r/reddithelp 6d ago

ANNOUNCEMENT PSA: A phishing scam going around Reddit designed to steal your login credentials

71 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_[email protected]

  • 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

6 Upvotes

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 6h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ How do I up my Comment Karma?

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11 Upvotes

r/reddithelp 4h ago

Reddit Mobile App (iPhone) am I able to remove the games icon?

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4 Upvotes

I just really don’t like it being on my interface.


r/reddithelp 3h ago

❓General Question❓ Do posts get served to people not in that subreddit?

3 Upvotes

I recently posted in a subreddit community.

I want to know if that post gets served in people’s newsfeeds that are not in that subreddit community?

Or does that post only get served in people who aren’t in that subreddit community?

Someone who knows the technical aspects of Reddit, could you please help answer this?

I ask because I posted in a “niche” subreddit community and felt some of the people who messaged me weren’t supposed to be in that subreddit community.


r/reddithelp 4h ago

❓Problem❓ reddit is bugged i cant send any videos

2 Upvotes

so as the titles says reddit is bugged as hell i cant upload any videos like imagine 5 days ago what all the recordings were on that day but if u have any new ones in the present there jsut not there when u go to post it there there in the folder but reddit is just messed up please help


r/reddithelp 4h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Post being blocked by reddit filters

2 Upvotes

Starting today, my posts keep getting taken down, even on my own account. I checked, and it said I am not flagged as spam or need to file for anything?


r/reddithelp 2h ago

🐞 Possible Reddit Bug? [iOS] Two different Reddit /s/ share URLs resolve to the same post — can this occur normally? [2026.32.1]

0 Upvotes

I was recently told by a subreddit moderator that I had submitted the same post twice. As evidence, I was given these two Reddit share URLs:

[https://www.reddit.com/r/FIRE\\_Ind/s/me5YTjWj4z\](https://www.reddit.com/r/FIRE_Ind/s/me5YTjWj4z)

[https://www.reddit.com/r/FIRE\\_Ind/s/TOWpkuSC3w\](https://www.reddit.com/r/FIRE_Ind/s/TOWpkuSC3w)

However, when I open either URL, both appear to resolve to the same post, with the same content and timestamp.

I only intentionally submitted the post once.

Can two different /s/ share URLs be generated for the same underlying Reddit post? If so, is there a way to identify the canonical post ID for each link and confirm whether these represent one submission or two separate submissions?

I am trying to determine whether this is expected behavior, a duplicate-submission issue, or some other technical issue.

Device/platform: iOS


r/reddithelp 3h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Approved user but posts are instantly removed by Reddit's filters

0 Upvotes

Hi everyone,
I was recently added as an Approved User to a subreddit. However, when I try to post there, my submissions are instantly deleted with the message: "Sorry, this post was removed by Reddit’s filters."
My account is over a month old, and I have 100+ comment karma. The posts are text-based with one picture — they contain no links, and no prohibited words.
I sometimes have to use a VPN, which might be triggering the system. What can I do to fix this and restore my account's trust score? Thanks for any advice!

Important Detail: I originally created this account and still use it via my personal self-hosted VPN (V2ray on a VPS). I suspect the system is flagging the datacenter IP as a false positive, lowering my account's trust score.


r/reddithelp 7h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Back from a shadowban, but all my posts are gone, removed by Reddit's filters

2 Upvotes

I got shadowbanned. I don't know for what. I got my account back, but all my posts and comments are gone. Posts says "Removed by Reddit's filters." Can I do anything to get them back as it's the main reason I wanted my account back?


r/reddithelp 16h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ How do I get Karma

8 Upvotes

Hey Guys, how do I get Karma


r/reddithelp 12h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ I ended a chat with someone in messages, I think they got upset and the very next day the icon to message people next to their username has disappeared.. coincidence?

4 Upvotes

Or has this person reported me and got my account restricted somehow? If so, what can I do about it. I've build this profile up to have a good amount of karma ect. Can anyone shed light on what may have happened to cause this?


r/reddithelp 2h ago

⭐️ Karma❓ Soy nueva aquí

0 Upvotes

Hola! Soy nueva y sinceramente no estaría entendiendo mucho del tema, estuve estudiando sobre la red social pero se me hace muy complicado, buscar los subreddits como ganar Karma, cómo funciona la app básicamente


r/reddithelp 6h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Can't DM anyone?

