I was smart enough to avoid being scammed by fake Glenn. I knew it wasn't the real Glenn because the message didn't include any curse words or derogatory statements against Gibson.
On a side note- can't believe people are coming after you for being scammed... sounds pretty obtuse and selfish. Scammed, will take the consequences. Rock On Glen, by Krom 😎🤘.
Thank you for addressing this Glenn, while I was one of the people that initially fell for this, they didn't get any money from me and at the time, I was the only person they said this to in the comments so I thought it was legit and yes, I wanted you to address this so other people didn't get fucked over. Thank you.
Same thing just happened to me. I looked up the info and it even matched some information so it seemed legit then it wasn't.. so yeah normally I don't fall for this type of crap but this was kind of elaborate and I was mentally exhausted when this happened I may need to take up bass because I am now a dumbass. Hopefully soon my CC will back charge the asshole and get me my money back. Also never use PayPal friends and family another red flag I missed. I follow the channel but don't watch every video so if there was a giveaway I wouldn't have known anyway... People suck.
@@tornadofire82 I don't watch every episode either and when I looked into it, it did seem legit but I'm just glad I didn't lose any money over it but I threatened that asshole that if he showed up to my house I'd put his ass through a woodchipper, I was not nice about it at all after I found out I was being scammed. I had to go through all my social media and privatize everything so that idiot couldn't find out more about me than what they already did which was my name, address, email, phone number and a picture of me. I'm still pissed off about it.
You obviously didn't sift through the comments: No scammer targets just one or a few individuals, nor does it manually, that just isn't worth the trouble! They mass target people with bots knowing darn well most won't fall for it anymore.
@@Bob-of-Zoid ever think I was the first person that was targeted? A scammer cannot target multiple people at once unless they're using multiple devices to do so and for the record I'm a rather intelligent individual and this, "scammer", has obviously studied Glenn becuase the conversation I had with this person was almost identical to Glenn's manurisms and speech patterns, just saying.
@@Bob-of-Zoid shit happens even to the best of us. And truthfully it was the only comment like that for over 24hrs plus I did look stuff up and it matched some stuff but scammers are getting better at stuff.
I fell for a scam and lost $1ks to- you guessed it… My cities University (especially in audio engineering/production) is definitely a scam that really screwed me and the classes were crap, and things you can learn in your own time if the will is determined enough.
Also, if the the grammar of the message to you looks like it got sent into a blender with a couple of rats and a potato, that's also a good sign you're not dealing with a legit source.
Sure. The problem is worse because these idiots are so thick they can't even tell when the grammar is bad. In my minds eye I just see them eating anything that is put in front of them, laying down and being able to fall asleep instantly, walking around and having literally zero inner monolog. (The usual political partisan if truth be told. Either side). It's ridiculous. If they're gonna be that ignorant then there has to be a tax for that ignorance. So maybe the scammer is doing a community service in a way I guess... idk.
@@NubsWithGuns No that's not it - it's deliberate. They want to weed out the people that are smart enough to notice the atrocious spelling and grammar, it's a first filter to make sure the responses have a higher rate of successful scamming.
@@jackbootshamangaming4541 It's not inherently right-wing, but it is used a lot by right-wing groups. There are 3 main categories of Telegram users: 1. Furries 2. Scammers 3. Neo-Nazis (I wonder how many telegram users are nazi-fur scammers)
Thank you, Glenn, for alerting your audience to these scammers. Much of my time is spent on the youtube comments section, and about a month ago, I started receiving all sorts of prizes from "Music is Win Telegram" and "Whats App from Late Night with Seth Myers". I clicked on the home pages of these messages and lo and behold, they have NO content and less than 10 subscribers. Their use of emojis was a dead giveaway, and the only giveaway you will get from these hucksters. Be vigilant, folks!
This isn't just happening to your channel. Its all over youtube....and how do i know? been there done that, lesson learnt. Really great that you are actually addressing this issue! Everyone on youtube needs to see this video!
A fool and their money are soon parted. Glenn, I am glad that you made this, but it is also sad that people fall for this sort of bullshit. I agree, you shouldn't have to deal with this crap, and if people weren't so gullible, you wouldn't have deal with this. Sorry to everyone who lost money, but your stupidity is not Glenn's responsibility. Wise up and take responsibility for your own actions people. Do your homework. Glenn has now given you a list of red flags and ways you can do some basic research on how to figure out what is legit and what is a scam.
Can I mention those weird bot comment chains on youtube regarding crypto/investing scams? It's like an "authentic real person" (real name/photo) comments "Wow, John Doe helped me make a huge profit on crypto" and then tons of other bot profiles commenting the same shit and how to contact the scam...
The problem is that kids today don't grow up reading comic books filled with ads selling all kinds of tempting too-good-to-be-true shlock from less-than-reputable companies. Sometimes you've got to learn the hard way that those Sea Monkeys don't look anything like the old Joe Orlando illustrations in the ad. Fortunately, I had parents who would not only refuse to give me the money I asked for to buy all the allegedly cool stuff I saw advertised in the comics but who would also lecture me every time about what a bullshit scam it all was.
Tech channels too, I suspect it's just any popular channel getting it as with a wide audience, there's a better bet there's someone naive enough to fall for it
I've been extremely lucky when buying anything online. The vendors I buy from have either been courteous, honest upfront, quick to react, or some combination thereof. Asking questions is a surefire way to prove legitimacy.
Yeah it's not like you need to be paranoid, just smart enough to recognize red flags where you can be scammed and not go for those. I've been buying tons of stuff online for a LONG time and that amounts to quite a huge bunch of items. All that was ever lost was one $15 game controller - and this was legit lost by the post office.
Thank you Glenn for doing something you'd rather not do to help protect your viewers, even if it's from themselves. I hate to hear about anyone getting scammed but one can a the very least take it as a very pricey life lesson. Looking forward to your next FGR.
