[00:00] Oh, my God! We're not doing anything wrong, bro. I'm reporting these YouTube channels to the FBI. 78 million people log
[00:12] into Roblox every single day. More than half of them are under 16. And right now, a network of scam channels appears to be targeting them with fake Robux giveaways. So today I'm going to show
[00:25] channels still allowed on YouTube? There is a lot. And why the people behind them could face up to 20 years in prison. But how does all this work? If you just look up "Robux giveaway"
[00:40] heck? It just keeps going and going. And when you click one, it's usually someone hyping up free Robux for everyone. But here's the in the bottom right-hand corner.
[00:55] Someone just donated $2. The streamer tells viewers to donate so they can get free Robux. Roblox's in-game currency. 0.4s And when someone donates, Everybody double tap!
[01:12] Did you miss it? 0.64s You can see right here, the streamer suddenly changes clothes and is in an entirely different room. And that's because the whole stream, every stream, is pre-recorded. No likes, chats, or
[01:24] donations will be noticed by the streamer because he's not even there. And this is not just one random channel. Some members of this group have multiple channels with over 100,000 subscribers, and they go live
[01:37] every day. Jacksfilms recently exposed the main group associated with these scams. Yo, Jack, you need to stop trying to expose us, bro. Leave Well, 0.48s this is everything they did wrong. YouTube's own terms of
[01:55] service say they don't allow spam or scams. It's pretty obvious each one of those rules is being broken. These... channels sometimes leave old livestreams up on their channel page, doing the exact same thing.
[02:10] over and over again. of service. It says "get more Robux here," and it has a
[02:22] Rebrandly link. You're not supposed to lead people off-site. A Robux giveaway. Where nobody actually receives anything? Is the definition of an exaggerated promise. YouTube can terminate these channels. They can't put them in jail. Federal
[02:36] laws can, though. But first, speaking of Roblox, I know a lot moving through the courts, where countless cases are consolidated, and we are gotten a lot more cases than we initially expected. 0.48s So we
[02:54] keep you updated throughout the process. For now, if you or someone IThinkIHaveACase.com. Once you use a fake livestream to get people to spend
[03:08] real money, we're not just talking about platform rules anymore. That's where the law gets involved. Most states have laws against misleading people into spending money. And this is where the fake live part becomes the
[03:20] whole problem. Viewers are made to believe a real giveaway is happening. join the stream. to send paid gifts to move up in line. But if the
[03:35] stream is pre-recorded, there's no one watching the chat. Misleading someone is one thing, but how much money is stolen? matters a lot more. The seriousness of the crime, like grand theft or petty theft, depends
[03:47] on how much money was taken. One viewer sending a small paid gift might be treated as petty theft. But if the same script is running across multiple streams, multiple channels, and hundreds of viewers, the
[03:59] total can add up fast. If they take more than $950, that turns it into grand theft. And looking at this page on Playboard, just one stream can make over $600. And somehow, this is still
[04:11] not the most serious charge, because next, we're looking at federal law. Now, not every federal violation is a criminal charge, but one of these charges can carry up to 20 years in prison. The federal
[04:23] government can go after deceptive or unfair business practices for the same reason the state would. Also, the FTC has specifically said it gives high priority to deceptive practices that harm children. Since the targeted audience
[04:38] is most likely children, this case would be at the top of their list. In certain cases like this, FTC penalties can reach up to $53,088 0.4s per violation. Wire fraud can involve using the internet
[04:52] to carry out a scheme to defraud people out of money or property. Under 18 U.S.C. Section 1343, it carries up to 20 years in federal prison. The internet part is easy. The stream, the chat,
[05:05] and the payments are all online. Every part of this operation runs through the internet. That element isn't going to be disputed. The harder part is intent. Prosecutors would need evidence that the people running the
[05:17] streams knew the Robux promise was false, used the fake live setup to get viewers to pay, and caused viewers to lose money. Look, someone just donated a gift! A lot of people in this
[05:30] chat have no idea that this is all fake! A pre-recorded stream by itself is not wire fraud. But knowingly pretending to be live, asking for paid gifts, promising Robux and never intending to deliver? That
[05:44] don't even try to hide what they're doing. These are all exactly the same stream on different channels. These repeated
[05:56] streams, along with their chat logs and donations, could play an important part in determining if this is truly wire fraud. And look, there's someone saying they didn't get paid anything. They literally
[06:09] they didn't receive any money. So they got scammed twice. This person this myself. So I'm also going to donate too.
[06:22] Nobody in the chat's gonna dream, but no, you don't want to Let me know your username. Okay, Landon, I see you typing your...
[06:34] you five thousand, bro. Shout out to you. Mike just donated to him. He says absolutely nothing. Looks like I just scammed myself out of $2. Now I have a piece of
[06:48] would they say to argue this was all legal? Maybe the cuts were obvious. Maybe people in chat were calling it obviously fake. But sees a stream labeled live, and hears, 'Send money now.' And believes
[07:07] someone is picking winners in real time. That viewer was deceived! That's what the legal analysis focuses on. Whoever is attached to the crime can be found guilty as well. Running the operation, uploading the content,
[07:19] Hey, hey, hey, that ain't me. I don't run my channel anymore. think he's referencing this guy. So sometimes right at the start of
[07:32] one of these... scam streams, this guy pops up and he's actually live. Then he'll eventually queue up the prerecorded footage and the grift could find where the egg.
[07:44] Maybe one transaction was legitimate. But one transaction doesn't legitimize hundreds of streams where paying viewers receive nothing. Prosecutors look at the full pattern, not the single exception. Some streams have a pretty silly disclaimer in
[07:59] the description. Message to YouTube. This channel has been getting a lot of false reports. 0.4s All of the giveaways done on the channel are legit and are to help people within the Roblox community. I
[08:11] follow all the giveaway and contest policies on YouTube. Man, you couldn't be more wrong. A disclaimer does not erase the actual conduct. There's a fake livestream with a fake giveaway. Saying this is not a
[08:23] scam is basically gaslighting. Since earlier, I donated to a stream and didn't receive any Robux back, I'm technically a victim. So here's what video to the FBI and to YouTube's Trust and Safety team. I'm
[08:37] not waiting for someone else to do it, but you can help report user, and select any streams that appear to break YouTube's rules. Then write, 'This channel appears to run prerecorded Roblox live streams while
[08:52] asking viewers to send paid gifts for Robux. The stream appears to mislead viewers into believing a real giveaway is happening live.' Only report channels you truly believe are doing this. But if they are, report
[09:04] them. It's time we fight back. So for all you scammers out there, we're coming for you!