As a former teacher, I want you to know how valuable that is to keep reitterating when someone asks you for personal details, every time you say "You know? The kind of details you should never share with a stranger on the internet" That sort of repetition and levity really helps drive home the point and I guarantee you saved many people from scams from that line alone. Love your work, man! And I very much appreciate how much respect you show in general, even when dealing with the shit of the earth like you do.
I am in disbelief that you 'liked' this comment within 13 minutes of posting it! I have so much respect for how much passion you put into your youtube channel. For some reason, I'm a bit apprehensive to subscribe usually... but you've just got yourself another loyal subscriber. Time to check out your "Stuff in a can" series.
I live on a small island and needed a new ss card. I went through an advertized agency because they seemed legit and I thought it would be easier than going through the government pages. Paid them $49. Gave them every single solitary bit of info I had about me, my parents, etc. One week later my father started getting badly harassed. I of course never got my card. I have hated myself for that stupidity ever since. DO NOT GIVE YOUR INFO OUT OVER THE INTERNET! Yes. Shouty caps!
He was even pretending his first name was Tom so the scammer did legitimately just pick Neo's name out when establishing his fraudulent persona. I wonder if it was a deliberate reference on the scammer's part or just a glorious coincidence.
The difference between a man who is content in his life and exploring the hobby of video production and someone desperate to financially improve their lives quickly with minimal real effort required from them.
it would just be some random dude scambaiting. When you watch all the other videos you get so much more of an idea of Mike's character and humor. It's so much richer.
Gonna be honest, I mostly only watch your scambaiting videos. But, I'm more than happy to subscribe and just pick through what I want to see. Sometimes one of your other videos catches my eye, like the limited food budget ones, and I'll watch that too. Keep making cool content that you like; no matter what videos you're making, they're only fun if you're having fun too!
I so agree with you! It's so funny how people that are enjoying free content have so much to say about how others should do it. I always ask them....why don't YOU do it?!
I just love imagining a middle aged man sitting down in front of a computer, petting his little dog, and spending hours upon hours just playing with clueless scammers, only to go outside to find his dinner (the ingredients at least) later.
Yeah, and did you notice that the scammer actually wrote "Reman Blessed"? I think Herr Riemann Blessed sounds like, oh, I dunno, a German banking official who could get involved one of these days. :)
Another idea: when the scammer asks you for the advance fee, tell them that the account you are going to withdraw the money from is dormant and ask the scammer for a fee.
I came to this channel years ago for the scam baits I have left learning how to make bread.. This is one of the few channels that does alot of things well and it works. 800k strong now
Maybe I am in the minority, but I am actually from the part of the audience that have not watched any scambaiting material whatsoever, the only reason why I actually clicked on this video was because of the FAQ section about why you should make more scambaiting videos. Whilst this is interesting content, I just wanted to make a point for all of the people whose favorite content is either foraging or the 1 pound per day food challenges (which are brilliant and by far my favorite UA-cam content to date). I think we all appreciate the breadth of content on this channel, but there are also those of us whose only, or most appreciated, topic is not one of the most popular. Stay strong and atomic! I love your content!
I like the variety. YT channels are a bit like shops. Some people know exactly what they want and go to a specific store and a specific aisle and get it. Some people like to browse, but still be in a store that sells items within a certain range. You, my dear sir, are like an Aldi/Lidl, and I mean that in a good way. We come here for scambaits but get distracted by the random wonders in the middle aisle.
Man that's a whole lotta people brainwashed by youtube's content algorithm. Trying to imagine having the hubris to demand a stranger only makes one type of video that I want to watch. That is some entitlement. Well whatever, I've been subbed for a while and your sub numbers have grown by a huge amount in that time, so you must be doing something right regardless of what the complainers say.
My son will be born 2 weeks from now. We were going to name him Jacob Nathaniel, but I think I can convince my wife that to name him Catamaran Detergent instead.
17:06 I swear you even pronounced the unspaced comma in “BRUSSELS,BELGIUM”. Your general methods of screwing with these scammers is great, but the way you read their messages is underrated.
Diverse content > Stale content. The only dedicated scambaiting channel I watch is Jim Browning, so I'm glad to have variety. Seriously, the hot dog wobbler is still your funniest video.
So funny... I used to be one of Jim's Patreons. I was following almost 20 scambaiters and was part of two discords. The only ones left are Mike and Jim, the others have found a way to bore me to death (unsucscription). Mike is different. Mike knows what he's doing. I like what Mike does. I don't like abenkwan and their police.
@@PandemoniumMeltDown I didn't know Mike's name was Mike, unless it's a different Mike. But yeah, it gets boring very quickly is you're exposed to it too often.
@@NOOOOOOO0OOOOO I'm more like, you know, the kinda guy who'd go to India and do mean things to these centers in a strange and disturbing fashion, not prank call them. Prank-callers hurt me inside. India is, in a general kind of way, a shit show where people generally don't give a frick about people (much). Still, I'm a complete Nisha Madhulika sucker fan. Go figure. I just hate scammers more than most I guess. I prefer Jim's seek and destroy approach.
@@PandemoniumMeltDown Kitboga isn't a prank caller. He deliberately wastes the scammers time and takes them off their script. He also spreads awareness very effectively.
