A Word Of Caution To Developers! #Scam

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Bumpy McSquigums

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Published on January 1, 2016 3:44:31 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTTnNneZsHs

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The Scam (2020)

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A word of caution to developers: Someone is posing as me trying to get press/review copies of games. I will expose the SCAM and give you a few tips to help verify a youtuber's identy.

First the person is posing as me using an e-mail ALMOST exactly identical to mine. bumpymcsguigums, looks an awful lot like bumpymcsquigums. The difference is.......bumpymcsQuigums = correct. bumpymcsGuigums = incorrect. A shoutout to Frozenbyte for catching this scammer and notifying me. :)

Other things to be aware of, my name is NOT Kyle Matthews, if you get an e-mail from me, with that name....SCAM! Additionally, I would never write a sentence like this: I'm casual and mature gamer... I also know how to spell the word experience, it's not experiance. :( So, that should hopefully help you identify this SCAM!

Tips to verify a youtuber's identity:

1. Check the business inquiry e-mail they have listed. I'd say it's even safer to copy and paste that e-mail so you can be sure no one is being sneaky, as opposed to just replying.
2. Contact people directly through youtube messages, use this especially when the person doesn't have a business inquiry e-mail on their channel. Then TELL them to add it! (I don't like this method as often times youtube doesn't notify me of all my messages or even comments at times.)
3. Check for the social media listed on the channel (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, ect.) and send them a message that way. Twitter is usually the easiest. If you can't send a direct message to them, throw an @whoever in a tweet and they'll respond. :)

I hope this helps a few developers and prevents some from being scammed in the future. Additionally, here's a really, depressing, but nice article written by the folks at Wastelands Interactive, the creators of Worlds Of Magic. They go into a ton of detail about their experience and offer some advice.

http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/LeszekLisowski/20141001/226840/How_to_get_every_game_on_STEAM_for_free.php

The game running in the background is Brawlhalla, it's in Beta, but is free to play on steam.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/291550/

As always, thanks to Breakdown Epiphanies for their hard work on the music at the end of the video.

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