Honestly, I probably wouldn't have acted as fast and intelligent as this person

@JamesOKeefe-US

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that! 👍 Same!

@flynna

3 жыл бұрын

I certainly didn't lol

@clarifieryx7736

3 жыл бұрын

Who is Mr T?

@girijashankartudiyadka4385

3 жыл бұрын

@Chance Plays if you are asked to put on email for a suspicious or not well known websites or apps, use disposable emails.

@user-fg3dz5kv7q

3 жыл бұрын

Same, V

The scary thing is how convincing, efficient, and quick this scam was. This was not your typical "WOw!!! Congratulation" sort of scammer.

@ShellyS2060

3 жыл бұрын

I kept thinking the same thing while watching. I felt strangely relieved when there was a typo in the text message.

@NamiNuitsuki

3 жыл бұрын

@Bing Bong Barry And here, ladies and gents, is the inflated ego referred to in the video. Don't get too cocky, now.

@randomserbianguy5677

3 жыл бұрын

@@NamiNuitsuki what did he say? He deleted his comment

@NamiNuitsuki

3 жыл бұрын

@@randomserbianguy5677 He said something along the lines of how he's still going to call people stupid when they fall for some scams or how some people still deserve to be called stupid for falling for some scams. Something like that.

@randomserbianguy5677

3 жыл бұрын

@@NamiNuitsuki thx dude! And yeah hes wrong. I've seen actual spart people with php who ended up in a pyramid scheme becuase scammers approached them when they were most vulnerable

As my dad used to say "stupidity has nothing to do with it. If you don't know what a snake is, then you are going to be bitten" Anyone who doesn't have experience identifying scams are likely to fall for it. Even after if someone is desperate for money they might fall for it still.

@PoptartParasol

3 жыл бұрын

I love that saying, very empathetic yet completely true. Thank you for sharing

@laurenconrad1799

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic idiom. I love it!

@crstph

2 жыл бұрын

and this is why its so successful for the elderly-they often have dementia and other memory problems as well as a difficultly understanding internet and phone literacy in the first place, so they literally CANT be taught about it. i have a friend whose grandmother unfortunately isn’t able to have her own phone, because they’ve caught her giving out her social security to these people before :(( it’s sad that because of these awful people, this woman literally can’t have basic personal freedoms or she might be vulnerable to manipulation

@artemis_fowl44hd92

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, even people who know how to identify scams sadly sometimes fall for it. These scams really are predatory.

@user-qo9is7sh2i

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Not every scam is a phone call from somebody with a thick indian accent. Not every scam is a badly written email or text. Sometimes these people perform thought-out mind games to get a buck off you, or even your identity.

Saying you deserved to be scammed because you were stupid enough to fall for it is no different than saying you deserved to be assaulted because you were too weak to defend yourself against the attacker.

@lemolea9571

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly this! It's like people saying "well you deserved to be raped for not making yourself less attractive". Yes I've actually seen people genuinely say things like that.

@sarah-nt8vs

2 жыл бұрын

@@lemolea9571 I originally used that as an example but KZread hid my comment because I said the word "R@pe" even though I was only using it to make a point, so I changed it. lol

@grassytramtracks

2 жыл бұрын

Quite! If you think you're too clever to fall for scams, you're more likely to fall foul of one yourself

@jackc.23

Жыл бұрын

Not really

@an_annanas

Жыл бұрын

@@jackc.23 Why not? In both cases, it's pure victim-blaming.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to phish and he becomes wealthy...wait, what?

@ZekeMackay

3 жыл бұрын

@MrBeast Gaming bro shut up

@sovietbot6708

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZekeMackay it's a bot. Just report it as spam.

@tronche2cake

3 жыл бұрын

phish a man's info and you will gain access to his account for a day.

@riftvallance2087

3 жыл бұрын

@@tronche2cake Teach a man to phish the right victim and gain access to his account for life

@cat1n282

3 жыл бұрын

@@riftvallance2087 teach a man to phish and sell and he has a business

Honestly, “T” is probably more sound than a lot of the people that would scoff at the title and assume things about them

@icedrago6500

3 жыл бұрын

@@whiterabbit1632 what's a fugazi

@harishnarayananmahadevan919

3 жыл бұрын

@@icedrago6500 According to Mark Hanna: "Fugayzi, fugazi. It's a whazy. It's a woozie. It's fairy dust. It doesn't exist. It's never landed. It is no matter. It's not on the elemental chart. It's not fucking real!"

@swiftrealm

3 жыл бұрын

@@icedrago6500 They're implying this story is made up to alert people to scams and further push the message that it's not stupidity that makes people fall for them. I agree with OP but I also feel that this is not a real story, but instead a way of making a PSA into an interesting video.

@Toons595

3 жыл бұрын

@@swiftrealm How is it not real

@jazzy_for_jesus6048

3 жыл бұрын

@@swiftrealm the person is real and so is the story. The person made a comment, and it was pinned to the top.

Make yourself a cup of tea and drink it before answering an urgent bank missive. Gives you time to think things through.

Another good advice: GET A SECOND OPINION. If something sounds off, but you're still worried it _might_ be genuine, screenshotting it and asking a friend can be extremely helpful. I know I once narrowly dodged a scam by asking my mom first. I'd somehow glanced over all the grammar mistakes because I was tired that day -- but my mom was not :)

@DemstarAus

Жыл бұрын

I would agree, however it may be more reliable to get a second opinion from the organisation in question (bank, insurance company, etc)

Never trust and always verify, plus assume that everyone on the internet is a hyena out to get you. Never assume that you won't ever get caught in a scam, because it only takes one slip of the mind for the scammers to gain access.

@rhettbaldwin8320

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine that the belief that you can't get caught in a scam is a high marker for being caught in a scam.

@LosNiggaRO

3 жыл бұрын

i always thought only idiots get scammed until i got scammed by our IT department running a phish attack simulation

@manginplay

3 жыл бұрын

@MrBeast Gaming wow the irony of this comment

@imveryangryitsnotbutter

3 жыл бұрын

It sucks that we have to live life this way.

@imveryangryitsnotbutter

3 жыл бұрын

@@RunRun458 The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent.

OK. And here I was just catching up on your scam videos that I'd missed from a couple years ago. I'm paranoid of all emails now.

