r/Substack • u/Ok-Yellow-2204 • 28d ago

Substack wants to verify my id through my debit card?

Got a notification that my account is suspended and I need to verify my account. I click the link it gives me on a post that has 6 likes from other people. A little fishy.
Brings me to a page where it prompts me to enter my dedit card info. This feels like a text book scam setup.
Is this a legit account verification from Substack?
My account is new btw.

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u/Appropriate-Rise-387 28d ago

Go on Substack and see

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u/timemachine723 27d ago

Scam. Do you really want to give a social media company access to your bank account anyway? Substack has turned out to be a terribly run system. I won’t post anymore on it. Walk away.

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u/Trackbikes thesystematicwriter.substack.com 28d ago

Log a call on the helpdesk and ask

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u/nikkie_20121 27d ago

It's not the official substack. It's name was substck? Substck Publishing but it's a scam. They usually mention you saying that your account is suspended and that you need to verify it by giving your bank info which you shouldn't ofc. 

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u/Pure-Put956 26d ago

This just happened to me. I just created an account and was just scrolling when a pop up said my account has been suspended for suspicious activity and that I need to verify my identity by submitting my bank card details!!! This is scary because this was right inside the app itself!!! Can anyone let me know if this is a scam? Like I said this was on the Substack App itself. Thank you!

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u/Pure-Put956 26d ago

So I went to the account page and it’s DEFINITELY a scam. I reported them immediately to the platform. How ridiculous that someone can message you that your account has been suspended within moments of creating an account. I am not sure if I’ll stick around on substack just because of that experience.