YouTube Mail Scam

[Chevy57]

I noticed some spammy link in the mail immediately and warning is virus, but the sender is a genuine youtube account (service@youtube.com)! I marked it as spam, and now all my youtube mails are going to spam. How did they (the spammers) manage to do this?

Do not click YouTube scam site. Your computer might catch a virus if you visit this site. You must delete Youtube mail if you got email...

 

[Beach girl]

I got a couple of those. Since I don't have any clips on Youtube, I knew it was spam, but it does look very realistic. People who use Youtube a lot could easily be fooled.

 

[Chevy57]

I already changed my YouTube settings for Email Options. Automatic email notifications disabled.