Why you should diversify your income

[@samviall8734]

John, you were subject to a whaling (phishing) attack. So yes, you fell for it and lessons learned and all. But you can be a little proud when the dust settles, you know you've made it when there are professional hackers that see you as a target. I hope you continue creating your great content. Thank you.

[@buffalomo1]

Wow! Sorry to hear that John. Too bad crooks like that don't use their talents for legitimate purposes.

[@KatanaGuy]

Sorry to hear that John. We all make mistakes. Huge kudos to you for educating us as usual through this mess!

[@elsinorevalleyforge9048]

Hey John, that really sucks! But as angry as I’m sure you are, you can hold your head high. It takes guts to go out onto an international audience and admit you were got. Think there are more of us that have been hacked in one form or another (I’ve been hacked before too), but you’re bring light to others to help us avoid the same pitfalls. So thank you.

[@howardrichburg2398]

Thank You for sharing your experience. and warning.

[@terrycarwile6499]

A very similar situation to what happened to "See Jane Drill". Her FB channel fell victim to the same scam. Sorry to hear this, sir. Hope it works out, and you don't lose your channel.

[@johnvradenburg192]

i always wondered what happened to her, is she still on facebook?

[@Kirt-Davis]

Hang in there. I love to see you work!

[@redneckpackrat]

I did see that the content changed and was just not....well, not you. I presumed you'd been hacked, then that presumption was supported by a post on a different FB group I subscribed to, so I 'un-followed' that page and will wait for your announcement that you're back in control of it, then I'll go re-subscribe to it. Just my small weight added to it, by reducing the number of subscribers shown on their info. Just let us know with a vid like this one, when you get it back. Even if it's just a minute or two long, if it's a standalone one-topic blurb then I'm sure people will see it and your numbers on that channel will go back up noticeably! Thanks for all you do, and thanks for your openness.

[@jeffgrier8488]

Sorry to hear about that John, scamming seems to be way too common these days. I hope that you get your facebook page back, i enjoy following it. Thanks for giving us all a heads up.

[@toddcaldwell5614]

i was wondering who Blacksmith Works was . Thanks for the video explaining . sorry this happened to you sir

[@cwccharters]

That explains the change. Thanks for the information

[@Jim-Wade]

Sorry to hear about the problems, but thanks for sharing your experience and caring enough for others to make your mistake public. Praying you get the page back, or that something even better appears.

[@JohnSwitzer]

I appreciate that!

[@brantweidner]

I hate hearing this, esp because i was JUST thinking about how cool it would be for you to be on, or have you own podcast. Keep your head up, we love ya!!

[@robertklinzman9187]

I'm sorry to hear about your situation John. If you need to add some ads and sponsorships to increase revenue while you sort this out then you do it. I'm sure most of is will understand and stick with you. If you have to step away from videos for a bit and crank out some customer orders, we will be here waiting for you to come back. You will get through this speed bump I am certain. Best of luck, John.

[@JustinArrington]

Brother I feel for you. I pray that everything gets properly handled and all outcomes are positive. Let me run over to the Etsy shop and see if I can give you a boost. Stay strong and God bless.

[@hawkbox]

That's awful John. I am glad you posted this though as we need to be more open about this kind of thing cause it can happen to anyone in the right circumstances.

[@StianTorp]

I’m so sorry to hear that! Thanks for letting us know about this!!

[@JoeK0322]

So sorry man! You are a great creator 🍻

[@brysonalden5414]

Dang, that is awful. Thanks for sharing your experience with this.

[@Dominic.Minischetti]

It happens to the best of us! I hope it works out for you!

[@ewsblacksmithing]

I unfollowed and will refollow if you get it back. Really sucks that happened. With success comes with people who want to take it away for their own greed. Good luck and hopefully you will keep us all updated

[@caleblandry1780]

Sorry to see your Facebook got scammed John if you make a new one you know we’ll support it just as we did the last but I really do hope you get a hold of Facebook and get back into your Facebook page

[@firedogpotter]

Man that sucks! Sorry. Thanks for educating us.

[@steveallen2681]

Sorry to hear all this , I really don’t understand how it all works, but our thoughts are with you as you move ahead . We appreciate yourshows

[@Dirty_Bits]

Really hope you're able to recover the page. Facebook needs to do a better job.

[@williamcunha9136]

Unfortunately with advancements in AI you have question everything. Thank you sharing this!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Good luck getting your account straightened out John. Keep us posted. Fred.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thank you, I will

[@lars2you]

I've reported them in several different ways. Really horrible. I hope it is resolved completely for you soon.

[@rsluggy6485]

Similar thing also happened to Peter Brown's FB. :/

[@notapplicable2515]

Black Bear Forge facebook is down already, you'll be fine John.

[@johnvradenburg192]

i see it under the new name

[@bigredbeard65]

That stinks, I hate to hear that happened to you. I've always heard that if it sounds to good to be true it probably isn't.

[@larrystrayer8336]

I got scammed It’s so ez when one is busy. My condolences.

[@gordonmccall5263]

Sorry this happened to you. I was wondering where" blacksmith works" came from. They sent out FB shorts about crap that has nothing to do with blacksmithing. I blocked them for the moment.

[@simpson1672]

Some other KZbinrs had the same thing happen. Same scenario.

[@alaskankare]

dang you didnt know about See Jane Drill's same issue

[@robertsimmons3556]

Like all the below comments, not good to hear! Criminals will find anyway to lie, cheat and steal, they all are at the PhD level! Good luck in your recovery!

[@aleehene]

I really hate to hear what happened. When I saw the name and content suddenly change, I started Googling to see what was up. That lead me here. For what it's worth, I reported it to FB. Maybe if enough of us do that it will raise some red flags to help your case.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Hopefully it will be resolved. But it’s far from a sure thing.

[@stevelambert6404]

I didn't know that was your page and I already blocked them, , trust no one.

[@zakhickman2371]

John as of now they habe deleted everything on that page and only have 4 post so I think it's a gonner

[@jllaine]

Just guessing that your management company will get the account back, but the content may need to be recreated.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Time will tell. Mostly I just want to get the get the current version shut down so people looking for me aren't subject to the junk being posted.

[@johnvradenburg192]

would reporting the page help?

[@JohnSwitzer]

It may, but it’s hard to say for sure.

[@johnvradenburg192]

@@JohnSwitzer I guess all we could do is try to mass report it

[@Guishan_Lingyou]

The fact that FB doesn't take care of this problem is scandalous. This happens to lots of people and it shouldn't be too hard to fix. FB obviously has the resources to solve this for you and all the other victims, but they apparently just don't care.

[@alaskacanoe6837]

Well , I don’t care about originality I care if I am going to learn something . We can learn from watching someone That has a craft or a view on something.. I watched a train power its way Up the track In interesting and provoking ways

[@alaskankare]

be sure to report this to the feds

[@Taitius]

I believe the same scam was perpetrated against @MatthiasWandel

[@ga5743]

Sorry for that news John, as someone already posted (See Jane Drill) has the same hack issue, maybe if you have time to contact her you both could help each other. Both channels are great information shared.

[@rossgraham8776]

Sounds exactly like what happened to Leah at SeeJaneDrill.

[@JohnSwitzer]

I saw her video and I’m sure it was the same people.