Trilogy Media

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Trilogy Media
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Trilogy Media in 2025. From left, Ashton Bingham, Art Kulik
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
Website trilogymedia.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2016–present
Genres
Subscribers1.66 million [1]
Views180 million [1]
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2022
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2023
Last updated: 1 July 2025

Trilogy Media is an American YouTube channel and media company/streaming service founded in 2016 by Ashton Bingham and Artsiom "Art" Vladimirovich Kulik (Russian : Арт Кулик). The channel is primarily known for its scambaiting and internet vigilantism content. With a focus on exposing scams and fraudulent activities. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

Bingham and Kulik launched Trilogy Media in 2016, initially producing sketch comedy and short-form entertainment content. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Both founders have backgrounds in film and acting, with Bingham, actor and comedian from Reno, Nevada and Kulik was born on January 10, 1984 in Siberia (USSR) and raised in Belarus (BSSR). [10] [ better source needed ] Their prior experience in acting influenced the production quality of their videos. As of 2025 company is in Los Angeles. [6]

Trilogy Media, in collaboration with Scammer Payback, contributed to the 2025 dismantling of an alleged money mule operation for scam call centers by Chinese nationals in California. [11] [12]

Content and style

Trilogy Media creates content that exposes scammers by using voice changers and false identities during phone calls. [13] With a mix of humor and commentary, they prank call alleged scammers in India to waste their time and prevent real victims from being scammed. [14]

The series Trilogy vs. Predator focuses on investigations into individuals attempting to allegedly exploit minors online, sometimes in coordination with law enforcement and child protection organizations. [15]

Collaborations and projects

In 2022, Trilogy Media collaborated with Scammer Payback on the "People's Call Center" a public initiative designed to raise awareness of online fraud. [16] [15] The channel has also participated in joint efforts with other creators in digital activism and cybersecurity awareness. [17] [18]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2022 12th Streamy Awards Collaboration [a] Won [19]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Trilogy Media". YouTube.
  2. ↑ Vigilantes for views: The YouTube pranksters harassing suspected scam callers in India ANDREW DECK and RAKSHA KUMAR. January 10, 2023. Rest of World.
  3. ↑ Scam Fighters Answer Scam Questions From Twitter. Wired. November 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ Skiba, Katherine (September 14, 2022). "Former NASA Engineer Shares How He Gets Even With Scammers". AARP . Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Scammers stole life savings of San Diego Holocaust survivors, 97-year-old widow: DA". NBC San Diego. August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Deck, Andrew; Kumar, Raksha (January 10, 2023). "Vigilantes for views: The YouTube pranksters harassing suspected scam callers in India". Rest of World. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ Melugin, Bill; Fox 11 (February 4, 2019). "FOX 11 tracks down biggest US robocalling offenders accused of millions of illegal calls". FOX 10 Phoenix. Retrieved August 28, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Inside the world of vigilante scam-baiters". Australian Financial Review. March 20, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ Schulz, Bailey. "Millions of Americans lose money to scams every year. One group of YouTubers is trying to help". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Meet Ashton Bingham". Canvas Rebel. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  11. ↑ YouTube vigilantes help feds bust $65M scam ring targeting seniors. WRIC-TV. Amber Coakley. August 28, 2025.
  12. ↑ "YouTube scambaiters help dismantle $65 million multinational fraud ring targeting". United States Department of Justice. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Online vigilantes turn tables on scammers who victimize the elderly". NewsNation. May 31, 2025. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ Fulton, Chris (August 21, 2025). "Four arrested in multi-day operation targeting scam 'Money Mules'". Mountain Home Observer. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  15. 1 2 Ryan, Shannon (August 18, 2022). "YouTuber Pierogi targets scammers with 'Scammer Payback' channel, new project". FOX 7 Austin. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  16. ↑ GERBER, CALLIE. "YouTube channel review: Trilogy Media". The Daily Evergreen. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Man Exposes Scammer Who Promised $4.5 Million in Hilarious Video Call". Newsweek. June 14, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  18. ↑ Taylor, Chris (April 1, 2025). "Meet the creators who bait scammers for fun and profit". Mashable. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  19. ↑ "12TH ANNUAL WINNERS". Streamy Awards . Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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