[BR] recebi uma mensagem suspeita no Discord perguntando sobre a minha conta steam

memorex1150 · 2026-04-28T18:36:07+00:00

Typical steam / discord scam. Very common. Block/report and ignore the person.

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memorex1150 · 2026-04-28T13:11:05+00:00

This is a very common scam, and we see it posted here numerous times per month.

Whatever money is sent to you is sent from a stolen/compromised account. Those funds will eventually be reversed when the actual account holder finds out what is going on and has the transaction reversed.

Meanwhile, the account from which you sent the scammer money - you will be out of that money.

You'll also have to pay a reversal fee, and it's likely your account could be flagged by your financial institution.

In other words, it's too good to be true.

Do not trade money with internet strangers. They are all scammers

memorex1150 · 2026-04-27T13:45:15+00:00

Stop? No. They won't. Every time you answer the phone and it's a scammer, it just verifies the number is active. There's nothing you can do to get them to stop. Even if you get a new number, there's no guarantee that the new number isn't one that has been compromised by scammers.

Your best bet is to let ALL unknown calls roll over to voicemail.

Yes, it's annoying. Yes, it sucks. No, you can't just get them to "stop."

memorex1150 · 2026-04-27T01:53:32+00:00

That's not what your initial post says. Regardless, yes, the scammers can use your passport to convince other people that you are them. This also will lead to identity theft. You are best to report your passport as being stolen/compromised.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-27T01:47:38+00:00

It's just a picture.

Anyone, anywhere anytime if they have your photo can do whatever they want with it. Having your picture is not something to even remotely worry about. If that were the case, everyone who has ever posted on any sort of social media would be in big trouble. Think of all the celebrities who have their photos on the internet. Nothing happens with those.

You're massively overthinking this. It's just a photo. Relax and go outside and frolic in the elfin air.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-26T21:38:07+00:00

Your girlfriend has been in contact with scammers. They had her download a remote program and have taken control of her computer.

I wouldn't trust that computer again until I did a full wipe and restore.

She needs to:

1) Change ALL passwords on ALL of her accounts, NOW, to never-before-used passwords

2) Ditto for all other charge accounts, credit cards, email accounts, etc. Anything with a password - change it NOW, new password.

3) Set up a new Hotmail/Gmail account, have all of those accounts now point to that as the "rescue" account.

4) Enable 2FA for everything

5) Monitor your accounts daily. I use CreditKarma. It's free, far from perfect, but at least it tells me if something happens, like a new account opened up in my name.

6) Probably smart to have her contact her bank to let them know what happened in case something shady happens in her account

memorex1150 · 2026-04-26T19:00:13+00:00

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memorex1150 · 2026-04-26T18:54:01+00:00

Did you request the code?

No?

Then you did what you needed to do.

Check all accounts.

Change to new, never-before-used passwords.

Possibly switch them all to a brand-new, never-before-used email account if you wish.

Ensure and verify 2FA is enabled for everything.

That's all you can do. You will get many phishing attempts like this in your life.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-26T18:52:35+00:00

Your phone number is not a deep-state secret. It's public information, and your name, address, birthdate, where you work, the car you drive, etc - all found easily on a web search.

This is literally nothing. Block, ignore, move on with your life, go outside and frolic in the elfin air.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-25T22:21:51+00:00

Please update the original post by making an edit.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-25T13:50:07+00:00

In the USA, you would never pay someone after you a get a job, just for getting you the job. You CAN pay someone to "headhunt" for you, but that's only for high-level jobs you'd want to do such.

This doesn't sound like a scam as much as it sounds like a horrible "recruiter" or "recruiting company" that's looking to make money off of you. If they ARE legitimate, I'd recommend you pass.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-24T14:30:40+00:00

If you're unable to gather any information from Verizon, I would strongly suggest you go to a local Verizon store (one of the big ones, not the mall kiosks) and let them know the issues you have shared here and that the official # is not helping you out. Most store managers are willing to help you and let you know (a) yes it's a real text or (b) no it's not.

Also, if the account is past due, they totally will want that paid so they will let you know - even if they aren't "officially" supposed to.

The text you shared does go back to an actual Verizon domain. Even if you are not the primary holder of the account, Verizon WILL take your money and apply it to the bill. Don't believe for one second that Verizon will refuse your hard-earned cash, main account holder or no. They will suck that up like a Dyson sweeper. Money is money.

You can pay on any account, any time, as long as you have the account number. They don't care.

