So happy to hear this had a happy ending! I would highly recommend buying or recycling a cheap computer that you only use for vetting this kind of stuff. Don't log into any accounts on this computer so you keep this type of stuff sandboxed.
@@CayoBuay Perhaps. I'd be happier with a complete air-gap to a Linux/Mac/Chrome book system acting as a DMZ to completely isolate any intruders from potential targets. Overkill? Maybe. But cheap and easy to do and lessens the potential for a "Oh crap, wrong instance!" experience.
So frustrating - love your channel. I'll admit had no clue what you looked like (never even thought about it before!), and now I do, and it makes me love your channel even more because you, frankly, look a lot more like me (age-wise) than most of the other channels! Bravo! Just joined to support you. Carry on the great (FUN!) work. Don't let them get you down.
I'm glad you managed to catch this before falling victim. And good on you for talking openly and honestly about how close you came. Forewarned is forearmed, and all that. All the best of the season to you, and don't let the bastards get you down.
As a risk analyst, I have to say that these scammers are getting quite smart with how they take action against people. I would never go by anything off social media and contact the company directly using the info on their site.
So glad to hear you caught these scammers BEFORE they took over your channel. You're right, knowledge is how we beat these people and your video here helps with that. This is one of my favorite channels for Destiny 2 and thank you for all the work you do and share with us. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
So glad you didn’t get stung in the end mate. This video is great and so, so relevant for everyone, not just UA-cam. These vile oxygen thieves prey on the good will and good intentions of people and ruin lives. The scams are becoming better and more devious and it’s harder to filter out reality from bullshit. My father was caught earlier this year but had a last second moment of clarity before his bank accounts would have been no doubt emptied. Looking forward to more content in the future. Cheers and have a Great Christmas.
Great information video for everyone! Listening to that "little voice" is a valuable lesson. So glad they didn't get you Sausage...would hate it for you and us. Have Great and Merry Christmas! ❤
Fact that someone came after you like that sickens me. I love your channel and always looking forward to seeing what you are posting, sharing etc. You bring a lot of joy to a lot of people. I just want to say "THANK YOU". Stay safe!
Very happy you didnt get hacked. I really appreciate your channel. For me you have the best gaming channel, your very entertaining and have a wonderful attitude.
If tech nerds like Linus Tech Tips falls for stuff like this, then I can only imagine how many small streamers / content creators fall get tricked into this type of stuff. Such a shame there are such scummy people out there.
Thank you for sharing your experience. As a small content creator I'm pumped to get my first sponsorship but I'm also nervous and unsure how to navigate the situation to ensure I actually get a valid offer. So thank you very much for sharing this.
So glad you caught it! I love your videos and would be very sad to see all your hard work gone and thank you so much for this video warning others about this danger!
So glad you were able to hold off clicking that link until you were able to figure out that it was a scam. Happy Christmas and happy new year to you, your wife and your fellow sausages.
Fantastic you caught on in time. Thank you for taking the time to let us know. Have a great Christmas and look forward to more of your fantastic videos.
This has been happening to a lot of UA-camrs lately unfortunately (FGC UA-camrs like Rooflemonger had his whole channel taken over for a bit by scammers like this). Glad you saw that tweet before you got scammed.
Godspeed on your continuing success. You are a unique creator and deserve much more than being scammed. Thank you, for everything you do, especially your daunting time while in creation mode.
New viewer here (saw some of your indiana jones clips :-) ). So happy that you were able to see through it on time and good idea to send out the warning so other people can be warned in time. Those scammers are getting better and better in preparing their messages, no doubt they are also using AI to help them write these messages because in the past they were so poorly written 😛 Be vigilant & happy holidays!
Ahh mate so glad you spotted the scam, never ever click on a link in an email, never ever download anything to,your computer, even better get a second computer for your office stuff, ideally a Mac it’s so much more secure & it just for documents etc..