Hello, Atomic Shrimp, I hope you’re having a lovely day and that maybe you can get around to reading this. I originally came to your channel because of the scam baiting videos, as they were recommended by UA-cam because of other channels with similar content that I had gotten into. I am sad to say that after awhile, your channel had gotten lost in the UA-cam algorithms and such, and I had lost your channel and forgot about it for quite some time. After awhile, I had finally found your videos in my recommendations again, though I had no realisation that it was the same man who I watched scam bait.i saw some of your foraging videos and was extremely excited, as I am currently attending college with the goal of becoming a field biologist and professor of botany here in California, and things such as foraging really excite me. I love the idea of strolling through forests, prairies, and the like to find local flora and fungus to use at home. Here where I am from, this idea is very similar to the gathering lifestyle of local natives, whereas I’ve seen the remnants of their villages including old mortar and pestles to process things such as acorns or berries. At one point, I had seen a video by you in which you found a fungus in which I believe you called “chicken of the woods,” and I was very intrigued as it was reminiscent of a fungus we have here in central California called “turkey tail fungus,” which is not only edible, but natives even used it like chewing gum. To conclude this lengthy comment, at this point I couldn’t see your channel being itself without the menagerie of content you produce. As someone who wants to do things very similar to you for a living, it’s a serious joy seeing and binging your content, ALL of it! So, please, never change. Thank you. :)
The randomness of this channel is the reason I stay subscribed. I came for the the scambaiting and ended up making my own butter. Don't change a thing Mr 🍤
Right? After discovering my printer was defunct and looking up troubleshooting videos, I stumbled upon an early Atomic Shrimp (an exposé of poor inkjet design practice). I was home on quarantine, bored, began clicking through the channel, and never looked back. A+ artesian youtubing happens, here lol
Respectfully, your other content doesn't appeal to me much. I just stuck around for the scambaiting, but there is nothing wrong with doing your own creative stuff! It doesn't detract from me enjoying the videos I do! On my own channel, I do the same thing: I just make whatever I'm interested in. One day I'm dissecting a bad TV show, the next I'm just making weird noises. No judgment at all, keep up the good work buddy!
Dude keep the channel exactly as it is. When you hang out with an interesting friend you get to see different facets of his/her life and that is why we love your channel. It's like actually hanging out with a friend rather than filling up on one type of content (gaming, cars, food, etc.). Always a lot of fun on this channel, with Half-Million Subs! I hope you get 1 million subs soon!
The variety is one of the things I really appreciate on this channel. I actually skip a decent amount of your stuff, but not only does the insane amount of topics covered give the channel a lot of diversity and personality, it really makes it feel like a slice of the old UA-cam I used to love, before the adpocalypse and the algorithm takeover, when it was just people posting whatever struck their fancy that day (though it's certainly a lot higher-quality stuff than most of what got posted on old UA-cam). Feels like there's a real living, breathing person behind it, not just another cog in the machine dutifully pumping out their daily bit of algorithm appeasement, and that's (depressingly enough) quite refreshing.
This has become one of my favorite channels of all time!. These scammers believe they are better than everyone else and it doesn't bother them the slightest that they might have robbed someone of their life savings.People in general need to be more careful, but there is a lesson the scammers should learn as well... I can think of no better teacher than yourself... The eloquent sarcasm is just over the top!
I can't begin to express to you how very much I appreciate your way of dealing with the entitled kids who demand you cater exclusively to their preferences. Keep on being, unapologetically, you.
My second child is due next February. After watching this vid, guess what I’m gonna call them? That’s right. Anything but catamaran detergent..... Yacht descaler, on the other hand. Great vid as always Mr Shrimp. Love this channel
I honestly thought you were going to say "John Warosa". I mean, it's not the worst name, especially if "Warosa" is the middle name. I wouldn't wish it on anyone, though. It's not the most inspiring origin for a name.
I enjoy ‘strange stuff in a can’. We do this, trying the weirdest things we find online or in the German supermarkets. We also play ‘try something we can’t pronounce’
Scamming brought me to your channel, however I stayed for the variety in (high quality yet down to earth) content. If you made nothing but scambaiting, I'd get bored of it quickly - oversaturation is never good. Thank you for not giving in to the algorithm.
so basically: FAQ: "Why don't you cater specifically and exclusively to mý preferences?" with the answer being "I do this for mý amusement, not just for yours"?
It's always beautiful to see scammers warn you about other scams because they interfere with their own scam, such lovely irony. I think that's probably the best result you can achieve imo!
For the record, I love the variety. It keeps it fresh and it often puts me into content I would not otherwise look for/see. I especially liked the puffball mushroom cooking video. This channel is a great source for very chill niche stuff. I’ve learnt a lot from you!
I only watch the scambaiting, but I'm still happily subscribed! It's really nice when someone is more focused on doing what they actually want than chasing after viewers. I appreciate it! Cheers
I love the fact that this channel mixes everything up... scam baiting videos, science videos, cooking videos, nature videos... it's the main reason I subscribed, it's the best Pic n Mix channel out there. Don't change the format please, it works perfectly for me.
I honestly love the scambaiting the most but also enjoy some of the other content. For example, surviving with $1 for a day that was really interesting. As the saying goes, if your work is what you love you will never work a day in your life. Also, if every single video he posts was a scambaiting video, wouldn't we all get tired of watching it. I think that the system going on here is perfect, some scambaiting and some other fun relatable content. You are honestly the most relateble UA-camr ever, keep up the good work!
I originally found you from your budget challenge videos, and while I enjoy your scam baiting stuff, I much prefer the other content on your channel and I'm really happy there's no risk of that content disappearing.
