YouTube SCAMBAITERS Sink $65M Grandma Scam Ring

Mock news bulletin: the last two arrested members of a fraud ring that went after thousands of elderly Americans have pleaded guilty in federal court in San Diego. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California announced the pleas Monday, and the headline credits YouTube scambaiters with exposing the operation. Zetian Zhang pleaded guilty Friday, along with another defendant.

The tally: $65 million, taken from folks who spent a lifetime earning it. Some YouTubers with a webcam and a bad attitude toward crooks did what a whole lot of hotline menus never managed. They had one job, and they called in sick for it. Sentencing details haven't been reported yet. Kitchen-table justice says send a message.