OK Let Me Steam You an Apple (Scambaiting)

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @KyleRDent
    @KyleRDent Год назад +2512

    You call them steamed cards, despite the fact they are obviously grilled.

    • @laurensplompen
      @laurensplompen Год назад +211

      Ye..uh..You know th...One thing I sh... Excuse me for one second.

    • @VitalVampyr
      @VitalVampyr Год назад +175

      It's a regional dialect.

    • @Sarah-ev1gj
      @Sarah-ev1gj Год назад +99

      @@VitalVampyrWhat region?

    • @gemmareid7929
      @gemmareid7929 Год назад +73

      Delightfully devilish

    • @mekabare
      @mekabare Год назад +93

      @@Sarah-ev1gjupstate new york

  • @Jamiesonfrox
    @Jamiesonfrox Год назад +1925

    The rate, and fluency you can read nonsense sentences is astounding

    • @torrent9666
      @torrent9666 Год назад +58

      "I hate nonsense"

    • @LucreDenouncer
      @LucreDenouncer Год назад +67

      He probably has to rehearse a few of them to become fluent before recording it

    • @anthonymaddaford8474
      @anthonymaddaford8474 Год назад +31

      @@LucreDenouncer exactly. It’s a superb vid as ever, but it’s not plausible mr shrimp did this without his levels of editing. He’s very good at what he does. Such a great channel

    • @Leith_Crowther
      @Leith_Crowther Год назад +3

      “Playback speed: 1.25x.”

    • @onkcuf
      @onkcuf Год назад

      Probably A.I.

  • @mariek.474
    @mariek.474 Год назад +775

    Calling someone a motherf***** only to tell them "Good day to you" the next day is hilarious.

    • @kutiz7273
      @kutiz7273 Год назад +29

      Search for "2 indians arguing"

    • @ladyalicent705
      @ladyalicent705 Год назад +25

      Oblivion NPC energy

    • @willissudweeks1050
      @willissudweeks1050 Год назад +6

      @@kutiz7273 That was actually hilarious

    • @StoutShako
      @StoutShako Год назад +4

      Sounds like a typical marriage to me. Maybe he was coming on to Mr. Tout......

    • @Taschenschieber
      @Taschenschieber 5 месяцев назад +5

      @@StoutShako You might need marriage counseling.

  • @iconic_nurdle5267
    @iconic_nurdle5267 Год назад +702

    “You called me a bad name and I had to go lie down” got me.

    • @SeenAGreatLight
      @SeenAGreatLight Год назад +30

      And then added to that, he's so addled he doesn't know what day it is. XD

    • @informitas0117
      @informitas0117 Год назад +30

      Stay blessed OK

    • @papayer
      @papayer Год назад +36

      That was good but I feel nothing will ever top 'when I read your message my knees went sideways and now I'm in the knee hospital'

    • @thetalkingfist9482
      @thetalkingfist9482 Год назад +8

      @@papayerthat email was perhaps the best email I have ever had the pleasure to read. The “Do’n Taxk, Don’t Dask” was the sweetest cherry on top.

    • @reinbew62
      @reinbew62 Год назад +1

      same

  • @SeenAGreatLight
    @SeenAGreatLight Год назад +92

    _Paul S, Paul S,_
    _Frantic as a printing press,_
    _His mind enthralled by dirty money;_
    _Were it not sick, it would be funny._

  • @Sintoolkicks
    @Sintoolkicks Год назад +561

    you should send them the "steam card" in a password protected zip file. and when they ask for the password you can say they need to pay a small "fee" for the password

    • @stephensmith799
      @stephensmith799 Год назад +21

      Nice 👍

    • @reinbew62
      @reinbew62 Год назад +14

      That would be dope

    • @tac6557
      @tac6557 Год назад

      Can we zip bomb them? Like with zip file lol

    • @0rnami
      @0rnami Год назад +9

      I need to see a video of this

    • @rc-fannl7364
      @rc-fannl7364 Год назад +5

      Lmao...

  • @Bridgeru
    @Bridgeru Год назад +839

    I never knew I needed to hear Shrimp say "Oh my God" like a 90s teenage valleygirl; but something about it makes me smile so much.

    • @talonhammer
      @talonhammer Год назад +34

      I came here to say just that. Oh my god! 😂

    • @CaptainPupu
      @CaptainPupu Год назад

      What are you on about? Obnoxious american braindead teenagers still say it.

