#recovery scam

[kyra45]

lol. Lmao even. Look at this recovery scammer. This random guy wants your money too. But not to give it back to you.

[scam-alerts]

Important Information - updated 8/6/26

This side blog is run by: @slenbee

Note: Before submitting an ask/submission for a 'new scam', please check out the index and/or also search for what you might need via [tumblr]'s handy dandy 'search' function found on this blog, thanks!

The Scam Index is right here!👈<- click this link!

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!

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 usually 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.

Issues/topics you can ask me about:

You can send me questions or concerns about strange comments on your posts, random DM's, or weird asks users have sent you that you are not sure about being a scam or not. Again, please read the scam index at the top of this post, or utilize the search function this blog comes with. Otherwise, I will do my best to reply to them ASAP.

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

Please do not send me asks, submissions, or DM's related to:

Fundraiser accounts ie accounts with links to: chuffed, gofundme ect.

Why I'm asking this:

I am not in any position to validate any blog running a fundraiser I am also in no position to say they are or are not a scam.

Please read this post in regards to this recent change. Thank you.

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!

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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 run by an official [tumblr] staff member.

Second, while I do not openly ask for money in any shape or form for what I do, I do have a ko-fi. With that said, if you, my dear reader, wish to bestow upon me a coffee via your own free will, that's your choice and you are more than free to do so. I can't stop you. :)

I will never, ever, openly ask for money. And- honestly, I don't feel right accepting money for something I feel should be easily accessible and public knowledge to begin with.

But a gift is a gift, and it would still be more than happily accepted. Just know you might make me cry some happy tears while you're at it lol.

To give a small back story about myself:

I joined tumblr in 2014. Yup, there's not much to me other than that until the last few years. I got into 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. Just know, it's very, very loud.

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

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

There's not enough public information out there about scams, or how they work from start to finish. 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 beeutiful day!

-Bee

[prismaticstarshch]

Just got my first scam comments on two of my own posts and both were crypto recovery scams 💀

If y’all get any comments about some “CNC Intelligence” thing then block and report the blogs they came from

[romancescams]

RSN ANTI-SCAM WARNING / ALERT: FAKE FACEBOOK PAGE

RSN ANTI-SCAM WARNING / ALERT: FAKE FACEBOOK PAGE

RSN ANTI-SCAM WARNING / ALERT COBALT ALERT – IMMEDIATE THREAT We have observed what appears to be a FAKE SCAM REFUND PAGE THIS IS NOT A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL – IT IS A SCAMMER’S PAGE THIS IS A RECOVERY SCAM

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE FAKE PAGE: Military Romance Scam – https://www.facebook.com/refund74/

BEWARE: Scammers Set Up Fake Recover Pages to scam you again. People who are desperate to recover…

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[romancescams]

THIS TAKES THE CAKE!

THIS TAKES THE CAKE!

AFTER 25 YEARS WE HAVE SEEN SCAMS COME AND SCAMS GO, BUT THIS TAKES THE CAKE!

Just imagine that all your scam problems could be resolved in an instant using … [drum roll please]

– – – – – – – – TELEPATHY! – – – – – – – –

Why you could discover your scammer’s secrets, you could will the police to do something, you could cause the scammer endless sleepless nights, you could ….

Can you imagine it?…

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