OK... One More Question (Scambaiting)
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- Опубліковано 18 січ 2024
- Scambaiting again. I wish we could get to the point, but I have just one more question...
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In case you have questions about my scambaiting videos or efforts, you might find the answer below:
Are scammers using AI? - • Keep to the Code (Scam...
Why don't you send malware to the scammers? - • Wave Your Tight Hands ...
Why do scammers offer choices, if it's all just a scam? - • OK Who Is in Charge He...
SHOULD more people take up scambaiting? - • Davis Bon is Not OK (S...
'Ummmm.., Actually, Jim Browning can counter-hack scammers...' - • OK... Can I Get it in ...
(Mini FAQ) 'Can't get scammed if you have no money!' - • OK... Can I Get it in ...
'You cant scam an honest person' - true or false? - • OK, Why is Everything ...
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 ... - Навчання та стиль
I love when the small boy accusations come into play.
The timing with this one was great haha
Ahhh, the small boy gambit. Absolute gold.
For some reason this does seem to usually trigger them a lot. It's pretty mild as far as insults go 😂
@NIL0S it's considered rude in Nigeria like saying the n word
It's not an accusation. It's a fact.
There are multiple United Nations now? That doesn't sound very united.
Well.... The UN is fiercely divided now between BRICS and NATO.
United Nations have never been united so I don't see how you can find that suspicious
@@NavyaSagittariusjoke go whoosh
@@Taschenschieberprobably over yer head since I was joking too
There are obviously multiple United Nations, there is a plural, and each one of them is Unitied Nation.
Which is similar to United State, but different.
OK, but I have a question.
Too many 😂
Wait, before shrimp answers this… I have a question
Ok, but I have a question.
My question is, Are you a small boy?😂
So what your question solider?
The fact that you can re-obtain their attention very easily by just vaguely bringing back up the idea of you giving them money...smh. Scammers are so damn lame.
This scammer is already back on the hook BTW. Not sure if it will generate enough material for a sequel, but we've exchanged half a dozen more emails today.
@@AtomicShrimp Sounds like this one might be a newbie scammer. They're the ones least likely to know when to give up, from what I've seen.
@@AtomicShrimp That is surprising considering how this all concluded in the video. Good on you for wasting their time as always, you've definitely refined how to do so by now!
@@AtomicShrimp oooh thats interesting, just a question though, even if it doesnt produce enough material for a sequel will post the emails somewhere?
Wow, surreal seeing you here. Ain’t that funny?
Lmao, when they said, "let me know if you have any questions" I just laughed. The scammer will definitely regret saying that to Mike!
'May I come inside Mr Spider?' asked the fly
The obvious response is "yes I have any question", without asking the actual question.
Thank you for always saying "information you should never give to a stranger" I often hear this phrase in my head when I receive dodgy messages and calls! ❤
It has the feel of a 70s public information film, which given Shrimp's Slaughter Valley series is probably the intent.
Same here. It's drilled into me at this point.
Me too! Lol! I watched so many of Atomic Shrimp's video that it's now printed into my brain. XD! Let's file that under the educational aspect of this channel.
I bet you hear it in an English accent as well
The GDPR request was like a memory wipe and seemingly the scammer switched to a different scam afterwards. I wonder if they genuinely got scared and deleted your emails so when you once again replied they had forgotten what scam they were doing with you.
Could be that after replying 'you are not serious', they rage-deleted the email thread
I was disappointed to find out that GDPR is a real thing. That would have been another way to play with the scammers.
@@AtomicShrimp rage deletion is the goal
@@psychedelikchameleon Hilarious they do that and don't block
Here’s an idea for this type of scammer: pretend you are (or were) very wealthy and that the amount on offer wouldn’t even cover what you lost
I thought along those lines. "Name?" "Donald Trump."
Thanks to you, I've begun employing the Small Boy Gambit in online games whenever one of my teammates gets mad that we're losing.
"You guys"
"Automic Shrimp is mad" (I make it a point to misspell their name)
"He must be a small boy"
It usually doesn't make them less mad, but it does make a losing match more entertaining.