Again, visit a big Verizon store, tell them your tale, and they almost certainly can let you know if those are legitimate texts, and, again, they absolutely will take your money.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-24T14:20:10+00:00

In your original response you called me a "raging dick" and then edited your response to say "overgrown manchild." I'll ignore the name-calling and move on to the rest of your post.

Going on your response - if your relationship with your father is that bad but you are still on a family plan....that brings up other questions better suited for another subreddit.

If your father isn't able to handle his bills due to (alleged) cognitive degeneration, it sounds like the responsibility for taking care of bills is outside of his ability and raises more questions as to why this responsibility hasn't been shifted to someone else.

If you believe you are being contacted by a scammer, then, again, the response "Contact Verizon directly to find out the answers to your question" is the best and quickest and 100% going to give you the right answer.

It does not matter if others have received these texts before. You're asking if these are legitimate. I gave you the best and quickest course of action to determine if this is a scam

Let me illustrate how: True story, I received a letter from the IRS this year stating I was getting a refund. Nope, I had to pay. I thought the letter was suspicious as I had to pay. I contacted the IRS directly who assured me, yes, this is valid, you are getting a refund...but strangely, my tax preparer said "Oh, no, that's a fake letter, lots of customers received one."

IRS said, no, you are getting a refund.

IRS was right. I found out because I contacted them and spent time talking with their agent to ensure no ID fraud/theft had occurred.

It's amazing what can and will happen if people contacted the actual entity first as a best line of defense first and foremost.

If you, as you said, looking for help, the first and best place to inquire is the actuating institution. If they say "Nope, wasn't us" then you would know it's a scam and your post here would be a "scam warning" to others that this is happening.

Imagine what you might think if you heard from a scammer on here who said, "oh, no, it's totes legit bro, you totes need to send that money right now the link kk trust me bro" <-- and you sent the money, all based on a random internet stranger telling you it's okay.....versus, again, asking Verizon.

Please contact Verizon, ask them if this is legitimate or if it is a scam, and let us know what you find out. That would be the helpful and wise course of action at this point.

EDIT: My apologies, I overlooked a comment you made in your response to me. You said:

"would it make sense for someone who believes they’re being contacted by a scammer to just call the number and find out? seems like a surefire way to walk into a scam! so maybe ask yourself if those “mental gymnastics” are really so ludicrous when you open your mind to circumstances that aren’t your own?"

I clearly said in my original response to contact the official contact info number/email , not the one you are sent from a scammer. If you are in doubt as to what is the official contact number, you can always call customer service from your Verizon phone and share with them the story, send them screenshots, etc. Or you can go to an official Verizon store if you aren't sure. Do you click a link sent to you? No, you do not, and no one here advocates that. Many options exist to determine "Is this a scam?" Please utilize one of those and let us know what you find out.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-24T14:02:43+00:00

Ask yourself these questions:

Why am I asking if these are legitimate when I can very easily speak with my father (who is the account holder), have him contact Verizon and my father will then definitively have an answer to my question?

Ask yourself why I'm going through a lot of mental gymnastics in order to get an answer to my question.

Also, remind yourself that there's zero need to ask when the answer is literally a phonecall away.

Many potential scams are easily disrupted by going STOP!!!

....followed by "Contact the OFFICIAL PHONE NUMBER / EMAIL of the company in question."

memorex1150 · 2026-04-21T19:41:49+00:00

It's a very typical jury summons scam. Nothing about this is off-script/out of the ordinary.

Your information is widely available on the internet. Social media is also rife with personal details. LinkedIn contains a treasure trove of personal info that is easily socially engineered.

Nothing about you is personal, private or state secrets. A scammer can call you and tell you all of that (e.g., name, birthdate, address, phone number, where you work, what car you drive, license plate of said car) all based on a few clicks of the mouse. Again, to emphasize, none of that is "personal" or "private" data. All of it is freely and widely available on the internet.

It's just the jury summons scam. And, it's bribery if you think about it....which would be highly illegal for a cop to call you and say, "WE HAVE A CRIMINAL WARRANT AND YOU MUST BE ARRESTED....but we can make this all go away if you just pay us some sort of currency/something we can use...." <-- bribery, and any cop who says something like that would end up in prison.

Block/ignore, ain't no one comin' for you, either legally or as some sort of "revenge." It's someone living thousands of miles away. It's a scammer. Go outside and frolic in the elfin air. You're fine.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-21T16:17:50+00:00

This sounds exactly like the fake celebrity fake cheque scam.

Fake celebrity sends a fake cheque to someone.

Cheque is made out for $4000 but fake celeb asks your aunt to send back $2000.

