Quick guide to scam spotting
You get an ask to reblog a pinned post! But something seems odd. Let's see...Does anything get checked off on this list?
Someone who followed you recently
Ask says to answer privately
Pinned post is for an animal
Anything checked off? Ok! Now for another check on the list. Scroll the blog a little and check the posts. What gets checked off now?
Pinned post is a day old or so
Random posts all reblogged minutes apart
Very few posts are seen
So did you check off anything new? Alright! Now for the final list of things to check. If you search the username/etc in tumblr search, do you see anything on this list?
Several alerts
Screenshots showing the pinned post from other blogs
Ask is copy/pasted to many users
Some asks calling out the asker for scamming
If the blog sending an ask has checked off all these marks, then congrats! You spotted a scam blog in the wild. Please make others aware of it's existence to ensure it's dealt with properly.
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