hello to everyone! so i recently lost access to my blog @msharkness after a scam i was able to prevent at the last moment, but until i get acces once more to my account after contacting the real tumblr support, here's a short description: i got a dm from an account that sounded legit stating that they and their friends reported me by mistake for phishing after they were scammed and they showed what looked to be proof of a confirmation from tumblr stating that my account will be deleted. i asked whether i can share this conversation with support and they mentioned a discord account that is handling the case. look, i work in support, sometimes people do get assigned tickets and i thought it was leggit, furthermore that the scammer has a REAL LINKEDIN. nevermind... i contacted them, and aside from a few leggit sounding checks, they asked me to change my password to an already assigned one. i handle some accounts like this at work too so i didn't find it sketchy so i did. then they asked me to send them money, a lot:
i stopped here but the damage was done, my account access was blocked (the payment was of 350$). i later found a reddit thread about this that i want you to read and stay safe: https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity_help/comments/1p6k2d4/tumblr_scam_tricking_people_into_contacting_a/ tagging below the fandoms i am in so the people will know not to trust the activity on my account since my last repost or message to them. i make this post to warn people until i get full access to my tumblr once more. stay safe!
