New YouTube Scam? I almost fell for it!
I got a following email today.
I was half asleep when I checked my phone + email and thought like, "Oh MAN! What have I done wrong??"
First, I was going to answer it right away but I was almost asleep so I thought I'll answer later when I'm on my computer.
When I was about to reply to that email, I was like, "Hmmm... Why do they ask me for such details?"
Then I checked the email where it's coming from.
See the screenshot below:
It's from "yt.spam.control@mail.ru"
Doesn't sound very legit, right?
Just to be on the sure side, I've sent an email to the official YouTube creator support to confirm that it's not from them.
Would be a disaster to lose a YouTube channel with +400 videos that's generating a significant passive income consistently...
Again a good reminder for you and me:
Always be careful in this exciting world of the Internet!
Cheers
Roope "I almost fell for this" Kiuttu
PS. Have you already started building a YouTube channel? :)
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Forgot to add: mail.ru - of course, it is somewhere in Russia.
Guys and girls, be very careful of any strange addresses.
Also, take an extra few minutes and REPORT THE FRAUD!
It will help all of us.
Thank you.
Great information! Thank you very much.
Tip for all: if ANYONE(!) ask your password for ANYTHING, get your alert antenna up!
Very speedy and right to the point!
Sincerely appreciate it.
I always check the from address these days before I do anything else Roope.
There are so many spam emails supposedly from big companies that when you check the email address don't add up.
Derek
Hi Roope
Thanks for the heads up with this
I am about to start You Tube regularly and wouldn't want this spam coming in
You rock!!
Vicki
Thank you for that timely reminder!
We all work way too hard to loose our progress to someone who wants to profit from our work.
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Thanks, Roope... smart thinking. What we need to be sure to remember, is that you NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PASSWORD that has been requested, UNLESS YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE who the message came from and it's a viable source!
We've gotten some good responses to check the return address, as yo did,
but ideally, you go to the company or organization who SUPPOSEDLY sent you the message and verify it with them. Another smart move on your part.
Have a prosperous day!
You're right Steve. Never should give the password to anyone unless we're 120% sure that it's the right person.