02-05-2023, 08:42 AM
Youtube is verifying (ticking) scam channels which imitate legitimate crypto channels
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>This is the official CoinMarketCap channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CoinMarketCapOfficial">https://www.youtube.com/@CoinMarketCapOfficial</a></p> <p>This is a scammer one (don't click on it if you are afraid to): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Cmcnewsoffical">https://www.youtube.com/@Cmcnewsoffical</a></p> <p>The scammer channel has copied the name and banner of the official channel and has even listed videos from it. Its main video promotes an Amazon token distribution scam. It's pretty well made and may fool some people.</p> <p>The scam channel has a tick on it and 1.55 million subscribers. That's over 4 times what the official channel has.</p> <p>It is unacceptable that Youtube would allow this channel to have a verified tick on it. There are a lot of noobs who may fall for these scams. When you see some Youtube comments promoting new Amazon tokens such as AZ44RT it is for scams such as these.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/soundingdemo"> /u/soundingdemo </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10tnbf3/youtube_is_verifying_ticking_scam_channels_which/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10tnbf3/youtube_is_verifying_ticking_scam_channels_which/">[comments]</a></span>
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>This is the official CoinMarketCap channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CoinMarketCapOfficial">https://www.youtube.com/@CoinMarketCapOfficial</a></p> <p>This is a scammer one (don't click on it if you are afraid to): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Cmcnewsoffical">https://www.youtube.com/@Cmcnewsoffical</a></p> <p>The scammer channel has copied the name and banner of the official channel and has even listed videos from it. Its main video promotes an Amazon token distribution scam. It's pretty well made and may fool some people.</p> <p>The scam channel has a tick on it and 1.55 million subscribers. That's over 4 times what the official channel has.</p> <p>It is unacceptable that Youtube would allow this channel to have a verified tick on it. There are a lot of noobs who may fall for these scams. When you see some Youtube comments promoting new Amazon tokens such as AZ44RT it is for scams such as these.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/soundingdemo"> /u/soundingdemo </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10tnbf3/youtube_is_verifying_ticking_scam_channels_which/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/10tnbf3/youtube_is_verifying_ticking_scam_channels_which/">[comments]</a></span>