Scammers used donk name to scam on YouTube

Scammers exploited the name of one of the best CS2 players — Danil "donk" Kryshkovets, a Team Spirit player and HLTV star — to deceive fans. A similar situation has happened before with other popular players.

Fraudsters uploaded a fake video featuring donk on a channel disguised as HLTV, which is not official. Their goal was to scam fans by stealing their accounts and skins, offering fake giveaways and other activities.

This kind of fraud has already happened with other professional players and organizations, including Nikola "NiKo" Kovač, Dan "apEX" Madesclaire, and more. We covered this issue in detail in earlier materials (1, 2).

Always stay cautious: with the development of technology and Ai , scammers create more sophisticated schemes that can fool even the most careful people. Make sure to enable as many security protections on your accounts as possible to avoid falling victim to such fraud.