A fraudster is using a well-known streamer to convince viewers to destroy their hardware. This works because it fits into the image
of the controversial streamer.
The streamer Adin Ross (in the title image) is considered highly controversial. After several racist and anti-Semitic remarks, the streamer was eventually banned from Twitch. However, this has not affected his popularity, especially among young people.
Now a fraudster is exploiting the popularity of Adin Ross and distributing deceptively real videos featuring the streamer.
Fraudster convinces viewers to destroy their expensive hardware
What kind of action is this? The colleagues from Dexerto report that a fraudster is using Adin Ross’s persona to lure young people and convince them to do foolish things.
In the videos, the fraudster combines old streaming footage and uses AI voice modulation to create a sufficiently convincing but fake Adin Ross. He then entices viewers by promising them a reward if they destroy their PS5, their TV, or other devices. A new console or $500 is promised as a reward.
And it’s apparently so convincingly real that people fall for it and actually destroy their expensive hardware. One victim actually threw their PS4 out of the window after being promised a PS5, a new TV, and $500. Only there was no reward, as the person later found out. By the time of realization, it was too late, the PS4 was definitely ruined.
Why does this work? The real Adin Ross often streams where he invites random viewers to perform stunts or destroy their property, promising them a reward for doing so. Therefore, this fake appearance of the streamer fits very well with the image known of Adin Ross.
For this reason, hardcore fans would not question that the destruction requests are just a fake and not a real streamer.
More about the streamer: The controversial streamer Adin Ross is reportedly switchd from Twitch to Kick for a lot of money. However, the 22-year-old went missing for a few days and skipped his streams on Kick. This triggered wild speculation on Twitter:
11 million read that a 22-year-old gaming streamer lost $180 million: Twitter has to intervene
