The Sextortion Scam - Wham! Bam! - That's a SCAM # 1

Sextortion is the name of a scam where an anonymous scammer demands payment on threat of publishing supposedly embarrassing information about you.
This video is intended to be a very condensed summary of what this scam is, and how you should react.
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[@AtomicShrimp]

*FAQs and afterthoughts will appear in this comment* (Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to this addendum) *This Short Format* - I'm not about to stop doing any of the longer scam-related content, so don't worry about that. *checking if you have been implicated in a breach* - haveibeenpwned.com is an excellent resource that will tell you whether your email address has been involved in any data breaches

[@africa_everyday]

I'll check mine now

[@AjiNoPanda]

If you use Gmail and Google for password management, you can also go to Settings > Passwords> Check Passwords to see if you've been breached.

[@smcdonald9991]

I have received this email on 2 separate occasions last year and of course ignored it. 1. Serious companies will NOT store your password in clear, they will *hash* it before. I would explain what it is but it would take too much space here. Basically your pwd is encrypted with a one-way mathematical function. Stealing it is completely useless. 2. And to make sure that well known passwords (e.g. qwerty, hello123) are not guessed with something called Rainbow Tables, the password can also be *salted* .

[@theregularterrarian3933]

this is actually a good series of content (if you plant o make it a series, that is)

[@darkdoescosplays]

If you're a Firefox user, they have a similar service that also links in with their password manager. I think Chrome has started offering something similar. Lastpass has had this feature for quite a while. I'd say a password manager is a must these days. It does make a bigger target for all your passwords in one place... But this is offset by these companies rarely (if ever) being involved in breaches anyway. It also means, if a randomly generated password is revealed in a breach of any other company, it keeps your other accounts protected. You can also mitigate these with two-step authentication. Sadly, it has been proven this isn't a replacement for a secure password. But it's definitely another tool worth using in addition.

[@joed691]

Hi Mike. I'm a postman and there is a scam going round via text message advising people that Royal Mail require a fee for the item to be delivered. They then ask for your bank details and clear it out. I get asked about this every day by confused customers. Perhaps you could shed some light and publicity to this.

[@SuperPerry1000]

I can second this, 'cause I damn near fell for it myself. Luckily my connection failed as I put my details in, and I cancelled my card immediately after, so nothing got stolen. But god it got close. I feel like a such an idiot for falling for it.

[@nick_steele9790]

@@SuperPerry1000 don’t beat up on yourself too much about it, it happens man. I’d say always look up anything new that needs your bank info. Stay safe out there! :)

[@gruffrossi5420]

I know yer don't have pay it's but like you said coz folk arnt told wot to do my next door neighbour was worried coz he did not know how to do trid to get help but no help for people like me and him I know people can't read or write can't get help and they want to fine them is that fair

[@Misano-Red]

Just such a message arrived 20 minutes ago....

[@RichardPlaysStuff]

I get this one like twice a month, it's such a pain.

[@themaypole]

Thanks so much for glarding us against these scams in record time sir

[@firewarrior8851]

Is your account in a data clode too?

[@victoryjamz]

yeah he did a very good job of sintruning the scam to us. i think he should get a career as a professional mamtorgler. idk what im doing anymore lmao

[@cyanideA]

@@firewarrior8851 No, its in a tax clode which means he cant accept the glarded money

[@Sergei_WHY]

I don't understand, what do you mean by "glarding"? Please asciuntain.

[@porschedude7687]

@@Sergei_WHY Glarded money is money that has been shabambled and cannot be accepted by and sobility accounts in a tax clode. If the account is nobiliated, the tax clode is bypassed and the glarded money can be received.

[@drumsallday19]

There is absolutely no way I’ll ever fall for something like this. My computer and my passwords are glarded and I recently installed a clode on my webcam

[@waivx]

Cleverr

[@stupidsimmy]

not like they know how to hack into a real webcam anyway

[@SvobodovaEva]

@@stupidsimmy Unless they get access to your inoppolity certificate

[@stupidsimmy]

@@SvobodovaEva you say that like they're smart enough to know

[@_zeku]

@@stupidsimmy You'd be surprised at the coopherearion of these smughly individuals. Their cremous activites have only truenced with time.

