1 sat \ 4 replies \ @BitcoinPhishing 10 Apr 2022 \ parent \ on: YouTube is showing livestream of scammer claiming to be Saylor, sending people to this link: bitcoin
Here's a prior post on SN in which this topic was discussed:
HN: YouTube crypto giveaway scams are out of control #8210 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29952915
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1 sat \ 3 replies \ @BitcoinPhishing 10 Apr 2022
And another one:
Saylor: we need an orange check program, powered by bitcoin & lightning, to combat spam, scams, & bots across all social media platforms. #10338 https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1490019056036069377
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1 sat \ 2 replies \ @BitcoinPhishing 10 Apr 2022
And this post (by me) has good info:
Eradicating Giveaway Scams —No Easy And Effective Method Found https://bitcointech.medium.com/eradicating-giveaway-scams-no-easy-and-effective-method-found-3ca4d556edf
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @BitcoinPhishing 10 Apr 2022
Oh look, even in early days for SN there was a post about giveaway scams:
BitcoinOrg Hacked: Giveaway Scam Promising Users to Double Their BTC #2422 https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoinorg-hacked-giveaway-scam-promising-users-to-double-their-btc/
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undergotten OP 10 Apr 2022
Yeah, I didn't realize that this was such a common thing. I don't browse or search YouTube very often, and seldom search with such broad parameters as "Bitcoin 2022 Live", so I don't normally catch scammy results like that, I guess.
I was really surprised that the live stream remained up for hours even after I reported it. Still learning new things every day.
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