Will Mr. Beast give you $1,000 to visit his website?

Beware of a new scam circulating on YouTube that claims popular YouTuber and philanthropist Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson) is giving away $1,000 to subscribers who visit a website. The scammers use fake Mr. Beast YouTube channels and run advertisements to trick their victims into believing the $1,000 Mr. Beast giveaway is legitimate.

A user sees an advertisement that says “everyone that visits our webpage gets $1,000” and visits the webpage.

The webpage contains a caricature of Mr. Beast, text instructions, and a button that says “claim reward.”

When the user clicks the claim reward button they are taken to a new website that says “in order to redeem your 1000$ you need to complete 3 free offers below. After that you will be redirected to claim your 1000$.”

The surveys basically never end and send you on a loop, the giveaways ask for personal information and provide you with nothing else, and other offers are essentially the same. This is a scam that is in no way affiliated with Mr. Beast and you will not get $1,000 for visiting a website.

• This scam fraudulently claims that Mr. Beast is giving away $1,000 to every subscriber who visits a webpage.
• Users who visit the website are instructed to complete 3 special offers which include completing surveys and installing applications.

What is the purpose of this scam?

The purpose of this scam is to get users to click advertisements, trick them into installing potentially malicious software, and phish user-submitted information such as full names, home addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses from fraudulent surveys and giveaways. Information collected by the scammers is used for unknown purposes; However, victims of scams like this typically experience more junk mail at home, spam in their inboxes, and unwanted phone calls from telemarketers and scammers.

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