New scammer alert!
Recently, a user with the name "fnz74089" has been messaging people on Tumblr trying to get people to reply to an email.
DON'T REPLY.
This is a scam email trying to lure you into a false deal. They're copy/pasting the exact same message and sending it to, so far, random Tumblr users.
This is the message I and other users have gotten. This user tries to guilt trip you into replying to the listed email by saying their "friend" has breast cancer, and wishes to speak to you. However, this clearly doesn't make any sense. If you aren't convinced, here are some reasons why you shouldn't trust them.
If they were browsing through, and their friend saw an account they wished to speak to, couldn't they have just asked to borrow the user's phone? It doesn't make sense to make another account to tell someone this, and then say they'll delete it shortly. If the user's friend can't borrow a phone, then why do they have they're own email? It says "she only knows how to use an email message" but you could easily show her, or just ask her what she wants to say so you could send a message for her. Secondly, they're trying to use religion to draw in more victims, suggesting that you should talk to this person if you are a devoted Christian. I'm not religious myself, so I don't know how severely this part would make someone want to respond, maybe to prove they are a "devoted Christian".
I was suspicious myself, and after another user asking me if they got the same message, I decided to do some research. I tried searching for this "Damhnait Doyle Elan", but only came across Damhnait Doyle, a Canadian Singer/Songwriter. After doing further research (just in case this user was trying to impersonate this person) I found that, no, Damhnait Doyle does not have breast cancer. This user may be using a similar name to draw in fans of her, or to draw in people who don't know who Damhnait Doyle actually is.
While researching, I found that this is not the first suspicious text to be about or from "Damhnait Doyle Elan" There was also a reddit post someone made about receiving an email from said "Damhnait Doyle Elan".
The comments are also saying this is a scam, and to not trust this person. If you'd like to read more, here's a link to the reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/bjtxlr/just_got_sent_a_scammy_email_asking_me_for_my/
I haven't been able to get an extra info, but I wanted to make a post about it in case someone got a similar message and wanted to see if they are a scam. Yes, they are a scam, and please please PLEASE do not reply to the email, I didn't block it out in case they send more messages with a different username and used multiple emails.
TLDR: Scammer using their "friend" Damhnait Doyle Elan (who is said to have breast cancer) and Christianity to get people to reply to a scam email.
I hope someone finds this and spreads the word, I'd hate for someone account to get stolen, email hacked, etc. etc.
Stay safe out there.
