Bringing awareness about scammers

READ THE PINNED POST PLEASE. Thank you. :) Please don't harass anyone listed on this blog.

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Important Information - updated 4/28/26

update note: rearranged and updated some things :)

This side blog is run by: @slenbee

👉 The Scam Index can be found here!👈

Within the Scam Index you will find a wide variety of related content made to help users (like yourself!) identify scams, and learn how they work. Included in the index is every Scam Exam(ination) post I've made, as well as a collection of very helpful Tips and Tricks! This includes: how to reverse image search, how to identify a scam blog, how to see if a blog is a scammer via reblogs, how to report phishing websites and email addresses, and so much more!

If you want to learn about a scam, the index is where you want to go!

Note: Please check out the index before sending an ask or submission related to a "new scam you've never seen before", as I may have covered it already! I also suggest checking out (and sharing!) the "scams to bee aware of" post which has a collection of pretty much all of the well known scams going around at the moment. :) Helping others learn about scams and how to avoid them is a beeutiful thing to do!

Helpful guides on spotting scams v4. (by @kyra45)

Notable blogs to follow:

@kyra45 - If it's a scam, she's got a post on it. :) @u-reblogged-a-scam - Another scam identifying blog.

@ai-art-thieves - Scams + AI busting? Couldn't ask for a better blog. @is-it-ai-art - Need help identifying AI? This blog can help with that.

Why this blog exists:

This blog is to serve as public documentation to any and all internet scams that have either been reported to this blog, or that I have encountered myself. Anyone can share my posts with others regardless of the platform they share it to (reddit, discord, facebook, ect). I will try to provide any and all evidence of how and why something listed here is a scam, so that others know what to look out for and avoid it. After all, not all heroes wear capes, and knowledge is power!

Issues/topics you can ask me about:

You can send me questions or concerns about comments, DM's, or asks users have sent you if you are not sure something is a scam. I will do my best to reply to them ASAP. If I'm not online, or don't reply for a while, you can try poking @kyra45 who can also help you identify a scam.

You can send me information on new scams I have not covered yet in a previous post. (as mentioned above please check the index first!)

You can submit asks/submissions regarding scams going around that have since changed or been altered, where scammers are using new tactics that I have not covered previously.

You can ask me about certain websites not related to a tumblr specific scam. All I ask though is to please try and do some basic research first by googling things such as: "what is a task scam" and "free nitro/gift card" scams before asking me about them!

General questions, silly interactions, funny posts, and stuff like that are always welcome. I don't bite, I promise. I might not have all the right answers, obviously, but I can definitely try to help you find resources. :)

Issues Topics not to ask me about:

With the above in mind, please note the following:

Please, do not, I repeat, do not send me asks/DM's saying anything akin to the following, as this type of behavior will not be tolerated:

"I found a scam, please look into this fundraiser blog. <link>. This person has to be a scammer because no real person from Gaza/Sudan/<insert country> would be posting on/using tumblr all day to promote a gofundme/campaign website by sending asks/DM's all day."

"This person is totally a scammer because Gofundme/paypal/<campaign website> ect... doesn't work in <country>!! It has to be a scam!! Everybody knows <website> doesn't work there! Boost please!!"

"This person is spamming my username in comments on posts. I've blocked them on another account already. This has to be a scammer right?"

Please note that I am not in any rightful position to validate/vet any blog that is running a fundraising campaign, regardless of how many side accounts it uses. Nor am I in a position to call them a scam just because they may also use PayPal. The use of PayPal along side a fundraiser is usually so they can get funds quicker or because gofundme banned their campaign because of assholes reporting it as not being 'legit'.

This does not mean they are running a scam.

An account @ spamming users out of desperation also does not make it a scam either. Spam does not equal a scam. If they are vetted, and they spam you, harass you, threaten you, or guilt trip you, please report them to their vetting organization (gazavetters for example).

