Just say 'WHAT?' to Scammers (Scambaiting) Also: is it Mostly Old People Who Get Scammed?
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Published 2021-10-08
Intro and outro music was composed by Eric Castiglia: youtube.com/user/supercast
Links pertaining to this video:
BBB Scam Tracker report: www.bbb.org/bbbscamtrackerriskreport/
UK Fraud & Computer Misuse report: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimea…
Action Fraud Scam Statistics: www.actionfraud.police.uk/fraud-stats
Barclays Scam Victim Misconceptions: home.barclays/news/2021/08/portrait-of-a-scam-vict…
In case you have questions about my scambaiting videos or efforts, you might find the answer below:
Why do scammers promise such big rewards, and demand relatively small fees? - • Bringing Scammers Together for the Ho...
Is it just old people who get scammed? - • Just say 'WHAT?' to Scammers (Scambai…
Why are scammers frequently 'Reverend'? - • We Probably Mean Harm to Your Planet ...
Can you help me recover money from scammers? - • OK... There Is No Advance Fee? (Scamb...
Has Atomic Shrimp been scammed before? Is this all about revenge? - • What the Heck is a Cleck? (Scambaitin...
Why are the scams so badly written? (Also do stupid people deserve to be scammed?) - • I'm Just Mad About SAFFRON (Scambaiti...
Why do the scammers ask for personal details (that they don't seem to use)? - • A Little Nonsense Now And Then (Scamb...
Why don't you scam the scammers? - • John Warosa: Redemption (Scambaiting)...
Are you helping scammers to get better at scamming? - • John Barosa: Resurrection (Scambaitin...
Why not tell the scammers to deduct the fee from the prize? - • The John Warosa Legacy (Scambaiting) ...
Who is John Warosa/Barosa? - • The John Warosa Legacy (Scambaiting) ...
Did you steal your script, or steal or the idea of scambaiting from someone else? • OK There Is An Impostor Among Us - Sc...
Why don't you make more/only scambaiting videos? • OK Let's Cross The Streams (Scambaiti...
If the scammers want Steam/Google Play/iTunes cards, are they kids/gamers? • Let's Create One Big Unhappy Family (...
Can I send you scam emails for you to bait? • Let's Try Continual Delegation (Scamb...
How can I get started scambaiting? • John Barosa Rides Again -Scambaiting ...
Why do you blur the scammers' email addresses? • Making A Nuisance Of Myself With Scam...
Why don't you read the scammer's emails in an Indian Accent? • Let's Get Wholesome With Scammers (Sc...
Why don't you report these scammers to the police? • Let's Try A Series Of Rambling Divers...
Are these stories real? • The Scammers Who Dumped Me Part 2 (Al...
How do people even fall for scams? • The Scammers Who Dumped Me Part 1(Als...
How do people even fall for scams? (Revisited): • OK - Seems Legit (Scambaiting) - Also...
How safe is scambaiting? • OK - Let's Try Speedrun Scambaiting (...
How do you Receive so many scam emails? • The Least Credible Scammer Of 2019 (A...
Aren't you just wasting your time? • The Surprising Return Of John Barosa ...
All Comments (21)
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Aggression? Yes —> Righteous Indignation No —> Confusion
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"What's the is the today?" absolutely killed me
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I found all of the UPS edits with "To hell with you" immensely entertaining.
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"clear as mud" is a brilliant expression and I'll work on incorporating it into my everyday vocabulary.
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I always love when you get to the righteous indignation part.
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I would seriously have liked to hear more about the peculiar customs of Hurdle Slaughter.
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At some point the second one started to sound like a Dr. Seuss book... and now I want to see a scam bait written in the style of Dr. Seuss, thanks.
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My wife does the shopping for an elderly friend. The friend sends cash to various scams that promise luck, money etc. The friend gives them to my wife to post. She doesn't post them and returns the cash to the friends purse. All without the friend knowing. This proves there are other scams the elderly get caught up in.
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"i need a trustworthy, sincere, accountable being" So a trustworthy sincere and accountable alien or a dog is acceptable?
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“An Australian citizen who works at JFK Airport” That’s a hell of a commute…
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This ‘Ups’ scammer must loathe his job..... Why else would he tell the ‘office in charge’ to go to hell? Either that or he’s a really small boy who thinks that swearing makes him sound intimidating.
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The scammer saying "I'm trying to clear you out" was probably the funniest Freudian slip 🤣 🤣🤣
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"Tell me more" may work better as a hook.
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Hearing you say " You wot m8" killed my gut.
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One fun idea I like would be to pretend you're working at the bank the scammer is impersonating, but still play dumb, thinking it's just a colleague at your work. You could just try very subtle things like signing off your email as a worker at HSBC or whatever bank the scammer is pretending to be.
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Once had a fake tech support call about "viruses making my computer slower", kept them strung along until I asked if what they were doing would get rid of the ants inside my computer and then they hung up
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I wonder why they get so angry, so quickly. You'd think they'd at least pretend to keep their cool - for the sake of the act. Perhaps it helps them zero in on victims more likely to be compliant?
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As a tribute to both Mrs Wang and Hurdle Slaughter I will use "goodbye to us/me" in conversations on a regular basis from now on.
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Saying "$1 million dollars only" is an absolute guarantee that the person is from India, because it makes absolutely no sense to use "only" in this context until you remember that people in India use "only" to mean "exactly."
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7:35 "It's like you are misunderstanding my email" "Yes it is, isn't it?" 😆