LOL, the first scammer you talked about, replied to my comments in your last videos of returning your broken camera. I will delete my comments, so no one falls for that bs. Thanks bro!
Every time the scammer would reply to my comments on Glen’s videos I would immediately report it. If enough of us report the scammer as soon as he replies to all of our comments, RUclips will automatically block the scammer before anyone can fall for it. By replying to so many comments with the same copy and paste message it makes it easy to for the RUclips A.I. to see it as spamming if reported. But enough people need to report those replies to their comments. Sorry to all who got scammed. Keep up the great work Glen. Love your channel. 🤘🏽
The only time you'll ever have to shell out money for a giveaway is to cover import duties and taxes (assuming the giveaway host didn't cover them). BUT, those will be through the crooks at UPS which is business as usual.
Tell me about it. I'm in Canada and just received my Solar 1.7V from Spain. Two thirds of the import duties were taxes, but the rest was UPS crap. Nearly $300 on top of what we paid for the guitar. We expected it, though, so we weren't shocked. The taxes are standard, but the extra hundred bucks for UPS to fill out a sheet of paper really pisses me off. Then they proudly tell you your item 'cleared customs'. We bought B stock, so the customs charges basically ate up everything we saved from that...lol.
That's how they get you - once you get to the step of "shipping" - ie UPS - the shipping charges will look legit. If you run into ANY difficulty in payment, that's how their scam goes totally exposed, because they will ask you to purchase gift cards for them as a "compensation". Also, anyone asking for too many financial services right off the bat, is a HUGE red flag. Once I got suspicious I decided just to pull a little more info but I'll comment on my own.
When scammers attempt to use a check to pay for a guitar (and claim that someone will pick it up), they send you a bogus check that is often written for more than your asking price. Then, when the person shows up to pick up the guitar, they want change from the check along with the guitar. These are bogus checks that you will have to eventually cover with your own money, because you’ve cashed a check that will be proven to be fake.
I delt with those Facebook scammers too. If you tried to click on their Facebook profile but a Instagram profile shows up and saying stuff like their cousin will get it, then they're a scammer
Honestly, don't blame people for falling for this crap. If you don't know better, well, you don't know better. But thanks for making this video, cause if more people know, it hopefully doesn't happen as often anymore. Education is key.
I do. When was the last time you got something on the street from a random guy in a rubber mask... The internet is no different... Also, it was reeeeeeeeally obvious...
@@alteredbrain If you don't do your due diligence with a scam, it's your own fault, especially when it's so blatantly obvious. If it's too good to be true, it is.
One of the biggest scammers is Google Ads themselves. They owe me £260 that I'm sure I'll never get back. Words to the wise: Do not do a Google Ad to promote your channel. They will steal your money and do nothing for you.
Hey Glenn, thanks for addressing this on-going bullshit. Sorry you had to make this video but yeah, getting scammed out of your hard earned money is like taking a bite out of the worst shit sandwich ever made and boy does it suck! Ironically, I got scammed out of $500 to some “stuck tourists” a few years ago and they’re now back some years later to try their hand at scamming my entire town out of money like they did me. Except this time, more people are aware of their tactics and it’s even gotten to the point of sheer violence when the scammers are spotted. Anyway Glenn, glad you made this video and hopefully others will learn to smarten up and become more aware of this. If my example can’t help them, perhaps we need to drench them all in WD-40 so that we can release the CA glue holding their heads to their asses. Fun fact: WD-40 removes CA glue.
I got tagged by this scam clown, but I decided to screw with him. I pretended to keep going with his nonsense, and he was desperate to find a method to get my $$$ (I kept telling him nothing was working and sundry other excuses) and finally said, "Gee, perhaps I should get hold of you through your contact info on RUclips channel" - he flipped out, said "NO" and bailed. Best laugh I'd had in ages!!! Yes, dead giveaway (pun intended) is the "you pay for shipping" BS, goes for any scam.
Unfortunately, a lot of people will always fall for scams like this. Mostly it's the little greed demon that lurks in most humans. Other times, some people are just too trusting. I have family members that just can't seem to understand that the IRS will never call you, Social Security will never call you, just about any state/federal branch will never call you. And you're not going to get a call from some random person telling you that you won a $50.00 gift, and you'll receive it as soon as you send them $100.00
Romans used to say "_caveat emptor_" = "buyers beware", so consumer advocates can concentrate on real stuff. Of course, a population dumbed down enough to repeatedly fall for buying overpriced but overhyped crap continually proves it's not mentally equiped to detect scams by rewarding them handsomely. I'm glad I could contribute to push you to make this video without getting scammed ^^
This channel is one of the many channels I subscribe to that’s not bulshitting everything… even though my genres aren’t rock or metal… not being a bulshitter holds enough weight to subscribe and watch even if it’s not relevant to me most of the time… I don’t get why people get scammed so easily, especially here, you’re meant to be here because you know the smell of bulshit and come here to smell something that doesn’t smell like shit
I'm one of those dumb drummers and I didn't fall for the scam. It would've been awesome to get that soldano amp delivered to my door though. Also, I have seen you tube content creators have their entire accounts high jacked so that the income is routed to the hackers bank account. Very unfortunate that everyone loses. Keep on your toes.
That's what 2FA is for. You have to use it for everything that might have any connection to your bank account, and that includes all your Google accounts.
@@NubsWithGuns You clearly don't understand how this works. If they get your Google acct (which they have if they have RUclips) they also get your Gmail, which also usually gives access to all the passwords you've stored in Chrome. My daughter had a grand stolen from her that way. Thankfully, Canada has better regulations, and she got her money back. They accessed everything, including her bank account and MY Amazon account, because she had been signing into it. We don't even live in the same house, and they still got into my account. Now we don't use Chrome and we don't store passwords. We use two factor authentication for everything that's important. Be careful, because you need to be a lot more paranoid about this than you seem to be.
