There's been a staggering amount of fake bot accounts spamming "You won a prize - contact me on Telegram" under my videos, and I'm presuming it's happening all over Youtube if they found a small and niche channel such as mine. These are NOT ME! I received several messages from people asking if this is legit, and it just isn't. If you find a similar reply under your comments, note that the account isn't ‪@NightShiftScaleModels‬ but some random variation of my name with a stolen logo. I keep deleting these accounts whenever I see them, but it's impossible to stay on guard 24/7. I'm surprised Youtube hasn't addressed this in some way already, because it's really getting out of hand, and, sadly, some people almost got scammed already. I would never tell someone they won something (some of the prizes were quite ridiculous - gaming PC, new iPad, etc., but most of these comments didn't mention a specific prize) without announcing a raffle or a competition in the first place. The reason why I never made a giveaway or something similar is because there are strict laws for these events, and it honestly discouraged me. I always do these kinds of things by the book, and I definitely wouldn't like to do something illegal, especially if it were due to my lack of knowledge. Anyway, I'm working hard on the next video with a full diorama, and I can already tell it's gonna be a big one!
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There's been a staggering amount of fake bot accounts spamming "You won a prize - contact me on Telegram" under my videos, and I'm presuming it's happening all over Youtube if they found a small and niche channel such as mine.
These are NOT ME! I received several messages from people asking if this is legit, and it just isn't. If you find a similar reply under your comments, note that the account isn't ‪@NightShiftScaleModels‬ but some random variation of my name with a stolen logo.
I keep deleting these accounts whenever I see them, but it's impossible to stay on guard 24/7. I'm surprised Youtube hasn't addressed this in some way already, because it's really getting out of hand, and, sadly, some people almost got scammed already.
I would never tell someone they won something (some of the prizes were quite ridiculous - gaming PC, new iPad, etc., but most of these comments didn't mention a specific prize) without announcing a raffle or a competition in the first place.
The reason why I never made a giveaway or something similar is because there are strict laws for these events, and it honestly discouraged me. I always do these kinds of things by the book, and I definitely wouldn't like to do something illegal, especially if it were due to my lack of knowledge.
Anyway, I'm working hard on the next video with a full diorama, and I can already tell it's gonna be a big one!
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