I have 2 routines. I watch this before I sleep and I always fall asleep midway. Then I re-watch it again while eating breakfast and finish it all the way. Thank you for this content. It kinda became a part of my weekly routine :)
12:41 Never saw this coming, I was literally gonna take a sip of my water but then I literally spat it out. You give some of the best content out there, probably why you have one of the best channels on youtube and I hope that your career only goes up. Never have I seen such promise and I'm definitely gonna stay subscribed to you. I agree with you, don’t let the youtube recommendation algorithm dictate what type of content you make. Literally anytime I'm scrolling down my recommended and i see one of your videos i always click it.
Nice comment. He’ one of my favorites too. Every video he makes is comforting, and I very much enjoy his sense of humor. It’s exciting to see how he shakes things up, and I respect him as a person. Getting away from all that, I think it’s quite obvious that he really does love making new videos. Scambaiting is fun, but I’d be nowhere without weird stuff in a can. It’s astounding, some of the stuff he finds. Like a lot of my favorite youtubers, Shrimp excites me with every new video. I can’t tell what’s in store, but I know it’ll be good! Yesterday was tough for me. I had just opened my door and hit someone in the hall. Usually he’d forgive me, but not this time. Definitely a great channel. I showed him some old Weird Stuff in a Can videos of his, and while I wasn’t completely forgiven for the noticeable bruise, he was in a better mood.
One interesting thing about these videos is how ready the scammers are to just give up, even when they apparently have a very stupid and gullible person willing to send them thousands of dollars, at the prospect of having to put any effort whatsoever into resolving the mark's concerns. It's harder than you would expect to string them along - I would have thought they sent out millions of these emails and would be very invested in capitalising on the small handful that actually reply. In some cases they might suspect they're being trolled but often they don't give that impression - they just get frustrated at being asked questions and cut communication.
Well, wasting time on a particularly daft mark (such as Marc - ba-dum tsh!) doesn‘t net them more income than others that fall quickly, so it negatively affects the bottom line. They probably juggle hundreds of potential victims at the same time, so cutting losses just makes sense. The plight of the poor scammer… 🎻
If people want to just watch the scambaiting stuff, then I believe they can just add your "Just the Scambaiting" playlist to their library and they should get a notification when it gets updated.
Man you’re just so genuine. That FAQ was really wholesome and heartwarming, honestly. I happened upon your channel first with the wobbledogs. Hilarious and just so fun. I’ve definitely grown to like the scambaiting more than your other content, but I’m happy to see all of it. When you’re enjoying yourself, we’re enjoying ourselves! Keep it up!
I love the Scambaiting videos, but I also really enjoy all the off-brand, weird & interesting stuff you put out. Like idk why but I was legitimately riveted by the UK Store Comparisons video, and I'm American
I also really enjoyed that store comparison! I’ve seen similar for US stores, and it turned out as equivalent as it could, pretty much, with ALDI at the cheapest.
UA-cam expects us to seperate our content into into very specific niches. Thank you for breaking that trend, Atomic Shrimp. There are two UA-camrs who I enjoy the most. One of them is you. You're content is amazing and please never give up making it. You don't beg for views, you don't talk overly loud and you don't clickbait, you just make whatever comes to mind and that's what I love about your channel, you just do you. I think this truly is the definition of putting passion into your videos. And a question in case you ever do another Q&A: What does it feel like knowing that thousands upon thousands of people look up to you?
While I definitely enjoy your scambaiting videos (I love all of the cleverness and comedy involved) I do love your other content, especially the weird stuff in a can and your low-budget food challenges. Keep doing what you love. Be rest assured that you’re doing the right thing.
"We're going scambaiting again". When you say it it sounds like an invitation to go for a drive through the countryside on a sunny day with a picnic at the end, and its every bit as enjoyable.
I always hope for scenarios like this to have scammers go head to head or even try to scam eachother, but they never seem to be either dumb enough or willing to put in the effort. bank.
Mr. Detergent, I love the variety of your videos so much! Please keep doing what you're doing because your unique content and personality makes you my favourite UA-camr!
2 scammers 1 scam baiter This could only mean that that you are trying to make the scammers either competing for a scam they won't get or just the usually wasting their time for hours. Also the stories they come up with to get these scams are so incredibly outlandish and just cheesy. Which is exactly why they they try to pull on people's hearts in order to get a scam. That's messed up.
Theyre all just a directed line of the exact same story of a rich old woman doing something charitable that has lost her husband or the genders are reversed or its a product that is useless.
I love that you have a variety. Though I admit I found you from people recommending you in other scambait comments. I didn't know until today though that you had other areas of interest on your channel. I am writing this before I start bingeing "Weird stuff in a can" lol. Keep doing what you love! Whatever that may be!!!! 💗💗💗💗💗
i admittedly was one of the people thinking "why doesn't he make more scambaiting vids" at first when i subbed.. but i've actually watched a bunch of your cooking/food prep videos and they are so interesting. love how you collect from your environment and i appreciate that we're allowed into multiple facets of your life!
As for the FAQ section, I've never understood why people get so frustrated with one channel having variety. I only enjoy the scambaiting and the odd related content from this channel. I have a super secret solution to dealing with the other videos from this subbed channel on my feed; I keep scrolling.
I can shed some light on some of the language quirks here- I'm an Indonesian teacher in Australia :) 'This same fees' - there normally aren't different words for singular and plural in Indonesian. 'I will advise you' - this one may be deliberate but also 'will' and 'would' both translate to 'akan', tense works differently in Indonesian. Same with send/sent. Love your work. All of it! Thanks Mike :)
i think your channel as a whole is wholesome discovery of what happens when you take on a challenge. I love the cheap food and foraging videos just as much as the scambaiting. your channel reads like a bedtime story and just as comforting. do what you feel is right
Honestly the fact you do literally whatever you like has always been an inspiration to me because I've always wanted to try UA-cam but I have no idea what one of my many hobbies I'd stick with, and in among all the people doing the same thing again and again you're a little reminder that actually nobody has to pick one thing to be their thing.