Yep - I “won the Soldano” too - but it was from SpecterSoundStudios, and not SpectreSoundStudios so It was pretty obvious. Figured Glenn was already aware and just ignored the whole thing.
Glenn, Speaking of scams, how about a video on how to promote your music online safely? Everytime I go online, I get ads on how to add your songs to spotify playlists, how to go from 10k streams to a million, have your song professionally mastered in 10 seconds, etc...
This is like the ‘you’ve won a iPhone’ pop up on websites. It’s interesting how people do actually fall for basic scams. I mean the logic behind these scams shows people don’t actually research anything before sending personal information or payment.
Yeah I've had these scam things pop up on a few of my comments, but luckily for me, my scam'O'meter is stronk! Also viewers should take it upon them selves to flag these scammers anytime they see them, BTW there's another scam thing out there that has "uno" in the text, keep an eye out for that one too.
I go one step further and insist on public meet ups at local police stations. Most have dedicated craigslist/marketplace exchange sites. Legitimate sellers and buyers are always happy to meet there.
Regular Car Reviews has also been making regular announcements about people using their likeness in an attempt to scam people. It sucks that people feel the need to rip off a personality's likeness in the hopes of making a quick buck but here we are.
'Common Sense' seemingly isn't all that _common_ anymore these days..? Play stoopid games, win stoopid prizes, some heads refuse to learn any other way!?
I haven't been taken, but I did get a message through RUclips, also said to go to telegram. The throw off was when I was told I was winning a telecaster, Gibson guitar. I knew it was crap then. Thanks for the video.
A couple of more warnings: If you didn't make an effort to enter, you didn't, so the notification of winning is a scam. Also, I recommend avoiding Zelle. At my previous employment(a school), a potential student was informed of certain up front fees that would be due before they could start, but we can't move forward until certain other things had been done(like their student loan approved). They went ahead and sent the money using Zelle, then they sued us to get it back, which is how we found out where it came from. It felt like they were laundering money and found an avenue to get it done, even if it was a relatively small amount. I really recommend your method of public places and cash transaction whenever possible. I'm selling off my sound production company's assets and am having to deal with a lot of this.
If somebody is telling you to create a totally new app account like Zelle because “that’s the only access to their money”, it’s bullshit. Don’t walk away; RUN!!!
This is completely off topic but what the hell. I was just watching a video of Gina Carano speaking before the premier of the movie she made. And she said "Art Doesn't Belong To Hollywood". I think that's true for music too. Art's not owned by the labels, or the money grubbing club owners. Like Glenn said "You Don't Need To Compete".
I must not be a musician… When the poser left a comment, I searched other comments to see if they had contacted someone else. I clicked on the page and even interacted with the dude to see what their response was. I’m sorry Glenn, I failed you :(
Glenn!!!! I need some help! I have not been playing guitar for that long but I was able to get a Boss Katana Artist Mk2 which from what I have heard is a good amp. I am trying to get a good Metallica/Megadeath tone and I just can’t get it. I am not experienced at all at making tones but even the tones other people have told me to use don’t sound right. What tips do you have for getting this tone or a good thrash tone in general? I have spent hours at this point trying to figure out something I know nothing about.
Glenn for President. Kermit the Frog @SMG said I can have your Beta Lead if I send a Pez dispenser and $45.000 and the King of Saudi Arabia said he wants to give me $3 billion dollars if I can loan him $10k!
You can also look for the verified tick after the you-tubers name. Darrell Braun Guitar did a video "Are Scammers Taking Over RUclips?? - Here's What You NEED To Know!" on this exact same thing a while ago.
Note people that don't fall for fake scams in the comments, please help other more gullible people by reporting the scams when you see them by clicking on the three vertical aligned dots in the up right hand corner or the comment.
I can’t help it. Glenn’s rants are one of the reasons I watch this channel. I love the guy to death and he’s a great teacher IF YOU GET OVER YOURSELF AND LISTEN! But the rants and the yelling are, to me, hilarious. Not in a disrespectful way is that meant. Much respect to Glenn “Frickin’” Fricker!
Yeah someone tried to pull that BS after I made a comment on your video Glenn. These low life’s are scumbags they try to always get over on people anyway they can. And yes he’s been doing this shit on a lot of channels not just yours Glenn.
Lesson: Trust No One, trust is earned not given. My favorite story is my own thanks to some idiot at my ISP I got a ton of cellphones added to my account on someone elses credit card. This litterally involved 3 towns and across state lines. My account in one town, credit card in another, and the store front moron in yet another town. Then the phone fraud department said I should change my password and keep my account more secure... IT WAS YOUR DUMB EMPLOYEE WHO DID THE TRANSACTION!!!! but yeah hackers... sure...
I'm just gonna go ahead and comment at the start of this, thanks for the PSA. It's definitely not your fault - bunch of us talked about it in discord right after we started getting messages after commenting on it. Same shit happened on Beato's channel last week when I commented there, too. Exact same message, except it was in response to a comment I put on one of Beato's videos! So it's not you being singled out. This shit is happening everywhere, on every big channel, and getting word out is super important!!!!
Here on YT, the scammers are really easy to spot. If they're channel name doesn't match EXACTLY to the OP's channel, it's a SCAM. I report the channel immediately (from comment), and, if I'm grumpy for having wasted my time reading their bullshit, I reply with 'Piss off scammer. Reported.' I get that it's kind of easy to fall for these, because deep down we really, *really* want it to be true! But you know the saying: If it seems too good to be true, it probably isn't.
One scam that's common with e.g. Craigslist is someone will write you a check for more money than you're asking for the item, and then ask you to give them the extra in cash as "change". The only way you should accept a check as payment for an Internet sale is if you're actually at the bank when they issue a cashier's check.
Thanks!! I would have been scammed if I have placed a comment/could place comments. (medical issues, my brain does not work well and no income because of that). First time ever I'm happy that simple shit is difficult for me. Thanks again and I wish a lot of nasty things to the scammer.
