#hacked account

[tumblr] is aware of the "I accidentally reported your account" scam.

They addressed it in their recent @/changes post here:

https://www.tumblr.com/changes/798670952235941888

[tumblr] has also added this scam to their scam related help page:

https://help.tumblr.com/knowledge-base/avoiding-scammers/

So not only did [tumblr] put up that big image 3 weeks ago:

I'd assume they would hope and expect that people would go looking to make sure that something is/isn't real or a scam or not before they fall for it.

I've been seeing "why isn't staff addressing this issue" related comments in various posts in communities, as well as more posts in various tags like #scam and #scams with people getting hacked.

Staff has done all they can I'd say to make people aware of this on a public level. There should be (and I stress should) some amount of common sense that you should never change your email or password for anyone, no matter who they say they are, or what popular company they claim to be from if they tell you to use a off platform chat program.

Even online you need to treat your usernames, emails, and passwords no different than you'd treat your bank details. If you wouldn't give it to a stranger who calls you saying "there was a problem with your bank and I need your card number and the 3 digits", why would you change your email and password for a stranger online?

I can't stress this enough:

[tumblr] staff will only contact you via their official email. They will not tell another user to contact you, and then have you contact a "staff member" via a website, email, or discord. That is a huge red flag that it is a scam.

[tumblr] staff will not threaten you that your account will be terminated within x hours if you don't follow their instructions aka change your email or password to one they give you.

[tumblr] staff will not threaten to contact law enforcement or the FBI on you for 'fraudulent transactions/scamming/violations/ect' that happened on your account if you don't do as they say.

[tumblr] staff will not ask you for money to resolve issues or to return your account to you after it was taken from you. That is blackmail. Do not pay this money.

Anyone and everyone who tells you to do those things is a scammer.

Report these accounts to tumblr and report them to discord.

Please stay safe and try to avoid getting scams.

The people who contact you saying these things have had their own accounts stolen by these scammers and extorters.

Here is an example of how this scam looks and starts.

Here is another example of how this scam looks.

Here is a general idea of what the discord interaction looks like.

This scam is the same scam that started on Steam, check it out!

Nearly everything with it is identical.

Please be safe, spread the word!

More info on this kind of scam here

DO NOT TRUST THEM

They claim to have been reporting my account due to a “mistake” and say that it will be deleted

DO NOT TRUST THEM

RELOG THIS POST SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS

I've sent support two reports about what's going on. I still haven't heard back from them.

I've been posting about the situation on Newgrounds but decided to start this backup because I know none of y'all look at my Newgrounds.

I've been looking everywhere online about what to do. People have fallen for the same scam and have gotten their accounts back, so there's a chance I can recover my account.

I posted about what's going on over on Reddit and got recommended this one guy that could help me if support can't get back to me fast enough.

This shit has been on my mind all day. I physically got sick because of this and signed myself out of school because of what's going on.

I see that some of y'all are coming here after @alterrune and @capt-sievert have made posts about what's going on. Thanks guys!

Guys. Tag @staff. Do whatever y'all can to help me get my main back. Don't respond to anything the fake me sends you. If you get a message that looks like this: DON'T ANSWER. DON'T GIVE THIS OMAR SANTOS GUY ANYTHING. Thankfully since I'm broke and don't have a bank account, that mf hasn't squeezed a cent out of me.

@l0uis4 is an artist I’ve been following for such a long while. Mainly on YouTube! Their art has inspired me so much, it’s absolutely gorgeous and they are incredibly talented. Just a while ago, their YouTube channel was hacked! They are currently trying everything to get it back. If you have Twitter, please spread this around and @ youtube to get their attention.

A talented artist like Lui shouldn’t have to be dealing with something like this or have the threat of losing their channel.

https://x.com/R0ll_Torner/status/2001149898859651152?s=20