Heads up everyone! Scam Warning!
Yesterday afternoon, I got a DM from someone I’ve never met named @depap1. They claimed they accidentally reported my Tumblr blog and apologized, which I appreciated at first. I didn’t expect to get a message like that and it legitimately stressed me out. I filled out a report to Tumblr so fast because I was scared of losing my blog. But then they told me I had to handle the situation through Discord by contacting a “Tumblr corporate security head,” and that’s when the red flags went up.
Tumblr does not handle reports or account issues through Discord. That’s not how any legit platform operates. This is almost certainly a scam designed to scare people into giving up personal info or access.
Another thing that stood out to me is that they never told me the username or the pfp of the account they supposedly confused me with. If it were a real mistake, that would have been the first thing they explained. The vagueness was such a huge red flag. So I didn’t write them back and I just blocked them.
If you get a message like this, do not engage. Don’t click anything, don’t add anyone on Discord, and don’t panic. Just report it to Tumblr and protect your account.
I’m sharing this so nobody else gets caught off guard. Stay safe out there! Screenshots below:
This is 100 percent fake and absolutely a scam.
This is what their blog looks like.