She paid hundreds of dollars before realizing it was fake. “So I called the number… just to mess with them and waste their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...