News culture Twitch: the biggest scam in streaming history? Streamer deceives friends and viewers and gets € 300,000
Posted on 09/21/2022 at 10:39
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This past weekend was packed with news for Twitch. After Pokimane’s request to ban gambling on the platform, a scam estimated to be around $ 300,000 was discovered.
Summary
- Biggest Twitch Scam?
- $ 300,000, big influencers pledge to pay victims back
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Biggest Twitch Scam?
Scams are innumerable on the Internet and take many forms. The latest comes from the British streamer I likewhose content creation revolves around categories Discussion and Counter Strike: Global Offensive on Twitch. He allegedly extorted around € 300,000 from his viewers and streamer friends by promising to pay them back. According to many industry observers, this is one of the biggest scams on the platform. It is via a video (available below) that I like on Twitch asking for money:
I hope you don’t hate me for that. It’s so embarrassing and I’m ashamed that I asked my brother not to hate me. It shouldn’t be too personal either. My bank account has been blocked. It’s been like this for three or four days now. I asked other people.
A video that he would send to several people who would agree to help him. This is for example the case with the streamer HAHUbby, in tears when she realizes she has been scammed. It is also on Reddit that one topic lists the different requests for money from Sliker.
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$ 300,000, big influencers pledge to pay victims back
A scam he admits during a broadcast live two days ago. He talks about his money problems due to sports betting and cosmetic gambling from Counter Strike: Global Offensive: the estimated amount of his thefts is around $ 300,000. A colossal sum … which should be repaid.xQc and Ludwig, two very influential content creators, are committed to compensating every single victim of this scam:
WE ARE AWARE OF THIS @Like it SITUATION AND THE VICTIMS WE ARE SCAMMED WITH THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY. EXTRAORDINARY. ME AND @Ludwig Ahgren We will do our best to give those people money back. IT’S ABOUT THE VICTIMS. JUST THEM. THIS WILL TAKE TIME, IT IS ~ $ 300,000.🤝
– xQc (@xQc) September 18, 2022
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We are aware of the Sliker case and the people whose hard earned money was stolen. He breaks your heart. @LudwigAhgren and I will do our best to refund these people. It’s about the victims. Just them. It will take time, it’s about $ 300,000.
A case that falls in the wake of Twitch’s gambling ban: the famous streamer on September 18 He nods just published “like the tweet if you think Twitch should ban gambling“A devastating tweet that garnered over 300,000 likes.
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