Pierogi from Scammer Payback on YouTube joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about scams and scambaiting. Why do scammers ask victims to buy gift cards? What are some of the biggest ...

A fake YouTube TV billing alert is circulating. Here’s how this scam works, why it feels real and how to protect yourself.

YouTube, the most widely used video streaming site, provides millions of hours of free content though with advertisements. Although it is not necessary to create a YT account, it makes the experience ...

Scammers are faking YouTube livestreams about the solar eclipse, featuring Elon Musk and SpaceX, for crypto scams. Credit: Mehmet Futsi/Anadolu via Getty Images The spammers. The scammers. And you.

YouTube terminated over 7 million channels in the third quarter of 2025, attributing the sharp increase to financial scams originating from Southeast Asia. YouTube removed 7,456,811 channels between ...

Ripple warns that bad actors are stealing YouTube accounts and using them to impersonate the firm to shill their scams, including fake “XRP giveaways.” Fraudsters and scammers are taking advantage of ...