IT'S A SCAM!!!

Many creators are now receiving Telegram messages on your comments telling you that you've won a prize. Don't fall for these scams. Contact the creator, report the post and warn anyone else when you see these comments crop up on other creators YouTube and social pages!

#shorts #scam #telegram

[Man-vs-Metal]

Are you saying I didn't win an in person duet with you, Elizabeth?

I am heartbroken and my day is ruined.

[sharkinahat]

Too bad YT is such a small platform with no experience in filtering spam, if only Google could... oh, wait, nevermind.

[Broccoli_Highkicks]

I've reported a few of these recently, myself.
It's a shame your channel is getting hit by these scammers, as the comment sections on your videos refreshingly aren't the usual social media cesspool of toxic "opinions", so they're actually worth browsing.

Good on you for addressing it, as not everyone is as vigilant as they ought to be. What a much kindlier and friendlier world this could be, if we didn't have to be constantly on guard to not get screwed over by some unscrupulous douche...

[joehoughton]

Congrats! You won the Good Youtube Personality award! It was nice of you to take time out to do this

[stimpy_thecat]

Yeah, my new friend the Nigerian prince warned me about those scanners. Now where did I put my credit cards....

[MrKydaman]

I have seen these everywhere for a while now, and you're the first person I've seen address the issue. Thanks for putting this out there.

[aaronsnyder]

This my dear, is why we love you so much. With no obligation to do the right thing, you did it anyway. Good on ya Elizabeth. I hope you and yours are all doing well.

[virtuallyveronicka]

So glad you made this short! These are getting more frequent. I’ll report them instead of ignoring it.

[MichaelBerthelsen]

Very often, you can also report them for impersonating an actual creator, if you go to the page for the account. Reporting the account itself helps delete all their comments, and bans IP's. So please help report accounts as well as comments!

[TheRockFarm]

Even your voice in warning viewers of a scam is just lovely to listen to. Thanks for the heads up, all the best.

[Bear-fjme]

Love your response! Too many creators leave scammers unchecked.

[tancred]

Thank you so much!!! I've been seeing these scams all over all my favorite youtubers' comment sections for years now, and you're the first person to make a PSA. Thank you for saying something for your followers!! ❤

[Polyphemus]

Lol, I literally just got one of these yesterday after I commented on your video. I reported it. Glad you’re highlighting it, love you Liz!

[RJRukavina]

I love your videos. And I love that you care about your viewers. These trash posts have gotten so bad. I report all I can. Keep up all your good work. Thank you!

[sluggerfish]

Don't trust the internet period, I have worked as a Systems and Network Engineer for over two decade, the best advice I can give is never click unknown links, never trust email attachments, and never open any MMS or SMS that redirects you somewhere else, and lastly never provide personal information when prompted to, unless you have triple checked the source, trust your gut.

[stupidname]

More creators need to post a PSA like this!!!

[SebbyPlaysMusic]

Y'know, I got one of these messages and I was like "maybe this is because I tried using Tinder and got way too used to scammers on there... But I don't trust this."
I've been fairly certain in that resolve, but I... Don't get back to people enough, and it was bothering me that I didn't even try, in case it actually was you, because I'm like... You seem so nice! I would totally help if there's some type of unique participation that could help the channel. Though if they asked for $ it'd be pretty obvious something's wrong because you don't seem like you're in a desperate financial predicament in any of these videos. Seeing this short just took that little pocket of worry attached to my flaws out. 👍 Feels good to have my gut feeling reaffirmed.

[mikeofmidgard]

This is great!! Hope more creators stand up against this. You nailed it, Elizabeth!

[BeauCardwellReacts]

And here I was waiting on my Elizabeth Chewbacca impression video prize :( 😢🎉

[Deb-exst]

Thank you Elizabeth I've been seeing that over the last couple weeks and I completely ignored it