It cracks me up that Neo's Matrix name actually is Thomas Anderson. I don't know if that was intentional on the part of the scammer but it was quite hilarious either way
Rule of thumb: if the letters they send you read like a machine translation of bad Phoenix Wrigh Ace Attorney fanfic written by a nine year old, you're almost certainly dealing with a scammer. Any pushiness, obvious attempts to pretend to be a good person, demands for personal information, or of course, an offer that sounds way too good to be true... these things are just icing to the cake.
Well I mean almost 500k of people still subscribed. Your content, no matter what you do, is good. Only Scambaiting would be very stale. Also, since it is dependable on the scammers as well, your upload schedule would probably end up being somewhat weird which again is something the algorithm does not like. So keep doing what you like! :)
It is interesting how they desperately keep their false pretenses of being legit and not a scan. Yet they lose their cool and basically break character after a small bit of frustration. It's also funny how they want to give up on you, but they also reply the bare minimum just in case you are serious about sending money.
I love that you have a big diversity of content! Please don’t ever submit to the algorithm! In short, you give me hope for the future of content creation. Keep it up!
"I am in need of money to buy drugs"
- Rosemary Johnson, Sister in Christ
"Whooah, this stuff, my duuude... I feel like I'm being... like I'm being... born again!!!"
... and who preytell is Sayed?!? 16:18
So... high on illegal substances like the majority of priests and nuns etc.?
More like:
- Rosemary Johnson, Sister in Stoned Christ
At least she is honest 🤣🤣🤣
I really wanted those funds but now it seems you've beaten me to it. And for the record, I love my name.
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Only scambaiting? and miss weird stuff in a can? Absolutely not.
Agreed
@@seanhurley4564 I'm still waiting on a wobbledog followup.
Don’t forget the greatest collab series of the century: Atomic Shrimp and Babatunde
@@spad1782 Channel wholesome. Lives have been changed for the better all because a random british person wanted to play tricks on criminals :)
As a former teacher, I want you to know how valuable that is to keep reitterating when someone asks you for personal details, every time you say "You know? The kind of details you should never share with a stranger on the internet"
That sort of repetition and levity really helps drive home the point and I guarantee you saved many people from scams from that line alone.
Love your work, man! And I very much appreciate how much respect you show in general, even when dealing with the shit of the earth like you do.
I am in disbelief that you 'liked' this comment within 13 minutes of posting it! I have so much respect for how much passion you put into your youtube channel. For some reason, I'm a bit apprehensive to subscribe usually... but you've just got yourself another loyal subscriber. Time to check out your "Stuff in a can" series.
I live on a small island and needed a new ss card. I went through an advertized agency because they seemed legit and I thought it would be easier than going through the government pages. Paid them $49. Gave them every single solitary bit of info I had about me, my parents, etc. One week later my father started getting badly harassed. I of course never got my card. I have hated myself for that stupidity ever since.
DO NOT GIVE YOUR INFO OUT OVER THE INTERNET! Yes. Shouty caps!
@@pippa3150 So sorry for your and your parents' ordeal.
The slogan of this channel should be “come for the scambaiting, stay for all the other cool stuff.”
Keep up the great work.
I came for the foraging though
Got baited by scambaiting videos.
I came because of the 1 pound a day meals
I came for random contents, I love how people live their life creating things like butt ecosphere
I would imagine that's not true for the majority... scam baiting is quite niche.
I came for the ecosphere jar thing, and stayed for the Scambaiting, lol
It's not ''subscribe'', it's ''invite to be involve''.
"Say the line, Shrimp!"
"... the sort of personal information you should never share with a stranger on the internet."
"YAAAAAAAY!"
Nazi
@Owen Mallett
They didn't do nothing, they said "say the line Shrimp"
And so "nazi" was my substitute for the line
I was picturing the scambaiting as going like "he then asked for my personal details... ...nazi"
Thats the scene i saw in my mind
@@violenceisfun991 are you also in need of money to buy drugs? I can send you US$10,000.20.
Don't forget "I have a rule. Respond to aggression, not with compliance but with righteous indignation"
Catamaran Detergent? They'll never swallow that.
You should have gone with _Eponymous Twinhull-Surfactant_
Lol. I might use that as Catamaran Detergent's job title if this character comes back
@@AtomicShrimp Haha, I'd be honoured if you did!
Oh man, the MATRIX message hidden in those emails to a mr Anderson... exquisite.
Chapeau bas, friend.
This was absolutely hilarious, I loved it!!
I got chills when I saw it!
yeah, I loved it too. It was very well made.
Made me pause the video and find this comment. Totally agreement.
He was even pretending his first name was Tom so the scammer did legitimately just pick Neo's name out when establishing his fraudulent persona. I wonder if it was a deliberate reference on the scammer's part or just a glorious coincidence.
I love how chill this guy is most people tell you constantly to subscribe and atomics just like "eh whatever you dont have to"
The difference between a man who is content in his life and exploring the hobby of video production and someone desperate to financially improve their lives quickly with minimal real effort required from them.
Honestly, the channel would be be missing a large part of its character if there were only scambaiting videos.
it would just be some random dude scambaiting. When you watch all the other videos you get so much more of an idea of Mike's character and humor. It's so much richer.
Thanks for all your content. Some of it is good and the rest is brilliant. You keep doing you!
I wish he would just stick to the sports videos.
Where else would I be informed of which foreign supermarket has the best overall prices?