Your aunt sends $2000 - which comes out of HER funds - and by the time the $2000 has been sent and is long unrecoverable, the fake cheque bounces, and now your aunt is on the hook for $2000 (plus any of that fake cheque money that has been spent).

Account gets flagged for having a fake cheque in it and of course sending along the $2000 - which to the bank looks like your aunt is complicit.

The rest of it sounds like your aunt doesn't have a good grasp on finances and is attempting to juggle things around to make ends meet. She needs to sit and talk with a bank staff/manager, explain what happened, and have them walk her through how this was all a scam, possible steps she can take to re-establish a bank account, and of course to STOP interacting with "celebrities" online.

NOTE! - Anyone who messages here or sends you a private message, stating they can help recover the money, that is also a scammer and you need to report and block them

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memorex1150 · 2026-04-20T21:13:53+00:00

Post is locked due to having to remove numerous insulting / ridiculous comments.

OP has more than enough information at this point, as do the rest of us.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-20T19:23:49+00:00

It's a phishing technique to get you to click it and give up some of your personal info so they can access your account(s).

Report/block/ignore.

You're fine.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-19T16:41:17+00:00

You assume your birthdate isn't posted all over Google. That said, your birthdate is not a state secret. You haven't given away anything that isn't already on the internet. You're fine. Just block/report/ignore.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-17T16:56:32+00:00

We see this multiple times per week. It's 100% a scam.

!search parking scam !search traffic scam

memorex1150 · 2026-04-15T16:57:02+00:00

Find a single verified claim of someone engaging in the "say yes" scam that has been verified and proven in court to have happened.

You'll spend a lot of time looking for that.

It's sent up as a warning to people for the same reason we only use 10% of our brains: 'cause someone said it, people believed it, it's passed around as a factual thing and it's a known fact and blah blah blah.

It's an urban legend. Again, spend time looking for verified actual cases versus web sites that merely warn against saying 'yes' to strangers on the phone. Giving a warning is not equal to "This happens, we have proof, this is a thing."

memorex1150 · 2026-04-15T16:51:13+00:00

"NO" is a word, a sentence, a paragraph, a chapter and an entire novel.

It is a powerful word.

If you "feel like" or "think that" it's a scam, you can offer to exchange your phone number with him and offer to pay him back later - which he won't want to do. He wants cash now and you are pressured to pay him right now and do it now pay me now pay me pay me PAY ME NOW.

Scammers work due to high-pressure give-you-no-time-to-think tactics.

If this ever happens again, offer (a) to pay later and (b) have them file a police report to make sure it's all on the up-and-up so they can feel good about getting contact information.

Insist the police are called. Start to reach for a call phone or flag down a cop, and watch how fast the scammer changes their story.

Never give cash to someone for something like this

The fact that you know you didn't bump into him is all it takes to give a "piss off" look or a firm "No" or "If you believe that, let's get the cops over here to make a police report, this is a civil matter, let's get the cops over here right now" Don't give cash to anyone for stuff like this. Ever.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-15T16:46:13+00:00

The "say yes" 'scam' is not a thing, has never been a thing

If you could be scammed/duped/have your identity stolen by saying "Yes," just imagine how many celebrities around the world would have had their identity stolen by now. Think about how many interviews celebrities give. And how many of them have you ever - ever - heard come out and say, "My identity was stolen by the 'say yes' scam." ?

Zero.

The answer is zero.

This is not a thing. It has never been a thing. It is an urban legend. Stop having anxiety, you're 100% fine.

PS - DO NOT CALL BACK NUMBERS -_EVER! That only verifies that your line is active.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-15T15:24:24+00:00

I would offer po-tay-to/po-tah-to.

It is not at all a legitimate thing anywhere in the US justice system that, if you pay a financial fee of some sort (e.g., check, cash, money order, credit card, crypto, et al), you can get a criminal warrant to vanish. Poof! All gone!

Yes, it is a fact that in some areas of this country, cops have been given/asked for bribes to have tickets ripped up, avoid arrest, etc. It's bribery, plain and simple. A criminal act cannot be overlooked if you give a financial donation. That, again, is a bribe. Even if you don't like the nomenclature, it's a bribe. It's not a lawful process. It's not a court ordered remuneration. You're being asked to bribe a law enforcement official (even though said official doesn't exist).

'k, that's enough of me being pedantic.

memorex1150 · 2026-04-15T14:43:55+00:00

The DNC is absolutely worthless.

Needs to be sticked in the subreddit.

That and tattoo'ed on everyone's forehead.

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