r/Assistance • u/OriginalRedMage • Nov 29 '19

META PSA- BE VIGILANT

Some asshole tried to scam me yesterday morning after seeing my posts here. That person is banned now, but it's like a hydra- nuke one scammer, two more grow in its place.

Do NOT give anyone your banking information, no matter how desperate you are, no matter what. There is no instance on God's green earth that requires one to give banking login info. If someone asks for this, it's a scam.

Do not mobile deposit anything someone sends you, especially cashier's checks. They are easily faked and if an offer comes with a request to send money back, IT'S A SCAM.

I hate to mention it but PayPal can also be involved in scams, as people will send money from a stolen account, have the recipient route most if it to the scammer, and when the original owner gets their PP back and (rightly) disputes the charges, guess who is responsible?

I can't say it enough- if a plan involves receiving money for and the sender is asking you to send a portion to another person through different means, run, don't walk, it's a scam!

People that prey on the desperate are scum, be safe out there.

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u/WrecklessDecadence Nov 30 '19

Someone came after me today. They found me In this group as well.

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u/OriginalRedMage Nov 30 '19

Report that trash.

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u/WrecklessDecadence Nov 30 '19

I blocked them. I don’t know how to report

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u/OriginalRedMage Nov 30 '19

You can't do it thru the app i don't think, but here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/7blkhq/how_can_i_report_a_user_to_reddit_admins/

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u/WrecklessDecadence Nov 30 '19

Thank you. I wasn’t sure what to do.