I mean you joke about this stuff, but I've had both the SMG bot AND the Zelle scammers try to target me, neither worked. If it seems fishy, it is fishy. Zelle Scammer said they were sending their wife, and that she doesn't carry cash. Noooope! They didn't even ask me about the instrument I was selling either, they just wanted to know when they could get the instrument and they messaged me as soon as I listed the item.
I honestly understand why Glenn is so pissed about this kind of shit. This show is based on the sole purpose on saving people money (aside from teaching us production, mixing, mastering metal, etc), and seeing that people are losing hundreds of dollars to some random YT comment scam on his videos would be infuriating.
@@SpectreSoundStudios Exactly. Too bad you actually need to spell it out for some folks. As you have repeated time and time again, this shit is obvious. Hopefully the people that got scammed get their money back.
I'm familiar with this scam, but I've never fallen for it. It's been getting pretty common on youtube. Twice some moron tried it while trying to fake as WhistlinDiesel.
There are so many scammers on line that I will never buy anything online anymore. I want to be able to put my hands on the item before I hand over my money. I might miss out on a couple of good deals but I wont get scammed ever.
Reminds me of the best line I ever heard from a defendant in a courtroom: When asked why he performed substandard work and why a replacement subcontractor did great work ... the guy answered, "he used his brain a little more" ... You would have rolled seeing the judge's reaction.
BTW This scam is also active on a bunch of other RUclips channels. I didn't fall for it because the grammar in the scam comment was so bad, I figured Glenn would punch himself in the face if he ever wrote something like that.
I'm dealing with trying to figure out of a buyer is fraud right now. I am selling a GK 410 and the buyer is being very strange. Things like answering specific questions about when and where to meet with vague non-answers. At this point I'm not sure if he's a real buyer, a scammer or if I'm going to die handcuffed to a radiator in this basement.
if they're not willing to meet in person and pay in cash then it should be a no deal. scammers know that people like the convenience of using money apps but an in person transaction in a public setting is THE best way to uncover these asswipes. and if they are being shady or hesitant then thats a huge red flag. someone that honestly just wants to buy your item and go about their way won't be bullshitting you like that.
Glenn, I work in IT and we have to constantly remind people how to identify red flags in phishing scams. We even go as far as to have them take mandatory security awareness training and they still fall for them. Unfortunately, your explanation of how to not get scammed will only fall on deaf ears. You can't fix stupid.
In my current company we had quite a bit of mandatory security awareness training. To the point that when they organised some sort of easter gift thing to be sent to us through the mail, most of the company reported it to IT as a scam, and they had to come out publicly and apologise for not making it clear that it was actually a legit thing :D
Got a message from Evil Glenn. He said the words apprentice, well done, and used heart emojis. I almost peed myself laughing so hard. Yes I'm a drummer and I'm smarter than you. 😂
I was smart enough to avoid being scammed by fake Glenn. I knew it wasn't the real Glenn because the message didn't include any curse words or derogatory statements against Gibson.
And/or bass players!
I’m a bass player and I still knew to report it as spam!
Ha, me too!
lmao facts
Congratulations. You've won a life sized replica of Glenn's twig & berries.
Please contact me by carrier pigeon.
“Look beyond yourself for five fucking seconds.”
That’s a tall order to ask of any musician.
or as I put it to the guys in my band , "look past the end of your own nose once , you may actually see whats going on around you"
@@hiredgun7186 but they're trying so hard to prove themselves/make it that there's no time for common sense!
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@@miketurner4173 hey - I resemble that remark. (Recycle your old jokes, folks.)
Glenn, it’s not the majority of your listeners being scammed…it’s just the bass players.
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Hahaha!!!
HEY! I was chewing on my crayons like a good boy, I didn't even notice the scammer.
As a bass player, I would like to be scammed with an Ampeg, not a Soldano, thank you 😎
Lol we, bassists, use amp sims when it comes to guitar amps. D'uh :p
It caught me off guard at first then, I took those magical 5 seconds to realize it was a scammer.
Obviouse scam it's obvious
I find it a bit odd, because literally any impersonal message that starts with something along the lines of "you won!" is an obvious scam.
On a side note- can't believe people are coming after you for being scammed... sounds pretty obtuse and selfish.
Scammed, will take the consequences.
Rock On Glen, by Krom 😎🤘.
I think Glenn _might_ have been sarcastic in the intro there...
NO WAY!?
what....no of course not
That's what you get for putting fur on a Jazz Master Colin 🤣🤣
Me?????
@@SpectreSoundStudios Congradulations! You've just one my free give away. Just send me an email to confirm. Thank you, your pal, Glen Friker.
Thank you for addressing this Glenn, while I was one of the people that initially fell for this, they didn't get any money from me and at the time, I was the only person they said this to in the comments so I thought it was legit and yes, I wanted you to address this so other people didn't get fucked over. Thank you.
Same thing just happened to me. I looked up the info and it even matched some information so it seemed legit then it wasn't.. so yeah normally I don't fall for this type of crap but this was kind of elaborate and I was mentally exhausted when this happened I may need to take up bass because I am now a dumbass. Hopefully soon my CC will back charge the asshole and get me my money back. Also never use PayPal friends and family another red flag I missed.
I follow the channel but don't watch every video so if there was a giveaway I wouldn't have known anyway... People suck.
@@tornadofire82 I don't watch every episode either and when I looked into it, it did seem legit but I'm just glad I didn't lose any money over it but I threatened that asshole that if he showed up to my house I'd put his ass through a woodchipper, I was not nice about it at all after I found out I was being scammed. I had to go through all my social media and privatize everything so that idiot couldn't find out more about me than what they already did which was my name, address, email, phone number and a picture of me. I'm still pissed off about it.
You obviously didn't sift through the comments: No scammer targets just one or a few individuals, nor does it manually, that just isn't worth the trouble! They mass target people with bots knowing darn well most won't fall for it anymore.