Yeah it's like a grab bag
"The matrix has you"...the best. "Mister Anderson" was literally my first thought when I started reading that section. Lol. Kudos!!
I come to this channel because of the diversity of content. The idea of only one topic from Atomic Shrimp does not sound right to me.
Scambaiting is good entertainment but the rest of the channel is great as well. I like the slow TV videos of nature in particular. Calms my OCD brain.
Well your one of 8 people who do that congratulations?
@@wyomingptt holy shit, your comment got outdated pretty fast
I came here for the scam baiting and stayed for everything
Agreed also I’m sure many people are subscribed to at least a hundred channels so if they don’t enjoy a certain video they can ignore it.
Gonna be honest, I mostly only watch your scambaiting videos. But, I'm more than happy to subscribe and just pick through what I want to see. Sometimes one of your other videos catches my eye, like the limited food budget ones, and I'll watch that too.
Keep making cool content that you like; no matter what videos you're making, they're only fun if you're having fun too!
I so agree with you! It's so funny how people that are enjoying free content have so much to say about how others should do it. I always ask them....why don't YOU do it?!
I just love imagining a middle aged man sitting down in front of a computer, petting his little dog, and spending hours upon hours just playing with clueless scammers, only to go outside to find his dinner (the ingredients at least) later.
"remain blessed" is an oddly threatening sign off...the "or else" seems very heavily implied
Yeah, and did you notice that the scammer actually wrote "Reman Blessed"? I think Herr Riemann Blessed sounds like, oh, I dunno, a German banking official who could get involved one of these days. :)
Another idea: when the scammer asks you for the advance fee, tell them that the account you are going to withdraw the money from is dormant and ask the scammer for a fee.
Lmao
Say it's Domat 😁😁😁
they´d either ignore it completely or tell him to open a free account
@@symmetrie_bruch They'd probably just shout to "ignore is scam"
@@meetamadhani3832 DoorMatt
I came to this channel years ago for the scam baits I have left learning how to make bread.. This is one of the few channels that does alot of things well and it works. 800k strong now
"$5.6 Million United State Dollars" only 8 seconds in and already know it's going to be a good one!
One United State, can't be more united than that!
I read that as he said it and it slightly freaked me out.
Are Domat bank accounts something they have in the United State?
I’m always quite satisfied with your answers to the FAQ’s.
I love when scammers freak out over fellow scammers. Always consists of some variation of "they're a scam, but don't worry, I'm absolutely not!"
Maybe I am in the minority, but I am actually from the part of the audience that have not watched any scambaiting material whatsoever, the only reason why I actually clicked on this video was because of the FAQ section about why you should make more scambaiting videos. Whilst this is interesting content, I just wanted to make a point for all of the people whose favorite content is either foraging or the 1 pound per day food challenges (which are brilliant and by far my favorite UA-cam content to date). I think we all appreciate the breadth of content on this channel, but there are also those of us whose only, or most appreciated, topic is not one of the most popular. Stay strong and atomic! I love your content!
I like the variety. YT channels are a bit like shops. Some people know exactly what they want and go to a specific store and a specific aisle and get it. Some people like to browse, but still be in a store that sells items within a certain range.
You, my dear sir, are like an Aldi/Lidl, and I mean that in a good way. We come here for scambaits but get distracted by the random wonders in the middle aisle.
I go in for bananas and come out with marzipan dipped in chocolate and stollen. I want to go to Aldis again...
@@funlover163 Aldi's has to be one of my favorite stores! Speaking of them I should go into one again soon.
As a German, seeing foreigners talk about Aldi and Lidl feels weird. ^^;
Man that's a whole lotta people brainwashed by youtube's content algorithm. Trying to imagine having the hubris to demand a stranger only makes one type of video that I want to watch. That is some entitlement. Well whatever, I've been subbed for a while and your sub numbers have grown by a huge amount in that time, so you must be doing something right regardless of what the complainers say.
I love how you follow your heart and make content on whatever you're interested in. If you're interested in it, I'm interested in it!
1:46
I love how he apologizes not for making fun of their name, but for them having such a ridiculous name
My son will be born 2 weeks from now. We were going to name him Jacob Nathaniel, but I think I can convince my wife that to name him Catamaran Detergent instead.
I know this was a year ago and a joke, but I just have to know the story here
17:06 I swear you even pronounced the unspaced comma in “BRUSSELS,BELGIUM”. Your general methods of screwing with these scammers is great, but the way you read their messages is underrated.
Diverse content > Stale content. The only dedicated scambaiting channel I watch is Jim Browning, so I'm glad to have variety. Seriously, the hot dog wobbler is still your funniest video.
So funny... I used to be one of Jim's Patreons. I was following almost 20 scambaiters and was part of two discords. The only ones left are Mike and Jim, the others have found a way to bore me to death (unsucscription). Mike is different. Mike knows what he's doing. I like what Mike does. I don't like abenkwan and their police.
@@PandemoniumMeltDown I didn't know Mike's name was Mike, unless it's a different Mike. But yeah, it gets boring very quickly is you're exposed to it too often.
@@PandemoniumMeltDown you don't like Kitboga?
@@NOOOOOOO0OOOOO I'm more like, you know, the kinda guy who'd go to India and do mean things to these centers in a strange and disturbing fashion, not prank call them. Prank-callers hurt me inside. India is, in a general kind of way, a shit show where people generally don't give a frick about people (much). Still, I'm a complete Nisha Madhulika sucker fan. Go figure. I just hate scammers more than most I guess. I prefer Jim's seek and destroy approach.
