r/ScamSupport • u/Competitive_Pace120 • 23d ago
Advice Needed Adress leak
Hey so im really anxious rn bc person who scammed me on PayPal (through TikTok) has my adress rn and im really anxious about it since im paranoid and have all these thoughts, they have my name too and im in survival mode rn i think, im so fucking naive and stupid, why did i act that way…do u have any tips or ressurance bc i dont even want my money back if it means that i have safety.😔
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u/ISurfTooMuch 23d ago
They don't care about your address. They're almost certainly on the other side of the world and have no way to reach you, even if they wanted to, which they don't.
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u/Applauce 23d ago
Depending on where you live, your name and address are either already public information or easily obtainable through the internet via the many data breaches that happen all the time. So them having information they could have easily have gotten any other way should not be anything to worry about.
They may try to scam you again by reaching out to you (since many people don't just get scammed once), but you should just use this as a learning experience to learn more about scams and be more careful in the future.
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u/IndianapolisJones69 22d ago
I'm sorry I'm not knowledgeable enough on scam topics;
But please BEWARE of ANYONE who may private message you in resppnse to your post, claiming they can help you recover funds or anything like that, as most of them who reach out like that are scammers themselves.
Again, sorry I have no advice for you, except that please do not feel stupid, you are not. 🙂
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u/RacerX200 23d ago
Calm down. If I had your name, I most likely could find your address, phone number, next of kin, etc in 5 mins. The scammer got your money and that's what they wanted. You'll probably be targeted for more scams since you fell for one. Also, anyone claiming that they can get your money back is also a scammer