Wow, you had an angel on your shoulder my friend. I'm so glad you got out, barely but you're ok. I swear tou just can't trust anyone these It's such a different world compared to when we grew up. CYA always (cover your ass) take care Happy Holidays to you and yours🎉🎁🌻😁
My friend has lost her channel because of that Ripple lot 😭 over 20k subscribers, millions of views gone. We’re all absolutely devastated for her coz the bigwigs at UA-cam have said they can’t do anything about it. Glad you’ve managed to get a happy ending at least! Merry Christmas,Sausage!
So glad you caught it in time would have hated for you to get scammed your so honest and sincer, and a ray of sunshine in the gaming world "shields up"
There’s some horrible people out there. So pleased you escaped. You’re by far my favourite Destiny UA-camr and you seem such a lovely person. Let’s hope the real SteelSeries reach out to you soon! Have a lovely Christmas!
Sausage-maine!! cletusjames here, glad to hear you dodge that bullet and commend you on your speedy handling of the situation. oi merry christmas, and I'll see yah over on Twitch brotha!
Close call, glad you spotted it. I'm sure you do already, but if you haven't, I would recommend turning on 2FA for your Google account. May not have helped here if they were doing some shenanigans with cookies, but better to have it turned on than not.
I'm so happy to hear that you were vigilant and it has worked out! As an "old guy gamer" I really enjoy your channel, keep up the good work. Happy Holidays to you and your family from across the pond!
Hello my good man, well done for spotting this, it just proves scammers have got really good at this, thanks for sharing…… Please make Destiny good again…..
Very close call Sausage - and all it takes is a moment of inattention and they will get you. The scammers are also getting much more sophisticated - with websites that are so close to the real thing and even the web address being close enough. Thanks for the timely (see what I did there) reminder and have a safe and Happy Christmas.
So sorry this happened to you my Sausage Friend!! I believe you said you did Download this. I would absolutely run a scan on your system in safe mode just to be completely safe!! Merry Christmas my friend!!
Thank God that you were quick enough to know that person was fake and also thanks for share. Also what's going on with my UK people, first Houndish almost got robbed at his home and now Time Sausage almost got hacked? The hell is going on here!
I think its critical to have a face to face chat with someone BEFORE you start signing anything or accepting documents like you said. Looks like you get a load of absolute rubbish in your accounts, im glad i had a msg get through (unrelated to sponsor or whatever)
2FA to the best of your ability on everything. Yes they hack 2FA but it is another layer in saving your stuff. Glad you didn’t get had sausage, merry Xmas and great catch
My son was recently hacked through his steam account it was a nightmare we had to change all his email and passwords rebuild his laptop making Shaw there was no trace left then go through my accounts because he shares my Xbox account my Disney my epic games store thankfully none of mine was accessed
Merry Christmas Stu to you and your family. Maybe you can backup your videos to a portable hard drive for safe keeping. Sad we live in a world with AH’s. Eyes up guardian. Look forward to your future content. ❤️🎄
Thank you so much folks for all the really kind and supporting messages!! My tiny mind is blown!
So happy to hear this had a happy ending! I would highly recommend buying or recycling a cheap computer that you only use for vetting this kind of stuff. Don't log into any accounts on this computer so you keep this type of stuff sandboxed.
No need for a whole other computer, just use a virtual machine.
@@CayoBuay Perhaps. I'd be happier with a complete air-gap to a Linux/Mac/Chrome book system acting as a DMZ to completely isolate any intruders from potential targets. Overkill? Maybe. But cheap and easy to do and lessens the potential for a "Oh crap, wrong instance!" experience.
@@aintnodisco7127 haha, true...
And a separate network too?
@@aintnodisco7127 bu then avain. Just use Qubes Os. It handles everything as a vm, even browser sessions.
You are such a gentleman and a joy to watch and listen to even when your angry. :)
Don't short-change yourself! You deserve a full-on pat on the back for having figured it out, just in time notwithstanding! Cheers!
There is some horrible people in this world. I'm so glad that you did not become a victim of these hackers. Hope you have a happy xmas mate 👍
I fully understand what you are saying. I fell victim to a scam earlier this year because I really wanted it to be. Glad you were smarter than me.
