Important message. Please be aware of this scam. (See bottom of page for example of e-So, Let's Recap "2009"..........What a year!
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There is currently an email going around right now to people on Youtube (and to people who aren't using Youtube or any other Google service) that claims that a user's uploaded video has been "approved". This has been causing some confusion to users that have never uploaded a video, or have uploaded a video and could have been caught in the lie, but thought to ask. Some users have clicked links in these emails and have ended up on perfect replicas of the Youtube log-in page or homepage.
The answer is yes. This IS a scam, apparently to phish your account. The log-in page and homepage presented in these emails is false and is probably used to hijack your account should you enter in your username and password to log into your account. Youtube and Google will NEVER email you claiming that a video has been "approved" after uploading it, and they will also never ask for your username and password in an email, either. All the approval your video needs is given once you upload it and it finishes processing (copyright claims aside).
If you have received an email that claims your upload has been approved, particularly if you have never uploaded a video to your account or haven't uploaded one in a while, then the best policy is to delete it or bring it to the attention of your email provider as a scam. Under no circumstances should you click any links in the email message, and you should NOT give your Youtube information on the false log-in page. If you have accidentally given your information on the false log-in page, you may be quick enough to change the password before the scammer does by going to your real Youtube account and changing the password there, then logging out and back in. If not, you can ask in the help forums for more information or contact Youtube and attempt to get the account back.
The easiest way to avoid this scam is to always go to Youtube through a bookmark or other trusted link to the site, NEVER through an email link. Always check the Sender's email address as well, if it doesn't look like it should be a legit Google bot address, then don't trust it. Typos are a sure-fire sign of a scam email as well. If in doubt, ALWAYS delete it or ask for help here before you touch anything. And remember, Youtube will NEVER ask for your username and password to your Youtube account or your Google account.
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Example:
- The American people elect a black president with a total of 142 days experience as a U.S. Senator from the most politically corrupt state (city) in America whose governors have been ousted from office.
The President's first official act is to order the close of Gitmo and make sure
terrorists civil rights are not violated.(honest mistake?)
2. The U.S. Congress rushes to confirm a black Attorney General, Eric Holder, whose law firm we later find out represents seventeen Gitmo Terrorists.(An honest mistake?!)
3. The CIA Boss appointee, Leon Panetta, has absolutely no experience, has a daughter Linda, we find out, who is a true radical anti-American activist and a supporter of all the Anti-American regimes in the western hemisphere.
(There were socio-economic factors involved!)
4. We got the second most corrupt American woman (Pelosi is #1) as Secretary of State; bought and paid for.
4. We got the second most corrupt American woman (Pelosi is #1) as Secretary of State; bought and paid for.
(You can put lipstick on a pig, but it still stinks!)
5. We got a Tax Cheat for Treasury Secretary who did not properly file his own taxes for 12 years.(He misspoke!)
6. A Commerce Secretary nominee who withdrew due to corruption charges.(Another honest mistake???)
7. A Tax cheat nominee for Chief Performance Officer who withdrew under charges.(Hmmm... another screw-up?)
8. A Labor Secretary nominee who withdrew under charges of unethical conduct.(Ok, maybe this person was just plain stupid.)
9. A Secretary HHS nominee (Daschle) who withdrew under charges of cheating on his taxes.(I'm running out of excuses for these idiots!!)
10. Multiple appointments of former lobbyists after an absolute campaign statement that no lobbyists would be appointed.(I am getting a headache!)
All this occurred just during the first three weeks. . . but who's counting?
America is being run by the modern-day Three Stooges; Barry, Nancy and Harry and they are still trying to define stimulus..."it's spending!!!"
The congress passes the $800,000,000,000 (that's $800 billion) pork-loaded spending bill where the government gives you a smidgen of your tax dollars ($13 per week), making you feel so good about yourself [stimulated], that you want to run out to Wal-Mart and buy a new Chinese-made HDTV and go home and watch Telemundo!
Only with the Liberals...
Pray for our country.
