The Surprising Return Of John Barosa (Scambaiting - also FAQ: aren't you wasting your own time?)

Here's a very standard advance fee email scam originating apparently from Dubai, but what will happen when our old friend intrudes? - Mr Barrister John Barosa (or is it Warosa?), from Nigeria.
John Barosa/Warosa was the scammer from this other video: • OK - Let's Tell The Sc...
In this episode, we will also look at the question: Aren't you just wasting your own time with this?
The talented singer, songwriter, composer and musician in this video is Eric Castiglia - you can find him here: www.fiverr.com...
He also has his own KZbin channel here: / supercast
In case you have questions about my scambaiting videos or efforts, you might find the answer below:
Why do scammers promise such big rewards, and demand relatively small fees? - • Bringing Scammers Toge...
Is it just old people who get scammed? - • Just say 'WHAT?' to Sc...
Why are scammers frequently 'Reverend'? - • We Probably Mean Harm ...
Can you help me recover money from scammers? - • OK... There Is No Adva...
Has Atomic Shrimp been scammed before? Is this all about revenge? - • What the Heck is a Cle...
Why are the scams so badly written? (Also do stupid people deserve to be scammed?) - • I'm Just Mad About SAF...
Why do the scammers ask for personal details (that they don't seem to use)? - • A Little Nonsense Now ...
Why don't you scam the scammers? - • John Warosa: Redemptio...
Are you helping scammers to get better at scamming? - • John Barosa: Resurrect...
Why not tell the scammers to deduct the fee from the prize? - • The John Warosa Legacy...
Who is John Warosa/Barosa? - • The John Warosa Legacy...
Did you steal your script, or steal or the idea of scambaiting from someone else? • OK There Is An Imposto...
Why don't you make more/only scambaiting videos? • OK Let's Cross The Str...
If the scammers want Steam/Google Play/iTunes cards, are they kids/gamers? • Let's Create One Big U...
Can I send you scam emails for you to bait? • Let's Try Continual De...
How can I get started scambaiting? • John Barosa Rides Agai...
Why do you blur the scammers' email addresses? • Making A Nuisance Of M...
Why don't you read the scammer's emails in an Indian Accent? • Let's Get Wholesome Wi...
Why don't you report these scammers to the police? • Let's Try A Series Of ...
Are these stories real? • The Scammers Who Dumpe...
How do people even fall for scams? • The Scammers Who Dumpe...
How do people even fall for scams? (Revisited): • OK - Seems Legit (Scam...
How safe is scambaiting? • OK - Let's Try Speedru...
How do you Receive so many scam emails? • The Least Credible Sca...
Aren't you just wasting your time? • The Surprising Return ...
The music at around the 2 minute mark is Butterflies In Love by Sir Cubworth (KZbin Audio Library)

[@Jeff-ku9bq]

Can I buy/download that song? The one about barrister John Warosa (of which there is no soul like him)

[@AtomicShrimp]

Eric is going to host a download link on his channel - subscribe to Eric so you don't miss it! kzbin.info

[@jreverie7018]

Atomic Shrimp awesome thankyou!

[@tatertatertatertatertater]

Yes please, that was beautiful!

[@Mysticalzelda]

Omg I love it xD

[@onerandomguy7989]

I need it!!!

[@TransSappho]

The way he keeps insisting he’s elderly and that’s he’s not a little boy completely unprompted makes him sound like 3 kids in a trench coat running a scam

[@morgansearle3912]

Gotta supplement that income from the business factory somehow

[@icehot900]

Legendary comment .

[@elle-iza]

🤣

[@redemption5763]

Exactly what i was thinking

[@SkKedDy]

Withinashes No he says he no little kid he elderly man. So why he lie? He is very seriios.

[@BubbleIsSoCool]

His email is 1%= usefull information 99%= "i am an adult"

[@jondunmore4268]

Fully 23% of it is "the soul called Mr. Barrister John Warosa..."

[@linachen5011]

Y E S

[@kikwi8761]

actually it's "I am an elderly, not small boy."

[@yefrrr]

25% I am an adult I'm not a kid 25% This is not a scam 50% Do not write with the soul called Mr Barrister John Warosa

[@mrmacedon]

You got that right, brother!

[@eukarya_]

His obsession with him not being a small boy makes me think he is a small boy indeed.

[@stw9362]

He's an old man in the body of a small boy

[@afernandez9579]

@@stw9362 he's a catholic priest?

[@Avery-nm1lc]

@@afernandez9579 oh no

[@TARS..]

@@afernandez9579 I....

[@summushieremiasclarkson4700]

@@afernandez9579 kek

[@NoriMori1992]

Getting him to say "I beg you" multiple times in one e-mail was the icing on the cake.

[@SluggishRain]

“i will not beg”

[@planescaped]

His final email should've been rubbing that in his face, but alas, these are the perfect things we only notice in hindsight.

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

@@SluggishRain Foreshadowing is a narrative device that...

[@-psilo-9071]

I am a fully mature man who knows his left and right. Stop acting like you're talking to a small boy.

[@davidhendrickson6678]

I was scammed into thinking that John Barosa was actually back.

[@jondunmore4268]

He WAS back.... in SOUL.

[@MacroTheMans]

Yeah, he meant in our soul John Barosa came back.

[@s3mer2.02]

David Hendrickson he is

[@SuikaKiyou]

@@MalJums Is that a JoJo and hermitcraft reference?

[@P1ectrum]

@@SuikaKiyou I believe so. If those names originated somewhere else I am unaware. Please understand i am not a small boy and know my right from my left.

[@nightlord531]

"There is nobody like John Barosa" John Warosa: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@joeschmoe3202]

That's Rev John Warosa to you!

[@ja-vishaara]

@@joeschmoe3202 No, it's Rev John Barosa, not Warosa

[@AhsokaTanoTheWhite]

Let us not talk anymore about the soul called Mr Barrister John Barosa.

[@Kumquat57]

Brandon Lowe he literally made that joke in the video

[@pablo2495]

LTplayz I think that was kinda the point.

