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🚨 SCAM ALERT: Phishing Emails Targeting YouTube Creators
Fake "Private Video" Invites Are Tricking Users—Stay Safe!
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Here’s what you need to know:
Scammers are sending fake emails from no-reply(@)youtube.com inviting creators to view a “private video.”
The message appears legitimate, often titled “Changes in Monetization Policy” to grab attention.
Clicking the link leads to a phishing page designed to steal your YouTube login information.
This is NOT an official YouTube email—do not engage or click any links.
Read here:
⚠️ Warning to YouTubers, Creators, & artists.
There is a scam going around where you're emailed from [email protected] with an invite to watch a private video. These videos impersonate YouTube and link to a phishing page. Do not engage with these.
— Techlore (@TechloreInc)
12:25 AM • Feb 19, 2025
It started a while ago and hasn’t stopped! 🔄
🚨ALERT: Dangerous YouTube scam going around.
One creator almost lost their 500k subs channel.
Here's exactly how it works:
1. You get email from "no-reply@youtube"
2. Links to private video from "YouTube Creators"
3. Video tells you to check description
4. Description has… x.com/i/web/status/1…— vidIQ (@vidIQ)
4:55 PM • Jan 29, 2025
I know several people who follow me also have YouTube channels. This is an email I just got…and it’s a SCAM / PHISHING ATTEMPT. You’ll see it comes from [email protected] - but just delete it. It’s fake. Nuke it from orbit. YouTube confirmed the scam here: @TeamYouTube 👍
— Metal Jesus Rocks (@MetalJesusRocks)
9:21 PM • Feb 17, 2025
It’s all a deepfake trick! 🕵️‍♂️
a new type of scam
scammer shares a private youtube video with u so it seems like its from credible sourceit's a deepfake video of the CEO of YouTube, telling the viewers that they need to follow a phishing link in the description to not to get demonetized
@YouTubeCreatorsx.com/i/web/status/1…
— bycloud (@bycloudai)
5:00 PM • Feb 16, 2025
Hello @YouTubeCreators I just got a highly suspect email of a (I'm pretty sure) deepfaked video asking content creators to "click on a link and put in code" to comply with monetization updates. Very convincing scam if not for the fact the channel name is spelled wrong.
— Solar Sands (@Solar_Sas)
5:54 PM • Jan 25, 2025
📢 Community Demands Action
Youtube really needs to do something about these phishing mails pretending to be coming directly from YouTube. They even have a AI generated video of @nealmohan attached to the mail saying that your monetisation will be disabled in a week if the creator doesn't download from the… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Nitin Raj (@MrPerfectTech)
2:49 AM • Feb 19, 2025
Hey .@YouTubeCreators got this phishing email this morning which looks like it's coming from @YouTube.com but if you click on the image it brings you to this video. Check the link in the description! Scammers!!! Please take action so no creator falls prey to them
— Mr. Web | All things WordPress | And more... (@mrwebreviews)
8:34 AM • Feb 18, 2025
Creators, stay vigilant! Scammers are getting smarter, but so can we.
Share this alert to help protect fellow creators. đź’ˇ