5. We got a Tax Cheat for Treasury Secretary who did not properly file his own taxes for 12 years.(He misspoke!)
6. A Commerce Secretary nominee who withdrew due to corruption charges.(Another honest mistake???)
7. A Tax cheat nominee for Chief Performance Officer who withdrew under charges.(Hmmm... another screw-up?)
8. A Labor Secretary nominee who withdrew under charges of unethical conduct.(Ok, maybe this person was just plain stupid.)
9. A Secretary HHS nominee (Daschle) who withdrew under charges of cheating on his taxes.(I'm running out of excuses for these idiots!!)
10. Multiple appointments of former lobbyists after an absolute campaign statement that no lobbyists would be appointed.(I am getting a headache!)
All this occurred just during the first three weeks. . . but who's counting?
America is being run by the modern-day Three Stooges; Barry, Nancy and Harry and they are still trying to define stimulus..."it's spending!!!"
The congress passes the $800,000,000,000 (that's $800 billion) pork-loaded spending bill where the government gives you a smidgen of your tax dollars ($13 per week), making you feel so good about yourself [stimulated], that you want to run out to Wal-Mart and buy a new Chinese-made HDTV and go home and watch Telemundo!
Only with the Liberals...
Pray for our country.
Here's the good news though - Obama took Air Force One to Denver to sign the stimulus package, wasting as much as 10,000 gallons of fuel OR 24 JOBS FOR ONE YEAR.
Don't you just love hypocrites?
Speaking of praying, Obama has now been president for twelve months and yet he & wife (first lady) Michelle, the Christian family they claim to be, have not attended church since the inauguration.
He must miss Reverend Wright!
In these times 'I'll keep my God, my freedom, my gun and my money..
Anyone that supports this insanity can keep "THE CHANGE".
Don't you just love hypocrites?
Speaking of praying, Obama has now been president for twelve months and yet he & wife (first lady) Michelle, the Christian family they claim to be, have not attended church since the inauguration.
He must miss Reverend Wright!
In these times 'I'll keep my God, my freedom, my gun and my money..
Anyone that supports this insanity can keep "THE CHANGE".
When you are down in the dumps and think you have real PROBLEMS, just remember: SOMEWHERE IN THIS WORLD, THERE IS A "MR." PELOSI.....
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There is currently an email going around right now to people on Youtube (and to people who aren't using Youtube or any other Google service) that claims that a user's uploaded video has been "approved". This has been causing some confusion to users that have never uploaded a video, or have uploaded a video and could have been caught in the lie, but thought to ask. Some users have clicked links in these emails and have ended up on perfect replicas of the Youtube log-in page or homepage.
The answer is yes. This IS a scam, apparently to phish your account. The log-in page and homepage presented in these emails is false and is probably used to hijack your account should you enter in your username and password to log into your account. Youtube and Google will NEVER email you claiming that a video has been "approved" after uploading it, and they will also never ask for your username and password in an email, either. All the approval your video needs is given once you upload it and it finishes processing (copyright claims aside).
If you have received an email that claims your upload has been approved, particularly if you have never uploaded a video to your account or haven't uploaded one in a while, then the best policy is to delete it or bring it to the attention of your email provider as a scam. Under no circumstances should you click any links in the email message, and you should NOT give your Youtube information on the false log-in page. If you have accidentally given your information on the false log-in page, you may be quick enough to change the password before the scammer does by going to your real Youtube account and changing the password there, then logging out and back in. If not, you can ask in the help forums for more information or contact Youtube and attempt to get the account back.
The easiest way to avoid this scam is to always go to Youtube through a bookmark or other trusted link to the site, NEVER through an email link. Always check the Sender's email address as well, if it doesn't look like it should be a legit Google bot address, then don't trust it. Typos are a sure-fire sign of a scam email as well. If in doubt, ALWAYS delete it or ask for help here before you touch anything. And remember, Youtube will NEVER ask for your username and password to your Youtube account or your Google account.
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Example:
 | help center | e-mail options | report spam |
YouTube Service has sent you a message:
Your video has been approved
You can reply to this message by visiting your inbox.
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