[@kieranoryan]

'I will not beg'....5 emails later 'I beg you'... priceless

[@scobra5941]

3X he begged.

[@JoeMama-np8vi]

@@scobra5941 4X

[@MoralesCorner]

I've been on a binge watch in this channel and I think this is the one scammer he really managed to broke down to pieces lol

[@EraidFreefire]

XD thisbwas pretty priceless!

[@kato_08_m]

Brooo😂😂😂💀

[@CheeseYourself]

i love that these people are always like "i am NOT a little boy i am ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE years old" like they're trying to get onto a naughty website

[@centruuxx]

It's like he said it once by e-mails! That's so crazy nobody say that so many times...

[@crakkych]

it's like they are 12 y.o. and are trying to buy an 18+ game at gamestop or smth

[@locrianphantom3547]

@@crakkychWhen I was 12 I was wayyyy smarter than that behavior.

[@crakkych]

@@locrianphantom3547 i think most of us were. i didn't even buy games back then, i pirated them (because in my country, even though it is illegal, nobody cares because no one monitors internet traffic)

[@n00bxl71]

I am not a small boy

[@adelehare8495]

Ladies, if he: -contacts you about urgent transactions -is an elderly man -is not a small boy -knows his left from right -will not beg -does not know anything about the soul called Mr Barrister John Warosa That’s not your man, that’s Mr. Karim

[@joeq1165]

-not a small boi

[@TheRealRingwanderung]

-if he's your brother

[@ayamgorengspicy3x]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I laughed so bad when you wrote dats Mr Karim instead a scam or something related lmao

[@moilar7985]

I laughed so hard trying to read this out loud

[@pronectar6866]

- has had a meeting about 2 hours ago with Mohammed Hassan

[@torpidangel]

beginning: i will not beg. end: i beg you- character growth

[@youknownothing9556]

He’s growing, just backwards.

[@eclecticsoffy]

@@youknownothing9556 I wanted to write that

[@CLK944]

what do you mean growth? he's an elderly man not a small boy, he can't grow

[@youknownothing9556]

@Why am I alive? growth is better, because the comment said growth, but you still understood the reference.

[@sayo-nara7900]

character shrink

[@MrMichealHouse]

John Barosa? I love it when the writers bring back season 1 characters.

[@jarredjdh]

Mr. House ikr

[@kordami28]

No, it's Warosa.

[@sparexcalibur]

@@kordami28 No, it's Barosa

[@sci_pain3409]

Infinite Random No, it’s Warosa

[@rachelstocker8806]

No it’s Warosa using Barosa’s email, they work in the same office.

[@Oi-fo1wt]

I have to appreciate how, no matter the video, the names “Barosa” and “Warosa” are always different in the thumbnail and the video title. Props.

[@jetorixjones]

There is no soul like this, please do not speak of him

[@indecision3835]

I beg you don't speak about the soul called Mr Barrister John Warosa

[@PomadaGaming]

AAHAHAHHAHHA

[@treesuhhh]

@@indecision3835LMFAOOO

[@skyferrari]

i noticed that too lol that's what makes it even funnier

[@MrDoubleJ2012]

"I am a elderly and not a kid." Seriously, listening to this guy repeat that he is not a small boy is like listening to Cleverbot explain that it's not a robot.

[@lastchance1829]

"I am a adult that knows his left and right" (or something like that) what does that have to do with being an adult?

[@lifeispotato7804]

@@lastchance1829 It's an idiom we use in arabic, it just means that he knows what he's doing. Most of what he's saying would kind of have a meaning if you translated it to arabic (which i assume is his first language), but it's still painfully obvious that he's just a kid.

[@meistrMR]

@@lifeispotato7804 Yep, VERY obvious he is a kid, with all those grammatical errors.

[@kirkb0t]

He is like three kids in a trenchcoat

[@lucase.5038]

@@meistrMR assuming his first language is arabic, he could have those grammatical errors and not be a kid but hes probably a kid

[@Irraptured]

"The Soul Called Mr. Barrister John Warosa" sounds like a really cool title for a book or movie.

[@thesoulcalledmrbarristerjo1091]

No! Don't put my brother in there

[@Ephemeral_Style985]

The soul called Mr Barrister John Barosa, but there is supposed to be no one like you!!!?!?! How do you exist

[@Nouno470]

The Return of Mr. Barrister John Warosa: The Soul

[@Nouno470]

@@thesoulcalledmrbarristerjo1091 your pfp would be the cover for the movie or book

[@jeremyjuggler511]

@@thesoulcalledmrbarristerjo1091 Barosa? What are you doinf? This isnt your personal account or is this scam impersonator?!

[@ASuspiciousCrab]

He keeps saying he's "Elderly" and "not a small boy" He is 100% a 13 year old

[@cloudy6130]

Mayve even younger, probably around 12

[@mmmirei]

13 and 14 year olds are more aware of their grammar than this guy lol

[@ApexGale]

@@mmmirei not when you're a 15 year old in a country where english is not the first language

[@squirrelcoom]

He writes the way I did when I was 14 (I started to learn english around that age) and I'm still struggling with it at 23, these videos make me feel way better about my english

[@floreroafloreril1458]

No he a elderly not a small boy he dosent play small boy games he is serius and an elderly and not a small boy

[@mikem2849]

I love how whenever they refer to Warosa, they always, ALWAYS, say "the soul called Mr Barrister John Warosa." It's like when your parents are mad at you and they call you by your full name. "The soul called Mr Barrister John Warosa, get your butt in this house RIGHT NOW!"

[@saschamayer4050]

Maybe that's because he's a small boy?

[@emmanuelvargas296]

@@saschamayer4050 OK

[@Shizoeid]

@@emmanuelvargas296 OK

[@mikesantiago14]

@@Shizoeid OK

[@CiscoWes]

@@saschamayer4050 Now you are playing games,you do not take me seriously. I am an elderly man. Okay?

