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Important YouTube Scam to Be aware Of!

MikaelM

Published on December 17, 2024

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I recently came across a YouTube scam I have not seen before, and I almost fell for it.

It is a scam that is aimed at YouTube creators and is meant to create trust by pretending to be a partner interested in paying you to do a sponsored video. If you are not careful, the scammers will potentially end up getting control of your Google and YouTube accounts.

It is quite convincing, but luckily, I spotted some things that seemed strange and did further research.

But it can be tricky to spot, and therefore, I wanted to record this video to tell you all about it so you know what to be aware of.

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