yesterday someone tried to scam me. and it was fun! (NOT an invite for other scammers) lemme rewind. i get a new follow + msg from new follower they start out calm
them: hi me: yo
then this happens
them: This all happened because I got misled and accidentally flagged your account instead of someone else’s. You both had the same profile picture and handle, and I didn’t notice the difference at first. I was really confused and frustrated, and I made a big mistake. I’m really sorry about that. I was hoping you could help me clarify to Tumblr’s team that it was just a misunderstanding.
now i'm confused and concerned cuz i don't think u can have the same user. red flag number 1
me: sure me: how? them: uhm can you please add "supportlevine_1" on discord?? he's the tumblr support i contacted on discord to help us solve this issue and if they ever accept your friend request please leave them a message saying this was all an accident and the request number for this report is (number). I will give you permission to take screenshots of our conversation to support your statement that this was all an accident.
see, red flag number 2: who uses fucking discord to help sort out an issue like this??
me: i dont hv discord them: you can download discord me: nope
and that was it for the day
and then i log on today, and i see a post on a community abt someone who got scammed by the same person
scammer: @patronsbea
i'm not the type of person to exclude someone's name if they fuck up, especially if they try to fucking scam me.
i then proceeded to say
me: ok so me: 1. puh-lease me: listen dude me: im not falling for this me: 2. no liked posts, only one post, and "Untitled" me: dont try this again me: get a life me: ive seen this typa scam me: i regret indulging my time me: what kinda fuckass person uses discord to report problems me: i hope your pillow is warm, you stub your toe, your microwave explodes, a piano falls on you, i hope your refrigerator breaks down and also explodes, your pen runs out of ink, and i sincerely hope you fall out a window me: and so now i'll be blocking and reporting you me: please fuck off and get a life me: 0/10, shit scammer
saur. if my beloved mooties cud spread the awareness? patronsbea's blog's gone i think but still. awareness is important, folks
@skepticalvoidhedgehog @skeletal-spire-man @skeletal-spire-man-aka-overfit @drivingmeinsan3 @lightsabersandbluecookies @algae122 @obsess-over-ink-on-dead-trees @everettlover
oh there's more too
they had only one post, you see. a fanart.
and i click on it cuz i am not leaving ANY fucking leads unchecked.
...
a watermark. NOT the scammer's watermark, nopity nope nope. but a watermark.
so i reverse google search it and i find @nipuni and their art.
https://www.tumblr.com/nipuni/800853706870505472/2mm-hole-in-the-world?source=share
that's natalia's art, and the art @patronsbea stole
i reported the post, blocked patronsbea, reported patronsbea, and uhhh... yeah.
here's to not bothering minors on the internet, yeah?
