Hey Dan, I understand that your channel is a lot larger than mine, so you will attract more "unwanted activity" for these giveaways as I would do, but on my giveaway videos, there are a couple of things I do.. A) do not mention the giveaway in either the title, description or thumbnail. B) save the giveaway footage till the last 3rd of your video. This does 2 things: It stops the scammers from searching RUclips for new videos that have the words "prize; giveaway; raffle, etc, but also makes sure that it's your true followers that get to see that content (as they will watch the video till the end, and watch the giveaway segment). So far I haven't had any issues with my giveaways using those ideas above. All the best mate, and keep doing what you're doing. All the best. James 👍
Hi EW , ordered one of your stoves for my partners bday and he loved it thank you so much for getting it to us in time! A quick thought regards scammers would be to advise of the date you’ll be announcing the winner and putting it in the giveaway video title/description so any one receiving any links will know it’s definitely a fake. Such a shame you have to deal with such things but please don’t let it discourage you from continuing the giveaways! All the best
Hey Dan, I sent off the £500 (£250 ea.) for me and the wife and copies of our passports but still the St Lucia tickets haven’t turned up. Can we get an ETA as its only a cpl of weeks away! Thanks!
Dan have you considered doing a raffle? Scammers won't pay for a raffle ticket for the gear and it's all run separate from the channel. You could donate the proceeds to a worthwhile charity maybe? Don't know what the costs to you may be. I'd imagine maybe a few that would come off the proceeds before you got them? Worth considering. Messner does them regularly.
What astounds me is that youtube are quick to jump on creators for getting something wrong but not quick to jump on scammers. It make me wonder if yt are getting something out of this
sadly scammers have to spoil everything for people who are doing give aways. One youtuber did this with 5 Dell PCs, and the hassle he got, i think he ended up pulling the give away, and never bothered doing anything again like that ever since. Which was a shame.
Hi Dan , I had the same message , I did not think it was you ! , and yes it can be annoying , they are using your channel badge , and calling themselves English Woodsman 1 ? , I knew you had not had the Draw yet .
Dan your a top bloke trying your best don't feel sorry for everyone you make it clear in a video you announce the winner don't let them wind up just keep plodding on
I watched your video where you showed us the bike. You didn't mention anywhere in that video the give away was live. Anyway, you ALWAYS tell us not to click on any links in the comments Dan.
Hey Dan I'm a keen follower getting a bit old to carry heavy backpacks is slowing down my chances of wild camping having an ebike would be so great I could get back out
Pure trouble makers spoiling your vids for everyone. I certainly did not here a. Announce a giveaway of the E bike. You very clearly said it would be a future giveaway. Nothing wrong with the way you speak at all. Keep going Dan, it's annoying, but those of us who follow you are learning to ignore the spammers and spammers.
the field i work in i see this a lot and for me its really obvious when i see it. i think the best thing to do would sack off the YT giveaways and use raffall instead like the others do. just do a token payment to cover admin costs like 25 or 50p and this covers the cost for listing and postage etc and gives you less of a headache. some people are numb though and i cant beleive theyre giving you grief over somethign you clearly mentioned a few videos back to watch out for...
You've explained enough how the result will be given & warned folk not to click on any links saying they've won, remember to state that you can not be held responsible if people do click on links.
Hi Dan, any regular watcher of your channel will be well aware of issues experienced in the past when you offer a give away, and will have the good sense to not take any notice of scam messages. If someone follows your channel then it would be obvious no one has won anything if draw has not taken place. Love your content and support you offer to food banks and the homeless. Have a good day 😊
Sorry you have to put up with this crap EW. Hopefully with you putting a message out like this, folk will spot the scam comments and they'll just ignore them, and stop giving you grief for something that isn't your fault. On a brighter note, if you're going camping this weekend..... I want to see STEAK!!! 🥩
I'm sure you can stop comments with attached links from posting? Well, if not, it used to be the case. You make it very clear in the givaways not to click on those links, but they do all the same.
Hang in there, Good deeds are good deeds. Try as you may but someone can always take advantage in the public space. I appreciate your efforts even though I cannot win= being in the US.
These people who do this are absolute scum but many thanks for making us all aware and so sorry you had to take time out to make another video explaining these scammers. Keep up the good work fella and look after yourself.
