Email titled "DMCA Filing Issued Regarding Your Video"

E-Mail

I recently got an email about "a copyright claim concerning a video on your channel". Searching the email led me to a random person who appears to be unrelated. Copy and pasted:

DMCA Notification

Hello ________,

We have received a copyright claim concerning a video on your channel. As per DMCA compliance requirements, we are required to notify you of complaints before the review process begins.

Please review the complaint and provide your response in the next 24 hours.

You can respond to this complaint at www.youtube.com/redirect?q=youtu.be-info. report/?channel=@________

If you do not respond, we will have no choice but to proceed with the review independently. This could result in limited access to or suspension of your account.

This is an automated notification. Please do not reply directly to this email.

© DMCA Protection Services

I'm absolutely sure this is a scam and I'm just looking for validation. It mentions no video in particular, wants me to respond in the next 24 hours, and seems vaguely threatening.

I clicked on the link out of curiosity on my phone and laptop. While nothing appears to have been downloaded, I'm worried if that was a mistake.

Posted Aug 29, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC

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