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MrBeast employees warn of “fraudulent” email offering a place as a YouTube videocast

MrBeast's chief of staff Shawn Hendrix has issued a warning about a “fraudulent” email and website offering fans of the YouTuber the opportunity to apply for a role in one of his videos.

Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson has over 300 million subscribers on his main YouTube channel and often selects fans from around the world to participate in his huge video projects.

Various members of his team frequently provide information about these opportunities online, either via email or social media.

On August 25, 2024, MrBeast's chief of staff, Shawn Hendrix, warned of a “scam email” that offered users a spot in one of Donaldson's videos in exchange for payment and personal information.

“Please share, don't get scammed. We will never ask for money to participate in a video,” he said in a post on X. “Warning: If you received an email from [email protected] asking for payment and personal information to participate in a casting for Beast Games, our YouTube channel or anything else related to MrBeast, it is a scam!

“These emails are designed to trick you into revealing sensitive information. We are working to remove the fraudulent website and forms, but in the meantime please do not click on any links or provide any personal information!! The Beast team will never ask our subscribers or participants for money to participate in videos!! Be careful and protect your personal information.”

The website Hendrix warns about looks pretty legit at first glance, if a little flimsy compared to MrBeast's official websites. There's a button front and center that lets you apply, but that's where things start to get weird.

Instead of just linking to a form, the site asks you to complete two of four listed tasks from their sponsors, which range from simply downloading the Opera GX web browser to entering your information for a chance to win $1,000.

Hendrix has shared several opportunities in the past where fans had the chance to appear in one of MrBeast's videos or another of his projects.

In May, he shared a link to apply for the Amazon Prime game show “Beast Games,” which simply led to a form for fans to fill out. Like all of the YouTube mogul's other offerings, there were no sponsorship requirements like that site does.

This news comes just weeks after allegations surfaced against MrBeast and several members of his team. Ava Kris Tyson left the team in July after allegedly “grooming” a young fan, and a former employee claimed the YouTuber knowingly hired a sex offender.

A leaked internal email shows that Donaldson is conducting a “comprehensive internal investigation” but has not yet commented publicly on all of the allegations.

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