жыл бұрын
I don’t think they realize that having 15 customers is not a flex
@AtomicShrimp3 жыл бұрын
I think they might have copy pasted it from somewhere and the numbers were originally footnote links
@circuit102 жыл бұрын
@@AtomicShrimp I thought it was because they were (supposedly) handling so much money, so they would rarely get a customer but when they do they would make a lot
@Thunderbender188303 жыл бұрын
Every time you call someone a small boy I’m like “Ahhh he said the thing!”
@loicgagnon-messier50163 жыл бұрын
Brilliant editing job on this one shrimp - from the map showing the scammer's illogical plane trip to the mario bros sound effects for the 100$! - Well done all across the board! Its really wonderful to see how far this series has come along - Hope your weekend is going well as always. KEep up the god work!
@CWINDOWSsystem322 жыл бұрын
I like how this scammer seems to be using "OK" in the same way as "STOP" in a telegram.
@Kermit_E_Frog3 жыл бұрын
I having been one of the people that messaged you, I was a little desperate at the time but I've since then at least gotten the scammer banned from multiple platforms as a result at least
@bonelessdino3 жыл бұрын
Kermit is an upstanding citizen?
@BushidoMauve3 жыл бұрын
"Cherrybone Cottage" sounds like a hair metal band from the 80s. It's got a nice ring to it.
@kensmyth16633 жыл бұрын
Stay glarded, everyone.😁
@djembejambi3 жыл бұрын
My account is in a tax clode
@TankEngine753 жыл бұрын
@@djembejambi Do you have an Ippoplity Certificate?
@MediumRareOpinions3 жыл бұрын
My most sincere contraflibularities on your glarding.
@mikedrop44213 жыл бұрын
Many thanking's upon to you, stay bless
@djembejambi3 жыл бұрын
@@TankEngine75 unfortunately it was destroyed in a helicopter crash outside Mexico City
@benro65643 жыл бұрын
Today was the last day of my summer job program and I really loved that job, this came just in time to cheer me up
@bobmcguffin57062 жыл бұрын
Very impressive that the bank has dealt with 6 customers in Germany and Belgium considering they have only dealt with 5 customers in Europe overall
@DonsFan563 жыл бұрын
May you please do an episode where you do that fake hacking trick, pretending to the scammers that they’ve been hacked and they’re sending contradicting emails to you? I’d love to see how different scammers respond to it!
@zensei56593 жыл бұрын
It’s they way you read it that does it for me, such composure in repeating all of the grammatical errors. I have been watching for a couple years now and I’ll probably still be watching if your making this content years from now.
@gatorswamp013 жыл бұрын
Waited until 28:04 just to hear the small boy comment. Worth it.
@noobtablet1013 жыл бұрын
I love the return of the more traditional scam baiting videos- they were missed!
@whattheflimflam3 жыл бұрын
The bit about having a rather large bunion had me hee-hawing with vigor. Great work, Atomic Shrimp.
@ln53213 жыл бұрын
They really like that "what does it profit a man if you gain the whole world but loose your soul" line, don't they?
@holocaustguy1007 Жыл бұрын
Which is nothing.
@SWATEngi2 жыл бұрын
The question "how can you fall for a scam" is psychologically explainable, however... How can the scammer think he has "any" credibility past the point they leave their scripts and answer directly... They are "supposedly" high social ranking people, but can't write two sentences without errors or capslock. They have very low nerve tolerance and jump out of their persona, almost begging for the money. I just can't imagine them feeling like "oh yeah, I got this..."
@notrod53412 жыл бұрын
It's a filtering processes. The people they're targeting are vulnerable, desperate, technologically illiterate etc. By making their emails obviously shitty, they cause potential marks to self-select, ensuring only those who they could successfully prey on respond to them. If they were professional looking, many more people would get to the time to send money or details and see the red flags, and end the interaction there. That'd be a waste of time from the scammers perspective as it's not someone they can manipulate into sending them money.
@SWATEngi2 жыл бұрын
@@notrod5341 Making yourself look dumber than you should just in the possible event of getting some money... And some believe in "evolution" don't they.
@JohnnyPanini18763 жыл бұрын
well, time is in my side. i had to have surgery to get my feet replaced, and the doctors thought time would be a good thing to have near my ribcage. also, scambaiting idea: pretend to be a bunch of different people on a family computer!
