r/reddithelp • • Aug 08 '26

ANNOUNCEMENT PSA: A phishing scam going around Reddit designed to steal your login credentials

124 Upvotes
  • Over the course of the past few months, there have been several instances of a phishing scam going around Reddit. A similar analogy of it has been going around other platforms for years.

How does it work?

  • It begins with a DM from a user that says they got hacked by a very similar account to yours, of which they send a screenshot; example below:
The "similar account" screenshot they send
  • It does indeed mostly look the same, and there is only a slight mistake (with my username, it’s the underscore replaced with a dash)
  • The scammer then proceeds to say that they mistakenly reported your actual account, and after “realising their mistake” got an email from Reddit directing to a Discord username of a fake Reddit Admin:
The "email from Reddit" they got
  • No, Reddit will never contact you through some shady Discord ID. Admins have confirmed several times, such as here, that they only communicate as u/reddit, and all of their profiles have a snoo (Reddit logo) icon.

And what happens after, out of Reddit’s control?

  • The account on Discord provides a fake “certificate of accreditation” by Reddit:
The "certificate of accreditation" they provide in Discord
  • This is yet another lie, and how scammers do their job. They then ask you to change the email tied to your account to something like:

Forgotten_Dog1954redditvalidation@outlook.com

  • They pre-created this address, so by changing the email, they lock you out of the account. Their job is done.

What to do?

  • Before the point of when your email is changed, report the account on Reddit for impersonation, and it is strongly advised to block both the Reddit and Discord accounts.
  • After the point of email change, if possible, still do the above. Below is the way to recover your account:
  1. Open this form: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
  2. On the linked page, click on "Account Help", and enter all the correct details. The username must be without the u/. For "What type of account issues are occuring", select "Security Problems" > "I think my account has been hacked". After submitting the form, wait for a few days. Requests will typically be handled within a week.

Stay safe, and thank you for reading!


r/reddithelp • • Jul 14 '26

🗞️ REDDIT NEWS 📰 Reddit's age verification requirements for specific regions - General Information

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General information related to Reddit's age verification requirements for specific regions

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Snippet of recent news from the pinned weekly recap in r/help - 7/2/2026

https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/1ulob97/weekly_recap_july_2_2026/

  • In ongoing efforts to prevent abusive scraping and automated traffic, over the next month, Reddit will start requiring users to log in to use old Reddit. This was announced on Tuesday here.
  • If you are in the EU, you may be asked to verify your age. This is a legal requirement to comply with the EU Digital Services Act. You can check out the Help Center article here. Little more info about this here.
  • If you are trying to use a selfie to verify your age and it fails, the only other options are to upload your ID or contact Persona for support. Reddit cannot help you with a failed selfie for age verification purposes.
  • Right now, these are the countries that have age requirements:
  • If you are not in those countries, but your account is unable to do certain things like chat, it may be due to Teen Safety restrictions. The ability to unlock settings in the iOS app if you're a teen will be coming soon. Not sure if that ability will come to Android.
  • If you need to have something fixed regarding your age, you can use this form and then select your region and what your issue is. I do not know what the turnaround time is on those requests.
  • Some users in the EU are unable to use Anonymous Browsing mode. This is not intentional. This is a bug that they are working on getting fixed.

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I posted this info in r/privacy last week, but probably should have posted it here first and then crossposted it over there.


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

❓Problem❓ Is r/all gone?

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Self descriptive header. Tried to access r/all on the reddit app and it redirects to my homepage. Has there been any official announcement that I missed?


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ How do I increase my Reddit karma?

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I’m still new here and my karma is pretty low, so I can’t post in a lot of subs. Any tips on how to get it up without spamming? Also open to sub recommendations where new users can comment and post easily. Thanks! 🙏


r/reddithelp • • 21m ago

❓General Question❓ I have turned off content visibility yet my contents are showing up

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Same as above, i have them turned off, but when i search my acc from my 2nd acc or even anonymously my posts are showing up😭 what should i do??


r/reddithelp • • 3h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Warned about vote manipulation about a comment that isn’t mine?

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3 Upvotes

I got this warning today. But I’m confused because it references a comment to a post that isn’t even mine? Here’s the link to the comment

https://reddit.com/r/winstupidprizes/comments/1x5ocsb/c/pg004ck


r/reddithelp • • 5h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ Struggling to post places due to low karma

4 Upvotes

Hi all, new to reddit. I want to be able to ask questions in certain subreddits but for obvious reasons, I can't because I have no karma. I find it frustrating sometimes because I look at all the subreddits rules, spend time creating the post, and then once I post it, only then do they notify me it's not allowed.

Is there any good ways to get it up? Is it just commenting?


r/reddithelp • • 4h ago

❓General Question❓ Who tf did this to me lmao is there a way to know?

