Unlikely that many will read this but wanted to warn about a scam I experienced.
I had a user message me saying they wet very sorry but had reported my account mistaking me for a scammer. They said they had encouraged others to report me and there was an inquiry that was going to suspend my account. They said they tried to take it back but was told I needed to appeal it myself and gave me the contact (WhatsApp and Discord) for a tumblr person.
I (gullibly) messaged the person and tried to get things sorted but was very suspicious. They said all was fine but needed me to answer question as per procedure. While I was texting this guy I sent an actual report to tumblr support asking if this was legit including a pic of my convo with this guy and the pic he sent of his ‘official tumblr employee certificate’.
Tumblr got back to me in like a minute and confirmed it was a scam and any actual problem would be dealt with differently with them.
At this point I had (again, gullibly) changed my password according to this guy’s instructions but never confirmed it with him. I changed my password immediately after the official email I got so my account is thankfully safe! I blocked the guy and the account that originally reached out.
Again - I doubt anyone will see this, but if you do, please spread the word so people don’t fall for this!! Sorry if this is old news, just wanted to warn anyone who hasn’t come across this before.
