Pokimane has reacted to viewers allegedly using stolen credit cards to place $500K bids to win the chance to play a game with her.
One of those auction items isa gaming session with Pokimane, and the bids quickly reached as high as $500,000. Unfortunately,many of the bids were removedwhen the platform used for the auctions realized they were fake.
Pokimane has since reacted to the news of the fake bids, saying she was “kinda glad” that the platform capped the bids where it did.
“So, people did bid. People were actually bidding, but then there was some people that started bidding with stolen credit cards up to half a million dollars,” she said. “I’m kinda glad that it capped a half a million.”
“I guess there was an issue with the verification where people could bid without being properly verified.”
She went on to mention that the bid was still an “outrageous” amount of money, as it currently sits at a massive $30,200.
“I’m just so excited that it goes to charity, I’m excited to do a good thing and I’m excited for the show,” Pokimane added.
CDawgVA hit outagainst those who made fake bids,calling the action “cringe.”
“It’s super cringe to fake money for charity,” he said. “I think there is nothing sadder you can fake in life than donating money to charity. I think it’s so sad.
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“Why would you commit fraud to add a fake bid to a charity auction?”
Each year, the auction sends its proceeds to the Immune Deficiency Foundation, which offers “resources, education, and support” for those suffering from primary immunodeficiency.
Dylan Horetski is a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s US team. He is an expert Entertainment reporter, covering Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Tech, and viral news. He also has bylines at IGN. You can contact him at: dylan.horetski@dexerto.com
