Youtube Scam....

just Moto said:
I was slightly concerned because there was an account terminated last year due to someone demanding money and them ignoring it. They did get the account reinstated eventually though but what a nightmare.

Here is my response from youtube support:

I understand you have concerns about the email you've received from youtubsuspended@gmail.com who claims to deactivate your account if you do not pay them. We sometimes receive such concerns from our creators with regard to the emails that they receive from spammers.

I request you to delete any such emails and you might want to spam them so that any future emails from the sender's email adderss will be blocked and moved to spam.

As you know, services that attempt to get YouTube views through automated means or attempt to force or trick viewers into watching videos or asking creators to pay are not accepted on YouTube. This could include the following:

Purchasing views from third-party websites (e.g. paying $10 for 10,000 views)
Demanding money to avoid suspension or termination of channels
Deceptive layouts on third party websites that trick viewers into playing a video when they click unrelated elements on the page.
Serving pop-unders: A new window that appears under a current window.
Redirects: When the URL changes and sends the viewer to a new page in the middle of a click.

I know you wouldn't be interested in these, as I had a quick look at your channel and I see that you've put in quality to nurture it.

I hope this clarifies. Let me know
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Great, that's the assurance you need.
 
You shouldn't worry.

Though you're right to report it....

Most likely it's an empty threat, bait put out to try and hook people.... Criminals do this because it works, because it hooks enough people to make it worth their time to do so and it makes them money.

However, a logical step is that they could try and get accounts killed off if they're ignored. To try and create a news story to warn others.

It's unlikely to happen - but if they did, one such case would "encourage" more people in the future to pay up...

However, that's not the right thing to do. The right thing to do is report it to Creator Support. That protects your channel, and it doesn't cave in to the criminals. "If" they were to do their worst, YT could 1) try and trace them, and 2) ensure that you're not unfairly actioned against or impacted by YT sanctions...
 
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