The thing is.. it’s not your fault. It’s annoying. But it’s out of your control. You can’t be held responsible. If anything it’s RUclips’s issue / problem. Keep up the great work.
Mate it’s not worth the hassle doing the give always, it’s more trouble than it’s worth! You should give tents to homeless in your area they would appreciate it more!
Hey Dan, where's my bike & that £25,000 cash that you promised me...!??😄 I've got a trip planned next weekend, so hopefully you can sort it all out for me by Thursday yeah..?!!🤔🤣✔️💯😂👍
You just need to do give aways over several videos reinforcing the transparency of that you will only ever give out the winner in a video before you contact them, and on any social media there will be scammers no different to as long as people are on the planet there will be thieves
best way to do your giveaways dan is to subscribers only, and pick out the winner on a live . let everyone know about it a week before you plan to do it.
Dan,had the same scamming message lol,must be a nightmare for you lol,your a good decent honest bloke,you would by now You tube woudnt catch on and action this nonsense.
all i will say is stop adressing it, mention the giveaway tell them how to enter do the giveaway and if the gullible people message ignore them, doesnt matter how many time u mention this but its always gonna happen. scammers will scam, but it wont be your problem. :)
Weirdly I've seen it on other channels mentioning bicycles. I've been told myself I'm a winner of a bike on another channel. Scammers are everywhere. Most channels just put up a comment to ignore them. You've done more than enough now to warn people.
Sadly, the internet is filled with losers who only feed off of bad energy. If the give away stuff is causing too much headache, just abandon it. Your regular content is good enough, Dan!
There is an old saying Dan, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Stop doing these giveaways they only give you grief, if people want an E-bike they can buy one, stick to the camping mate, great channel Dan.
Hey Dan, I understand that your channel is a lot larger than mine, so you will attract more "unwanted activity" for these giveaways as I would do, but on my giveaway videos, there are a couple of things I do.. A) do not mention the giveaway in either the title, description or thumbnail. B) save the giveaway footage till the last 3rd of your video.
This does 2 things: It stops the scammers from searching RUclips for new videos that have the words "prize; giveaway; raffle, etc, but also makes sure that it's your true followers that get to see that content (as they will watch the video till the end, and watch the giveaway segment).
So far I haven't had any issues with my giveaways using those ideas above. All the best mate, and keep doing what you're doing.
All the best. James 👍
Some people are braindead it’s obvious it was scammers with the amount of winners.
Not sure about the UK but America is FULL of braindead.
A lot of people that get scammed are greedy. I know someone that lost 100k in fake crypto trading. Thick as mince and greedy.
Hi EW , ordered one of your stoves for my partners bday and he loved it thank you so much for getting it to us in time! A quick thought regards scammers would be to advise of the date you’ll be announcing the winner and putting it in the giveaway video title/description so any one receiving any links will know it’s definitely a fake. Such a shame you have to deal with such things but please don’t let it discourage you from continuing the giveaways! All the best
thanks for uploading this video dan its sad how some people are
These scammers are obvious to some of us ,and even if you had a separate channel for giving away you're still going to get scammers
Iv had the same from another channel.. did not even enter..your a good guy dan... 👍
dan* Dan
Hey Dan, I sent off the £500 (£250 ea.) for me and the wife and copies of our passports but still the St Lucia tickets haven’t turned up. Can we get an ETA as its only a cpl of weeks away! Thanks!
Sorry to hear this your only trying your best
“This” should be followed by a comma, the first your should be “you’re”. The second your is correct. Please learn English spelling.🤣🤣🤣🇺🇸
What's happened about the vids announcing the winners of the giveaways.i get no notifications
It's in the livestream
Dan have you considered doing a raffle? Scammers won't pay for a raffle ticket for the gear and it's all run separate from the channel. You could donate the proceeds to a worthwhile charity maybe? Don't know what the costs to you may be. I'd imagine maybe a few that would come off the proceeds before you got them? Worth considering. Messner does them regularly.
I think you've mentioned it enough times.
People don't be naive and thanks for making it clear to everyone who wasn't aware.
