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Phishing

What is Phishing?

Phishing attacks are intended to collect your personal data, financial information or install viruses/trojans on your machine. They can be delivered by many methods

  • Email: A message containing a link to a malicious website or a faked login form designed to capture your username and password. Typically this mail will offer you something that seems too good to be true (free tokens) or claim you need to visit a link for some urgent reason (to Validate your account or similar)
  • Skype & other messengers: People claiming to be Cam4 staff asking you to do something (private shows, an audition, a problem with your account, etc) or again links that may be malicious or images that may be infected. 
  • Inbox messages: Faked messages saying you received a tip or gift, links requiring login – you may also see these appear in chat

What can you do about it?

  • Don’t reveal personal or financial information in an email, and do not respond to email solicitations for this information. This includes following links sent in email. 
  • Before sending or entering sensitive information online, check the security of the website. 
  • Pay attention to the website’s URL. Malicious websites may look identical to a legitimate site, but the URL may use a variation in spelling or a different domain (e.g., .com versus .net). If you look at the site URL in the browser address bar you will see the following

The presence of the padlock to the left of the URL shows that we have the security certificate for the domain and the link is valid. A faked page will not have this. See the example below

  1. The padlock shows with a red line through it, showing this is not a secure site
  2. Note the domain name does include cam4 but is not cam4.com.

Please pay attention to links like this provided through any method, particularly those asking you to login or provide personal information

Protect yourself

  • When in doubt, throw it out: Links in email, tweets, posts, Skype etc are often how information is compromised. If it looks suspicious, even if you think you know the source, it’s best to delete or – if appropriate – mark it as junk.
  • Think before you act: Be wary of communications that ask you to act immediately, offers something that sounds too good to be true or asks for personal information. If you want to check if the request is valid, please contact us directly at support@cam4.com, do not use the link you received.
  • Use a strong password: Make sure you do not use the same password for everything. Some tips on using a good password can be found here
  • Lockdown your account: In addition to a good password, make sure to add your security questions for additional protection. You can also add 2-factor authentication by using our SMS verification system

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My browser is blocking Flash (Safari)

Due to recent changes, you may find your browser is blocking Flash from running when you try to broadcast. You will see the screen below in Safari

 

Please click on “Click to use Flash” to bring up the window below

 

Please choose “User Every Time” or Use Once” as you prefer

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My Browser is blocking Flash (Firefox)

Due to recent changes, you may find your browser is blocking Flash from running when you try to broadcast. You will see the screen below in Firefox

This presents you with two choices

Click on Run Adobe Flash and you will see the screen below

Choose Allow to permit access to your cam and microphone

If you wish this to be a permanent change so you don’t see this each time you start please click Remember this decision

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My Browser is blocking Flash (Google Chrome)

Due to recent changes you may find your browser is blocking Flash from running when you try to broadcast. You will see the screen below in Google Chrome

 

Please click on the blocked plug in icon to the top right of the window

 

 

This will open a notification which allows you to manage your Flash settings

 

 

Please click on manage to change your Flash settings, you will see the screen below

 

 

Click the slider to the right of Block sites from running Flash (recommended) and you will see it change from Block to Ask First

 

 

Once this is completed, please click the padlock to the left of the address bar as below

 

From the menu that appears choose the option you prefer

  • Ask – This will request permission for Flash to access your cam and microphone each time you start a broadcast
  • Allow – This will allow Flash access to your cam and microphone until you change the option
  • Block – This will block Flash from accessing your cam and microphone until the option is changed

 

 

 

 

What is the Transaction Fee on token purchases?

CAM4 uses trusted payment processors to make sure your personal information is secure when you make token purchases. Token purchases have a transaction fee to cover the costs associated with using those payment processors.

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Lovense dynamic menu – Tips and Tricks

Bots are included in this extension. They are intended to announce Highest tipper, King tipper and auto-reply when you receive tips. you can configure this in the section called  Chatroom Notifications 

These bots are customizable. You can change the text and the rhythm of publication in your chat.

You can use these messages to promote your Fanclub, your video store or your social networks!

By setting them up in the  Send toy response Notification, you and your moderator will be freed from this repetitive task. You can devote yourself entirely to your fans!

We also advise you to disable the first item called send normal rules & spécial commands. The messages generated by this robot are invasive and you may miss messages from your fans. It is better to personalize the answers to automatically follow the vibrations, to make them unique, funny and sexy. You’ll find it in the last section called auto-reply 

Go to Chatroom Notifications and See below, on the example, how this can be set.

 

Please Note: If you experience any issues with this Extension, please contact Lovense at models@lovense.com

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How to install and set up Lovense dynamic menu

LOVENSE SMARTCAM software will make your live stream more visual by adding an interactive menu to your broadcast screen!
The advantages in using the Lovense SmartCam are

  • Your viewers will see how long the toy vibrates, the intensity level and the tip amount required to make it vibrate.
  • Shows your top 3 tippers.
  • 2 interactive games, Keno and Dice

Settings

Download the package containing all the up-to-date tools and software at this link: https://www.lovense.com/cam-model/download

This package contains

  • LOVENSE CONNECT,
  • THE OBS TOOLSET, 
  • LOVENSE BROWSER,
  • LOVENSE SMARTCAM (the only tool you need to run your dynamic menu). You can uncheck any tools/software you won’t need.

