Top scams plague YouTube with 500% increase in 2022: CertiK
The scam tricks victims into downloading fake front-end bot software that steals their assets once they attempt to initiate a transaction.
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The scam tricks victims into downloading fake front-end bot software that steals their assets once they attempt to initiate a transaction.
![Front-running scams rampant on YouTube with 500% surge in 2022: CertiK](https:// images.cointelegraph.com/images/1434_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMTIvNjFmYWRkNWQtYWMzYS00ZDA1LWI2ODgtNmQ0OGI2ZmY5MDk5LmpwZw==.jpg)
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