[@sillygoose2878]

Abdul hadi: Is an elderly man Is a trustworthy worthy person Is not a small boy Knows his right from his left

[@Revelation6_7-8]

You got that right. My brother.

[@drakerapper8050]

Is your brother

[@Findalfen]

I read it in "sk8er boi" song voice and it was awesome!

[@MadCircle01]

It all checks out.

[@johnrosie9769]

Silly Goose good enough for me..now where do I send the check?

[@DeadwingDork]

wow I get not liking a guy, but calling him the disease is just rude.

[@safemoondan6638]

DeadwingDork I’m pretty sure he meant “deceased”

[@clockworkalmond1032]

The Scammer Chronicles is this an r/wooosh? or did you get it and just wanted to add an explanation to the joke?

[@safemoondan6638]

another troubled person it’s an r/whoosh. I didn’t get it at first.

[@Da_Swifta]

The Scammer Chronicles at least you admitted it. I can respect that.

[@TheSpark717]

oh fuck, love your vids

[@MuchWhittering]

I don't understand. Does John Barosa know you're using his email address? That sort of thing would get me fired at my job.

[@kordami28]

Love it

[@zionrios2205]

Yes!!!!! This comment is flawless

[@quippits3201]

For any future commenters, this is a reference to an older video and not simply dumb confusion.

[@Amethystar]

And I'm reading it in AtomicShrimp's voice, which only makes that comment better.

[@samuelthecamel]

OK

[@Cantu-tn8ul]

On my tombstone I want it to say “My brother, I am an elderly.”

[@FairyLiquid69]

be rest assured, I am not a small boy

[@filipbitala2624]

@@FairyLiquid69do not bring confusing here

[@andrewcarlson4484]

Why do the scammers always write like they are angels from the Bible. “Be not afraid as this is no scam”

[@error13376]

Be rest assured

[@kittyb5743]

It probably helps them sometimes in exploiting people who have a close relationship with God, but are too trusting/naive to know they're lying sometimes. It's definitely not believable if you're smart and you know of scammers and their tricks, but an unassuming person who thinks they're acting in a biblical way will probably be less fortunate and fall for their evil tricks. Sucks that people resort to that to make a living instead of doing honest work and not exploiting the poor people who do fall for that.

[@scifigrl23]

If I am not mistaken, they have a polite form of Arabic when writing emails. So I assume they think we do the same in English.

[@D3nz3lCr0ck3r]

You just answered your question, mate. They want to pass such image to their victims, in order to gain their trust.

[@sir_lactose4106]

Depending on where they are from, it might have been they way they learned English.

[@SkyRockBH]

“I am not a boy I am an elderly man” “I am an elder” “I am not a small boy” dude NO ONE ASKED

[@Equios]

:(

[@Claricio]

@@Equios 😂😂😂

[@ChannelMiner]

@@lwithat6526 not really a woosh, You should be getting wooshed.

[@fastgunnns3881]

Bill nye the commie spy

[@torleah]

oooh sorry bud they uno reverse whoosed you

[@frostcrackle2374]

"I beg you" "I will not beg" I just died right there, completely forgot that he said that. Props on remembering that. The best jokes are the unexpected ones.

[@AtomicShrimp]

While I was communicating him, when I hit the 'I will not beg' point, it became pretty much a challenge to make him beg

[@IceHeartAlpha]

top 10 plot twists of all time

[@Poppipower]

Checkov’s beggar

[@Itsprincesweets]

*piano noises*

[@Itsprincesweets]

9:20 timestamp

[@melissaburris7606]

Out of all the scam baiting videos, this one is the best. This scammer’s writing style is quite different from most and somehow his dishonest personality more entertaining. Sentences like “I am a trustworthy worthy person”, “I am a mature man who knows his left and right” are pure gold!

[@bobmcguffin5706]

“I am happy to be an elderly man, like you” is a legendary line

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Where did he learn English? The 12th century? "The soul called John Barosa." Who calls people souls? I pray that yonder harlot doth maketh haste onto my dingus.

[@duffman18]

When he says "the soul called John Barosa" he means "the so-called John Barosa"

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

@@duffman18 Ah, that's it.

[@dagaminking8272]

hahaha

[@Dra3oon]

He the is using the google translate from a the of a l different language the obvious the yes of using the translate so do no transfer your money to wrong the account do not transfer the payment on his instruction this evening Sorry, was listening to the video...

[@blucky_yt]

I think he doesn't even know English, most mistakes are the likes of Google translate, for example the words self and soul are the same in Arabic, so he meant no one/self like j. Warosa, and because of some uniquenesses of Arabic grammar the noun and adjective forms of a word can be written the same, and google translate does not really understand context in lesser used languages

[@thediamondstewyt8260]

Since I am elderly man and not a child and a person of my age who is not a kid would not lie because I am an elderly man not a kid. And a person of my age and maturity and elderlyness wouldn’t lie to you.

[@gooseofwar5711]

Ok

[@ld.p.8304]

Since you said you'is a trustable person and repeat it in case I doubt it I know now you'is an elderly man I can trust and not a kid

[@tuttosalve8352]

I don’t trust like that

[@Itsprincesweets]

*ENOUGH TALK OF SMALL BOYS*

[@stephenkoukoulidis9604]

TheDiamondStew //YT I just had a stroke

[@planetdragon5648]

Your John Barosa emails didn't seem right! You missed mixing comic sans with calibri 11 and calibri 12!

[@jeremyjuggler511]

No thise are my phonts

[@GreenEyesLive]

*gasp* it’s Jeremy Juggler

[@TheStarBlue]

Also... *_Card's_*

[@planetdragon5648]

The steam gift card is

[@Ribbons0121R121]

i must know why this was not adressed

[@BigTrilln]

Nobody's talking about how well Eric Castiglia made a wall of text into something that goes kinda hard

[@melpomenethemuse]

I love how this man finds it absolutely critical that you know he is old.

[@locutusdborg126]

Because in that culture being old is a mark of respect.

