My channel was deleted... HOW?

It wasn't exactly my finest hour, but it does go to prove that anyone can be scammed if the circumstances are exactly right. There were a few unfortunate incidents just prior to this phishing email and I explain how I was convinced to delete my own KZbin channel.
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[@Huggbees]

Little did Jim know that talking to KZbin support is a far worse torture than speaking to any scammer.

[@JimBrowning]

I can't complain because they did eventually restore my account. It was an incredibly stressful experience though. I feel dreadfully sorry to smaller channels who may have fallen for this scam.... I may have been lucky with reaching the right person.

[@Huggbees]

@@JimBrowning It's really rough with how much the system ignores smaller channels. Glad to see they were able to put scambait Batman back in his Batcave though.

[@PRODBYVOTY]

@@Huggbees *Cough Cough* How its Really Made, Scams Would be nice

[@PresterJohn420]

Didnt expect to see one of my favorite youtubers here lol

[@arcticguy3455]

@@Huggbees Are you a mint or a chocolate?

[@theodd1sout]

I got the same message today!!!! I knew it was fake because of this video!

[@HaCkEr--]

Hi

[@swegboii6447]

Don't like this comment

[@TheClipChannel]

Cool

[@manojprasad5805]

So less likes!

[@amansafeer5287]

here

[@respectfuldebates]

When KZbin/Google support talks to you, you know it is a scam. Real KZbin support will either not respond or they would respond after days of sending a query.

[@sayyamzahid7312]

I live in Karachi Pakistan and I like your comment if you don't mind

[@FatboiReborn]

@@sayyamzahid7312 lol wts wrong with u weirdo

[@water5210]

@@FatboiReborn lmao ikr

[@deusvult6938]

youtube support basically lives in another dimension so if they respond then they are not the real deal.

[@bobzeepl]

not chat though, that one is instant (depending on the queue). But for me, this one was an obvious scam because they have an advance warning despite serious violation, instead of just suspending the account.

[@magua73]

Only a true master recognizes his own mistakes, and lets himself and others learn from it, you are just beyond awesome.

[@sayyamzahid7312]

Cairo

[@quillclock]

the shame of being scammed keeps most scams from coming to light. this is what everyone who gets scammed should do. tell everyone you know and don't let them fall for it too

[@davidt8087]

Not true. Never fell for a single scam not even in the heyday in the early 2000s when I was a teen. I had so many situations with scammers during a time back in the mid 2000s when people didn't expect to get scammed, ever, yet I NEVER fell for it. Sure in those days, most of us who didn't fall for scams, also had self doubt and wondered maybe it was legit. But now, we know we were rifht, and people STILL FALL FOR THEM. Even kids who GREW UP WITH THE FKN INTERNET. Some people are born deformed. Their brains are deformed and tiny and incapable of advanced intellect, logic, common sense, instinct, intuition, etc. Just like most youtube viewers who fall for the "buy my merch because it's only limited time and limited sale" scams. Or "donate on my patreon or I wouldn't be able to support myself and make videos despite already making ten times more than you per day than you do in a month just though ad revenue and sponsors" scams.

[@savageclasher1014]

Just like the scammer

[@requiemagent3014]

I think that finally puts the argument of "how can anyone fall for a scam" to rest. This more then proves ANYONE can be scammed. Be careful.

[@Hellooo999]

Yo who is the requiem director?

[@dardanik]

@@Hellooo999 I want to talk to the requiem manager.

[@Evercreeper]

@@dardanik What about the requiem CEO? We have budgets to cut.

[@jFar920]

Back before Google+ closed I had to do something very similar to transfer my KZbin account from an older Gmail account, I have this account and one with no content on it now. I can definitely see how this could happen, it is pretty close to the actual process

[@TheCrimsonZ_Hunter]

@@MrUssy101 Bait.

[@KitbogaShow]

Glad they restored your account! Keep being you Jim

[@Sora-tk1tv]

Verified account POG

[@bloodlass18]

Ey!

[@DaltonHightowerDalt12]

Love your channel

[@dillonbracken5287]

Hi grandma voice! Love your content buddy!!

[@cripplingdepression213]

Ayo!! Kitboga, the most entertaining scambaiter

[@LeoTopol]

Another proof that ANYONE can be a victim of a scam. Even people with fast experience like Jim.

[@chrislee16228]

Indeed, you only need to be caught off guard

[@dakota7917]

Oh, they get so technologically advanced these days. Some things still boggle me to this day how the hell did they did it from phone number jacking (not spoofing, full on hijacking) to get MFA codes..etc and I regularly studying new cyber security techniques that are like seriously they are doing this now WTF

[@th-wi4kd]

vast🙂

[@encycl07pedia-]

@@th-wi4kd He has a fast knowledge of the Enlish langwij.

[@wasifchowdhury2004]

@@Zaillothen Put these foolish ambitions to rest

[@astro.]

It makes me a bit upset that KZbin lied and said they couldn't reinstate your account for whatever reason, when all it took was a bit of traction for them to actually try. Because as we can see from the conclusion of the video, it was most definitely possible to recover your deleted account. This just shows that KZbin support really doesn't care enough to try unless you have clout...

[@encycl07pedia-]

Or it shows they need to update their script/canned emails to reflect reality now. I don't think "clout" has much to do with this instance, otherwise it wouldn't have taken them days to do something.

[@Lucky10279]

It was probably someone who only helps with basic tech support stuff and didn't really know what they were talking about in regards to recovering deleted accounts, rather than someone just lying.

[@ShandoGuardian]

I doubt whoever sent that lied. Its very common for basic stuff like that to get lost between different teams for even moderately sized companies

[@JoriDiculous]

Yeah, YT dont care what so ever for smaller channels. A few 100K subs and you're screwed.

[@southweststrangla9591]

@@ShandoGuardian Probably word got to some higher up who could actually do this, doubt they'd give enough power to restore things to some random tech support guy working for $20 per hour.

