Fans who want to watch Your Content's special video release was delayed due to a video glitch combined with multiple scammers attempting to promise free viewing from unsuspecting users. That turned out to be a scam, orchestrated by at least 32 scammers who were identified as from outside the United States. The special is called "Watts Family Tapes: A World Exclusive with Chris Watts and Family," produced by the Your Content team that includes Nik Tzimas Hatziefstathiou and Erik Norton.
The glitch may have started just before the scheduled start time at 6PM. During the more than 1 hour delay, this blogger counted at least 32 scammers who attempted to post the same links multiple times in an attempt for Facebook users to lure them into the so-called free links. The links, according to many users, turned out to be a scam. After clicking on the link, scammers attempted to ask for credit card information from unsuspecting Facebook users.
It is unclear how many of the Facebook users fell for the scam, but most people were advised to not click on the links or provide credit card information. Out of the 32 scammers reported, none of them were taken down by Facebook so far despite clearly being a scam link.
Meanwhile, the glitch reportedly lasted until 7:20PM, when the special started. However, Your Content has promised to have a better quality version following the initial screening.
In a statement by Your Content at 7:28PM to Facebook users, they said, "Facebook is aware about a national situation with a glitch - including pixelated video and a green bar on the right. We apologize for the glitch - but we simply could not hold off until tomorrow. A clear version will follow this overnight and remain on Facebook indefinitely. Also, if you gave a credit card to any service to watch this, contact your card provider immediately - our newsroom line is not for car cancellation requests. Anyone who provided a CC is urged to inform their bank immediately."
EDITOR'S NOTE: ALL TIMES ARE PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST) UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE IN THIS BLOG, AS THE BLOG IS BASED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
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Original Work: Kyle Chak
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