GATONET LIVES: FANS ARE DECEIVED AND DONATIONS DIVERTED

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In addition to leaving its mark on the economies of many countries, the new coronavirus has also affected the world of illegal business. However, since cartels, gangs and mafias do not poland mobile database like companies that focus on a specific activity, new ways of “making money” have already been found. Authorities around the world have reported a decrease in criminal activities linked to drug trafficking and smuggling, but they are clear about the increase in crimes committed “from home” such as credit card fraud, online scams and pedophilia.



Some crimes occur specifically in Brazil. Scammers take advantage of the great popularity of country singers' Lives, which are the most accessed and watched by millions of people. It is common for the artist to take advantage of their audience to collect donations that will be allocated to families who are going through difficulties during the pandemic.



To receive these donations, a QR code is displayed on the broadcast screen to facilitate transactions. Criminals saw the success of the live broadcasts watched by millions of people and started to create a kind of “Live GatoNet” and have been trying to steal money from donors. Since the first major Live broadcast of this type, hosted by singer Gusttavo Lima on March 28, 2020, fake channels began to appear on YouTube that broadcast the Live signal of the Official Live broadcast.



The first fake channels were intended to steal the artists' audience and get a lot of views. Between April 8th and 12th, the fake channels created fake QR codes , overlaying the originals and thus diverting donations. There is still no apparent solution for the scams applied in Lives, but YouTube has been working together with artists and record labels to speed up reports related to unauthorized retransmissions of official channels.