But are you a small boy? 😂... I say it to everyone who gets mad
@@KnugenMooMoo "you seem very angry. Like a small boy. Are you a small boy?"
Can I ask one more question?
I sincerely hope that the soul called John Warosa isn’t involved in this scam.
Um, do not speak of the soul called Mr. Jon Barbosa
I'm confident that as an elderly he wouldn't risk such behavior befitting of a small boy.
@@ShellyS2060Sorry 😞 I forgot the soul called Rev John Warosa is an imposter and therefore cannot possibly be involved in this transaction 😂
You mean the soul called Operation Barbarossa?
@@johnwarosa1014 Oh no 🙈 I beg you soul called John Warosa DONT BECOME INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION!ll
I promise you that I have just left the office of Mr Barrister Hassan and he is the only ☝️ involved in this transaction.
You are an IMPOSTER
You have an uncanny knack of making me feel almost sorry for the scammers because your emails are that infuriating. It is fantastic
These videos are so silly and fun! I belive you are entitled to call yourself "professional infuriator." We are lucky that you use these powers for good hahahaha
Always love when you sneak in accusations of being a small boy
I think this is the first time I haven't seen the scammer fall for that trick, to be fair. Somehow it seems to make them go insane when they see it.
Mr Shrimp doing a Columbo with 'One other thing...' is exactly what I wanted for my friday evening.
When I grow up, I want to be Columbo.
I'm glad Columbo is still in the Zeitgeist. My mother is a huge fan of Columbo, and by extension so am I. It's really something special.
Columbo fan here❤
@@sourhour3403 No way, same! Awesome :)
Columbo was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the thumbnail. I have fond memories of watching it with my dad when I was a kid. It was syndicated years later, and I got to enjoy watching it again as an adult. Such a great show!
Recently had a scammer reach out to a family member. We had posted 2 dogs that had escaped to an online regional pet locator group and the scammer called them saying he was "Officer Armstrong" and that he had the 2 dogs. But the location he gave was about 30 miles away yet the dogs had only been gone for about 15 minutes. He followed with that he needed to send a "confirmation code" to verify that "we were real and not scammers".
Of course the confirmation code would likely be some kind of account password reset code, and I told the family member to not communicate any further with this person.
The dogs were eventually located by someone a few streets away.
That's scary and funny and a relief all in one go .
You posted them? Did you use postage with tracking? That makes it easier to locate what you've posted.
@@insane_troll It was a lost pets site for our area and we were looking for the dogs that got out.
@@stonentI'm fairly certain they were using Shrimp's brand of intentional misinterpretation. In this case taking post to mean mail.
Should have sent the dogs by DHL,
with $€£700 insurance
“Did the fund yet?”! So funny lol
I would have said that no American would talk like that, but our educational standards have been declining for a few decades. 8-(
@@christopherheckman7957 Well he's a brit, so doesn't apply either way 😂
I was wondering when we'd see another scam. Also, this is the most flawless channel. Came for the scams, stayed for the various hedge row jams... Thank you for being you, man.
You came for spam, and stayed for the jams.
Mike's been saying that scambaiting is getting increasingly difficult to initiate. I'm wondering if scammers are too aware of scambaiters now and have started changing tactics to avert getting dragged into conversations that go nowhere.
UA-cam at one point was really adament that I watch one of the scambaiting videos a few years back. But now I seem to prefer the jams and walks and food challenges. I guess a variety channel kinda works really well.
@@thany3 same here, although i'll always love a scambait video!
Came for the scams, stayed for the cans!
I really need to lead all my emails off with "This is to inform you that your email has been received and we hereby respond accordingly."
"I thought the fee was only a different number" slayed me. Good work Shrimp.
I once too a crap while on the phone with a scammer, I’ll admit he was very professional even when I told him the chilli was burning
😂😂😂
I got a pretend talk talk man get so upset , he literally screamed down the phone at me. I pretended to be an old lady with short term memory problems and he had to keep repeating and repeating everything. I didn't have to fake too much, as I'm 71 with occasional memory lapses 😂.