@@Bob-of-Zoid ever think I was the first person that was targeted? A scammer cannot target multiple people at once unless they're using multiple devices to do so and for the record I'm a rather intelligent individual and this, "scammer", has obviously studied Glenn becuase the conversation I had with this person was almost identical to Glenn's manurisms and speech patterns, just saying.
@@Bob-of-Zoid shit happens even to the best of us. And truthfully it was the only comment like that for over 24hrs plus I did look stuff up and it matched some stuff but scammers are getting better at stuff.
There's no scams on RUclips... By the way, I'm still waiting for my guitar. I sent the extra $500 for shipping a month ago 😉
I fell for a scam and lost $1ks to- you guessed it…
My cities University (especially in audio engineering/production) is definitely a scam that really screwed me and the classes were crap, and things you can learn in your own time if the will is determined enough.
Also, if the the grammar of the message to you looks like it got sent into a blender with a couple of rats and a potato, that's also a good sign you're not dealing with a legit source.
Sure. The problem is worse because these idiots are so thick they can't even tell when the grammar is bad. In my minds eye I just see them eating anything that is put in front of them, laying down and being able to fall asleep instantly, walking around and having literally zero inner monolog. (The usual political partisan if truth be told. Either side). It's ridiculous. If they're gonna be that ignorant then there has to be a tax for that ignorance. So maybe the scammer is doing a community service in a way I guess... idk.
@@NubsWithGuns No that's not it - it's deliberate. They want to weed out the people that are smart enough to notice the atrocious spelling and grammar, it's a first filter to make sure the responses have a higher rate of successful scamming.
Looks like I overcame the odds on this one... I got one of those messages and saw straight away that it was a scam. Not bad for a bass player!
I got this same notification and it was immediately apparent that this was 100% a scam. I'm a bass player and even I figured that out!
We’ve found the unicorn!
@@SpectreSoundStudios congratulations! You’ve won a unicorn! Text me on your preferred right wing grifter social media app to send me money!!!
@@joshuaporterfield6774 YESSS
@@joshuaporterfield6774 telegram isn't even "right wing" though
@@jackbootshamangaming4541 It's not inherently right-wing, but it is used a lot by right-wing groups. There are 3 main categories of Telegram users:
1. Furries
2. Scammers
3. Neo-Nazis
(I wonder how many telegram users are nazi-fur scammers)
Thank you, Glenn, for alerting your audience to these scammers. Much of my time is spent on the youtube comments section, and about a month ago, I started receiving all sorts of prizes from "Music is Win Telegram" and "Whats App from Late Night with Seth Myers". I clicked on the home pages of these messages and lo and behold, they have NO content and less than 10 subscribers. Their use of emojis was a dead giveaway, and the only giveaway you will get from these hucksters. Be vigilant, folks!
This isn't just happening to your channel. Its all over youtube....and how do i know? been there done that, lesson learnt.
Really great that you are actually addressing this issue! Everyone on youtube needs to see this video!
The presented scam looks like every e-mail in the spam folder ever and people STILL couldn't grasp the thought.
A fool and their money are soon parted.
Glenn, I am glad that you made this, but it is also sad that people fall for this sort of bullshit. I agree, you shouldn't have to deal with this crap, and if people weren't so gullible, you wouldn't have deal with this.
Sorry to everyone who lost money, but your stupidity is not Glenn's responsibility. Wise up and take responsibility for your own actions people. Do your homework. Glenn has now given you a list of red flags and ways you can do some basic research on how to figure out what is legit and what is a scam.
Can I mention those weird bot comment chains on youtube regarding crypto/investing scams? It's like an "authentic real person" (real name/photo) comments "Wow, John Doe helped me make a huge profit on crypto" and then tons of other bot profiles commenting the same shit and how to contact the scam...
Those are fairly sophisticated.
@@216trixie doesn't make it any less scummy
7:44 I got scammed $50 out of a ticket to Alice Cooper once because I paid “friends and family.” Never did it again, lesson learned the hard way.
"Life's hard - it's even harder if you're stupid!"
The problem is that kids today don't grow up reading comic books filled with ads selling all kinds of tempting too-good-to-be-true shlock from less-than-reputable companies. Sometimes you've got to learn the hard way that those Sea Monkeys don't look anything like the old Joe Orlando illustrations in the ad. Fortunately, I had parents who would not only refuse to give me the money I asked for to buy all the allegedly cool stuff I saw advertised in the comics but who would also lecture me every time about what a bullshit scam it all was.
I think that’s called Wish now.
This has been going on for a while now, been happening to gaming related channels. It's unfortunate people fall for it.
Tech channels too, I suspect it's just any popular channel getting it as with a wide audience, there's a better bet there's someone naive enough to fall for it
I've been extremely lucky when buying anything online. The vendors I buy from have either been courteous, honest upfront, quick to react, or some combination thereof. Asking questions is a surefire way to prove legitimacy.
Yeah it's not like you need to be paranoid, just smart enough to recognize red flags where you can be scammed and not go for those. I've been buying tons of stuff online for a LONG time and that amounts to quite a huge bunch of items. All that was ever lost was one $15 game controller - and this was legit lost by the post office.
When the Prince of Nigeria needs your banking information to transfer $1 million into your account, don't be suspicious just do it.
Thank you Glenn for doing something you'd rather not do to help protect your viewers, even if it's from themselves. I hate to hear about anyone getting scammed but one can a the very least take it as a very pricey life lesson. Looking forward to your next FGR.
LOL, the first scammer you talked about, replied to my comments in your last videos of returning your broken camera. I will delete my comments, so no one falls for that bs. Thanks bro!
Every time the scammer would reply to my comments on Glen’s videos I would immediately report it. If enough of us report the scammer as soon as he replies to all of our comments, RUclips will automatically block the scammer before anyone can fall for it. By replying to so many comments with the same copy and paste message it makes it easy to for the RUclips A.I. to see it as spamming if reported. But enough people need to report those replies to their comments.