@MinkxiTes

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Max, nice surprise to see you watching videos here too!

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

@@MinkxiTes Atomic Shrimp's voice is like a balm when I'm stressed out. : )

@jljljl1820

3 жыл бұрын

unexpected crossover

@doyoulikecocoa6208

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Love your vids!

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

@@doyoulikecocoa6208 thank you ☺️

To be fair to T, this is by far one of the better-disguised scams out there, at least from what I've seen. I see how someone who's either in a panic or just mentally tired could potentially take the message at face value and fall for it.

@josh9673

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. This one actually requires you to know how URLs work which isn't exactly common knowledge.

@ArDeeMee

2 жыл бұрын

Every time a delivery service sends me a text it is both annoying and confusing. Why is this even a thing? Amazon and others have my mobile number to call me in case something goes WRONG not RIGHT. Also, shipping notifications usually come in long after I already have the package in my hands,but that‘s another can of worms.

@keegany4r176

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArDeeMee I assume the texts telling you that things were successfully delivered is to make it seem like things go wrong less often.

@ArDeeMee

2 жыл бұрын

@@keegany4r176 But… things going right is kind of the point of using these services in the first place… ^^; I blame smartphones, and their constant pop-up notifications, even on the screensaver. I‘ll probably reach a point where I HAVE to get one, but I‘ll push it as far back as possible…

@keegany4r176

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArDeeMee Yeah, I know. It's just that people will use their service more when things go right more often, and so they want it to seem that things go right as often as possible.

I love how the video went from “this is how a victim was scammed” to “your mental health is important and you should care for your mind”

There is a scam out there for everyone. Just because you wouldn't fall for this 1 it doesn't mean you wouldn't fall for a different type of scam

@collyflower6623

3 жыл бұрын

This is a great point! I consider myself pretty scam-literate but at a time where I was job hunting, I almost fell for a phishing email claiming to be a job offer. Seems like there's a scam for every demographic and insecurity out there

@robbertveenhuizen2723

3 жыл бұрын

agree on that but its pretty stupid to fall for a normal mobile phone number.

@onmaxxclipzz

3 жыл бұрын

@@robbertveenhuizen2723 bruh

@chiralvandal

3 жыл бұрын

@@robbertveenhuizen2723 not really. For example in India, it’s sometimes impossible to distinguish between a mobile phone number from a landline number - they have the same look and number of digits as a landline number from large cities. Also, as AS mentioned, all of us have vulnerable moments. I’ve been lucky so far to not fall for scams but the day I start believing that I’m not “stupid” enough, will be the day I qualify.

@Gooner333333333

3 жыл бұрын

@@robbertveenhuizen2723 I agree that it being a mobile number is obvious to most but to call them stupid is a little unfair. These scams can be quite elaborate and have got to that stage by evolving over time. The scammers learn to make the scam more convincing with each failed attempt as they learn where it went wrong and find out what to change. These aren't targeted scams they are sent to everyone until someone falls for it

Don't try to con me, Mr. Shrimp. I know that T's actual job is being a hired assassin. The details line up too well! On a more serious note - my friend told me once that the most effective self-defense practice is sleep (and the most anti-self defense practice is alcohol, drugs, etc - anything that impairs judgement). I think that applies here as well.

@Vladimir-hq1ne

3 жыл бұрын

I use a slight dose of alcohol, followed by a hot milked tea to relax - and only then sleep.

@laurenconrad1799

3 жыл бұрын

They say don’t drink and drive. Also, don’t drink and do online banking.

@nooneimportanttoyou

2 жыл бұрын

I know the truth, "T" works in Tech. Probably a programmer XD

@gwenmorse8059

2 жыл бұрын

@@nooneimportanttoyou My guess, based on the hint that T has to go through continuous re-training, would be medicine or law. :D

@jaycee330

2 жыл бұрын

@@gwenmorse8059 Agreed.

IMO the response of "T" once they realised that they had been had was absolutely spot on and they should be commended.

My mother lost a lot of money to a scammer, and she's the last person I would describe as stupid. The scammer just got to her in a moment of vulnerability, as she was going through a divorce and feeling depressed and lonely.

@piss7610

2 жыл бұрын

Ib fan in 2022??

@Jenna2k

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry. I hope she is doing better now.

I praise you for not calling scam victims, "stupid". Its just scammers playing tricks, or playing on the human desperation. Kind of like the lottery

@TankEngine75

3 жыл бұрын

I can understand people calling others stupid for falling for a very obvious scam but if all Scam victims are stupid then I guess that's a lot of stupidity in this world

@NamiNuitsuki

3 жыл бұрын

@@TankEngine75 Thing is, that "obvious" part was covered in the video with the typical mind fallacy. What is a "very obvious scam"? Because what it is to you might not be what it is to me and so on. What is "obvious" to you someone else might have never heard about and that in no way makes it okay to call them stupid. There is never a situation where it's okay to call a scam victim stupid.

@RianQuenlin

3 жыл бұрын

Banks: "We will always address you by your name and title, we will never ask for your password, we will never ever ask for your full secret phrase, we literally do not need your password, we are not going to ask you to transfer money, and our only email domain is this one. __Here__ is a comprehensive list of known scams and phishing attempts." Scam email with gmail domain: "Hurf durf dear sir/madam wuts ur password were investigating u. kthx." Yeah, I'm going to call them crazy, stupid, and illiterate until the sun burns out with the same ease I'll call someone an idiot after he cremates himself by ignoring the "Danger, 150000 volts" sign.

@NamiNuitsuki

3 жыл бұрын

@@RianQuenlin Did your bank ever tell you this personally when you signed up with them or at any point before asking them directly about scams? I know for my bank, you'd have to look up their FAQ page and even then, you'd have to scroll through all the other questions before getting to the part where they say they don't personally call. You only know this because you watch these sorts of videos and have been exposed to these scams through this video or another means. It may be news to you, but there are millions of people who don't watch these videos, who don't have access to them in one way or another, or who just haven't come across them yet. Unless you know literally everything there is to know about the universe, you have no right and it isn't your place to call others stupid for something you wouldn't do. You're the exact inflated ego Shrimp mentioned thinking you're above it all because you know one thing other people may not.