I'm in Australia so the only topic I wanted to talk about the last time a scammer called me was the world cup final. I'm just concerned that people so busy with their work might not be kept abreast of current events
That Blackadder reference was hilarious 😂😂
I heard he was put on the list because Archie Duke shot an ostrich because he was hungry
Definitely cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University! ;)
I knew Mike was a Blackadder fan but it's still such a pleasure to see references when you don't expect them. :D
@@cbhlde I think maybe even as cunning as a fox that used to be professor of cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the UN at the high commission of international cunning planning.
I just wish the scammer had responded with "it happened when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich cos he was hungry"
I worry that someday a very rich influencer will run an "I pretend to be a scammer but I actually am giving out a large amount of money" video which goes viral and then a load of people start taking these scams seriously because of it.
If it does happen, it'll probably be done by a Paul brother: they're both that stupid that they'd try it.
Honestly, I once thought that whenever I am rich I'll try finding Atomic Shrimp's scambaiting e-mail address just to send a short e-mail asking only for the information required for real transfer and telling I'm going to send him money.
@@toslaw9615 It's giving Mr Beast
The Baldrick part broke me, absolutely Brilliant. Cunning
Cunning, indeed! I’m glad that I’m not the only man of culture who noticed that masterful Baldrick tribute!
☝️😁👍
Regardless of all the scamming intentions, it's heartbreaking to see the terrible poverty of where these people are living.😢
I'm so sorry 😔
I know what you mean. I feel bad. Poverty does not excuse the criminal intent, but still I feel bad about the state of the world.
Who knows if these are scam factories where most money goes to the gang masters??
ikr. I can't support their actions but seeing how they live I can understand why they chose it. Comparatively, even a working class American usually lives in better conditions. I can see how they could come to resent those who they see as living comparatively like kings, enough to justify theft and fraud. It only makes it worse that even a lot of people in first world countries don't fully appreciate how most others in their country live. A lot of the stuff you see on TV and social media is only representative of the upper middle class and upper class of the wealthiest countries, which probably only makes the class divide feel even greater when you're at the bottom.
If you live in a rusty shack in a third world country, why wouldn't you steal from the Kardashians if you have the opportunity? Hell, if they _were_ stealing from only the upper class, I wouldn't care at all. Most of the wealth owned by the upper class is itself stolen from workers or subsidized by tax money after all. But they don't. They disproportionately steal from people who are also struggling to make ends meet. They don't hit the wealthiest people, because even if the rich people themselves are gullible, they have people to watch their money and vet correspondence _for_ them.
Truly, the only way to fight crime is to fight poverty. It won't abolish all crime, but if people have a modest, but comfortable standard of living and the income gap is quashed, I think crime will naturally plummet. We can do it, we just don't. Instead we hand money hand over fist to the richest of the richest so they can take their private jet to get lunch in Paris or buy $20,000 scarves or whatever. Its disgusting.
@@AtomicShrimp thank you for your compassion, Mr. Mike.
@@SilverDragonJay yes. I agree with so much of what you are saying. I wish I could be able to help others, unfortunately I can't help even myself and it doesn't matter that this realisation feels like a terrible defeat.
As Mr. Mike, said, it makes me too feel bad for the state of the world and the human condition.
Always love you reading their emails as they're written. 😂
For that FBI one that said there was a file on you and similar ones in the future it would've been hilarious if you asked to see proof of the file they had on you. Then they might have wasted time trying to doctor some sort of fake file. Might be some potential there to waste the scammers time
Feels more likely they would just give up at that point (the only time I remember him managing to get custom-made fake documents from a scammer was after a very tedious back and forth with an absurdly persistent scammer in one of the John Warosa videos)
Even funnier if you actually were FBI and relocated to the UK to assist the NCA 😂
He did ask - that's what the GDPR request was.
Is GDPR enforced in the UK after Brexit? @@JHJHJHJHJH
Probably wouldn't take them very long to cook one up..
The 419 Tribe is rather proficient at cooking up (very bad) fraudulent ClipArt documentation.