    • @tipwilkin
      @tipwilkin Год назад +39

      Omigawwd!!

    • @SierraNovemberKilo
      @SierraNovemberKilo Год назад +19

      It was the "dear" that got me! 😁

    • @artistknownaslisa2850
      @artistknownaslisa2850 Год назад +19

      Oh. My gawd! I've never seen such nonsense Deer. 🦌 I hate nonsense. 😁

  • @pjf674
    @pjf674 Год назад +314

    1:06 "ATM slotting machine" ... This guy may have mistranslated his way into a million-dollar idea.

    • @phoenix402
      @phoenix402 Год назад +67

      man should ditch scamming and start a casino! (which honestly is just scamming with more legality to it)

    • @artistknownaslisa2850
      @artistknownaslisa2850 Год назад +3

      ​@@phoenix402True story.

    • @imveryangryitsnotbutter
      @imveryangryitsnotbutter Год назад +7

      @@phoenix402 Um acktually, it's called a "gaming parlor", and it's completely legitimate.

    • @billiam6398
      @billiam6398 Год назад +1

      i’ve just realised that was a jest
      it’s very early in the morning where i live
      sorry for the trouble

    • @EightOneGulf
      @EightOneGulf Год назад

      Look up Strange Parts ATM ;)

  • @saraht855
    @saraht855 Год назад +468

    The real scam is that this isn't a recipe for steaming apples :(

    • @artistknownaslisa2850
      @artistknownaslisa2850 Год назад +10

      Steaming something 💩

    • @diethylmalonate
      @diethylmalonate Год назад +23

      my family once had a steamer that came with instructions on how to steam pears, they came out pretty nice (same taste, but softer and warmer)

    • @lauran3244
      @lauran3244 Год назад +19

      I’ve got a recipe for steamed apples.
      Serves 1
      Ingredients
      -one apple
      Method
      - steam until done
      Enjoy

    • @6023barath
      @6023barath Год назад +5

      Just send me a steam gift card and I'll show you how to steam apples!

    • @OublietteTight
      @OublietteTight 9 месяцев назад

      LMFAO

  • @michaelkobylko2969
    @michaelkobylko2969 Год назад +783

    Mrs Comfort Karen needs to become another scambaiting identity.

    • @grumbotron4597
      @grumbotron4597 Год назад +101

      A very well off to do widow on the verge of death wishing to get rid of her fortune, so she sends scammers thousands of dollars, or atleast tricks them into thinking they'll get the thousands of dollars. Just take the scammers' classic character and turn it against them.

    • @t.vanoosterhout233
      @t.vanoosterhout233 Год назад +33

      Frankly, I don't know anyone in the Netherlands with that name. I must get out more.

    • @artistknownaslisa2850
      @artistknownaslisa2850 Год назад +4

      Haha! Love it!

    • @bobsmith5088
      @bobsmith5088 Год назад +23

      Not sure if she sounds like a nice woman or not... Comfort sounds good, but Karen not so much.

    • @brucemoyle7610
      @brucemoyle7610 Год назад +16

      Yes. A street evangelist, but with a hair-trigger temper.

  • @ladyalicent705
    @ladyalicent705 Год назад +82

    Calling someone a mother f*cker and then saying “Good day to you!” The very next day has such Oblivion NPC energy and I love it

  • @dunlaoghairetransfer
    @dunlaoghairetransfer Год назад +386

    The mixture of schadenfreude and righteous indignation these videos give me is hard to beat.

    • @willissudweeks1050
      @willissudweeks1050 Год назад

      Go watch some about romance scams where some dumb 60 yr old woman sells their house over a picture of a 40 yr old army dude and a chat lol

  • @AstroTom
    @AstroTom Год назад +883

    Scammer: I thought I was getting an advanced fee.
    Atomic Shrimp: No I said steamed apples! That's what I call scambaiting.

    • @TheShiningEnergy
      @TheShiningEnergy Год назад +63

      You call an advanced fee scambaiting, despite the fact that i am obviously not a scammer?

    • @AstroTom
      @AstroTom Год назад +30

      @@TheShiningEnergy Atomic Shrimp: You know, one thing I should mention... 😏

    • @rinoz47
      @rinoz47 Год назад +6

      OK

    • @georgehannaford8014
      @georgehannaford8014 Год назад +61

      "A box of gold?! In this time of year, in this part of the country, localised entirely within your office?!"
      "Yes~"
      "...May I see it?"
      "OK"

    • @ShikiKiryu
      @ShikiKiryu Год назад +69

      "Seymour, John Barosa is emailing me!"
      "No mother, thats just John Warosa."