If someone can't show me hard, concrete, 100% foolproof evidence of a fundraiser being a scam, and their only 'evidence' is them saying: 'well so and so said it's a scam' or 'I heard from x blog that all mutual aid blogs are a scam' or 'well <thing> doesn't work in-' I'm deleting your ask/ignoring your DM.

If @kyra45 and I can spend hours and hours reverse image searching over the years trying to find evidence of certain campaigns being a scam and even we can't find anything? Then cases are it's not a scam.

The whole 'fundraiser blogs are scams' thing was started by hateful people here on tumblr. Finding information on how that rumor started isn't hard, either. But sadly people will believe something just because 'big blog x said so!' if you don't like getting those asks or DM's, just block and ignore. But please, don't spread hate and be a spiteful person.

Please read this post for more information on this.

Thank you.

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What this blog Offers:

1. Gathered Evidence

Evidence I will try to provide in my posts will include things such as:

Username changes in an attempt to make others think that they are a different/new person.

Images of them changing their 'real name' repeatedly.

Alternate accounts running the same exact scam.

Alternate accounts running different scams. (but the same scammer)

PayPal.me names that are being used with these accounts. (this is information they list themselves. Nobody is being doxed)

Sources of artwork (if found) if the scammer claims to be an artist.

2. Gathered Resources

With every Scam Exam(ination) I make detailing how a scam starts, what the red flags are to look out for, how the scam works, and what the end goal is. This is to help users learn how to avoid it, and if possible, ways to recover from it. If I've not covered the scam already myself via an Exam post, I will provide links to posts written by fellow tumblr users, and from trusted websites such as Bitdefender, fbi.gov, malwarebytes, reddit, and so on.

---- Final thoughts: Trust your gut. Do your research. Make sure to look up usernames and copy/paste asks into tumblr's search bar to see if other accounts are using the same story. Especially in the case of blogs asking for just paypal.

If you have doubts about the legitimacy of the asks you receive from people asking for mutual aid, I'd suggest checking out this post or this post by @el-shab-hussein. (someone who is Palestinian and is also well trusted amongst scam busters like @kyra45 and myself), which contains links to vetted/verified fundraisers for both Ghazzan families and Sudanese families. :)

---- List of documented scammers: Part 3 (outdated)

Archived for reference: Part 1 and Part 2

Some notes from the blog owner below:

Hi everyone! @slenbee here!

First I'd like to note that:

This blog is not in any way affiliated with, or run by tumblr staff.

I do not ask for money in any shape or form for what I do, nor would I ever. I wouldn't feel right accepting money for something I feel should be easily accessable public knowledge to begin with.

Plus I don't want scammers knowing my personal information. :p

To give a small back story about myself:

I'm simply a user who joined tumblr in 2014 that got into liking scam related content about 2-3 years ago. It started with watching the youtuber/streamer Kitboga who's known for the rather infamous 'DO NOT REDEEM' clip. If you've never seen it, it's definitely a classic in the scammer rage history books. (loud warning btw)

From him I learned about other youtubers that covered scams, and so I got into watching channels like ScammerPayback, TrilogyMedia, JimBrowning, TheTekkitRealm, and Tranium.

The last two being more for comedic purposes than more serious ones listed prior. ;)

Seeing so many people fall for scams made me realize something.

There's.. not enough public information out there about them, or how they work. That's why people fall or it so often.

And I want to try and help change that.

Here's some of my past personal experiences:

My grandma almost fell for a scam on the phone pretending to be her bank and I was able to explain to her how and why it was a scam and how it worked, and she was able to avoid it.

An older friend of mine on discord who plays a mobile game with me nearly fell for the Norton Lifelock email scam, and in mentioning offhand that they weren't sure if this 'email was legit', i was able to save them and let them know that emails like that were scams.

Another friend of mine nearly fell for the 'click this link and play our mobile game and we'll give you free in game credits for trying it!' scam, which ends up being a virus that steals your data.