@RianQuenlin

3 жыл бұрын

@@NamiNuitsuki Every single email my bank sends me outright says they will never ask for that info at the start and end, and will always address you by your name, title, and part of your postcode and account number. Besides, every single online service tells you to never share your password under any circumstances, even with them. It is literally impossible to avoid seeing such a warning at least once. Again, it's like ignoring the sign that says "Danger: 150000 volts" and crying when you get turned into carbon.

People who assume that those who fall into scams are "just idiots" better be the most perfect human beings who have never made a single error of judgement in their lives. Honesty, it just comes across as very condescending and unempathetic.

@GwyndolinOwO

3 жыл бұрын

yeah i see a lot of these people on scam videos. Like Shrimp said i think it boosts a bit of ego. People tend to feel good about themselves when others make a mistake they themselves have never made before. Its kind of like bullying but a whole lot less direct (unless they are making fun of other commenters that got scammed of course). A lot of scam videos that get popular show off a lot of scams that are easy to see flaws in them like: Indian refunds/tech support, poorly written emails, texts and websites with spelling errors. but i think people forget that anyone can be a scammer. its probably a lot more rare then your average email, or phone call scam but i think its safe to assume there are scammers out there that speak and write really good english, or ones that can make a website and URL as close as to the real thing as they possibly can. there's always a way to tell if you're being scammed but not all of them are "super obvious".

@alexnezhynsky9707

3 жыл бұрын

Scams like the Nigerian prince or a rich widow are too obvious. People don't usually fall for these. The scariest scams are the ones where the other party already has information on you (name, address, etc.), so you assume they are legitimate.

@TankEngine75

3 жыл бұрын

I can understand people who say that to people who fall for really obvious scams but all scam victims? Really?

@GwyndolinOwO

3 жыл бұрын

@@TankEngine75 even then context matters a lot for me. Obvious scams are scary in a way because someone that isn't outright stupid but might get confused easy can fall for them regardless of the huge red flags everywhere. (see his point about dementia and other things that affect the brain). If someone gets tricked by something that's "typically" obvious the scammers might try to wring out more money, or heavily personal information. And the person might not even know to ask for help after getting scammed. Kitboga is a pretty popular Scambaiting youtuber/streamer and i think his main reason he is hellbent on wasting their time is his own grandmother got scammed out of some money at one point.

@TankEngine75

3 жыл бұрын

@@GwyndolinOwO Well i can agree with your statement

I know it's off-topic, but I loved your gazelle animations.

I think *T* is a great example of how to cope with getting scammed. They immediately acted and knew exactly what to do to minimize the damage. I respect *T*

T really did not slack and did the absolute best in the situation (after falling for the phishing attack) and has honestly a really good internet safety behaviour. Like having an email address for utilities. Utility companies might send links to read off and logg the meter or send the bills via email. Having a separate email address for that and also separate passwords for all that can be very helpful.

@StuartWycliffe

3 жыл бұрын

@Bing Bong Barry This is exactly the kind of attitude Mike talks about in the last half of this video. I'm sorry, but your comments are genuinely not at all helpful. I wouldn't be surprised if you did eventually get scammed...

@StuartWycliffe

3 жыл бұрын

@Bing Bong Barry I don't take Mike's words as "gospel"; Rather, I see them as genuinely good advice on internet safety, being a decent person, mushroom foraging, etc. While I don't know about you, I honestly do enjoy Mike's videos. They are just as educational to me as they are entertaining. If you really think of me that way (though I also suspect you're trying to set me off), then you're just being hypocritical...

@StuartWycliffe

3 жыл бұрын

@UCdaavcMxNp_cJ7B8NXLFv5QI've just checked your other comments (including responses to Mike himself which I should've seen already); now I'm becoming more & more convinced I've been wasting my time attempting to reason with you. If that's the ultimate goal with your remarks, then you're definitely succeeding with me... ... Do you even watch this channel?

@leedlelel2373

3 жыл бұрын

Are you his brother? T F?

@justinb2824

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I can't agree on one point. Not closing your account right away. They have your bank account number for cripes' sake.

It is unreal how broken your thought processes can become during dark times. I’ve been called intelligent and detail-oriented many times, which you might assume would mean I’m safe from a scam. However, I have depression and terrible anxiety, and during bad moments, I’ve misspelled my own name on the phone, confused left and right, forgotten the names of common household objects, and been unable to follow simple directions without the person repeating them multiple times or guiding me step-by step. It’s very strange how people say that because they’re smart or cautious or whatever, they’re completely safe. They MIGHT be NOW, but they could be completely vulnerable in the next minute. People aren’t characters from books. They’re not nearly as consistent in their faculties as one might assume. By the grace of God, I haven’t been caught out thus far, but I can’t imagine being under immediate threat of a scam whilst my brain is falling apart.

@Georgiaredfern

3 жыл бұрын

You are so honest. Hope you're ok xx

@GenreChowderStudios

3 жыл бұрын

@@Georgiaredfern Thank you for your concern. I’m doing a bit better today. 🙂

@tabby73

3 жыл бұрын

I can relate! Thank you for sharing 🙏

@maciejm.486

3 жыл бұрын

Take care!

@Rooshii

3 жыл бұрын

This is so true. A recent bereavement and trauma left me without the ability to remember simple words. It shocked me. I am usually articulate and enjoy good conversations. I couldn't believe how something seemly so unrelated could steal my own words away. It took me months to return to normal. I hope you are doing ok!

Scamming is like magic. It's about distraction. Don't even need to be a vulnerable person. Everyone can be a victim under the right circumstances. And if the scammer is skilled. Intellectual disability makes it more likely but everyone is vulnerable.

@MediumRareOpinions

3 жыл бұрын

It's also preys upon the habitual request for these forms of information. I I recently had to rent a new property and the kind of information they demand as part of the process is exactly the sort of thing a scammer would want. If you're dealing with a lot of these totally legitimate requests for information it can dull peoples alertness of suspicious ones.