  • @MikeD95242
    @MikeD95242 Год назад +402

    "I can't believe you would just take my money"
    "not yet"
    Thank you for making entertaining videos burning these scammers time so they don't have as much time to go after real victims who may actually fall for these types of scams.
    Truly a great service!

    • @eroticmanhole
      @eroticmanhole Год назад +30

      I couldn’t stop laughing when he slipped up and said that 😭😭

    • @ricochetpig
      @ricochetpig Год назад +9

      😂

  • @caketta
    @caketta Год назад +73

    I absolutely died when he said "You are playing with yourself not me, mother fucker."

  • @hjalfi
    @hjalfi Год назад +128

    Just in case anyone watching doesn't know: when sending photos to these people, be really careful to strip out any EXIF metadata, as it can sometimes contain stuff you really don't want them to know --- like exactly where the photo was taken.

    • @JanusHoW
      @JanusHoW Год назад +35

      It's unlikely that these scammers would even know what EXIF metadata is, but I suppose it's a fair precaution to take.

    • @likebot.
      @likebot. Год назад +49

      @@JanusHoW I wouldn't take the chance. One never knows what training they've had and the tech knowledge up the ladder is sometimes scary good. Which makes one wonder why they've not gone legit with their mad skills.

    • @Leonard_MT
      @Leonard_MT Год назад +20

      ​@@likebot. The reason why they haven't is probably because these scams make more money than a legitimate job.

    • @likebot.
      @likebot. Год назад

      @@Leonard_MT That's true. The management in these call centers have the tech knowledge and come up with the schemes so they make a lot of money but pay very little to the grunts reading the scripts and making the calls. It's a tough cycle to break. But these same geniuses could be the next Wozniaks, Pages or Brins. Instead of making a million, they might have the business and tech accumen to be billionaires and solve real problems. But low-hanging fruit is all they aspire to.

    • @cbegefdkih
      @cbegefdkih Год назад +13

      I've always wondered why photos even have this useless metadata that only serves as a security risk for the person taking it. When did metadata start being added to photos ? Why can't phones just be pre-configured to take a photo with nothing else included ?

  • @MagicalPi
    @MagicalPi Год назад +90

    If the scam isn't in "dollars United States dollars", I don't even want it

    • @j4v4x
      @j4v4x Год назад +24

      "United State (singular)" 😂😂

    • @MagicalPi
      @MagicalPi Год назад +22

      @@j4v4x you can't get more united than that

    • @JanusHoW
      @JanusHoW Год назад +4

      Especially if the funds are glarded.

    • @EGLEWRRR
      @EGLEWRRR Год назад +4

      The funds are blond and cannot be view.

  • @MuchWhittering
    @MuchWhittering Год назад +135

    That's really weird that the last scammer was telling you to go to the post office. Surely all that's likely to happen if a victim does that is they get told it's a scam?

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  Год назад +108

      I think they're counting on most potential victims not being anywhere close to that address, and thus, oops, you have to pay the small fee

    • @SimonHollingshead
      @SimonHollingshead Год назад +37

      @@AtomicShrimp I'm not sure whether my Google-Fu has failed me but at least one reviewer claims this is a USPS office for federal employees only, and is actually inside a US Department of State building (Harry S Truman Building). If that's the case you'd be turned away before you even get into the general area where the USPS office is, even if you did attempt to go there.

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  Год назад +69

      @@SimonHollingshead that's interesting. I wonder if that is a deliberate choice so as to also trap even the people who are close enough to visit. Either way, I'm pretty sure this is a tactic designed to psychologically frame the fee as something the victim chooses to pay, rather than something that was inherent and mandatory, and thus it creates the illusion that it might not be a scam.

    • @confusedseagull7555
      @confusedseagull7555 Год назад +7

      Maybe when the scammer has your location, they'll jump you while you're heading to the office to try to rob you?

    • @Anecdotalist2147
      @Anecdotalist2147 Год назад +10

      @@confusedseagull7555 I’d just draw my medieval long sword on them.

