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Jim Browning, scambaiter, scammed into deleting YT channel
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<blockquote data-quote="rndmblk" data-source="post: 952729" data-attributes="member: 89746"><p>[MEDIA=twitter]1419765976074268682[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>This story is about "Jim Browning" (a psuedonum) who makes videos about tech support scams and exposes them.</p><p></p><p>Example - Jim contributed to a story on the BBC - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-51660982" target="_blank">Criminals on CCTV: Scammers caught red-handed</a></p><p></p><p>A post Jim shared on Reddit about his channel:</p><p></p><p>" If you're on the ball, you'll have noticed that my YouTube channel has been deleted:</p><p></p><p>It's the result of a scam .... Yes I fell for it.</p><p></p><p>It only goes to prove that if you get the circumstances just right, ANYONE can fall for a scam.</p><p></p><p>I am hoping that YouTube Support can recover the situation by 29th July and I can get the channel back, but they've not promised anything as yet. I just hope it is recoverable.</p><p></p><p>I will make a video on how all of this went down, but suffice to say, it was pretty convincing until the very end. I hope to post a positive update soon."</p><p></p><p>I thought this was worth sharing as someone who literally makes his living fighting against scammers apparently fell for a scam.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rndmblk, post: 952729, member: 89746"] [MEDIA=twitter]1419765976074268682[/MEDIA] This story is about "Jim Browning" (a psuedonum) who makes videos about tech support scams and exposes them. Example - Jim contributed to a story on the BBC - [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-51660982']Criminals on CCTV: Scammers caught red-handed[/URL] A post Jim shared on Reddit about his channel: " If you're on the ball, you'll have noticed that my YouTube channel has been deleted: It's the result of a scam .... Yes I fell for it. It only goes to prove that if you get the circumstances just right, ANYONE can fall for a scam. I am hoping that YouTube Support can recover the situation by 29th July and I can get the channel back, but they've not promised anything as yet. I just hope it is recoverable. I will make a video on how all of this went down, but suffice to say, it was pretty convincing until the very end. I hope to post a positive update soon." I thought this was worth sharing as someone who literally makes his living fighting against scammers apparently fell for a scam. [/QUOTE]
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