I personally think this YouTube channel was a great channel and hope for it to be recovered soon. Jim was featured in the British documentary series Panorama, where a large-scale tech support scamming operation was infiltrated. As this post presents: https://www.reddit.com/r/SpiffingBrit/comments/ov3ztz/fake_yt_account/and as u/CerddwrRhyddid mentioned. We must lend a hand to bring Jim Browning's channel back! Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Jan 31 I played along with a @Visa scam today and got the details of a money mule. Kudos to you Jim. There were a few unfortunate incidents just prior to this phishing email and I explain how I was convinced to delete my own YouTube channel. You made a great points about the use of "youtube" in the local-part - didn't really think about that . Jim Browning deleted his channel? Please join his Discord and follow his Twitter for more direct news. July 2021 - YouTube Channel Deleted? For anyone out of the loop, Spiff has deleted his channel because of a scam. Jim Browning continues to expose scammers and grow his YouTube channel. In a twist of irony, a scammer was able to dupe the channel's owner into deleting his own work. Unfortunately, the scammer is convincing enough that Spiff follows their instructions and fell into the scam. But it just proves to me that everyone does mistakes and I appreciate his transparency in admitting what happened. ESPN and ESPN Deportes will televise the match and both can be streamed on fuboTV. Beware of the ongoing crypto/Forex scam; the more sophisticated scammers will be posing as professionals or investors on LinkedIn. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts These are simple checks that anyone can and should do. The irony thoughpoor guy. The game will be played on Saturday, July 23, with kickoff at 7 p.m. local time (midnight on July 24 in the UK). There was substantial incriminating evidence linking alleged scammer Amit Chauhan, who operated several call centers in Gurugram, Haryana, India. Like genuine question, I think Jim browning has a video on it. Jim: It wasn't exactly my finest hour, but it does go to prove that anyone can be scammed if the circumstances are exactly right. Published Jul 27, 2021 + Follow Someone just scammed Jim Browning (the scambaiter), tricking him into deleting his own YouTube channel. CLICK THE BELL to be notified when I post or live stream! When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. (Jim Browning, The Spiffing Brit) - YouTube Two massive YouTube channels have been SCAMMED into deleting their channels. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Jim Browing was scammed. In this documentary series I will be discussing this topic, and talking about what might happen. When? Sadio Mane is back in Munich after traveling to pick up his Africa Player of the Year award earlier in the week. Crazy. That's right, even with all the . EDIT: Jim now has his channel back, it is without the vanity URL although the channel is back online! He does have a second channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCADI1ERBZZmOd_EQTzJ1PPQ) [Confirmed by Official Spiff Discord Announcement via Connorbrow]. . I completely agree. Don't beat yourself up over it too much, anyone can slip, Andrew Leniart - IT Professional / Freelance Journalist, Helping others, to help themselves for 20+ Years, Links to all my Articles & Tutorialscan be found at this link(Contains no Ads or Nags), Looks like this channel is back up now - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBNG0osIBAprVcZZ3ic84vw. If only there were a thousand + exactly like him; though I am aware other "white hats/hackers" are out there, which is awesome, I don't know how many of them have the knowledge, determination, and overall kindness and empathy Mr. Browning does. Either to resell channels with millions of subs or to switch the Adsense attached to it and then upload garbage videos and make some big bucks until people catch on and start unsubbing. UK & Canada: The match will be available to watch on Manchester City streaming platform City+. But at the same time he's probably bombarded with scams constantly, being in his position, it's statistics that one would eventually get him. I know he exams it in his video, but, even then, it shocked me how he missed it. Unfortunately, the scammer is convincing enough that Spiff follows their instructions and fell into the scam. It seems he created a new account and then moved the new account to the old one, wiping out the content and everything on the old (3M sub) account. Jim Browning Live Stream Jim Browning 115K views Streamed 6 years ago Stealing $2,000 from scammers Jim Browning 5.7M views 3 years ago Calling Scammers by their real names Jim. I recommend watching his video which goes extremely in-depth into what happened here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIWV5fSaUB8Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/JimBrowning11/status/1419765976074268682His channel (At the time of recording unavailable): https://www.youtube.com/c/JimBrowning============================If you have enjoyed this vid don't forget to support my channel by subscribing and sharing . You currently have javascript disabled. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. the mystery!I woke up wanted to watch him and I switched to that tab and it said he closed his channel.hopefully, he comes back!UPDATE: he made a statement on his Twitter https://twitter.com/JimBrowning11?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor the question is what did they say?? His channel should recover within 1-3 days, according to his Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheSpiffingBrit) and his Discord announcement ( https://discord.gg/spiffing). Hey even Batman lost bouts to The Joker this is going to make his next video a whole lot more juicy Another Subreddit moderator or I will inform you when The Spiffing Brit channel is recovered. Youre right about the tell tale signs, but these scammers really did a better than average job mimicking YouTube. I hope to post a positive update soon. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality. The popular tech-support-scam YouTube channel under the alias Jim Browning suffered an embarrassing shutdown by none other than its author. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. As a huge fan of Browning's channel, this is really shocking that he could be scammed like this. Jim Browing was scammed. Jim Browning can hacked scam call centers, access to a scammer's webcam, gain access to targets' laptops, the man has done it all. The anti-scam hero that everyone needs, tricked into deleting his channel, after falling for a tech scam himself. Several functions may not work. Latest News: Microsoft PowerToys adds Paste as plain text and Mouse Jump tools, Featured Deal: Organize your writing and documents with this Scrivener 3 deal. Please be cautious when reporting any fake channel, as some of the channels could be fan channels or a channel with a similar name but different content. If "YouTube" is actually reaching out to you personally to be helpful, take that as a red flag in of itself. Example - Jim contributed to a story on the BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-51660982. Jim Browning is a legend. it's just a stunt/trolling of sorts. The Tech Support Scams YouTube channel has been erased from existence in a blaze of irony as host and creator Jim Browning fell victim to a tech support scam that convinced him to secure his account - by deleting it. I watched Jim's video. I haven't had a chance to watch yet. https://www.reddit.com/r/JimBrowningOfficial/comments/os6gbq/regarding_jims_channel/. What is happening with his channel? Why? The official Jim Browning Community [If you are on a phone - check out the "Menu" for Links and Press J to jump to the feed. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Edited by rndmblk, 27 July 2021 - 03:56 AM. https://www.vladint.com UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and BT Sport streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime. 31 25 25 comments Best Add a Comment JokuIIFrosti 1 yr. ago I am genuinely amazed anyone fell for a scam that literally asks you willingly delete your entire channel like that's normal or helpful. https://youtube.com/JimBrowning - is now showing a different Jim Browning - a channel with much fewer than the several million subscribers the anti-scammer channel had. A subreddit for creators in the YouTube Partner Program, with advice and discussion on content creation, monetization and marketing strategy. The champions of Germany and England will face each other in the United States . Read here for the full schedule! This button displays the currently selected search type. Thanks for the support, love you all, and God bless #Scam #JimBrowning #TheSpiffingBrit #JCashVids USA: ESPN will be carrying the match on TV and streaming platform ESPN+. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIWV5fSaUB8 ) for detail about the scam. 12 Months +. It only goes to prove that if you get the circumstances just right, ANYONE can fall for a scam. It's just unfortunate and a bit ironic that Jim was affected too. Do you really believe that?? The scammers wouldn't even need to upload new videos. I will make a video on how all of this went down, but suffice to say, it was pretty convincing until the very end. Interactive weather map allows you to pan and zoom to get unmatched weather details in your local neighborhood or half a world away from The Weather Channel and Weather.com Edit: Sorry if previous version made it seem like my own channel. Yes I fell for it. Two massive YouTube channels have been SCAMMED into deleting their channels. Be Cautious. 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