Terrible day at work and Atomic Shrimp uploads a new scam baiting video, this quite literally made my day. Thank you Mr. Shrimp
The Baldrick reference!! I was listening to the video in the background, so rather than seeing the icon, it took me by complete surprise XD Your sense of humour and wit is on-point as always, Atomic Shrimp =)
You need to sell shirts with "I Practice Righteous Indignation Proudly" across the front. I'd absolutely buy!
I love that sentence that starts with "honestly" 😂. I love these, as it does make me chuckle, especially the wording.
I love the blackadder reference, emails should have been sent from archey duke and his hungry ostrich.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
@@AtomicShrimp ... BOOM, BOOM, BOOM?
@@zennekelechien1610 I think it also is a reference from Blackadder, as one of Baldricks poems ua-cam.com/video/uHSvKNQNzc0/v-deo.html
Sheer poetry to the ears.
@@AtomicShrimp ding a ling a ling.
I want atomic shrimp merch that says "oh you know, the type of information you should never share with steangers on the internet."
Are you a small boy?
too many words
@@karkador in your opinion and you can keep it
The small boy gambit totally broke me and caught me off guard. Bravo, Shrimp. Bravo. New favourite scambait here.
this is genuinely maybe the most patient scammer you've ever dealt with. great video!
"please can you try explaining in a way that helps?" is devastating.
I was watching a playlist of all the Scambaiting you’ve done while I was doing things around the house and by the end of the playlist I felt like I was going absolutely insane from all the broken English and the illogicality of the conversations.
I've been on this channel ever since the very first scambaiting video "Just say okay" was recommended me to UA-cam. So I've simply been watching them as they came out.
I can not even imagine trying to marathon these, that might certainly mess with one's mind.
@@wariolandgoldpiramid I definitely won’t be doing it again, that’s for sure.
@ed5056 What are you, a small boy?
"Note this is a program to alleviate suffering of scammed victims [] to no avail." David Jackson
Be rest assured! Your name was detected.
You know, channels like yours inspired me years ago to start messing with those lovely (sorta-legitimate) business emails at work. It's fabulously amusing to goad them into a lengthy presentation, or even flying out to meet you, and then just ignore them. The amount of sheer rage is rather invigorating.
Fun fact: DHL will not transport cash, credit or debit cards, cheques or vouchers that have any monetary value.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE when you say "Are you a small boy?"
Imagine a wild world where all scam stories are true and everything works exactly as scammers say.
Boxes of funds lying around waiting to be shippped, payments made in Steam gift cards, dying rich people E-Mailing strangers left and right, documents being made in MS Paint, official communications written by small boys, UN representatives waiting in airports for you to pay their taxi...
As always i love the old timey finger pointing hand coming in to draw our attention to the important parts of the emails 😁👍👍
I love the mental image of a scammer shouting fiery curses at an innocently grinning Mange Tout looking all proper and friendly. 😆
Here's to another year of scambaiting
I've been telling the scammers emails that I am 100% positive that they'll need a dictionary to read. And after a few back and forth I tell them to send the details and I'll open an online account lol. I had a wonderful one going with the "American living overseas and rich husband died and she's got cancer and no one to take it" haha. I think she's done with my shenanigans..or she died of her cancer...
I love the idea of trying to get the scammer to pay the scam fee for you.
They've obviously heard it before though.
That's something I do.
Yay, new scambaiting! Thank you for solving my insomnia, Shrimp and scammers.
I don’t care at all if they don’t go anywhere - the way you read them is just so entertaining. My favourite is always the “seventy-five dollars dollars U.S. dollars” ones.
"Never you reply again" has to be a Nigerian 419 classic at this point
Oh man! I can't believe how long these scammers are willing to correspond with you. These videos are so awesome 😆
Two hundred and sixty thousand million billion.
I've watched all the 66 scambaiting videos in the playlist once I found your channel. Finally a new one. I love what you're doing, thanks!
I just love the suspense that builds upon reading the opener scan mail. So many plot twists and interesting protagonists!