[@SoftTinyBunny]

Plot twist. We’re all being scammed. This isn’t Jim’s account anymore.

[@miguelisaurusbruh1158]

_Bad ending_

[@Xantek85]

The scammer used an AI bot to record Jim's voice.

[@videogamebot1211]

@@Xantek85 i mean his voice sounds basic like text to speach on all vidoes - no hate, im just saying what it sounds like

[@Holphana]

The anti-scam scam is big on RuneScape. it was only a matter of time.

[@annaamalia7189]

@@BlondieSL yup , the beginning of the " tutorial" of what not to do sounds like a bit different. Slight voice change . Oh , it's been changed Somebody is paying attention. Lolz 😂😂😂..

[@tylercoombs1]

The irony in all of this is that, in the end, the only person who can defeat Jim Browning is Jim Browning.

[@danvevoooo]

This is so true he got scammed but he did the damage to hinself

[@matthiasvanburg6708]

'Fine, I'll do it myself' - Jim Browning

[@richfactualsavage6219]

Lol

[@TheBritishSn0rlax]

@Arian Asistin Cease.

[@user-lr4nd3hn7n]

@Arian Asistin truck crash simulator Tf

[@thecloud7424]

You know this scammer is getting all the respect and clout by other scammers for scamming the guy who is known for rooting out scammers.

[@RGC_animation]

And yet he still got rooted as well, just one step too late.

[@fofopads4450]

The most respectable part is that he probably didn't even know or cared what his channel was about, he just saw the capital M next to his subscriber count and shot his shot.

[@builderdude9488]

@@fofopads4450 Hahaha dumb*** scammer didn't even look at one video

[@Dchad23]

It’s terrifying when professionals fall for it as well. Scamming is a real problem that I wish could be combated easier. Glad you got your account back though!

[@KennyChu]

The email simply says Hi with no name what so ever.

[@ellieclarke9528]

Jim has spent literally thousands of hours fighting scammers. I’m glad he’s not too proud to admit he can also fall victim. This is a really important video. Also love he immediately went on the offensive to track down the scammer once he realised what was going on.

[@Grz349]

To be honest I feel like is KZbin/Google’s fault for not some really bad design/ user instructions.

[@comradesusiwolf1599]

@@Grz349 i mostly a mix of both

[@SuspectXX]

That and the scammer was professional with a capital p.

[@ghostoflazlo]

Why would you copypaste this comment? So weird man

[@veda9151]

This prove that Jim's work is more about being educational than his ego. Good man.

[@Psyched.Substance]

This is EXACTLY what happened to me! Same dude. He got us both.

[@Rammstein0963.]

Go troll elsewhere Gurpreet, you're not welcome here.

[@haroldpotter5911]

Watched your video on this Psyched S - glad you have recovered (except for the verified tick - hopefully this will be back soon).

[@Psyched.Substance]

Harold Potter pretty sure the tick is back unless I’m the only one who can see it lol.

[@JimBrowning]

I was actually going to refer to your video @Psyched Substance... I did see it. It's obviously an ongoing attack. I've sent this video to the (real) YT support people and I'd like to think that they might be able to use some of this to plug that hole in Google Chat. Glad you're back too PS!

[@loch4u233]

@@MrUssy101 he's obviously a scammer who feels butt hurt abt Jim's videos lmaoo

[@adriadam3296]

This really does show how convincing these scams can be. Even people who are fully aware of this can get caught. Reinforces that the people who fall for these aren't 'dumb' or 'should know better' anyone can fall for it

[@DanShinozaki]

ehhhh

[@IronIsKing]

@@DanShinozaki ?

[@jadethecrabhighpriest5394]

@@DanShinozaki A well placed coincidence on a busy day can catch anyone

[@thezec]

Depends on the scam

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@thezec Okay, what scams does this not apply to?

[@staticradio724]

7:51 I just can't get over the fact that it *literally* says "Never submit passwords through Google Forms" at the bottom. On a form where the scammer is asking for a password xD

[@EngineerMan]

Unreal. I'm quite happy KZbin CTRL-Z'd your channel back into existence. The scammer loses...again.

[@AkiraAlexisSoyra]

Nothing is ever deleted from the internet, as it is forever in there in some way...

[@imakerandomvidscodm1787]

@@AkiraAlexisSoyra unless it’s actually cleaned from the internet

[@bitelaserkhalif]

I think there's a grace period of 30 days before it's truly deleted.

[@AnalyticalMenace]

I think it's just a good thing that nothing deleted on the Internet is ever really gone.

[@w1ld]

Indeed

[@GEVids]

when the scambaiter gets scammed 😳 welcome back jim!

[@sesshyandenvyfreak]

@@MrUssy101 salty aren't we?

[@Migixkem]

Shut up clickbaiter Minecraft avocados from Mexico guy

[@SkylarTrahan]

@@MrUssy101 so..helping people with scammers is hateful and toxic? I suggest you rethink your life

[@dylandillpickles910]

@@MrUssy101 you aint going nowhere with this, you arent gonna protest and get jims channel deleted 🤡🤣

[@OddZodd]

@@MrUssy101 So you're supporting the scammers ruining people's lives?

[@drew-shourd]

I think it is safe to assume not all scammers come from over seas, and not all scammers have a poor handle on the English language either. This was an eye opener, thank you posting it, we all learned thanx to you. Blessings to you sir.

[@clocktamer]

In moments like this I can only think of a quote by Brian Brushwood. "Cons don't fool us because we're stupid, they fool us cause we're human."

[@breakcoregirlxd]

Glad you returned, let’s destroy some scammers

[@Gowrisankar71105]

@@MrUssy101 seek help

[@pluraleve]

@@Gowrisankar71105 agreed

[@duraab27]

@@MrUssy101 copypasta to different comment threads

[@windowsxpprofessional]

Why are you everywhere 😑

[@MrPositiveguy]

Bruh the “Bass Booting” God...

