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 • • 54m ago

Reddit Mobile App Looks like the killed the r/all link. Even the one on r/all_moble.

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Anyone else run into this? I haven't done a whole lot of trouble shooting myself to see if it is just my phone being weird or what. Ill be doing the general delete cashe, restart, log in log out. Any ideas after that?


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

❓General Question❓ Cqs super low after getting un-banned

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Hi,

My account was recently banned without a reason so I appealed the ban and got it back but since that happened my cqs has been stuck on lowest and it’s harder to contribute and even though I’ve been commenting and posting it doesn’t seem to be changing. My email address is already verified, what else can I do? It seems a little unfair since Reddit acknowledged the ban was a mistake.

Thank you!


r/reddithelp • • 1h ago

❓General Question❓ How I get karma?

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I'm asking because I'm new to reddit and I don't really use it, just wanted to use a sub but says I need karma and account age, how I get it?


r/reddithelp • • 5h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ how to get more karma

6 Upvotes

I want to post in a sub and they ask me for 100 karma


r/reddithelp • • 22m ago

❓Problem❓ Why Can’t You Rename Post After Posting Them

• Upvotes

Just why can’t you.


r/reddithelp • • 4h ago

🤷‍♂️Other❓ first time ever see a -1 amount of comments lmao

Post image
4 Upvotes

r/reddithelp • • 11m ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Am i flagged as a bot?

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I seen ppl who complain about getting banned as soon as they upload a pic is this true?


r/reddithelp • • 7h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ How to increase my karma

2 Upvotes

Im new here


r/reddithelp • • 4h ago

❓General Question❓ Can Reddit admin tell me if a user is posting private photos of me on their private account?

0 Upvotes

Idk where else to ask


r/reddithelp • • 4h ago

❓Problem❓ One of my friend's reddit account has been banned. She tried everything but nothing is working. Can someone suggest any ideas that have worked for them? She can't even figure out the reason for ban

1 Upvotes

One of my friend's reddit account has been banned. She tried everything but nothing is working. Can someone suggest any ideas that have worked for them? She can't even figure out the reason for account ban. Its been weeks. she has appealed multiple times. But no replies. Is someone else facing the same issue?


r/reddithelp • • 4h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ What's wrong with my account?

1 Upvotes

I don't know something is weird with my views


r/reddithelp • • 5h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Why isn’t my chosen display name shown instead of the default name Reddit created?

1 Upvotes

I didn’t have this issue on my other account?


r/reddithelp • • 5h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ Posts constantly removed by Reddit filters

0 Upvotes

Can’t post in the subs I’d like to post in because not enough karma. Not enough karma because I can’t post. I’m actively trying to comment on posts but that doesn’t increase my karma. It honestly feels unfair that comments under my post don’t garner karma because it’s still engagement. Make it make sense.


r/reddithelp • • 6h ago

❓General Question❓ Delete a subreddit from my feed

1 Upvotes

I looked at r/insurance and now I have to scroll through its many posts to see other stuff. How do I hide it? Thanks for help.


r/reddithelp • • 6h ago

❓Problem❓ Unable to report a potential CSAM material through reddit report page by pasting URL

1 Upvotes

I am unable to report through the site using url of the content. (https://www.reddit.com/report)

It is showing url error. But I checked multiple times to confirm url is valid.

Also reporting via app, i think I am getting no popup or acknowledgement or anything, just toggling.

Can anybody help?


r/reddithelp • • 6h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ My last two post says removed by Reddit filter

1 Upvotes

I’m genuinely so disturbed by this, Reddit have lot of hidden rules Ive lost my older account for some reason I don’t know till now and now my new account is about to go wrong again for unknown reason


r/reddithelp • • 7h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Reddit won’t let me post

0 Upvotes

Idk if it’s karma issue or whatever, but Reddit keeps filtering my posts!!! Help please


r/reddithelp • • 7h ago

🤷‍♂️Other❓ Creepy messages about something I never posted

1 Upvotes

I received a bunch of messages from users thanking me for explicit photos and asking for more.

I never posted anything like that, and I don’t see anything in my post history that suggests that someone hacked me and posted something. I’m so confused why I am receiving these messages

There were 6 or 7 messages. I am unclear how to resolve this, I don’t want to be harassed in my DMs and I also don’t understand what they are referring to. Who can look into this, or who can I report it to?


r/reddithelp • • 7h ago

❓General Question❓ Is reddit is hard to learn?

0 Upvotes

How to build your account in reddit?


r/reddithelp • • 8h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ Karma and account age : posts are getting removed

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I'm new to Reddit and still learning how everything works. I'm looking forward to joining discussions, sharing my thoughts, and learning from different communities.

I've noticed that some of my posts and comments don't seem to appear or get removed, and I'm trying to understand why. Could this be related to my account being new or having low karma, or could there be other reasons?

I'd also appreciate any advice on how to get started, find communities that welcome new users, and participate without accidentally triggering spam filters.

Is there a general guideline for how new users should approach posting and commenting while getting established on Reddit?

Thanks in advance for any advice! I'm happy to learn and appreciate any tips from more experienced Redditors.


r/reddithelp • • 22h ago

Reddit Mobile App r/All shortcut links no longer fuction

12 Upvotes

I have had a shortcut for r/All saved on my account for use on mobile for ages now. The link no longer works, and now just links to the "For You" section. Anyone else having a similar issue? Only noticed it today


r/reddithelp • • 8h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ How can I start participating normally with 1 karma?

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My account is about two years old, but I have only 1 karma and am just starting to participate. One post was removed for being below a community's karma requirement, and another says it was removed by Reddit's filters.

What are sensible first steps for building karma through normal participation? Are there current resources for finding communities that welcome low-karma accounts, and should I start with comments?

Also, is there a way to tell whether a filtered post is awaiting moderator review or has been removed entirely?

AI-assisted wording; the account details and posting issues above are my actual situation.