#scams

[personontheswing]

look this is just a sad scam now. its not even from @staff, they are very badly impersonating them. anyways they tagged a lot of people so do NOT click the link in the post. if you hover your mouse over it goes to help-page.world, which i assume is going to do something i dont want.

[socksareyummyy]

if you get a notification to a blog post that says this:

Don’t click the link, it’s a scam. Just in case you don’t know.

[memewolftherealone]

Why are there so many scams on Tumblr? Am I somehow an "easy target"? I've been DM'ed several times and I learned today one account tried to impersonate me somehow and now THIS?!

Yeah, no. I don't want to deal with this rn. I'm tired and I need to clean my room. I should get off the internet more often tbh

[greatjobjeremy]

Two posts. Three scam replies. #winning

[paulwhitewriter]

SCAMMY, SCAM, SCAMMERS!

Once more, scammers and phishers are targeting the writer and author community with new approaches. Previously, these scammers promised to market our books, or supply Beta readers, or to get you hundreds of reviews and so forth. Recently, their approach has been ‘book clubs’, events, and conferences where YOUR book would be promoted to an eager audience of readers who, as it just happened, were looking precisely for the book you recently published… yeah… right. Now, their approach tactics are shifting once more, and in a way that applies to almost everyone who uses the internet/WWW. Most have, or are dropping the item or product contact method in favour of a wider target audience, that of websites. As most people have at least one website, either business or personal, this widens the market for these scammers, if fact, their marketplace becomes one of infinite opportunity. If you have not already received an email, message, or notification regarding your website, you are bound to receive one, or a hundred and one, very shortly. It will tell that the sender loves your site, thinks your product is fantastic…. BUT… your website could be performing better, particularly in the background. You could be getting far more traffic to your site. And guess what, the scammer can help you drive your site forward, get you a massive SEO jump, increase your sales and… and… whatever other bullshush they say. And you know what is so amazing about this? They are the same people, the same organisations phishers and scammers who can promote your books, find Beta readers, get you hundreds of five star revies, and pump your book sales so high that you can retire and live in luxury for the rest of your life… by this time next year (Rodney!) The Advice.

Step one – report. Step two – block. Step three – delete (In that order) NEVER click any form of link. It will take you to a false site, or even install malicious files/ransomware. NEVER reply or respond in any way… NEVER… EVER. You may think you can wind a scammer up, tell them you have not been fooled, or you have reported them. DO NOT DO THIS under ANY circumstance. Once a scammer knows your Email/Message/WhatsApp/Line, or whatever is ‘Live’ they will keep sending various forms of contact to that/those addresses, from a hundred and one phone farms. They will sell or share your details with another scam organisation. AND… they will use it as the first ‘key’ to pawn your details, to scrape everything about you that is available online, and from the businesses, organisations, your contacts, family and friends list. And they WILL target those people too… all because you responded in some way. So NEVER, EVER, respond to any dodgy-looking/suspect email or message from an unknown source. Simply report, block, and delete. Simple. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SCAM TACTICS being used or those which will soon be used through 2026/27, visit this post on my blog, Ramblings from a Writer's Mind. https://ramblingsfromawritersmind.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/scamming-alert-tactics-for-2026/ You are welcome. TO FINISH, below are seven countries with major scammer issues. Of course there are more, but these re the ones most likely to target the individual and smaller businesses. Nigeria is at the top of the list as a leader in internet scams, especially romance and fake-fee schemes. Nigeria is infamous for its 419 scams, named after a local law. These scams usually lure people in with the promise of quick cash or business opportunities. China. Crooks set up fake online stores to rip off people everywhere. With deepfake videos and AI scams proliferating, things are getting trickier to detect. Ukraine's skilled tech workers make it a cybercrime centre. Fake emails, malware, and illegal online markets are common, often targeting Western countries. Romania, a hotspot in Europe for cyber scams. Fake online auctions and credit card theft. Past poverty and corruption have created a culture of cybercrime. Romania's scammers are active, using global shopping sites to trick people. Brazil's online banking change, with systems like Pix, has drawn cybercriminals, a continuing trend. Scammers use malware and fake apps to scam users, making it hard for authorities to keep up.

India, with fake emails, QR codes, and payment scams. Between 2018 and 2021, scams really took off, with over 250,000 cases costing people a total of $96 million. It looks like things will only get worse during 2026. Tech is moving so fast that it's outpacing security, which makes India a hot spot for scams.

Keep happy, Paul.

[fiery-alder05]

here we go again

BLOCK AND REPORT

[cacodaemonia]

I see the scammers are being particularly disgusting today.

Needless to say, I reported the spam and blocked the account 🙄 Love to see people taking advantage of horrible events just to milk money from gullible people who almost certainly don't have funds to spare...