What astounds me is that youtube are quick to jump on creators for getting something wrong but not quick to jump on scammers. It make me wonder if yt are getting something out of this
Dan,is this really you?
sadly scammers have to spoil everything for people who are doing give aways. One youtuber did this with 5 Dell PCs, and the hassle he got, i think he ended up pulling the give away, and never bothered doing anything again like that ever since. Which was a shame.
When are you taking your bro camping? Is he out yet?
He is not out mate
Get the first like in! Go on Dan.
Scammers for ya. Sat at home in grandma's basement, mass debating over who next to troll . 😅
Out of interest when do you reveal the winners of the competitions I've joined a few lol
I did it yesterday in my life stream
Thanks for the update Dan,enjoy your camp and getting popcorn in for that video
Worry ye not Sir Dan. You can’t be responsible for protecting everyone. Your regular viewers already know this happens. Keep up the good videos Bud.
Have a great camping trip mate .
Hi Dan , I had the same message , I did not think it was you ! , and yes it can be annoying , they are using your channel badge , and calling themselves English Woodsman 1 ? , I knew you had not had the Draw yet .
Remember that £1000 incident. That was a stressful time. Thanks for update Dan 🔥
Always someone trying to jump on the band waggon mate. Not your fault, and it's a pain in the A for you.
Guys please don’t click any links 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Had one on my comment lol. Gotta be slow to fall for it to be fair
its not your fault dont be upset we totaly understand keep up the good work i could watch your vids all day long all the best from tracey m
That’s the internet for you, mate.👍🏾
I am only doing giveaways on my Facebook group now. 👍
Unless it's private you'll still get the twat scammers there sadly.
@@paul-soundaffected yep, private group.
That's a pain for you and us.
Dan your a top bloke trying your best don't feel sorry for everyone you make it clear in a video you announce the winner don't let them wind up just keep plodding on
Feel for you mate
There's a RUclips Studio setting to stop commenters including links.
Just tested posting a link and it's not showing, so you've got that setup ok! 👍
So wait, you're not sending me your house?
I watched your video where you showed us the bike. You didn't mention anywhere in that video the give away was live. Anyway, you ALWAYS tell us not to click on any links in the comments Dan.
Hey Dan I'm a keen follower getting a bit old to carry heavy backpacks is slowing down my chances of wild camping having an ebike would be so great I could get back out
I've had that message.
Ignored.
I know you don't work like that .
Thanks for taking time to confirm it was a scam .
I won the ebike when are you sending it, how do i get you details?
Pure trouble makers spoiling your vids for everyone. I certainly did not here a. Announce a giveaway of the E bike. You very clearly said it would be a future giveaway. Nothing wrong with the way you speak at all. Keep going Dan, it's annoying, but those of us who follow you are learning to ignore the spammers and spammers.
IV had them to buddy .
the field i work in i see this a lot and for me its really obvious when i see it. i think the best thing to do would sack off the YT giveaways and use raffall instead like the others do. just do a token payment to cover admin costs like 25 or 50p and this covers the cost for listing and postage etc and gives you less of a headache. some people are numb though and i cant beleive theyre giving you grief over somethign you clearly mentioned a few videos back to watch out for...
You've explained enough how the result will be given & warned folk not to click on any links saying they've won, remember to state that you can not be held responsible if people do click on links.
Who won the tent? Was it me?
Brother there are scammers everywhere , don't let it get to you. You are doing good work and being a caring person . Keep the camping videos coming.
Hi Dan, any regular watcher of your channel will be well aware of issues experienced in the past when you offer a give away, and will have the good sense to not take any notice of scam messages. If someone follows your channel then it would be obvious no one has won anything if draw has not taken place. Love your content and support you offer to food banks and the homeless. Have a good day 😊
Sorry you have to put up with this crap EW.
Hopefully with you putting a message out like this, folk will spot the scam comments and they'll just ignore them, and stop giving you grief for something that isn't your fault.
On a brighter note, if you're going camping this weekend..... I want to see STEAK!!! 🥩
RUclips is getting stranger and stranger, bots and scam everywhere
I'm sure you can stop comments with attached links from posting? Well, if not, it used to be the case. You make it very clear in the givaways not to click on those links, but they do all the same.
Yeah i got 1 like that, knew it was a scam right away...Nice one Dan 🙂
You are not the only channel to get these stupid trolls.
It is not your fault. People should have sense enough to know if you are not talking about something then it isn't happening. Rock on I say.
