All Together Now - Scambaiting En Masse

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  • @TakeWalker
    @TakeWalker Рік тому +1911

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

    • @noizepusher7594
      @noizepusher7594 Рік тому +68

      At least we’re here to appreciate them

    • @Leith_Crowther
      @Leith_Crowther Рік тому +112

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

    • @YOMARTINPRODUCTIONS
      @YOMARTINPRODUCTIONS Рік тому +10

      But they aren't real

    • @ARUCARDFTEPES
      @ARUCARDFTEPES Рік тому +23

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

    • @sarahberkner
      @sarahberkner Рік тому +35

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

  • @shatterscape
    @shatterscape Рік тому +1178

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

    • @captain_kadaver
      @captain_kadaver Рік тому +122

      Maybe not quite what you're looking for, but they did make a video similar to that idea where they experiment with "continuous delegation" ua-cam.com/video/qjBDZAojFlo/v-deo.html

    • @thetezz0001
      @thetezz0001 Рік тому +12

      Wastes their time😅

    • @Rob17Cotton
      @Rob17Cotton Рік тому +61

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

    • @shatterscape
      @shatterscape Рік тому +12

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

    • @volodyadykun6490
      @volodyadykun6490 Рік тому +26

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

  • @trustnoone81
    @trustnoone81 Рік тому +982

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

    • @SpaceNerd95251
      @SpaceNerd95251 Рік тому +52

      And the music

    • @KamtheAstro
      @KamtheAstro Рік тому +25

      the music creeped me out tbh

    • @trickvro
      @trickvro Рік тому +50

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

    • @t3mmie625
      @t3mmie625 Рік тому +12

      Bonus points for calling it the union flag

    • @drascia
      @drascia Рік тому +1

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

  • @thisperson5294
    @thisperson5294 Рік тому +243

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

  • @Bumpomatic603
    @Bumpomatic603 Рік тому +46

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

  • @StevenRoss
    @StevenRoss Рік тому +246

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

    • @falcon2287
      @falcon2287 Рік тому +21

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

    • @rokkraljkolesa9317
      @rokkraljkolesa9317 Рік тому +4

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

  • @Estpla1
    @Estpla1 Рік тому +1399

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

    • @mcfcguvnors
      @mcfcguvnors Рік тому +31

      Appestan Britanica totally had me crying laffin

    • @exosteI
      @exosteI Рік тому

      ​@@mcfcguvnors 🇬🇧

    • @keywestjj
      @keywestjj Рік тому +30

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

    • @Epamynondas
      @Epamynondas Рік тому +12

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

    • @lemoncrinckles
      @lemoncrinckles Рік тому +3

      @@keywestjj LOL!

  • @Tim.Weaver
    @Tim.Weaver Рік тому +761

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

    • @oldbatwit5102
      @oldbatwit5102 Рік тому +57

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

    • @vulpesinculta3238
      @vulpesinculta3238 Рік тому +183

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

    • @malegirlboss
      @malegirlboss Рік тому +29

      ​@@vulpesinculta3238 This is my thoughts exactly.

    • @vksasdgaming9472
      @vksasdgaming9472 Рік тому +30

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

    • @Grey_Warden_Invasion
      @Grey_Warden_Invasion Рік тому +25

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

  • @el_spaghetto
    @el_spaghetto Рік тому +295

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

    • @splendidcolors
      @splendidcolors Рік тому +6

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

  • @JanusHoW
    @JanusHoW Рік тому +460

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

    • @stephensmith799
      @stephensmith799 Рік тому +9

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

    • @StCerberusEngel
      @StCerberusEngel Рік тому +8

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

  • @papayer
    @papayer Рік тому +210

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

    • @billiebluesheepie2907
      @billiebluesheepie2907 Рік тому +3

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

  • @tobykassulke2385
    @tobykassulke2385 Рік тому +405

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

    • @JamesWho1
      @JamesWho1 Рік тому +2

      Funny as that 🤣🤣😂😂

    • @ARUCARDFTEPES
      @ARUCARDFTEPES Рік тому +6

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

    • @Keithbarber
      @Keithbarber Рік тому

      ​@@JamesWho1
      Leeds United 0 Sheffield Wednesday 3

    • @Geno2733
      @Geno2733 Рік тому +3

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

    • @tobykassulke2385
      @tobykassulke2385 Рік тому +1

      @Geno2733 heheeheheheheh you said Butt

  • @gaz9411
    @gaz9411 Рік тому +210

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

    • @louiseed1997
      @louiseed1997 Рік тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣 Perfect!

