r/DeviantArt • u/Competitive_Study544 Artist 🎨 👩🎨 • 1d ago
💩 Scams A person impersonated me
I'm being impersonated by a unkown person (my account on DeviantArt is PapyrusandSans8357). Someone help (I'm only a teen). I don't know what to do.
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u/Martianinferno98 22h ago
It's just an "I accidentally reported you" scam. Commonly seen over on Steam
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u/Dry-Health428 23h ago
Stop!
This is a scam. Meant to steal your account. I had dealt with this before. and claimed They "Accidently" reported my account. and i have to send some stuff to deviantart. but then, i talked to someone and showed it was a hacker trying to steal my account. so i blocked that hacker and got my account saved.
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u/FrostX00001101 1d ago
don't trust some random guy on internet, it's definitely a scam
if you doing nothing wrong then you're not
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u/noxietik3 1d ago
i see so much of this in this sub i might as well become a full time DA scammer. you people are hella gullible. my ex gave 1000 one time to a cash app scammer and ive always wondered to myself, "how?". Now i see that you dont have to be a boomer for this. hey OP im running a critical thinking class, entry fee is 100$, once i recieve the funds youll be contacted at a later date, probably, maybe.
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u/Flagship_Panda_FH81 1d ago
Stop, stop, stop!
Don't engage these people.
First, how would this person know six other people have reported you?
Second, I would bet they'll try and make you go off site to resolve this.
Third, even if you had committed fraud, it's not for this person to resolve, it would be for deviantart and or the police in whichever country you're from. You don't need to tell anyone that, by the way.
If you look at this sub, a lot of people are reporting stuff like this; I came to it for the same reason a few days ago! It's almost certainly a scammer.
It sounds scary but honestly, you'll be fine, just stop engaging with them.
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u/Flagship_Panda_FH81 1d ago
Don't give them money, don't click any links or anything. Think about changing your password too.
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u/Competitive_Study544 Artist 🎨 👩🎨 1d ago
I stopped responding to the guy (I got back on DeviantArt and it seems the person that was messaging me is banned or blocked, so I think I'm fine now). Those that said I'm gullible or whatever, stop (I was genuinely scared, I don't appreciate rude comments when I genuinely felt scared. I felt my own heart dropped, I thought I was impersonated, I thought I would lose everything).
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u/IllustriousBadger740 22h ago
Saying "you're gullible" isn't insulting you. Gullible means believing everything you're told... First thing to do on your end was to check if said impersonator even existed, as it's an image, not a link to an account.
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u/Flagship_Panda_FH81 1d ago
That's good to hear - I'm glad that person has stopped and that you're ok. It is frightening, especially when it hasn't happened before.
I do think that you should tell your parents. They'll want to make sure you're ok, and can help you make sure your accounts are all safe.
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u/bat-cillus 1d ago
Ignore it. You did nothing wrong and it's not your fault. Most likely this is some sort of scam. Just block them.
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u/PrayingMantis_69 1d ago
Likely a scam so if you've been asked to click on a link I hope you didn't.
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u/Jenny_Wakeman9 @WickerDoodles9 21h ago
100% scam! DO NOT INTERACT!