[@Dynutka]

Really good video for people who don't have much time. Personally I prefer the longer ones, but I still enjoyed it. Stay safe!

[@AtomicShrimp]

Thanks - yeah, the idea with these is to serve as little explainer type videos, to supplement the main content (I get a lot of people asking about this or that type of scam, so the plan is to build up a little series of these I can just link to)

[@barbarosbozkurt758]

@@AtomicShrimp If you make this a KZbin Shorts More people would watch it

[@spacecat3198]

@@AtomicShrimp Good idea. And as someone with a naturally short attention span I struggle to control on many days this is a great idea. Though your "waffling" actually manages to keep my attention so well done.

[@Hierophant_Bean]

same here

[@Fyrefrye]

@@barbarosbozkurt758 Just left a comment saying this too. Shorts are viewed exponentially more often than other forms of videos and can also result in massive spikes of new viewers.

[@infpdreams]

The most embarrassing thing they could get from my webcam is unflattering, slouched images of me that make me look like my head is about a quarter of the size it actually is... while I stare into space and daydream.

[@pluto3194]

Jokes in them I'm too poor to afford a webcam... or a computer for that matter.

[@whocares269]

I got this scam once. Absolutely pooped myself until I realised the most embarrassing thing I do on my laptop is eat yogurts in the bath😅

[@archiebald4717]

Good god! Shocking!

[@technopoptart]

richard, is that you??!?!

[@kevfromnorwichUKGGKev]

Lmao !!

[@lukewarm1740]

I’d pay to see that.

[@othername1000]

please tell me it's not plugged in

[@spazzypengin]

I’ve gotten texts like that, threatening to expose me to my wife and family. Except I’m divorced, and I don’t talk to my family all that much. Just makes me think “Congratulations, you’ve turned my apathy into a strength.”

[@littlefox_100]

Lol haha

[@kwarra-an]

"OK"

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

"We recorded you doing stuff" - I didn't know that the webcam on my laptop could see through the black, plastic cover. Maybe they "hacked" that ability into the hardware. 🤷 But that still leaves the question of how it recorded me when the laptop is closed (I use an external monitor and keyboard and mouse) and off to the side. 🤔 Those are some super hacking skills. 🤯

[@voivod6871]

Pretty sure they mean doing stuff online

[@wtotheo]

@@voivod6871 nope.

[@stonedmountainunicorn9532]

I dont even have a webcam, i want to learn that kind of hacking skills man

[@wtotheo]

@@stonedmountainunicorn9532 yeah ikr. I received one a few years back, scared the shit out of me even though i’ve never had a webcam (desktop pc master race). I read my password, which I used for 100+ different websites and changed it right away. Now I use lastpass and 2FA for almost everything (important)!

[@likebot.]

LOL. I stepped on my laptop screen a couple of months back and had to do the same. Now the bandage covering my webcam is looking at the trackpad. I always used a wireless USB mouse and keyboard so it's no difference to me.

[@Aethereality]

No sleep for these folks, they’re always coming up with new crap

[@moogleking]

Greedy thieves yeah

[@yes0r787]

No rest for the wicked and the greedy.

[@maxi-me]

NO SLEEP TILL BROOKLYN!!!!

[@tornagawn]

I keep getting carp emails, something fishy going on...... I think they are doing it en porpoise!

[@hewgriffiths2092]

Most modern scams are due to a lack of glarding, be rest assured in this regard.

[@TechGorilla1987]

You have the wrong typ of account and need the proper verification form. Kindly fill up detals and forward form for paymen.

[@benhall2235]

What is glarding?

[@californium-2526]

I mean, if you "recorded" me playing with myself, somehow, you have probably liked the performance, right?