And, well, there was the incident recently with Roblox and Youtube doing literally fuck all to ban a Free Robux scammer who was using a 3rd party website to literally phish information out of children and possibly install a virus on their computer. But y'know 'we can't do anything about stuff that happens off our website.' 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

And thus Bee's internal flame to document and bust scams was lit.🔥

I feel any and all information about scams should be public and available to anyone and everyone in an easily digestible manner that people can understand. It shouldn't be something that's tucked away in a private page you have to search for or go 5 pages deep into google just to find because the first 3 pages are full of sponsor links or unhelpful FAQ pages that don't answer your questions at all.

And don't get me started on AI bots answering questions...

So thus, I made this blog! I try to document scams here the best I can, and if you can't find information here, you can find it under my scam tag on my main blog.

That's about all for now. If you have any questions or comments, my DM's are always open. :)

Take care and have a good day.

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Update: Ko-fi scam situation

Hello everyone! @kyra45 made me aware that the official ko-fi team has posted on their Discord that they are aware of the ko-fi scam messages going around, and that users can disable messages from people who are not logged in.

Their statement:

Hi Ko-fi Bean! The team is aware of a scam circulating on Ko-fi and is already working on a fix. If you receive a comment or commission request DM from a user claiming to be from the Support or Trust and Safety team, please do not click any links and report their ko-fi page. Please know that official communications from these teams will always come via email, never via ko-fi DM's. Note: Official ko-fi emails will end in @ko-fi.com To prevent DMs coming through via the commission messaging function, you can temporarily disable the ability to receive messages here.

You can find out how to read a url to tell if a link is real by checking out this post here:

https://www.tumblr.com/scam-alerts/818429962255220736

And you can see my previous reblog talking about this scam here:

https://www.tumblr.com/me-and-my-gaster/818427433719103488

This is unfortunately the same scam as Tumblr's 'verify your account' scam that's going around. So be careful! You can read up on that scam here:

Post by @scam-alerts · 7 images

💬 0  🔁 251  ❤️ 254 · 🔎Scam Exam(ination)🔍 updated 5/15/26 · Seen as: Verify your account / Your account has been locked Scam type(s): Phishi

And if you go here you'll see just how dangerous this scam truly is..

Stay safe and remember to help others bee scam aware!

-Bee

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THIS IS A SCAM

This is specifically for Ohio, but applies elsewhere (I had a customer show me one they got allegedly from the Michigan DMV.):

THIS IS A SCAM.

Do not click on any links in the text or reply to it. Select “Report Junk” or whatever your phone’s equivalent is and move on.

Several ways you can tell:

1. The return phone number starts with a country code (in this case 63). Any phone number from a US source is likely to just start with the area code.

2. They mix up the use of BMV & DMV. Ohio has a BMV - Bureau of Motor Vehicles. They get the initials right at first, but call it the Department of Motor Vehicles immediately before. Then, later in the message, they call it the DMV again. (Above)

.cyou - Wikipedia

.cyou - Wikipedia

3. They try to hide the fake web address by using one that looks like it belongs to the .gov domain. [gov-tollbillr{….} .cyou.] Legitimate .gov links will end with .gov or .gov/ (examples: ohiobmv.gov or irs.gov/forms). This web address actually ends with .cyou.

4. Their own bullet point #4 makes no sense. What are they going to transfer to a toll booth? Are they going to magically send you there? And then charge you 35% to send you back? If they had that capability, they would be so rich they wouldn’t need to scam you out of your money! {They would probably be scamming you some other way.}

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These scams fall in line with a lot of the:

'There was an error delivering your package' <insert fake UPS/Fedex' link here>. And it's usually all from the same branch of scammers!

Several ways you can tell that these are scams are:

Noting the area code that the text comes from.

+63, if you didn't know, is the area code for the Philippines, so that right there is a big red flag that this is 100% a scam.

Pay attention to how the URL is structured in the link.

Even though it has .gov in it, it is not a .gov website.

To give you a visual of how a URL is structured, here is an image from intezer.com from their article URL Analysis 101!

This graphic is used only for educational purposes only I do not take credit for it.