[@OneMeanArtist]

Being called a child is an insult. Spamming ad nauseum that they aren't a child: 12 yr old confirmed.

[@zero.Identity]

i guess thats why he wants it done so quickly. his life could be over anytime soon!

[@Anon-21j]

Clearly the scammer has a deeply rooted insecurity about their perceived level of maturity, or lack thereof

[@zero.Identity]

​@@Anon-21j actually no, its common for a specific kind of human to define themselfs. its a narcissistic trait. when you think your age makes you worth more. cuz you "lived longer" yada yada yada. just ego of stupidity. the illusion of knowing everything or being the best in something because you are older. have more experience. cuz you're the best. Yikes i already have to puke just talking about it.

[@Felipe-md9fu]

"I am a trustworthy worthy person".

[@enricobianchi4499]

❌Untrustworthy worthy ❌Trustworthy unworthy ❌Untrustworthy unworthy ✔Trustworthy worthy

[@salwa5394]

"I am not a cheater"

[@germanelkapo1]

"I am a true-blue, reliable, dependable, constant, trustable, trustworthiness Worthy and trustworthy person"

[@whatsupdog2727]

germán giacomazzi *every synonym possible proves trust A+ 😂😂

[@germanelkapo1]

@@whatsupdog2727 it's a fine, it ain't it? I have all the reliability. Why rely on you if i got all relayngness? I cannellon, and you better with me help, so you best get help

[@Panzerfan93]

why does the scammer feel the need to state that he isn't a small boy at every occasion given? sounds like something a small boy would do...

[@Dra3oon]

Panzerfan93 he is much of the elderly man and does not play boys. Pretty sus man Even tho he’s using google translate and doesn’t speak English

[@pers0n_yt660]

*_smol bois_*

[@wolfheart8604]

He likes Souls and little boys apparently.

[@Smitology]

Now I'm just imagining the Dubai police scrolling through his email history with the scammers and just laughing

[@samy7013]

No they wouldn’t, because they’re not small boys. 🤣😂😁

[@Berries20]

"Unless you are a kind joker" That poor soul does not know that he's in the grips of the KINDEST Joker I've had the pleasure to see on KZbin

[@momkatmax]

This Joker seems to have a sense of humor like the Fourth Doctor!

[@ath3na.64]

The kindest of the kind jokers

[@lastchance1829]

"Sorry, I was unable to reply quickly due to limitations of space and time" MOOD

[@douglasjackson295]

M00|)

[@Z3R0Steam]

doctor_who.mp4

[@douglasjackson295]

@@Z3R0Steam doctor_who.mood

[@Yuti640]

My name is not mood, I may not be the one you were trying to talk to

[@ttty2242]

/\/\()()|)

[@scottbecker4367]

"John Barosa is in fact myself." What a plot twist.

[@slashbandicute]

In fact he is the 4 of them!

[@daughterofthemosthigh9]

i still dont get it

[@JB-xl2jc]

And he is also the brother of Manuel, for he addressed him as "My brother"! The plot thickens!

[@joshuapreston7170]

Que dramatic music

[@TheChefCook4092]

He became the very thing he swore to destroy!

[@Katie-hj5eb]

"There is nothing like unusual here" is such a wondrous statement.

[@froggore52]

"There is nobody like John Barosa" sounds like some high praise.

[@longdongmc.johnson]

nobody quite like him

[@ZeranZeran]

Everyone wants to be him, but they never will.

[@yes0r787]

Love me some Barrister, Soul called John Warosa!

[@gp3328]

Maybe because there is a worship song that goes, "there's noone like Jehovah"

[@TeddyOG]

@@ZeranZeran **A soul called Barrister** John Barosa is a close 2nd I'd say

[@aaabbbb6240]

"I am happy to be an elderly man like you" as an elderly person I can confirm this is what we would say

[@magg07]

as an elderly man,who is not a little boy,I feel like you are trustworthy worthy

[@michaelmcgee5478]

I too am an elderly

[@bloodstrike-playz2483]

we are all elderly man's

[@bderrick4944]

Now listen to me here there. Is no soul who is called an elderly man here and i am not a boy so do not play games with me like a little boy., so if you are here to play games i am not a boy so never contact me again Okay.?,

[@iplayminecraft833]

I think he is using Google translate to translate it to English from Hindu or Punjabi

[@nerd-mask723]

"John Barosa is an impostor" Yeah, we know that already - his real name is John Warosa!

[@jeremyjuggler511]

idot they are iddferent

[@PANZERFAUST90]

But then who is Mr. Barrister John Warosa???? o_O

[@andrewshouse9840]

Revina John Warosa, get it right!

[@thesoulcalledmrbarristerjo1091]

@@PANZERFAUST90 It's my brother.

[@thequantumcat184]

I am warning you. There is no soul called Mr. Barrister Jonh Warosa, I do not know him, thiss is a warning. Do not comunicate with anyone but Mr Hassan, we are an elderly and do not play dirty games, were old men not bois and now our left from our right.

[@scaridaghostly]

Epic theory: One or other of the scammers here was actually the original John Barosa, and that is why they freaked out so much at the reappearance of the name, and refused correspondence with him beyond the "who are you".

[@thunderboltpo]

ttt edit: how lucky it is to see my own comment here?

[@pialba]

Actually the original John Barosa was from Africa and these guys are from the UAE, so that's impossible.

[@scaridaghostly]

@@pialba maybe they moved

[@JanusHoW]

​@@scaridaghostlyUnlikely. Based on these videos, Nigerian scammers seem to end a lot of their sentences with "OK", and there's almost always religious boilerplate of some kind. Plus, Nigerian scammers tend to use Western names as their fake names.

[@Grozbaff]

As a Nigerian Prince, who's been unable to give my millions to anyone because of people like you, I am formally outraged.

[@nicoleortiz8421]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mercurialkitten7907]

@@metundra5804 Silly, they do not make VHS service anymore, have to send through DVD.

