Who are Ashton Bingham and Art Kulik? Details explored as YouTubers uncover $65 Million massive scam ring

Ashton Bingham and Art Kulik are Los Angeles-based entrepreneurs, producers, and social media creators. Ashton and Art founded Trilogy Media Inc. in 2016 and gained popularity on YouTube for their scam-busting videos.

On August 29, while speaking to TMZ, the duo uncovered how they busted a $65 million massive scam ring that scammed thousands of seniors. More than two dozen people were arrested across California, New York, Texas, and Michigan, after investigators busted the scheme that had been operating since 2019.

While speaking with Open The Magazine in an article published on July 5, 2025, Ashton Bingham and Art Kulik revealed that they first met each other in Los Angeles as actors, and discovered that they shared a similar sense of "humor, hustle, and a desire to make an impact." Scam baiting is their full-time job, and they have built their own streaming platform, Trilogy Plus, secured sponsorships, developed TV projects, and also sold merch.

The two have also worked with multiple law enforcement agencies, such as local police departments and the FBI, to help uncover scammers.

How did Ashton Bingham and Art Kulik bust $65 million scam ring?

Ashton Bingham and Art Kulik, while speaking to TMZ, explained that they had been doing scam-busting videos in 2020 and uncovered majorly Indian call centers that faked the role of tech support.

They explained that they realized that there was a network in the United States that was collaborating with the Indian call centers for money transfers. The two then pretended to be victims and let the scammers take them "down the path," which led them to face-to-face interactions with people who were collecting money in the state.

"This particular, it's a refund scam, and it's basically again whatever happened you gonna have a Microsoft pop up on your computer and it's gonna be flashing, and there gonna be a number to call, but that number gonna directly lead you to a scam call center.

Ashton Bingham and Art Kulik then revealed that the scammers will convince people that their money is in jeopardy and they will have to move it to someplace else for safekeeping. The duo explained that the scammers then try to get the money through wire transfer and gift cards.

However, when the duo gave them roadblocks to online transfer, the scammers asked them to withdraw cash and mail it to a house in San Francisco. They then tracked the people receiving the money in the San Francisco house. The two also revealed that it took them almost a decade to get all agencies, such as the FBI, Homeland Security, and more, together to bust the racket.

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