As they describe in their article:

Let’s quickly describe the different parts of the URL (see fig 1):

The protocol: describes the way a browser should retrieve information from a certain web source. What matters for us here is the distinction between HTTPS and HTTP which basically differ by being secure (or encrypted) and not secure. Another protocol to transfer files is FTP. The hostname: is made of the domain name and the subdomain name. The domain name consists of the second-level domain which is the name of your website and the top-level domain which specifies the type of website it is going to be, for example, .com is intended for commercial, .edu for educational and so on. The combination of the top-level and second-level domain is the only part that is unique in the URL and we can’t stress enough how important that is. The subdomain is like a specific “zone” inside your website. For example, you might have a URL like this: “your-organization.salesforce.com” which basically says salesforce has a sub-website for your organization. The path is basically like a path on your personal computer to a specific file. It indicates what resource you want to get from the website.

If you look at the scam link, rather than the .gov being at the end, it's inside the link, so it's part of the 2nd level domain rather than the actual top-level domain.

If a url isn't fedex.com or usps.com when you get a text about your package, and if you never got an email that said there was an issue with your order?

If you never went through a toll, had issues with your bank, your twitter account, cable/TV account, or anything of the like and got a text telling you to click a link?

Ignore the text, check your email, or call the bank/company.

But never, ever, reply to the text or click the links.

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You also see this a lot in fake emails from scammers of all kinds, especially the paypal scammers where they will send you emails from accounts like:

paypal-service###@gmail.com or paypal-admin##@gmail.com.

The biggest giveaway? It's not from a @paypal.com domain.

It's from gmail.com, meaning it's from a person, not a company.

Remember to stay safe and don't get scammed. :)

-Bee

[me-and-my-gaster]

Possible Ko-Fi scam, beware.

I got this message today on my Ko-fi inbox. It seemed sus, so I didn't use the link and went to my profile to see if there's anything that needs approval. Everything there seems fine.

It MIGHT be a scam. Especially since ko-fi automated mail said 'Support sent you a direct message'. Which... doesn't sound like something actual site would send if there WAS an issue. The user is just named 'Support'.

Let me know if anyone else had this happen.

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It would seem that the 'verify your account' scam is now on ko-fi, be careful ko-fi users!

Remember to read the full url path!

ko-fi.com (real) is NOT the same as ko-fi.editprofile.my (scam website)

This means the actual website, the SCAM website, is editprofile.my.

If you don't know how urls work see my reblog here:

Reblog by @scam-alerts · 1 image

💬 0  🔁 105  ❤️ 92 · These scams fall in line with a lot of the: 'There was an error delivering your package' <insert fake UPS/Fedex' link h

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hey, is an account with an dm with your exact username a red flag? especially if you have complicated usernames like mine?

If someone DM'd you telling you that someone tried to scam them with your exact username, showing you screenshots of such, that's 100% a scam and you have nothing to worry about.

These scammers will show you edited screenshots that are fake, and you should make sure to report those DM's. I'd suggest doing that after reporting the blog, however. You can report DM's by going down to the gear option in DM's and clicking 'mark as spam'.

If the account who DM'd you isn't a blank blog, ie they've made a post or have reblogged one (sometimes reporting their reblog does work just don't report the original post), report it as: something else >unlawful use > phishing.

to avoid confusion, leave in the comments 'username was trying to scam me via xyz method. please check their dm's.'

If someone says they saw an account with 'your username' posting 18+ images or content that's illegal, that's also a scam, and you should report the user who said that they saw that account as they're trying to scam -you.-

Reblog by @scam-alerts · 1 image

💬 131  🔁 10010  ❤️ 10171 · Oh jeeze! That IS new! Make sure you guys are aware of this, as it's likely the same scammers as those 'I accide

Duplicate usernames should not be possible, and if it does look like yours, you should try copying the url and paste it into a notepad along with yours, and see what the difference is, such as an extra n, the o being a zero (0), or something similar.

