diff --git a/src/main/index.js b/src/main/index.js
index 36e8f6996..c678f6579 100644
--- a/src/main/index.js
+++ b/src/main/index.js
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ app.on('ready', async () => {
     await installExtensions();
   }
   rendererWindow = createWindow(appState);
+  rendererWindow.webContents.on('devtools-opened', () => {
+    rendererWindow.webContents.send('devtools-is-opened');
+  });
   tray = createTray(rendererWindow);
 });
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/index.js b/src/renderer/index.js
index ceb8804f0..811a48b47 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import 'scss/all.scss';
 import store from 'store';
 import app from './app';
 import analytics from './analytics';
+import doLogWarningConsoleMessage from './logWarningConsoleMessage';
 import { initContextMenu } from './util/contextMenu';
 
 const { autoUpdater } = remote.require('electron-updater');
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ ipcRenderer.on('window-is-focused', () => {
   dock.setBadge('');
 });
 
+ipcRenderer.on('devtools-is-opened', () => {
+  const logOnDevelopment = false;
+  doLogWarningConsoleMessage(logOnDevelopment);
+});
+
 document.addEventListener('dragover', event => {
   event.preventDefault();
 });
diff --git a/src/renderer/logWarningConsoleMessage.js b/src/renderer/logWarningConsoleMessage.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12f0d1a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/logWarningConsoleMessage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import isDev from 'electron-is-dev';
+
+export default function doLogWarningConsoleMessage(activeOnDev = false) {
+  if (isDev && !activeOnDev) return;
+  const style = {
+    redTitle:
+      'color: red; font-size: 50px; text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black, 1px 0 black, 0 -1px black;, font-weight: bold;',
+    normalText: 'font-size: 24px;',
+    redText:
+      'color: red; text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black, 1px 0 black, 0 -1px black; font-size: 24px;',
+  };
+  console.clear();
+  console.log('%cScam alert!', style.redTitle);
+
+  console.log(
+    '%cIf someone told you to copy / paste something here you have a chance of being scammed.',
+    style.normalText
+  );
+
+  console.log(
+    '%cPasting anything in here could give attackers access to your LBC credits or wallet.',
+    style.normalText
+  );
+
+  console.log(
+    "%cIf you don't understand what you are doing here, please close this window and keep your LBC credits/wallet safe.",
+    style.redText
+  );
+
+  console.log(
+    '%cIf you do understand exactly what you are doing, you should come work with us https://lbry.io/join-us',
+    style.normalText
+  );
+}