[@Dacept]

No scammer can take down the mighty jim

[@Dacept]

@@kassondraaleman8993 if you gotta beg in comments for subs that aint gonna happen

[@utu_be]

@@kassondraaleman8993 stfu

[@joseph_arrow]

@@kassondraaleman8993 reported

[@youlittlerocket]

@@joseph_arrow 🤣

[@Mikey-vy3og]

I feel like you guys should at least tell him ways to grow his channel normally so he doesn’t continue self promoting instead of mindlessly attacking him

[@lukehtown]

This is an excellent point Jim makes. I work in Cybersecurity and there is a constant battle about how much we should train end users or depend on them to stop potential attacks. Awareness is great and can help prevent a larger overall number of issues, but we still need to make sure there are good procedure and products in place. CEOs get tricked, Exec Admins get tricked, even CISOs get tricked. Especially now in this crazy hybrid world we live in where everyone is stressed and working as hard as they can. Have some additional empathy and build a culture where it is ok to pause for a moment and double check if something seems legitimate. Also, I bet in this case if KZbin had a responsive account management style for content creators I am sure Jim could have contacted a named rep at KZbin when this message first initially came up.

[@forge20]

This. "if KZbin had a responsive account management style" I mean, let's be real, they're making literal millionaires out of people and you can't get them to do anything but send you "Creator Tips".

[@AdverseLemon2]

My mom almost got scammed and was feeling really bad till i showed her this. It can happen to anybody. Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@andrewaldrich3602]

It takes a very humble person to admit they've been scammed, especially when you make a career out of exposing scammers. Good to have you back.

[@nanaki-seto]

I think part of this came down to a little over confidence on his part because after all who in their right mind would knowingly target him for a scam? Maybe it is how i was taught to work on computers but something my teacher/mentor taught me was to never be to confident to always believe there is a chance you are going to screw something up. Even today when building a computer i still worry that ill hook something up wrong and double and tipple check everything and until i see that bios splash screen im just a tiny bit worried it will die or not power on. He even said it him self he "blindly trusted..." Blind trust does show over confidence. Not a bad thing it is a normal thing once you have done something 1k times 10k times etc you get to a point where you think you can not fail and when you do that that is when you blow it big time. I fried a few usb thumb drives in my day because i knew i hooked up the usb right and in a few cases i hooked front usb ports to fire wire ports :)

[@firelies]

It's amazing having him back and this just shows that ANYONE can be scammed, even if you make a living off of exposing said scammers!

[@seb99342]

WTF is wrong with that bot having that annoying profile picture?

[@MavericSun]

As a rule if i get an email about issues with one of my accounts i go direct to the site through a fresh browser and check if the problem appears there or connect with support. I only use emails as a recommendation to verify through other means.

[@RanUlfran]

Honestly I was almost scammed into something the other day. I was expecting to be contacted for a job opportunity anyway, so when I get a WhatsApp message saying they have an opportunity for me I went along with it for a bit. Got bounced between a couple different accounts and the website and accounts were claiming to be from a real company. Slowly it dawned on me that this was a scam as they didn't ask for any details on myself to get started, the job itself was basically cookie clicker, and the website had weird spelling errors. After some research it finally clocked, so I asked them some questions about how they thought this job ACTUALLY was supposed to work, to which they just claimed it did. Then blocked and reported their numbers and called it a day. Coincidence really is a powerful tool

[@angusyang5917]

Can we give him credit for being willing to show his mistakes and pitfalls so that others won't follow in the same path?

[@joshuagraham9770]

Kuomintang drip

[@dougk359]

Absolutely, he showed a lot of character owning up to it.

[@RemmyCromwell]

He died for our sins

[@firelies]

That's why I love him so much imma be real he isnt trying to show a shiny status he shows everything to make sure people know the shit that goes on

[@clementine2001]

@@RemmyCromwell Jim is not the Sun of God. He is pretty much important and should be treasured. How was your Friday?

[@seanmckinnon4612]

That’s must be quite the badge of honor. The scammer who scammed Jim Browning… I suspect he will forever live in fear as he’s made a very dangerous enemy!

[@bacongrz]

It’s gonna be like a Liam Neeson movie. Jim will find and Jim will... well you know the rest.

[@Retroskiii]

Exactly what i was thinking, that theres someone out there who actually Scammed this Man 😂

[@fredericrike5974]

@@Retroskiii The tech wars are much like any other wars- one side finds a new method or technique and it works till the oppo figures it out or makes a new, faster go-bang to counter the first one. Rinse and repeat till exhaustion. FR

[@jonwatson9765]

@@bacongrz yes indeed, : of Jim: ,"I have a very special skill set. I will find you." Scammer: ",Good luck with that." How ironic he is in Turkey.

[@lucasnadamas9317]

He'll probably be more scared of constant civil war in his home country more lmao

[@PageNumber687x]

i feel like a lost of scam baiters have a mad-eye moody approach of "constant vigilance" and rightfully so but that's also just not how it always goes down. life happens, shit happens, and you can be caught off-guard. thank you for showing and explaining to us your "off-guard" moment and being humble about it. it can literally happen to ANYONE! thanks for the reminder that victims are not alone!

[@PageNumber687x]

@Jamie Last lol what? That makes no sense because that is a scam as well. A scam is a scam whether it involves keyboard princes or gift cards.

[@PageNumber687x]

@Jamie Last this video is about a popular scam baiter who very nearly got scammed himself because of a weird coincidence in his life. What I meant was you can't call a certain group of people who get scammed morons when they are still being scammed and victimized. That's victim blaming and not part of the culture that these awesome scam baiters that spend their time catching these scammers want associated with what they do. You will never hear them call any victim of a scam a moron.

[@maiyannah]

Here you see the thing that would be the real red flag about this scam: Anyone who has dealt with actual KZbin or Google support knows you wouldn't get such a prompt reaction.

[@Desugan69]

i'm not sure look up julien bam he is a german youtuber who whas hacked and no joke when he lost all controll over his channel yt germany /america and asia worked 24 hours for 3 days straight to restore everything (yt keeps videos 30 days bevour final destruktion)

[@DontTurnAround]

I'm most shocked that the real KZbin support actually helped you so quickly. They usually let creators languish forever!

