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Self-Destructing Scams (Scambaiting) – Also FAQ: "Why don't you just…?"

Scambaiting again – three different scammers – and I’ll just bumble along as if I’m trying to help, until the scam self-destructs under the weight of its own implausibility.

Intro and outro music was composed by Eric Castiglia: https://www.youtube.com/user/supercast

In case you have questions about my scambaiting videos or efforts, you might find the answer below:
“Why don’t you just…?” (‘Checkmate!’ scenarios) – https://youtu.be/kzKZHVo1M_M?t=674
‘Ummmm.., Actually, Jim Browning can counter-hack scammers…’ – https://youtu.be/_8ikQlTYOv4?t=671
(Mini FAQ) ‘Can’t get scammed if you have no money!’ – https://youtu.be/_8ikQlTYOv4?t=1280
‘You cant scam an honest person’ – true or false? – https://youtu.be/LFWYbZ0ISY0
Why do scammers promise such big rewards, and demand relatively small fees? – https://youtu.be/rfoWpczPT3M?t=1135
Is it just old people who get scammed? – https://youtu.be/8yV3XDEEIY4?t=661
Why are scammers frequently ‘Reverend’? – https://youtu.be/z51LEWIU3Rs?t=245
Can you help me recover money from scammers? – https://youtu.be/nMZ0VxXYGDU?t=956
Has Atomic Shrimp been scammed before? Is this all about revenge? – https://youtu.be/CYaDrNYzXx4?t=914
Why are the scams so badly written? (Also do stupid people deserve to be scammed?) – https://youtu.be/mvzOtESRWYg?t=675
Why do the scammers ask for personal details (that they don’t seem to use)? – https://youtu.be/A4jvHpegXHk?t=868
Why don’t you scam the scammers? – https://youtu.be/lQ4lR1LODsQ?t=488
Are you helping scammers to get better at scamming? – https://youtu.be/B6EW8DSJvaE?t=812
Why not tell the scammers to deduct the fee from the prize? – https://youtu.be/crF88WptBkc?t=793
Who is John Warosa/Barosa? – https://youtu.be/crF88WptBkc?t=951
Did you steal your script, or steal or the idea of scambaiting from someone else? https://youtu.be/b1Q9rgzv9ZU?t=339
Why don’t you make more/only scambaiting videos? https://youtu.be/W0ERK20mLgw?t=808
If the scammers want Steam/Google Play/iTunes cards, are they kids/gamers? https://youtu.be/UizMw2ddgg4?t=1262
Can I send you scam emails for you to bait? https://youtu.be/qjBDZAojFlo?t=494
How can I get started scambaiting? https://youtu.be/f-5b8xX443k?t=568
Why do you blur the scammers’ email addresses? https://youtu.be/dOmQ9O-hLI4?t=389
Why don’t you read the scammer’s emails in an Indian Accent? https://youtu.be/eriE-tENa4M?t=350
Why don’t you report these scammers to the police? https://youtu.be/uQiMpZvCabw?t=1106
Are these stories real? https://youtu.be/94FtVrc4vZA?t=426
How do people even fall for scams? https://youtu.be/ecydTPWuRFI?t=243
How do people even fall for scams? (Revisited): https://youtu.be/Z5X7C83QPpk?t=829
How safe is scambaiting? https://youtu.be/xHBfkQ2UoXY?t=249
How do you Receive so many scam emails? https://youtu.be/5v8myjxDq-k?t=259
Aren’t you just wasting your time? https://youtu.be/UxTQVFV2GMU?t=690

16 Replies to “Self-Destructing Scams (Scambaiting) – Also FAQ: "Why don't you just…?"”

  1. This one in particular was funny. He backed himself into a corner and was probably like "oh shit I've been caught."

  2. "only person in the world?" Hardly. Perhaps you enjoy reading English from the bottom of the page upwards, but I don't. But equally, I don't want overquoting as this scammer did; I don't need EVERYTHING quoted to remind me of what was said before in an email conversation. I know, it's work, it's hard(er) for the person who replies, but it's ultimately easier to understand if done the right way, especially if additional parities are added to a conversation. This way of replying, interspersing quoting with reply, had been used for many, years prior, especially on UseNet, before people got lazy and started using the "Jeopardy!" way of replying. (Why "Jeopardy!" you might ask? Well, on the game show, the answer comes before the question, at least temporally. In email replies, it's more like spatially.)

  3. Would you consider going full Canadian on a few scammers – Just apologize for everything as you bait them. You could often even just reply with "I'm Sorry" when they complain about you dodging their queries or fishing. If its funny we might even get a video out of it.

  5. What if instead of "paying" with gift cards or the like you pay them in baked beans

  7. The best protection against being scammed seems to be complete incompetence.

  9. I would DEFINITELY listen to you explain more historical events in that historically-accurate tone of your's!

  10. Maybe the first scammer actually did send the money, and then murdered his victims once the funds were cleared. You really dodged a bullet on that one.

  12. I would want to write back saying 'If you can reply to me in proper English sentences with correct grammar I might be interested' …

  13. Top-replies are a relatively (yeah, I'm old) new thing, and actually it reverses the logical order of the text. It is the least logical way to write emails.

  14. Dear Mr. Manuel. We've seen a speedrun scam scambait, perhaps you can try a "100% completion" scambait, where you attempt to go through as many of your scambaiting techniques as possible within a single scambait, and upon the dump, score it on how many of you techniques you've gone through

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