Kudus to you for putting this out there, you never know, you may have saved someone else.
So frustrating - love your channel. I'll admit had no clue what you looked like (never even thought about it before!), and now I do, and it makes me love your channel even more because you, frankly, look a lot more like me (age-wise) than most of the other channels! Bravo! Just joined to support you. Carry on the great (FUN!) work. Don't let them get you down.
And, oh, F Twitter/X - it's a hub a scum and villainy.
Cheers Jeffry! Very kind of you! Thanks for the support!
Glad you saw it and figured it out. You are such a joy to watch and it would have been truly tragic to lose your content. Keep vigilant!
I will thank you!!
I'm glad you managed to catch this before falling victim. And good on you for talking openly and honestly about how close you came. Forewarned is forearmed, and all that.
All the best of the season to you, and don't let the bastards get you down.
As a risk analyst, I have to say that these scammers are getting quite smart with how they take action against people.
I would never go by anything off social media and contact the company directly using the info on their site.
I live by a zero trust rule, even in real life when dealing directly with people.
So happy this ended on a good note and thanks for sharing your experience
That’s an extremely helpful video. Thanks for sharing your near-miss.
stoked for you double checking things thus protecting yourself and your livelihood!
Thanks! Pass this on to some friends who create.
Glad you survived!
So glad you figured it out sausage. These people are vile
They are - nightmares.
Glad you’re keen to stay safe Sausage!
OMG you dodged a bullet there matey.
Thanks for sharing 🙏
Happy Christmas to you and family 🎄
I'm glad you caught on before it was too late. You are one of my favorite you tube creators and thank you for the PSA.
So glad to hear you caught these scammers BEFORE they took over your channel. You're right, knowledge is how we beat these people and your video here helps with that. This is one of my favorite channels for Destiny 2 and thank you for all the work you do and share with us. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I'm so glad you took a step back and started doing more digging and figured things out. People are just horrible!
I'm glad you caught it in time. There are too many people like that. Thank you for the video. I have a couple people I need other share it with.
Cheers! I hope the vid helps!
That's scary stuff. So glad it worked out good in the end. Happy Holidays!
You ware very Lucky i am so glad it worked out for you very Happy Christmas 🎄 from Ireland 🇮🇪
So glad you didn’t get stung in the end mate. This video is great and so, so relevant for everyone, not just UA-cam. These vile oxygen thieves prey on the good will and good intentions of people and ruin lives. The scams are becoming better and more devious and it’s harder to filter out reality from bullshit. My father was caught earlier this year but had a last second moment of clarity before his bank accounts would have been no doubt emptied. Looking forward to more content in the future. Cheers and have a Great Christmas.
Thank god all is fine with u... Love your channel❤
Great information video for everyone! Listening to that "little voice" is a valuable lesson. So glad they didn't get you Sausage...would hate it for you and us. Have Great and Merry Christmas! ❤
Happy Christmas to you, and glad you beat them. Safe electronic travels!
I hope you’re okay, how stressful and upsetting. Glad you caught it in time. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! X
Lovely shirt mate 😄
Glad to see you didn't fall for it! i hope you spread the word via twitter as well to spread awareness :)
Awesome username 👏🏽😁
@@ThatSoto Hell yeah :D
Fact that someone came after you like that sickens me. I love your channel and always looking forward to seeing what you are posting, sharing etc. You bring a lot of joy to a lot of people. I just want to say "THANK YOU". Stay safe!
Very happy you didnt get hacked. I really appreciate your channel. For me you have the best gaming channel, your very entertaining and have a wonderful attitude.
Wow, they panicked and just spammed you with nonsense hoping one would catch on. Sorry you went through that, glad you caught on!
If tech nerds like Linus Tech Tips falls for stuff like this, then I can only imagine how many small streamers / content creators fall get tricked into this type of stuff. Such a shame there are such scummy people out there.
Thank you for sharing your experience. As a small content creator I'm pumped to get my first sponsorship but I'm also nervous and unsure how to navigate the situation to ensure I actually get a valid offer. So thank you very much for sharing this.