@bruh2652

3 жыл бұрын

i once almost fell for a scam because im not the type to order goods online. there was this coincidence where a scammer sent a "pay to proceed delivery" message and made it look like it was sent by the royal mail. it looked so legit and i thought to myself "what are the chances that a scammer would send a message about an online purchase in these few days. . . the few days that i ACTUALLY purchased something" i was struggling to determine whether it is a scam message until someone confirmed it was

@waqasahmed939

3 жыл бұрын

I've said it before. A lot of scammers shown on the Internet tend to be either from India doing tech support / refund scams or 419 scams largely from the African continent I've found that a LOT of finance scams are from the UK / the US. These ones aren't really known on the Internet. I've half fell for one of those before and fortunately didn't actually give any money to them. Now, I know a bit more about those sorts of investment scans too, which probably came across as rude to my current actual real broker, given I did sign up to receive information about shares information before, however you're added to both legitimate and scam services (Mostly scammy)

@thegreenberretwearingbrony9678

2 жыл бұрын

So technically speaking, scamming is the sleigh of hand of the fraud world?

@lasarousi

7 ай бұрын

Only idiots get distracted from the matter at hand to be scammed in the first place.

Thank you once again for pointing out that it is NEVER the victims fault. For example, Amazon scammers put out over a 150 million robocalls *per month* in the US. It's a numbers game that they WILL catch someone off guard and vunerable. The victims are not stupid!

Thank you for doing this. I think it’s underestimated how often scammers strike at vulnerable people. My mother has been scammed once. Once after the death of her father by someone claiming to be related to her and needed money. She got tricked into revealing the recent tragedy and the scammer leveraged that to convince her that it was related to funeral arrangements. She sent one payment but realized something was up after they asked for cash again. The Scammers are problem. They deserve our scorn, not the victims.

Sharp mental control, acute skill, self control... Well we know he's *NOT* a politician.

@aduckwithgrapes9572

3 жыл бұрын

If he was we wouldn't be able to get here cause t would have just deleted his emails and said nothing ever happened

@MaryAnnNytowl

3 жыл бұрын

I'm saddened that you think all politicians are the same. They aren't. One only needs to look up their voting records (very easy to find in my country, at least, and likely yours, too), and that will tell you that there are 2 or 3 very, very different types of politician, that vote for very, very different things. If you ever want to know what kind a pol is, just look up what they do - and *don't* - vote for.

@MaryAnnNytowl

3 жыл бұрын

@@aduckwithgrapes9572 I'd tell you just like I told the person above, and also note that that person blamed for deleting emails wasn't actually the person who was proven to have deleted *actually relevant* emails... that was a person on the _opposite_ side of the proverbial aisle.

@wtfiswiththosehandles

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaryAnnNytowl Aww, you still believe in politicians, that's really cute and heartwarming...

@aduckwithgrapes9572

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaryAnnNytowl Yeah, I will agree with you cause I honestly don't know enough about the particular incident to argue against you, I was just trying to make a dumb joke about how politicians always try to cover their rear whenever they make a mistake instead of owning up for it (which is ironic because thats kinda what I am doing)

This was such a helpful video please make more like this. I work for a bank and it breaks my heart the number of people who have fallen victim to these things. Some people have lost life savings! So defo need more of these! Not all super hero’s wear capes! 😎 but hopefully you can save a few people from falling into these traps! 😊

Honestly, this scam seems much smarter than most scams. It was much more well though out. I could see myself falling for that one if I'm having an off day

That's a tricky one, can't blame them for getting hit by that. That being said they handled it remarkably well, I'm not sure I would have responded as immediately or as well as they did in the aftermath. If T is reading this, good work and thank you; I think I have learned something from your story!

@rach3092

3 жыл бұрын

Hell I’ve almost gotten tricked by those text scams. Shit happens and I’m glad Shrimp didn’t call them stupid

@theninjascientist689

3 жыл бұрын

@@rach3092 The post office ones are incredibly convincing, especially as I send a lot of things through the post.

@rach3092

3 жыл бұрын

@@theninjascientist689 and the ones where they get you from a friends FB account and they talk about a pension like loan or something. They gain your trust with someone you know and it’s so gross

@8arcasticallyYours

3 жыл бұрын

@@rach3092 Facebook is a sewer from which all sorts of sh*t flows . So many foolish people don't lock their accounts down and they expose their details and all their friends details to the world

@emusaurus

3 жыл бұрын

And now they know to go directly to the company’s website.

Welp, this was the video I needed. One of our national TV channels recently did a report on romance scams. The response from my family members was "how can someone be so stupid?". I was unable to give them an answer to why they were wrong. Now I can. Thanks Shrimp!

@wariolandgoldpiramid

3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious what they will say after watching this video.

@manginplay

3 жыл бұрын

Probably nothing since they aren't fluent in English.

@ShellyS2060

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-oh5gz4ue6r a scam, is a scam, is a scam. Whether it be romance, insurance or emails from far away royalty. (At least that's one women's opinion)

@MaryAnnNytowl

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShellyS2060 it's several women's opinions, actually! 😉 I've been tried for some of them (while I was happily married, weirdly...), but several of my friends (IRL and online, both) have been either almost taken, or a few *got* taken, and yes, a scam is a scam is a scam, no matter _WHAT_ the subject of the scam is!

@MaryAnnNytowl

3 жыл бұрын

@@manginplay not the scammers, genius. The victim the commenter was talking about. If you are referring to the victim, then shame on you!

OK, so there are two flaws in T's follow-up that I believe are significant enough to mention here: 1) He assumed that in the fake bank call he had not divulged any relevant information - this is not true. He confirmed recent transactions, which are often used by banks to verify identity over the phone. That information can be useful to the scammer calling the real bank and pretending to be T. 2) When following up about the AA insurance letter, he "called the provided number" - this could have been a fake letter from the scammer, where the number could have gone straight back to the guy sitting in his front room. ALWAYS call a number publicly published by the company, e.g. on their website or on the back of the bank card (but at the same time, never trust an incoming call or text from those numbers as Caller ID is not trustworthy).

@willm5032

3 жыл бұрын

Also, its even muddier atm because call centre workers are working from home, so a legit bank worker might very well be working in their front room. Combine that with clever social engineering, number spoofing and phising emails/texts and its really not hard to see why people get fucked over. I'd add that switching banks is a good extra step. Close all your bank accounts down, switch banks to a new one (especially one that doens't rely on phonecalls and has in-app commmuinication so you can verify genuine communications with people from that company. ALSO get cifa protection (in the UK) and check your credit score regularly. Even deleting a compromised email address is a good shout. Make sure that as much of the stolen info as possible is useless.