  • @midimusicforever
    @midimusicforever Год назад +73

    I had to pause to say, the "not yet" at around 7:00 is next level funny!
    Like, "but I haven't scammed you yet"

  • @saidchammas
    @saidchammas Год назад +11

    The way you say "oh my god" when reading is certainly not the way he meant to express it, but it's infinitely better

    • @wobina
      @wobina Год назад +4

      oh no, I am very certain he was expressing it exactly this way as he typed it. OK

  • @matthighley1461
    @matthighley1461 Год назад +188

    You should definitely adopt the Paul S character as one of your own identities. Obnoxiously pestering scammers desperately could bring a lot of fun

    • @DigitalBlizzNX
      @DigitalBlizzNX Год назад +25

      Paul S Paul S, the one that can never let go until blocked.

    • @IstasPumaNevada
      @IstasPumaNevada Год назад +6

      I think he's already pestering them to the best of his ability, with the methods that he's found to work. :)

    • @intoamutecrypt5782
      @intoamutecrypt5782 Год назад +11

      The issue there is that it would rarely make for a good video. "I sent the scammer a dozen emails and got no replies" is just boring. You need the scammer to bite and reply in order to have material - and if the scammer is doing that, there's plenty of other (often better) stuff that can be done.

  • @himynameishelen
    @himynameishelen Год назад +25

    “Not yet,” replied the scammer, virtuously admitting to their future intent to take your money

  • @BaronVonBong
    @BaronVonBong Год назад +70

    The "Dollars Untied States dollars" line never fails to make me laugh.

    • @Brissles
      @Brissles Год назад +6

      Untied?

    • @Im_Rainrot
      @Im_Rainrot Год назад +7

      ​@@BrisslesThe states aren't tied, very simple

    • @pialba
      @pialba Год назад +6

      Bonus points when it's Dollars United State dollars. From the famous United State.

  • @filmnobelpreis
    @filmnobelpreis Год назад +16

    "I can't believe you would just take my money and deny it like that." - "Oh my god, not yet!"
    Most accidentally honest reply by any of those scammers so far.

  • @AJMansfield1
    @AJMansfield1 Год назад +74

    18:59 BTW, a lot of US government agencies take misuse of their trademarks and seals _quite_ seriously. When you're reporting scammer bank accounts, also send reports to the relevant government agencies, like reporting that misused USPS logo to the USPS. In aggregate reports make it easier for the agency to allocate funds to combat spam, and many will specifically investigate reports and try to get the relevant spam operation shut down.

  • @pyratehyena1312
    @pyratehyena1312 Год назад +33

    the "I hate nonsense" line broke me a little bit more each time it was repeated xD and I am now stuck in some sort of teary-eyed giggle. best steamed apple card I ever tried to receive again OK

  • @williamwilshere3251
    @williamwilshere3251 Год назад +55

    Always cracks me up the way you read out nonsense sentences with perfect intonation and comedic timing 😂

    • @Dazzwidd
      @Dazzwidd 11 месяцев назад +1

      I've only recently discovered Atomic Shrimp, then only today discovered his scam baiting videos as I was watching his frugal living vids initially. I have watched a lot of scam baiters on RUclips and I think this guy is the best of them all for laughs. Very clever

  • @jeffreybrooks4138
    @jeffreybrooks4138 Год назад +10

    I just realized how much I love when he zooms out on the scammers’ messages when they leave the chat. Subtle and brilliant

  • @aristidetwain9117
    @aristidetwain9117 Год назад +33

    The worldess Freud pop-up was one of your most hilarious jokes in a fair bit (and that's a high bar, not damning-with-faint-praise!).

  • @leapingkitties
    @leapingkitties Год назад +43

    You are the best at this. I lost it over the "national state of concurrency going on". 🤣🤣 Thank you for brightening the day. Cheers from Canada. 🍁

    • @RaunienTheFirst
      @RaunienTheFirst Год назад +5

      Seems like something you might have to be warned about in Slaughter Valley

    • @YTStoleMyUsername
      @YTStoleMyUsername Год назад +4

      I wonder if the scammer was quickly checking Google to see what crisis was going on across the world he didn't know about

    • @mrmimeisfunny
      @mrmimeisfunny Год назад +3

      "There are so many things happening at once right now"

  • @maxrobe
    @maxrobe Год назад +284

    To be fair Steam's support for Apple has been luke warm at best.

    • @KellyS_77
      @KellyS_77 Год назад +26

      I think that's more to do with Apple wanting a cut of Steam's profits for everything sold by Steam on an Apple device.

    • @KaeYoss
      @KaeYoss Год назад +20

      Well, their support for TI calculators is not so hot, either. They stick to gaming systems, after all.