Sorry to all who got scammed. Keep up the great work Glen. Love your channel. 🤘🏽
The only time you'll ever have to shell out money for a giveaway is to cover import duties and taxes (assuming the giveaway host didn't cover them). BUT, those will be through the crooks at UPS which is business as usual.
Tell me about it. I'm in Canada and just received my Solar 1.7V from Spain. Two thirds of the import duties were taxes, but the rest was UPS crap. Nearly $300 on top of what we paid for the guitar. We expected it, though, so we weren't shocked. The taxes are standard, but the extra hundred bucks for UPS to fill out a sheet of paper really pisses me off. Then they proudly tell you your item 'cleared customs'. We bought B stock, so the customs charges basically ate up everything we saved from that...lol.
That's how they get you - once you get to the step of "shipping" - ie UPS - the shipping charges will look legit. If you run into ANY difficulty in payment, that's how their scam goes totally exposed, because they will ask you to purchase gift cards for them as a "compensation". Also, anyone asking for too many financial services right off the bat, is a HUGE red flag. Once I got suspicious I decided just to pull a little more info but I'll comment on my own.
When scammers attempt to use a check to pay for a guitar (and claim that someone will pick it up), they send you a bogus check that is often written for more than your asking price. Then, when the person shows up to pick up the guitar, they want change from the check along with the guitar. These are bogus checks that you will have to eventually cover with your own money, because you’ve cashed a check that will be proven to be fake.
Yup. If someone picks it up, they need cash in hand!
I delt with those Facebook scammers too. If you tried to click on their Facebook profile but a Instagram profile shows up and saying stuff like their cousin will get it, then they're a scammer
Honestly, don't blame people for falling for this crap. If you don't know better, well, you don't know better. But thanks for making this video, cause if more people know, it hopefully doesn't happen as often anymore. Education is key.
Yeah, no.
If you see how much work you have to do to poke holes in that shit (almost nothing), it's your stupidity if you don't do that.
Blaming the victims. Always a smart move...
I do.
When was the last time you got something on the street from a random guy in a rubber mask...
The internet is no different...
Also, it was reeeeeeeeally obvious...
@@alteredbrain If you don't do your due diligence with a scam, it's your own fault, especially when it's so blatantly obvious.
If it's too good to be true, it is.
Stop sending random people your money, that's it. Your FAULT, not tough luck.
One of the biggest scammers is Google Ads themselves. They owe me £260 that I'm sure I'll never get back. Words to the wise: Do not do a Google Ad to promote your channel. They will steal your money and do nothing for you.
Hey Glenn, thanks for addressing this on-going bullshit. Sorry you had to make this video but yeah, getting scammed out of your hard earned money is like taking a bite out of the worst shit sandwich ever made and boy does it suck!
Ironically, I got scammed out of $500 to some “stuck tourists” a few years ago and they’re now back some years later to try their hand at scamming my entire town out of money like they did me. Except this time, more people are aware of their tactics and it’s even gotten to the point of sheer violence when the scammers are spotted.
Anyway Glenn, glad you made this video and hopefully others will learn to smarten up and become more aware of this. If my example can’t help them, perhaps we need to drench them all in WD-40 so that we can release the CA glue holding their heads to their asses.
Fun fact: WD-40 removes CA glue.
what's California glue?
" I am calling you to tell you your vehicle's warranty is about to expire".
It's like the Woods of Ypres song Wet Leather says: "Life is just pain and piss and everything is a scam."
I got tagged by this scam clown, but I decided to screw with him. I pretended to keep going with his nonsense, and he was desperate to find a method to get my $$$ (I kept telling him nothing was working and sundry other excuses) and finally said, "Gee, perhaps I should get hold of you through your contact info on RUclips channel" - he flipped out, said "NO" and bailed. Best laugh I'd had in ages!!! Yes, dead giveaway (pun intended) is the "you pay for shipping" BS, goes for any scam.
The scammer is a genius for picking out the bass players from the comment section.
Unfortunately, a lot of people will always fall for scams like this. Mostly it's the little greed demon that lurks in most humans. Other times, some people are just too trusting. I have family members that just can't seem to understand that the IRS will never call you, Social Security will never call you, just about any state/federal branch will never call you. And you're not going to get a call from some random person telling you that you won a $50.00 gift, and you'll receive it as soon as you send them $100.00
Romans used to say "_caveat emptor_" = "buyers beware", so consumer advocates can concentrate on real stuff.
Of course, a population dumbed down enough to repeatedly fall for buying overpriced but overhyped crap continually proves it's not mentally equiped to detect scams by rewarding them handsomely.
I'm glad I could contribute to push you to make this video without getting scammed ^^
This channel is one of the many channels I subscribe to that’s not bulshitting everything… even though my genres aren’t rock or metal… not being a bulshitter holds enough weight to subscribe and watch even if it’s not relevant to me most of the time… I don’t get why people get scammed so easily, especially here, you’re meant to be here because you know the smell of bulshit and come here to smell something that doesn’t smell like shit
I'm one of those dumb drummers and I didn't fall for the scam. It would've been awesome to get that soldano amp delivered to my door though. Also, I have seen you tube content creators have their entire accounts high jacked so that the income is routed to the hackers bank account. Very unfortunate that everyone loses. Keep on your toes.
That's what 2FA is for. You have to use it for everything that might have any connection to your bank account, and that includes all your Google accounts.
@@NubsWithGuns You clearly don't understand how this works. If they get your Google acct (which they have if they have RUclips) they also get your Gmail, which also usually gives access to all the passwords you've stored in Chrome. My daughter had a grand stolen from her that way. Thankfully, Canada has better regulations, and she got her money back. They accessed everything, including her bank account and MY Amazon account, because she had been signing into it. We don't even live in the same house, and they still got into my account. Now we don't use Chrome and we don't store passwords. We use two factor authentication for everything that's important. Be careful, because you need to be a lot more paranoid about this than you seem to be.
