YouTubers under fire after allegedly demonstrating wire fraud for \u201ceducational purposes\u201d YouTube: Tommy GYouTubers Tommy G and rapper Punchmade Dev are coming under fire after showing a purported act of wire fraud in a video for \u201ceducational purposes only.\u201d According to statistics from the Federal Trade Commission, Americans reportedly lost a whopping $8.8 billion due to scams in 2022 alone. With the rise of technology and social media, it certainly feels like instances of scamming are picking up more than ever before \u2014 and an influencer might be on the hook for the crime. In a video uploaded on July 11, YouTuber Tommy G interviewed passersby about their thoughts on scams and spoke with alleged internet scammer and rapper \u2018Punchmade Dev.\u2019 YouTubers under fire for showing wire fraud in video \u201cThe goal of this documentary is to inform,\u201d Tommy said in his video. \u201cFirst, to be aware of how scammers operate, and second, to encourage people to be the hero, not the villain.\u201d During the video, Punchmade demonstrated the technology he allegedly uses to scan people\u2019s credit cards. He even walked into a bank, purportedly using someone else\u2019s details, and withdrew $10k from their account. Now, both Tommy G and Punchmade Dev are coming under fire from viewers, despite Tommy\u2019s claims that his video was for \u201ceducational purposes only.\u201d \u201cYouTuber try not to self-incriminate challenge: Impossible edition,\u201d one user said on Twitter. YouTuber try not to self-incriminate challenge: impossible edition \u2014 Elijah “”RollNeed”” Smith (@RollNeedLIVE) July 19, 2023 \u201cSomeone\u2019s gonna be in trouble,\u201d another tweeted. \u201cThe amount of self-snitching going on in our generation is going to be studied for decades,\u201d another wrote on YouTube. YouTuber Punchmade Dev allegedly investigated over wire fraud in video However, it looks like the reaction to Tommy G\u2019s video is going beyond mere public backlash. According to social media posts from Punchmade Dev, it looks like the rapper is actually under investigation by authorities. A screenshot posted by Dev seemingly shows a message from Instagram\u2019s Law Enforcement Response Team notifying him that law enforcement asked for information regarding his account. Judging by the yawning emojis he placed over the screenshot, it doesn\u2019t look like the situation fazed Dev. That\u2019s not all; a video from Dev reportedly showing viewers how to scam people has been removed by YouTube following an appearance he made on streamer Adin Ross\u2019s broadcast more recently. This isn\u2019t the first time an influencer has caught a crime on camera. In fact, one Twitch streamer caught a thief snatching a woman\u2019s purse outside a Gucci store in Paris just last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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