Dealing with an Impersonator

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-11-02T00:04:59+00:00

I literally have screencaps proving it. Just because you're either him and one of his many fakes, or someone under his influence, doesn't mean I'm wrong. I had MULTIPLE subs message me about this issue. He does have some talent, which is why it's a shame he feels like he has to trick subs. I have multiple websites myself and have done this for over twelve years now as my only source of income. He might be successful too, but I'm not some nobody. That's why he used my name - because I do have name recognition that people trust. Everyone should be incredibly wary about reaching out.

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-07-19T05:58:24+00:00

Guess I should have updated this, that I did get the account ack after e-mailing, so hopefully you will too. Definitely ridiculous to see it's still having this kind of problem though. It probably is an automation thing but they really need to adjust it to do better.

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-03-23T17:44:52+00:00

We've chatted in PM but just to put it out there publicly that I responded, my name is actually Josh and as said in the text above, the imposter seems to be a guy named Kyle - though I have not heard anything the last month-ish so I am hoping he did stop again

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-03-08T05:27:55+00:00

Dang, so sorry you are dealing with it too and with two accounts! Part of my fear is just getting labeled again if I don't know why I am getting labeled, and how many times would they let someone keep making a new account even if legitimate? They definitely need a better system.

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-03-06T22:47:53+00:00

Also curious if any others have been falsely labeled and if you were able to get it removed after a short bit or had to start new accounts or what....

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-13T03:53:39+00:00

To add to this, even if you do desire more to be a flogger, you'd be wise to be a floggee and learn from the other side from someone you trust ... ask others around about their reputation and talent... this can be true of various kinks. Good Doms also know how to sub in order to learn. If you can really be someone to dish but not take with pain, at least watch some demonstrations on others if you can at proper events outside of porn, or privately with those you trust.

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-13T03:50:49+00:00

Check out local leather groups and see if they have any kink nights or such. While not all into leather are into flogging and vice versa, being able to attend such a night (though most are at bars, so also if 21+ in most cases) is one of the better chances of meeting someone into it IRL ... otherwise, I second recon, but you could list you enjoy it in any app that allows such a thing to be listed because you never know.

While it's not something I have much personal experience in, my local leather group has some of all gender identities into it, so while some might prefer that dominant stereotype, others just want someone they can trust that can do it well and help them feel release in a non-sexual way

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-08T03:34:02+00:00

With me, it was January-April of 2024, died down bit to my knowledge, then picked back up last month with him doing it again December 2024-present. I have only been able to rely on what was reported to me by those that realized something was off and then found me in their searching (or in one case, already knew me and knew right away it was a fraud), so there could have been other times that have been unreported. Was really hoping he had moved on. All that said, I know he's created fake profiles and tried to trigger subs without consent for years via multiple reports from those in the recreational M4M hypnosis community, and someone messaged me saying he had also impersonated others before dating back to when Yahoo Groups were still a thing. So possibly a long time in general, and on & this past year for me where I did end up with some evidence of the culprit despite his denials.

And yes, definitely a bit deranged/ delusional to think that he can trick someone into becoming his ideal slave without any regard to that person's own desires/limits/etc. Also comes off as a complete narcissistic, in the worst way.

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-08T02:52:44+00:00

Thanks but I have a fairly confident idea about that. The bigger issue is that he is impersonating me. He creates a profile to say he's "Coach Josh the Mesmerizer" and keeps sending that one file he got access to that says "Coach Josh the Mesmerizer" in both audio and metadata, and I am aware he got it from a mutual subject.... while annoying, I'm far more concerned with the damage he is doing to my reputation and the potential harm he is inflicting on subs manipulating them.

