Trilogy Media

Trilogy Media is an American YouTube channel and media company/streaming service founded in 2016 by Ashton Bingham and Artsiom "Art" Vladimirovich Kulik (Russian: Артём Кулик). The channel is primarily known for its scambaiting and internet vigilantism content. With a focus on exposing scams and fraudulent activities. ^{[1] [2][3][4]}

Trilogy Media
Trilogy Media in 2025. From left, Ashton Bingham, Art Kulik
Nationality	American
Occupations	YouTuber scambaiter
YouTube information
Channel	Trilogy Media
Years active	2016–present
Genres	Scam baiting Internet vigilantism
Subscribers	1.74 million
Views	193 million
Last updated: 22 October 2025
Website	trilogymedia.com

History

Bingham and Kulik launched Trilogy Media in 2016, initially producing sketch comedy and short-form entertainment content.^[5][6][7][8]

Both founders have backgrounds in film and acting. Bingham is an actor and comedian from Reno, Nevada, and Kulik was born on January 10, 1984, in Siberia and raised in Soviet Belarus.^{[9][better source needed]} Their prior experience in acting influenced the production quality of their videos. As of 2025^[update], Trilogy Media is based in Los Angeles.^[5]

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.^[10][11]

Content and style

Trilogy Media creates content that exposes scammers by using voice changers and false identities during phone calls.^[12] 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.^[13]

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.^[14]

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.^[15][14] The channel has also participated in joint efforts with other creators in digital activism and cybersecurity awareness.^[16][17]

In 2025, Trilogy Media released a video titled Exposing Hollywood’s Most Sadistic Director on their streaming platform, TrilogyPlus.^[18] The video documents an investigation by content creator Reckless Ben into the filmmaker Lucifer Valentine, known for the Vomit Gore Trilogy. It includes discussion of online claims regarding the director’s identity.^{[better source needed]}

In September 2025, Trilogy Media assisted local and federal law enforcement in Baxter County, Arkansas during an investigation into fraud targeting elderly victims. Two individuals were arrested following a sting coordinated with the Mountain Home Police Department, the Baxter County Sheriff's Office, and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations. The operation involved a controlled delivery of $250,000 to intercept participants in the scheme.^[19]

Television

In October 2025, Trilogy Media premiered their first network television series, Scammed: Getting Even, on the Fox Nation streaming platform. The six-part documentary television series follows founders Ashton Bingham and Art Kulik as they investigate and confront real-world fraud and scam operations.^[20] Each episode examines a different form of fraud, including romance scams, cryptocurrency cons, and refund scams.^[21][22]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2022	12th Streamy Awards	Collaboration[a]	Won	[23]

1. With Mark Rober and Jim Browning.