I’d like to see two-way authentication from companies. We all have to have passwords and security questions to confirm our identity to them, they should have to have the same to confirm their identity to us if they ever have to contact us, especially by a phone call. If someone calls me I refuse to give any ID confirmation info. I know who I am, but don’t know who they are. If they had a password they had to give it would improve security. Not perfect, but much better.

@Misstressofdons

3 жыл бұрын

I know, it's mad they don't have that!

We knew someone who fell for a money transfer scam, lost all her money, and committed suicide. It was horrific.

@andrewhall7176

3 жыл бұрын

We also knew someone who was killed by a hyaena. Just saying.

When I get 'official' correspondence I almost always navigate to the relevant webpages manually

@SuperVreemd

3 жыл бұрын

This is THE best thing to do imo. Never click links that are send to you. Always go to the website in question manually. Even if the link looks legit, don't click it. Be stubborn and do it yourself.

@TheSilverInfinity

2 жыл бұрын

this this THIS ^^^ can not stress that enough. treat it as a notice _at best_, and in general never trust anything inside. If you feel it may be real and you must check or take action, Manually go to the website yourself.

One factor in the mental "low ebb," very briefly mentioned: T was away from home, visiting family. A "problem with bills" text for a utility at the home T is currently away from is more stressful because it "feels" like "if I were home I could deal with that."

To quote a friend: Being ignorant of your ignorance is the curse of the ignorant. This is not directed at the people who fall for scams, but at those who think they can't be. Keep up the good work my good Shrimp.

@styxdragoncharon4003

3 жыл бұрын

@Bing Bong Barry ....the point of the line is that if you think you are not you are... In other words: Objectively you are more so by thinking you are not...

If these scammers put this amount of effort into a legitimate career as they do in ruining people’s lives to make a quick buck they would never have money troubles again.

@PandemoniumMeltDown

3 жыл бұрын

Heck, they might even cure blood cancel O.O

@richardlooch2109

3 жыл бұрын

@@PandemoniumMeltDown and bone error. my god bone error has torn my family apart.

@PandemoniumMeltDown

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardlooch2109 Cruel ailments indeed, I'd never wish upon any soul, unless they aren't.

@zoewells3160

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they seem genuinely smart they use it for evil. Horrible people.

@KP0p1437

3 жыл бұрын

Suffice to say these kind of things bring more money than legitimate jobs

"T" did very well containing the onslaught of scam attempts that followed his initial mistake. The scammers sound relentless.

@MultiMidden

3 жыл бұрын

They've become "a mark" I the criminal term is. They've fallen for one scam and with all of their details there will be other attempts, details might even be sold on. The probability of your house being burgled is low, however if you've been burgled once it increases as criminals know what security you have.

I fell for the exact same scam, and went through the same process, I realized as soon as I filled in the form that I messed up an managed to rectify with my bank but I felt so silly after falling for it especially because I'm in my 20's and would never expect myself to fall for something like this

The busy pace of life can also play a roll in being scammed. We are bombarded with legitimate transactional exchanges constantly and we have made it our mission to reduce the time each of these take. That leaves us vulnerable to attacks such as this, especially if we are busy at the time.

Not gonna lie, this video made me feel really anxious. Many channels of communication we're so used to are inherently insecure: emails, phone numbers, regular mail. Thank you for helping me stay vigilant.

I feel like a hermit ignoring every email and text and just going straight to the site but hey it works

@DavidSmith-vr1nb

3 жыл бұрын

@@weakspirit_ That's what I was thinking. Murder is in most jurisdictions equated with"unlawful killing", dogs can't understand human laws so they can't commit worse than manslaughter, and our response is usually merciless.

@emusaurus

3 жыл бұрын

My favourite scam email is one where they addressed me “Dear Costumer” You own one costume and suddenly people are labelling you a costumer.

This channel is the only channel that prepares people for survival tips for both modern world (scams) and emergency situations (foraging and budgets).

@ribbonsofnight

3 жыл бұрын

I too think needing a budget is an emergency situation but the majority of people rely on having a budget to not end up running out of money before their next payday.

This is such a kind and compassionate way to describe how tricky scams can be. Thank you for not blaming the victims and also for providing context for these situations and resources to further protect people.

*Afterthoughts & Addenda* For Scam and Fraud related information and support for individuals and businesses, here's a good resource: www.cifas.org.uk/ A few people have voiced concern about the source of the screenshot at 8:34 - I have no particular views on that - In hindsight, I'd have chosen a less controversial source, but I don't disagree with the description of Typical Mind Fallacy shown in the snip.

@justanotherviewer4821

3 жыл бұрын

STOP. Put the kettle on and have a cup of tea without distraction. Then decide to action whatever is needed. The problem with non-company website addresses are, so many companies use third party services without friendly URLs. Earlier this year, my dad got a link from the NHS to get the jab... it wasn't to the NHS website, a known pharmacy or healthcare provider... it was some company that won a contract to manage jab bookings that registered the website domain name a month before (no relation to their company name). I would have bet my entire life savings that it was a scam but it wasn't. Companies using tracking or short URLs can make it seem inauthentic... I have known legitimate recruitment companies to use some pretty obscure links. So briefly, companies (and event he government) don't help... they should send all links through their website and redirect it out if required. The best thing you can do is have an email/phone number for a specific purpose to eliminate the chances but realise that anyone can send communication to an email address or random number.

@martinwyke

3 жыл бұрын

That is quite a lot more elaborate and 'professional' than most scams. What about making a video of the baiting of a telephone scammer?

@hellorin

3 жыл бұрын

So basically the scam here is that t was invented and the viewer pays you with views/likes/subscribes? Work on it

@cliveadams7629

3 жыл бұрын

I had a call from a number which appeared, on the face of it, to be from my credit card provider and I very nearly gave them the information they were after when I woke up and realised that they should already know this and should be using some other meand of ID confirmation. They're getting a lot more clever about these things lately. Except for the HMRC scammers who phoned me to tell me there was a warrant for my arrest. When they asked for my name I told them to read it off the warrant they say they have and the line went dead immeadiately.