[@humbled289]

I will take just a little bit of your millions in Tim Hortons gift cards. Not sure how you will get your hands on them since your in Nigeria. Do they have a Tim Hortons in Nigeria?

[@brawldude2656]

xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD LUL

[@brawldude2656]

Go ahead and get millions worth steam cards so you can make the payment. xD

[@TheSpencermacdougall]

Anyone who repeatedly says "I'm not a kid" without being asked if you're a kid is 100% a kid

[@kyro8559]

i’m not a kid but this is funny by the way i am a elderly i am not a kid

[@seedlesswatermelon566]

Its so funny how kids think that they're convincing when they say that and then get really defensive when someone starts guessing their age. This isn't every kid but some of the more annoying ones are susceptible to this.

[@kiwienterprises6984]

Maybe is it that you doesn’t understand English, little boy. Don’t play these dirty games with me

[@rekelz282]

@@seedlesswatermelon566 my brother i am an elderly i am not a child and don't play games

[@iliketrains6707]

Also,the way they don't press space after a comma,like I'm, doing, here.

[@kinsan89]

"The Soul Called Mr. Barrister John Warosa" is permanently engraved into my brain

[@alexperez7012]

They should make a biopic about “The soul called Mr. Barrister John Warosa”, titled “The soul called Mr. Barrister John Warosa.”

[@anythinggarage]

@@alexperez7012 They should make it a thing, or a saying... or a play!! 🤣 Reminds me of 'The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' Has a good ring to it too! "The Soul called Mr. Barrister John Warosa"

[@alexperez7012]

@@anythinggarage yeah i agree

[@D3nz3lCr0ck3r]

That would be very interesting. Picture anyone being called "The soul called Mr/Mrs ". hahahahah xD

[@applefoxcreates3485]

A "John warosa" Should be the widely used term for a scammer lol

[@trishmackay8364]

I absolutely love that you always speak in such a calm and dignified manner, without the use of foul language

[@canoncoriell9105]

“I will not beg” *proceeds to beg*

[@Very.Nice.]

Mr Barrister John Barosa has the power to make any man crumble before him

[@theog2755]

@@Very.Nice. cause of those steam cards, right?

[@atmicwortex2230]

_its big beg time_

[@moniii99]

i wont beg. i will just ask 4825 times.

[@benWhiteWolf]

in the song email he even said literally "I beg you"

[@vernolopia]

I award you with the highest possible honour: "Video that I watch during lunch"

[@angelinasophiakamaratou1205]

I usually don't eat dinner but i literally got a bowl of cereal and milk out just to spend extra time watching this💀😂

[@m0n0x]

Same here lol

[@Cherub-vl9bc]

Me too, im eating lunch

[@PrivateMcPrivate]

:O What a legend

[@jagerzaku9160]

Supreme victory

[@minlolanda]

"you don't understand my English?" In fact I believe I unlearned english reading those e-mails.

[@Apple-tz6hs]

Camila same, like how many f-ing commas do you need in one email. Their grammar so baaaaaad lol

[@ZordaanTelevisioN]

Se comprende. It's like when I played with Guitar Hero... I had to stop before it might screw up my chops for real stringed instruments.

[@f0kes32]

@@Apple-tz6hs commas are difficult for a foreigners like me. every damn language has unique set of rules about them!

[@Apple-tz6hs]

@@f0kes32 yeah I totally agree with you there :)

[@Apple-tz6hs]

f0kes _ yeah, I speak fluent Polish and they can be tricky at times

[@bramblerose42]

OMG... Ok, I fell asleep listening to this last night and had a dream that a family member and I had been being contacted by "the soul called Barrister John Warosa". There was a woman who was advising us to stop contacting him, and every single time he was mentioned in my dream he was referred to as "the soul called Barrister John Warosa." It was so over the top, and the timbre of the woman's voice in my dream was so similar to yours, the name was totally overdone and unnecessarily long. Too funny!!! 🤣

[@Max_6200]

Mr Shrimp is protecting us from scams even in our dreams)

[@crushbeast29]

LMAO

[@stockyphilb7663]

You really crossed a line this time. You made this soul beg three times when he said he wouldn't do that. He is clearly a person of very not high standards.

[@Z29vZ2xlc3Vja3Mu]

That truly was the cry of a broken man...

[@pungoblin9377]

I thought it was four times

[@dessaysso]

He is not a small boy!! 😆

[@KnightMagnet]

*”I don’t know anything about the soul called Mr.Barrister John Warosa”* -an elderly adult and not a small boy

[@muremuresen3725]

who knows his left from right

[@Toons595]

@@muremuresen3725 And does not play dirty games

[@The_Old_War_Elephant]

@@Toons595 and he will never beg

[@erichawley6959]

Underrated

[@he3004]

"Im not a little kid" "Im an elderly man" "Im a grown up mature being" "Im not kid" Bruh

[@soupe5758]

dont forget the best, "I am not a small boy"

[@shirleypugh3985]

My brother

[@hectorparks8618]

And he’s your brother too

[@lahora6555]

@diva stop talking for several days

[@imatheistbut5789]

@@lahora6555 couldn't have said it better myself

[@jordanread5829]

No matter how many times I watch this, "The disease that deposited the money" still makes me laugh uncontrollably.

[@oliviabrown8688]

The phrase “The soul called Barrister John Warosa” is going to be engraved in my mind for the rest of my life

[@LilacMonarch]

Barrister Mr John Warosa*

[@winterbliss4459]

@@LilacMonarch **Mr Barrister John Warosa

[@miso-ge1gz]

@@LilacMonarch Don't you mean Mr. Barrister John *Barosa*

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

sounds like a movie title...

[@growmiezhomiez8760]

IKR? The use of the word soul makes it seem really un-American. No English speaking person would EVER phrase sentences in this manner... pathetic...

[@AndTheJordSaid]

Seriously, the subtle comedic timing of "i will not beg" flashing every time he said "i beg you" cannot be understated!

[@Yuzuki1337]

I know right? The instant emphasis was placed on that sentence I knew it would come back to bite him in the ass. Something something Chekhovs gun.

