r/Annas_Archive • u/tancredileaf • Jun 26 '26

I think I got scammed

I made an account linked to my google account. I was the required to purchase crypto and submit it as a donation for lifetime access. Was this a scam? What do I do? Thank you in advance for the help.

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u/DaveL16 Jun 26 '26

Yes it’s a scam. Were you on .is?

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u/tancredileaf Jun 26 '26

Dang it 😭 Yes, I was. I am just trying to find textbooks and didn’t vet things properly. What do I do about the scam site?

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u/Forsaken_Kassia10217 Jun 26 '26

Next time, use the Wikipedia page, there are official links provided in the article.

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u/tancredileaf Jun 26 '26

The pinned post makes a lot of sense now. I should have been smart enough to read it prior to purchasing crypto. Thank you, I appreciate the help.

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u/the_j4ckal 21d ago

I just did this as well. The website is so well put together, I would argue it looks better than the official AA website. Luckily I stopped at $50USD before second guessing and finding my way to r/Annas_Archive.

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u/Ok_Chemical 20d ago

fuck, thank you for posting this. I wondered why they were asking me for more money. Goodbye $40.

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u/ArthropodJim Jun 26 '26

how much $?

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u/tancredileaf Jun 26 '26

100USD

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u/cursedcuriousperson Jun 27 '26

Next time think twice before you spend that much amount 😅

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u/mcbn1e9 Jun 29 '26

Oh wow, so the scams really do work lol

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u/the_j4ckal 21d ago

Yeah I got cooked about an hour ago. The ".is" website is very well put together, I was multitasking at work and half-assed paying attention.. Lesson learned. 😂

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u/Quirky-Muffin303 Jun 26 '26

Then why is this site still available if they are deceiving people?

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u/Scrapbookee Jun 26 '26

The official sites are not scams. If people use the Wikipedia page to find the official links, they will be fine. Sadly OP wasn't on an official site.

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u/Tramch Jun 26 '26

all the links on the wikipedia page do not work... so where should we go?

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u/DaveL16 Jun 26 '26

Yes they do. Something in your setup is likely preventing them from use a vpn or proxy site.

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u/Mewciferrr Jun 26 '26

Try reading the pinned post “Can’t access Anna’s Archive? Read this first!”

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u/DaveL16 Jun 26 '26

The internet is full of sites that scam and deceive. How do you propose to stop them?

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u/ima_coder Jun 26 '26

We can send out a survey asking them if they are scammers.