@@PandemoniumMeltDown Kitboga isn't a prank caller. He deliberately wastes the scammers time and takes them off their script. He also spreads awareness very effectively.
I really appreciate that you stay loyal to your passion and don't play "the UA-cam game"
things like this make the platform better in the long run imo
Some newly-formed rock band out there needs to name themselves "Catamaran Detergent."
I'm considering deed poll?
Sounds like I need to get a band together
Nice pfp
Hello, Atomic Shrimp, I hope you’re having a lovely day and that maybe you can get around to reading this.
I originally came to your channel because of the scam baiting videos, as they were recommended by UA-cam because of other channels with similar content that I had gotten into. I am sad to say that after awhile, your channel had gotten lost in the UA-cam algorithms and such, and I had lost your channel and forgot about it for quite some time.
After awhile, I had finally found your videos in my recommendations again, though I had no realisation that it was the same man who I watched scam bait.i saw some of your foraging videos and was extremely excited, as I am currently attending college with the goal of becoming a field biologist and professor of botany here in California, and things such as foraging really excite me.
I love the idea of strolling through forests, prairies, and the like to find local flora and fungus to use at home. Here where I am from, this idea is very similar to the gathering lifestyle of local natives, whereas I’ve seen the remnants of their villages including old mortar and pestles to process things such as acorns or berries.
At one point, I had seen a video by you in which you found a fungus in which I believe you called “chicken of the woods,” and I was very intrigued as it was reminiscent of a fungus we have here in central California called “turkey tail fungus,” which is not only edible, but natives even used it like chewing gum.
To conclude this lengthy comment, at this point I couldn’t see your channel being itself without the menagerie of content you produce. As someone who wants to do things very similar to you for a living, it’s a serious joy seeing and binging your content, ALL of it! So, please, never change.
Thank you. :)
The randomness of this channel is the reason I stay subscribed. I came for the the scambaiting and ended up making my own butter. Don't change a thing Mr 🍤
Right?
After discovering my printer was defunct and looking up troubleshooting videos, I stumbled upon an early Atomic Shrimp (an exposé of poor inkjet design practice). I was home on quarantine, bored, began clicking through the channel, and never looked back.
A+ artesian youtubing happens, here lol
Lol; I, too, came for the scambaiting and stayed for the, well, everything else!
Respectfully, your other content doesn't appeal to me much. I just stuck around for the scambaiting, but there is nothing wrong with doing your own creative stuff! It doesn't detract from me enjoying the videos I do!
On my own channel, I do the same thing: I just make whatever I'm interested in. One day I'm dissecting a bad TV show, the next I'm just making weird noises.
No judgment at all, keep up the good work buddy!
Dude keep the channel exactly as it is. When you hang out with an interesting friend you get to see different facets of his/her life and that is why we love your channel. It's like actually hanging out with a friend rather than filling up on one type of content (gaming, cars, food, etc.). Always a lot of fun on this channel, with Half-Million Subs! I hope you get 1 million subs soon!
The variety is one of the things I really appreciate on this channel. I actually skip a decent amount of your stuff, but not only does the insane amount of topics covered give the channel a lot of diversity and personality, it really makes it feel like a slice of the old UA-cam I used to love, before the adpocalypse and the algorithm takeover, when it was just people posting whatever struck their fancy that day (though it's certainly a lot higher-quality stuff than most of what got posted on old UA-cam). Feels like there's a real living, breathing person behind it, not just another cog in the machine dutifully pumping out their daily bit of algorithm appeasement, and that's (depressingly enough) quite refreshing.
Shall I make an alt account name catamaran detergent just to pretend I'm offended?
Yes
@@sparexcalibur yes
Definitely
Oui
Yes
This has become one of my favorite channels of all time!. These scammers believe they are better than everyone else and it doesn't bother them the slightest that they might have robbed someone of their life savings.People in general need to be more careful, but there is a lesson the scammers should learn as well... I can think of no better teacher than yourself... The eloquent sarcasm is just over the top!
I really appreciate the diversity of your content, every notification is a like a kinder surprise egg
I can't begin to express to you how very much I appreciate your way of dealing with the entitled kids who demand you cater exclusively to their preferences.
Keep on being, unapologetically, you.
Diversity on this channel is why this channel is so amazing. Keep up the good work sir!
Even if I don't watch most of your other stuff, a youtuber who does what they want instead of what everyone else wants is always more enjoyable
My second child is due next February. After watching this vid, guess what I’m gonna call them?
That’s right.
Anything but catamaran detergent.....
Yacht descaler, on the other hand.
Great vid as always Mr Shrimp. Love this channel
I honestly thought you were going to say "John Warosa". I mean, it's not the worst name, especially if "Warosa" is the middle name. I wouldn't wish it on anyone, though. It's not the most inspiring origin for a name.
@@roguishpaladin You've caught wind of my back up plan. Well played, sir.
I giggled myself stupid over your great comment. Thanks 😂
Catamaran Detergent!!!
@@stephensmith799 me too!!
I enjoy ‘strange stuff in a can’. We do this, trying the weirdest things we find online or in the German supermarkets. We also play ‘try something we can’t pronounce’
Scamming brought me to your channel, however I stayed for the variety in (high quality yet down to earth) content. If you made nothing but scambaiting, I'd get bored of it quickly - oversaturation is never good. Thank you for not giving in to the algorithm.
I love how this one opened up so poetically. Like a Bob Ross of demeaning scammers
so basically: FAQ: "Why don't you cater specifically and exclusively to mý preferences?" with the answer being "I do this for mý amusement, not just for yours"?
