Scam Bites: Origins. How My Scambaiting All Began

Scam Bites is a series of less complex scambaiting videos with minimal editing and interruption. In this episode, we will look at one of my very early attempts at scambaiting, back in 2004. Here's the link to the full transcript on 419Eater: https://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5169 In case you have questions about my scambaiting videos or efforts, you might find the answer below: Why do scammers promise such big rewards, and demand relatively small fees? - 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 Intro and Outro by Eric Castiglia - here's his channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/supercast