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THE COMMUNITY STANDARD Privacy, Security & Scams
RULE 5.7

Social Engineering & Manipulative Verification

Do not pose as staff, friends, support agents, employers, payment providers, or automated systems to obtain secrets, clicks, downloads, account changes, or private information.

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Social Engineering & Manipulative Verification

Do not pose as staff, friends, support agents, employers, payment providers, or automated systems to obtain secrets, clicks, downloads, account changes, or private information.

Prohibited tactics include fake emergencies, false account reports, fraudulent job or partnership offers, QR-login requests, OAuth permission traps, clipboard instructions, and demands to “verify” by changing an email or disabling security.

Staff and trusted services should be verified through known profiles and official channels. When uncertain, stop the interaction, capture safe context, and ask staff without forwarding credentials or executing instructions.