[@Fine_i_set_the_handle]

im just sad he didnt throw it in his face at the end lol

[@Foreigner-ls2mx]

"Mohammad H&Ass Chambers" I thinks this goes straightly to my golden list

[@benbonner2320]

Who is Ass Chamber? I am many confused.

[@Spacious_Potato]

It's a chamber full of ass whats so hard to understand about this

[@seminark]

@@Spacious_Potato Why is that a thing? And more importantly, where did he get all those?

[@Spacious_Potato]

@@seminark from the ass store, obviously.

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

Mohammad and his ass chambers. 🙄

[@asrieldreemurr007]

I love how the email that you didnt even want to read out yourself has now become the scambaiting theme song on your channel.

[@ethanlivemere1162]

"The soul called Mr. Barrister John Barosa" doesn't even sound like real words anymore

[@mk84ldb]

I know, after hearing it 100 times.....................

[@ARCWuLF]

I think the scammer meant, "the so-called." Oftentimes non-native English speaking individuals will substitute words phonically. I once worked for a Swiss gentleman who pronounced "does" (as in, "he does it") like "doughs" (as in, "does, some deer, some female deer"), but always spelled it as "dose" when he wrote it down, adding to the confusion (and a substantial amount of work editing the indecipherable nonsense on his website).

[@andres2290]

Sounds like someone who's about to scam Jack Sparrow...

[@alvarogdc]

I miss the iconic “be rest assured”. Such a powerful phrase

[@cyvonn]

Yes! And the hymn music intro that goes with it 😂

[@KilosFoxo]

Be rest assured It will return

[@ping4d064]

“My brother I’m not a small boy”

[@ThundererGamer]

@@KilosFoxo be rest assured It also might not

[@KilosFoxo]

@@ThundererGamer OK

[@Qabra-]

"I'm not a small boy" -Small boy

[@peppersalt]

I'm not a small boy, I need no sympathy, because I'm-

[@Kimch87]

Also: "This is not a scam" -Scammer

[@sofijagorovenko6288]

Im a boomer. -smol boi

[@peppersalt]

@M Anyway the details, Doesn't really matter to me, to meeeee

[@RianKashfi]

@@peppersalt MOMMAAAAAAAA, Just scammed man. Sent a email to his head, scammed the bastard now he's in debt.

[@certifiedtealeaf]

The song was GOLDEN. Thank you for the amazin content. May the soul named Mr. Barrister John Barosa Warosa ever live on

[@sweetheart.nikkilee430]

"sorry i was not able to reply quickly due to limitations of space and time" killed me 😭😭😭

[@williamwingo4740]

Sounds like something out of "Back to the Future."

[@livhodgkiss580]

"i am an elderly man not a boy" me at 22 buying drinks

[@Milenaiguess]

Me at 16, fully female and very obviously an elderly man not a boy

[@ARSZLB]

...why would that be relevant when you’re well past the legal age to purchase alcohol in any country on Earth?

[@jamessheppard4372]

@@ARSZLB you didn't get it

[@snowangelnc]

@@ARSZLB Because at 22 he's only been the legal age for a year. The joke is that he's referring to himself as an elderly man and not a boy because he's overly excited about his new status as someone old enough to legally buy drinks. It makes sense because 16, 18, and 21 year olds get super hyped up about reaching these kinds milestones and wanting to let eveyrone around them know that they aren't kids anymore. It was a funny line, but having to explain a joke kind of kills it.

[@lt.ripley1590]

Oh no horrible memory resurfaced. Me at 15 looking 12 trying to get served in a pub by asking for half a beer!! Which do you want came the reply. You know beer. Oh I still talk to myself outloud reliving that memory!!

[@joelsk7149]

And they said Infinity War was the most ambitious crossover event ever

[@PetBrickProductions]

"Do not bring any confusing" is a masterpiece.

[@TNTRyan]

i like how you put “warosa” in the thumbnail but barosa in the title

[@ImJustJAG]

Warbarosa

[@kyoobqa]

Bawosa UwU

[@jenc9532]

I think they’re cousins or something they seem to work together though

[@seminark]

Warluigi

[@seldondeemer4461]

Manuel: Are you sure this is legal? Scammer: I AM OLD

[@RumblingTube]

@Seldon Deemer I am NOT a small boy

[@just-arando9796]

69 nice, imma break it

[@Scoots_McGee]

If he said he was a small boy, I would have gotten scammed cuz I'm way smarter than a dumb kid, how could a child scam me? I'm a grown ass elderly man

[@federalcasemaker]

Ok B O O M E R

[@WillBilliam]

I have to imagine it is part of the culture where “Karim” lives, where age is revered and respected. He is going off of the assumption that that is enough to convince anybody that he is not lying

[@leunsensei]

Dunno why I'm seeing this suggestion in 2020, but I have to say, this scammer is obviously a Nigerian youth, I can tell because I am also a Nigerian and I recognize common phrases we use in convos

[@florencekeagan1572]

But he is not Nigerian youth. He is very trustworthy elder man from UAE, my brother. I don't have time for this nonsense.

[@missallsundayx]

Can you give me an example from the video?

[@blank_ivysaur]

My brother he is no small boy

[@dbyron3824]

immanuel aluyi he is not youth, he is a grown man/elder, and not a small boy. Do you not listen?

[@leunsensei]

😂😂😂😅

[@joejensen3761]

I love your videos so much sir. I know this is a couple years old at this point, but every so often I have to rewatch it lol. Thank you so much for all the laughs, and for the awareness you bring to this topic. I’ve had family members fall for something similar, and it means a lot what you do here. Thanks again, keep up the good work!