[@kevinross6235]

They helped quickly because big creators shared what happened

[@Cuwubiq]

I mean.. he has 3 millions of subs. Ofc he will be one of the first to solve his probs..

[@Niceone11202011]

I mean if they don't, with his skills in hacking, coding and computer language, he'll probably hack KZbin and do it himself if he has too.

[@neociber24]

As I had see they actually help a lot, there is a lot of cases like this that recover they channels

[@gypseysurprise]

It happened before Jim and KZbin probably knew about the scam earlier. Fast support usually means they are in damage control.

[@hanskranz9897]

The true master shows his failures to make his pupils learn. Big man jim, youre a rolemodel

[@athens31415]

Just like Simone Biles! The true greats are never invincible and aren't afraid of letting the world know it, and become extraordinary and inspirational teachers as a result.

[@adamnunya7171]

LEGENDARY!!!!!

[@memesandmusic]

@@athens31415 Simone biles is not comparable to this man. She got invited and trusted to make to USA look good and she field

[@billweaver6092]

@@memesandmusic Field? Fielded ? Fell in a field? Fielder? Field fi fo fum……..

[@queenhope6472]

@@memesandmusic field 🤡

[@christinescoloringandcrafts]

I am glad you shared this. SUCKS when we get suckered, BUT this will help other people realize it can HAPPEN TO ANY OF US. Those scammers get too smart.

[@archibald-yc5le]

Another throw-off was the spelling of AdSense. But it's so subtle, hard to notice when you are scared for your channel

[@MoreConsole]

Thanks for documenting this scam, Jim. Makes us all safer.

[@nahzook5452]

How's life going?

[@flopsik]

Yeah, Thank god he is back. I was scared for a really long time.

[@MrUssy101]

It was an attention seeking technique by Jim to boost his cringe content. An old tried and tested method of all smoke no fire, all of you fools fell for it !!!!

[@alexandergerodiaz7332]

Big fan dude

[@Henocied]

Papaaaaaa

[@AtomicShrimp]

Glad to see you back Jim - and I hope the silver lining to this cloud will be that people realise that it's not just 'stupid people' that can become victims of scams (a point I have been labouring myself for some time now) - I think people want to believe they are smarter than others who get scammed, because believing that makes them feel safer - but _feeling_ safer is not _being_ safer. Even the best people are not *always at their best* - I believe everyone has moments when they are vulnerable

[@JoseGarcia-mi4ig]

@@MrUssy101 👈 everyone let’s all cancel Mr Ussy for being the origin of hateful toxic spam, so he can be terminated for harassment and threatening

[@xxcattoxx544]

Will you play amongus with me?

[@mpr1193]

I got into scambaiting videos because of your content!

[@Newt2799]

Ugh now if only KZbin could do something about all the scams in comment sections.. 👆

[@oz_jones]

@@MrUssy101 that sounds a lot like projecting, mate

[@nickbar9420]

Much respect for admitting what happened to you. Never considered supporting anyone on patreon but you'd be the first if I did. I pray you guys are successful at bringing down these scammers. They got my parents as well but thanks to videos like yours I was able to educate them and prevent them from losing more money. God bless you and your fellow youtubers. May He aid all of you in bringing these people to justice.

[@Muginami01]

Thank you for everything you are doing! I’m new and trying to catch up on all your videos! You go above and beyond. You are absolutely brilliant and such a wonderful person! Everyone needs money- that doesn’t make it right to scam innocent people. Thank you for showing so much love and goodness in a world filled with greed and hate.

[@endrizsantosa]

Jim was like: "Finally! A worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary"

[@Supergecko8]

hahahahahaha

[@dax6604]

This needs more likes:p

[@rehaan8813]

his name aint jim

[@SamLoki]

Jim Browning vs Jim Browning

[@yawardevaj847]

They will come across again 😃 it'll be entertaining as Jim takes him down this time ;)

[@edge21str]

The moment when youtube suddenly had real time support, should've been the real tip-off for it being a scam.

[@riperian8954]

RIGHT? lol

[@abbynormal4740]

BINGO!!! Today's 🔨 & Nailhead Award goes to edge21str 🎉

[@callmeqt1269]

I can’t tell if you’re joking but I love your comment either way.

[@daileygaming9488]

@@callmeqt1269 they probably aren't tbh

[@abbynormal4740]

@@callmeqt1269 No joke 😀 edge21str's astute observation about (supposed) real time YT support being a tip-off nailed it 😉

[@me2olive]

13:56 Wow, that part got me! Amazing for this guy to have the brass to just ask for charity after a failed scam attempt. These people must be walking black holes of morality, I doubt he even knows that what he did was wrong.

[@lovehildagrey]

He was teasing! Jim i am from the streets, Just a different way to look at this from another angle. It dose not seem like this person was you reg common hacker/scammer. It almost appears like its almost a childlike personality to this person, an immaturity. Meaning He may not have been taking this as serious at first or even more so really expect you to fall for it. BUT, the key thing that sticks out that i most def thing that you took the wrong way is when they said "What made you think I was KZbin" You took that as he wanted to know how to improve his skills. but obviously he knew exactly what to do to add and delete your account so i dont believe this was what he meant by this. When he asked he really wanted to know why. and the dead give away was. "Do you have anybody you hate and wanna take down" you took it as a pure partnership at first but I believe he was more so telling you why he chose to do this to you. So to be honest. I believe the person you are looking for is prob most like one of these competing KZbin channels that are in your category. Prob someone who is trying to kick off their Channel and maybe thinks you arent as good as them, dosent know why you have lots of fans, or get the praise that you get in the community. Hints the pity and free show of gloat, skill and compassion by giving you the exact (CORRECT) instructions on how to get your Channel back. Scammers dont give in, they dont give anything for free. They get busted they move on. You know that. SO, long story short your looking for a fellow scammer watch page, possibly an outsider within your community and or youve had a disagreement with

[@Mmmm1ch43l]

@@lovehildagrey lol, nice fanfic you got there

[@tofidu]

He would also request for "feedback" as if he was doing some kind of "serious job" or something

[@ZakEmber]

I liked a lot of your 2022 videos, but this is the one that made me subscribe to your channel. I deeply appreciate your honesty and for walking your audience through the scam step by step and pointing out the pitfalls. Just four minutes in, I had already learned a few new tricks I hadn't seen before, and could easily empathize with how distraction or coincidence could catch anyone! I love your videos, keep fighting the good fight!

