Looks like i nearly fell for a Scam pretending to be L1Techs :(

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:09]
Hi, got a message on Toutube to contact you, not sure if its a windup

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:09]
Hello you are welcome to my official giveaway

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:10]
Platform

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:10]
Please kindly send me the screenshot of the message sent to you on YouTube

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:12]
[ Photo ]

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:13]
[In reply to Lemony Snicket]
congratulations :confetti_ball::tada: you won, your among our shortlisted winners, Thank you for watching, and showing love! and thanks for been an active subscriber to my YouTube channel, we appreciate you by giving you a prize, keep learning from our YouTube channel.

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:13]
What your name and location

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:13]
Chris from the UK

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:13]
[In reply to Lemony Snicket]
Good and how long have you been a subscriber

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:15]
thats a good question a LONG time, not sure when you founded the channel but was watching you on that other tech show before you went solo

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:16]
but suspicious that this account is telegram@Level1Techs0 where there is a telegram@Level1Techs

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:17]
[In reply to Lemony Snicket]
Wow!! thanks for your like and comment really appreciate… much love…

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:17]
[In reply to Lemony Snicket]
You can decline if you having trust issues

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:18]
you should understand being tech cautious? still no major red flags yet

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:19]
You were lucky to be among our shortlisted winners who will be given a Pc.

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:19]
[In reply to Lemony Snicket]
It seems you having trust issues already

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:19]
Kindly decline from the offer okay

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:19]
If you having trust issues

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:20]
Hope it is the real L1techs so i get a chance to say i appreciate all you give to the community

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:21]
[In reply to Lemony Snicket]
And thanks for the love and comment

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:21]
Ok before we can proceed you will have to fill this delivery form
Full name
Address
Province
State
County
Email address
Mobile number
Nearest airport

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:32]
redacted

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:32]
Okay

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:32]
Wait a sec…

Hold while my logistic manager process your details.

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:33]
So are we to process with the shipping

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:41]
what are you shipping?

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:42]
[ Album ]

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:42]
And I hope you like it

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:44]
thank you

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:44]
[In reply to Level1Techs]
??

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:44]
yes

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:45]
:ok: note you are to.pay for the shipping charges only

Lemony Snicket, [10/09/2022 13:45]
and there be the scam

Level1Techs, [10/09/2022 13:46]
Okay you can decline from the offer if you having trust issues okay

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that is for sure a scam. was it a random YT comment you nearly fell for?

I’m sorry your details were given up before you spotted it.

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Yeah that’s a scam sorry

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GN also reported that particular method recently. Seems to be the current trend for scamming people.

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I’ve been trying to delete these comments and report the accounts when I spot them on our videos, but this is prolific on YT right now. As soon as I delete one, five more pop up.

If we run a contest, we typically won’t contact you via YT. Sorry :confused:

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scrolling through the comments and seeing almost every comment with a 1 reply thingy then clicking to see reply is gone thankfully, if all of these are these scammy-type comments, youtube is really, really losing control and really forcing creators to keep on their tippie toes constantly or let their rep get totally wrecked : /

amirite in saying this is happening mostly on tech channels, art channels and sciencey-type channels?

YouTube comments are a scam…

Just like the child who put his PC in the shower because he got a comment that if he does it, he will win a super new PC.

I’ve been seeing it on the historical costuming / gardening side of Youtube as well. I think it’s just whatever channels are above a certain follower count.

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Definitely take advantage of the tools to fight spam

Saw it from

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Literally just about to post this myself. @wendell @kreestuh You may want to look into this tool to automate the fight against some of your YT comment spammers.

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Don’t use Telegram. Or if you use it, don’t trust that you are talking with the person you believe to be talking to, until you confirm them.

Also, don’t participate in giveaways in general. Your own privacy is more important than any potential prize you may or may not win online. Don’t participate in surveys either, no matter how anonymous. Scammers may claim to be micro center or ray-ban or whonot. Best not to click links.

Here’s a website where you can learn more: https://bonjoursecure.com

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Why are you obfuscating the link? :smiley:

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Just to make a point, could have been a scam link. I’m glad you noticed.

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I suppose maybe putting a disclaimer at the end of every contest video,
that contacting goes via the forum or so.

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