[@gaarakamaru]

“I will not beg” scrolling across the screen during “I beg you” section of the song actually had me crying with laughter

[@mr.slimer436]

I thought the same thing lol

[@yucatron76]

Timestamp? I didn't see that lmao

[@palladium607]

@@yucatron76 7:17

[@HishighnessMrL]

I gagged 😂😂

[@joelhoon1707]

i maked it devil like

[@grandaidthebandaid6307]

“I’m happy to be an elderly man like you”

[@Tman-gt7fk]

Grandaid The Bandaid I would have said “how dare u call me old”

[@RianKashfi]

"Hello fellow elderly men!"

[@atomicdreamz6035]

Jesus, even the scam's setup sounds illegal. Who will they fool by saying "join me and give me some money and I will help you _steal a dead man's money"_ Like, that's just a bad scam. A terrible con. Mediocre. Poor script.

[@willw5868]

Scamming technique that makes it being really shady and under the table seem legit. If I tell you it’s a lottery or a prize or some shit, it doesn’t make sense that it’s just one random dude emailing me. If I tell you it’s an opportunity for a secret illegal deal, the shadiness makes sense

[@OrangeSoda42]

Will W yeah ok ‘Will’ or should I say John Warosa??

[@Nixahma]

Eli Stofle what is this, an episode of scooby doo

[@Ribbons0121R121]

john barosa

[@echsemia]

@@OrangeSoda42 Or rather: john BAROSA

[@miguelinzunza2641]

"Urgency is not a good excuse for rudeness." Such a Gentleman

[@rentaro9036]

The phrase “soul called Mr Barrister John Warosa” will forever be stuck in my head

[@thesoulcalledmrbarristerjo1091]

Good.

[@codyhawley5234]

@@thesoulcalledmrbarristerjo1091 You maniac.

[@midnight8598]

@@codyhawley5234 he's a very good elderly man and very trustworthy, trust me brother

[@widevader]

@@thesoulcalledmrbarristerjo1091 so you are the scammer, use your real name Warosa.

[@___daburns]

I read this as it said “soul called Mr Barrister Warosa”

[@guy-dev]

Take a shot every time he says "the soul called Mr Barrister John Warosa/Barosa"

[@ufohawk1110]

This comment is attempted murder, and very late

[@cristoferfunes]

i'm drunk

[@papersackstudios2801]

This would be a death sentence but I’m up to it!

[@Pr0fessorB1ble]

Or every time he says “I’m not a small boy” or “I am an elder”

[@DubHead69420]

You beat me to it! 🤣😂

[@johnbroadwell2603]

... NO this isn't a waste of time,, your keeping the scammers from spending time on someone that may fall for it and give them money, since you are stringing them along they are wasting their time and resources thus you have scammed the scammer. Your doing a public service....

[@RainbowFlowerCrow]

He's the hero we never knew we needed 👐 Massive salutes to this guy!

[@Kimch87]

Yeah, like how is wasting criminals time a bad thing?

[@Wojtackic]

You're*

[@Ribbons0121R121]

and at a small cost of a little of his time to make this public

[@flyingtypetrainer4072]

This video (and channel, honestly) was one of the few places that I could keep counting on to de-stress when things got really tough during the Covid years. Atomic Shrimp's brilliant commentary, plus a criminally good song, all in one video?! If I couldn't physically sit down and watch, I could lift my spirits thinking of that 5-star, S-tier melody. Thanks for the hard work you put into these videos, they spark so much joy and laughter. I'm thankful that I can rewatch this and be here to witness more of your scam-baiting adventures, and whatever other cool topic you decide to post about, too. You're the best, Atomic Shrimp!

[@mikelaubacher7726]

Took me far too long to realize that by "the disease" the scammer was trying to say "deceased"

[@juliennepujol5586]

And by "this soul called Mister Barrister John Barosa " he meant to say the "so-called Mister Barrister John Barosa" 😂

[@JNitroxx]

@@juliennepujol5586 SO THAT'S WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO SAY LMAO. I couldn't believe he was willingly using the word soul to refer to a person.

[@Borkomora]

@@juliennepujol5586 oh my god thank you i did not get it 😂

[@unexpected2475]

@@juliennepujol5586 That... makes a shocking amount of sense. I thought it was some affectation from whatever the scammer's first language was that they just brought directly over into English.

[@AnomalousNormie]

SAME!!! I was soooooooooooo confused then I said it aloud a few times and was like "Oh! Deceased. Yeah, he the one who _isn't_ understand English."

[@idot7485]

"There is nobody like john barosa." "Well actually, there's John Warosa" This had me laughing so hard hahahaha

[@leechapa7279]

Me too. I was laughing and thinking about how angry the scammers were.

[@jefftezos]

He's quite a lot like John Barosa.

[@amazemek]

i'm loving this, i leave it running in the background while i prep cook or clean, and i was dying with the comeback of John Warosa

[@Rulle666]

Scamer: "There is nobody like John Barosa" Me: "Yeah that John Barosa is one of a kind, isn't he?! 😂

[@HellJustFroze]

Except, of course, our main man -- John Warosa.

[@georgecofield2263]

Nooo one Scams like this John No one lies like this John No one sinks to depravity quite like this John

[@JanusHoW]

​@@georgecofield2263He uses gift cards in all of his decorating!

[@TonyisKing343]

This man heard a scammer say he wouldn’t beg, and had a song commissioned to immortalize the instance he made him beg. Savage bruh

[@roscoedash6673]

The strange dialect of English that these scammers all seem to speak is so strangely poetic.

[@adenthepotato4238]

"I am happy to be an elderly man like you"

[@zeusmasterson4117]

Roscoe Dash Do you think they use auto translation services? Or do they speak English, just not well?

[@salemgelidi3266]

so true 😂😂

[@goonerOZZ]

It's actually a very smart part from the scammers, by making those grammar/vocabulary mistakes they make sure only the most gullible will be baited and filter out those who are too critical about the details of the "transaction"

[@noahalban6384]

Ozz Lee you could be right but also remember most of these scammers are not from well-educated/English speaking countries.

