New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Popular YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, widely known as MrBeast, has pledged a $100,000 reward for information that leads to the conviction of scammers who impersonated his latest charity project, Team Water.

The fraudsters managed to trick Swedish entrepreneur Erik Bergman, founder of Great.com, into losing $1.25 million through what now appears to be a sophisticated charity-based crypto con.

MrBeast launched Team Water on August 1, 2025, with the ambitious goal of raising $40 million to fund clean water projects in underserved regions. Bergman was among the early backers, pledging $1 million, a commitment that MrBeast publicly acknowledged.

This show of support, however, became the opening that fraudsters exploited. ...