Spanish mý
Yeah, basically XD
Yeeh
It's always beautiful to see scammers warn you about other scams because they interfere with their own scam, such lovely irony. I think that's probably the best result you can achieve imo!
Yeah, you can sense the awkwardness - they want to tell you, but they don't want you to realise
Your content would be worse if it was only scambaiting, solely because of the incredible quality of your other content
I do admit this was one of Mike's best scams.
For the record, I love the variety. It keeps it fresh and it often puts me into content I would not otherwise look for/see. I especially liked the puffball mushroom cooking video. This channel is a great source for very chill niche stuff. I’ve learnt a lot from you!
Don't change, Atomic Shrimp! Got hooked by the scambaiting videos, stayed for the rest. The channel is great, there should be more like it.
I only watch the scambaiting, but I'm still happily subscribed! It's really nice when someone is more focused on doing what they actually want than chasing after viewers. I appreciate it! Cheers
I love the fact that this channel mixes everything up... scam baiting videos, science videos, cooking videos, nature videos... it's the main reason I subscribed, it's the best Pic n Mix channel out there. Don't change the format please, it works perfectly for me.
I honestly love the scambaiting the most but also enjoy some of the other content. For example, surviving with $1 for a day that was really interesting. As the saying goes, if your work is what you love you will never work a day in your life. Also, if every single video he posts was a scambaiting video, wouldn't we all get tired of watching it. I think that the system going on here is perfect, some scambaiting and some other fun relatable content. You are honestly the most relateble UA-camr ever, keep up the good work!
I originally found you from your budget challenge videos, and while I enjoy your scam baiting stuff, I much prefer the other content on your channel and I'm really happy there's no risk of that content disappearing.
Little nuggets like the "Mr. Anderson" "Neo" joke are why I love this channel.
I have 2 routines. I watch this before I sleep and I always fall asleep midway.
Then I re-watch it again while eating breakfast and finish it all the way.
Thank you for this content. It kinda became a part of my weekly routine :)
"I know your name is Neo" - I just love you so much!!
12:41
Never saw this coming, I was literally
gonna take a sip of my water but then I literally spat it out. You
give some of the best content out there, probably why
you have one of the best channels on youtube and I hope that your career only goes
up.
Never have I seen such promise and I'm definitely
gonna stay subscribed to you. I agree with you, don’t
let the youtube recommendation algorithm dictate what type of content
you make. Literally anytime I'm scrolling
down my recommended and i see one of your videos i always click it.
Perish.
I was going to comment and say something like this, but you say it so much better. Kudos!
Damn, rickrolled again
Nice comment. He’ one of my favorites too.
Every video he makes is comforting, and I
very much enjoy his sense of humor. It’s
exciting to see how he shakes things up, and I
respect him as a person.
Getting away from all that, I think it’s quite
obvious that he really does love making
new videos. Scambaiting is fun, but I’d be
nowhere without weird stuff in a can. It’s
astounding, some of the stuff he finds.
Like a lot of my favorite youtubers, Shrimp
excites me with every new video. I can’t
tell what’s in store, but I know it’ll be good!
Yesterday was tough for me. I had just
opened my door and hit someone in the hall.
Usually he’d forgive me, but not this time.
Definitely a great channel. I showed him some
old Weird Stuff in a Can videos of his, and
while I wasn’t completely forgiven for the
noticeable bruise, he was in a better mood.
Whoops, I did the wrong line
One interesting thing about these videos is how ready the scammers are to just give up, even when they apparently have a very stupid and gullible person willing to send them thousands of dollars, at the prospect of having to put any effort whatsoever into resolving the mark's concerns. It's harder than you would expect to string them along - I would have thought they sent out millions of these emails and would be very invested in capitalising on the small handful that actually reply.
In some cases they might suspect they're being trolled but often they don't give that impression - they just get frustrated at being asked questions and cut communication.
Well, wasting time on a particularly daft mark (such as Marc - ba-dum tsh!) doesn‘t net them more income than others that fall quickly, so it negatively affects the bottom line. They probably juggle hundreds of potential victims at the same time, so cutting losses just makes sense. The plight of the poor scammer… 🎻
You don't get half a million subs by doing something you hate.
I just love the way you handle these scumbags! Always lovely to listen to.
If people want to just watch the scambaiting stuff, then I believe they can just add your "Just the Scambaiting" playlist to their library and they should get a notification when it gets updated.
Man you’re just so genuine. That FAQ was really wholesome and heartwarming, honestly.
I happened upon your channel first with the wobbledogs. Hilarious and just so fun. I’ve definitely grown to like the scambaiting more than your other content, but I’m happy to see all of it. When you’re enjoying yourself, we’re enjoying ourselves!
Keep it up!
I agree Mr. Anderson.
I love the Scambaiting videos, but I also really enjoy all the off-brand, weird & interesting stuff you put out. Like idk why but I was legitimately riveted by the UK Store Comparisons video, and I'm American
My personal favorite are his foraging videos. They always make me very hungry...
I also really enjoyed that store comparison! I’ve seen similar for US stores, and it turned out as equivalent as it could, pretty much, with ALDI at the cheapest.
UA-cam expects us to seperate our content into into very specific niches. Thank you for breaking that trend, Atomic Shrimp. There are two UA-camrs who I enjoy the most. One of them is you. You're content is amazing and please never give up making it. You don't beg for views, you don't talk overly loud and you don't clickbait, you just make whatever comes to mind and that's what I love about your channel, you just do you. I think this truly is the definition of putting passion into your videos.
And a question in case you ever do another Q&A: What does it feel like knowing that thousands upon thousands of people look up to you?