Reminder: tumblr staff will not tell users to contact the people 'they reported' aka you, to then tell them (you) to then contact 'staff' via discord, telegram, whatsapp, or any other platform. That is a scam.

If there's ever an issue with your account, tumblr themselves will send you an email to the email that's linked to your tumblr account. They do not use DM's as a method of official contacted related to account issues.

I hope this answers your question and helps ease any worries. :)

-Bee

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Fun Fact: With the new 'comments on blogs update... You too can now see where scammers are posting. :)

So before you go falling for that sugar daddy scam, 'i accidentally reported your account' or 'verify your account' scam, make sure you check where those blogs have left their comments!

This is a great addition and a really nice update from @staff, thank you!

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Heyyy, I recently was tagged in a comment, definitely a scam(blocked and reported). Letting other people know.

New Tumblr staff scam account!

Ahh another fake 'staff' account that's likely doing the verification scam..

Do you have a link to said comment? I want to see if there's more of these blogs but can't find them due to the blank'ness of them and them not having a post, thank you!

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Update: 'I accidentally reported your account'

I was notified by a user that the scammers are now changing their comment copy/pasta script up and aren't using the "I have something important to tell you it’s about to your account, but i can’t message you idk whyy??" line anymore and are instead using this one.

Text version of this image:

I apologize for disturbing you, but I must talk to you immediately. I can't hare it here, so please get in touch with me. I can't get in touch with you directly because of a keep error.

Wtf is a "keep error", that's... not even a real thing..? lol

Anyways, thank you for reading, feel free to share this post and check out these posts beelow!

🐝Scams to Bee aware of on Tumblr. 🐝

👉 The Scam Index can be found here!👈

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It’s me again! I am back because I have a question, and I am not sure if you have covered this before but I will ask anyway. I would like to know if there is a way to identify spam job listings on LinkedIn or similar sites, as I cannot always tell if something is spam or not. I hope you might be able to help us all by explaining how to identify these suspicious job listings.

Here is a pic as a thank you for helping us learn about spam! ❤️

Hello and thank you for the dog tax!

Unfortunately- as a disabled individual- I can't speak from personal experience, however here are some articles that might help you:

First we have these two from Indeed:

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/how-to-know-if-a-job-is-a-scam

https://support.indeed.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050449471-How-To-Identify-Scam-Job-Titles-on-Indeed

Here's the write up about it from Linkdin:

https://www.linkedin.com/top-content/career/job-posting-verification-process/tips-for-identifying-ghost-job-postings/

And here is an article from the FTC and consumer.gov:

https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams

https://consumer.gov/scams-identity-theft/job-scams-explained

And finally, here's a reddit thread with other users experience that might be useful too. :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/remotework/comments/1c2hy0h/how_do_you_identify_legitimate_vs_scam_jobs/

I know you probably weren't looking for a bunch of links, but- as I said at the start- I'm disabled, so I've never.. really.. ^^; had.. a job.. unfortunately, so I can't really give advice when it comes to them.

But I do hope this helps regardless!

-Bee

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sublimefortressseed / Ayrah Daniel is a scammer profiting off of the genocide.

they say their name is Samah Shaheen and they are 28 years old. this article https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/sanctions-harm-women has a picture of the same woman and baby, but names her Samah Afane and says she is 37 years old

sublimefortressseed says their husband was killed, but this instagram post https://www.instagram.com/p/DT8LWZ9jLSW/ says Samah Afane is raising her children with her husband Ihab Afane. he’s even in the pictures sublimefortressseed stole, holding their baby.

they say they are #465 on gazavetters’ list but they are not. #465 is a chuffed fundraiser for a different family, not the paypal account under the name Ayrah Daniel that sublimefortressseed is linking. there is no Samah Shaheen nor Ayrah Daniel on gazavetters’ list.

copy pasta version for ease of access to links:

sublimefortressseed / Ayrah Daniel is a scammer profiting off of the genocide.