[@TailsIsDisappointed]

Poetic, in a way. The man known for hunting down scammers got scammed himself. Goes to show these things can truly happen to anyone.

[@breakfastboii]

I heard other youtubers got this email and fell for it. Kinda scary.

[@sunnylovelydays6823]

Lol he got scammed

[@happygimp5167]

@Sir Jimmy Savile Right??!!

[@aigeee]

damn lol

[@griffinpierce9675]

very true words Tails Is disappointed in Your Recent Decisions

[@jebsj0277]

Mark Rober saving himself by not remembering his password is just hilarious.

[@agung-adhinata]

@Marc im in

[@vHades_]

@@agung-adhinata me too

[@thedripcritic9379]

@@vHades_ As do I

[@amnesia7583]

@@thedripcritic9379 guess I'm gonna join in

[@julienckjm7430]

That was too funny to read 😂

[@toastgown]

Coincidences lining up almost got me a while back. Thank you very much for sharing this. I’m really glad you were able to have your channel restored.

[@mr.logicpants2835]

Jim, thank you for your honesty about what happened to you. This is really good information for anybody with the KZbin channel. Keep up the Great work!

[@crumperdumpy]

You know what, as a person in IT I had huge respect for you getting this information out to others. Now I have 5-10 times the respect for you admitting that you fell for this and warning others, you could have just been quiet, but you were not. Thank you.

[@Andreskates7]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@cayleece7890]

Lol "5-10", so strangely specific yet not specific

[@JETJOOBOY]

Did he ACTUALLY though?

[@kingindanorth0072]

@@JETJOOBOY EH?

[@MasterBlase]

@@JETJOOBOY conspiracy theorist?

[@bogdanivchenko3723]

This is the equivalent of rickrolling Rick Astley.

[@robertdascoli949]

It's funny cause that also happened.

[@vinayjb007]

@@robertdascoli949 Yup, in reddit comment section!

[@Xxmeca421xX]

This seems so unreal. This guy falling for this scam.. could be fake for views. He knows better

[@rukmaniramanathan8707]

@@somebody700 the thing is, the scammer told him to do the same thing youtube themselves (later) told him to do. That was the actual procedure. The circumstances seemed right.

[@gmonkman]

lol

[@uwalakab]

Sorry that this happened. Thanks for sharing this. Very humbling. Please keep up your amazing work. 👍

[@monkey7032]

New to your channel.. but thank you for the heads up on everything. Love your content and thanks for all your work and awareness that you be giving out to people. Appreciated 🙌🏾👑

[@LFPGaming]

I've had scammers claiming to be from game Dev companies like Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Bioware, etc. offer 'a pre-alpha version' of their latest games (something MOST gamers would jump at), and then they provide you with a link to download+install the game, but it turns out the 'game files' is just a worm/keylogger. You gotta be SO careful these days because a single wrong click can destroy your channel. Glad you got it back Jim

[@Adityz]

nice

[@zoruasnivy]

They typically won't actually offer for you to play unless you sign up for it, I was part of Heroes of the Storm alpha testing. PLUS they tie it to your account 9/10 times instead of sending a straight link.

[@JimBrowning]

I've heard of this one too... Or the 'Sign our sponsorship contract' attachment. Got to be alert.

[@justsomeplantcells-]

This is some really smart scam methods. We should all be more careful with these

[@firedingo5]

This is why I still run an antivirus on my computer. It is my backstop. If I am dumb enough to click a bad link, my AV's job is to catch the file and nuke because I missed it. Kinda like the catcher in baseball is how I think of my AV

[@onemanshow4116]

Jim Browning, moments after realizing he’s in the middle of being scammed: “I don’t know who you are… I don’t know where you’re from… but I can tell you that I have a very particular set of skills… “

[@eighthdoctor]

😂

[@logsie3918]

That is gold😅🤣

[@samc9516]

I love it. But the irony is that Jim's very particular set of skills means that he DID know where he was from haha

[@steveluckhurst2350]

yawn. It's been said so many times before!

[@aureliekingsley660]

Happy New Year Jim, Thank you for telling us about who and how they did it. So grateful for your sharing of knowledge. It's excellent you use your knowledge for good. Enjoy.

[@randomistmech]

Coincidence is probably the biggest factor here. I think I dodged a scam from "Internet Service Provider A" because I was having a stressful day. I'd just switched to ISP B from ISP A, and had had a call from the genuine ISP A trying to keep my custom, but couldn't match the price I was getting, or the speed. I thought they'd called back for a second attempt at first, but after a few minutes I was suspicious. I'd had a stressful day and was frankly pissed off at the 2nd attempt so I wasn't being very forgiving. Then the guy said there was no way for them to slow down the connection (I think he'd offered me a speed that wasn't possible with my infrastructure), and when I pointed out throttling was a thing he got unreasonably pissed off... then I figured that a genuine call wouldn't involve a temper tantrum, so hung up. If I hadn't been at work I might have played with him a bit longer.

[@AtomicShrimp]

17:09 I imagine they state that there's no recovery of deleted channels simply out of corporate expediency; it's easier to make an exception to a promise of _zero service_ than it is to fail to provide a promised service

[@flashdrive6939]

This is in the 9th top comment when it has no likes and was posted a minute ago

[@AlexMojito77]

Got nothing to say but that your content is very entertaining

[@LostInTech3D]

Yeah. Without a massive online fuss the default would be "no", and that's depressing for smaller content creators.