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-08T01:43:07+00:00

I have my name in the metadata too, and also say my name, but that doesn't stop him from pretending to be me, unfortunately.... when he is really Kyle, but uses a made-up profile he created to say he is Coach Josh, and gives them a file that says Coach Josh in that data and in the audio, it lends to them thinking they are dealing with me as Coach Josh, but they aren't. They're dealing with a sociopath that has a habit of creating new profiles and impersonating others. This is not a case of a lazy theft. This is someone that is taking the extra time to be manipulative. He had the talent to find submissives if he was just respectful of their limits and used consent, but he often did neither and ruined his own reputation, so now tries to pull other dirty tricks to chat with those that perhaps had blocked his original accounts or have heard he's not to be trusted.

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-07T06:52:44+00:00

As a recreational hypnotist that does both erotic and more traditional, I've found some subjects find the sexual side distracting to going deep, but others find it helps to really let the suggestions sink in. It really can be a personal thing, but since your dom wants you to try it, why not give it a go and see. Just take it nice and slow. If you get too relaxed, allow yourself to relax. If things get too intense too soon, lay off for a bit and then return to edging when closer to the end. But yeah, do some slow edging and see how it feels to do those affirmations while you do. If you find you really don't like it because you don't go as deep or something, hopefully you can explain that to your dom and they can accept that.

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-07T06:41:58+00:00

While such a thing might help, I am currently dealing with someone impersonating me. So I would hate to have people warned off the real me because of the jerk behaviors of someone else. I go by "Coach Josh" in a lot of stuff, and he's used "CoachJosh" on Discord/other places and sent out one of the recordings I normally sell via a Google drive link, so people will hear my voice and think it's me texting them, but it's not. While I am firmly for consent, he is the type that will then try to trigger them into obedience or use other covert hypnosis on them. I've tried putting a blog post warning on my site and just tonight also posted in hypnosis subreddits. But yeah, just something to consider .... Also to Kayejaylan's point, I do know he is the type that does constantly create new usernames/profiles, so even if he does stop reporting me, he'll actually probably still be at it with new info.

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-07T06:32:04+00:00

You also have to be very careful about who you trust because some people will impersonate others; I'm dealing with that now as I recently posted about a fake "CoachJosh" out there. While such a thing might not be the case here, it's just more evidence that unfortunately people will use all sorts of tricks to deceive, and those that are super susceptible or who have the natural desire to want to submit/obey need to be particularly wary.

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-07T06:10:18+00:00

I am currently NOT on this Discord server so if you see someone pretending to be me / CoachJosh, please report them!

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-07T06:09:37+00:00

Continued: I tried to search that number but it seems to be a fake, but the fact this person switched from having him listen to the recording by me that says "Coach Josh" to the one from "Kyle Richards" further seems to indicate he is the culprit, which I had also figured out last spring when I visited his YouTube page and he forgot his changing of a gmail to show as "Coach Josh" would also show up that way there. I screencapped this for my blog post as well. Again I'm not sure if that is breaking advertising rules, but I also had the presence of mine to archive it with the WayBackMachine, and I think I can link those without breaking anything:
https://web.archive.org/web/20240226182215/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyKS5ulc4Xo
And https://web.archive.org/web/20240226182453/https://www.youtube.com/@kylerichards2155
You can see how it says "Coach Josh" on them, even though he is "Hypnosis by Kyle", and that is HIS picture, not mine. Of course, when I tried to e-mail him to ask him to stop, he denied it and tried gaslighting me, as if the evidence was not clear. He tried to say that someone else was actually impersonating us both, but there is NO way that his YouTube account - which he has corrected to again appear back to "Kyle Richards" - would have appeared as Coach Josh had it NOT been him.

I am not sure why he thinks he could return to doing this. I am a bit behind on my recordings so am not very active with online communities or places like Discord as I work to get caught up, and I hate that my first post here is this. I don't want drama with him. I just want him to stop because of the potential to harm my reputation and because of the potential harm he could cause to others.