they say their name is Samah Shaheen and they are 28 years old. this article https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/sanctions-harm-women has a picture of the same woman and baby, but names her Samah Afane and says she is 37 years old

sublimefortressseed says their husband was killed, but this instagram post https://www.instagram.com/p/DT8LWZ9jLSW/ says Samah Afane is raising her children with her husband Ihab Afane. he’s even in the pictures sublimefortressseed stole, holding their baby.

they say they are #465 on @gazavetters list but they are not. #465 is a chuffed fundraiser for a different family, not the paypal account under the name Ayrah Daniel that sublimefortressseed is linking. there is no Samah Shaheen nor Ayrah Daniel on gazavetters’ list.

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Now is a good time to remind everyone a lot of bots are created to pretend to be lgbt people because they are an easy target. Part of it is to dehumanize people by s*xualizing them and degrading them. These mass spam bots also block out the real people who struggle and need help.

Hi anon!

This is a very good ask, and you're definitely right!

There are scammers who target vulnerable individuals in the LGBTQ+ community who are seeking help financially, and those that target them usually try to perform the Free money Scam. Those who are over 18 may also find themselves targets of the Sugar Baby/daddy version of the same scam, where these 'daddies' or even 'mommies' will approach you via comments or asks, offering you money just to 'talk to them' or 'be a companion'

The trick? You have to 'prove you want it' by sending them money first, or they will try to get you to 'invest in bitcoin/crypto'.

Remember: you should never have to give money to get money.

Especially if it's 'free'.

Additionally, another scam that targets the LGBTQ+ community, is one more tailored towards trans and nonbinary individuals, where fake 'pharmacy' or 'doctor' accounts will message you offering HRT or Testosterone for a low cost or possibly even free.

The websites they share with you are not real, not monitored or approved by the FDA, and undoubtedly will steal your credit card information.

You can find more information on the scams going around on tumblr in my Scams to Bee aware of post here, please take a moment to share it so others can bee aware too!

Post by @scam-alerts · 4 images

💬 4  🔁 512  ❤️ 497 · 🐝Scams to Bee Aware of on Tumblr: 🐝 · Posted: 2/6/25 - Updated: 5/28/26 Note: Titles without links mean I have not mad

Thank you for your ask anon, and I hope you have a great day!

-Bee

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Do you think that certain users don't realize that Tumblr has resources for scam reporting and prevention because they distrust the staff? After all, there has been some unpopular changes (the changes to reblogs comes to mind) and some blogs have been flagged as mature even when their content isn't, such as one blog I follow that has been labeled as mature since mid-April 2025 (they reported it but it hasn't been fixed as of writing), among other legitimate issues.

How do you inform those users that the staff has their back?

That's.. a hard question to answer, but it is a good question!

I think it's a variety of different things, to be quite honest.

--Unpopular changes

A lot of the recent changes are.. well- first, do note that I, myself, am not [tumblr] staff mind you, but I can only assume they're done to either a) keep up with the look and feel of other social media websites, b) are done to try and implement features people have requested, c) are sadly pushed on staff to be done by big corpo, or d) a bit of all of the above.

With that in mind however please remember that with the 'each post having its own notes' thing and how many people spoke out about not liking it, staff DID reverse it, so that does tell us that they DO listen. If people really don't like something, they need to keep speaking out.

--Blogs randomly flagged as mature

This is.. also hard to answer, as- again- I'm not staff, so I can't give you a right or wrong answer as to why something is or isn't done to a blog for the right or wrong reason. However what I can say, is that if your blog is marked as mature and you do not post any kind of mature content at all, you should definitely send in a help ticket to staff about it.

Sometimes it takes a week, sometimes it takes two. But staff usually will always get back with you to try and help fix the issue.

Making multiple tickets every few days/week is not something people should be doing. As that clogs up the system and pushes things back even further. If it's been a year+ however, and there's been no response from staff, then I'd say it's safe to send another ticket.

--Blogs randomly being terminated

Similar to the above, I can't say why it happens. But what I can say is that it CAN happen for completely random reasons. Look at this blog!