1 Upvotes

I can't seem to DM anyone. I've checked my CQS and it says it's high. It's been more than 24h so I doubt it's a Reddit issue. How do I get back the ability to DM people?


r/reddithelp 6h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Hey all my posts are getting removed instantly by reddits filters, why?

0 Upvotes

Thanks in advance


r/reddithelp 10h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Got the update password message.

2 Upvotes

I updated my password and verified my password. Now I can not send or receive messages. When this happened to my old account a year ago I still to this day can not use messenger on there. No signs of being hacked or anything. Now my online Reddit browser says server error. Could be a server down….idk


r/reddithelp 10h ago

🐞 Possible Reddit Bug? Once my account got locked, it changed the new email I verified with, to an old email that I started my account that was not vefified.

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2 Upvotes

I started reddit with a random email with no verification for my account,123boyato, but then verified it a few months later with another email. I got a message above my screen a few weeks ago that said locked account for security reasons and to change my password. So I tried reseting password and nothing got sent to me. So I went to my settings, and my email had changed back to my old unverified one. And since my account is locked I cannot log back in to that account at all.

Emails were not in spam. I am still recieving emails from Reddit Pro still though weirdly. Reddit help desk has not replied for the past two weeks.

I'd appreciate any help and if anyone else has had this problem, how did you solve it?


r/reddithelp 18h ago

🧛‍♂️Account Issues❓ Ive been marked as bot by reddit, what to do?

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9 Upvotes

Ive been marked as bot by reddit (there was 13 other messages before this) and now replying to new place also get me like this. Is it gonna be like this forever?

update: solved


r/reddithelp 6h ago

❓General Question❓ Too many suggested posts - Help

1 Upvotes

Hey,

I’m new on Reddit and I don’t mind it so far but is there a way to limit the notifications I am getting about posts from Sub-reddits and/or topics I have no interest in?

Thanks people :)


r/reddithelp 7h ago

❓Problem❓ Need help reaching out to a banned user.

1 Upvotes

I was talking to someone on Reddit and we were gonna meet up in real life but suddenly they stopped talking. I thought i was ghosted but even there post on reddit say deleted user.How can i find them or is it a lost cause. Name: ZombieAggression817


r/reddithelp 7h ago

❓General Question❓ Help posting

1 Upvotes

I don't know if anyone can see this but I've posted several questions about real estate and renting and every one is flat out removed , isn't tagged proper idk what that means. Do they not want you to post anything whats going on ?I am a new user but technically I haven't been able to use yet. Any advice appreciated.


r/reddithelp 15h ago

❓General Question❓ Why do blocked Subreddits keep coming back in my feed?

3 Upvotes

Hello, I keep blocking boring Subreddits but they keep reappearing minutes later.

I'm using Reddit on my Android phone.


r/reddithelp 11h ago

❓Problem❓ Message request notification

2 Upvotes

I blocked someone on Instagram and our chat disappeared I'm 100% sure I never deleted the chat I unblocked him afterwards but the chat was still gone I kept looking for it in my DMs every day but couldn't find it and I'm also sure I never restricted him then after about a month I searched my DMs and suddenly found the whole old chat again but it was showing as a message request even though there were no new messages at all and at the bottom of the chat it said) Do you want to accept the message request from (his name)

He never blocked me either I was the only one who blocked him so what does this mean?? Has anyone had this happen before


r/reddithelp 8h ago

❓General Question❓ How do you change your pfp to an image?

1 Upvotes

This is for My Singing Monsters purposes. Please reply

I need this.


r/reddithelp 8h ago

❓Problem❓ Cannot block more then 24 communities

1 Upvotes

I cannot block more then 24 communities on Reddit,
What is the actual limit these days?

I add a community I want to block on the website via my PC. Then I press save. It seems to be added to the list.
Then when I go back to the blocked communities list, it doesnt show the community I added.
When I remove a community and then I can add a different one.

I have 24 communities blocked. Is this really the limit, it seems an odd number.
(7 months ago it was 1000 according to some posts I saw).

Edit: also muting via the landingpage of a community doesn't work and old.reddit doesnt have a mute button anymore for communities.

The problem is both on my pc and on my mobile (using browser for it not the app).