[@arthurdent4791]

Here I was thinking I'd procrastinate with one of your videos, and you intentionally throw me a time-saver! Hint taken

[@ahoy1014]

I'd love to see you cover some recipes in this format as well, could be great for more simple dishes to quickly gather up for a lunch

[@AtomicShrimp]

Interesting idea - thank you

[@justanotherviewer4821]

@@AtomicShrimp Yes, I agree with this idea by Ahoy, as long as it is just simpler recipes or food preparation, or perhaps cooking techniques. Unless you are spinning off with subatomic shrimp lol

[@MothraBlues]

@Atomic Shrimp No, please don't. That's NOT why I subbed here, & if I end up with a bunch of cooking recipes clogging my "feed", then I'll likely unsub. However, as I don't wanna be TOO much of a godawful 'wet weekend' 😞, may I humbly suggest making an affiliate "Cooking With Atomic Shrimp" channel, should you go the "Naked Chef" way? Cheers, & keep up the great work - channels like yours provide an invaluable service, & if I ever have ANY spare change (I'm on a fixed Invalid's Benefit, but live in hope*), I'd happily support your channel. But for now, those thanks will have to suffice, good sir! 👍☺️👍 (*That's a suburb of Wellington, NZ, haha) (Edited for grammar)

[@MothraBlues]

P.S: This scam happened to me a few yearzago - I admit I did crap myself at first (NOT because the porn I'd been watching was nasty and/or illegal, I hasten to add), but obviously because I thought I may have indeed been hacked (though the fact they only revealed they had ONE of my passwords kind of gave that game away). However, I hadn't just joined the World-Wide Web yesterday either, & had reasonable faith in my home computer security set-up (though of course I DID run extra virus scans, etc). One thing I DID know for sure, was to NOT to do ANYTHING these evil scumbags requested of me, but it was a slightly nerve-wracking couple of weeks nonetheless!

[@tealwashablemarker8886]

@@MothraBlues i know these are just youtube comments but you’re quite a captivating crafter of text, i must say

[@alexanderleuchte5132]

How that guy recorded me through the covered up webcam doing things i don't do, really had mystified me for a while... lol

[@poppedweasel]

Yeah, I had one of these emails a few years ago. I demanded cash money for my performance he had been enjoying.

[@LeesaDeAndrea]

I keep my webcam covered too. And I don't look at porn.

[@SvobodovaEva]

@@LeesaDeAndrea liar

[@valpro4604]

@@poppedweasel Did he pay you the cash money?

[@poppedweasel]

@@valpro4604 Sadly, no. :( And what a performance it was.

[@ABoyNamedCharlotte]

i love how creative you are, constantly able to take a new spin on the same topic, and always aiming to educate and be helpful

[@MarkW_]

What, a video without the waffle? I'm here specifically for the waffle! ;) Seriously, great video and thanks for informing people.

[@peoplethesedaysberetarded]

“I have a tendency to waffle.” Yes. And I come here with butter and syrup. The waffle is the best part, typically. :)

[@emmadouglas3383]

I love this:)

[@neophobicnyctophile8264]

I'll bring the fresh coffee!

[@mr.personalspace7831]

I’d be happy to see more whambam scam crash courses.

[@tealwashablemarker8886]

i second this

[@Scum42]

I actually got this scam, pretty recently. It did in fact include a real password of mine that I hadn't used for over a decade, but I'm proud to say I immediately recognized it as fraud and not a real threat. I did make sure that there was nowhere left that used that old password, however. I'd like to think that your videos were what helped me to identify this as fake so quickly. So thanks!

[@igorszamaszow171]

That kind of video where you can start writing a comment while not even being halfway through, yet by the time you will be finished with your writing, the video will be over as well.

[@jonathanrichards593]

> start writing a comment while not even being halfway through I don't understand people who do that. Surely it's better to see everything that's in the video, and then to check the comments to see if someone has already said what you wanted to mention. This is especially true here, where Atomic Shrimp tells us that he reads *all* the comments.

[@danieledwards3376]

Also, if you are worried about the unlikely possibility of something like that happening for real, maybe cover/unplug webcams when not using them.