I got terminated for just sending someone a message to reply to their inquiry about a scam! Who knows how many other people might have gotten caught up in something like that while staff were tweaking their filter muting/banning system. I didn't get an email about it, either. But I sent them a help request ticket to appeal my termination, and I waited, and sure enough, it was back within a few hours.

If people don't send a appeal ticket to ask why they were suddenly terminated/deleted/banned when their account just disappeared randomly and suddenly for "no reason", and instead they decide to just shrug their shoulders, point fingers, and say: 'staff banned me for no reason! Lets hate the staff!' Then.. that's not staff's fault?

If you want to know what rule you broke or what you did wrong, ask!

Send in a help ticket! Explain the issue! Explain that you got no email (if you didn't get one), or just ask about the email you got that said you were 'banned' for <insert tos/guideline breaking reason> that you know you didn't break, and have them tell/show you what post, DM, ask, ect you made that got you banned.

If you want to know something, then ask, it doesn't hurt to do so.

Same with if you were the victim of the 'I accidentally reported your account' scam, if you fell for it, you can get your account back! All you have to do is send in a help ticket and give them all of the information they need regarding your old account and I'm sure they can fix it right up for you.

Final thoughts:

Unfortunately I think a lot of people in this day and age are used to tiktok, instagram, and twitter methods of support/contact with AI or big corpo running it, when with Tumblr it's.. at least to me, more of real people interacting with the users here?

I feel people think 'oh well my accounts gone I guess. Nothing I can do I saw from <post> that staff don't talk to people/is all AI now so I guess it is what it is.' and so they decide to vent or rage about it without.. well, asking why it got banned, or what they did to get banned/terminated.

People can mass report other peoples posts and blogs out of spite, so who knows if the automated system then just.. sniped your blog for no reason.

But if you want to know something, ask! That's what's important.

Stay determined and focused on wanting answers, especially if something seemingly happens for 'no reason'. There's always the case of glitches, bugs, and mishaps in the codes that can wind up with people getting terminated for 'no reason'.

:p I'm a good example of that hehe.

Hope this answers your question and have a beeutiful day. <3

-Bee

[scam-alerts]

The Discord voucher scam post reminded me of an incident a few weeks ago when a zombified account attempted to attack one of the servers I was in by messaging 'everyone' in random channels with that exact scam. Key word being attempted, because the owners very quickly realized what was happening and neutralized the account within minutes of it appearing.

It was so surreal seeing a scam being shut down in real time. I was gaming when that happened.

I had a similar thing happen in the fandom server I run last year I think? Or a year prior? Everyone there's pretty quiet and doesn't really talk much as our rare pair 'ship' doesn't have much content/interaction on the big screen anymore, but out of no where this account starts spamming channels with the at-everyone command and links to either a server or some kind of scam offer, I can't remember.

Thankfully my mods (I've got two, specifically in different timezones than the 3 of us together to address issues like this!) hopped on it and took care of it pretty quick. It was just the cleanup that was more tasking than anything, going through the individual channels and deleting the messages...

In said server as well, I've got it set so when you enter, you cannot talk in other channels until we gives you permissions after writing an introduction (aka proving you're human lol), so when we have had bots join that try to do this same trick, they just wind up spamming it in the introduction channel rather than 15+ channels lol.

But! I do say people should be doing the same here on tumblr:

If you don't want bots to join your communities, make your communities invite/request to join. I know a lot of people don't 'want' to do that, but honestly- as both a member of servers and a owner/admin of several, keeping your server safe via this method and only having to go in and approve members, is 10x more appealing than joining a server where bots post porn ads 24/7 or other types of scams like the free macbook scam going around...

And.. Really, stop and think about it, you (the admin) can take time to approve people 1-3 times a day on YOUR own time, when YOU want to do it, v.s checking every 5-10 minutes to make sure a bot didn't join and is posting a scam ad/link that might also be seen by minors... and that someone might fall for.