You seem to have a big pure heart Dan and unfortunately you will get someone come along and try and stitch you up.
Hang in there, Good deeds are good deeds. Try as you may but someone can always take advantage in the public space. I appreciate your efforts even though I cannot win= being in the US.
U must ov Really P#ssed sum 1 off
Hi Dan am I watching your video always
Well that’s messed my weekend up I had same message been over the moon all day spent it getting kit ready for my trip I was doin on it at weekend 😂😂😂😂
More BS, I have just looked at the comments on the bike video, not one scammer. This bloke is a waste of time, be that person, my arse.
These people who do this are absolute scum but many thanks for making us all aware and so sorry you had to take time out to make another video explaining these scammers. Keep up the good work fella and look after yourself.
Set up a website and do giveaway videos there.
I got one but I just reported the scammer.
It’s so sad that this happens when dans just trying to do something nice!
you can tell by the way he sets his tent up... he has trained muay thai
i won that ebike
I had message saying I win bike
Some people are just dim mate...what more can you do?
It's a bad job when you try to help and scammers jump on the channel.
As a wise philosopher once said "don't let the bastards grind you down".
The thing is.. it’s not your fault. It’s annoying. But it’s out of your control. You can’t be held responsible. If anything it’s RUclips’s issue / problem. Keep up the great work.
Mate it’s not worth the hassle doing the give always, it’s more trouble than it’s worth! You should give tents to homeless in your area they would appreciate it more!
Hey Dan, where's my bike & that £25,000 cash that you promised me...!??😄 I've got a trip planned next weekend, so hopefully you can sort it all out for me by Thursday yeah..?!!🤔🤣✔️💯😂👍
You just need to do give aways over several videos reinforcing the transparency of that you will only ever give out the winner in a video before you contact them, and on any social media there will be scammers no different to as long as people are on the planet there will be thieves
best way to do your giveaways dan is to subscribers only, and pick out the winner on a live . let everyone know about it a week before you plan to do it.
Dan,had the same scamming message lol,must be a nightmare for you lol,your a good decent honest bloke,you would by now You tube woudnt catch on and action this nonsense.
It happend to me once with a hammock.scammers are scum!
all i will say is stop adressing it, mention the giveaway tell them how to enter do the giveaway and if the gullible people message ignore them, doesnt matter how many time u mention this but its always gonna happen. scammers will scam, but it wont be your problem. :)
I have to address the issue mate so other people don't think they have won as well
You have told people time and again not to click on the links and you don't inform the winners like that.....
I just look who it’s from it’s always different from yours bud.All the very best 👍🏻🏴👍🏻🏴👍🏻🏴
Weirdly I've seen it on other channels mentioning bicycles. I've been told myself I'm a winner of a bike on another channel. Scammers are everywhere. Most channels just put up a comment to ignore them. You've done more than enough now to warn people.
Reform reform reform...
It won't stop the scammers making a new channel
Stop doing give aways. Pick random subscribers and give it them
I need to do something
This must drive you mad
Some people are Idiots
Your doing all you can by warning people not to answer these comments. Just keep on warning when you do a giveaway and don't let it get to you.
Wow leave the guy alone, if you've won I'm sure he would contact you
Sadly, the internet is filled with losers who only feed off of bad energy. If the give away stuff is causing too much headache, just abandon it. Your regular content is good enough, Dan!
You can’t educate the uneducated, Dan.
Well you can that's the point of Education..... being uneducated is not a disease. It's a mental state that can be changed
@@CrunchyTire No, I didn’t say it was a disease.
Let’s use another saying then.
You can’t fix stupid!
It’s a real shame you need to waste your time doing this, takes you away from the good stuff you do.
main problem about giveaways is it attracts grifters. You`ll stop them eventually
Don't advertise the give away mate just give it to regular sub that comments👍👍then day after??
There is an old saying Dan, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Stop doing these giveaways they only give you grief, if people want an E-bike they can buy one, stick to the camping mate, great channel Dan.
Scammers are scum!! As of someone tried to survive you because they clicked on a dodgy link!!
Hi Dan just messaged you on instergram not sure if it's you but had a reply didn't want to message it back
I got the same email saying to respond back on telegram…I just deleted it straight away ….👍
have i won ur house car n socks ???