@robmcnee8790

3 жыл бұрын

#AtomicShrimp do you watch the KZreadr , Tech support scams I think you would like him

"Not many things are improved by panic." Wasn't there a video a long while ago that said nothing is improved by panic? What changed? What is improved by panic, other than discos?

@horngatekeeper

3 жыл бұрын

Reaction time, pain tolerance, adrenal production. You know, things you'd need to flee a predator. Also I see what you did there.

@AtomicShrimp

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, when faced with a literal physical predator, panic _might_ work (it might not, but it's not entirely unhelpful in that situation). Unfortunately it doesn't translate into an appropriate response to the kinds of threats faced by modern humans. Panic makes you run faster - it doesn't make you better at avoiding threats in the form of written text.

@W_Qimuel

3 жыл бұрын

@@AtomicShrimp _Fear_ is definitely useful, but in my exerience, _panic_ makes people do some absolutely stupid and often counterproductive things. E.g., you might run faster, but in the wrong direction!

@broadsword6650

3 жыл бұрын

@@W_Qimuel Yep, panic is more likely to induce the wrong reaction … or total inaction.

@MediumRareOpinions

3 жыл бұрын

Panic is your bodies absolute last resort in dire situations. Where doing anything in a blind rush is preferable to not acting at all. If only because some common ancestors of ours that easily panicked got lucky and avoided being eaten by pure random chance.

Honestly T sounds very sound very admirable and sharp What's terrifying Is that the scammers and scams have become far more sophisticated and have developed drastically Stay safe everyone

I just had this experience today. Had someone from an official govt. office call me and not identify themselves at all or prove their identity. Everything they said was right and they didn't want any personal info but I gave them a hard time before answering. Especially governments should know better than to call and ask for something without proving their credentials!

I love how clear and concise these are. So helpful, and can be passed along to educate others. Thank you.

Thank you so much for taking the stigma and shame out of being a scam victim, and for giving us actionable advice!

My dad has that mindset where anyone who doesn't know all the weirdly specific things he knows must be stupid, and it's such a frustrating way for someone to be, noone knows anything until they do.

Keeping the bulk of your savings in an account with no online access enabled could be a good way to mitigate risk. I do this anyway for unrelated reasons but I imagine it would make things more difficult for a scammer.

Here’s a good thing to keep in mind: if they get your name wrong, it’s a scam. Literally happened to me last month. They said my name was Juan, and I could claim $1000. I had a brother named Juan, but it wasn’t his phone.

@tf7602

3 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine started work for a legitimate big international consulting company, she was supposed to work with google. And THAT big important consulting company actually got her name wrong IN HER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH GOOGLE! They also gave her a laptop in Dutch, when she is German, but oh well. She didn't stay for the full 12 months of her contract. 🤣

@DualKeys

3 жыл бұрын

When we bought our house, a lot of companies sent my husband advertisements in the mail for mortgage insurance and such, all with his name wrong. Let’s say my husband’s name is Tyler Carson Smith. All of those ads were addressed to Carson Tyler. His last name got completely lost in the shuffle, I guess. It happened so many times, we assume some ad agency must have gotten his name wrong and then sold it to a bunch of companies.

I swear you upload totally different videos (cooking and scams) and I love them both lol

Sir you are just wonderful, I have learnt an awful lot from you, not just about scams but about being a decent human, it's not difficult to be thoughtful and kind. Thank you for helping, sharing and narrating with that silky smooth voice of yours.

God these scammers are so clever and insidious. You can totally understand how an elderly person or young person just starting out with an account could easily be scammed. "T" seems saavy enough and even they got got.They can be very convincing....

Well said mate, an intelligent deconstruction of the psychology of the scammers and their victims. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I believe I could fall for a scam, as I am a very anxious person. I think I would panic then and there and that would fault my rationality and my senses of was seems or not legit. Very interesting video! It's better to be cautious at all times with these things..

Anyone can be scammed. I can attest to that, although the losses I suffered weren't exactly monetary, just items in a game that held a lot of value to me. I simply wasn't thinking correctly, was preoccupied and being rushed by the scammer, and was in a bit of a low point, and I fell for the scam hook, line, and sinker. Never, ever think you've above being scammed - it can genuinely happen to anyone, given the right circumstances.

You're so right that vulnerability can be caused by multiple things. My first instance of a robocall saying "The HMRC have a warrant out for your arrest" occurred about twelve hours after I came around from general anaesthetic from a day-patient surgery. While I was in sufficiently sound mind to remember that they tell you not to do anything involving contracts or legal documents when you may still be under the affects of anaesthetic, and I'd hung up before being redirected to any human, there was still a good twenty seconds where I had to deeply think about whether I'd ignored any prior contact from the tax man.

The insurance thing sounds like a way to check the details they've got are good. You set up a legit looking transaction using the details of the victim in a way you can verify it went through and is still working at a later date. When my sister had her identity stolen they got a sim only phone contract in her name and then a month later after the second payment on the contract(which she hadn't noticed at the time) they started buying cryptocurrency using the card details and legit name/address. Insurance sounds like a weird way to do it given the amount of money involved though.

@adamjones7538

3 жыл бұрын

Details sold on dark web. Purchaser used details to buy nd sell short term insurance. Iv seen policy sold like this before in London

@bluedragonfly8139

3 жыл бұрын

I actually had my bank freeze my card because they thought it had been stolen! I'd gotten paid that day (I work at a grocery store, for context) When I came in I bought a coffee, then an hour or two later a snack, then after work, I started buying groceries. Well, my card was declined, I paid with cash, and I called my bank. It turns out that a common theme with people using fraudulent cards is to make a couple small purchases to see if the owner canceled it yet, then make a big purchase...something that I had inadvertently done. They saw what was going on and shut my card down just in case. I verified my info and they unlocked it for me.

Outstanding video! I haven't been taken in by one of these - yet - but I have come close. I'm getting older, and don't multi-task as well as I used to, and have come close to clicking while trying to page through email while I'm talking on the phone. I have tried to train myself to just set anything official looking till I can give it my full attention. Thank you for being so compassionate and for getting the word out about these sophisticated scams.

