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 ...

“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

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