Posting this here, for anyone who might not know about the new-ish phishing scam that's been going around. This is the second time it's happened to my main blog, so I immediately recognized that super long, rambly starter message right off the bat
To my understanding, the scammer will send you a message where they claim to have accidentally reported you, and then they'll try to redirect you to discord under the guise of speaking to a tumblr rep there about resolving the issue. That's not what happens, though. What happens is that they'd steal your login information and use it to continue the cycle. You would lose access to your account. There's probably more to it than that, that's just the bare bones of the whole thing. No, the message will not always come from the same person. It will come from different people, usually your mutuals who have fallen for the scam before it reaches you
Tumblr will never redirect you to another platform to resolve issues like this. If you've been reported, they would likely send you an email to inform you, with all the information there on how to proceed
If you get a message like I did, or even one that's similar in nature but not identical, do not give them any information. Do not go to discord, do not speak to whoever it is that's waiting over there. Just report and block them. The second you call them out, they'll block you. So make sure to report them for phishing before they report you for being smart and informed
I wish the internet was safer and that people were more trustworthy and honest, but unfortunately, that's just not the reality we live in
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