#scam bots

[mythfreak87]

Is it bad that I love trolling bots 😭 like yes 80 year old man pretending to be a woman I will send you all my information 🫶😊

[lunareclipse2727]

Explaining why I was freaking out in that one post where I was asking everyone to confirm if my posts were visible in their timeline:

So, I got this notification that my blog was hidden from global searches and my posts would not show up in the tags and anyone's timeline, and that I would have to verify my account to make it visible to everyone again. A bunch of other blogs were mentioned in the comments and there were many comments mentioning such blogs.

I panicked and thought it was genuine and started the process for verification. Then the site starts asking for my credit card and bank details (I don't even have one) and this is where I start to get suspicious. I did not receive any mail from Tumblr either.

So I searched this whole thing and from a reddit thread realised that it was a scam. But I was still really worried so I made that post. Then I checked my notifications again, and I couldn't find the one where I was mentioned. It just disappeared.

So I don't have screenshots or anything now, but if any of you get a notification like this be aware that it is a scam and do NOT give any bank details.

@tumblr @staff kindly take care of this issue because it looks genuine so anyone can easily fall for it

[bacteriumphage]

Has anyone else been getting tagged in those "tumblr staff" account verification scam things because it's the second time I've been tagged by one and it's annoying me really bad

[jupiter-moon-san]

Idk if it’s just me, but everytime I post art here I’m hit with scam bot and I’m honestly so tired of it, They all say one of two things and their profiles are all the same it’s frustrating! Artists be careful and look out for these bots!!!

I’m gonna let the comments on this post speak for itself.

[expiredxddcc]

holy shit my page is a breeding ground for bots

i just got spammed with like five kill me

[melystar48]

im hoping most people already know this but if you get a comment saying something along the lines of "can you message me? its urgent, i cant share it here but i cant get in touch with you because of a keep error" or a discord friend request and then a dm stating "i accidentally reported your account instead of the real scammer (which would be the same in tumblr dms too i am assuming)" or something like that, then just ignore it, block and report.

cause these are most likely bots, or just scammers.

(tumblr screenshots from my friend @rimlaineobsessor.)

[yellowcry]

What kind of scam is that .

Be warned and remember not to trust some random account saying they are staff