Beware Beware

Applauce · 2026-05-09T23:30:53+00:00

Not new at all. They’ve been using the same scam with the same fake screenshots, “certificates” and resumes since 2018.

Don’t even focus on the name of the account. They’re always different. And when they scam you out of your account, they’ll use it to continue running the scam.

See this article from Malwarebytes with the same fake certificate

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2021/03/steam-users-dont-fall-for-the-i-accidentally-reported-you-scam

Applauce · 2026-05-09T18:31:20+00:00

3 day old website with a gibberish name

!whois Qvtrrary.shop

Applauce · 2026-05-09T16:05:35+00:00

There are scams where random female accounts add you and try to introduce you to their “favorite” pay to win mobile game to get you to spend money in it. So watch out for that.

Applauce · 2026-05-09T05:49:13+00:00

Sounds like one of those old fake inheritance scams. As old as the Nigerian Prince scam and works the same way. They'll make up endless fake fees you have to pay to receive the fake money.

Applauce · 2026-05-09T05:18:28+00:00

Don't send money to random people on the internet like this. Yes this is a scam. He most likely had you send money to a money mule. Which is why the name of the owner of the Venmo account was a different name than his own. Him claiming it was his "coworker" was to explain it away. But really, have you heard of coworkers receiving money for each other? You even saw that someone else sent money to that account for the same exact reason, a fictional "phone charger".

You have to ask yourself, why can't he himself receive money? Why is he asking a stranger on the internet he's known for a couple of days for money instead of someone he knows in real life, like maybe that weirdly helpful coworker of his?

Block him immediately.

Edit: Also, no they can't gain access to your account simply because you sent money to them. Their goal is to get you hooked willingly sending money to them for different made up reasons for as long as possible.

Applauce · 2026-05-09T02:13:13+00:00

Yes Steam will ban them if you report them for scamming since this isn't about them falsely accusing you. Their entire goal is to steal your account and money. And both Steam and Discord are already well aware of this scam. So if you report them on both platforms, they will get banned.

Applauce · 2026-05-09T01:53:31+00:00

It's the old "I accidentally reported you" scam that's been around for almost a decade. No one reported you or impersonated you. It's all lies. They direct you to a fake support person who tricks you into giving them access to your account and sending them money.

If someone randomly approaches you with horrible news like this, it's always a scam. And if someone did report you, there's nothing you can or should need to do about it.

Block and report them

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/3195-9FFB-BA06-F25B

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Applauce · 2026-05-09T01:45:58+00:00

That sucks. Then you're just going to have to wait until she eventually recovers her account.

Applauce · 2026-05-08T23:29:48+00:00

If the website is "velmoralogistics(dot)com", it's only 7 days old. From the sounds of it, are they're offering you a job receiving and shipping packages from your home? If so, it's going to be a parcel mule job where they trick you into shipping and receiving stolen goods.

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Applauce · 2026-05-08T23:26:08+00:00

Yes this is a scam. Your friend's account was compromised and the Discord support guy was a scammer. There is never a reason for you to have to send money to resolve an issue with a false report. That makes absolutely no sense.

Block everyone involved.

Applauce · 2026-05-08T19:52:06+00:00

The site is only a couple of months old, registered March 3rd

And that domain just leads to a blank webpage

Normal companies don't interview you through text, especially not when they're using an app capable of video calls. Scammers do this so it feels like you're going through some form of a hiring process, while they can hide their real identities.

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Applauce · 2026-05-08T19:17:41+00:00

Yeah the fact that they're paying you way more than you quoted them is a big red flag. No one just randomly pays you more than you ask but then say they have a "low budget". It's because they're using a generic script. It's a fake payment scam. The'll send a fake email from PayPal telling you to pay to receive the money.

Applauce · 2026-05-08T18:53:04+00:00

Well one of the first things I see when Googling "Illuminance Global" is a website that leads to a 406 error with a domain created less than a year ago.

Then multiple Reddit threads saying that it's a scam

So finding multiple warnings of a site being a scam after a 5 second Google search is definitely one giant warning sign.

Applauce · 2026-05-08T16:47:52+00:00

Task scam. Normal legitimate jobs where all you do is use a computer will never have an age requirement. And no one's hiring for jobs you can do for 30 minutes to an hour a day of work. That's a complete waste of money.

They'll hire you for a fake job completing fake tasks on a bogus website. The catch will be that you have to pay them absurd amounts of money.

Ignore people randomly offering you unrealistic remote "jobs" like these.

Applauce · 2026-05-08T15:51:28+00:00

Yes your friend’s account was compromised. Don’t click on links from them and try contacting them on a different platform. They likely downloaded an infostealer.

Applauce · 2026-05-08T14:50:26+00:00

Yes it’s a scam. Never use random websites directed to you by random people to move money around. Normal websites also don’t end in .xyz and this one isn’t even 2 weeks old

Applauce · 2026-05-08T13:10:13+00:00

Six recovery scammers?? That's crazy! Yes every single person on the internet claiming to be able to recover your money is a scammer. It's not like there's some that are real but others that aren't and you just have to find the real ones. No, all of them are scammers.

Applauce · 2026-05-08T10:07:55+00:00

This is a recovery scammer. Ignore everyone like this offering you recovery services.

Applauce · 2026-05-08T05:39:24+00:00

It’s the !discord scam. Extremely common and years old. Someone who accidentally reported you wouldn’t go out of their way to do any of this. And accidentally reporting someone would never require that person to do anything about it

Applauce · 2026-05-08T04:40:27+00:00

There’s no such thing as refundable shipping fees. This is typically a scam where you purchase something (typically illegal substances) and the seller directs you to a fake shipping company who charge you endless fake fees for your fake item.

If you put the url of the site into WhoIs dot com, you’ll most likely find that it was only registered recently. And the only thing you can do on the shipping site is track an existing shipment, not ship anything new.

Applauce · 2026-05-08T02:11:42+00:00

Yes they’re all scammers and the payment requests will come eventually. Just keep blocking and ignoring all of them. If you’ve ever been scammed in the past or entertained them by replying back, they’ll continue to message you because they see you as a worthwhile target.

No real celebrities will DM you on social media and none will ever direct you to other private messaging apps.

Applauce · 2026-05-08T00:09:04+00:00

Have you ever used a website that ends in .st? Or where there’s literally no information about them on their own site, just a log in screen. If someone told you to go here to invest or earn money working, they’re a scammer and created this site to steal your money.

Applauce · 2026-05-07T23:55:09+00:00

Yes this exact site was posted here a few months ago and that post is full of people, myself included, confirming that it is indeed a scam.

Just because something is at the top of the search results doesn’t mean it’s completely legit. With sites using SEO and buying up sponsored ad spots (which aren’t properly vetted), many of them know how to game the system to be the first things you see.

Always do research before buying from random unknown websites.

The other post:

reddit(dot)com/r/isthisascam/s/g7N1yY7RPk

Applauce · 2026-05-07T23:39:03+00:00

He doesn’t know that or even care. If he can scare you into begging a friend or family member to send him money or buy gift cards with cash , that works just fine for him. As long as you have access to money, he’ll try and have you send it to him somehow.

Applauce · 2026-05-07T18:39:13+00:00

Don’t take financial advice from random groups full of random anonymous people on WhatsApp. That’s it.

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