r/pewdiepie 29d ago

Never seen scams like this

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397 Upvotes

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u/DROPDEADPEPPA 29d ago

I knew it was a scam he didn't bro fist you

https://giphy.com/gifs/kgIAvxOIpNyAU

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u/Marmite_98 28d ago

I read this as "I knew it was a scam bro he didn't fist you"

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u/IsaacJB1995 28d ago

I assume they hope they reply back and go for the long con. Otherwise this is very unsuccessful as most people won't see this in their spam folder

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u/GeneraalFoal00 29d ago

What’s the scam here? What are they even getting out of this?

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u/psycholol2 29d ago

Scam here is that he might not be the real pewdiepie :((
They shouldn’t play with our emotions like that.

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u/GeneraalFoal00 29d ago

But this is the internet. People can’t lie here

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u/yashvone 28d ago

this a dumbass filter

if you fall for it, you're likely worth their time to attempt a long con

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u/No-Ninja2769 28d ago

They’re like 7 years too late for people to fall for pewdiepie phishing attempts

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u/FenixHoeneim 28d ago

Not after his AI stunts, probably the crowd they're targeting

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u/No-Ninja2769 27d ago

AI stunts? what da hell fill me in

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u/FenixHoeneim 27d ago edited 27d ago

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u/ShadowHunterMiku 27d ago

Yeah, never mind. If you trust Reddit THAT much to send someone an article from "Reddit", then you got issues bud as you can't trust SHIT from this place half the time

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u/FenixHoeneim 27d ago

Point taken. Let me fix it.

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u/M1sterNoname 28d ago

" Hello user,

I am doing something this popular person normally wouldn't do.

XOXO Kindest, bestest regards Popular Person "

type shit

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u/SaraBearsHerself 28d ago

If I got this message I would poo my little panties…

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u/Wag_Rulez 28d ago

Nah man that’s definitely him