Yep - I “won the Soldano” too - but it was from SpecterSoundStudios, and not SpectreSoundStudios so It was pretty obvious. Figured Glenn was already aware and just ignored the whole thing.
Glenn, Speaking of scams, how about a video on how to promote your music online safely? Everytime I go online, I get ads on how to add your songs to spotify playlists, how to go from 10k streams to a million, have your song professionally mastered in 10 seconds, etc...
Paying $400 for a giveaway prize really should be a red flag. 🚩
I Don’t win much if at all when I enter comps, so I’m always sceptical to anything being offered out of the blue or otherwise.
Rubbing alcohol on a piece of paper towel is the fastest way to clean grease and finger smudges off you instruments and it won't damage you finish.
This is like the ‘you’ve won a iPhone’ pop up on websites. It’s interesting how people do actually fall for basic scams.
I mean the logic behind these scams shows people don’t actually research anything before sending personal information or payment.
You should do a video on corporate fuckery in review videos and how to spot a reviewer that is a corporate shill.
They all are.
Watch tomorrow! It's kind of an indirect jab at that....
Where is the shirt that says “I am not responsible for your stupidity” ?
Great idea! It’s coming!
But... You don't understand! I've won!
Thus: Please refund shipping fees!
People have fallen for Gibson Scams for decades not anymore
A fool and his money are soon parted... a bassist and his money are never united.
All it takes is 20 seconds to sit back and think. Really. I'm sorry, but thinking and common sense are dying arts.
Yeah I've had these scam things pop up on a few of my comments, but luckily for me, my scam'O'meter is stronk!
Also viewers should take it upon them selves to flag these scammers anytime they see them, BTW there's another scam thing out there that has "uno" in the text, keep an eye out for that one too.
"Strong". Maybe Glen is right....
@@morbidmanmusic learn the meme 😆
I go one step further and insist on public meet ups at local police stations. Most have dedicated craigslist/marketplace exchange sites. Legitimate sellers and buyers are always happy to meet there.
Damn good point!
Regular Car Reviews has also been making regular announcements about people using their likeness in an attempt to scam people. It sucks that people feel the need to rip off a personality's likeness in the hopes of making a quick buck but here we are.
Hahaha regular car reviews is the best
I was smart enough to not read the comments on most RUclips videos. I mean, really, who would? ... [stares at you]
'Common Sense' seemingly isn't all that _common_ anymore these days..?
Play stoopid games, win stoopid prizes, some heads refuse to learn any other way!?
The thing I always laugh at is how scammers get so pissed off when you don't give in. The level of anger they exude is something to behold
this is a widely spread problem on RUclips...
much love
Im really amazed how you take these situation with humor and not get angry about it.
I haven't been taken, but I did get a message through RUclips, also said to go to telegram. The throw off was when I was told I was winning a telecaster, Gibson guitar. I knew it was crap then. Thanks for the video.
A couple of more warnings: If you didn't make an effort to enter, you didn't, so the notification of winning is a scam. Also, I recommend avoiding Zelle. At my previous employment(a school), a potential student was informed of certain up front fees that would be due before they could start, but we can't move forward until certain other things had been done(like their student loan approved). They went ahead and sent the money using Zelle, then they sued us to get it back, which is how we found out where it came from. It felt like they were laundering money and found an avenue to get it done, even if it was a relatively small amount. I really recommend your method of public places and cash transaction whenever possible. I'm selling off my sound production company's assets and am having to deal with a lot of this.
If somebody is telling you to create a totally new app account like Zelle because “that’s the only access to their money”, it’s bullshit. Don’t walk away; RUN!!!
I know you're from Canada, but nevertheless I still find it somewhat funny to be good morning'd around 2:30PM (I'm from Poland).
He's from Canada??
Why am I taking advice from him? Unsubbed.
/jk 🙃
This is completely off topic but what the hell. I was just watching a video of Gina Carano speaking before the premier of the movie she made. And she said "Art Doesn't Belong To Hollywood". I think that's true for music too. Art's not owned by the labels, or the money grubbing club owners. Like Glenn said "You Don't Need To Compete".
I must not be a musician…
When the poser left a comment, I searched other comments to see if they had contacted someone else. I clicked on the page and even interacted with the dude to see what their response was.
I’m sorry Glenn, I failed you :(
Glenn!!!! I need some help! I have not been playing guitar for that long but I was able to get a Boss Katana Artist Mk2 which from what I have heard is a good amp. I am trying to get a good Metallica/Megadeath tone and I just can’t get it. I am not experienced at all at making tones but even the tones other people have told me to use don’t sound right. What tips do you have for getting this tone or a good thrash tone in general? I have spent hours at this point trying to figure out something I know nothing about.
Glenn for President. Kermit the Frog @SMG said I can have your Beta Lead if I send a Pez dispenser and $45.000 and the King of Saudi Arabia said he wants to give me $3 billion dollars if I can loan him $10k!
Tip: you need to enter a contest in order to win something. I saw a lot of this when I worked at a bank. Also: no one should be asking you for money!
The old 'Nigerian Lottery' trick. It always astounded me when people would get hooked in by that one.
You can also look for the verified tick after the you-tubers name.
Darrell Braun Guitar did a video "Are Scammers Taking Over RUclips?? - Here's What You NEED To Know!" on this exact same thing a while ago.
Hey Glenn, do I get a prize for not falling for the scam? Maybe a Gibson...🤣
Note people that don't fall for fake scams in the comments, please help other more gullible people by reporting the scams when you see them by clicking on the three vertical aligned dots in the up right hand corner or the comment.
I can’t help it. Glenn’s rants are one of the reasons I watch this channel. I love the guy to death and he’s a great teacher IF YOU GET OVER YOURSELF AND LISTEN! But the rants and the yelling are, to me, hilarious. Not in a disrespectful way is that meant. Much respect to Glenn “Frickin’” Fricker!
