Twitter is a micro-blogging social media platform headquartered in the United States.
About Twitter scam texts, emails and phone calls
Most unsolicited Twitter scams are initiated through email, but they can also be sent through text or phone, or even through the site itself via compromised or fake accounts.
Popular examples of Twitter scams can include –
- The claim a recipient’s Twitter account has been disabled or restricted because of a violation or security concern
- The claim a recipient need to confirm or update their Twitter details such as their email by clicking a link
- The claim that someone has tried to access the recipient’s Twitter account or tried to change the password, which the recipient can review by clicking a link and logging in
- A request to view activity related to the recipient’s Twitter account, such as messages or seeing retweets or comments
An example of a phishing email from Twitter is below. This example claims a recipient has unread messages on their account and to click a link to read them.
The link will lead to a spoof website that steals login credentials.
Report a Twitter phone, text or email scam
How to report a Twitter scam text?
Twitter has no feature to report scam texts directly to them.
How to report a Twitter scam email?
Twitter has no feature to report scam emails directly to them.
How to report a Twitter scam phone call?
Twitter does not have a facility for reporting scam phone calls to them.
If you're in the UK, you can ALSO report scams...
- Scam emails can be forwarded to The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) at report@phishing.gov.uk
- Scam texts can be forwarded to your phone carrier on 7726
- All types of cybercrime and fraud can be reported to the police via ActionFraud by calling 0300 123 2040 (or 101 in Scotland) or by using ActionFraud's online reporting tool here.
If you're in the USA, you can ALSO report scams...
- Scam texts can be forwarded to your phone carrier on 7726
- All types of cybercrime and fraud can be reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by using their complaint assistant here or by calling 1-877-382-4357 (9am-8pm ET)
From a different country? Click here.
You can also forward SMS or email scams to us at scam@thatsfake.com
Avoiding Twitter phone, text and email scams
With all text and email scams claiming to come from Twitter, these links either trick visitors into downloading harmful files or lead to spoof websites designed to harvest any information entered into them and sends them to the cyber crooks.
The best course of action, as with nearly every phishing scam conducted through email or text message is to simply avoid clicking links in these messages, and don’t download any files they may link to. You should also never reply.
Be especially wary of scams that seem to try and alarm a Twitter user into thinking there is something wrong with their account that needs immediate action. Instead of clicking on links in emails, messages and texts, open your browser and go directly to Twitter instead. This way you can be confident you’re on the real Twitter website and not an impostor site.
Twitter as additional information on spotting fake emails here.