While I definitely enjoy your scambaiting videos (I love all of the cleverness and comedy involved) I do love your other content, especially the weird stuff in a can and your low-budget food challenges. Keep doing what you love. Be rest assured that you’re doing the right thing.
"We're going scambaiting again". When you say it it sounds like an invitation to go for a drive through the countryside on a sunny day with a picnic at the end, and its every bit as enjoyable.
I always hope for scenarios like this to have scammers go head to head or even try to scam eachother, but they never seem to be either dumb enough or willing to put in the effort.
bank.
Mr. Detergent, I love the variety of your videos so much! Please keep doing what you're doing because your unique content and personality makes you my favourite UA-camr!
2 scammers 1 scam baiter
This could only mean that that you are trying to make the scammers either competing for a scam they won't get or just the usually wasting their time for hours.
Also the stories they come up with to get these scams are so incredibly outlandish and just cheesy.
Which is exactly why they they try to pull on people's hearts in order to get a scam.
That's messed up.
Theyre all just a directed line of the exact same story of a rich old woman doing something charitable that has lost her husband or the genders are reversed or its a product that is useless.
"Y don't u only make scambat vids"
Because Atomic Shrimp is a classy, well-rounded gent? Geez, how dare he share his passions as a human being :P
I tried to do the same but now I just post fishing lol shows that he has a very well engaged community
Do what you feel like mate, I'll be here waiting for your diverse content to show up.
I love that you have a variety. Though I admit I found you from people recommending you in other scambait comments. I didn't know until today though that you had other areas of interest on your channel. I am writing this before I start bingeing "Weird stuff in a can" lol. Keep doing what you love! Whatever that may be!!!! 💗💗💗💗💗
i admittedly was one of the people thinking "why doesn't he make more scambaiting vids" at first when i subbed.. but i've actually watched a bunch of your cooking/food prep videos and they are so interesting. love how you collect from your environment and i appreciate that we're allowed into multiple facets of your life!
As for the FAQ section, I've never understood why people get so frustrated with one channel having variety. I only enjoy the scambaiting and the odd related content from this channel. I have a super secret solution to dealing with the other videos from this subbed channel on my feed;
I keep scrolling.
I love the random vids. it good to know I'm not the only one that enjoy doing lots of different thing.
I love the FAQs. They often feel like bitesize life lessons. Just someone who's experienced with life telling you why they do what they do.
I came here for the scambaiting, but I am staying for the variety. Mr. Shrimp, you are a great content creator, keep it on!
I can shed some light on some of the language quirks here- I'm an Indonesian teacher in Australia :)
'This same fees' - there normally aren't different words for singular and plural in Indonesian.
'I will advise you' - this one may be deliberate but also 'will' and 'would' both translate to 'akan', tense works differently in Indonesian. Same with send/sent.
Love your work. All of it! Thanks Mike :)
As a Catamaran Detergent, I am deeply offended, my family has worked day in and day out deterring Catamarans
Wouldn't that make you a catamaran deterrent then?
Respect to you for not getting sucked into the UA-cam "niche money grab." You make a great point there.
Atomic shrimp is like the trail mix of youtube, but without the annoying cashews that im allergic to
i think your channel as a whole is wholesome discovery of what happens when you take on a challenge. I love the cheap food and foraging videos just as much as the scambaiting. your channel reads like a bedtime story and just as comforting. do what you feel is right
It's the Eclectic content that makes your channel great,
I have taken up email scam baiting just like this in the past few weeks. There is a slight feeling of sadness when they eventually stop replying.
Honestly, your channel would lose its character without the variety. Make whatever type of content you want!
"Wrong Bank, Wrong Widow" sounds like an interesting drama
Keep going in the direction your going with the channel atomic it makes it very diverse and entertaining keep up the good work !
Honestly the fact you do literally whatever you like has always been an inspiration to me because I've always wanted to try UA-cam but I have no idea what one of my many hobbies I'd stick with, and in among all the people doing the same thing again and again you're a little reminder that actually nobody has to pick one thing to be their thing.
FWIW, I find your foraging/food videos the most enjoyable.
The mail @11:06 is a piece of abstract art... remarkable...
I noticed your days only contain 24 hours. I have recently upgraded my days to 28 hours and boy has it made a difference.
UA-cam used to be so much more user-friendly back in the day, I still remember when you could subscribe to individual playlists.
It cracks me up that Neo's Matrix name actually is Thomas Anderson. I don't know if that was intentional on the part of the scammer but it was quite hilarious either way
Rule of thumb: if the letters they send you read like a machine translation of bad Phoenix Wrigh Ace Attorney fanfic written by a nine year old, you're almost certainly dealing with a scammer.
Any pushiness, obvious attempts to pretend to be a good person, demands for personal information, or of course, an offer that sounds way too good to be true... these things are just icing to the cake.
@Jamie Last I mentioned that, but these guys are something else.
Well I mean almost 500k of people still subscribed. Your content, no matter what you do, is good. Only Scambaiting would be very stale. Also, since it is dependable on the scammers as well, your upload schedule would probably end up being somewhat weird which again is something the algorithm does not like. So keep doing what you like! :)
I respect the direction you're taking, and have been taking. Make what you enjoy making, and your fans will follow you.
It is interesting how they desperately keep their false pretenses of being legit and not a scan. Yet they lose their cool and basically break character after a small bit of frustration. It's also funny how they want to give up on you, but they also reply the bare minimum just in case you are serious about sending money.
I love that you have a big diversity of content! Please don’t ever submit to the algorithm! In short, you give me hope for the future of content creation. Keep it up!