Yeah someone tried to pull that BS after I made a comment on your video Glenn. These low life’s are scumbags they try to always get over on people anyway they can. And yes he’s been doing this shit on a lot of channels not just yours Glenn.
“Scams are just like religion: they fall apart once you start asking questions.”
Some of them, do fall apart.
…like yours Glenn. What is a woman?
They all fall apart.
Lesson: Trust No One, trust is earned not given. My favorite story is my own thanks to some idiot at my ISP I got a ton of cellphones added to my account on someone elses credit card. This litterally involved 3 towns and across state lines. My account in one town, credit card in another, and the store front moron in yet another town. Then the phone fraud department said I should change my password and keep my account more secure... IT WAS YOUR DUMB EMPLOYEE WHO DID THE TRANSACTION!!!! but yeah hackers... sure...
I'm just gonna go ahead and comment at the start of this, thanks for the PSA. It's definitely not your fault - bunch of us talked about it in discord right after we started getting messages after commenting on it. Same shit happened on Beato's channel last week when I commented there, too. Exact same message, except it was in response to a comment I put on one of Beato's videos! So it's not you being singled out. This shit is happening everywhere, on every big channel, and getting word out is super important!!!!
Here on YT, the scammers are really easy to spot. If they're channel name doesn't match EXACTLY to the OP's channel, it's a SCAM. I report the channel immediately (from comment), and, if I'm grumpy for having wasted my time reading their bullshit, I reply with 'Piss off scammer. Reported.'
I get that it's kind of easy to fall for these, because deep down we really, *really* want it to be true! But you know the saying: If it seems too good to be true, it probably isn't.
One scam that's common with e.g. Craigslist is someone will write you a check for more money than you're asking for the item, and then ask you to give them the extra in cash as "change". The only way you should accept a check as payment for an Internet sale is if you're actually at the bank when they issue a cashier's check.
If you fall for that you shouldn’t be in charge of your money.
that intro good morning should next be auto tuned to death just for fun..
Thanks!! I would have been scammed if I have placed a comment/could place comments. (medical issues, my brain does not work well and no income because of that). First time ever I'm happy that simple shit is difficult for me. Thanks again and I wish a lot of nasty things to the scammer.
I mean you joke about this stuff, but I've had both the SMG bot AND the Zelle scammers try to target me, neither worked. If it seems fishy, it is fishy. Zelle Scammer said they were sending their wife, and that she doesn't carry cash. Noooope! They didn't even ask me about the instrument I was selling either, they just wanted to know when they could get the instrument and they messaged me as soon as I listed the item.
I've gotten a few comments like you described , on different channels I report them and shake my head.
I honestly understand why Glenn is so pissed about this kind of shit. This show is based on the sole purpose on saving people money (aside from teaching us production, mixing, mastering metal, etc), and seeing that people are losing hundreds of dollars to some random YT comment scam on his videos would be infuriating.
Exactly! This show is ultimately about consumer advocacy!
@@SpectreSoundStudios Exactly. Too bad you actually need to spell it out for some folks. As you have repeated time and time again, this shit is obvious. Hopefully the people that got scammed get their money back.
I'm familiar with this scam, but I've never fallen for it. It's been getting pretty common on youtube. Twice some moron tried it while trying to fake as WhistlinDiesel.
There are so many scammers on line that I will never buy anything online anymore. I want to be able to put my hands on the item before I hand over my money. I might miss out on a couple of good deals but I wont get scammed ever.
I get this when I post on other pages as well. Usually they come instantly after I post.
Got thar message too. I read Telegram, and i knew it could never be Glenn. So i deleted it and forgot about it until now. F***ing scammers!
I was almost tricked by a bot into thinking Glenn's mom wasn't gay
Wow. I figured out that was a scam day one. Some people suck (scammers), and some people are stupid... sigh.
Reminds me of the best line I ever heard from a defendant in a courtroom: When asked why he performed substandard work and why a replacement subcontractor did great work ... the guy answered, "he used his brain a little more" ... You would have rolled seeing the judge's reaction.
you wont let us know your giving something away, you'll yell at us screaming and flailing your arms haha, great vids my man!!
Honestly, probably best the best advice bud you’ve ever made Glen.
BTW This scam is also active on a bunch of other RUclips channels. I didn't fall for it because the grammar in the scam comment was so bad, I figured Glenn would punch himself in the face if he ever wrote something like that.
I'm dealing with trying to figure out of a buyer is fraud right now. I am selling a GK 410 and the buyer is being very strange. Things like answering specific questions about when and where to meet with vague non-answers. At this point I'm not sure if he's a real buyer, a scammer or if I'm going to die handcuffed to a radiator in this basement.
if they're not willing to meet in person and pay in cash then it should be a no deal. scammers know that people like the convenience of using money apps but an in person transaction in a public setting is THE best way to uncover these asswipes. and if they are being shady or hesitant then thats a huge red flag. someone that honestly just wants to buy your item and go about their way won't be bullshitting you like that.
How come the BASSMASTER magazine I just bought has a fish on the cover??
Can't get scammed when I have no money...< points at my big brain>....will they take a coffee can full of cigarette butts?
Glenn, I work in IT and we have to constantly remind people how to identify red flags in phishing scams. We even go as far as to have them take mandatory security awareness training and they still fall for them. Unfortunately, your explanation of how to not get scammed will only fall on deaf ears. You can't fix stupid.
In my current company we had quite a bit of mandatory security awareness training. To the point that when they organised some sort of easter gift thing to be sent to us through the mail, most of the company reported it to IT as a scam, and they had to come out publicly and apologise for not making it clear that it was actually a legit thing :D
Got a message from Evil Glenn. He said the words apprentice, well done, and used heart emojis. I almost peed myself laughing so hard. Yes I'm a drummer and I'm smarter than you. 😂
I always report the scam comments.