    • @ulrikesextro4187
      @ulrikesextro4187 2 місяці тому

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

  • @Neucher
    @Neucher Рік тому +25

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

    • @austinfeng735
      @austinfeng735 2 місяці тому +1

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

    • @CrazyCodMusic
      @CrazyCodMusic 14 днів тому

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

  • @hound903
    @hound903 Рік тому +12

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

  • @ConstantlyDamaged
    @ConstantlyDamaged Рік тому +304

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

    • @MeemahSN
      @MeemahSN Рік тому +9

      Now you’ve made me long for rain.

    • @l214laus
      @l214laus Рік тому +5

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

    • @ConstantlyDamaged
      @ConstantlyDamaged Рік тому +3

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

    • @l214laus
      @l214laus Рік тому +2

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

    • @someguy1865
      @someguy1865 Рік тому +2

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

  • @YukoValis
    @YukoValis Рік тому +89

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

    • @Booksds
      @Booksds Рік тому +28

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

  • @LinoWalker
    @LinoWalker Рік тому +107

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

    • @Leith_Crowther
      @Leith_Crowther Рік тому +21

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

  • @Ashgar225
    @Ashgar225 Рік тому +121

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

    • @alfiewoolard2598
      @alfiewoolard2598 Рік тому +26

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

  • @AlexTenThousand
    @AlexTenThousand Рік тому +37

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

    • @Wistful77
      @Wistful77 Рік тому +1

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

    • @voxelbugged
      @voxelbugged 6 місяців тому +5

      It makes me think of Battlestar Galactica.

  • @Anjin2499
    @Anjin2499 Рік тому +25

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

  • @TroubledOnePaydirt
    @TroubledOnePaydirt Рік тому +38

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

  • @Scum42
    @Scum42 Рік тому +30

    "counter-explained" is such a powerfully meaningful phrase

  • @one_smol_duck
    @one_smol_duck Рік тому +42

    I love Paul S acting like a clingy ex lmao

  • @hedgethesledge
    @hedgethesledge Рік тому +33

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

  • @steubenbreunden
    @steubenbreunden Рік тому +21

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

  • @Light_Up_The_Night
    @Light_Up_The_Night Рік тому +851

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

    • @ChrisMelville
      @ChrisMelville Рік тому +34

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

    • @mcfcguvnors
      @mcfcguvnors Рік тому +9

      Me too love Jim Browning & Pierogi & Rinoa Poison

    • @fsk8719
      @fsk8719 Рік тому +10

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

    • @ecospider5
      @ecospider5 Рік тому +5

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

    • @BasedRaven96
      @BasedRaven96 Рік тому +3

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

  • @teriofshalott
    @teriofshalott Рік тому +29

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

  • @SeenAGreatLight
    @SeenAGreatLight Рік тому +45

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

    • @austinfeng735
      @austinfeng735 2 місяці тому +1

      he even put it in the video description

  • @judyfrancis4515
    @judyfrancis4515 Рік тому +3

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

  • @natenolan8616
    @natenolan8616 Рік тому +10

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

  • @shadows9001
    @shadows9001 Рік тому +92

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

    • @cbhlde
      @cbhlde Рік тому +11

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

    • @shadows9001
      @shadows9001 Рік тому +2

      @@cbhlde Today truly is a good day! 😆

    • @panzerparty6510
      @panzerparty6510 Рік тому +3

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

    • @shadows9001
      @shadows9001 Рік тому +5

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

    • @happybunny1329
      @happybunny1329 Рік тому +5

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

  • @jwsuicides8095
    @jwsuicides8095 Рік тому +69

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

  • @sptony2718
    @sptony2718 Рік тому +62

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

  • @TheNugettinage
    @TheNugettinage Рік тому +28

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

  • @stephenjdutton
    @stephenjdutton Рік тому +22

    I wonder if Athelstan Britannica has a brother called Encyclopedia?

  • @mrtecsom6951
    @mrtecsom6951 Рік тому +78

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

    • @jakehyams8659
      @jakehyams8659 Рік тому +22

      Mike Oxsmall too

    • @cbhlde
      @cbhlde Рік тому +8

      Don't forget Ian Notascam! :)