So glad you caught it! I love your videos and would be very sad to see all your hard work gone and thank you so much for this video warning others about this danger!
Thank goodness for your diligence, well done mate, I think every UA-camr should watch this video as a protection. 👍👍
So glad you were able to hold off clicking that link until you were able to figure out that it was a scam. Happy Christmas and happy new year to you, your wife and your fellow sausages.
Wowsa. 😮 Glad you dodged it! Thanks for talking about it.
Thanks Ivy!
So sorry to hear this news. I've enjoyed your tutelage (and sense of humour !) for ages. Have a great Xmas and be glad you didn't fall for it !
Fantastic you caught on in time. Thank you for taking the time to let us know. Have a great Christmas and look forward to more of your fantastic videos.
Glad you spotted this before it was too late, and have a wonderful Christmas!
Oh no, you wonderful charming man. I'm so happy to hear you're ok. Happy holidays
Thank you! You too!
That was a very close call, thank goodness you took that step back to review what was being offered. Merry Christmas to you and family xx😊
Thanks, you too!
I'm happy to hear your ok bro
Congrats! Glad you didn’t fall for it because I enjoy your channel. Merry Christmas from Idaho, USA
This has been happening to a lot of UA-camrs lately unfortunately (FGC UA-camrs like Rooflemonger had his whole channel taken over for a bit by scammers like this).
Glad you saw that tweet before you got scammed.
Glad you didn't figure it out until it was too late. Have a Merry Chirstmas, Sir Sausage!
Glad to hear you avoided this. Amazed at how you were able to present this without losing your smeg! Thanks for sharing!
Godspeed on your continuing success. You are a unique creator and deserve much more than being scammed. Thank you, for everything you do, especially your daunting time while in creation mode.
yooooo it is so awesome to see u, u look great man and ur energy is beyond positive in just ur voice and ofc now in how u look also, much love ❤
New viewer here (saw some of your indiana jones clips :-) ). So happy that you were able to see through it on time and good idea to send out the warning so other people can be warned in time. Those scammers are getting better and better in preparing their messages, no doubt they are also using AI to help them write these messages because in the past they were so poorly written 😛 Be vigilant & happy holidays!
Ahh mate so glad you spotted the scam, never ever click on a link in an email, never ever download anything to,your computer, even better get a second computer for your office stuff, ideally a Mac it’s so much more secure & it just for documents etc..
Due diligence always! Glad your caught on before it was too late!
Wow, you had an angel on your shoulder my friend. I'm so glad you got out, barely but you're ok. I swear tou just can't trust anyone these
It's such a different world compared to when we grew up. CYA always (cover your ass) take care Happy Holidays to you and yours🎉🎁🌻😁
So glad you were able to catch it. I love watching your Videos. Merry Christmas and Happy NewYear to you and your family
My friend has lost her channel because of that Ripple lot 😭 over 20k subscribers, millions of views gone. We’re all absolutely devastated for her coz the bigwigs at UA-cam have said they can’t do anything about it.
Glad you’ve managed to get a happy ending at least!
Merry Christmas,Sausage!
So glad you caught it in time would have hated for you to get scammed your so honest and sincer, and a ray of sunshine in the gaming world "shields up"
Indeed! Shields Right Up!
Happy to hear you caught this scam in time! Please keep your Dragon’s Breath close to you, just in case…
Happy you're still swinging, love you, legend. Merry Christmas 😂🎉
Thank you for sharing this! Happy holidays! Be safe!
I'm SO HAPPY you managed to avoid the trap! Best regards, you Silver Maverick!
So glad to hear you didn't get snooked. You say they have a low Following count. Wonder whose on it.
There’s some horrible people out there. So pleased you escaped. You’re by far my favourite Destiny UA-camr and you seem such a lovely person. Let’s hope the real SteelSeries reach out to you soon! Have a lovely Christmas!
Tim, it would not be xmas without "a close shave!", glad you sorted it out mate, best o luck for the future content etc etc.