[@JimBrowning]

Probably true. It did take their 'internal' team quite a while to do the necessary work to recover the channel. I'd imagine they'd not have the resources to do this often. I'm grateful they made an exception for me.

[@remote44]

Speaking from my personal experience as the top tier of support for a cloud service provider, when your account is compromised they will move purchases over, but not the storage blob, so the same kind of messages flow. But, if you contacted my team instead of accounts team, we can build a case to have engineers move the blob.

[@FakeName-dz3ex]

James Randi: "No matter how smart or well-educated you are, you can be deceived." This is an important lesson in vigilance and I'm glad Jim has shared his experience with the class.

[@ThePharphis]

RIP Randi

[@Jgallstar1]

I miss James Randi so much. ❤️

[@generichuman2044]

Man, I really miss Randi. What an incredible and funny man

[@derrickdavis5390]

The best teacher's allow students to learn not only from the teacher's past successes, but also their failures.

[@Azrael_Garou]

Hence the term "rookie mistake."

[@CROWFACED]

Truly, great kudos for sharing your own mistakes. Getting scammed easily makes you feel humiliated, and it lessens the shame knowing that even people like you Jim can indeed fall for it. Like you said, it can happen to anybody. I think a good rule to do as a precaution, -even when not being suspicious, is to thank for the info you're given and say you'll get back to them later during the day to solve it. That way you are contacting the company yourself

[@tasURSUSTAS]

First thanks for being courageous enough to share this experience .. I hope it keeps your inner fire burning :) Glad you recognised it when you did and it got sorted! I view this from a fin crime side and I only wish more people invested time into education to avoid this, shared their experiences, realise anyone can get scammed if they are victims of circumstance and knew what to do when it happened.

[@28YorkshireRose12]

And let that be a lesson to us all - If the master can be scammed, then no one is immune. It's a brave move to admit when you got caught out. I am impressed with your honesty.

[@mikeobie1]

This exactly! I’m really happy he put this out. Can really protect other people from this scam.

[@aniuskamaitaa]

Yeah, exactly my thoughts...

[@TheDanaYiShow]

The irony of trying to scam one of the best anti-scammers around... I'm so glad everything worked out, I can't believe 8 years of work was almost gone in an instant

[@DavoShed]

Good on you for posting this. You hit the nail on the head when you said anyone can be tricked with the right circumstances. Glad you didn’t loose anything apart from a couple of days off the other end :)

[@meganvangundy7388]

I'm glad you got your channel back. I learn a lot from you. You really can never be too careful. However, thanks to your channel and others like Scammer Payback and Pleasant Green, I've been able to spot a scam or too and I spread the word to all my friends and family. I wish I could support you more than that, but hopefully word of mouth helps you.

[@phoenixg9047]

Jim Browning: “All that for a drop of blood” Scammers are about to feel the full wrath of Internet Batman lol

[@jnetwork3232]

LMFOAOOOOOOO that thanks quote got me fked 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@hazim9529]

@@jewishbanana7055 No one is safe from him. No amount of armor and shield can protect you from him. It's... Inevitable.

[@lordmarcusrax]

They even went through the whole "Join me! We can rule together!"

[@Qrio]

@@jewishbanana7055 burner phone yet he clicked links that shows his exact ip and the location of the burner phone and the dude using it...

[@nodis2012]

I've exorcised your comment good sir, and got rid of the 666likes demon.

[@teathomas]

Unreal. Jim is such a pro that even after falling victim to a scam, his focus doesn’t just go straight to fixing it, he starts looking into the scam itself. It’s like a detective solving a crime he was the victim of.

[@Nickwilde7755]

I just imagine a detective coming back as a ghost to find his murderer

[@greggyr6728]

Exactly

[@greggyr6728]

@@Nickwilde7755 like murder soul suspect?

[@morpheas768]

You're looking at this wrong. It isnt a single crime and not only Jim was the victim of that. There are many others, and Jim is simply looking at the bigger picture, the larger problem. Even if he found ALL of this scammer's personal info, it wouldnt solve this exploit where anyone can do this via google chat, and pretend to be KZbin Support. On what grounds is someone even allowed to have a username like "KZbin Support" on Google or KZbin anything? Any webpage, chat, or any of Google's services? It does NOT make ANY SENSE whatsoever. Just imagine that you go to a police station where literally anyone is allowed to wear a police uniform, and claim they are a police officer. And the police dont have any problems with that. So people can just walk in wearing a uniform, and then impersonate an officer and try to get people's information as they come in to the station. Google is absolutely horrible.

[@willh2739]

@@morpheas768 lol

[@kerrygearin3910]

That’s so thoughtful of you to share what happened so people scammed can forgive themselves if scammed because it’s human to miss things. So glad you got your site back

[@barkyvonschnauzer2188]

Wow! That’s crazy. Glad you’re back in action. I get a great sense of satisfaction knowing there’s someone out there, looking out for us small people. Thank you! 🙏

[@zoomrrmcgee]

They scammed the man himself, and he got back stronger.

[@thebluelion3337]

LOL stop hero worshipping the guy, he got scammed by a basic bitch scam, shameful for someone whose entire schtick is being smarter than scammers and getting back at them.

[@jackporter2878]

@@thebluelion3337 Ratio

[@kadiyamsrikar9565]

@@thebluelion3337 u dont have no right to dictate others opinion. Stop telling others what to worship and not worship.

[@zoomrrmcgee]

@@thebluelion3337 You say that like you wouldn't fall for it. Everyone can fall for a scam, no matter the experience

[@dwells3536]

@@thebluelion3337 Found a scammer

[@PrimmsHoodCinema]

"I only want 100 dollars" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for exposing them. I could've seen myself falling for this stupid shit

[@verydoge6826]

I only want your 100 billion dollar company

[@LestifyYT]

L

[@charlesfranks1902]

There would be zero chance they got a $100 at that point.