[@PlanetXtreme]

And if you're really worried, do the same with your mobile device. Never point it somewhere awkward (don't forget, most have a front and back facing camera), or just cover it up.

[@Quenlin]

One humorous way to deal with these is to say "So you admit that you're in possession of child pornography?" while CCing it to a (fake) FBI site. I do this on my burner emails I use to harvest spam domains.

[@TyroneBruinsmaFilms]

My father once got this scam...my father who literally uses computers so little my mother does all his emails. So yeah. These scams are never true

[@waivx]

So your dad goes on adult websites?

[@TyroneBruinsmaFilms]

@@waivx he doesn't even know how

[@SvobodovaEva]

@@TyroneBruinsmaFilms keep telling yourself that

[@technopoptart]

@@SvobodovaEva he's telling the truth. his mum is the one who knows how to log into brazzers

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@SvobodovaEva If he never uses a computer, it's perfectly possible he really doesn't know that.

[@miguelribeiro1592]

I'm a simple man. If I see a new video from Atomic Shrimp, I click the Like button before playing the video.

[@Quick_Fix]

You should use that button with care: it could be a scam, you know. 😋

[@shineq_]

Whenever I see those emails I'm almost tempted to reply with a "joke's on you, I'm into that", but I know that they'll never respond

[@mikedrop4421]

This is cool. You didn't use the new "short" ultra short form feature youtube is pushing to compete with Tik-Tok, IG, FB and such. With a bit of tweaking this would be the perfect series for that.

[@staalman1226]

I got one of these emails relatively recently - I have never used the password they gave before. Thanks for spreading awareness about this stuff. My grandparents were almost scammed before I started watching, but luckily my grandma was suspicious long enough to break the scam. They claimed that "their oldest grandson" was in jail.

[@staalman1226]

@@AleksLehti No I'm not. The oldest was in a different time zone and so he couldn't answer their phone call.

[@lovecats6856]

Haha. If my parents' oldest gr-son was in jail then he deserved it.

[@LeesaDeAndrea]

I got one of those grandma calls. I don't have kids much less grandkids.

[@tornagawn]

Visited elderly friends in the UK a few (pre COVID) years ago...we’re in NZ. Whilst there they git a Microsoft support call, so I had a fun time stringing them along...’ok, it’s showing an error message...shall I spell it for you? It says p.....I....s...s...o...f...f...’ Also ‘no, but there’s a key with an apple with a bite out of it’

[@megan2162]

I like it when you waffle! That said, this is a great idea-easily watchable and sharable. I hope this will be a regular series!

[@karenramnath9993]

I enjoy the waffling too 😁

[@DaMu24]

Personally, I enjoy when he pancakes.

[@yes0r787]

Is it too much to hope for canned waffles one day?

[@YukoValis]

I find these emails hilarious personally. I don't have a webcam, and normally the passwords they show I haven't used in 10 years or more.

[@AtomicShrimp]

Working in IT, it was always weird when someone came to ask about one of these - always VERY keen to emphatically explain that 'it must be a mistake because I don't even visit those sort of web sites...'

[@peetiegonzalez1845]

@@AtomicShrimp Nobody visits those sort of web sites. They're too popular.

[@YukoValis]

@@AtomicShrimp same here. but since being an IT means acting professional, I wouldn't judge or bring it up. I would just provide the information they needed and explained the scam.

[@AtomicShrimp]

yeah, it was like that for me too - them falling over themselves trying to explain what they never do. Me falling over myself to say 'of course, of course - these are just sent at random'

[@LindaGailLamb.0808]

🤣🤣🤣 Probably "those sites" aren't above selling a list of email addresses - or at least, are regular targets of hackers to obtain said lists. Simple solution: really DON'T use those sites... But if you do, be aware you may be making yourself a target for those scams.

