SERIOUS: NEW BOT SCAM ALERT
heya!
this right here?
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT REAL.
the "@staff" is just the bio text.
tumblr staff will not contact you through anything other than email or their official accounts, which will all have this badge:
DO NOT ENGAGE WITH THIS OR SIMILAR ACCOUNTS AND ABSOLUTELY DO NOT CLICK ANY LINKS FROM IT.
report and block. i'd also appreciate it if you shared this post, bc that blog was JUST created and was already tagging a LOT of people, and i know not everyone has the scam-sensing instinct, even if this might seem obvious to some.
@staff @tumblr @support
A few general rules to avoid scams:
If they ask you to click a link and enter sensitive information, there's a high chance it's a scam. Log into your account via the site's login page (NOT the page the message linked you to), and see if there's a notification in the account that corresponds to their claims.
If they have a mishmash of numbers or letters in their name, like the account screenshotted above, they're not the company's official rep. I've never seen an authorized rep with gibberish in their name, but scammers often have them.
If they try to scare you into taking hasty action, there's a reason why they don't want you to stop and think.
Oh, that’s insidious.











