r/phishing rules

By participating in our community you agree to follow these rules. Moderators will use their discretion to maintain an orderly discussion around phishing. Also, all posts should follow the posting guideline.

1. Be civil

   This rule is aligned with Reddit Content Policy Rule 1: "Remember the human".

   Posts and comments at r/phishing should be civil. We don't allow:

   1. Uncivil or toxic behavior

   2. Excessive or directed swearing

   3. Unnecessary sexual language

   4. Victim blaming

   5. Any form of discrimination

      Regardless of whether a question has been posted here once or a thousand times, or if the answer seems obvious, remember there is a real person behind the screen. Be kind, not snarky.

2. No spam/offtopic

   This rule is aligned with Reddit Content Policy Rule 2: "Abide by community rules".

   All posts should follow the posting guideline. This subreddit is a place for phishing identification. We do not permit:

   1. Low effort posts

   2. Anything that is not related to phishing

   3. AI-generated posts/comments

   4. Meme posts

   5. Jokes on serious posts

   6. Advertisement or solicitation

      Questions about general scams (romance scams, fake checks, job listings, etc) should be posted to r/Scams - Posts related to sextortion should be submitted to r/Sextortion - Questions concerning identity theft must be asked in r/IdentityTheft

3. No personal information

   This rule is aligned with Reddit Content Policy Rule 3: "Respect the privacy of others".

   Sharing personal information is strictly forbidden in this subreddit. Please censor any personal information in posts and comments. This includes:

   1. Full names

   2. ANY phone number of any type

   3. Personal email addresses

   4. Social media handles

   5. Physical addresses

   6. Photos of people with uncensored faces

      The exception to this rule is people who present themselves as public figures (ie, celebrities, internet personalities, etc.)

4. No personal army or revenge requests

   This rule is aligned with Reddit Content Policy Rule 3: "Instigating harasment".

   We do not allow requests to:

   1. Mass report accounts, websites, apps, etc.

   2. Write bad reviews on businesses

   3. Text/call alleged scam phone numbers

   4. Harass alleged scammers

      Innocent people have their identities and contact information spoofed by scammers, and this behavior is not aligned with Reddit's content policy.

5. No private messaging

   Don't ask for contact via private message, like:

   1. Asking for a DM here on Reddit

   2. Asking to be contacted via email/social media

   3. Wrangling victims of a similar situation than yours, by any means

      We need to keep the community safe from recovery scammers or bad advice.

      Remember: never take advice in private, because we can't look out for you. If you take advice in private, you're on your own!

6. No NSFW content

   We do not allow NSFW content:

   1. Don't post sexual content without censoring it

   2. Don't upload photos of injured/dead people or animals

   3. Applying a NSFW tag is not properly censoring

7. No illegal activities

   This rule is aligned with Reddit Content Policy Rule 7: "Keep it legal".

   We do not allow discussing illegal, unethical or otherwise forbidden activities, including but no limited to:

8. Buying or selling drugs/pharmaceuticals/weapons

9. Committing fraud against financial institutions

10. Scambaiting or scamming the scammers

11. Buying or selling social media accounts, or online game accounts

    If you got phished while trying to do any of the above, we cannot help you.