Facebook "David McWilliams promoting crypto" scam

[Brendan Burgess]

This popped up on my Facebook page

I reported it immediately to Facebook and to McWilliams.
I can't see it anymore, but I think that's because I reported it. I guess it's still up there.

If it weren't so serious, it would be funny.

 

[Peanuts20]

Thats been on X for quite sometime as well. I've given up reporting things like that as 9 times out of 10 I got told "not in breech"

 

[Protocol]

This sort of thing has been on Twitter for weeks and weeks.

 

[jfrank]

There are a lot of posts on Twitter too featuring McWilliams. I do not click on them as I am sure he has nothing to do with them

 

[ClubMan]

I got a YouTube AI scam ad the other evening with "President Michael D Higgins" announcing that everybody was entitled to a free €1,000 grant if they just scanned the accompanying QR code...

 

[Fortune]

weeks and weeks.

Years and years

 

[Sue Ellen]

I've given up reporting things like that as 9 times out of 10 I got told "not in breech"

Same on Facebook which I find extremely annoying

 

[GSheehy]

Someone is paying Elon or Mark to advertise these. Why would they care about reports on posts that generate revenue for them.

 

[MugsGame]

I got one from Conor McGregor promoting the benefits of weight-lifting.

 

[Towger]

I used to get Anne Doyle flogging crypto or some other secret to get rich.

 

[Persia]

That nice radio RTE radio and TV legend ran off with 30k of my money, he friended me on FB and told me I'd make 4000% CRYPTO profit in 1 month.

Not sure now it was actually him as thinking on it, English didn't seem to be his first, second language ......or even his third.

I honestly believe now it wasnt him at all...how do I get my money back? Surely its someone else to blame for this like the my bank...they warned me once alright but I forgot about it as a lot going on at the time!!!

 

[ClubMan]

Huh?

 

[Towger]

Huh?

Some of the latest scam are advents are offering their services to get your money/crypto back after you have been scammed.

 

[Sarah Ryan]

Scary but anybody with half a brain who listen to his podcasts will know his feelings on it.
But then again, there a lot of people out there with no brains!

 

[Brendan Burgess]

But then again, there a lot of people out there with no brains!

Agreed, but they are the ones listening to David McWilliams' podcasts.

 

[Sarah Ryan]

Agreed, but they are the ones listening to David McWilliams' podcasts.

Looks like I have no brain so!

 

[DazedInPontoon]

The problem when you get one of these scam ads about Hobbes Hobbs and property is that it might be a real ad.

 

[ClubMan]

The problem when you get one of these scam ads about Hobbes and property is that it might be a real ad.

You mean Thomas? Or Eddie Hobbs?

 

[fistophobia]

On Facebook now, theres a link to an article.. shows McWilliams in a "perp walk" with Gardai.
Does he not worry about reputational damage?

 

[Purple]

On Facebook now, theres a link to an article.. shows McWilliams in a "perp walk" with Gardai.
Does he not worry about reputational damage?

Being thought badly of by stupid people is, in my opinion, desirable.