I mean... really, which would you chose?

As a community owner/mod/member, would you rather...

Have your community be invite/request to join to keep the bots out.

Let it be open, allowing the bots to join and freely post scam ads/links.

Remaining time: 4 days 16 hours

[groovyfran-png]

So I received this:

and my first instinct was to copy the text and search, just in case that it might be a scam.... and I was right. So many people received and shared the submission (why through submission though? 🤔).

This person has many different accounts (they're all deactivated and i don't even wanna know how many are there) to send the same messages. Didn't even bother to change the blog appearance.

I looked through the blog. Nothing special, just reblogged posts of animals and art (this account was created on may 24, according to archive) until i saw the pinned post.

What a weird image to use to talk about cervical cancer. Imagine talking about serious health issue while doing the yuno gasai pose 😭 and the AI generated slop is so obvious. There's a link to a paypal account under the name Stacy Amondi (i thought your name was bethy???). Not even gofundme.

Post by @slenbee · 2 images

💬 0  🔁 28  ❤️ 26 · Scammer alert - indigonebulapower · Paypal name (public): Elizabeth Kegocha Past Paypal name: Esta Odhiambo Previous sc

So please if you received this type of message, always double check first. Don't fall for this scam.

[hidden-havven]

Rimi Ushigome from the hit game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party spotted

[scam-alerts]

Oh so they're an art thief too! But hey, who would'a' guessed. :p

Thank you @hidden-havven for finding the source!

i'm guessing they probably ran it through AI or something given the clothing change, but that's definitely Rimi's face! @ai-art-thieves

[scam-alerts]

Title: I Infiltrated Discord’s Biggest Scam… Creator: No Text to Speech

CW: 18+ servers/themes mentioned.

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I'm sharing this video today because I had reblogged a post by @ai-art-thieves two weeks ago and the comment I had left on that post where my own friend had gotten hacked and shared a link was likely from this same community of scammers!

Please stay safe on Discord (for those who use it), and remember that anyone, even your friends, who suddenly starts sending you random links to websites or groups, likely has malicious intentions in mind.

And if a website or app tells you to 'verify' your account by clicking a button, entering your information or going to a random website off of where you're currently at right now? That's likely 100% a scam too.

Bee safe, and think before you click that link. <3

-Bee

[grungekitty-77]

It's happening again, so just to remind everyone:

TUMBLR ADS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO AUTO-PLAY AUDIO! THAT IS A BUG AND YOU SHOULD REPORT IT!

"This ad is auto-playing audio" is literally on the drop down menu for reporting an ad. Tumblr isn't trying to implement this! Don't protest this "new policy", cause it's not one.

Report the broken ads.

Thank you.

[jackson-imbecille]

They are not supposed to automatically redirect you without you clicking them, they are not supposed to cause a pop-up, they are not supposed to freeze your screen.

This is all bugs or malicious advertising which is also against tumblers ad policy. You should report all ads which do this.

Let’s get rid of those horrible monopoly ads, together.

[groovyfran-png]

So I received this:

and my first instinct was to copy the text and search, just in case that it might be a scam.... and I was right. So many people received and shared the submission (why through submission though? 🤔).

This person has many different accounts (they're all deactivated and i don't even wanna know how many are there) to send the same messages. Didn't even bother to change the blog appearance.

I looked through the blog. Nothing special, just reblogged posts of animals and art (this account was created on may 24, according to archive) until i saw the pinned post.

What a weird image to use to talk about cervical cancer. Imagine talking about serious health issue while doing the yuno gasai pose 😭 and the AI generated slop is so obvious. There's a link to a paypal account under the name Stacy Amondi (i thought your name was bethy???). Not even gofundme.

Post by @slenbee · 2 images

💬 0  🔁 28  ❤️ 26 · Scammer alert - indigonebulapower · Paypal name (public): Elizabeth Kegocha Past Paypal name: Esta Odhiambo Previous sc

So please if you received this type of message, always double check first. Don't fall for this scam.