FAKE LINUSTECHTIPS YOUTUBE MEASSAGE TAKE WARNING!

[toggleguy]

cheers m8

[itsjustme]

thanks

[zushiba]

I just got one myself.

 

 

After having won a 4k monitor from nVidia Friday I just figured my luck was shooting through the roof. Poop

[Rashy]

lol on his google+ page his first name is Linus and his last name is TechTips

[Golfball_Pro]

I think it's kinda silly to believe that a tech community as big as the LTT community would be a good target for one of these scams. If you think about it, we are all well informed about these types of security risks and won't click on random links that someone sends to us without verifying it's authenticity. (That is, unless the person is really drunk, or really excited and can't help themselves).

I can, however, understand how one would be easy to fool in a situation like this in which one is messaged by a famous YouTuber.

I don't think that this person is a long term subscriber (has been subscribed for a long time and genuinely finds the content useful). No one in the LTT community would be that low as to scam other members. I have not recieved a message yet, I will post here if I do later. I hope nobody has actually been scammed.

Good luck, I hope this impostor gets caught soon.

-thetrueagle-

[SirWibbles]

I got the email too. I thought it was a little fishy when I couldn't click on the URL in the email and then when I went to the URL it said I had to fill out a survey. Needless to say I exited out of that and came here to the forums.

[sdelta_]

I got a message from from fake LinusTechTips youtube channel. It will come up as this youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIUebATQGEQnK-gR-RpmFVw?feature=em-message_received and reads as Linus TechTips. I was just wondering if anyone else got this and to warn others. It informs you that you have supposedly won a giveaway. It sends you a link that I didn't click on, but most likely either takes your info or puts a virus on your computer. I hope no one has to figure out what is at that link

 

@LinusTech you are needed for reports

 

I got this same email!!!! I just made another topic and saw yours...

[Andinet]

I was prety sure i won nothing since i was nither active nor entered any giveaways they might have had.

[Speedbird]

I got it, I clicked on the link and it wants you to complete a survey.

[IdortMasterRace]

lol on his google+ page his first name is Linus and his last name is TechTips

 

You realise that's his real name, right?

 

Linus Techtips.

[bboutcast]

he's youtube channel appearance is awful compared to Linus's official one haha 

[nothingspecial]

Just in case anyone did click through and is worried about viruses, I wouldn't worry too much.

These kind of scams are more focused on money than harm. Whoever created this has done it for affiliate cash from the survey, and probably from adware programmed or toolbars as well.

If you did download anything and don't want to look like a noob for admitting it, programmed like adaware or malwarebytes will get rid of them easily.

[Vicx]

@LinusTech Report him

[JoaoPRSousa]

Where's @LinusTech ?

[Jeroendedoem]

That is a nasty trick there...

[Geekazoid]

Theres over 1000 people on this topic right now? wow.

It's because this community completely supports Linus.

@LinusTech

[Rashy]

Guys Linus is probably resting from Mod24, off with his family maybe to a theme park or asleep at his home. he needs rest. check back tomorrow

[Tronnic]

It drives me crazy that I can't report that guy. Only LTT can.

[Geekazoid]

@IdortMasterRace, when I first looked at your username I thought it read "IdiotMasterRace" :lol: . Then I realised that it actually read "IdortMasterRace". My bad . Which then leads me to my question, what is Idort?

[NPetersen]

Kinda stupid to scam a community, with people that knows what to belive and not to belive on the internet. But hey, it's nice to see people are reporting it as it happens. Let's hope that nobody got scammed by the faker.

[Guest]

Yeah, on Twitter, both Linus and Luke warned people.

[Guest]

Damn I thought I won...

Because "CLICK HERE 2 CLAIM UR PRIZE" doesn't seem suspicious....

[Fiodorek]

[Legion]

I think it's kinda silly to believe that a tech community as big as the LTT community would be a good target for one of these scams. If you think about it, we are all well informed about these types of security risks and won't click on random links that someone sends to us without verifying it's authenticity. (That is, unless the person is really drunk, or really excited and can't help themselves).

 

 

Well it seems to have nearly caught a couple of folks out judging by posts here.

 

Seriously though guys stop for one moment and think why would linus need you to complete an offer to redeem your prize.

[Golfball_Pro]

@Legion I agree, people should also check for the account verification sign, that little tick next to a verified channel is there for a reason. One should use precaution before clicking a link. It is possible to get caught off guard though.

 

I myself have almost clicked on a link without thinking. Someone gained unauthorised access to one of my friend's Twitter account and posted a link to (supposedly) Instagram (bit.ly link). The initial tweet was followed by several notifications from other friends warning not to click it. Had the others not warned me about it, I would have clicked it and also lost access to my Twitter account.

 

Don't follow bit.ly links, Linus should use regular links, even then, you should hover your mouse over the link and look in the bottom left corner on your browser window to see where the link actually leads to.