GUYS PLEASE BE CAREFUL!
There’s a new scam that has been popular for a few months now and and I don’t see many people talk about it but what I do see is lots of people losing their accounts
It’s happening both on tumblr and twitter (maybe other platforms too but I don’t use anything else). The scammer sends a direct message or a comment if you have dms disabled to “tell you something about your account”. Note: they write from accounts of people they’ve already stolen from so they don’t look suspicious at first! On twitter I’ve gotten some of those even from my mutuals and accounts with bigger following
(@ blurred since I don't want names of innocent people's accounts to be associated with those scams)
They tell you they have “accidently reported your account and you’re gonna lose it if you don’t take action”. They use all sorts of ways to tell you that: they got hacked and thought it was you, they missclicked, they mistook your account for another one etc. They all sound very normal and natural, dms seem to be generated each time- no two messages are the same so you can’t look it up. Then they send you the generated screenshots of emails as a “proof” and give you limited time to take action to stress you into doing something stupid.
Please remember that NO OFFICIAL STAFF WILL EVER BE USING DISCORD FOR THEIR OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE!!! The account names are a dead giveaway as well, the use of X’s and numbers are pretty unprofessional.
Unfortunately I have only one example from twitter as I’ve already blocked the other scammers or the accounts deactivated. But yeah, I’ve gotten a lot of those over the span of past few months and I got stressed the first time I got one as well bcs they sound really convincing at first but I didn't respond and as you can see I haven't lost any of my accounts. So please remember to always be suspicious and look things up on the internet about types of scams or how the official platform deals with those things before giving away your personal information!
Stay safe! :]