@RainbowFlowerCrow3 жыл бұрын
Omg, that would be hilarious! I hope Shrimp sees your suggestion; imagine the possibilities for confusion!
@user-S8533 жыл бұрын
#futurescambaitingideas
@thy4223 жыл бұрын
Forwarding a fake email from their account to convince them they were hacked is brilliant. Great video as always.
@jamesrichardson13263 жыл бұрын
Love how you put these crooks through the wringer.
@angelmarques31243 жыл бұрын
19:53 that’s actually not 100, it’s 100!, whis is 9.33 times ten to the power of 157
@freddyfroggroove87793 жыл бұрын
What a lovely surprise, to see a notification on my phone, and it's a video from Atomic Shrimp! I was having such a dull and rainy day, but you just cheered me up for a good half hour. Thanks for the great content, Mike!
@asteroidrules3 жыл бұрын
Is describing a code of conduct as a string of random digits really that outlandish when the scammer also claims that banks are churches, Germany and Belgium aren't part of Europe, and the UN is a delivery service? It seems like they're just throwing out random official sounding names
@AtomicShrimp3 жыл бұрын
Certainly it is right on brand for them
@KyleRDent3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else started chiming along with the catchphrases like a game show audience member? 😅
@brunoestevezdominguez49013 жыл бұрын
"You know, the kind of details you should never share with a stranger on the Internet."
@adrized3 жыл бұрын
notwithcompliancebutwithrighteousindignation
@cruesome19713 жыл бұрын
I'm dying laughing at the Jill Biden email. Don't they know that the real Jill Biden would ONLY refer to herself as DOCTOR Jill Biden? Silly scammers, you have so much to learn.
@PandemoniumMeltDown3 жыл бұрын
If they ever watch this, this right here, then they learn from the best there is.
@fireefoxx663 жыл бұрын
They are clearly very small boys
@sargeinamerica3 жыл бұрын
The force is weak in this one
@InhumanFan983 жыл бұрын
@@sargeinamerica hello sir, im a representive of Jedi Counsil. If you pay me £500 i can get you the rank of master, just we need to not let any of the counsil members know and its totally legal... please transfer the money through midiclorians and i will send you the title of jedi master to you, i cannot give you it without the money so plz send it fast
@MongooseTacticool3 жыл бұрын
"Come on, man!"
@TC_here3 жыл бұрын
you should send them pics of you holding iTune cards but have the serial numbers obscured... the thought that they are that close to getting the money will destroy them :) Keep them on the hook for a few more emails .. As always great work ..
@PaperclipClips3 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is awesome OK. I just came across this channel, and is definitely the type of videos I enjoy watching OK. I'll make sure to check out some of this channel's older uploads as well when I have some free time later on OK. This is quite an entertaining and informative content OK.
@LyricsFred2 жыл бұрын
Ok
@Matt.m62 жыл бұрын
Ok
@angelreilly83123 жыл бұрын
This was perfect. I love that the small boy bit came back.
@DreamingCatStudio3 жыл бұрын
Hysterical! Genius! Thank you! I’d have diverted with heart-felt professional advice on the negative effect ending every sentence with “Ok”.
@lotuspoints3 жыл бұрын
If Mr Mike ever makes merch, there will be "are you a small boy?" Written on it 🤣😅😂
@BartBe3 жыл бұрын
Hmmm. Walking around in that might give people wrong ideas about yourself. 😨
@TmOnlineMapper2 жыл бұрын
It's so hillarious how they straight up refused to even acknowledge anything you said near the end. You truly broke them I could hear them smashing their heads on their keyboard in frustration.
@johntousseau93803 жыл бұрын
I was laughing so hard when $10K wasn't enough to cover the parcel and the key shipping costs. Like did it weigh five tons or something?
@silentkayak3 жыл бұрын
I love your channel, not just for the anti-scammer videos, but because of the variety of videos you make. Thank you!
@chrisdewitt5323 жыл бұрын
The effect of those “are you a small boy?” Jokes must be cumulative, I seem to laugh harder at that in every video.
