Fake s1mple, shroud & Stewie2K CSGO streams are still scamming on Twitch StarLadder \/ ValveTwitch has been seeing a growing number of scammers impersonating popular CS:GO players promoting \u201cfree\u201d in-game items, and fans are starting to wonder why the trend hasn\u2019t been stopped. For a long time, these scammers have infiltrated categories like OSRS, DOTA and the like while seemingly using viewbots to climb the ranks and make their channel seem like they\u2019re popular. But for the CSGO category, there have been channels that go so far as to impersonate high-profile figures. The likes of French phenom Mathieu \u2018ZywOo\u2019 Herbaut, Oleksandr \u2018s1mple\u2019 Kostyliev, Jake \u2018Stewie2k\u2018 Yip, and shroud have all been featured on the top of the CS:GO Twitch page \u2013 sometimes using past clips\/streams to keep the content going. The community is perplexed at Twitch\u2019s response \u2013 or lack thereof \u2013 to the persistent issue since it could put the younger, more impressionable viewers at risk. \u201cIt has been like that for at least 3 month,\u201d Reddit user \u2018SeaszonCSGO\u2019 said. \u201c[Four to five] accounts running every single day on both Dota and CS:GO. Sometimes they get banned and come back in less than 1 hour, it\u2019s all automated and I do believe that lots of people are getting scammed by this otherwise they wouldn\u2019t keep doing it.\u201d The problem has been happening on other sites like YouTube\u2019s live streaming vertical, but people logging into CSGO were even more surprised to see one scammer promoted under the \u201cStreams\u201d tab inside of the game. Though the section seems to just go off what is trending on other sites at the moment, it\u2019s a sign that the scammers are starting to make leeway in extending their reach. In May of 2019, Twitch responded to flurry of streaming accounts broadcasting the New Zealand mosque terrorist attack on the category for Artifact, Valve\u2019s digital collectible card based on the DOTA 2 universe. The company expunged those accounts and temporarily suspended the ability for new creators to stream, later resulting in a mandatory Two-Factor Authentication. It\u2019s unclear what action Twitch will take with this growing trend of channels violating the site\u2019s Terms of Service agreement since the scammers have been prevalent for months with new accounts popping up as soon as others are taken down. The pro players like s1mple being impersonated have even spoke out against the platform for not taking steps to prevent their viewers from being targeted. \u201cI see my live fake profiles on twitch scamming people everyday, wtf?\u201d s1mple said. \u201cIsn\u2019t it your responsibility to protect your own people?\u201d I see my live fake profiles on twitch scamming people everyday, wtf? Isn\u2019t it your responsibility to protect your own people? \u2014 Sasha (@s1mpleO) December 4, 2019 How to avoid scammers on Twitch Audiences should be wary of these scamming channels and avoid clicking out of Twitch\u2019s site for any offer or login prompt that may appear. If your favorite streamer is verified on Twitch, make sure that the channel you\u2019re seeing them on has a checkmark next to their name that says \u201cVerified User\u201d when hovering over it. Reporting the channels will alert Twitch of their presence to hopefully take them down, but site-goers and streamers will be eager for the company to sort out a long-term solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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