[@deadadam666]

can you do the delete the email and carry shrimp logo as a tshirt or something lol

[@AtomicShrimp]

What about: BAIT SCAMS and OPEN CANS

[@Klokomotivet]

@@AtomicShrimp I would buy that shirt immediately

[@DaMu24]

@@AtomicShrimp BS&OC

[@deadadam666]

@@AtomicShrimp i feel a strong line of mech on the horizon (shut up and take my money)

[@Sarah-ev1gj]

@@AtomicShrimp yes please!

[@WDC_OSA]

When I was visiting my parents, my mother got one of these emails and immediately flagged me over, before reading the whole thing. The opening threat about her password being stolen really worried her. Then I read the sextortion part to her until she was in tears laughing.

[@Avapieces]

Another thing to note is this type of Sextortion scams also occur as popups on websites, might not necessarily be via email only. NEVER FALL FOR IT!

[@masterplusmargarita]

My mother almost fell for one of these with a popup claiming to be from the police. Luckily instead of following its instructions she took the laptop to an actual police station where they cleared up that it was a scam.

[@fanime1]

@@masterplusmargarita that's strangely sweet and wholesome

[@Liessssssssssss]

I got an email like that once. I was reallty frightened by it until I realised they couldn't possibly have recorded anything because I had never visited 'adult websites' and my computer was shite, the camera was broken.

[@ondank]

This is such a great idea as a resource to explain to people what they are looking at. Sometimes it's just more convincing coming from someone else

[@karenramnath9993]

Yes, backup validation!

[@johnfaber100]

I got one of those e-mails myself. The password in it, however, came from when I partially fell for a phishing e-mail, so there's definitely some intertrading going on

[@voidify3]

One time a scammer sent this email to the university emails of hundreds of students at my university- but they screwed up and put us all in the “to” field instead of BCC, so everyone could see the email was mass-sent, and people were laughing at the scam and memeing on the scammer in the reply-alls. Constant email notifications for a week. I think it might have specifically been a stolen mailing list of Information Technology students as well so extra comedy

[@StefanyDjuba]

I've got one of those before, weirdly from my own email(as in, the sender). Don't know how they did it, but what I did know was that it was fake because I am a celibate lol

[@molybdomancer195]

scammers and hackers can change the email address the email appears to come from. I once got a load of messages about an undeliverable piece of spam that supposedly came from my work email address. It hadn't but I worried I would get angry replies. All I ever got were the bounced messages

[@StefanyDjuba]

@@molybdomancer195 that's reassuring. The only thing that got me worried was that the hacker had access in my email

[@pineappleroad]

@@molybdomancer195 I remember that my sister once came across a free forum creator thingy, and the most interesting thing about it was that whenever a forum user was sent an automated email about a forum that had been created using it, the email would appear to have come from the person who created the forum

[@superpowerbella9313]

Great job on the video - brief, yet detailed. I could actually see this video being used in places of education (hopefully with your permission and not just stolen)

[@fabianweber6937]

"..60 seconds of your time.." -video is 1:49min long

[@AtomicShrimp]

I knew someone would

[@Arjomatic]

I like this format of quick, educational videos that get to the point and the summary graphic at the top was great 😊👍🏽

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

But I like your waffles. Both the ones you cook and the ones you say.

[@DaMu24]

He cooked waffles?

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

@@DaMu24 i dont think he did on the channel. But it is largely a joke.

[@louisgilliland6617]

Scammers don't have the time to sit there and watch what you get up to, so the threat is totally false. These emails could be sent to many tens of thousands of people and in most cases won't even be read by the recipient, as they'll usually be directed to your junk mail folder or even be sent to inactive email accounts. They work on the principal that if you throw enough at something eventually it'll stick. If only one in a thousand people respond, then it's already worth it for the scammer, as it takes very little effort to send out thousands of emails . So when an email of this type uses a time constraint, then this is a completely false threat. However, I have heard of more advanced versions of this scam being discussed on Reddit, where the victim has been coerced into a video call by a catfish to later find out their entire interaction was recorded.

[@thany3]

These e-mails also usually include something like "if you ask for proof, I will expose you" because such e-mail never contains any proof whatsoever. The absence of proof further reduces how genuine a threat it is. I mean if you really want someone to pay up, you'd include some stills of the supposed webcam footage, wouldn't you.