    • @mrtecsom6951
      @mrtecsom6951 Рік тому +2

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

    • @Rob17Cotton
      @Rob17Cotton Рік тому +15

      Ben Dover has entered the chat 😂

    • @kg6801
      @kg6801 Рік тому +8

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

  • @janethuxley4220
    @janethuxley4220 Рік тому +54

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

  • @oliverg6864
    @oliverg6864 Рік тому +9

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

  • @cadence4527
    @cadence4527 Рік тому +24

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

  • @veziculorile
    @veziculorile Рік тому +19

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

  • @HappyBeezerStudios
    @HappyBeezerStudios 7 місяців тому +3

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

  • @mocharulez3783
    @mocharulez3783 Рік тому +9

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

  • @happybunny1329
    @happybunny1329 Рік тому +24

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

  • @Vooman
    @Vooman Рік тому +7

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

  • @StefanyDjuba
    @StefanyDjuba Рік тому +14

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

  • @KirkNorthrop
    @KirkNorthrop Рік тому +54

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

  • @Cinnamon_Shaey
    @Cinnamon_Shaey Рік тому +6

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

  • @shmehfleh3115
    @shmehfleh3115 6 місяців тому +2

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

  • @theonelincoln
    @theonelincoln Рік тому +4

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

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  Рік тому +9

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

  • @Sarah-tj1tq
    @Sarah-tj1tq Рік тому +12

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

    • @austinfeng735
      @austinfeng735 2 місяці тому +2

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

  • @freereinvoltaic
    @freereinvoltaic Рік тому +12

    A brilliant masterpiece.

  • @JorgelCrisp
    @JorgelCrisp Рік тому +6

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

  • @UristMcPerson
    @UristMcPerson Рік тому +3

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

  • @alittlebitofkatie
    @alittlebitofkatie Рік тому +7

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

  • @glasscier
    @glasscier Рік тому +3

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

  • @aristidetwain9117
    @aristidetwain9117 Рік тому +6

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

  • @AvenRox
    @AvenRox Рік тому +4

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

  • @aplcc323
    @aplcc323 7 місяців тому +4

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

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  7 місяців тому +2

      So many Elizabeths, so little time.

  • @Trantion
    @Trantion Рік тому +10

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

  • @DimJongUn
    @DimJongUn Рік тому +20

    You have no idea how you made my Friday night.

  • @jimhepworth
    @jimhepworth Рік тому +14

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

  • @divaden47
    @divaden47 Рік тому +5

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

  • @i3lue
    @i3lue Рік тому +22

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

  • @cinny1313
    @cinny1313 Рік тому +4

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

  • @Rob17Cotton
    @Rob17Cotton Рік тому +24

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

    • @SuperFamiKing
      @SuperFamiKing Рік тому +2

      Hello my bruddah. Nice to see you here 😀

    • @Rob17Cotton
      @Rob17Cotton Рік тому +2

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

  • @pawel8365
    @pawel8365 Рік тому +16

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

  • @Creedoo
    @Creedoo Рік тому +4

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

  • @valeriemcskeeter
    @valeriemcskeeter Рік тому +18

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

  • @ian-c.01
    @ian-c.01 Рік тому +4

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

  • @DavideDF
    @DavideDF Рік тому +7

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

  • @TurningoffyourGaslights
    @TurningoffyourGaslights Рік тому +2

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

  • @Kiki-ki3mp
    @Kiki-ki3mp Рік тому +3

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

  • @rat_dragon
    @rat_dragon Рік тому +4

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

  • @bigchooch4434
    @bigchooch4434 6 місяців тому +4

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

  • @thermonuclearwarhead
    @thermonuclearwarhead Рік тому +2

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

  • @deecee9548
    @deecee9548 Рік тому +5

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

  • @nancycurtis7315
    @nancycurtis7315 Рік тому +5

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

  • @EeveeFromAlmia
    @EeveeFromAlmia Рік тому +5

    I love how most of them have written some big dramatic stories but others are just ‘give me an iTunes gift card’

  • @Jonas-ph1gb
    @Jonas-ph1gb Рік тому +2

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

  • @fhwolthuis
    @fhwolthuis Рік тому +69

    Would be fun to send a real gift card with a small amount of money on it to this whole group and see what happens 😅

    • @ketrub
      @ketrub Рік тому +26

      battle royale

    • @deliriouscheeto
      @deliriouscheeto Рік тому +15

      Minimum value of a gift card is probably quite big but maybe sending fake codes would be effective too?

    • @Isvoor
      @Isvoor Рік тому +52

      "Here are fifty codes. ONE of them is real..."

    • @Soapy-chan_old
      @Soapy-chan_old Рік тому +3

      ​@@deliriouscheeto Minimum is usually 10 or 20 bucks

    • @exeggcutertimur6091
      @exeggcutertimur6091 Рік тому +1

      Except that's an image easily google searched.

