Tod MaffinCanadian Commentator, From Far and Wide · Emotional Support Canadian

The fake accounts are here

23 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube monologue, creator Tod Maffin alerts viewers to the proliferation of fake TikTok accounts that impersonate him. He explains how scammers copy a creator’s branding, follow the real creator’s followers, and then DM them to solicit purchases—often involving cryptocurrency. Maffin emphasizes that he will never send unsolicited direct messages, ask followers to buy anything, or discuss Bitcoin. He provides concrete verification cues: his authentic handle is spelled T-O-D-M-A-F-F-I-N, and his genuine account has approximately 61,000 followers. He advises viewers to check the follower count and profile picture, and to avoid accounts with fewer than 60,000 followers, directing them to his real profile.

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All the fake accounts have come up. This account right here is not me. This happens a lot if you're new on TikTok. What they do is they find a creator's account that's gotten some traction lately and they copy everything— the logo, some of the text, some of the videos— and then they follow people on the real person's account. They hope that they'll get confused and they'll follow the fake person's account, and then they'll try to engage you in DMs and they'll ask you to buy something. I will never DM you unsolicited. I will— I'm not interested in Bitcoin. I'm not interested in cryptocurrency. I will never ask you to buy anything. The The way you can tell it is really my account is A, my name, T-O-D-M-A-F-F-I-N. Those are the only letters. And also my account now has like 61,000 followers on it. These fake accounts get shut down before they get anywhere close to that. So if you are seeing my video right now and you check my profile picture and the account has less than 60,000 followers, you are on a fake account. Go find me at my real one, which is Tod Maffin. Alright, good night. I'll see you tomorrow.