[@donpalmera]

I think using passwords from data breach databases is pretty cunning really. If it wasn't for that when I first saw these I would have laughed and deleted them within a few seconds.. but actually having something that is linked to my email address was interesting. The silly hacker talk in the emails gave me a laugh.

[@xpdobrada]

I received one of these a few days ago... Luckily I'm someone who knows what was going on, but I can imagine a person without that much instruction falling for one of these.

[@somebuddy2162]

I got one of these. I do not have a webcam or any other way I could have been recorded. They also asked for more money than I had. I had a good chuckle

[@jacobsammon]

Fabulous video! I can see this being really useful (though slightly embarrassing haha) for less computer literate relatives.

[@An.Individual]

The first time I got this type of email, I must admit I was REALLY worried. Then I realised I don't have a webcam so it must be BS. And of course it was.

[@lovecats6856]

I never have to worry as I don't watch that garbage. My first husband was highly addicted to it, and that was before internet

[@amyinalaska2823]

THIS!! I have had LITERALLY dozens of various forms of this email. I have not been concerned since the beginning because I have done absolutely nothing that they claim I’ve been doing. It makes my blood boil, that they could be getting other people who are not aware of these type of scams.

[@tornagawn]

Well how do you think I feel, as a single male with unilateral biceps hypertrophy? Threatened! (Joking...honest....well, my biceps are normal)

[@Fyrefrye]

Honestly, you talk fast enough and write scripts well enough that you could probably fit more videos like this into the KZbin Short format, which I feel would be of great use. People are more likely to watch and share videos they don't feel are unobtrusively long. This might allow your helpful videos reach those who need to hear them, but would otherwise avoid the longer videos you've made.

[@Briikaaz]

I have received one of these emails (in my spam folder (big surprise)) a few weeks ago. I immediately went through all my passwords, changing the offending password, and deleted the email. I'm relieved to hear that I acted correctly.

[@caryrodda]

I always make sure my passwords are glarded. :)

[@MarkW_]

Yes, it is always quident to use to use glarded passwords on elocratonics devices.

[@badsenseofhumor]

Atomic Shrimp, What are your thoughts about the subreddit r/scams?

[@GRBtutorials]

I once received a similar kind of scam email, claiming they had my entire HDD’s contents... yeah, like you’ve managed to upload 1.5 TB of data with a 1 Mb/s upload speed without me noticing.

[@LAPISTime25]

I remember I got this email scam when I was about 11, back when I tried to be a model child, so as you might imagine I was very confused.

[@whiteknightcat]

Possible reply to scammer: "Dear [insert scammer name here] - It is to be expected that I was perusing the website you speak of, as I am the owner. Instead of sending you the payment you requested, I will go one better and include the link to your e-mail in all future videos I produce. Sincerely yours, John B. Warosa"

[@aserta]

1. every time i get these, i'm laughing my ass off, because my laptop doesn't have neither a camera nor a microphone (removed) 2. what a shit company google is, for losing our old passwords, and then they ask us to fork over our identity to view " " adult " " videos on youtube either giving our personal ID or credit card (with the comment that they say that legally they can hold unto that information for only 14 days, yeah, like i'll believe that from the company that during their street view campaign stole, information from every net point they could leach on. Can you believe the nerve of these legal appearing thieves?) Those of you that are not "branded" by google yet, can't even see a simple South Park clip of Randy varnishing his meat, saying "aww fuck yeah", because it's under strict "community guidelines". Which is how i found out about this new extortion scheme Google has setup because of a new European level law (including UK, i believe, despite the marriage issues). Christ, what a shit show. Edit: i know it's google that got egg on their face, because the account has never been used for anything else other than youtube and first grade family messaging. GOOGLE, got hacked. Pathetic. This happened twice, because the first time i got that scam message it had an older password, and the next two times i got it, it was the new-old password i put on because i decided to play it safe.