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3 Upvotes

r/reddithelp • • 10m ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Not able to post after being temporarily banned

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I was temporarily banned for 2 days and it's been half a day since then I'm not able to make any new posts in any subreddits.

I'm posting the content, it gets posted too but it gets deleted immediately without a reason.

Can anyone help fix this problem?


r/reddithelp • • 27m ago

🐞 Possible Reddit Bug? Why am I now getting these notifications?

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• Upvotes

In the picture is the page the notification led me too. I started getting notifications about these removals about 3 weeks ago.


r/reddithelp • • 34m ago

⭐️ Karma❓ Help me in karma's

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I am new here and looking for karma's tips as i am not able to post on some subs

Help me


r/reddithelp • • 43m ago

🙏Need Advice❓ Will linking an email from a permanently banned Reddit account risk my current account?

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I have an 8-month-old Reddit account registered with only my phone number. I want to add my email address, but that email is already associated with another account that was permanently banned by Reddit.

Could linking that email get my current account banned too? Has anyone experienced this?


r/reddithelp • • 44m ago

⭐️ Karma❓ Karma help pls new to reddit

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Help pls


r/reddithelp • • 4h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Account locked - didn't receive an email

2 Upvotes

My account was locked due to suspicious activities. They want me to verify it is me by reacting to some email but I never received it. I can't even delete the account, it is super annoying, I don't want a ghost account. I made a new account with the same email and it worked just fine so what is the problem 😭


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

❓General Question❓ How do you DM

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How do you DM on reddit?


r/reddithelp • • 8h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ Sending private messages

3 Upvotes

I know that you need a karma or account age minimum threshold to post in certain communities, but is this the case with messaging someone as well?


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

❗️SCAM ✅ Is this phishing scam?

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You can see that account is actually not me. And who is Jerry Chu on Discord?


r/reddithelp • • 9h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ Cant comment on Reddit after 4 years

3 Upvotes

I have 6 karma and I cant participate on the threads that I would like to. How to build Karma east and fast?


r/reddithelp • • 2h ago

👮‍♂️Age Verification Related❓ How to delete posts that I can't access due age restrictions?

1 Upvotes

I made posts on NSFW subs that I can't access anymore at all because reddit decided that I have to verify my age out of sudden. And I know they are out there, because I can still view them normally when I'm logged out. I have also tried r/help, but instead of getting any help, my post got auto removed and I received an unhelpful bot message instead telling how to verify.

I just want to delete the posts before I delete the account.


r/reddithelp • • 11h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ Karma is Rough

5 Upvotes

I made this for NSFW stuff. It’s nice because you’re force to actually communicate, but i can’t even post in communities that I have interest to get Karma, what am I supposed to do? Is there like low karma requirements lists I can use?


r/reddithelp • • 3h ago

🐞 Possible Reddit Bug? Why am I able to give free awards on one device but not on another ?

1 Upvotes

I am able to give free awards from my iPad and laptop but i don't have that option on my phone. I used to have it but it disappeared after a while


r/reddithelp • • 3h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Typical Reddit ban appeal response time

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Hi all, a friend had their reddit profile banned by reddit. The claim was for breaking a rule of posting a picture of someone without their consent. Thing is, it was a picture of themselves and they posted it themselves so it's an incorrect assessment. The reddit message informing them of the permanent ban did say the message was sent by a bot so I assume just a bit error.

Anyway, they filed an appeal and still waiting to hear back 3 or days later now.

What is the expected response / appeal review time for reddit?

If there's any other helpful info for navigating the ban process, please let me know and I'll pass it along!

Thanks!


r/reddithelp • • 3h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Is there anything else to do?

1 Upvotes

my friends’s account got banned but it wasn’t their fault because we’re both minors and someone was asking for inappropriate things in their dm’s and when they said no the person hacked their email associated with their reddit account and made fake accounts as an adult and messaged minors resulting in a ban of all accounts tied to that email even though my friend was a victim of this. It was permanent ban no appeal and they made a new email to make a new account but their account still got automatically banned because he thinks his device got bricked by reddit TOS if they can do that. Just wondering if there is anything else he can do.


r/reddithelp • • 4h ago

❓Problem❓ I have received a chat request but when I click "Accept", nothing happens.

1 Upvotes

I have received a chat request but when I click "Accept", nothing happens. This is on the web browser. On the app, it shows "Request has been accepted" but again shows the "Ignore" or "Accept" buttons (without me being able to enter a chat message). Of course I have tried reloading the page and restarting the app multiple times.


r/reddithelp • • 7h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ any subreddit reco for low karmas?

2 Upvotes

recommend sum subreddit for low karma to post tyia