[@SOMEONE-pr8qp]

@@LestifyYT l

[@peter2kfresh]

I want to do a celebration video for hitting 100 s,u,b,s of me doing 100 pushups & 50 pullups in 5 minutes the only thing stoping me is that I only have 96 I need 4 more

[@donitmyself8935]

Thank you for sowing humility. It takes a big person to bury his pride and be transparent to the real situation. I love your channel and love what you do for every person. Keep up (Your) good work.

[@SpartanSchlick]

Jim, I've been on a massive spree of scammer videos, yours and everyone else in this community. They never cease to bring me amusement in several ways, between the dialouge exchanges, annoying scammers, and helping raise awareness to the various schemes about. I often work alone, so I listen to these videos at work and they make the day speed by with a laugh. Thank you for everything that you, and this scam-baiting community does!!

[@CH4NNELZERO]

It's crazy that this wasn't a revenge scam, the guy knew nothing about you.

[@heartache5742]

that was on my mind for most of the video

[@christineherrmann205]

I feel like the revenge is coming... I hope Jim gets 'im.

[@derrickdavis5390]

Ya that's what I thought when I first clicked this, I thought that multiple foiled scam organizations had pooled resources to take him down haha

[@tabby73]

I thought that too! Fully expected an ip in Kolkata to be revealed.

[@jacobflores1250]

I’m sure he’ll find out who he is soon enough

[@SuperWiiBros08]

This is freaking terrifying

[@MrUssy101]

It was an attention seeking technique by Jim to boost his cringe content. An old tried and tested method of all smoke no fire, all of you fools fell for it !!!!v

[@MrXmoda]

Easy to avoid no?

[@bdono5970]

This, and those fricking calls. They bombard especially the elderly and it’s disgusting. I have answered my mom’s phone because of course they fake the ID and some are so foul and disgusting.

[@fafa-oh6ke]

Mhm

[@loganbracken1726]

Oh your the scammer!

[@cyanidemaiden]

Thank you for what you do and for sharing what happened so those who watch can learn and be that much wiser. I wish I knew how to do what you do.

[@senjutsusage2654]

Wow, scary stuff. I'm so impressed with the way you detailed this that I just had to subscribe to your channel. Valuable information.

[@ChimeraGilbert]

Idk why but Jim typing "hehehe" looks hilariously out of character

[@mythosinfinite6736]

I couldn't imagine him chuckling. I feel like he laughs only on the inside. He's Irish Batman.

[@sham9505]

I saw that the second I read your comment lol

[@Hoxgene]

@@mythosinfinite6736 very accurate

[@suso3123]

@KY5 [9th Main Account] spoken like a true scammer. :D how does it feel to leech off others? have a nice day

[@myvirtualspirit]

@KY5 [9th Main Account] Instead of spitting your ignorant crass chatter on everyone's comment section, perhaps go for a walk and buy some Snickers. It will make you feel better, especially if you're malnourished, right :D ?

[@nickywh1t3]

I’ll never fall for this, it would mean me actually checking my emails, and I’m far to lazy for that.

[@freds_chess]

agree

[@oerlikon20mm29]

Yea lol, I had 99+ unread emails… in 2019… I still haven’t checked my emails

[@VilTheVillain]

@@oerlikon20mm29 when I got 2k I created a new one that would be used for anything serious and used my old for spam, but a year later the new one became spam email number 2 lol

[@blinkin304]

not exactly sure what my unread email count is up to but it is several thousand at least. i only ever check my email when i am specifically expecting a message of some kind.

[@oz_jones]

Bigbrain

[@ninjeera]

wow! this is a very important share on your part, Jim. thank you for the bottom line message in this one. it is rather humbling to think that even you could be scammed. but i totally understand this happened because of the situation. you were the unfortunate "number" in his numbers game. ugh. glad you got it all sorted out though. love your channel.

[@suzannepassow1344]

Ack! That kinda scam plus coincidence will keep you humble and on your toes! I am so glad you were able to resolve it.

[@henryatkinsonbody4162]

Still laughing at the fact that the scammer basically reveals he's a scammer and then proceeds to say: I'm KZbin 😂

[@FredrickGaming]

…

[@darktempest]

@@lewisklein6985 concistensy, focus if you want to get a thumbnail like this one and then you pretend like you don't see. Chillin like any other man working on TV shows that you can get more spins by the way 😂. Because you are a great source of energy and resource commodity markets and business professionals who are looking for help 😖 + u got a good idea of what you want to do with your friends and family and how you can help you out with your own business and your company needs hot chocolate for your birthday party on your birthday cake lol 🍫🎂🎉

[@spootymaniacs]

he's a little confused but he's got the spirit

[@TheDeepsz]

Force of habit 😅

[@unvergebeneid]

Clearly he's a method actor.

[@dennywong2408]

It takes courage and genuine humbleness to admit such a blunder; let that be a lesson to all of us. I also admire how you managed to suppress your anger and went straight into investigative mode once you realise what's going on.

[@ashtonhartley2662]

I was going to say it but you did perfectly

[@rcruz6025]

If it happened to Jim, it can happen to any of us .

[@Kostas_Dikefalaios]

@@rcruz6025 Dont know how he falled for this tbh. This was pretty obvious from the start. If you pay attention you will never get scammed.

[@binboda]

Oh man, i cant imagine the array of emotions that went through you. All that hard work lost but at the same time you confronted the scammer with such calmness and zero panic, I'm in awe. Very happy you got your channel back in the end!

[@ruffr4bb1t]

“I was doing other things and I just wasn’t paying enough attention” exactly how my own mother got scammed.

[@aarias99]

your ability to flip a potentially disastrous event into an educational tool is what makes you one of the best ytbrs fighting scams, thanks Jim!

[@ryzenryne8747]

@KY5 [9th Main Account] Cry me a river

[@lettowarrior4105]

@KY5 [9th Main Account] shut up bot!!!