    • @kordami28
      @kordami28 Год назад +11

      Luke Warm sounds like a scammer's fake name

    • @Brissles
      @Brissles Год назад +5

      Don't buy anything from Apple..

    • @omnitroph1501
      @omnitroph1501 Год назад +5

      @@KaeYoss Are you trying to imply that TI calculators aren't gaming systems?

  • @itsWelshy
    @itsWelshy Год назад +64

    19:42 "I hate nonsense" seriously caught me off guard and I nearly spat my drink out 😂

    • @SeenAGreatLight
      @SeenAGreatLight Год назад +7

      Me too, it was so out-of-nowhere and sounded like a petulant child. XD Perhaps they're a small boy?

  • @GrandpaM702
    @GrandpaM702 Год назад +83

    I love when they ask for "apple cards" as payment. Somehow they never catch that I keep talking about fruit and groceries until I send a picture of a Kroger gift card for them to buy apples with. I approve of sending the wrong cards, or the lack there of! 😂

  • @Atronode
    @Atronode Год назад +19

    I've decided to incorporate ChatCPT for a few of my scammer conversations. It's the perfect kind of thing to type up meaningless dribble to scammers just to waste their time.

  • @TheAftherion
    @TheAftherion Год назад +11

    I've got an idea. I call it ''a very confused billionaire''. What if the next time scammers promise to send you large sums of money you pretend to have understood that YOU have to pay THEM that money and are willing to do so! I wonder how would they react.

  • @muhammadfadhilnurhafizwang7932
    @muhammadfadhilnurhafizwang7932 Год назад +144

    You should send them a photo of used or fake Google Play / Apple cards. Once they complained about the lack of money coming in, hit them right back with righteous indignation 😂

    • @hjalfi
      @hjalfi Год назад +10

      Just remember to pixelate out the number!

    • @notthatcreativewithnames
      @notthatcreativewithnames Год назад +44

      Maybe you cut the fake code on it like Y0U6-37N0-7H1N-65C4-MM3R. ("You get nothing, scammer")

    • @zenaku666
      @zenaku666 Год назад +8

      I wonder if there is a way to spoof a png or jpg attachment that just sends them to a rick roll or something.

    • @asteroidrules
      @asteroidrules Год назад +35

      Kitboga has "redeemed" fake cards on streams before, it makes the scammers go absolutely ballistic when they hear you redeemed the card yourself.

    • @ghivifahmi4252
      @ghivifahmi4252 Год назад +4

      @@asteroidrules he made his own script

  • @YakiAttaki
    @YakiAttaki Год назад +31

    Well Mike, you are an odd fellow, but I must say - you steam a good apple.

  • @ShikiKiryu
    @ShikiKiryu Год назад +44

    The Paul S scammer saying "No, not yet!" I response to you claiming he had taken your money is an interesting Freudian slip I think, as good as admission, really.

    • @fiona9891
      @fiona9891 Год назад +1

      good (and accurate) avatar

    • @ShikiKiryu
      @ShikiKiryu Год назад

      @@fiona9891 deffo

  • @JanusHoW
    @JanusHoW Год назад +67

    Man, I almost feel bad for poor Paul S Paul S. He must be really struggling for money if he's going this far over $25.

    • @YTStoleMyUsername
      @YTStoleMyUsername Год назад +8

      Yeah, they will take anything they can get... but if a victim gives them any money, they will try to find other creative ways to get more out of them

    • @JanusHoW
      @JanusHoW Год назад +4

      @@YTStoleMyUsername Of course. But I do wonder who buys the Steam/iTunes/Google Play card codes they scam off of people.

    • @karthikkumar6861
      @karthikkumar6861 Год назад +8

      Isn't the reason why such low amounts are profitable for them is cos dollars is a lot in their local currency?

    • @Ghi102
      @Ghi102 Год назад +3

      ​@@JanusHoW the money is laundered through a few fake apps that accept payment from the gift cards

    • @IceBlueLugia
      @IceBlueLugia Год назад +9

      @@karthikkumar6861 Yeah, exactly. I am Indian and $10 could easily get you 3 meals a day for a week if you converted it. I’m sure the same is true in west Africa

  • @Lemon_Inspector
    @Lemon_Inspector Год назад +39

    Oh my God, hope you're doing well right, Mr Shrimp. Stay blessed, okay?