@Encysted3 жыл бұрын
17:12 I really appreciate the care you put into educating people, which is why I mention: financial loss is different from the complexities of "recovering from a mental illness": 1) many mental illnesses aren't a singular event with a fallout 2) a mental illness isn't necessarily a loss, so much as a change in or discovery of oneself 2) while the loss of finances can have a lasting affect on someone's life, it's not the same as mental illness, which can frequently become a permanent part of someone's identity; people aren't described as "having poverty" like they are as "having bipolar disorder" It might be better to compare "recovering from being scammed" to "recovering from the loss of irreplaceable photos" or, "recovering from a burglary of a priceless heirloom, because most burglars are never caught". A very extreme example that most people can relate to is "recovering from the loss of a loved one", but I think people who can relate may not want to be reminded, in the same way that people with mental illness may not want to have it compared to financial loss. Thanks.
@AtomicShrimp3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking more of recovery from a physical illness (where organs or limbs, or physical function is lost, and not coming back). I didn't mention mental illness.
@mikecollins73903 жыл бұрын
Love your channel, man. Keep up the good work!
@gamerdogthedog3 жыл бұрын
At the very end when you pretended to “hack” the mailbox made me crack up with laughter! Good stuff, never thought emails would make me laugh 😆
@duckymomo64723 жыл бұрын
These videos are one of the highlights of my day. Thank you.
@josephrubin58213 жыл бұрын
The least boring scam videos on KZbin! I love it! Really entertaining!
@broadsword66503 жыл бұрын
Maybe it’s not ScottGary but rather Barry Scott, advertising frontman for that explosive cleaning spray. BANG! …and your money is gone.
@linneathesystemsdruid30826 күн бұрын
I really enjoy these videos, lately they have been great to have on in the background well I work on Christmas presents and stuff to sell at an upcoming craft fair
@lonelyPorterCH3 жыл бұрын
Scammer: "There is no advance fee and also, you should never pay an advance fee" Also Scammer: "There is an advanced Fee"
@aubsesque2 жыл бұрын
I listen to your videos while driving and there are so many times I laugh out loud, it puts me in a great mood whenever I arrive somewhere! Love your wit so much!
@lwillythewatherzon3 жыл бұрын
It really bugs me how scammers use religion to scam light hearted old people
@LukeDeGraff13 жыл бұрын
It is really sad
@D3nz3lCr0ck3r3 жыл бұрын
That's why they do this. Some people will let their guard down with such a thing. It's really sad :/
@lwillythewatherzon3 жыл бұрын
@@D3nz3lCr0ck3r Yep...it's really sad
@thomasherzog863 жыл бұрын
it bugs me more when they use fake titles like doctor. there are many religions, but only one medicine.
@lwillythewatherzon3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasherzog86 lol, I'm almost sure they will get to this point: Regards Rev. Father Pastor Rabbi Dalai Lama Robert Williams III
@ShuichiMinamino7773 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love these videos. I literally just listen to them at work without watching . It’s stuff like this that make these videos so rich : “he has your phone number” proceeded by your rich use of satire “well that’s interesting because I never gave one” . Hahaha . Please never stop making these !! Love from the US 👋🏽
@Christer22223 жыл бұрын
Can't these emails from these supposed "banks" just print their own money for any fees? At least, I think that would be funny to tell one of them
@AtomicShrimp3 жыл бұрын
Apparently they have to use saves from own pocket
@IdiotamSpielen2 жыл бұрын
They could, and in doing so would make their currency lose value.
@bendygamer36792 жыл бұрын
love your videos sir, both my wife and i are huge fans and i regularly waste scammers time when they call me out of the blue, namely the "amazon scam" " we see you have spent £799 on an iPhone". Cant believe they still continue to do this but unfortunately there is people that fall for this and that is why your an inspiration. Keep fighting and getting the message out there. WELL DONE YOU .
@MinistryOfMagic_DoM3 жыл бұрын
Love the continuation of the "small boy" phrase. It made me bust out laughing at the continuity.
@melodiecook77253 жыл бұрын
"Shouty caps" is now a big part of my vocabulary. Thank you, AS!
@sunnyscott48763 жыл бұрын
I love "shouty caps". It just sounds perfect.
@gandalfwiz200073 жыл бұрын
I love it when you annoy the scammers and make them lose their temper. I just wish "Their punishment must be more severe".
@NopeNaw2 жыл бұрын
I have to admire your patience with these people. The constant "OK" would.. well *does* drive me nuts.
@EtienneSnyman3 жыл бұрын
AS: "Ok so my channel is about making food from weeds and replying OK to scambaiters" / Me: "SOLD!"