[@RickOps]

Imagine tricking the owner into deleting an entire 3.5M channel just to end up asking "I want only 100$"

[@rwood1995]

Not just any owner!!!!!!Jim mfing Browning!! I could see some gamer or fitness youtuber but Geeeez the King????

[@ElSkizzle]

Look its simple, if you give them money once, they come back for more. No way the 100$ was the final ransom money.

[@pinkneko13]

@@ElSkizzle actually I think he tried to find away to his bank account, he was gonna take much more than $100.

[@Aydingenc62]

Amazing

[@Fletch8714]

Thank you for the work you're doing to get rid of scammers, they have to be stopped, in today's age to survive is one thing but to steal from someone is another and no one can stop it, because of the internet but just knowing people like you will make a difference in this fight and deter someone to start doing this! Helps greatly

[@skydegizeo5528]

I am so sorry about ur situtation Jim.I was actually suprised to see country i live used for scammers.I know every country has this types of scammers but still i was shocked when i saw Turkey lol.

[@PowerTrain]

The amount of phising emails these days for creators is massive. from fake sponsors , fake youtube updates, fake copyright claims etc.

[@nummygummy4117]

ye

[@JDowning640srll]

It’s not a phishing email. It’s a legitimate email from Google Chats saying that someone has sent him a message.

[@gmonkman]

you should try producing scientific papers... tens of emails a day

[@pepperroni4016]

Only the strong will survive. No room for weakness

[@trevor7355]

We are in a new era of scamming. Kind of like the Wild West of the internet.

[@petergyuros]

I respect how he's forthcoming about being scammed himself. Even more so that he's one of the biggest names in online scams. You'd think he has seen it all and yet things like this can happen. No one is scam proof and we must remain vigilant.

[@-Teague-]

I appreciate his honesty but to be fair it makes for great content lol

[@alexgrissom3513]

Way too risky for one video. Plus he would’ve said so in the video if that was his motivation

[@JayKesby2005]

You know what they say “even monkeys fall from trees”

[@morpheas768]

There's no such thig as "he has seen it all" no one has and no one can, because times (and exploits) change. And unfortunately, this exploit is so obvious and silly, that it casts Google at a terrible light of letting it slide for so long now.

[@moshunit96]

@@avae5343 no. He doesn't need to fake this to bring attention to the scam as he has 3 million subs. His brand is based on honesty. The fact that he has his channel back adds nothing to this "what if" scenario.

[@_HMCB_]

Crazy. Thanks for being candid and sharing this. Now get out there and bust some butt. 💪

[@notsparks]

I don't know how I missed this. I'm glad you were able to recover the channel. I am also glad you aren't too proud to admit that you too can fall for a well planned scam. It's important to talk about it when you're the victim of a scam tk show others how you were convinced so they know what to watch for. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@HerculeanPearl]

The fact that the scammer said "I only need 100 dollars" is probably a dead giveaway that shows he doesn't make any money from stealing accounts.

[@Zuignap]

I mean, he does it for a job, so he makes some money, but when his scam failed he thought he might scare jim into at least giving him 100 dollars. 100 dollars for a failed scam attempt is pretty good since that number is usually 0

[@freakymoejoe2]

Yeah If a poor person in turkey was making 16 thousand DOLLARS even semi regularly they wouldn't bother trying to extract small ammounts like that

[@hqcart1]

and he uses a $100 phone that he probably got it used for $30

[@michaelr.7805]

My first thought was that the $100 could have been symbolic. If he is indeed making the money he stated, to be able to receive $100 from Jim Browning himself would have been a symbolic victory

[@MrStabby19812]

Could just be a power thing a $100 is still a win in his eyes.

[@guscox9651]

Waiting for the "I managed to reverse the connection, say goodbye to your Google accounts, hackers"

[@levelupleather2482]

I managed to reverse the connection, goodbye to their families as I John wicked there asses.

[@myswanktrendz]

@@levelupleather2482 lolol

[@r3zaful]

@@myswanktrendz I love when you think Jim is a God at reverse access, this is one of the proof that he has been targeted by bot miners.

[@diegoafonsomorales]

Your finest hour was producing the present video to prevent us from going through the same. Keep up the precious work!

[@sandramitchell9024]

This makes me feel better about being scammed. It was embarrassing to admit it, but I felt it was important to share my experiences to help my friends. I, too, made mistakes because of coincidences. Now I spend time engaging with scammers to waste their time and hopefully discourage them. I think this has reduced the number of calls I get.

[@BajaDeezNutz]

“What do you mean by real support? I’m KZbin.” Somebody is way too deep into his role.

[@FlorenceFox]

He's just method, lol.

[@MortusSweet]

I AM THE KZbin

[@ReidGarwin]

"This isn't even my final form" *Googles*

[@yunalutoshalf-husband788]

The fact that he got a responsive support agent should be a redflag on itself.

[@danem2215]

"Mr. Tube, pls no delet my channel"

[@ACGreviews]

That sucks man. Glad to see you got back

[@mindme7628]

Don't fall for it yourself buddy.

[@ghostagent3552]

I didn't even realize that he was gone until now

[@megadeth-1a885]

It's insane. The scam buster getting scammed. I guess we all have our lapse in judgment. Fancy meeting ACG here though! Noice.

[@Seft2_]

@xXNiggaWaffenHDXx ratio

[@Seft2_]

@xXNiggaWaffenHDXx ratio

[@andrewstabeno]

I respect how you tell everyone how you were scammed. It makes me more vigilant knowing even you got scammed.

[@iriswhite3184]

I'm so sorry you had to go through all of this. This is also a lot more believable than the typical ones are.

[@MINIPRO27]

"Sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war" -Sun Tzu, the art of war

[@luviam0001]

I like this since it can very much be true in warfare.

[@crispinotechgaming]

@@luviam0001 warfare?

[@MistahShootrES]

Ok this one is actually sun tzu right? All these sun tzu comments bewildering me

[@democard1199]

@@MistahShootrES Probably. Because somewhere in the past somebody use this tactic to win the war.

[@goblinslayer6375]

Sun Tzu approves this comment.