  • @00LazyFPS
    @00LazyFPS Год назад +35

    I like to believe that the scammers sometimes think that your name is OK, and that's why they use it so much in their emails. May not be true but it makes me happy

    • @miel1074
      @miel1074 Год назад +4

      I love the OK and “be rest assured” too!😂

    • @JanusHoW
      @JanusHoW 10 месяцев назад

      OK must be the equivalent of a period for Nigerian scammers.

  • @thomilo44
    @thomilo44 Год назад +31

    Man, you'd have to withdraw your money over the course of 380 days. That'd be such a pain.

    • @t.vanoosterhout233
      @t.vanoosterhout233 Год назад +6

      Thank you for calculating that, I was wondering myself....

  • @DeathMetalDerf
    @DeathMetalDerf Год назад +12

    You really have three people in Buffalo, NY on the brink of death because we can't catch our breath from laughing. Seriously my good man, BRAVO!!

  • @fawncashew
    @fawncashew Год назад +31

    I have become reliant on your scambaiting videos to get to sleep at night - I don't mind at all, but i have permanently ingrained beige expanding transfers, glarded funds, holity addresses and bits of coin into my psyche, so I am glad there is a new video!

  • @santinoaldo
    @santinoaldo Год назад +63

    Mom, new Atomic Shrimp video just dropped

    • @sh4wty7
      @sh4wty7 Год назад +6

      Mum*

    • @cyberfox7249
      @cyberfox7249 Год назад

      ​@47 SHAWTY shut up it doesn't matter mum or mom is right

  • @flare6255
    @flare6255 Год назад +22

    Sometimes it feels like there's two people responding to the same emails from the same account. Its very strange. Sometimes Paul is super screamy and then immediately after is being polite again

    • @capitalb5889
      @capitalb5889 Год назад +10

      That's because they work in shifts on the same account

  • @maliciousbloke
    @maliciousbloke Год назад +10

    Slipping in that random quote from The Prisoner was absolutely masterful. Bravo!

  • @russelllukenbill
    @russelllukenbill Год назад +10

    The way this scammer kept blessing you and saying things like "believe and receive", makes me think that he is trying to scam people to make enough to send money to an american Televangelist.

  • @jessicav2031
    @jessicav2031 Год назад +16

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  • @karara5532
    @karara5532 Год назад +12

    "Tell me who you work for, who is number one"
    I understood this reference

  • @SpicyBean
    @SpicyBean Год назад +10

    The entire conversation with Paul S Paul S reads like telling an AI chatbot to stop responding to you

  • @Emesh83
    @Emesh83 Год назад +7

    I just love the "I can't belive you just take my money and deny it like that" and scammer going "omg not yet" as in I've not stolen it YET :P

  • @Izlemder
    @Izlemder Месяц назад +2

    "It is well for you OK, oh my God!" - Paul S. Paul S.

  • @Enrix
    @Enrix Год назад +7

    Next time you get the opportunity to scambait an illegal business/trade related scammer, try asking for a bigger piece of the pie.
    Gradually negotiate up from a 50% cut to a 60% cut, etc-ultimately aiming to get 100% of the funds. All the while you can vent your concerns about how risky this seems, and that maybe if you get X% more, you'll be willing to assist in the endeavor.
    It may be tricky to pull off, but I think the pay off could be quite good (I mean, you would have 100% of it after all 😉).

  • @Pollandland
    @Pollandland Год назад +8

    Never thought these videos would go full circle, with Mike ASKING for gift cards, haha! Excellent video as always, thank you!

  • @Medullar
    @Medullar Год назад +9

    "Yes. This Monday next week" had me chuckling

  • @CraigMiyazaki
    @CraigMiyazaki Год назад +5

    At this point it seems like only the most gullible and/or desperate scammers will fall for scambaiting, which is ironic because gullibility and desperation are also prominent characteristics of scam victims

    • @JanusHoW
      @JanusHoW Год назад +1

      That's how it's always been. If more scammers were like Paul S Paul S, our nuclear crustacean would be able to post scambaiting videos every day.

  • @skwerrul6516
    @skwerrul6516 Год назад +23

    "Oh my Goddd💅💅"

  • @noble64890
    @noble64890 Год назад +3

    “Oh my god… I hate nonsense.” -small boys

  • @oilersbluejayscanada
    @oilersbluejayscanada Год назад +3

    Loved Paul S.'s little Freudian Slip there🤣 Nice work!

