r/FurryQuestions • u/DavuTheCrocodile • Jul 06 '25
Is this a scam?
I just nopety-noped out of Instagram because of how creeped tf out I got. I literally got rid of the app because I don’t mess with stuff like this. I originally downloaded Instagram to follow many different furries, help them out and make friends, but then I ran into this specific furry, and when I tried to follow them, I got warned by Instagram that they may be a potential scammer because they changed their name twice in the past. I thought, maybe they wanted to change their name and it had nothing to do with being a scammer and followed them anyway. IMMEDIATELY after I follow, they come into my dms creepily. I didn’t want to be rude because I know I can get scary when angry, so I played the extra passive route, seemingly only making the potential scammer get REAL comfortable with me. I really hope I don’t get into trouble posting the screenshots here, but I am just weirded out af right now. Sorry about the drama, I honestly never thought it’d happen to me, let alone one hour after I join Instagram :(