UK Tumblr Age verification scam alert!
The giveaway here is embarrassingly sloppy — Tumblr staff don't announce policy changes from accounts with random numbers and typos. Before clicking any verification link, navigate directly to Tumblr's official site or contact them through their genuine support channels, not through links in tagged posts.
Stop and think before you act. If something feels urgent, threatening, or too good to be true — that urgency is the weapon. Scammers use pressure to override your judgement. Nothing is ever so urgent that you can't take five minutes to check, call back on a number you found yourself, or ask someone you trust.
What's happening
I've just been tagged in a fake Tumblr staff post, stating that I need to verify my age by giving my information in a link. - The username tumbler24132. Tumblr uses the username staff for their important announcements, not a random misspelled account name worh many numbers. …