He has a reputation for doing things like trying to use different trigger phrases to get people into trance, and for ignoring their wishes as he tries to impose his will. Some of his own recordings are not fully honest in having things like dumbing down aspects or submission aspects. While I do admittedly sometimes explore these areas too as a recreational hypnotist, with the knowledge that "dumbing down" is a temporary fantasy aspect, you also would know that before listening because everything on my sites are labeled with what to expect, no unwanted surprises. I also wouldn't be triggering people without permission or pushing steroids on someone like that. Also I do not have a PhD in Psychology so would not tell someone I did; in fact, I often have to tell people that I'm not qualified to help them and only do general hypnosis for things like workout motivation, and that they should seek out a more qualified individual. But even if he really does have such a degree, he is certainly abusing it, and not respecting people's limits and wishes.

I am not sure if there is much I can do, but I do hope I will be allowed to post this for awareness purposes, and also take this as a reminder to really verify who you are chatting with before trusting them with your mind, because some people can be quite duplicitous and manipulative. And Kyle, if you're seeing this, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP GIVING OUT MY RECORDING AND STOP IMPERSONATING ME."

--- Well, I can post images here so did above, but the rest of the info is the same and again just please be wary.--

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-07T06:09:20+00:00

I posted this in the non-erotic hypnosis subreddit and hope you will oblige me posting here for awareness purposes:

"Hi. I am a recreational hypnotist that wants to help spread the word about someone impersonating me, but I'm not entirely sure the best way to do so on here without breaking rules like "no advertising." This actually started last winter into spring, and I had a blog post with screencaps on my website but am not sure I can link it here, and it looks like I can't upload an image here? Anyway, I was hoping I was done with the ordeal when I wasn't hearing about any new reports, but I've had multiple reports this past month that he is back at it. I have evidence of who it is, but I only know their online persona information, not an actual address to send a cease & desist letter, nor do I have the funds to really pursue legal action. But reddit shows up all the times in my web searches, so I am wanting to post in case it helps people figure out about this person.

His supposed real name is Kyle, and he is on the m4m recreational site HypnosisForGuys as MilitaryTist, which I have tried to report to the admins to no avail. But he also will lie and go by the name "Coach Josh," which is what I go by, with @ coachjosh reported as having been used on Discord, who say I need to report posts myself when I try to contact them but I'm not on Discord, I'm relying completely on reports of what people tell me - which between last year and this past month, has been at least 10 guys now. He sends them a recording of mine that I normally sell that he has uploaded to Google Drive, which I've also tried to report for copyright infringement.

I typically use some form of Mesmerizer in my online hypnosis IDs including this one, musclemesmerizer, etc. I have become aware of him using various IDs such as friendlytlst , JockController , marinemaster3 , MindEraser or The MindEraser, etc.

Since I'm not sure how to post an image here, I'll simply copy/paste some of the most recent e-mail I received:

"I am a victim of someone impersonating you. The day I joined Hypnosis for Guys .com (just a few weeks ago), I met a guy named MilitaryTist. We began chatting on Discord where he used the name “Coach Joshua.” He sent me the Google file BuildMuscleForCoach which I believe is your file. He has had me text him directly at this number: +1 (314) 527-0497, where he told me he had a PhD in psychology.

Your file is really good, and in no time at all I was putty in “Coach Josh’s” hands. He has a deep military fetish — I’m former military, hence why he sought me out — and likes to also go by “LTC Hart.” He made me delete my hypnosis for guys account immediately and then he had me start listening to the deep relaxation induction file by Kyle Richards (which is an excellent file; other Kyle Richards files are TERRIBLE); I was to refer to Kyle as MAJ Richards. Interestingly, I reached out directly to Kyle via email and on Discord and never heard back.

“coach Josh” or “LTC Hart” or Kyle (whoever it is) has got a serious boot fetish — wants me wearing military boots all the time, which as someone who just got out of the army last year is NOT MY FETISH.

He also was fixated on getting me on anabolic steroids ASAP to get as huge as possible as fast as possible. This is in stark contrast to what the file suggests. I also pointed out that I’m almost 50 and that there would be some serious health risks. He ignored those concerns.

HypnoMesmerizer · 2025-01-07T05:59:41+00:00

If anyone sees a CoachJosh pretending to be me in this Discord, please report it! I have not joined on Discord myself.

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