Before the opening of the casino in GTA Online, money drop streams are increasing. But you should be careful.
What is happening in GTA Online right now? The imminent opening of the casino in GTA Online brings joy to the community. Players are now looking for various ways to quickly earn a lot of money. With a new DLC, expensive vehicles and properties are making their way into the game again.
Which streams are we talking about? Scammers are exploiting this excitement of players with fraudulent streams. They claim to be giving away in-game currency, called money drops, to players. Some even ask for donations in real money as a trade.
In the streams, players with modded accounts gift bags full of money to other players. Bags containing several thousand GTA dollars fall onto the players in seconds. They only have to join the modder’s session and are happy about the gifts.
It’s actually an exciting story, but most of the streams are fake.
Casino release of GTA Online attracts fake streams
During major updates in GTA Online, such streams become more popular. Players gather a lot of money in the weeks leading up to a big update to quickly purchase the contents of the update. The announced contents of the casino update in GTA Online seem attractive.
How do the fake streams operate? Most of these fake streams are similarly structured. Typical requirements include:
- Subscribe to the YouTube channel of the stream or additional channels
- Follow the streamers’ social media accounts
- Write the gamertag or PSN ID in the stream’s comments or on social media
Some streams even ask for real money donations to allegedly invite viewers into private lobbies in the game to receive the money via money drop. One stream states, “Invitation to private lobby – $5 for 60 minutes.”
These streams are primarily focused on gaining followers. Therefore, some say, “If you unfollow, there will be no money.”
How to recognize fake money streams in GTA Online?
No specific platform required: One should keep in mind: “If something seems too good to be true, it often is not true.” Most of these streams just waste your time and do not truly reward you with money drops.
Many streams advertise that players can join on all platforms. However, since there is no crossplay for all platforms in GTA Online, this is not possible. If they were really distributing drops, streamers would specifically ask about the platform.
Old gameplay footage: As Kotaku reports, some streams use outdated gameplay. If the loading screen of the streams promotes past in-game events, you can be sure that you are seeing recorded gameplay and that the players are not actually playing live – thus cannot distribute money to the live viewers.
Streamer comment: Many fake streams lack audio commentary. So no one is at their microphone speaking to you. If a stream does have audio commentary, you should pay attention to whether it interacts with the current chat.
Check the chat: The reactions of other chat participants often indicate what kind of stream it is. If many write that they’ve been waiting for an invitation for hours, then likely nothing is happening.
In general, you should not waste your time on such streams. This method of getting money is questionable anyway. After all, it’s about modded accounts that want to give you money. There is no guarantee that you will keep this money – if you even find a real stream at all. Even modding accounts and using such money trainers is punished in the game.
While earning a lot of money in GTA Online requires effort, it is possible.