Nice use of Baldrick and Black Adder at 12minutes
What a fun train to watch wreck. And as always the song ‘John Warosa’ at the end is gold.
im glad youre still doing these. brings me joy
11:50 do I detect a Blackadder goes Fourth reference? A reference so cunning you could pin a tail on it and call it a fox?
Funny, interesting, educational, but a bit concerning that this scammer seemed more grammatically correct. The conversation wasn’t as obviously nonsensical as usual. Hope people don’t fall for this one.
Really enjoy the litany: “you know, the kind of information that you shouldn’t share”. It’s popping up in my head every time I watch a scambaiting video. Makes me smile, but your repetition of this mantra is effective and I’ve shared it with everyone I could.
Yes, but an American would never say $2.6 million USD. It's being redundantly repetitious over and over again.
Loving the not so subtle Blackadder reference there
😂😂😂😂😂 *I seem to remember there was some confusion about this earlier*
So hilarious!!!! 😂
This week has been very stressful. Thank you for some much needed levity, Mr. Shrimp!
I appreciate you repeating the "you know, the kind of details you should never share...". I know it now, but there will likely be a time when I don't have it in mind, and the memory of you saying it might trigger at an important moment.
I've been giggeling along, such fun to listen to your correspondance
I love your videos! So very informative and interesting. You are a very talented man, and I enjoy the scambaiting videos.
Always a fun time watching you make scammers rage quit.
I think this is just what I needed today, thank you
God I love shrimps baiting videos so much. You’re a blessing pal ❤
Ah wonderful, I'm always glad to see these pop up in my feed.
It's always a good day
One of the best episodes so far. I had so many laughs. Keep it up 🔥
Hey Mike, loved this scam baiting video as always. I feel like the reply where it ends with “Please, be free to ask more questions on aspects you need further clarification.” was actually written by an AI.
Loving the Blackadder quote too Shrimp! Great work as ever.
That Blackadder Goes Forth reference though. Had me in stitches! 😂
11:43 I love the blackadder reference, nice work!
No matter how many times I hear it, the "are you a small boy?" question always paints a huge grin on my face
Hilarious and entertaining, Mike. But we do need to be aware of scammers. Thanks! 👍
It is great how they will change their requirements for almost any amount of money. Thank you for doing this- very entertaining!!
This costs them almost nothing, and they [think they're going to] get $100 for it. Laziness and greed.
I love these. A good laugh is good for the mind and body. Thanks again.
Although you’re always hilarious, you were in rare form for this one. I love what you do and your sense of humor.
Was waiting for your video for so many days! ❤
Neatly done Blackadder reference.
47k more to go the 1M Shrimp
I absolutely love that you gave them a GDPR request. Pure brilliance.
I was disappointed to find out that GDPR is a real thing. Taunting a scammer with fake regulations seems like the sort of thing to throw at them every once in a while.
Saw the small boy card coming from a mile away and it was still funny
That all seems to be in order ….
Uh….
Just one more thing sir …
That little image of Baldrick really caught me off guard.😂
I absolutely loved the Baldrick tribute at 11:43 !!! 🤣😂😁👍
Liked the adapted Baldrick quote. Very cunning.
Much love to you Mike. Thanks for the entertainment.
That was indeed a cunning plan.
12:01 - Great Blackadder IV quote!
I love the thought that someone who can quote the GDPR doesn't know what a million shortens too.
Sigh
Dude I missed your scambaiting videos!!
I love that you still use that song for the outro 😂❤
Daaaamn, my mans went with: The Small Boy Gambit.
Very clever... ;)
Love you channel/work, Mike.
Thanks for your vids, love the scambaiting 😊
Wasnt expecting a blackadder reference.
If only they responded
"Do you mean, how did the scam start?"
the prose and cons of scambaiting... great video
8:22 that number is $260 Quintillion (1 Quintillion is 1000x more bigger than 1 quadrillion, which in turn is 1000x bigger than 1 trillion) or in math terms $2.6 x10^20. Put another way, that sum is equal current worldwide GDP per year, over 2.795 million years!
The "small boy" reference always makes me LOL. Lovely work sir.