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There's a scam going around Tumblr where someone messages you claiming they "accidentally" reported you for fraud and saying you need to contact Tumblr support via Discord. This scammer will have you change your Tumblr email in order to "Keep your account from being disabled." They’ll then ask for your legal name, DOB, address and email. For me, this was the point when I realized I'd been scammed. Afterwards, they’ll likely ask you to make a purchase, claiming it will "prove your identity" or some other such nonsense.

It seems this scam is still going strong. I've had multiple people who fell for the same scam come to me for help, so I wanted to make this post to offer some advice. If you've fallen for this scam and lost your Tumblr account, don't panic. Here's what you should do:

1.) Contact the real Tumblr support at https://www.tumblr.com/support and explain what happened. Don't try to contact them more than once, or it might be mistaken for spam. They should respond with a week.

2.) You will first get a confirmation email from Tumblr support, then later a proper message. They will ask for your account name, your email, and the email it was changed to. They will restore your proper email, allowing you to reset your password and get your account back.

3.) Don't panic if you see your account is deactivated.

4.) Once you get your account back, check your messages. The scammer will have likely used your account to try to con more people while they had it.

5.) Change your passwords just to be safe, especially Email and Discord. Unless of course you already have different passwords for everything.