So gald you didn't get caught out Mr. Sausages! Love your vids--hope you don't get downhearted!
Good save, thanks for sharing!
Sausage-maine!! cletusjames here, glad to hear you dodge that bullet and commend you on your speedy handling of the situation. oi merry christmas, and I'll see yah over on Twitch brotha!
That would have sucked. I love your videos always enjoy watching them.
Merry Christmas Time Sausages
Great to hear they didn't get you! Have a Happy Christmas & Merry New Year!
Damn… this is honestly scary
Glad you didn’t lose the channel Welsh homie
Close call, glad you spotted it. I'm sure you do already, but if you haven't, I would recommend turning on 2FA for your Google account. May not have helped here if they were doing some shenanigans with cookies, but better to have it turned on than not.
I started using a Virtual Machine for this kind of material just to be safe. They end up hacking a virtual machine - power down and poof all gone. :)
I'm so happy to hear that you were vigilant and it has worked out! As an "old guy gamer" I really enjoy your channel, keep up the good work. Happy Holidays to you and your family from across the pond!
Merry Christmas sausages. Close call whew !! The swines
Hello my good man, well done for spotting this, it just proves scammers have got really good at this, thanks for sharing……
Please make Destiny good again…..
Very close call Sausage - and all it takes is a moment of inattention and they will get you.
The scammers are also getting much more sophisticated - with websites that are so close to the real thing and even the web address being close enough.
Thanks for the timely (see what I did there) reminder and have a safe and Happy Christmas.
The fact they tried to scam uncle time has me super mad.
Glad everything worked out, can’t be too careful. Scammers are a special kind of turds.
So sorry this happened to you my Sausage Friend!! I believe you said you did Download this. I would absolutely run a scan on your system in safe mode just to be completely safe!! Merry Christmas my friend!!
No I didn't download anything - narrow escape!
Thank God that you were quick enough to know that person was fake and also thanks for share. Also what's going on with my UK people, first Houndish almost got robbed at his home and now Time Sausage almost got hacked? The hell is going on here!
Yes I saw that! Shocking!
Glad you were able to catch it before they snatched your channel. Very fortunate the season of joy didn’t turn sour. Check and double check.
So glad you figured it out!!!!!!
Love the shirt handsome guy you also glad you didnt get your shit taken
I think its critical to have a face to face chat with someone BEFORE you start signing anything or accepting documents like you said. Looks like you get a load of absolute rubbish in your accounts, im glad i had a msg get through (unrelated to sponsor or whatever)
Thank you! Yes its a bloody minefield!
Thanks for making a video about this
Love you, mate!
2FA to the best of your ability on everything. Yes they hack 2FA but it is another layer in saving your stuff. Glad you didn’t get had sausage, merry Xmas and great catch
You aren’t a silly sausage well done for dodging this awful situation. Merry Xmas, will you wrap yourself in bacon Xmas day ?
My son was recently hacked through his steam account it was a nightmare we had to change all his email and passwords rebuild his laptop making Shaw there was no trace left then go through my accounts because he shares my Xbox account my Disney my epic games store thankfully none of mine was accessed
It sounds exactly like you were chatting with an AI. This is how they sound when you put in a prompt and ask them to rephrase.
Scammer can become anyone theseday, they even can become your friends or family that's how disgusting they are. 😡 Everyone stays alert ⚠️
Indeed.
Thanks for the info my marvelous sausage 🌭
Merry Christmas Stu to you and your family. Maybe you can backup your videos to a portable hard drive for safe keeping. Sad we live in a world with AH’s. Eyes up guardian. Look forward to your future content. ❤️🎄
glad u caught it on, in the end though!
Phew!!!!
I'm glad you caught before got bad.
This kind of thing has been going on for a while, even big channels/groups like Linus Media Group got hacked last year in the same manner.
Way to dodge a sausage-sized bullet! Can't be too careful these days - such shameful behaviour everywhere. Hope you can enjoy your Christmas!
Eyes up Sausge