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Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, is right now probably one of the biggest names in the entertainment world. With over 180 million subscribers, Mr. Beast currently sits comfortably on the throne for the biggest individual YouTuber as well.

Be it his gaming ventures or his social welfare deeds, be it crazy challenges or larger-than-life videos, Jimmy has always won our hearts. But this time, it seems we’ve got someone who is faking to be Jimmy. Who is he? Let’s find out.

Fake MrBeast Account Surfaces on YouTube

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If you search on YouTube “MrBeast”, surely you will get his original YouTube account, with 746 videos, 180 million subscribers, and a freaking 31.02 billion views. Not only that, MrBeast has other channels as well on YouTube, apart from his main channel, like Beast Reacts, MrBeast 2, Beast Philanthropy, MrBeast Hindi, and many more.

But there is also another account named Jimmy which claims to be another channel of this famous YouTuber. According to the channel bio, this is a secret temporary alternative channel of Beast. Not only that, this channel also claims to be a giveaway channel. This channel description states that this is event will end soon.

I found a probably fake Mr Beast account with thousands of subscribers
by u/DataSittingAlone in MrBeast

Unlike other fake channels, this channel has 34.9K subscribers right now. Although this channel hasn’t uploaded any videos. Upon opening this fake channel, we can see the videos from the original MrBeast account surfacing on the home tab. The channel is not so old too, as it was just created on July 11, 2022. Now you can wonder how this channel got so many views with re-uploads. Actually, they have made a playlist named “New Uploads” with Beast’s original videos in it, and put it into the front area of the channel.

Read More: Are MrBeast Videos Not Entertaining Enough? Well, Some Fans Think So

‘There is no official confirmation from Jimmy himself about this channel. And also this channel hasn’t got the verification tick from YouTube, unlike other of MrBeast’s channels. There are some speculations that this can be some kind of scam. These channels usually choose someone as a winner for a giveaway or contest and then frauds them. Not only the viewers, Donaldson himself is also affected by these nasty scammers, and this is not the first time.

Fans Are Cautious!

Fraudulent channels are very common these days. Especially, celebs keep facing these situations now and then. Here are some fan reactions:

This fan has explained the whole scenario.

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by u/FedoraTheExplorer5 from discussion I found a probably fake Mr Beast account with thousands of subscribers
in MrBeast

This fan thinks this channel has used bots to increase the subscribers.

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by u/-Mothman_ from discussion I found a probably fake Mr Beast account with thousands of subscribers
in MrBeast

According to this fan, it’s very silly nowadays to fall for these scams.

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by u/howerfplay from discussion I found a probably fake Mr Beast account with thousands of subscribers
in MrBeast

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This fan has also cracked the situation too.

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by u/Altruistic-Ad1783 from discussion I found a probably fake Mr Beast account with thousands of subscribers
in MrBeast

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Scammers like these are in every corner on the internet. It’s our duty to use the internet more carefully and keep ourselves falling from these fraudsters. The American YouTuber himself will surely go to do something with this fraudulent channel as well.

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