[@ajackson999]

I’ve finally discovered where the jingle came from!! Such a catchy ending to the tune, love it. Seriously though, I’ve only just discovered your various scam baiting videos and they’re incredibly addictive, and the way you so eloquently narrate the videos just adds to the experience. With all of the other scam baiting videos on KZbin that focus on dodgy international call centres running refund scams, your work reminds me of the very first scam baiting content I read on the internet some 20 odd years ago about 419 scam baiters who would convince their scammers to go to incredible lengths like getting tattoos to prove themselves. Love your work.

[@Whol3NothaL3v3l]

I'm officially replacing "so-called" with "soul called" in all my communications.

[@DusTV]

y e s

[@mellalena]

Oh my god, how did I not get, that soul called was supposed to be so-called?!?😂😂

[@tamekanekole579]

@@mellalena me too. I was thinking he was saying soul called like person called.

[@stellasoleclark5586]

@@tamekanekole579 I think he did

[@authenticallyalam]

@@tamekanekole579 this is exactly what i thought!😂

[@bearmandev]

When you have more fake characters prepared than the scammer himself.

[@koenvandamme6901]

"Enough of your talk of small boys!" Oh man, that one got me good 🤣

[@weetabixharry]

"I beg". Two words. Two sweet, beautiful words.

[@Kinja427]

I have an idea Keep changing your fake name and be like “I was Tom yesterday. I’m John today. Please only call me by my current name.”

[@AtomicShrimp]

#futurescambaitingideas

[@zatty232]

thats absolutely brilliant, i need to see that :)

[@lyranlover6904]

Seems like a easy give awat

[@shadowthehedgehog9991]

YES

[@micahwright5901]

Kinja 427 Identity politics satire... I like it.

[@ln5321]

This guy now sends "OK" emails back and forth to himself. This is getting out of hand.

[@Zoroarrkk]

In the wise words of someone called Rammus. "Okay."

[@Joshua-pt8hb]

Now there are 2 of them

[@ln5321]

@@Joshua-pt8hb That reply is a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@talosisoursavior4015]

"I will not beg" *later sends email saying I beg you several times*

[@MCDreng]

I like how you even get the scammer to alternate between John Barosa and John Warosa. Also i can't read the "My friend listen to me I don't know what you are doing..." email wihtout hearing the song by the soul called Mr. Songwriter Eric Castiglia in my head now.

[@stormah]

Make a shirt that says, "Be rest assured."

[@kubix426]

*𝗬𝗘𝗦! 𝗬𝗘𝗦! 𝗬𝗘𝗦! 𝗬𝗘𝗦!*

[@Blosteroid]

dorime

[@phozra1395]

"I will not beg you" as well lmao

[@pokemonprojektczandrockruf2388]

With a fake check on it

[@tarvoc746]

@@Blosteroid Interimo ayapare domine. Ameno, ameno, latire, latiremo. Dorime.

[@RobWright1981]

"I am full mature man, that knows my left and right" - My new Tinder blurb.

[@51stcenturygirl]

Sounds intriguing 😲

[@sandwichbreath0]

I wonder how much luck I'll have on there if I go with 'i am the Account officer to the disease' for mine.

[@RobWright1981]

@@sandwichbreath0 You'd be married with kids in a week.

[@atomicdancer]

with all due respect, i am not a small boy

[@unvergebeneid]

Just don't make it say anything about dirty games and small boys!

[@MarfTheUnbearable]

The sheer number of times he strongly insists he is not a small boy makes me strongly suspect that you are in fact dealing with a small boy, perhaps several, standing on eachother's shoulders under a comically large trench coat with floppy sleeves.

[@Twisted_Code]

The mental image I got from reading that made my week (or at least my afternoon, but it's quite possibly the best laugh I've had all week)

[@ThermalAbuse]

David mate, you have just won 2022 Comment Awards. Well done lad.

[@bobmcguffin5706]

There has to be some kind of psychological effect where (after a certain threshold) the more you insist that something is/is not the case, the less likely people are to actually believe you

[@learnbydoing2247]

His name is Vincent... Adult...man. he's a business person who does business transactions and takes the car to the place.

[@funnyfella8198]

@@bobmcguffin5706 it's the classic "vegan tomatoes" type deal

[@e.m.dubois5463]

This got a like from me just because you use your friend's song in your outro in other vids. I'd always wondering if that was a legit song and wanted to look it up, as the song sounded like a conversation of sorts, so I wanted to know how the rest went. Now I do, and I love it.

[@pantherplatform]

I use my friends, not their songs.

[@jimf4278]

I love how he read the poor grammar exactly how it was written 😂😂

[@tinkerwithstuff]

Pff, they didn't even want steam cardis.

[@user-jn2ve8ds7m]

@@tinkerwithstuff ikr steam card's are the best 😔😔😔😔😔

[@mistermoee]

@@tinkerwithstuff C A R D I S

[@rkruski1264]

He's literally a pro.

[@Jivvi]

He be read that exactly just like as is what it says.

[@axxxxman]

I cannot explain why but the way this guy reads the emails, it is like I am being read a nice story. He must be a proffessional Audio book reader. priceless. I believe in John Warosa/Barosa

[@jjjackson5183]

Who is John Barosa?

[@brucebiggy3593]

@@jjjackson5183 Ask Mr Karim, actually don't ,he doesn't know who John Barosa is either 😂

[@lodyb]

I just listened to Clockwork Orange on audible and its almost the same voice and dialect I am not joking

[@black_platypus]

@@lodyb Sounds like a recommendation to me :) Never actually read the book, I might just do that later. I may laugh in inappropriate places because I imagine Alex talking to a scammer or vice versa ^^

[@Sinstarclair]

@@jjjackson5183 John Barosa (and at an extent, lets add John Warosa too) are scammers from a Previous Video

[@Mayorfoxia82]

“Hello” “Hello” “THERE IS NO RISK AT ALL 100% LEGIT” “What?”

[@christianmarx3249]

im not a kid! im a elderly man!

[@Yuti640]

I love the process here “I don’t want to read this, what should I do? I know! I’ll get someone to turn it into a SONG”

[@pantherplatform]

Unless it's a song about cutting wires.