  • @clonemarine1
    @clonemarine1 Год назад +6

    I posed a question on the previous scambait video asking why the Scammer insists you stay home and wait "While the Transfer of Funds is Processed". My suspicions at the time were that it was intended to create a false sense of urgency, and you concurred with that idea. But a new thought just came to me. Maybe they want the victim to stay home to minimize the possibility that somebody will warn them of what's happening? If Gullible Gary takes a trip to the pub to brag about his sudden windfall, it's highly likely one of his pals will care enough to speak up and get Gary to refund that Steam Card before it's too late. Alternatively, he might pop on over to the bank to check on the status of his incoming deposit, only to be told by the Teller that he's being duped. Gotta do what you can to keep him at home until the card code clears processing.

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  Год назад +4

      Yeah, could be that, although I think it's also probably just to add an air of legitimacy to the story - you're supposed to stay at home because the promise is that the delivery agent will be right there...

  • @mocharulez3783
    @mocharulez3783 Год назад +3

    I love all the different names you come up with for the apple cards, steam wallet, etc. Brilliant as always!

  • @ian-c.01
    @ian-c.01 Год назад +3

    They think they are being clever trying to trick people into sending money but they always say they have money for you yet they don't know who you are !
    When I'm asked for the kind of information you should never share with strangers on the internet I ask them how they found me if they don't know who I am.

  • @jerushamaxwell281
    @jerushamaxwell281 Год назад +5

    The scammers' amusing appeals language reads as always identical and is easily identifiable. Love how Mr. Shrimp frustrates them with his 'naive' personas!

    • @stephensmith799
      @stephensmith799 Год назад +2

      Yes. Thousands of scammers seem to make the same syntax errors and mention ‘god’ in the same way. God always come into it… and Dollars US Dollars.

    • @jerushamaxwell281
      @jerushamaxwell281 Год назад +1

      @@stephensmith799 Atomic Shrimp is a rare gem! Thorough in explanation, and a master of comedy.

    • @stephensmith799
      @stephensmith799 Год назад

      @@jerushamaxwell281 I think he’s got a good ‘radio voice’. His scam-baiting would make a great radio comedy series.

  • @gnarlyguy4892
    @gnarlyguy4892 Год назад +3

    I love how frequently Paul S Paul says "Oh my god"🤣🤣

  • @Hotrod6045
    @Hotrod6045 Год назад +7

    glad to see you’re getting over your affliction of BIRD LEGS, Mr. Manuel

  • @Agent789_0
    @Agent789_0 Год назад +2

    I really wish the scammer you asked who is Number 1 just replied “You Are Number 6.”

  • @khaelkugler
    @khaelkugler Год назад +4

    Paul S saying he hadn't stolen your money YET is absolutely hilarious

  • @Astradyne
    @Astradyne 5 месяцев назад +2

    I love the way you have Paul S. say "Oh my God"

  • @tomblacklock7939
    @tomblacklock7939 Год назад +4

    “Who is Number One?”
    I understood that reference

  • @noobtablet101
    @noobtablet101 Год назад +6

    "Try to receive it again" is hilarious

  • @monochr0m
    @monochr0m Год назад +9

    Shrimp saying "oH mY GOood" like some valley girl is killing me

  • @QuixoteX
    @QuixoteX Год назад +8

    Hate it when I lose something valuable in a stack of emails!

  • @scandicwolf
    @scandicwolf Год назад +6

    Would be kinda funny to buy a Steam card (or any other card), use it, and then send the photo and blame them for "not being able" to type the card code properly, maybe even slightly editing the code ever so slightly so each time they type something slightly different and perhaps get a bit confused. Or maybe saying that you only have something completely made up (like "coin-squirt cards") and editing one that looks kinda realistic. If they ask for a link to where to check out such a card you send some link for a scam awareness site or something. Probably kills the conversation there but could be a bit of fun.

  • @dominicwehrmann8515
    @dominicwehrmann8515 Год назад +10

    Who the f starts emails with „dear beneficiary“

    • @michaelkobylko2969
      @michaelkobylko2969 Год назад +14

      It usually means the sentiment has been glarded in some way.

    • @extremepayne
      @extremepayne Год назад +1

      i imagine large funds when they email someone for whom they have no information beyond the fact that they are a beneficiary-not that such a situation is likely to occur often outside an advance fee scam

  • @TheSugarDaddy1
    @TheSugarDaddy1 Год назад +5

    Tell them there are no Apple cards left in stock but they have Plum Cards and ask them if they wanna hold your Plums

  • @purpleomlet
    @purpleomlet Год назад +2

    I didn't pay attention to the full title and went into this video thinking I was about to watch you steam an apple. I was excited to see your steamed apple recipe.

