YouTube-impersonating phishing emails are becoming more rampant, warned Google. 

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The search engine giant is now warning users because hackers behind these malicious emails use a very legit-looking email address. 

Google posted its warning message via its official YouTube Community blog post. 

"We have recently received reports of phishing emails falsely impersonating YouTube channels from some domestic and overseas YouTubers," said Google.

YouTube-Impersonating Phishing Emails Now Rampant!

According to Android Police's latest report, the malicious email messages are coming from the "no-reply@youtube.com" email address. 

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Because it looks like a legitimate YT email address, many users are falling victim to it. 

However, Google warned the public to avoid clicking the links attached to the email message since it can lead to hacking. 

Google said that hackers behind this latest campaign will use two titles to create a sense of urgency for their victims; "The YouTube team sent you a video" and "YouTube Policy change."

Another thing that cybercriminals do is to scare YT users that their accounts would be restricted after seven days. 

Google is urging YouTube users to highly avoid messages coming from the mentioned email address to avoid online theft. 

What YT Users MUST Do 

Since the new YouTube-impersonating phishing email campaign looks legitimate, the best thing you can do is to check the official YouTube app to see if there are really some policy changes. 

However, if ever you accidentally click the attached file or the video on the malicious email message, then the best thing you can do is check your bank accounts. 

If some unusual activities are going on with your banks, immediately contact their customer services for assistance. 

You can click this link to learn more tips against YouTube phishing emails. 

Previously, Google claimed that new YouTube AI-powered tools would arrive to help video content creators. We also reported about the rollout of the new YouTube TV multi-viewing streaming service. 

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