  • @crunchyfrog555
    @crunchyfrog555 Рік тому +57

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

    • @crunchyfrog555
      @crunchyfrog555 Рік тому +8

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

    • @Rob17Cotton
      @Rob17Cotton Рік тому +4

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

    • @crunchyfrog555
      @crunchyfrog555 Рік тому +3

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

  • @natejohnson9144
    @natejohnson9144 Рік тому +2

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

  • @habbinlad1
    @habbinlad1 Рік тому +25

    This is a work of pure comedy genius 😅

  • @mr.kilroy6818
    @mr.kilroy6818 Рік тому +2

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

  • @ChrisMelville
    @ChrisMelville Рік тому +20

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

  • @YOMARTINPRODUCTIONS
    @YOMARTINPRODUCTIONS Рік тому +1

    This is the first time the scammer ended up being more annoying than your (purposedly annoying) character

  • @pohjanvanamo
    @pohjanvanamo Рік тому +8

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

  • @Ametisti
    @Ametisti Рік тому +2

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

  • @saidchammas
    @saidchammas Рік тому +8

    This is perfection. Random question, do you remember which video included the scammer who tried to give you cash disguised as inconspicuous gold bars?

    • @thetalkingfist9482
      @thetalkingfist9482 Рік тому +4

      I’m pretty sure that video is something along the lines of “The Return Of John Warosa”.
      Edit: Apologies. The *correct* video is The John Warosa Legacy.

    • @therealsmalk
      @therealsmalk Рік тому +5

      If you're referring to the instance where Shrimp actually couldn't restrain his laughter, it's "The Scammers Who Dumped Me Part 3".

  • @JT-hs6hc
    @JT-hs6hc Рік тому +2

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

  • @SeenAGreatLight
    @SeenAGreatLight Рік тому +13

    _Paul S, Paul S,_
    _Ne'er-do-well with no finesse._
    _This fellow's fate is most ironic:_
    _Caught and cleaned by shrimp atomic._

  • @jammish9802
    @jammish9802 Рік тому +1

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

  • @AtebaE.Lionel
    @AtebaE.Lionel Рік тому +4

    That sassy "Oh my God" 🤣🤣

  • @MechMK1
    @MechMK1 Рік тому +1

    I believe that the fact, that scams are now just an all-in-one-email is just a natural response to scambaiters. The scammers essentially accept that they only get the most vulnerable people, who would fall for basically *any* scam, while ignoring any and all potential scambaiters.
    This is actually a good development, as it means that any previously susceptible victim, who may have fallen for a scam if "talked into it" by the scammer, now only has to show any sign of non-compliance, such as asking "What is this about?" and the scammer will drop them. So all in all, I believe this is a positive thing - even though it means it'll be harder to scambait such scammers.

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  Рік тому

      I don't think there are enough scambaiters for it to be a response to us. I think it's more likely a desperate grab at a shrinking pool of victims, from a growing number of scammers, at the same tkme as the general awareness of this type of scam has become more widespread.
      I've already figured out a workaround to get their attention and it seems to have some promise...

    • @MechMK1
      @MechMK1 Рік тому

      @@AtomicShrimp I see. It's still a good sign that the pool of potential victims is shrinking.

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  Рік тому

      @@MechMK1 hope so

  • @llewelynshingler2173
    @llewelynshingler2173 Рік тому +6

    Man, this Paul S was a deeply clingy dude

  • @netcat22
    @netcat22 Рік тому +1

    I completely lost it at bird legs. Phenomenal work.

  • @4Pssf2w
    @4Pssf2w Рік тому +11

    I watched the entire thing just now. Wow! Amazing stuff. It was a bit difficult to understand you though. When did you start speeding up the videos to these speeds? Enjoyable nonetheless. Cheers!

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  Рік тому +21

      Can't tell if serious. The video is 31 minutes long and was published 8 minutes ago. Did you accidentally click the playback speed control in the video player?

    • @cbhlde
      @cbhlde Рік тому +3

      @@AtomicShrimp 😀🙃😇

    • @marthaross6301
      @marthaross6301 Рік тому +1

      @@AtomicShrimp👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻

    • @4Pssf2w
      @4Pssf2w Рік тому +16

      @Atomic Shrimp I appreciate the concern. I had a thought you'd find the comment compelling. It is ridiculous and yet vaguely plausible. Just pulling your leg though. 😅 Thank you for the years of entertainment, I do enjoy them thoroughly.

    • @cbhlde
      @cbhlde Рік тому +7

      @@4Pssf2w Kudos to this very brave trolling! Nobody knows, what the Shrimp is capable of - he likely already has your information; you know, the kind that you should not share with a stranger on the Internet! 😁😉😇

  • @matmor30
    @matmor30 Рік тому +2

    Omg, that's gotta be the most annoying scammer ever. Guy kept wasting his own time basically repeating the same message. He must suffer from anxiety...

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  Рік тому +2

      He's still going. Emailed me 17 times yesterday

    • @matmor30
      @matmor30 Рік тому

      Either anxiety or very desperate. After all you did hint you could be falling for the scam even if you played dumb (he really must think you're dumb, that's why he's being so persistent)

  • @BrendanCS
    @BrendanCS Рік тому +3

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