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How the Reddit and Discord false report scam steals accounts

lowmalwarebytes_blogPublished 2026-07-07

<p class="wp-block-paragraph" id="h-a-stranger-messages-you-on-reddit-they-say-someone-reported-them-and-the-reporting-account-looks-a-lot-like-yours-was-it-you">A stranger messages you on Reddit. They say someone reported them, and the reporting account looks a lot like yours. Was it you?</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It wasn&#8217;t. That&#8217;s not really the point of the message.</p>

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Original source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/07/how-the-reddit-and-discord-false-report-scam-steals-accounts