Important: If you are using Chrome or Firefox as your browser you must be using LOVENSE EXTENSION UPDATE version 23.0.5

Installing the Complete Package

Start LOVENSE SMARTCAM, and choose your default webcam as a video source:

 

Connect your Lovense browser and turn on the connected toy. Click on the pink button (your extension), then on “Settings” as below

 

 

Next activate and configure your LOVENSE SMARTCAM source in the extension settings, as well as the games.

You should now be on this page:

 

 

As you can see, the configuration of your extension is divided into 3 parts:

RULES (your vibrations levels), VIDEO FEEDBACK (video feedback), CHATROOM NOTIFICATION (your notification bots)

Let’s start by activating the link with LOVENSE SMARTCAM:

Click the Video Feedback button, then check the “Connect  to Lovense SmartCam” button

 

 

This action is confirmed  by the message “connected”

If your vibration levels are well configured, then your dynamic menu already appears on your LOVENSE SMARTCAM software like this:

 

 

Finally, you can customize this dynamic menu by activating options like size, opacity, display/hide vibration levels, display special commands and show the top 3 tippers. You can also display personalized text such as your “goal menu”.

 

 

When you change a setting you must confirm by clicking the SAVE button to update the LOVENSE SMARTCAM software and also your live broadcast.

All you have to do now is activate the LOVENSE GAME (Dice or Keno games):

Click on Lovense App gallery as below:

 

 

Click the Activate button and go back to the Cam4 items listed below

 

 

Click on the gears in the “Dice Game” Apps category,  enter the vibration levels dedicated to the dice, then record the levels as shown below:

 

 

In the Video Feedback category, check “Dice  Game” as shown below:

 

 

Set the notification bot that matches this “Dice Game” in the Chatroom Notification category  by checking the associated boxes as below:

 

 

Start your “Dice Game” game  by clicking the “Start” button

 

 

You may review your settings by looking at the Lovense Smartcam software as it appears in your dynamic menu like this

 

 

When you’re ready to launch your broadcast remember you must choose the “Lovense Smartcam” video source as below:

 

 

Let users know you are playing these games by using the hashtags #lovensegames #lovensedice #lovenseKeno in the show description and in your goal as below:

 

 

Using the Lovense Smartcam software will let your customers experience a new way to enjoy your streams, making your show more interactive and entertaining.

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Choosing a Good User Name

Your user name will be visible to everyone visiting CAM4 so you will not want to use any personal information in the name.

Remember, you will be building a profile/brand around your name so make sure it’s something creative and fits who you are.

Also keep in mind the following:

  • CAM4 does not permit user names using the numbers 10-17. Names created are removed and you will need to create a new one.
  • Do not use a password for your account that is associated with your personal accounts.
  • User names are limited to 12 characters.
  • Do not create a user name that suggests or promotes activities prohibited by our terms of service.

If you’re still having trouble choosing a name, here are three websites that can help you

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Invite an Existing Performer

If you have a performer that is already on CAM4 but not part of your Roster, no worries, you can now invite them to be added!

Log into your Master (studio) account.

Click on the Roster link in the black bar at the top.

 

 

Click on the orange button: Invite An Existing CAM4 Performer

 

 

On the next page enter the “Username” of the performer you are inviting along with the email that is associated with their CAM4 account. Once entered, click the Send button.

 

 

The next screen will confirm the invite was successful.

 

 

Your model will receive an invite in their email as well as a note of the invite in their CAM4 inbox.

 

 

The performer will need to click the “Accept Invitation” button in the email.

 

 

Once they accept, it will confirm they are now part of your studio.

 

 

You will also receive notification that the model has accepted your invitation.

 

 

The performer will now appear in your Roster.

 

 

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Post Cam4bucks Move Adjustments

Over the last couple of weeks, there have been some major changes on CAM4, most notably bringing over everything relating to earnings and payouts to CAM4 from Cam4bucks.

The move was not bug-free, but the vast majority of the cases are now resolved and we’re still working hard with the performers who have remaining issues in order to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.

This included payment processing issues, incorrectly reported earnings, as well as issues with getting verified.

In a particular case, some tokens were incorrectly added to available earnings during the transition. While this was quickly noticed, some took advantage before we could intervene.

Upon finding the error those tokens were removed but as a portion of these tokens had already been used to tip, gift, or otherwise transferred, they also had to be removed from the accounts they had been transferred to.

For transparency purposes, we are marking these your Performer Dashboard under Insights > Adjustments.

We apologize for the inconvenience

The CAM4 Team

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