YouTube job scams sent via text are spreading globally, Google warns. Learn the key warning signs, including unrealistic pay ...

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 ...

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 ...

An email arrived that looked like a routine billing alert for YouTube TV Premium. Near the top, it displayed "BILLING FAILED" in capital letters. Below that, the message claimed the payment was ...

What just happened? When it comes to scams that use faked footage of celebrities, few are as popular as Elon Musk. A deepfake of the billionaire was used in a YouTube Live broadcast, telling viewers ...

YouTube has a big problem with scammers hijacking channels and streaming fake videos of Elon Musk in order to promote crypto scams. Credit: Marc Piasecki/Getty Images Is there any end in sight to fake ...

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 ...

YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE SO YOU DON’T FALL FOR IT. FOLKS HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD YOU ABOUT THESE POP UP MESSAGES ON YOUR COMPUTER, BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL FALLING FOR THIS SCAM AND YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY ONCE ...