Having fallen now for 2 scams, one where my (now old) address, name & card number (obviously replaced, no money lost) stolen & another where I lost my steam account (recovered) I really feel like a complete idiot. So much stress in my life right now & this isn't helping. Thank you for pushing the narrative that it's not just stupidity. It makes me feel slightly better.

I started this video laughing at a scam, and ended with some great self reflection. You never know when you'll find what you need

Good narration

@octagonaltorpedo3604

3 жыл бұрын

Are you better (malaria)? I haven't had the chance to check out your newer videos.

Good job Shrimp ... I found opting in on dual layered security to be one of the best defenses so OPT IN if its available!

@bluedragonfly8139

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, without a doubt! I was worried about a very professional looking email that told me that one of my accounts was going to be closed because of some reason or other, and it took me a second of navigating to that site to realize that my 2nd factor hadn't kicked in. Then I looked at the security history on that account, and the email more closely and realized that it was a scam email.

Having been nervous on whether or not I correctly paid a bill, a text like that could definitely get me anxious and potentially make a mistake

I'm not gonna lie. I could get caught with the first text example. Some of my services text me when bills are due and such. You could totally miss checking the link.

Scams are getting far too good recently. A few of the text message form ones I've seen this last year have been good enough that lots of older people are very likely to fall for it. The email ones are still pretty bad but I bet it won't be long before they catch up.

@mollynakamori

3 жыл бұрын

I had friends who were an elderly couple and fell for the Nigerian Prince through her brother even in this day and age. As someone else here said - there is a scam out there for everyone. I still don't know how these people live with themselves.

@danjackson1016

3 жыл бұрын

@@mollynakamori It's bizarre right? Have you seen any of the scam baiters that confront scammers over the phone? The scammers don't feel the slightest bit guilty!

@mollynakamori

3 жыл бұрын

@@danjackson1016 - Yes! They have no scruples at all!

A recent scam in my area are text messages containing links to a delivery service site like ups saying that "your order is on it's way" and to check the site for tracking info. The site is of corse not the ups site but you can obviously see why a lot of people fell for it.

@govardhanposina17

3 жыл бұрын

Damn, that's hella clever

@19lazyboy91

3 жыл бұрын

yeah that is a very common one here too.

No one is perfect, and when you have to manage everything in your life while being bombarded by scams, one day you're likely to mess up. Everyone is human, and we shouldn't bash people for it. Thank you for this informative video, and good job T for managing to keep yourself safe even after falling for the scam!

In cases like this one, it just takes one bad day for you to fall for it. Maybe you weren't completely awake, or maybe you were just distracted, but either way you just entered some information without thinking and just like that, you've been scammed.

"Multi-Factor authentication is typically Opt-in" Interestingly - where I live it's not only opt-in, but mandatory.

@bluedragonfly8139

3 жыл бұрын

Really? Where I am it's strongly encouraged, but not mandatory. Kinda wish it was.

@Misstressofdons

3 жыл бұрын

With multifactor authentication, can people spoof your phone number? (is that a thing?) I have 2 factor authentication for most of my password protected things and the second step is usually a text/call to my phone. Can scammers who get your phone number and some passwords to some things spoof this all?

@GnI1991

3 жыл бұрын

@@Misstressofdons I know of the following multifactor authentication techniques in use by our banks: 1) A specific app, provided by a bank, where when you are performing operations, which need authentication, pushes a "notification" to the app, with some randomly generated number, that you need to compare with the number on the screen (my guess it is, somehow, used to prevent MITM attacks), and if it matches, you need to enter your PIN code in the app. So you need to have both the specific device with an app, and know the PIN code (I don't know precise details, since I don't use it) 2) Mobile signature, which is tied not to your number, but to your SIM card. Which you can get only by providing your ID card, and signature, in person (So - postal delivery is out of the question. I don't even know if you can get regular, replacement, SIM cards, remotely). General functionality is the same, as with app, minus the need for the app. There are 2 PIN numbers, with it: one, generally, for accessing (reading) information. One for signing transactions. This is what I use. 3) Since the MFA is mandatory, and if you don't have a phone that supports any of those, you can get physical one time PIN generator. Our government portals accept authentication via banks (you login into a bank, and that authorization is passed on to wherever you were logging on to), or, via mobile signature.

T's not at fault. Whilst trying to judge everything as a fraud has bit me in the bum a few times, and I have fell for one or two over the years. The biggest wrong thing is saying that scammers are stupid. Yes, most are a bit short of school brains but some are really clever at the social engineering of people to do things they wouldnt normally do.

@ashc5141

3 жыл бұрын

T is 100% at fault

@onmaxxclipzz

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashc5141 No

@theninjascientist689

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashc5141 Did you even watch the video?

@ashc5141

3 жыл бұрын

@@onmaxxclipzz yes. These text scams have been going around for years, you really think any company is going to text you to tell you a direct debit has failed? No they’d call you outright from a number which 90% of smartphones can detect as a business number therefore it would say EE, they want there money they not going to fuck around sending texts, and all these company’s are consistently saying they’ll never text/email you regarding things like this, not to mention this person had mobile banking so they could of literally spent 2 mins to check if the payment had gone out of there account or not before proceeding to fall for this dumb scam. The person is 100% at fault for not using there brain..

@eclecticdog2k901

3 жыл бұрын

It sounds like you already knew about a lot of these things, and therefore probably wouldn’t have fallen for that particular scam. Evidently, T didn’t know these things that you know. I didn’t know them either until just now. There might even be things you don’t know that would make you vulnerable to some completely different scam. Being uninformed, no matter the subject, isn’t the same thing as being stupid.

I would only call a scam victim stupid if they fall for the same exact scam done in the same exact way

Compassionately put together, while also being informational. I've never heard of the vehicle insurance aspect before; scary that scammers are getting better and better at this. :/

Excellent advice Shrimp👍👍 I'd add "busy/distracted" to the list of vulnerabilities though. Taking a deep breath works for both of these too, of course

Do you know about the honeytrap scammers on dating apps? They will usually use pictures of east asian models and pretend to be working as CEOs or owners of beauty salons. They try to charm men into giving them their actual phone numbers. Their next step is to talk their victim into "investing" in their crypto-scams. Another example of scammers preying on the "weak" in this case the lonely. I also believe that it could make for an excellent scambaiting video!! Thank you for the information and entertainment.