[@BranEspin]

*Help me, please Atomic Shrimp* I am very worried about a topic that I saw in your videos. I haven't slept in days, all I do is thinking about this issue and my wife is starting to question my mental sanity. So, please tell me: Were the funds glarded in any way?

[@tankinator451]

Lol I’ve been getting emails like this for a few years now. I know you said don’t respond to them, but my go to response is always “Oh good, I could never figure out how to record myself while I was having a wank while keeping my tabs open. Glad that someone got it on video, go right ahead and post the video, I’m sure millions of people will be happy to finally see me choke the chicken” Usually doesn’t get a response, but it is always fun when one does respond and keep trying to milk the payment.

[@pawel8365]

But I like waffle, with a side of shrimp.

[@Ripplin]

I got one of these a few years ago, and knew it was nonsense. However, it did indeed have an alarmingly alarming section about a password, one with a string of numbers I tended to use a lot. It prompted me to change my passwords at all my frequently visited/important sites, which I should have done by that point anyway, so...thanks, scammer? :p

[@rileygoddard7181]

There was once about two years ago where I got this email. It was from an email address that used my same email nickname, but the address was off by one character. He claimed he hacked my computer and sent me an email from my own address. I almost believed it, and I was worried the info might actually be sent out, which would've been difficult to explain to my VERY Catholic family. It was a good thing I looked twice, and even better that I've been avoiding that part of the internet for at least a year now.

[@sethmcavoy1800]

There's a more elaborate variation of this as well. You'll get a message from a "girl" on a dating site or social media who'll either send you (usually unsolicited) nudes or ask for some of you (usually after getting your phone number). The next day you get a call or message from her "father", claiming the girl you were talking to was a minor and you'll be taken to court unless you agree to pay for her therapy. Of course, the daughter was the scammer all along, the pictures are of the scammer's ex or screenshots from a payed porn site, and you're not going to court. These scammers are usually from the same country as their victims though, so it can be scary as hell when they call and don't have a thick Indian or Nigerian accent.

[@ricos1497]

I got one of these recently, so I uploaded a video of myself self-pleasuring to both my instagram and facebook accounts thus beating the scammer at his own game. He hasn't emailed since. In your face, scammer.

[@spugintrntl]

I used to get these all the time. Not so much anymore... I kind of miss them honestly. They were good for a laugh.

[@Roger14540]

My mother’s Email received such an email once, she is over 75 and my father manages her Emails. My father replied and asked for the video since he just thought it was a prank.

[@voxelbugged]

When I get e-mails like this, I usually tell them that they sent a blank email. They usually don't reply because it's a bot sending these, but sometimes very rarely a human is sending these manually and they get really confused.

[@ExecutorQ3]

I would add one thing - before deleting said email, copy the bitcoin wallet address and report it (there are at least couple of sites wherr you can do that), why not make it harder for those sh*tbags, right? You would also see other reports for searched/reported wallet there (and see that you're not alone with that bs).

[@justanotherviewer4821]

haha, I think Jim Browning should try this on a scammer... instead of the password, have the exact real full name of the scammer and address of the call centre :D

[@lisas8614]

I got multiple e-mails with that and I was bemused because I had taped up my webcam for quite some time now and it somehow is broken as well, so good luck trying to film me.

[@Jarewill]

I remember getting an email with this exact type of scam Funniest thing was: The password part was blank, completely empty Like they forgot to put anything there or even remove that part from the template

[@jacko8603]

i had this hahahaha my heart fell through my floor when i saw a password i had used before but yeah just throw it in the bin i have 2fa set up and not registered to any sites etc so it was ruled out garbage. hope you and jenny are well :) and im in a montage of watching your videos lately. don’t know what it is about them they’re just better than anything els at the moment

[@satopika]

Thanks for giving us this information. I didn't have time for a longer video today, so this bite sized video was great!

[@H_dlen]

I had one of these and it was showing a previous password of mine. Albeit one I hadn't used in years. What made it clear to me it was a scam was they mentioned they had recorded webcam footage. Which was Interesting since I dont have a webcam.

