• Scammers pretend to be YouTube employees offering monetization or verification.
• They collect sensitive information from YouTubers and use it for blackmail.
• Victims are threatened with exposure of personal content unless they pay money.

Fraudster Posing as YouTube Employee Arrested in Sextortion Racket (Delhi, 2023)

Case Breakdown:

• A fraudster pretended to be a YouTube employee and reached out to multiple YouTubers.
• He gained their trust by offering monetization help or special promotions.
• Once victims complied, he tricked them into sharing personal information and videos.
• These were later used to blackmail victims in a sextortion racket.
• Delhi Police tracked and arrested the fraudster after multiple complaints.