#psa scammers

A new scam is making the rounds, and it’s catching people off guard because it feels urgent and personal.

It usually starts with a message like this:

“Hey can you message me? I have something important to tell you about your account…”

The next step is they’ll claim something like:

“I accidentally reported your account, you need to contact this person to fix it.”

Let’s be very clear:

This is a scam. And it’s a dangerous one.

Here’s how it works:

They try to create panic about your account being at risk. Then they direct you to contact someone on Discord who supposedly “works with Tumblr” and can fix the issue.

🚩 Red Flag #1: They move you off-platform

If your account has an issue, Tumblr will contact you directly. Not through a random user. Not through Discord.

🚩 Red Flag #2: They claim to be “support” but aren’t

No legitimate platform will have you message a random third party to resolve account issues.

🚩 Red Flag #3: They ask for money

They’ll eventually say they can “fix” your account for $100 or more.

Never pay anyone to recover or protect your account. Real support does not work like that.

What you should do instead:

• Do NOT message them back

• Do NOT contact anyone they suggest

• Do NOT send money

• Report and block the account immediately

• If you’re concerned, go directly to Tumblr’s official support page

Scammers rely on urgency and confusion. If someone is rushing you, pushing you off-platform, and asking for money… that’s your sign to stop.

I have been NONSTOP getting spammed with messages from people like this claiming to be in need/from Gaza and asking for donations, often on anonymous & linking a blog in their ask. I’m fairly certain this is ONE PERSON making MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS because I’ve gotten the same/similar messages on Anon for weeks now spamming all of my blogs despite constantly reporting/blocking, sometimes they tag the same blog sometimes different ones and i’m just continually flagging every blog I get because it’s so obviously not legit

anyway, this is a PSA to say 1. please please please REPORT these blogs, do not just block them because if they aren’t reported they can’t be removed from the platform and they are harmful scammers trying to manipulate users into giving their personal info or money. 2. watch out for these messages && please flag/block this particular blog for me & if you are willing to message me i will give you links to the other urls i know of that have been spamming me; i’m literally just so sick of this i need people to help back me up to kick these sickos off tumblr 3. i might have to turn off Anon for a while on ALL of my blogs because this issue is so out of control—i am getting 1-3 messages per day, sometimes per blog (3 blogs total)