A Scammer Stole $50,000 in Bikes Using This MTB YouTuber’s Identity

In early December 2025, Seth Alvo of Berm Peak, a popular cycling YouTube channel with over 2.5 million subscribers, was made aware that someone had stolen his identity using LLMs like ChatGPT to create false YouTube channel analytics, convincing emails, and defraud bike brands of over $50K in bikes under the pretense that the bikes would be reviewed on the Berm Peak YouTube channel. But the scammer and his carelessness are not the worst part, the suspect had a number of roommates who are all convicted of similar crimes...