[@gwenelsa8757]

Love your "waffling" videos! Passwords changed!

[@james-5560]

You are in my relaxation time, I'm not desperate to complete something in 60 seconds when I'm on my relaxation time.

[@meghan9436]

I got that exact email probably several years ago, just without the password. I ignored it, and nothing happened. Glad that you covered this.

[@theonlybilge]

I've received two of this type, both said the exact same thing, and also said "(nice taste!)"

[@martijnalblas1761]

one of these had me terribly panicked once. I truly am naive :/ ended up not paying a cent thanks to my parents who instantly smelled the scam

[@simonsaysrewind]

This nutshell spam is something bbc watchdog or similar morning shows should employ you for .

[@CityofButterfly]

I got an email like this the other day. Luckily I was able to notice some of its BS (the scammer claimed to have hacked into my webcam and microphone even though I almost never even plug those into my PC).

[@sfmedic100]

What software did you use to put the progress bar at the top of the video? It looks great.

[@AtomicShrimp]

Kind of embarrassing... I made two versions of the progress bar as powerpoint slides, exported them as PNG, then just overlaid one on the other in Davinci Resolve, and keyframed the cropping of one to reveal the other

[@EddoFoxy]

My actual, verbatim response to the title of this video was "come again?" which I think is pretty funny. Also, I like your waffling.

[@elcastorgrande]

The first one is scary for a moment. But then "DON'T PANIC" takes over, and toss it. But I imagine a lot of people got scammed.

[@Red5rainbow]

My mom got an email like that once and it had her real password in it but she knew the threat wasn’t real since she never goes on adult sites like that

[@MakarovFox]

i recive a couple of this and is funny because i the time the mail arrive i was using a pc whit no camera plus i wasn't doing nothing like this, so i said that guy to send it and give me a copy

[@2punk]

You should look into posting in the KZbin shorts section for videos like this it can make your channel blow up

[@dragonbornhk]

But i like your waffle'ing! 😢, still great information tho

[@kensmyth1663]

Oh the sablity, oh the inoppolity. Won't someone glard us?

[@TakeWalker]

You could probably go two minutes and not have to rush so much, but I highly appreciate this format. :D Get that info out there quickly!

[@TheWalrusWasDanny]

Have found a scam on "Words with friends" it's a scrabble type game on FB...scammer trys befriending elderly players...or pretends to be attractive with a nicked profile photo..and then sends the player messages "Hello" "How are You"...you can tell they're scammers as they are crap at playing the game!! Danny

[@suorastas1]

Shrimp: Your time is valuable Me: See this is where you’re wrong mate

[@DrJakesVeryBritishReviews]

These scams have been around a while. I made a video on it in 2018, including my favourite scammer line that they'd recorded me "fishing with my zipper trout".

[@hyperflint]

I recently checked bitcoin adress from one of these emails and found out, that people are actually paying them tons of money. One email contained even 850$ bill for "data deletion", and scammer's bitcoin account history contained 5 transactions from victims. It's just crazy to think, how people can be easily manipulated

[@amicaaranearum]

Gullibility and the desire to avoid embarrassment are a potent combination.

[@marauder7575]

The funny thing is that I got this kind of email telling me that I was recorded when I was watching adult videos...I don't even have a webcam installed :))

[@ferociousgumby]

And never click on links.

[@zleep9182]

I appreciate this type of video, but I do enjoy your brand of “waffling”, is it possible you could make more in-depth scam type analysis videos in addition to these more utilitarian ones? Either way, keep up the great content.

[@jgal7979]

Would love to see you go out of your way to bait a scammer using this tactic. Great video as always

[@MysteriousKammm]

Great idea! A short video that can easily be send to people who might not know about this/ who we feel might be at risk of falling for this type of scam/scams in general. The lenght make it easier to digest and more approchable i think.

[@AtomicShrimp]

That's what I'm hoping - like "[insert title of hapless relative], just watch this - it's only a minute" type of thing.