@tabby73

3 жыл бұрын

The channel "Scamming Scammers" has lots of victim stories and advice on this particular kind of scam.

Definitely good advice: like A.S. said, if you get a message from your bank or anything else you have an account with, don't use the links or contact info provided. Open a new window and go directly to the bank or business website. I hold to that so much that I've even done it with legitimate contacts from the bank.

Im honestly not that old, so this was really informational on people and "stupidity." I admit, I did use to think most victims of scammers were stupid, but I really see people differently now.

From my history at the Internet and how I dealt with scams, assume everyone is trying to get you. You'll be much more safer.

@byrnetdown6076

3 жыл бұрын

thankfully I have trust issues so I just do that automatically:)

@ina7084

3 жыл бұрын

@@byrnetdown6076 That's how I avoided running over 5 people yesterday that jumped under my car. I wouldn't have been able to stop if I hadn't found their behaviour absolutely suspicious and slowed down the most I could before passing them. Now I'm even more certain that some idiot is always just waiting around the corner to destroy your life.

@Jeremy-jw7qb

3 жыл бұрын

This is the only way to think on the internet

@HinokasArabfan1

3 жыл бұрын

@@byrnetdown6076 then you're set by the Internet standards. My friend. :)

@michaelgreen1515

3 жыл бұрын

A) Never Assume B) Regard why would anyone you don't know want to contact you. C) Keep as much information off it as possible. Generally not doing things digitally is more inconvenient for the company than you; and in most developed nations they are legally required to have an alternative.

I had an amazon package coming one day and accidentally clicked on a text link about a package. It is easy to fall for

this is hands down, by far, one of the best videos you've ever produced :)

Very true, I learned my first lesson from a paypal email and then a phone call from virgin media and although my password etc was quickly changed before any damage was done, it does raise your awareness and fortitude to try to avoid future deception. Always a pleasure to hear your sound advice and as you mentioned nobody is immune to an off day.

They were going to insure a vehicle and then have the vehicle involved in a total loss accident.

8:32 Totally agree; if you judge people without acknowledging and consciously compensating the biases or fallacies you might have, you aren't really showing intelligence, just condescension.

I've become so much smarter and open minded since I started watching your channel. Thank you!

The only way I ever got scammed was selective scamming from a vendor I had already done plenty of previous buissness with. Yes I did know better, and yes, it was when I was tired and somewhat depressed.

I was writing a paragraph here how unreasonable customs customs lead to me nearly falling for a "Your parcel was temporarily stopped"-scam, but I accidentally clicked "cancel" when I wanted to send the comment.

I think the "Scam victims are stupid" mindset comes from two places, arrogance and being uninformed. To use myself as an example, I used to think similarly: "Who could ever fall for these scams". When I was first exposed to scams they were dodgy emails from people asking to ship tons of gold to you, I percived them to be utterly ludicrous and only stupid people would fall for shit like that. However as scams evolved to being more believeable such as the ones shown in this video, my way of thinking hadn't. I was arrogant, I couldn't possibly be scammed, I was too smart to fall for that shit. I'll admit I've been lucky enough to not have been scammed in my life yet. Videos like these, that show just how convincing these scams can be is what changed my mindset. For anyone who has the belief that "Scam victims are stupid", just take a moment to think about anytime you've done something you thought was good and then immediately thought to yourself "Why'd I do that?". At the end of the day were human and we make mistakes. Scam victims are humans as well, so rather than judging or chastising them for a silly mistake help them move past it.

@stanislavearl-ivanov2646

3 жыл бұрын

You are a good egg Matt ...sending good vibes back your way sir 💜

"Not knowing a certain set of facts is not the same as stupidity" if only everyone had that mindset

The bit about the bank (scammer) calling about the fraudulent payment sounded pretty legit until T decided to investigate, as I had a similar experience with my bank when dealing with Amazon and getting refunded to an expired card.

I reckon this is actually Mr T, I pity the fool who tried to scam him.

Really enjoyed this video. I especially love the compassion and sympathy toward the victim!

I did once wake up a bit groggy early in the morning, and read an email saying my bank had been hacked and followed a link... it was only after noticing a few egregious errors I realised it was a scam. If you don't know what to watch out for anyone can have a moment of weakness where they're emotionally exploitable

I have been watching these scambaiting videos for a couple of years now. They have been so helpful in what to avoid so thanks to all of you who do this. I used to play with them and string them along thinking i was their next patsy. They must of blocked me because i rarely get the calls or emails anymore only on an occasion . Thanks again

I fell for my first scam a week ago… I never thought I’d fall victim but here I am. I’m not stupid and I’m not naive. Well, maybe a bit too trusting. Someone was selling a ferret on Craigslist and I paid them before receiving her… and now I’m out 200 bucks, and no ferret. Her cage sits empty and so does my heart.

@SergeantSarge

3 жыл бұрын

Aww are there any appropriate pet stores nearby to fill in that hole? :)

@brunobucciaratiswife

3 жыл бұрын

@@SergeantSarge I can’t afford it :( I don’t have a job, and my parents won’t let me get any pets.

@MaryAnnNytowl

3 жыл бұрын

@@SergeantSarge never buy a pet at a pet store. Too often, they are bred in puppy mills (or whatever-species mills), and their parents are kept in awful conditions! It's _MUCH_ better to get a rescue, at a shelter! You can save a life that way, too!

@MaryAnnNytowl

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps a visit to a shelter will help you find a pet for that hole in your heart. Better than a $200 Craigslist scam, any day, and you can save a life that way, too!

And in a similar manner, people drive when exhausted and make mistakes. Without ever even realising, usually just lucky enough to escape harm. (Beentheredonenthat)

I'm glad you covered this, I get involved with a number of scambaiting channels and constantly see people saying 'only stupid people get scammed' and 'what kind of people fall for this nonsense ?' etc. I often try to point out that it's nothing to do with being stupid but if you are unaware of these things and not expecting it then it could happen to almost anyone ! Conmen have made a living by these methods for thousands of years, it's a very common occurrence and almost everyone has fallen for some kind of con trick at some point in their lives, if not then they certainly will at some point !