The video creator, unchaine, discusses the issue of scammers impersonating him on YouTube and Instagram. He reveals that someone is pretending to be him and offering free iPhones and V-Bucks in exchange for personal information and money. Unchaine creates a fake Instagram account and engages with the scammer, who asks him to pay for a delivery fee and provides fake proof of the iPhone's existence.
The scammer's tactics include using Photoshop to create fake images and screens, and asking victims to call a paid number multiple times to accumulate charges. Unchaine estimates that the scammer could be making up to €180,000 by scamming 12,000 subscribers.
Unchaine's goal is to raise awareness about these scams and to warn his followers to be cautious when interacting with fake accounts. He also calls on Instagram to take action against these scammers and to validate his own account to prevent further impersonation.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator has a YouTube channel with 2 million subscribers.
2. The narrator has an Instagram account with over 150,000 followers.
3. There are fake accounts on Instagram pretending to be the narrator.
4. One fake account has 12,000 subscribers and 7,500 Swiss followers.
5. The narrator received a message from someone claiming to be giving away free iPhones.
6. The narrator responded to the message and was asked to provide their address to receive the iPhone.
7. The narrator provided a fake address and was told that the iPhone would be delivered within 24 hours via FedEx.
8. The narrator was then asked to activate a delivery service by calling a phone number five times.
9. The narrator discovered that the phone number was a paid service that charged €2.99 per call.
10. The narrator calculated that the scammer could make up to €180,000 from 12,000 subscribers.
11. The narrator is not validated on Instagram, which makes it harder to identify fake accounts.
12. The narrator is asking Instagram to either validate their account or delete the fake accounts.
13. The narrator is warning their subscribers to be cautious of scams on YouTube and Instagram.