  • @leffemonette
    @leffemonette Год назад +10

    I call phone scammers sometimes and prank them

  • @dustinsmith8341
    @dustinsmith8341 Год назад +1

    The company I work for just got a new CEO, and random employees from the company are getting emails, calls, and texts of someone pretending to be that new CEO asking for random things

  • @OneViolentGentleman
    @OneViolentGentleman Год назад +9

    I guess I'm gonna steam myself an apple to help recover from almost falling from my chair laughing. Damn, my sides hurt. 🤣

  • @Parciwal_Gaming
    @Parciwal_Gaming Год назад +2

    "I hate nonsese" said the scammer.
    Absolutly brilliant commedy

  • @michaelnewman6948
    @michaelnewman6948 Год назад +15

    I'm so glad there is a scambaiting episode to watch, I really needed a pick me up. Thanks for all your videos

  • @Randoplants
    @Randoplants Год назад +1

    “Who is number 1?”
    I was so excited for this reference, and am now imagining an update where the village is full of people talking like these kinds of scammers

  • @Sarah_Grant
    @Sarah_Grant Год назад +3

    The "OH MY GOD" scammer sounds very GenZ. 😄😄😄

  • @absolutely-not_
    @absolutely-not_ Год назад +1

    I get a serotonin spark every time I hear "it is well for you"

  • @christianscholz3170
    @christianscholz3170 Год назад +6

    Related to the one scammer who kept responding so long: Do you think there are already AI/llm based bots in place that automize the scam entirely?

  • @dragonetafireball
    @dragonetafireball Год назад +1

    Pull a college kid classic and send them harmless corrupted files that “totally would say everything it was supposed to if only it wasn’t corrupted without your knowledge”

  • @Dumb_Furry_UwU
    @Dumb_Furry_UwU Год назад +6

    Hey jsyk you forgot you put this in your scambaiting playlist UwU keep being friggin amazing dood! ^×^

  • @bibbitybooper6437
    @bibbitybooper6437 Год назад +2

    You are by far my favourite RUclipsr, every video you make, no matter the subject, is endlessly entertaining

  • @Imatallguy1
    @Imatallguy1 Год назад +5

    I lost it at "you've played yourself mother******"

  • @LukeAps
    @LukeAps Год назад +2

    Your production quality and antics have kept going strong! Still enjoying the series, thank you.
    This one was like a little renaissance. A very effective hook, I'll have to give it a try myself.

  • @WhenTheManComesAround
    @WhenTheManComesAround Год назад +4

    Thumbnail made so little sense i couldn't help but click right away to see what it was all about 😂 Cheers to that my friend 👍

  • @eufemiahz1556
    @eufemiahz1556 Год назад +2

    I was actually expecting Mr Shrimp to steam an apple and send the picture to the scammer.

  • @pjorrE666
    @pjorrE666 Год назад +7

    great video as always OK.

  • @AhmedHuzain
    @AhmedHuzain Год назад +3

    I'll never get tired of hearing you voiceover these scam emails. The grammatical errors make it oddly funny.

  • @CaptainPupu
    @CaptainPupu Год назад +8

    Mr Michael Shrimp, you never cease to bring a smile to my face. This month has been especially depressing but going along with you on your nonsense adventure extravaganza really cheers me up.
    I like to imagine you would've been a wonderful fit for monthy python cast.

  • @EDFslayer
    @EDFslayer Год назад +2

    OK I will send the glarded bite coin for the steam on an apple - We are slowly getting towards a singularity where the channel memes look closer to spam comments then the actual spammers

  • @rofltehcat
    @rofltehcat Год назад +4

    Imagine being so desperate for a 25 pound gift card you keep sending emails reminding them to send you the gift card next monday.

    • @IceBlueLugia
      @IceBlueLugia Год назад +1

      25 pounds is a lot in their currency. Could easily last you at least 3 weeks worth of meals

  • @skyr4tMusic
    @skyr4tMusic Год назад +1

    You sir are the British Bob Ross of Scam Baiting.

  • @s-e-i138
    @s-e-i138 Год назад +4

    Sir Shrimp you are truly wonderful 😊❤🎉